Ground-water resources of southern Tangipahoa Parish and adjacent areas, Louisiana
T.R. Rapp
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4182
Groundwater resources in southern Tangipahoa Parish and adjacent areas were studied to determine their potential for development as an alternative to the Mississippi River as a water-supply source for Jefferson Parish. Eight major aquifers consisting of thick sand units that underlie the study area are, in descending order: (1) shallow,...
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...
South Cascade Glacier, Washington; hydrologic and meteorological data, 1957-67
M.E. Sullivan
1994, Open-File Report 94-77
Historic hydrologic and meteorological data are compiled for South Cascade Glacier, Washington, USA, a site selected by the U.S. Geological Survey for long-term study of the response of a glacier to climate change and its effect on water resources. The data consist of stream discharge and meteorological data, including precipitation,...
Rainfall, evapotranspiration, total soil-water potential, and soil-water content at a sagebrush site and a replacement-vegetation site near Fort Defiance, Arizona, 1989-91
C. L. Thomas
1994, Open-File Report 94-43
The Navajo Nation Forestry Department established a growth of four species of native grasses and two species of native shrubs on formerly sagebrush- covered land about 6 miles north of Fort Defiance, Arizona. The native grasses and shrubs grew under conditions of natural precipitation and soil fertility. This provided alternate...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program--Southern High Plains, Texas and New Mexico
Dennis G. Woodward, Cecilia G. Diniz
1994, Open-File Report 94-71
BACKGROUND In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The long-term goals of the NAWQA program are to describe the status of, and trends in, the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources and to identify the major natural...
A field-trip guide to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho: Volcanic, hydrothermal, and glacial activity in the region
Robert O. Fournier, R.L. Christiansen, R. A. Hutchinson, K. L. Pierce
1994, Bulletin 2099
This field-trip guide was originally prepared for the 7th International Symposium on Water/Rock Interaction (WRI-7) held in July 1992 in Park City, Utah. A large and diversified group of earth scientists and accompanying family members participated in this 3 1/2-day field trip that focused on water/rock interactions over widely ranging...
Application of borehole geophysics in the characterization of flow in fractured rocks
Frederick L. Paillet
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4214
No abstract available....
Analysis of the results of hydraulic-fracture stimulation of two crystalline bedrock boreholes, Grand Portage, Minnesota
Fredrick L. Paillet, James D. Olson
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4044
Hydraulic fracture-stimulation procedures typical of those provided by contractors in the water-well industry were applied to two boreholes in basaltic and gabbroic rocks near Grand Portage, Minnesota.These boreholes were considered incapable of supplying adequate ground water for even a single household although geophysical logs showed both boreholes were intersected by...
Potential effects of the Hawaii Geothermal Project on ground-water resources on the island of Hawaii
M.L. Sorey, E.M. Colvard
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4028
In 1990, the State of Hawaii proposed the Hawaii Geothermal Project for the development of as much as 500 MW of electric power from the geothermal system in the East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano. This report uses data from 31 wells and 8 springs to describe the properties of...
Recent accretion in two managed marsh impoundments in coastal Louisiana
Donald R. Cahoon
1994, Ecological Applications (4) 166-176
Recent accretion was measured by the feldspar marker horizon method in two gravity-drained, managed, marsh impoundments and unmanaged reference marshes located on the rapidly subsiding coast of Louisiana. Water level management was designed to limit hydrologic exchange to the managed marsh by regulating the direction and rate of water flows....
Water-surface profile and flood boundaries for the computed 100-year flood, Muddy Creek, Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana
R. J. Omang
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4215
Hydrologic and hydraulic evaluations of Muddy Creek were made to determine the magnitude of the 100-year flood and the extent of flooding that would occur as the result of this flood. Forty-three cross sections were surveyed and 14 cross sections were synthesized along a 6.7-mile reach of Muddy Creek. Data...
Map showing major drainage basins and stream-gaging stations in Massachusetts
J. C. Rader
1994, Open-File Report 94-380
This map report shows the 27 major drainage basins, locations of the 71 permanent stream- gaging stations, and the primary rivers, lakes, and reservoirs of Massachusetts. These features are presented at a scale of 1:400,000 (map size about 36 by 24 inches). The map also lists uses of...
Geohydrology and simulated ground-water flow in an irrigated area of northwestern Indiana
L. D. Arihood, M.E. Basch
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4046
Water for irrigation in parts of Newton and Jasper Counties and adjacent areas of northwestern Indiana is pumped mostly from the carbonate- bedrock aquifer that underlies glacial drift. To help in managing the ground-water resources of the area, a three-dimensional ground-water model was developed and tested with hydrologic data collected...
Hydrologic hazards at Alaska volcanoes?Chakachatna River Basin near Crater Peak, Spurr Volcano
J.M. Dorava, C. F. Waythomas
1994, Fact Sheet 058-94
Nonpoint and Point Sources of Nitrogen in Major Watersheds of the United States
Larry J. Puckett
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4001
Estimates of nonpoint and point sources of nitrogen were made for 107 watersheds located in the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program study units throughout the conterminous United States. The proportions of nitrogen originating from fertilizer, manure, atmospheric deposition, sewage, and industrial sources were found to vary with climate,...
Geohydrologic systems in Kansas: Physical framework of the lower aquifer unit in the western interior plains aquifer system
C. V. Hansen, J. M. Spinazola, R. J. Wolf
1994, Hydrologic Atlas 722-F
The purpose of this Hydrologic Investigations Atlas is to provide a description of the principal geohydrologic systems in the Upper Cambrian through Lower Cretaceous rocks in Kansas....
Operation of hydrologic data-collection stations by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1993
Alberto Condes de la Torre
1994, Open-File Report 94-84
Black Hills hydrology study
D.G. Driscoll
1994, Open-File Report 94-344
The Black Hills area of western South Dakota is a valuable resource center. The area has attracted numerous residents and industries because of the availability of mineral, timber, agricultural, recreational, and water resources. The water resources of the area have been stressed locally by increasing population, periodic drought, and...
Pore-water extraction from unsaturated tuff by triaxial and one-dimensional compression methods, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
Timothy E. Mower, Jerry D. Higgins, In C. Yang, Charles A. Peters
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4144
Study of the hydrologic system at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, requires the extraction of pore-water samples from welded and nonwelded, unsaturated tuffs. Two compression methods (triaxial compression and one-dimensional compression) were examined to develop a repeatable extraction technique and to investigate the effects of the extraction method on the original pore-fluid...
Detailed study of irrigation drainage in and near wildlife management areas, west-central Nevada, 1987-90. Part C. Summary of irrigation-drainage effects on water quality, bottom sediment, and biota
Ray J. Hoffman
1994, Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4024-C
This report presents a summary of the detailed scientific study of Stillwater Wildlife Management Area and other nearby wetlands in west-central Nevada during 1987-90. The work was funded by the National Irrigation Water Quality Program of the U.S. Department of the Interior with the overall objectives of determining (1) the...
Development of saline seeps in Southwestern United States
Kenneth S. Johnson
Anon, editor(s)
1994, Conference Paper, National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia
Saline seeps are an increasingly serious problem in semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States. They result when excessive recharge of the shallow ground water in soils raises the water table locally to within one meter of the land surface, and the salinity of the shallow water is increased through...
Local energy flux estimates for unstable conditions using variance data in semiarid rangelands
William P. Kustas, J.H. Blanford, D.I. Stannard, C.S.T. Daughtry, W. D. Nichols, M.A. Weltz
1994, Water Resources Research (30) 1351-1361
A network of meteorological stations was installed during the Monsoon '90 field campaign in the Walnut Gulch experimental watershed. The study area has a fairly complex surface. The vegetation cover is heterogeneous and sparse, and the terrain is mildly hilly, but dissected by ephemeral channels. Besides measurement of some of...
Protists from a sewage‐contaminated aquifer on cape cod, Massachusetts
Gianfranco Novarino, Alan Warren, Nancy E. Kinner, Ronald W. Harvey
1994, Geomicrobiology Journal (12) 23-36
Several species of flagellates (genera Bodo, Cercomonas, Cryptaulax, Cyathomonas, Goniomonas, Spumella) have been identified in cultures from a plume of organic contamination (treated sewage effluent) within an aquifer on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Amoebae and numerous unidentifiable 2‐ to 3‐μm flagellates have also been observed. As a rule, flagellates were associated...
Evapotranspiration estimation using a normalized difference vegetation index transformation of satellite data
P. M. Seevers, R. W. Ottmann
1994, Hydrological Sciences Journal (39) 333-345
Evapotranspiration of irrigated crops on two irrigation service areas along the lower Colorado River was estimated using a normalized difference vegetation index of satellite data. A procedure was developed which equated the index to crop coefficients. Evapotranspiration estimates for fields for three dates of thematic mapper data were highly correlated...
1:250,000-scale Hydrologic Units of the United States
Peter Steeves, Douglas Nebert
1994, Open-File Report 1994-0236
The Geographic Information Retrieval and Analysis System (GIRAS) was developed in the mid 70s to put into digital form a numberof data layers which were of interest to the USGS. One of these data layers was the Hydrologic Units. The map is based on the Hydrologic Unit Maps published by...
