Suspended-sediment budget, flow distribution, and lake circulation for the Fox Chain of Lakes in Lake and McHenry Counties, Illinois, 1997-99
David L. Schrader, Robert R. Holmes Jr.
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4115
The Fox Chain of Lakes is a glacial lake system in McHenry and Lake Counties in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Sedimentation and nutrient overloading have occurred in the lake system since the first dam was built (1907) in McHenry to raise water levels in the lake system. Using data...
Regional ground-water evapotranspiration and ground-water budgets, Great Basin, Nevada
William D. Nichols
2000, Professional Paper 1628
PART A: Ground-water evapotranspiration data from five sites in Nevada and seven sites in Owens Valley, California, were used to develop equations for estimating ground-water evapotranspiration as a function of phreatophyte plant cover or as a function of the depth to ground water. Equations are given for estimating mean daily...
Water-quantity and water-quality aspects of a 500-year flood - Nishnabotna River, southwest Iowa, June 1998
Dana W. Kolpin, Edward E. Fischer, Douglas J. Schnoebelen
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4025
Flooding that occurred in southwest Iowa during June 15–17, 1998, was the worst flood ever recorded on the Nishnabotna River, exceeding the theoretical 500-year flood calculated from peak-flow records (1922 to present). This flood was a direct consequence of severe thunderstorm activity that caused more than 4 inches of rain...
Evaluation of the use of reach transmissivity to quantify leakage beneath Levee 31N, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Mark S. Nemeth, Walter M. Wilcox, Helena M. Solo-Gabriele
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4066
A coupled ground- and surface-water model (MODBRANCH) was developed to estimate ground-water flow beneath Levee 31N in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and to simulate hydrologic conditions in the surrounding area. The study included compilation of data from monitoring stations, measurement of vertical seepage rates in wetlands, and analysis of the hydrogeologic...
Hydrogeology, hydrologic budget, and water chemistry of the Medina Lake area, Texas
Rebecca B. Lambert, Kenneth C. Grimm, Roger W. Lee
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4148
A three-phase study of the Medina Lake area in Texas was done to assess the hydrogeology and hydrology of Medina and Diversion Lakes combined (the lake system) and to determine what fraction of seepage losses from the lake system might enter the regional ground-water-flow system of the Edwards and (or)...
Chemical and isotopic composition of water from springs, wells, and streams in parts of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, and vicinity, 1995-1999
Niel Plummer, Eurybiades Busenberg, John Karl Bohlke, R.W. Carmody, G.C. Casile, T.B. Coplen, M. W. Doughten, J.E. Hannon, Wandee Kirkland, R. L. Michel, D.L. Nelms, B.C. Norton, K.E. Plummer, Haiping Qi, Kinga Revesz, Peter Schlosser, Shane Spitzer, J.E. Wayland, P.K. Widman
2000, Open-File Report 2000-373
No abstract available....
Hydrology, water quality, and nutrient loads to Lake Catherine and Channel Lake, near Antioch, Lake County, Illinois
Robert T. Kay, Gary P. Johnson, David L. Schrader
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4088
From April 21, 1998, through April 30, 1999, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Fox Waterway Agency, conducted an investigation designed to characterize the hydrology, water quality, hydrologic budget, sediment budget, and nutrient budget of Lake Catherine and Channel Lake, Lake County, Illinois. These lakes are the northernmost...
Mass balance, meteorological, ice motion, surface altitude, runoff, and ice thickness data at Gulkana Glacier, Alaska, 1995 balance year
Rod S. March
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4074
The 1995 measured winter snow, maximum winter snow, net, and annual balances in the Gulkana Glacier basin were evaluated on the basis of meteorological, hydrological, and glaciological data obtained in the basin. Averaged over the glacier, the measured winter snow balance was 0.94 meter on April 19, 1995, 0.6 standard...
A precipitation-runoff model for analysis of the effects of water withdrawals on streamflow, Ipswich River basin, Massachusetts
Phillip J. Zarriello, Kernell G. Ries III
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4029
Water withdrawals from the 155-square-mile Ipswich River Basin in northeastern Massachusetts affect aquatic habitat, water quality, and recreational use of the river. To better understand the effects of these withdrawals on streamflow, particularly low flow, the Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN (HSPF) was used to develop a watershed-scale precipitation-runoff model of the...
Digital airborne time domain electromagnetic data from surveys over Cochiti Pueblo, Rio Puerco, and Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Maria Deszcz-Pan, B. D. Rodriguez, J. P. Doucette, Michel Godbout, J. M. Williams, D.A. Sawyer, B. D. Stone, V.J. Grauch, Geoterrex-Dighem
2000, Open-File Report 2000-502
The Albuquerque-Santa Fe region is rapidly growing. The Santa Fe Group aquifer in the Middle Rio Grande Basin (MRGB) is the main source of municipal water for the greater Albuquerque metropolitan area and is more limited than previously thought (Thorn et al., 1993). The MRGB, as defined hydrologically and used...
Regional equations for estimating mean annual and mean seasonal runoff for natural basins in Texas, base period 1961-90
Jennifer Lanning-Rush
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4064
Regional equations were developed for estimating mean annual and mean seasonal runoff for natural basins in Texas. The equations, which are based on the statistical relation between streamflow and basin characteristics, use streamflow data and basin characteristics from U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations within natural basins and with a least...
Metals transport in the Sacramento River, California, 1996-1997; volume 1: Methods and data
Charles N. Alpers, Howard E. Taylor, Joseph L. Domagalski
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4286
Metals transport in the Sacramento River, northern California, was evaluated on the basis of samples of water, suspended colloids, streambed sediment, and caddisfly larvae that were collected on one to six occasions at 19 sites in the Sacramento River Basin from July 1996 to June 1997. Four of the sampling...
Design, revision, and application of ground-water flow models for simulation of selected water-management scenarios in the coastal area of Georgia and adjacent parts of South Carolina and Florida
John S. Clarke, Richard E. Krause
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4084
Ground-water flow models of the Floridan aquifer system in the coastal area of Georgia and adjacent parts of South Carolina and Florida, were revised and updated to ensure consistency among the various models used, and to facilitate evaluation of the effects of pumping on the ground-water level near areas of...
Two months of flooding in eastern North Carolina, September-October 1999: Hydrologic, water-quality, and geologic effects of hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene
Jerad D. Bales, Carolyn J. Oblinger, Sallenger Jr.
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4093
The combined effects of Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene in September and October 1999 resulted in 2 months of flooding throughout most of eastern North Carolina. Hurricane Dennis battered the Outer Banks for almost a week in early September, resulting in severe shore- line erosion in some locations near Buxton...
Estimating the probability of elevated nitrate (NO2+NO3-N) concentrations in ground water in the Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area, Washington
Lonna M. Frans
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4110
Logistic regression was used to relate anthropogenic (man-made) and natural factors to the occurrence of elevated concentrations of nitrite plus nitrate as nitrogen in ground water in the Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area, eastern Washington. Variables that were analyzed included well depth, depth of well casing, ground-water recharge rates,...
The importance of ground water in the Great Lakes Region
N.G. Grannemann, R. J. Hunt, J.R. Nicholas, T. E. Reilly, T. C. Winter
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4008
Ground water is a major natural resource in the Great Lakes Region that helps link the Great Lakes and their watershed. This linkage needs to be more fully understood and quantified before society can address some of the important water-resources issues in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes constitute the largest...
Metals transport in the Sacramento River, California, 1996-1997; Volume 2: Interpretation of metal loads
Charles N. Alpers, Ronald C. Antweiler, Howard E. Taylor, Peter D. Dileanis, Joseph L. Domagalski, editor(s)
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4002
Metals transport in the Sacramento River, northern California, from July 1996 to June 1997 was evaluated in terms of metal loads from samples of water and suspended colloids that were collected on up to six occasions at 13 sites in the Sacramento River Basin. Four of the sampling periods (July,...
Effects of fluvial tailings deposits on soils and surface- and ground-water quality, and implications for remediation — Upper Arkansas River, Colorado, 1992–96
Katherine Walton-Day, F. J. Rossi, L. J. Gerner, J. B. Evans, T. J. Yager, J. F. Ranville, K. S. Smith
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4273
No abstract available....
Geothermal hydrology of Valles Caldera and the southwestern Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Frank W. Trainer, Robert J. Rogers, M.L. Sorey
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4067
The Jemez Mountains in north-central New Mexico are volcanic in origin and have a large central caldera known as Valles Caldera. The mountains contain the Valles geothermal system, which was investigated during 1970-82 as a source of geothermal energy. This report describes the geothermal hydrology of the Jemez Mountains and...
Temperatures and water potentials in shallow unsaturated alluvium next to a burial site for low-level radioactive waste, Amargosa Desert, Nye County, Nevada, 1987-96
Mary L. Tumbusch, David E. Prudic
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4261
No abstract available....
Quality assurance and analysis of water levels in wells on Pahute Mesa and vicinity, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada
Joseph M. Fenelon
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4014
Periodic and continual water-level data from 1963 to 1998 were compiled and quality assured for 65 observation wells on Pahute Mesa and vicinity, Nye County, Nevada. As part of the quality assurance of all water levels, ancillary data pertinent to computing hydraulic heads in wells were compiled and analyzed. Quality-assured...
Water quality at basic fixed sites in the upper Colorado River basin National Water-Quality Assessment study unit, October 1995-September 1998
Norman E. Spahr, Robert W. Boulger, Richard J. Szmajter
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4223
The Upper Colorado River Basin study unit of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program consists of the Colorado River watershed upstream from near the Colorado-Utah State line. The basin is about equally divided between the Southern Rocky Mountains and the Colorado Plateau physiographic provinces. Data were collected at...
Analysis of the magnitude and frequency of floods in Colorado
J. E. Vaill
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4190
Regionalized flood-frequency relations need to be updated on a regular basis (about every 10 years). The latest study on regionalized flood-frequency equations for Colorado used data collected through water year 1981. A study was begun in 1994 by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Transportation...
Delineation of discharge areas of two contaminant plumes by use of diffusion samplers, Johns Pond, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1998
Jennifer G. Savoie, D.R. LeBlanc, D.S. Blackwood, T.D. McCobb, R.R. Rendigs, Scott Clifford
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4017
Diffusion samplers were installed in the bottom of Johns Pond, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to confirm that volatile organic compounds from the Storm Drain-5 (SD-5) plume emanating from the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) were discharging into the pond. An array of 134 vapor-diffusion samplers was buried by divers about 0.5 feet...
Electromagnetic surveys to detect clay-rich sediment in the Rio Grande inner valley, Albuquerque area, New Mexico
James R. Bartolino, Joseph M. Sterling
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4003
Information on the presence of clay-rich layers in the inner-valley alluvium is essential for quantifying the amount of water transmitted between the Rio Grande and the Santa Fe Group aquifer system. This report describes a study that used electromagnetic surveys to provide this information. In the first phase of the...
