Simulated effects of the proposed Garrison Diversion Unit on streamflow and dissolved solids in the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North, North Dakota and Minnesota
R. Scott Guenthner
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4200
Future development of the Garrison Diversion Unit in North Dakota could deliver 100 cubic feet per second of water for the cities of Fargo, Grand Forks, and surrounding communities. Missouri River water from the Garrison Diversion Unit Sheyenne River water supply would be delivered to the upper reaches of the...
National water summary 1990-91: Hydrologic events and stream water quality
1993, Water Supply Paper 2400
National Water Summary 1990-91 Hydrologic Events and Stream Water Quality was planned to complement existing Federal-State water-quality reporting to the U.S. Congress that is required by the Clean Water Act of 1972. This act, formally known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500), and...
Biogeochemical and hydrological processes controlling the transport and fate of 1,2-dibromoethane (EDB) in soil and ground water, central Florida
Brian G. Katz
1993, Water Supply Paper 2402
Widespread contamination of ground water in central Florida by 1,2-dibromoethane (EDB) has resulted because of its heavy usage as a soil fumigant during a 20-year period, its relatively high aqueous solubility, and the low sorption capacity of the highly permeable sandy soils lacking organic matter. Two models were used to...
Low-flow characteristics of streams in North Carolina
G. L. Giese, Mason Jr.
1993, Water Supply Paper 2403
Ten low-flow hydrologic areas were defined for North Carolina by relating topography, geology, mean annual runoff, and other features to low-flow frequency characteristics for 122 continuous-record streamflow stations and 396 partial-record streamflow stations. Regression equations relating low-flow characteristics to mean annual discharge were developed for five of the hydrologic areas...
Occurrence and transport of agricultural chemicals in the Mississippi River basin, July through August 1993
Donald A. Goolsby, William A. Battaglin, E. Michael Thurman
1993, Circular 1120-C
Heavy rainfall and severe flooding in the upper Mississippi River Basin from mid-June through early August 1993 flushed extraordinarily large amounts of agricultural chemicals (herbicides and nitrate) into the Mississippi River, many of its tributaries, and, ultimately, the Gulf of Mexico. Even though extremely high streamflows were recorded during the...
Water and tritium movement through the unsaturated zone at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois, 1981-85
P.C. Mills, Richard W. Healy
1993, Water Supply Paper 2386
The movement of water and tritium through the unsaturated zone was studied at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois, from 1981 to 1985. Water and tritium movement occurred in an annual, seasonally timed cycle; recharge to the saturated zone generally occurred in the spring and early...
U.S. Geological Survey; North Carolina's water resources; a partnership with State, Federal and local agencies
M. D. Winner Jr.
1993, Open-File Report 93-113
For more than 80 years, the Federal-State Cooperative Program in North Carolina has been an effective partnership that provides timely water information for all levels of government. The cooperative program has raised awareness of State and local water problems and issues and has enhanced transfer and exchange of scientific information....
Hydrologic and water-quality data in selected agricultural drainages in Beaufort and Hyde Counties, North Carolina, 1990-92
M.W. Treece Jr.
1993, Open-File Report 93-78
An investigation was begun in 1988 to: (1) quantify nutrient, sediment, and freshwater loadings in canals that collect drainage from cropland field ditches; (2) determine the effects of tide gates and flashboard risers on these loadings and on receiving water quality; and (3) characterize the effects of drainage on the...
Streamflow and water-quality data for Lake Purdy and its tributaries, Jefferson and Shelby Counties, Alabama, water years 1987-91
V.E. Stricklin
1993, Open-File Report 93-498
An investigation was begun in North Carolina in 1988 to: (1) quantify nutrient, sediment, and freshwater loadings in canals that collect drainage from cropland field ditches; (2) determine the effects of tide gates and flashboard risers on these loadings and on receiving-water quality; and (3) characterize the effects of drainage...
Selected hydrologic data for southern Utah and Goshen Valleys, Utah, 1890-1992
Bernard J. Stolp, Marilyn J. Drumiler, Lynette E. Brooks
1993, Open-File Report 93-108
This report contains hydrologic data collected in southern Utah and Goshen Valleys from 1890 to 1992. Southern Utah and Goshen Valleys are south of Salt Lake City in Utah County, north-central Utah. The area is bounded on the east and south by the Wasatch Range, on the south by Long...
Agricultural chemical interchange between ground water and surface water, Cedar River basin, Iowa and Minnesota: A study description
P. J. Squillace, M. J. Liszewski, E.M. Thurman
1993, Open-File Report 92-85
A review of the data collected in the Cedar River basin, Iowa and Minnesota, indicates that atrazine is consistently detected in the main-stem river at concentrations greater than 0.10 microgram per liter even during periods of extended base flow. The primary source of atrazine in the river during these periods...
Hydrogeologic data collected from a crude-oil spill site near Bemidji, Minnesota, 1983-91
S. E. Smith, M. F. Hult
1993, Open-File Report 93-496
The U.S. Geological Survey began a research project at the site of a crude oil spill near Bemidji, Minnesota in 1983. The project is part of the U.S. Geological Survey's Toxic Substances Hydrology Program. The objectives of research at this site are to obtain an understanding of the mobilization, transport,...
Activities of the Water Resources Division in Arizona, 1986-91
L. M. Spicer (compiler), E.K. van de Vanter
1993, Open-File Report 93-165
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Arizona consist of collecting water- resources data and conducting interpretive hydrologic investigations and research. The water- resources data and the results of the interpretive investigations and research are published or released by the U.S. Geological Survey or by cooperating agencies. The report...
U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Missouri
B. J. Smith
1993, Open-File Report 93-140
The activities of the USGS Water Resources Division in Missouri are conducted by scientists, technicians, and support staff in offices in Rolla, Olivette, and Independence. During 1992, the USGS had cooperative or cost-sharing agreements with about 30 Federal, State, and local agencies involving 20 hydrologic investigations in Missouri; 12 of...
Bibliography of Oklahoma hydrology; reports prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey and principal cooperating agencies, 1901-93
J. S. Havens (compiler)
1993, Open-File Report 93-448
This bibliography lists reports on hydrology in Oklahoma prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey and the principal State cooperating agencies, the Oklahoma Geological Survey and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Included are citations of about 550 reports, abstracts, and journal articles issued from 1901 through July 1993. The reports are...
Ground-water quality at the Management Systems Evaluation Area (MSEA) near Princeton, Minnesota, 1991
Matthew K. Landon, Geoffrey N. Delin, J.A. Lamb, Laodong Guo
1993, Open-File Report 93-43
The northern cornbelt sand-plains Management Systems Evaluation Area (MSEA) program is a multiagency, multistate initiative to evaluate the effects of modified and prevailing fanning systems on water quality in a sand-plain area in Minnesota and at satellite areas in North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin (Delin and others, 1992). The...
Hydrologic research in the Shingobee River headwaters area, Minnesota
D.O. Rosenberry, J. W. LaBaugh, T.M. McConnaughey, Robert G. Striegl, T. C. Winter
1993, Open-File Report 93-446
Reconnaissance data for selected herbicides, two atrazine metabolities, and nitrate in surface water of the Midwestern United States, 1989-90
E.A. Scribner, E.M. Thurman, D. A. Goolsby, M. T. Meyer, M. S. Mills, M.L. Pomes
1993, Open-File Report 93-457
Water-quality data were collected from 147 rivers and streams during 1989-90 to assess selected preemergent herbicides, two atrazine metabolites, and nitrate in 10 Midwestern States. This report includes a description of the sampling design, data collection techniques, laboratory and analytical methods, and a compilation of constituent concentrations and quality-assurance data....
Streamflow and selected precipitation data for Yucca Mountain and vicinity, Nye County, Nevada, water years 1983-85
M.E. Pabst, D.A. Beck, P.A. Glancy, J. A. Johnson
1993, Open-File Report 93-438
Streamflow and precipitation data collected at and near Yucca Mountain, Nevada, during water years 1983-85, are presented. The data were collected and compiled as part of the studies the U.S. Geological Survey is making, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, to characterize surface water hydrology in the Yucca...
Summary of water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas– Fiscal years 1989-92
1993, Open-File Report 93-112
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was established by an act of Congress on March 3, 1879, to provide a permanent Federal agency to conduct the systematic and scientific classification of the public lands and to examine the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of national domain. An integral part of...
Trace metals in clams (Macoma balthica) and sediments at the Palo Alto mudflat in south San Francisco Bay: June, 1993-May, 1993
S. N. Luoma, D.J. Cain, C. L. Brown, Michelle I. Hornberger
1993, Open-File Report 93-500
No abstract available....
Delineation of recharge areas for selected wells in the St. Peter-Prairie du Chien-Jordan aquifer, Rochester, Minnesota
G. N. Delin, James Edward Almendinger
1993, Water Supply Paper 2397
Accurate delineation of recharge areas for wells is an important requisite to protecting ground-water quality. Zones of transport and zones of contribution are two types of recharge areas that can be delineated. Analytical-calculation, numerical-modeling, and hydrogeologic-mapping methods were used to delineate recharge areas for two high-capacity wells (greater than about...
U. S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program--Abstracts of the Technical Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 20-24, 1993
David W. Morganwalp, David A. Aronson
1993, Open-File Report 93-454
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, October 1991 through September 1993
K. S. Midtlyng (compiler), C.J. Harksen
1993, Open-File Report 93-151
Water-resources programs and activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana consist principally of hydrologic-data collection and investigative studies that address water-resource issues. The work is supported by direct Federal funding, by transfer of funds from other Federal agencies, and by joint funding agreements with State or local agencies. The...
Water resources activities of the USGS, 1992
E. T. Smith (compiler)
1993, Open-File Report 92-117
The Water Resources Division (WRD) of the U.S. Geological Survey has the principal responsibility within the Federal Government for providing hydrologic information and appraising the Nation's water resources. The USGS is unique among government organizations because it has neither regulatory nor developmental authority. Information that is made available equally to...
