Hydrogeology of the tri-basin and parts of the lower Republican and central Platte natural resources districts, Nebraska
J. M. Peckenpaugh, J. T. Dugan, R.A. Kern, W.J. Schroeder
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4176
Potentiometric surface of the Aquia Aquifer in southern Maryland during the Fall of 1986
F. K. Mack, D. C. Andreasen, S. E. Curtin, J. C. Wheeler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4214
Thr potentiometric map is highlighted with indications concerning: (1) outcrop areas of the Aquia aquifer; (2) the potentiometric contour of the aquifer; (3) observation and/or supply wells yielding < 10,000 gallons/day (gpd); and (4) other supply wells with yields > 10,000 gpd. (Lantz-PTT)...
Potentiometric surface of the Magothy Aquifer in southern Maryland during the Fall of 1986
F. K. Mack, D. C. Andreasen, S. E. Curtin, J. C. Wheeler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4216
The potentiometric map is highlighted with indications concerning: (1) outcrop areas of the Magothy aquifer; (2) the potentiometric contour of the aquifer; (3) observation and/or supply wells yielding < 10,000 gallons/day (gpd); and (4) other supply wells with yields > 10,000 gpd. (Lantz-PTT)...
An assessment of low flows in streams in northeastern Wyoming
G.W. Armentrout, J.F. Wilson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4246
Low flows were assessed and summarized in the following basins in northeastern Wyoming: Little Bighorn, Tongue, Powder, Little Missouri, Belle Fourche, Cheyenne, and Niobrara River, and about 200 river miles of the North Platte River and its tributaries. Only existing data from streamflow stations and miscellaneous observation sites during the...
Roughness coefficients for densely vegetated flood plains
G.J. Arcement, V.R. Schneider
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4247
Although much research has been done on Manning 's roughness coefficients for stream channels, very little has been done on the selection of roughness values for densely vegetated flood plains. In this report four method for determining roughness coefficients for flood plains are examined and evaluated. Field data were collected...
Traveltime and dispersion in the New River, Hinton to Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
David H. Appel, S. B. Moles
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4012
Traveltime and dispersion studies were conducted on a 65-mile-long reach of the New River between Hinton and Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Four sets of measurements were made from August 1985 to May 1986 at river discharges of about 2,220, 3 ,200, 9,200, and 18,000 cu ft/sec, which correspond to flow...
Hydrologic and geochemical monitoring in Long Valley Caldera, Mono County, California, 1985
C. D. Farrar, M.L. Sorey, S.A. Rojstaczer, C. J. Janik, T. L. Winnett, M. D. Clark
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4090
Hydrologic and geochemical monitoring, to detect changes caused by magmatic and tectonic processes in the Long Valley caldera has continued through 1985. The monitoring included the collection of the following types of data: chemical and isotopic composition of water and gases from springs, wells, and steam vents; temperatures in wells,...
Reconnaissance investigation of sediment distribution, erosion, and transport in the upper Deschutes River, Deschutes County, Oregon, November 1986
K. A. Cameron, J. J. Major
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4114
A preliminary investigation of sediment distribution, erosion, and transport in the upper Deschutes River was conducted in response to the perceived problem that brown trout spawning gravels were being rendered unusable due to an accumulation of fine-grained sediment. Contrary to the contention that channel gravels are being covered by fine-grained...
Relations of specific conductance to streamflow and selected water-quality characteristics of the Arkansas River basin, Colorado
Doug Cain
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4041
Areal, seasonal, and long-term variations in the specific conductance of surface and groundwater in the Arkansas River basin of Colorado were evaluated and relations of specific conductance to stream-flow and to concentrations of dissolved solids and major ions were determined as part of an effort to develop a comprehensive hydrologic...
A Reconnaissance study to relate land use and ground-water quality in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and Mississippi
D.J. Strickland, R.B. Fendick Jr., G.A. Bednar, D.E. Everett
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4325
Sediment discharge in Rock Creek and the effect of sedimentation rate on the proposed Rock Creek Reservoir, northwestern Colorado
D. L. Butler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4026
Sediment data collected from 1976 to 1985 and stream discharge data collected from 1952 to 1980 at gaging station 09060500, Rock Creek near Toponas, Colorado, were used to determine total sediment discharge into the proposed Rock Creek Reservoir. Suspended sediment discharge and bedload discharge were related to stream discharge by...
Pesticide data for selected Wyoming streams, 1976-78
David L. Butler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4127
In 1976, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, started a monitoring program to determine pesticide concentrations in Wyoming streams. This program was incorporated into the water-quality data-collection system already in operation. Samples were collected at 20 sites for analysis of various insecticides, herbicides, polychlorinated...
Relation of water chemistry of the Edwards aquifer to hydrogeology and land use, San Antonio Region, Texas
Paul M. Buszka
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4116
Water-chemistry data from the Edwards aquifer for 1976-85, consisting of nearly 1,500 chemical analyses from 280 wells and 3 springs, were used to statistically evaluate relations among ground-water chemistry, hydrogeology, and land use. Five land uses associated with sampled wells were classified on the basis of published information and field...
pH measurement of low-conductivity waters
Eurybiades Busenberg, Niel Plummer
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4060
pH is an important and commonly measured parameter of precipitation and other natural waters. The various sources of errors in pH measurement were analyzed and procedures for improving the accuracy and precision of pH measurements in natural waters with conductivities of < 100 uS/cm at 25 C are suggested. Detailed...
Effect of reduced industrial pumpage on the migration of dissolved nitrogen in an outwash aquifer at Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York
M. P. Bergeron
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4082
A quasi-three-dimensional digital groundwater flow model of a shallow outwash aquifer system at Olean, New York, was developed to study the effects of several pumping alternatives on groundwater flow and stream seepage. Nitrogen compounds have contaminated the aquifer in an industrial park in North Olean. Pumping from seven industrial production...
Traveltime, reaeration, and water-quality characteristics during low-flow conditions in Wilsons Creek and the James River near Springfield, Missouri
W.R. Berkas
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4074
Before upgrading the Southwest Wastewater-Treatment Plant near Springfield, Missouri, to tertiary treatment, adverse water quality conditions resulting from discharge of wastewater effluent to Wilson Creek were documented in the creek and in the James River. About 7 years after the upgrading of the treatment plant, traveltime, reaeration, and water quality...
Water-quality assessment of Peruque Creek, St Charles County, Missouri, July 1983 and July 1984
W.R. Berkas
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4079
Physical, chemical, and biological data collected along the downstream 24.1-river-mi reach of Peruque Creek, Missouri, on July 18-19, 1983 and July 9-10, 1984, were used to characterize the water quality conditions in the creek. Wastewater discharges into the creek at the Lake St. Louis sewage-disposal ponds and at the O'Fallon...
Cenozoic stratigraphy and geologic history of the Tucson Basin, Pima County, Arizona
S. R. Anderson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4190
This report was prepared as part of a geohydrologic study of the Tucson basin conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the city of Tucson. Geologic data from more than 500 water supply and test wells were analyzed to define characteristics of the basin sediments that may affect...
Data from laboratory dissolution experiments using a welded tuff from Snowshoe Mountain near Creede, Colorado
M.M. Reddy, M.G. Werner
1987, Open-File Report 87-550
Surface-water hydrology of the Little Black River basin, Missouri and Arkansas, before water-land improvement practices
W.R. Berkas, Suzanne R. Femmer, T. O. Mesko, B. W. Thompson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4076
The U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, in accordance with Public Law 566, is implementing various types of water-land improvement practices in the Little Black River basin in southeastern Missouri. These practices are designed, in part, to decrease the suspended sediment (SS) transport in the basin, decrease flood...
Water-level records for the northern High Plains of Colorado, 1970-86
R.L. Reed
1987, Open-File Report 87-26
Water-level declines, land subsidence, and specific compaction near Apache Junction, south-central Arizona
M. C. Carpenter
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4071
No abstract available....
Hydrogeology and ground-water quality at a land reclamation site, Neshaminy State Park, Pennsylvania
Ray S. Blickwedel, Jeff H. Linn
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4164
At Neshaminy State park, the most important aquifer is the informally named 'Trenton gravel' of Pleistocene age, which consists of poorly sorted sand and gravel. This is underlain by less permeable crystalline rock that limits the downward movement of water. Up to 5 feet of Holocene (or perhaps Pleistocene) alluvium...
Difference between the potentiometric surfaces of the Magothy Aquifer in Fall of 1975 and Fall of 1986 in southern Maryland
F. K. Mack, D. C. Andreasen, S. E. Curtin, J. C. Wheeler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4217
The potentiometric map is highlighted with indications concerning: (1) outcrop areas of the Magothy aquifer; (2) the approximate location of the line of equal difference between the potentiometric surface in fall 1975 and fall 1986; (3) observation and/or supply wells yielding < 10,000 gallons/day (gpd); and (4) other supply wells...
US Geological Survey urban-stormwater data base of constituent storm loads; characteristics of rainfall, runoff, and antecedent conditions; and basin characteristics
M. H. Mustard, N. E. Driver, John Chyr, B.G. Hansen
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4036
A data base which consists of constituent storm loads, characteristics of rainfall, runoff, and antecedent conditions, and basin characteristics measured at most of the stations in the U.S. Geological Survey urban-stormwater data-collection network in metropolitan areas throughout the United States has been compiled. Tables of these constituents storm loads and...