Potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity, Florida, September 1995
A. M. O’Reilly, L. A. Bradner, Leel Knowles Jr., G. G. Phelps
1996, Open-File Report 96-131
Potentiometric surfaces of the intermediate aquifer system, west-central Florida, September 1995
Patricia A. Metz, E. S. Swenson, K. A. Stelman
1996, Open-File Report 96-136
Preliminary geologic map emphasizing bedrock formations in Alameda County, California: A digital database
R. W. Graymer, D. L. Jones, E. E. Brabb
1996, Open-File Report 96-252
Summary of research results on bacterial degradation of trifluoroacetate (TFA), October, 1993 - October, 1995
Leah J. Matheson, J.R. Guidetti, P.T. Visscher, J.K. Schaefer, R.S. Oremland
1996, Open-File Report 96-219
No abstract available....
Study plan for a field experiment to investigate the effects of low-level radioactive-waste burial on flow of water through a saturated, clayey till at West Valley, New York
R. M. Yager
1996, Open-File Report 94-117
Real-Time Mapping alert system; user's manual
L.A. Torres
1996, Open-File Report 95-762
The U.S. Geological Survey has an extensive hydrologic network that records and transmits precipitation, stage, discharge, and other water- related data on a real-time basis to an automated data processing system. Data values are recorded on electronic data collection platforms at field monitoring sites. These values are transmitted by means...
Flood of January 5-6, 1992, in Puerto Rico
Heriberto Torres-Sierra
1996, Open-File Report 95-374
Chemical analysis results for mercury and trace elements in vegetation, water, and organic-rich sediments, South Florida
L. P. Gough, R. K. Kotra, C. W. Holmes, Paul H. Briggs, J.G. Crock, D.L. Fey, P. L. Hageman, A. L. Meier
1996, Open-File Report 96-91
Time-series ground-water-level and aquifer-system compaction data, Edwards Air Force Base, Antelope Valley, California, January 1991 through September 1993
L.A. Freeman
1996, Open-File Report 96-186
As part of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, a monitoring program was implemented to collect time-series ground-water-level and aquifer-system compaction data at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The data presented in this report were collected from 18 piezometers, 3 extensometers, 1 barometer, and 1 rain gage from January...
Ground-water-quality data for selected wells in the Beaver Creek watershed, West Tennessee
S.D. Williams
1996, Open-File Report 95-769
In 1993 the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), began an investigation of the quality of ground water in the Beaver Creek watershed in West Tennessee. A total of 408 water samples were collected from 91 wells during 5 sampling periods in...
Survey of users of the USGS stream-gaging network in Iowa, 1996
E.E. Fischer
1996, Open-File Report 96-185
A survey was sent to over 200 Federal, State, and local agencies that might use streamflow data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in Iowa. A total of 181 forms were returned and 112 agencies indicated that they use streamflow data. The responses show that streamflow data from the Iowa...
Reconnaissance of water quality at four swine farms in Jackson County, Florida, 1993
J.J. Collins
1996, Open-File Report 95-770
The quality of ground water on four typical swine farms in Jackson County, Florida, was studied by analyzing water samples from wastewater lagoons, monitoring wells, and supply wells. Water samples were collected quarterly for 1 year and analyzed for the following dissolved species: nitrate, nitrite, ammonium nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium,...
Feasibility of using acoustic velocity meters for estimating highly organic suspended-solids concentrations in streams
Eduardo Patino
1996, Open-File Report 96-137
A field experiment was conducted at the Levee 4 canal site below control structure G-88 in the Everglades agricultural area in northwestern Broward County, Florida, to study the relation of acoustic attenuation to suspended-solids concentrations. Acoustic velocity meter and temperature data were obtained with concurrent water samples analyzed for suspended-solids...
Potentiometric surface of the upper Floridan aquifer, west-central Florida, September 1995
Patricia A. Metz, J. A. Mattie, E. S. Swenson
1996, Open-File Report 96-135
No abstract available....
Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory-Determination of dissolved aluminum and boron in water by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry
T.M. Struzeski, W.J. DeGiacomo, E.J. Zayhowski
1996, Open-File Report 96-149
Inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry is a sensitive, rapid, and accurate method for determining the dissolved concentration of aluminum and boron in water samples. The method detection limits are 5 micrograms per liter for aluminum and 4 micrograms per liter for boron. For aluminum, low-level (about 30 micrograms per liter)...
Bibliography of selected water-resources publications on Nevada by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1885 through 1995
R.L. Bunch
1996, Open-File Report 96-184
References to 898 water-resources publications are listed alphabetically by senior author and indexed by hydrographic-area name or other geographic features. Most of the publications were written between 1960 and 1995 by U.S. Geological Survey scientists and engineers of the Water Resources Division, Nevada District. Also included are references to publications...
Water-Quality Assessment of the Trinity River Basin, Texas - Pesticides in a Coastal Prairie Agricultural Area, 1994-95
M.F. Brown
1996, Open-File Report 96-124
Agriculture is a major land use in the coastal prairie area located in the southern part of the Trinity River Basin. Crops grown in the area include rice, sorghum, and soybeans. Pesticide- use estimates for the area show that compounds with the highest use are the herbicides: molinate, propanil, thiobencarb,...
Simulation of ground-water flow paths and traveltime in relation to tritium and aldicarb concentrations in the upper glacial aquifer on the North Fork, Long Island, New York
D. E. Bohn-Buxton, H. T. Buxton, V. K. Eagen
1996, Open-File Report 95-761
No abstract available....
Possible continuous-type (unconventional) gas accumulation in the Lower Silurian "Clinton" sands, Medina Group and Tuscarora Sandstone in the Appalachian Basin; a progress report of the 1995 project activities
Robert T. Ryder, Kerry L. Aggen, Robert D. Hettinger, Ben E. Law, John J. Miller, Vito F. Nuccio, William J. Perry Jr., Stephen E. Prensky, John J. Filipo, Craig J. Wandrey
1996, Open-File Report 96-42
INTRODUCTION: In the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) 1995 National Assessment of United States oil and gas resources (Gautier and others, 1995), the Appalachian basin was estimated to have, at a mean value, about 61 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of recoverable gas in sandstone and shale reservoirs of Paleozoic age. Approximately...
SMSIM : Fortran programs for simulating ground motions from earthquakes
David M. Boore
1996, Open-File Report 96-80-A
Neogene and Quaternary geology of a stratigraphic test hole on Horn Island, Mississippi Sound
Gregory Gohn, G. L. Brewster-Wingard, Thomas M. Cronin, Lucy E. Edwards, T. G. Gibson, Meyer Rubin, Debra A. Willard
1996, Open-File Report 96-20-B
No abstract available....
Preliminary geochemical studies of pollutant and natural organic compounds in sediments from Sonoma Baylands; a wetland restoration project in San Francisco Bay, California
Frances D. Hostettler, Wilfred E. Pereira, Keith A. Kvenvolden, David R. Jones, Fred Murphy
1996, Open-File Report 96-48
No abstract available....
Description of wells drilled at the U.S. Coast Guard Support Center Kodiak, Alaska, 1988-89
M.R. Carr
1996, Open-File Report 96-134
The U.S Coast Guard, in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, is conducting environmental studies at its Support Center in Kodiak, Alaska, to determine if hazardous materials have been spilled or disposed of at the facility. The U.S. Geological...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Utah, October 1, 1993, to September 30, 1994
1996, Open-File Report 96-102
This report contains summaries of the progress of water-resources studies in Utah by the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Utah District, from October 1, 1993, to September 30, 1994. The water-resources program in Utah during this period consisted of 21 projects; a discussion of each project is presented in...
Traveltime and reaeration characteristics for Salt Creek basin in northeastern Illinois, June–October 1995
Mary J. Turner
1996, Open-File Report 95-771
Traveltime and reaeration measurements were made in the Salt Creek Basin, a tributary to the Des Plaines River, in northeastern Illinois during three study periods from June through October 1995. The measurements were made in representative lengths on three reaches of Salt Creek: upper reach, middle reach, and lower reach....