Hydrogeology of, and ground-water flow in, a valley-fill and carbonate-rock aquifer system near Long Valley in the New Jersey Highlands
R.S. Nicholson, S. D. McAuley, J. L. Barringer, A.D. Gordon
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4157
The hydrogeology of and ground-water flow in a valley-fill and carbonate-rock aquifer system were evaluated by using numerical-modeling techniques and geochemical interpretations to address concerns about the adequacy of the aquifer system to meet increasing demand for water. The study was conducted during 1987-90 by the U.S. Geological Survey, in...
Ecosystem Trends and Response: Chesapeake Bay
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1996, Fact Sheet 213-96
Review and evaluation of a model for simulating the natural hydrology of South Florida
Jerad D. Bales, Janice M. Fulford, Eric D. Swain
1996, Fact Sheet 180-96
The South Florida Ecosystem Program is an intergovernmental effort to re-establish and maintain the ecosystem of South Florida. One element of the restoration effort is the development of a firm scientific basis for making management decisions. The U.S. Geologcal Survey (USGS) is one of the agencies that provides this needed...
Water-quality assessment of the Hudson River basin in New York and adjacent states: Analysis of available nutrient, pesticide volatile organic compound, and suspended-sediment data, 1970-90
P. J. Phillips, D. W. Hanchar
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4065
No abstract available....
Hydrology and water quality of Park Lake, south-central Wisconsin
P.A. Kammerer
1996, Fact Sheet 197-96
Park Lake extends to the northeast from the village of Pardeeville in Columbia County (fig. 1). Local residents perceive water-quality problems in the lake that include excessive algae and aquatic plant growth. Algae and plant growth in a lake are controlled, in part, by the availability of phosphorus in the...
Occurrence of pesticides in ground water in the White River Basin, Indiana, 1994–95
Joseph M. Fenelon, Rhett C. Moore
1996, Fact Sheet 1996–0084
Pesticides (herbicides and insecticides) are used extensively in the White River Basin. Application of herbicides to corn and soybeans accounts for most of the use. The U.S. Geological Survey collected samples from four networks of monitoring wells in the White River Basin during 1994-95. The most frequently detected compounds in...
Overview of water resources in and near Indian lands in northeastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska
T. J. Trombley, R. J. Wolf, P. R. Jordan, L.D. Brewer
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4070
An overview of water resources is provided for a 4,005-square-mile area of northeastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska that includes the treatylands for the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas, the Prairie Band of Potawatomi, and the Sac and Fox Tribe ofMissouri....
Potential effects of climate change on streamflow, eastern and western slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California and Nevada
A.E. Jeton, M. D. Dettinger, J. LaRue Smith
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4260
Precipitation-runoff models of the East Fork Carson and North Fork American Rivers were developed and calibrated for use in evaluating the sensitivity of streamflow in the north-central Sierra Nevada to climate change. The East Fork Carson River drains part of the rain-shadowed, eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada and is...
Nutrients in the Nation's waters; identifying problems and progress
Elisabeth A. Graffy, Dennis R. Helsel, David K. Mueller
1996, Fact Sheet 218-96
Quake Forecasting- An Emerging Capability
Andrew Michael, Paul Reasenberg, Peter H. Stauffer, James W. Hendley II
1996, Fact Sheet 242-95
Mercury and periphyton in the south Florida ecosystem
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1996, Fact Sheet 184-96
BackgroundAdvisories warning against the eating of game fish due to high concentrations (0.5 to 1.5 parts per million) of mercury are common in areas of Florida. When concentrations of mercury in fish are reported, it is primarily the compound methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxin, that is assumed present. MeHg has caused...
Study design and preliminary data analysis for a streambank fencing project in the Mill Creek Basin, Pennsylvania
Daniel G. Galeone, Edward H. Koerkle
1996, Fact Sheet 193-96
The Pequea Creek and Mill Creek Basins within Lancaster and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania have been identified as areas needing control of nonpoint-source (NFS) pollution to improve water quality. The two basins are a total of approximately 200 square miles and are primarily underlain by carbonate bedrock. Land use is...
Preliminary bedrock geologic map of the Andover quadrangle, Windsor County, Vermont
N. M. Ratcliffe
1996, Open-File Report 96-32
No abstract available....
Geochemistry of ground water in the Gulf Coast Aquifer systems, south-central United States
R. A. Pettijohn
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4107
Delineation of areas contributing recharge to wells in central Long Island, New York, by particle tracking
P.E. Misut, S. M. Feldman
1996, Open-File Report 95-703
When will the next great quake strike northern California?
Wayne R. Thatcher, Peter L. Ward, David J. Wald, James W. Hendley II, Peter H. Stauffer
1996, Fact Sheet 094-96
Comparison of native ground-water quality with water quality in agricultural and residential areas of Long Island, New York
K.A. Pearsall
1996, Open-File Report 95-401
Comparison of Bowen-ratio, eddy-correlation, and weighing-lysimeter evapotranspiration for two sparse-canopy sites in eastern Washington
S. A. Tomlinson
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4081
This report compares evapotranspiration estimated with the Bowen-ratio and eddy-correlation methods with evapotranspiration measured by weighing lysimeters for two sparse-canopy sites in eastern Washington. The sites are located in a grassland area (grass lysimeter site) and a sagbrush- covered area (sage lysimeter site) on the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve in...
A technique for preliminary appraisal of potential and observed scour as applied to state-maintained highway bridges in Maryland
E.J. Doheny, B.M. Helinsky, R.A. McGregor
1996, Open-File Report 95-135
This report describes a technique that can be used to assess potential and observed scour at highway bridges over waterways. Channel-stability assessments were conducted at 876 State highway, U.S. highway, and Interstate highway bridges over waterways in the State of Maryland. Conventional data-collection techniques were used in the field to...
Geochemistry of selected aquifers in Tertiary rocks of the Upper Colorado River basin in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah
D. L. Naftz
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4065
Estimating flood hydrographs for urban basins in North Carolina
R.R. Mason Jr., J. D. Bales
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4085
A dimensionless hydrograph for North Carolina was developed from data collected in 29 urban and urbanizing basins in the State. The dimen- sionless hydrograph can be used with an estimate of peak flow and basin lagtime to synthesize a design flood hydrograph for urban basins in North Carolina. Peak flows...
Ground-water conditions in Georgia, 1995
A. M. Cressler
1996, Open-File Report 96-200
Ground-water resources of Cambrian and Ordovician carbonate rocks in the valley and ridge physiographic province of Pennsylvania
A.E. Becher
1996, Open-File Report 90-109
About 43 million gallons per day of ground water was used in 1985 by the 150,000 people living in the 10 valleys of central Pennsylvania that are underlain by Cambrian and Ordovician carbonate rocks. Noticeable effects on water levels from withdrawals occur in the vicinity of the Borough of State...
Water-quality data for the Ohio River from New Cumberland Dam to Pike Island Dam, West Virginia and Ohio, May-October 1993
K. F. Miller, Terence Messinger, M.C. Waldron, C.W. Faulkenburg
1996, Open-File Report 96-147
This report contains water-quality data for the Ohio River from river mile 51.1 (3.3 miles upstream from New Cumberland Dam) to river mile 84.0 (0.2 miles upstream from Pike Island Dam) that were collected during the summer and fall of 1993. The data were collected to establish the water quality...
Hydrogeologic setting and preliminary estimates of hydrologic components for Bull Run Lake and the Bull Run Lake drainage basin, Multnomah and Clackamas counties, Oregon
Daniel T. Snyder, Dorie L. Brownell
1996, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4064
The hydrogeologic setting was described and preliminary estimates of hydrologic components prepared for the Bull Run Lake and for the Bull Run Lake drainage basin, in the Cascade Range of northwestern Oregon. The 0.73-square-mile lake and the 3.44-square-mile drainage basin lie within the Bull Run Watershed, the principal water supply...
