Artificial recharge of ground water by well injection for storage and recovery, Cape May County, New Jersey, 1958-92
P.J. Lacombe
1996, Open-File Report 96-313
Artificial recharge is used for storage and recovery of ground water in the estuarine sand and Cohansey aquifers in southern Cape May County and in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in northern Cape May County, New Jersey. Wildwood Water Utility has injected ground water for public-supply storage since 1967 and in...
A paleomagnetic study of the Reunion Subchron in Pliocene lacustrine beds, Beaver Basin, Utah
J.G. Honey, M.R. Hudson, J. D. Obradovich
1996, Open-File Report 96-538
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Utah, October 1, 1994, to September 30, 1995
1996, Open-File Report 96-577
This report contains summaries of the progress of water-resources studies in Utah done by the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Utah District, from October 1,1994, to September 30, 1995. The waterresources program in Utah during this period consisted of 23 projects; a discussion of each project is presented in...
Documentation of computer program VS2Dh for simulation of energy transport in variably saturated porous media: Modification of the US Geological Survey's computer program VS2DT
R. W. Healy, A.D. Ronan
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4230
No abstract available....
Evaluation of fault hazards, northern coastal California
P. A. McCrory
1996, Open-File Report 96-656
Flood of May 19, 1990, along Perry Creek in Plymouth and Woodbury counties, Iowa
D. A. Eash
1996, Open-File Report 96-476
A water-surface-elevation profile and peak discharges for the flood of May 19, 1990, along Perry Creek in Plymouth and Woodbury Counties, Iowa, are presented in this report. The peak discharge for the May 19,1990, flood on Perry Creek at 38th Street, Sioux City (06600000) is the second largest flood-peak discharge...
Basin-level habitat characteristics of selected streams in central Nebraska
R. B. Zelt
1996, Open-File Report 96-361
The goal of stream habitat characterization is to use identified relations between habitat and other physical, chemical, or biological factors in interpreting water-quality conditions. Basin-level characterization of habitat is one component of the spatially hiearchial approach to stream habitat description adopted by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program....
Water-quality assessment of the White River Basin, Indiana: Analysis of selected information on nutrients, 1980-92
Jeffrey D. Martin, Charles G. Crawford, Jeffrey W. Frey, Glenn A. Hodgkins
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4192
Water-quality data from 23 surfacewater-quality monitoring sites operated by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and streamflow data from 11 U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in the White River Basin were analyzed to determine recent (1981 90 water years) water-quality conditions, trends, and river loads for ammonia, nitrate, total nitrogen,...
Effects of coal-mine discharges on the quality of the Stonycreek River and its tributaries, Somerset and Cambria counties, Pennsylvania
Donald R. Williams, James I. Sams III, Mary E. Mulkerrin
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4133
This report describes the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, done in cooperation with the Somerset Conservation District, to locate and sample abandoned coal-mine discharges in the Stonycreek River Basin, to prioritize the mine discharges for remediation, and to determine the effects of the mine discharges on...
Trends in nutrients and suspended solids at the Fall Line of five tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, July 1988 through June 1995
C. F. Bell, D.L. Belval, J.P. Campbell
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4191
Water-quality samples were collected at the Fall Line of five tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia during a 6- to 7-year period. The water-quality data were used to estimate loads of nutrients and suspended solids from these tributaries to the non-tidal part of Chesapeake Bay Basin and to identify...
Occurrence of selected trace elements and organic compounds and their relation to land use in the Willamette River basin, Oregon, 1992-94
Chauncey W. Anderson, Frank A. Rinella, Stewart A. Rounds
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4234
Between 1992 and 1994, the U.S.Geological Survey conducted a study of trace elements and organic compounds in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon, as part of the Willamette River Basin Water Quality Study. Low-level analyses were performed for trace elements, volatile organic compounds, organochlorine compounds, and pesticides. Overall, 94 water samples...
Geomorphology of the lower Copper River, Alaska
T. P. Brabets
1996, Open-File Report 96-500
The Copper River, located in southcentral Alaska, drains an area of more than 24,000 square miles. About 30 miles above its mouth, this large river enters Miles Lake, a proglacial lake formed by the retreat of Miles Glacier. Downstream from the outlet of Miles Lake, the Copper River flows past...
Gravity data collected along the Los Angeles Regional Seismic Experiment (LARSE) and preliminary model of regional density variations in basement rocks, southern California
V.E. Langenheim, R.C. Jachens
1996, Open-File Report 96-682
Slope stability of proposed ski facilities at the southeast side of Snodgrass Mountain, Gunnison County, Colorado
Rex L. Baum
1996, Open-File Report 96-701
Part of the proposed expansion of ski facilities at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Gunnison County, Colorado, is in an area underlain by landslide deposits that are on the southeast side of Snodgrass Mountain. Except for localized movement, the landslides do not appear to be moving at present or to have...
Factors affecting phosphorus transport at a conventionally-farmed site in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1992-95
Daniel G. Galeone
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4168
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land and Water Conservation of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection conducted a cooperative study to determine the effects of manure application and antecedent soil-phosphorus concentrations on the transport of phosphorus from the soil of a typical farm site in Lancaster County,...
Use of dye tracing in water-resources investigations in Wyoming, 1967-94
J. F. Wilson Jr., J.G. Rankl
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4122
During 1967-94, the U.S. Geological Survey made numerous applications of dye tracing for water-resources investigations in Wyoming. Many of the dye tests were done in cooperation with other agencies. Results of all applications, including some previously unpublished, are described. A chronology of past applications in Wyoming and a discussion of...
Estimated flood peak discharges on Twin, Brock, and Lightning creeks, Southwest Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 8, 1993
R. L. Tortorelli
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4185
The flash flood in southwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 8, 1993, was the result of an intense 3-hour rainfall on saturated ground or impervious surfaces. The total precipitation of 5.28 inches was close to the 3-hour, 100-year frequency and produced extensive flooding. The most serious flooding was on Twin, Brock,...
Ground-water recharge to the regolith-fractured crystalline rock aquifer system, Orange County, North Carolina
C. C. Daniel III
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4220
Quantitative information concerning recharge rates to aquifers and ground water in storage is needed to manage the development of ground-water resources. The amount of ground water available from the regolith-fractured crystalline rock aquifer system in Orange County, North Carolina, is largely unknown. If historical patterns seen throughout the Piedmont continue...
Sample characterizations and strength measurements of serpentinite gouges
Diane E. Moore, D.A. Lockner, R. Summers, J.D. Byerlee
1996, Open-File Report 96-702
Data report for a seismic study of the P and S wave velocity structure of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
P.B. Dawson
1996, Open-File Report 96-703
Database of potential sources for earthquakes larger than magnitude 6 in Northern California
Working Group on Northern California Earthquake Potential
1996, Open-File Report 96-705
The Northern California Earthquake Potential (NCEP) working group, composed of many contributors and reviewers in industry, academia and government, has pooled its collective expertise and knowledge of regional tectonics to identify potential sources of large earthquakes in northern California. We have created a map and database of active faults, both...
Hydraulic conductivity of the streambed, east branch Grand Calumet River, northern Lake County, Indiana
R.F. Duwelius
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4218
Horizontal and vertical hydraulic conductivity of the Streambed were estimated from results of hydraulic tests along four transects across the east branch Grand Calumet River in northern Lake County, Indiana. Tests were done in two types of temporary wells installed in the Streambed 2-inch-diameter wells that had a 1- or...
Simulation of water level, streamflow, and mass transport for the Cooper and Wando rivers near Charleston, South Carolina, 1992-95
P.A. Conrads, P.A. Smith
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4237
The one-dimensional, unsteady-flow model, BRANCH, and the Branched Lagrangian Transport Model (BLTM) were calibrated and validated for the Cooper and Wando Rivers near Charleston, South Carolina. Data used to calibrate the BRANCH model included water-level data at four locations on the Cooper River and two locations on the Wando River,...
Water-quality assessment of the Rio Grande Valley, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas: Shallow ground-water quality of a land-use area in the San Luis Valley, south-central Colorado, 1993
S. K. Anderholm
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4144
This report describes the quality of shallow ground water in an agricultural area in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, and discusses how natural and human factors affect the quality of shallow ground water. Thirty-five wells were installed, and water samples were collected from these wells and analyzed for selected dissolved...
Concentrations and transport of atrazine in the Delaware River-Perry Lake system, northeast Kansas, July 1993 through September 1995
L. M. Pope, L.D. Brewer, G.A. Foley, S.C. Morgan
1996, Open-File Report 96-331
A study of the distribution and transport of atrazine in surface water in the 1,117 square-mile Delaware River Basin in northeast Kansas was conducted from July 1992 through September 1995. The purpose of this report is to present information to assess the present (1992-95) conditions and possible future changes...
