A history of the Water Resources Branch, U.S. Geological Survey; Volume I, from predecessor surveys to June 30, 1919
R. Follansbee
1994, Report
This volume is the first in a series of chronological summaries of the activities and achievements of the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey. First published in 1939 through private subscription by interested personnel, Volume I is now available as a public document. The manuscripts of the following...
Characterization of Cytophaga psychrophila obtained from epizootics of cold-water disease among Pacific salmon
R. C. Cipriano, W. B. Schill
1994, Research Information Bulletin 44
No abstract available at this time...
Historical shoreline mapping (II): Application of the Digital Shoreline Mapping and Analysis Systems (DSMS/DSAS) to shoreline change mapping in Puerto Rico
E. Robert Thieler, William W. Danforth
1994, Journal of Coastal Research (10) 600-620
A new, state-of-the-art method for mapping historical shorelines from maps and aerial photographs, the Digital Shoreline Mapping System (DSMS), has been developed. The DSMS is a freely available, public domain software package that meets the cartographic and photogrammetric requirements of precise coastal mapping, and provides a means to quantify and...
Isopleth maps of titanium, aluminum, and associated elements in stream sediments of West Virginia
K. C. Watts Jr., M. E. Hinkle, W. R. Griffitts
1994, IMAP 2364-G
Effects of urban flood-detention reservoirs on peak discharges in Gwinnett County, Georgia
G. W. Hess, E. J. Inman
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4004
The effects of flood-detention reservoirs on peak discharges along downstream reaches in six urban drainage basins in Gwinnett County, Georgia, were studied during 1986-93 using the U.S. Geological Survey's Distributed Routing Rainfall-Runoff Model (DR3M). Short-term rainfall-runoff data were collected at selected stations in six urban drainage basins in Gwinnett County....
Simulation of rainfall-runoff for basins in the Rolla, Missouri, area
Robert R. Holmes Jr., J. W. East
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4019
Important rainfall-runoff characteristics for basins in the Rolla, Missouri, area were determined to be overland flow, interception storage, interception losses, evaporation, and infiltration. Using these characteristics, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) was configured for basins in the study area. The data network for the model calibration...
Stream velocities and reaeration coefficients for the South Umpqua River between Tiller and Roseburg, Oregon, 1991
Antonius Laenen, W. H. Woo
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4191
Dye-tracer and gas-tracer studies were done in July and September 1991 during low flows on four reaches of the South Umpqua River between Tiller and Roseburg, Oregon. For a stream flow of 435 cubic feet per second at the Brockway streamflow monitoring site (14312000), the average stream velocity between Tiller...
Variations in turbidity in streams of the Bull Run Watershed, Oregon 1989-90
Richard G. LaHusen
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4045
In this study, turbidity is used to help explain spatial and temporal patterns of erosion and sediment transport.Automated turbidity sampling in streams in the Bull Run watershed during water years 1989 and 1990, showed turbidity levels, in general, are remarkably low, with levels below 1 NTU (nephelometric turbidity unit) about...
Geologic map of the Deer Creek Church Quadrangle, Dawson County, Montana
Roger B. Colton, J. P. McGraw, S.L. Durst
1994, Open-File Report 88-628
Selected contributions to ground-water hydrology by C.V. Theis, and a review of his life and work
C. V. contributions by Theis, Charles A. Appel, Alfred Clebsch, Robert A. White
Alfred Clebsch, editor(s)
1994, Water Supply Paper 2415
This publication highlights two previously unpublished papers by C.V. Theis; each is augmented with a discussion that explains why he wrote the paper, attempts to discern why he did not publish the paper, and amplifies the information with reference material not included by Theis. 'A Primer on Anisotropy' was written...
Potential flood hazards and hydraulic characteristics of distributary-flow areas in Maricopa County, Arizona
H. W. Hjalmarson
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4169
Flood hazards of distributary-flow areas in Maricopa County, Arizona, can be distinguished on the basis of morphological features. Five distributary-flow areas represent the range of flood-hazard degree in the study area. Descriptive factors, including the presence of desert varnish and the absence of saguaro cactus, are more useful than traditional...
Development and documentation of spatial data bases for the Lake Tahoe Basin, California and Nevada
Kenn D. Cartier, Lorri A. Peltz, J. LaRue Smith
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4182
A set of spatial data bases consisting of natural- resources and planimetric-base layers has been developed and documented for the Lake Tahoe Basin, California and Nevada. The data bases, in the form of geographic information system coverages, include surface geology, soils, timber type, riparian vegetation, land capability, stream channels, water...
Local point sources that affect ground-water quality in the East Meadow area, Long Island, New York
Paul M. Heisig
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4038
The extent and chemical characteristics of ground water affected by three local point sources--a stormwater basin, uncovered road-salt-storage piles, and an abandoned sewage-treatment plant--were delineated during a 3-year study of the chemical characteristics and migration of a body of reclaimed wastewater that was applied to the watertable aquifer during recharge...
Hydrogeology, herbicides and nutrients in ground water and springs, and relation of water quality to land use and agricultural practices near Carlisle, Pennsylvania
D. J. Hippe, E. C. Witt III, R.M. Giovannitti
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4172
Discharge and water-quality data collected in two adjacent karst-spring basins in Cumberland County, Pa., from May 1990 through April 1991 were used to (1) describe the hydrogeology of the area; (2) determine the concentrations of selected herbicides, herbicide-soil metabolites, and nutrients in water from wells and discharges from springs, (3)...
Geohydrology and ground-water quality in the vicinity of a ground-water-contamination site in Rockford, Illinois
R.T. Kay, S. T. Prinos, Frederick L. Paillet
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4187
A geohydrologic investigation was performed by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to determine the distribution of volatile organic compounds in a fractured-rock aquifer near the Southeast Rockford Groundwater Contamination Site in Rockford, Ill. The geologic units of concern are the St. Peter Sandstone...
Effects of land use on quality of water in stratified-drift aquifers in Connecticut
Stephen J. Grady
1994, Water Supply Paper 2381-B
Human activities associated with agricultural, residential, commercial, and industrial land uses have affected the quality of water in the four stratified-drift aquifers examined in Connecticut. A study to evaluate quantitatively the effects of human activities, expressed as land use, on regional ground-water quality was initiated in 1984 as part of...
Yields of bedrock wells in Massachusetts
B. P. Hansen, A.C. Simcox
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4115
Six to seven percent of the population of Massachusetts obtains its water from domestic bedrock wells. Additional public, commercial, industrial, and domestic supplies from bedrock will be needed in the future. Information about the factors that are related to large well yields is needed. The factors associated with well yields...
Giant Hawaiian landslides
J.G. Moore, W. R. Normark, R. T. Holcomb
1994, Book chapter, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Sixty-eight landslides more than 20 km long are present along a 2200 km segment of the Hawaiian Ridge from near Midway to Hawaii. Some of the landslides exceed 200 km in length and 5000 km3 in volume, ranking them among the largest on Earth. Most of these giant landslides were...
Geologic map of the Gulkana A-1 quadrangle, south-central Alaska
Donald H. Richter, W. A. Duffield, D.A. Sawyer, J.C. Ratte, H. R. Schmoll
1994, Geologic Quadrangle 1728
Application of DNA technology to the detection and identification of two rhabdoviruses of Pacific salmon
C.K. Arakawa, W.N. Batts, R.E. Deering, J. R. Winton
L.K. Park, P. Moran, R.S. Waples, editor(s)
1994, Report, Application of DNA technology to the management of Pacific Salmon
No abstract available ...
Geology of the Blue Mountains region of Oregon, Idaho, and Washington: Stratigraphy, physiography, and mineral resources of the Blue Mountains region
H. C. Brooks
T.L. Vallier, editor(s)
1994, Professional Paper 1439
PART 1: Stratigraphic and sedimentological analysis of sedimentary sequences from the Wallowa terrane of northeastern Oregon has provided a unique insight into the paleogeography and depositional history of the terrane, as well as establishing important constraints on its tectonic evolution and accretionary history. Its Late Triassic history is considered here...
Reproduction and early life history of northern squawfish Ptychocheilus oregonensis in the Columbia River
C.A. Barfoot, D.M. Gadomski, A.M. Murphy, G.T. Schultz
1994, Report, System-wide significance of predation on juvenile salmonids in Columbia and Snake River reservoirs and evaluation of predation control measures
No abstract available...
Flood of April 1987 in Maine
Richard A. Fontaine, Joseph P. Nielsen
1994, Water Supply Paper 2424
Locating, constructing, and managing islands for nesting waterfowl
John T. Lokemoen, Terry A. Messmer
1994, Report
The purpose of this extension bulletin is to assist public and private managers in locating, constructing, and managing islands to enhance nest success of waterfowl. The information is from studies by the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota, and information collected by biologists working at sites throughout the...
Water Resources Data, Kentucky, Water Year 1993
D.L. McClain, F.D. Byrd, A.C. Brown
1994, Water Data Report KY-93-1
