Flood monitoring network in southeastern Louisiana
Brian E. McCallum
1994, Conference Paper, Proceedings - National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering
A flood monitoring network has been established to alert emergency operations personnel and the public about hydrologic conditions in the Amite River Basin. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness (LOEP), has installed a real-time data acquisition system to monitor rainfall and river...
Comparison of energy-budget evaporation losses from two morphometrically different Florida seepage lakes
L. A. Sacks, T. M. Lee, M.J. Radell
1994, Journal of Hydrology (156) 311-334
Evaporation was computed by the energy-budget method for two north Florida lakes with similar surface areas but different depths, for the period May 1989 to December 1990. Lake Barco, in north-central Florida, is shallow, with an average depth of 3 m; Lake Five-O, in the Florida panhandle, is considerably deeper,...
Measurement of saturated hydraulic conductivity in fine-grained glacial tills in Iowa: Comparison of in situ and laboratory methods
D. Roger Bruner, Alan J. Lutenegger
1994, Conference Paper, ASTM Special Technical Publication
Nested-standpipe and vibrating-wire piezometers were installed in Pre-Illinoian Wolf Creek and Albernett formations at the Eastern Iowa Till Hydrology Site located in Linn County, Iowa. These surficial deposits are composed of fine-grained glacial diamicton (till) with occasional discontinuous lenses of sand and silt. They overlie the Silurian (dolomite) aquifer which...
Model for dolomite formation in northwest Florida
C.R. Cooper, J.A. Tindall
1994, Journal of Hydrology (157) 367-391
Petrographic methods are used to examine the nature of the Floridan post-Oligocene unconformity and diagenetic responses in the associated carbonate units. The study addresses the depositional environment and the character of sediments associated with the unconformity, types and timing of diagenetic changes, and mode of dolomitization for the Suwannee Limestone...
Uranium-Series Ages of Travertines and Timing of the Last Glaciation in the Northern Yellowstone Area, Wyoming-Montana
N.C. Sturchio, K. L. Pierce, M.T. Murrell, M.L. Sorey
1994, Quaternary Research (41) 265-277
Uranium-series age determinations by mass spectrometric methods were done for travertines and associated carbonate veins related to clastic deposits of the last glaciation (Pinedale) in the northern Yellowstone area. Dramatic variations in the hydrologic head are inferred from variations in the elevation of travertine deposition with time and are consistent...
Hydrogeologic analysis of the saturated-zone ground-water system, under Yucca Mountain, Nevada
C. J. Fridrich, W.W. Dudley Jr., J. S. Stuckless
1994, Journal of Hydrology (154) 133-168
The configuration of the southward-sloping water table under Yucca Mountain is dominated by an abrupt decline of 300 m over a distance of less than 2 km. This northeast-striking zone of large...
Isolation, growth, and metabolism of an obligately anaerobic, selenate- respiring bacterium, strain SES-3
Ronald S. Oremland, Jodi S. Blum, Charles W. Culbertson, P.T. Visscher, Laurence G. Miller, P. Dowdle, F.E. Strohmaier
1994, Applied and Environmental Microbiology (60) 3011-3019
A gram-negative, strictly anaerobic, motile vibrio was isolated from a selenate-respiring enrichment culture. The isolate, designated strain SES-3, grew by coupling the oxidation of lactate to acetate plus CO2 with the concomitant reduction of selenate to selenite or of nitrate to ammonium. No growth was observed on sulfate or selenite, but...
Distribution and transport of selected anthropogenic organic compounds on Mississippi River suspended sediment (U.S.A.), May/June 1988
C.E. Rostad, W. E. Pereira, T.J. Leiker
1994, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology (16) 175-199
The distribution and transport of selected hydrophobic halogenated organic compounds on suspended sediment from the lower Mississippi River were determined using discharge-weighted sampling with concurrent discharge measurements. Trends in compound concentration from upstream to downstream and the effects of selected tributaries were determined. The compounds identified on the suspended sediment...
Great Salt Lake basins study unit
Kidd M. Waddell, Robert L. Baskin
1994, Fact Sheet 046-94
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began implementing a full-scale National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program.The long-term goals of the NAWQA Program are to describe the status and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation’s surface- and ground-water resources and to provide a sound, scientific...
The use of slug tests to describe vertical variations in hydraulic conductivity
J.J. Butler Jr., Geoffrey C. Bohling, Z. Hyder, C.D. McElwee
1994, Journal of Hydrology (156) 137-162
Multilevel slug tests provide one means of obtaining estimates of hydraulic conductivity on a scale of relevance for contaminant transport investigations. A numerical model is employed here to assess the potential of multilevel slug tests to provide information about vertical variations...
Chemistry of manganese precipitation in Pinal Creek, Arizona, USA: A laboratory study
J.D. Hem, Carol J. Lind
1994, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (58) 1601-1613
Groundwater underlying the valley of Pinal Creek downstream from Globe, Arizona, has been contaminated by low-pH metal-enriched wastewater from copper mining and ore processing at Miami, Arizona. At present, the acidity and most of the dissolved metal content, except for Mn, of the wastewater is removed by reactions with carbonate...
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...
Batch experiments characterizing the reduction of chromium(VI) using suboxic material from a mildly reducing sand and gravel aquifer
Linda Davis Anderson, Douglas B. Kent, James A. Davis
1994, Environmental Science & Technology (28) 178-185
Batch experiments were conducted with sand collected from a shallow sand and gravel aquifer to identify the principal chemical reactions influencing the reduction of Cr(VI), so that field-observed Cr(V1) reduction could be described. The reduction appeared to be heterogeneous and occurred primarily on Fe(I1)-bearing minerals. At only 1 wt %...
Stream and floodplain restoration in a riparian ecosystem disturbed by placer mining
Kenneth F. Karle, Roseann V. Densmore
1994, Ecological Engineering (3) 121-133
Techniques for the hydrologic restoration of placer-mined streams and floodplains were developed in Denali National Park and Preserve Alaska, USA. The hydrologic study focused on a design of stream and floodplain geometry using hydraulic capacity and shear stress equations. Slope and sinuosity values were based on regional relationships. Design requirements...
Terrestrial remote sensing science and algorithms planned for EOS/MODIS
S. W. Running, C.O. Justice, V.V. Salomonson, D. Hall, J. Barker, Y. J. Kaufmann, Alan H. Strahler, A.R. Huete, Jan-Peter Muller, V. Vanderbilt, Z. Wan, P. Teillet, David M. Geological Survey Ohlen Donald O. Carneggie Donald O.
1994, International Journal of Remote Sensing (15) 3587-3620
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) will be the primary daily global monitoring sensor on the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites, scheduled for launch on the EOS-AM platform in June 1998 and the EOS-PM platform in December 2000. MODIS is a 36 channel radiometer covering 0·415-14·235 μm wavelengths, with...
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...
Lake Michigan's late Quaternary limnological and climate history from ostracode, oxygen isotope, and magnetic susceptibility
Richard M. Forester, Steven M. Colman, Richard L. Reynolds, Loyd D. Keigwin
1994, Journal of Great Lakes Research (20) 93-107
The limnology of Lake Michigan has changed dramatically since the late Pleistocene in response to the expansion and contraction of continental glaciers, to differential isostatic rebound, and to climate change. The lake sediment's stratigraphic trends, magnetic susceptibility, δ18O, and ostracode species abundance ratios provide criteria to identify the lake's response...
Studies of the San Francisco Bay, California, estuarine ecosystem: Pilot regional monitoring program results, 1993
J.M. Caffrey, B.E. Cole, J. E. Cloern, J. Rudek, A.C. Tyler, A.D. Jassby
1994, Open-File Report 94-82
Water samples were collected in the San Francisco Bay estuary during 22 cruises from January through December 1993. Conductivity, temperature, light attenuation, turbidity, oxygen, and in-vivo fluorescence were measured 1ongitudinally and vertically in the main channel of the estuary from south of the Dumbarton Bridge in the southern part of...
Hydrologic hazards at Alaska volcanoes?Chakachatna River Basin near Crater Peak, Spurr Volcano
J.M. Dorava, C. F. Waythomas
1994, Fact Sheet 058-94
Plan of study to determine the effect of changes in herbicide use on herbicide concentrations in Midwestern streams, 1989-94
Donald A. Goolsby, Laurie L. Boyer, William A. Battaglin
1994, Open-File Report 94-347
An approach was developed to determine if recent changes in the use of herbicides has affected herbicide concentrations in Midwestern streams. This approach also provides a plan to determine if the abnormally high rainfall and flooding in 1993 has an effect on nitrate concentrations in 1994 in streams that flooded...
Bibliography of publications from the Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, U.S. Geological Survey
David W. Morganwalp
1994, Open-File Report 94-91
The U.S. Geological Survey began the Toxic Substances Hydrology Program in 1982 to study, in an interdisciplinary atmosphere, the fate and effects of toxic substances in the environment. The objective of the Program is to provide the earth-science information needed to prevent or mitigate contamination of the Nation's ground and surface waters. To...
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...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program - The Upper Mississippi River Basin
J. R. Stark
1994, Open-File Report 94-101
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior, began a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The long-term goals of the NAWQA program are to describe the status and trends of the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation’s surfaceand ground-water resources, and to identify...
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,...
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...
