Characterization of hydraulic conductivity of the alluvium and basin fill, Pinal Creek Basin near Globe, Arizona
Cory E. Angeroth
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4205
Acidic waters containing elevated concentrations of dissolved metals have contaminated the regional aquifer in the Pinal Creek Basin, which is in Gila County, Arizona, about 100 kilometers east of Phoenix. The aquifer is made up of two geologic units: unconsolidated stream alluvium and consolidated basin fill. To better understand how...
Effects of wildfire on the hydrology of Frijoles and Capulin canyons in and near Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Jack E. Veenhuis, Phillip R. Bowman
2002, Fact Sheet 141-02
In June 1977, the La Mesa wildfire burned 15,270 acres in and near Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Monument (BNM) and the adjacent Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. In April 1996, the Dome wildfire in BNM burned 16,516 acres in and near Capulin Canyon and the surrounding Dome Wilderness area. Both Frijoles and Capulin Canyon watersheds are characterized by archeological...
Bed-material entrainment potential, Roaring Fork River at Basalt, Colorado
John G. Elliott
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4223
The Roaring Fork River at Basalt, Colorado, has a frequently mobile streambed composed of gravel, cobbles, and boulders. Recent urban and highway development on the flood plain, earlier attempts to realign and confine the channel, and flow obstructions such as bridge openings and piers have altered the hydrology, hydraulics, sediment...
Probability distributions of hydraulic conductivity for the hydrogeologic units of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California
Wayne R. Belcher, Donald S. Sweetkind, Peggy E. Elliott
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4212
The use of geologic information such as lithology and rock properties is important to constrain conceptual and numerical hydrogeologic models. This geologic information is difficult to apply explicitly to numerical modeling and analyses because it tends to be qualitative rather than quantitative. This study uses a compilation of hydraulic-conductivity measurements...
Occurrence of antibiotics in water from fish hatcheries
Earl M. Thurman, Julie E. Dietze, Elisabeth A. Scribner
2002, Fact Sheet 120-02
The recent discovery of pharmaceuticals in streams across the United States (Kolpin and others, 2002) has raised the visibility and need for monitoring of antibiotics in the environment. Possible sources of antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals in streams may include fish hatcheries. This fact sheet presents the results from a preliminary...
Hydrologic characteristics of selected alluvial aquifers in the North Platte Natural Resources District, western Nebraska
Gregory V. Steele, James C. Cannia, Kimberly G. Scripter
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4241
Dissolved cadmium, zinc, and lead loads from ground-water seepage into the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River system, northern Idaho, 1999
Gary J. Barton
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4274
The valley of the South Fork Coeur d’Alene River and some of its tributaries have been heavily impacted by the dispersion of metal-enriched materials from the Coeur d’Alene mining district since 1884. The valley floor, including the unconsolidated valley-fill/flood-plain aquifers, is a major holding area for mine tailings. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S....
Assessment of possible sources of microbiological contamination and water-quality characteristics of the Jacks Fork, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri — Phase II
Jerri V. Davis, Joseph M. Richards
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4209
In 1998, an 8-mile reach of the Jacks Fork was included on Missouri's list of impaired waters as required by Section 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act. The identified pollutant on the Jacks Fork was fecal coliform bacteria. Potential sources of fecal contamination to the Jacks Fork include a...
Water quality of the Mississippian carbonate aquifer in parts of middle Tennessee and northern Alabama, 1999
James A. Kingsbury, John M. Shelton
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4083
Water-quality data for nitrate, fecal-indicator bacteria, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds collected in parts of Middle Tennessee and northern Alabama indicate that the Mississippian carbonate aquifer in these areas is susceptible to contamination from point and nonpoint sources. Thirty randomly located wells (predominantly domestic), two springs, and two additional public-supply...
Preliminary report on geophysical data in Yavapai County, Arizona
V.E. Langenheim, J.P. Hoffmann, K.W. Blasch, Ed DeWitt, Laurie Wirt
2002, Open-File Report 2002-352
Recently acquired geophysical data provide information on the geologic framework and its effect of groundwater flow and on stream/aquifer interaction in Yavapai County, Arizona. High-resolution aeromagnetic data reflect diverse rock types at and below the topographic surface and have permitted a preliminary interpretation of faults and underlying rock types (in...
Simulated pond-aquifer interactions under natural and stressed conditions near Snake Pond, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Donald A. Walter, John P. Masterson, Denis R. LeBlanc
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4174
A numerical model was used to simulate pond-aquifer interactions under natural and stressed conditions near Snake Pond, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Simulation results show that pond-bottom hydraulic conductivity, which represents the degree of hydraulic connection between the pond and the aquifer, is an important control on these interactions. As this parameter...
Ground-water flow simulation and chemical and isotopic mixing equation analysis to determine source contributions to the Missouri River alluvial aquifer in the vicinity of the Independence, Missouri, well field
Brian P. Kelly
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4208
The city of Independence, Missouri, operates a well field in the Missouri River alluvial aquifer. Steady-state ground-water flow simulation, particle tracking, and the use of chemical and isotopic composition of river water, ground water, and well-field pumpage in a two-component mixing equation were used to determine the source contributions of...
Geohydrology of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Dennis J. Low, Daniel J. Hippe, Dawna Yannacci
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4166
Rapid population growth in southeastern Pennsylvania has increased the demand for ground water. In an effort to address the increased ground-water needs, a ground-water investigation in a 5,200-square-mile area of southeastern Pennsylvania was initiated. Information on the geohydrologic system of the area and the water-bearing capabilities of 51 geohydrologic units...
Calculation of individual isotope equilibrium constants for implementation in geochemical models
Donald C. Thorstenson, David L. Parkhurst
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4172
Theory is derived from the work of Urey to calculate equilibrium constants commonly used in geochemical equilibrium and reaction-transport models for reactions of individual isotopic species. Urey showed that equilibrium constants of isotope exchange reactions for molecules that contain two or more atoms of the same element in equivalent positions...
Digital soils survey map of the Patagonia Mountains, Arizona
Laura Norman, Craig Wissler, D. Phillip Guertin, Floyd Gray
2002, Open-File Report 2002-324
The ‘Soil Survey of Santa Cruz and Parts of Cochise and Pima Counties, Arizona,' a product of the USDA’s Soil Conservation Service and the Forest Service in cooperation with the Arizona Agricultural Experiment...
Digital map of the elevation of the base of the High Plains Aquifer in the Republican River Basin upstream of Hardy, Nebraska, in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado
Michaela R. Johnson, James F. Cornwall, Matthew K. Landon
2002, Open-File Report 2002-64
This digital spatial data set consists of the aquifer base elevation contours (50-foot contour interval) for part of the High Plains aquifer in the central United States. This subset of the High Plains aquifer covers the Republican River Basin in Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado upstream from the streamflow station on...
Geologic map of the Yucca Mountain region, Nye County, Nevada
Christopher J. Potter, Robert P. Dickerson, Donald S. Sweetkind, Ronald M. Drake II, Emily M. Taylor, Christopher J. Fridrich, Carma A. San Juan, Warren C. Day
2002, IMAP 2755
Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nev., has been identified as a potential site for underground storage of high-level radioactive waste. This geologic map compilation, including all of Yucca Mountain and Crater Flat, most of the Calico Hills, western Jackass Flats, Little Skull Mountain, the Striped Hills, the Skeleton Hills, and...
Comparison of formation and fluid-column logs in a heterogeneous basalt aquifer
F.L. Paillet, J.H. Williams, D.S. Oki, K. D. Knutson
2002, Groundwater (40) 577-585
Deep observation boreholes in the vicinity of active production wells in Honolulu, Hawaii, exhibit the anomalous condition that fluid-column electrical conductivity logs and apparent profiles of pore-water electrical conductivity derived from induction conductivity logs are nearly identical if a formation factor of 12.5 is assumed. This condition is documented in...
The flood pulse concept in wetland restoration
Beth A. Middleton
Beth A. Middleton, editor(s)
2002, Book chapter, Flood pulsing in wetlands: Restoring the natural hydrological balance
No abstract available....
Do pharmaceuticals, pathogens, and other organic wastewater contaminants persist when wastewater is used for recharge?
G. Cordy, N. Duran, H. Bouwer, R. Rice, F. Adamsen, J. Askins, D.W. Kolpin, E. T. Furlong, S.D. Zaugg, M. T. Meyer, L. B. Barber
2002, Book chapter, Symposium 2002--Water Transfers: Past, Present, and Future: Proceedings of the fifteenth annual symposium of the Arizona Hydrological Society
No abstract available....
Water quality of the Tlikakila River and five major tributaries to Lake Clark, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 1999-2001
Timothy P. Brabets
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4127
The Tlikakila River Basin, located in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, drains an area of 622 square miles. This watershed comprises about 21 percent of the Lake Clark Basin, making it one of the major tributaries to Lake Clark. Due to a sharp decline in sockeye salmon population and...
Detection of fresh ground water and a contaminant plume beneath Red Brook Harbor, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2000
Timothy D. McCobb, Denis R. LeBlanc
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4166
Trichloroethene and tetrachloroethene were detected in ground water in a vertical interval from about 68 to 176 feet below sea level beneath the shoreline where the contaminant plume emanating from a capped landfill on the Massachusetts Military Reservation intersects Red Brook Harbor. The highest concentrations at the shoreline, about 15...
Metal concentrations and sources in the Miller Creek watershed, Park County, Montana, August 2000
Thomas E. Cleasby, David A. Nimick
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4148
Miller Creek is a tributary of Soda Butte Creek in south-central Montana near the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park. Surface-water and streambed-sediment samples were collected from streams and seeps throughout the Miller Creek watershed during low-flow conditions on August 28-31, 2000, to characterize metal concentrations and identify possible sources...
Hydrology and water quality near Bromide Pavilion in Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Murray County, Oklahoma, 2000
William J. Andrews, Steven P. Burrough
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4250
The Bromide Pavilion in Chickasaw National Recreation Area drew many thousands of people annually to drink the mineral-rich waters piped from nearby Bromide and Medicine Springs. Periodic detection of fecal coliform bacteria in water piped to the pavilion from the springs, low yields of the springs, or flooding by adjacent...
Simulated changes in the sources of ground water for public-supply wells, ponds, streams, and coastal areas on western Cape Cod, Massachusetts
John P. Masterson, Kathryn M. Hess, Donald A. Walter, Denis R. LeBlanc
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4143
No abstract available....
