Management of ground water and evolving hydrogeologic studies in New Jersey : a heavily urbanized and industrialized state in the northeastern United States
P. Patrick Leahy
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4277
New Jersey is the most densely populated and one of the most industrialized states in the United States. An abundance of freshwater and proximity to major northeastern metropolitan centers has facilitated this development. Pumpage of freshwater from all aquifers in the State in 1980 was 730 million gallons per day...
Transit losses and traveltimes for reservoir releases during drought conditions along the Neosho River from Council Grove Lake to Iola, east-central Kansas
W. J. Carswell, R. J. Hart
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4003
Knowledge of the transit losses and water-wave traveltimes in the Neosho River for varying reservoir-release volumes and durations is necessary for proper management of water supply. Two reaches were studied along the Neosho River in east-central Kansas. The upper reach is from Council Grove Lake to John Redmond Reservoir, a...
Hydrogeology of the southwestern part of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York
R.K. Krulikas
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4288
The groundwater resources of the southwestern part of the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, NY were investigated in 1984. The area studied encompasses 85 sq mi, or 68% of the town 's 125-sq mi area. The groundwater reservoir underlying the area consists of unconsolidated gravel, sand, silt, and clay...
Cost effectiveness of stream-gaging program in Michigan
D. J. Holtschlag
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4293
This report documents the results of a study of the cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Michigan. Data uses and funding sources were identified for the 129 continuous gaging stations being operated in Michigan as of 1984. One gaging station was identified as having insufficient reason to continue its...
Geochemical survey to determine water-quality characteristics of the Big Sioux Aquifer in eastern South Dakota
N.F. Leibbrand
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4069
A geochemical survey of the Big Sioux aquifer, South Dakota was under taken to: (1) Estimate the quality of the water in the aquifer, (2) determine if there are any water-quality problems in the aquifer, and (3) design a water-quality monitoring network to monitor changes in present and potential water-quality...
Water-level maps of the alluvial aquifer, Northwestern Mississippi, September 1983
D. M. Sumner
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4346
Water resources of the Cottonwood Wash Watershed, Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation, southwestern Colorado
A. L. Geldon
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4027
Cottonwood Wash, near Towaoc, Colorado, is a 16-square-mile watershed with an estimated average annual precipitation influx of 14,600 acre-feet. Most of this water is consumed by evapotranspiration. Except for snowmelt in the spring months and infrequent rain storms, all flow in the wash is from springs issuing from talus, block...
Estimated water and nutrient inflows and outflows Lake Cochituate, eastern Massachusetts, 1977-79
F. B. Gay
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4315
Streamflow was the major source of water and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) to Lake Cochituate, followed by ground water, and then precipitation during April 1978 through March 1979. Compared to all sources during that period, streams contributed 7,217 million gallons (a little over 82 percent) of water, 63 ,000 pounds...
Geohydrologic reconnaissance of the Avoca lignite deposit area near Williston, northwestern North Dakota
W.F. Horak, O.A. Crosby
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4024
The Avoca lignite deposit in the Sentinel Butte Member of the Fort Union Formation consists of four potentially strippable lignite beds. Average bed thicknesses, in descending order, are 5, 5, 9, and 8 .feet. In the area between Stony Creek and Crazy Man Coulee, the lignite beds are unsaturated, and...
Water resources and effects of development in Hernando County, Florida
J. D. Fretwell
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4320
In spite of the hill and valley terrain in the Brooksville Ridge area of Hernando County, Florida, little surface drainage occurs within the county. Recharge to the Floridan aquifer system occurs as infiltration of precipitation within the county or as ground-water flow from Sumter County to the east and Pasco...
Water-resources monitoring in the Cottonwood Creek area, Shasta and Tehama counties, California, 1982-83
R. P. Fogelman, K. D. Evenson
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4187
The Cottonwood Creek study area in the Redding basin, California , contains a network of wells established to provide baseline information on ground-water levels and quality prior to the completion of two proposed dams, one on Cottonwood Creek and one on South Fork Cottonwood Creek. Analysis of monthly ground-water levels...
Water-quality of Lake Conroe on the West Fork San Jacinto River, southeastern Texas
Marvin W. Flugrath, Freeman L. Andrews, Emma McPherson
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4301
Thermal stratification in Lake Conroe, Texas usually begins to develop in March and persists until October. Thermal stratification has resulted in significant seasonal and areal variations in the concentrations of dissolved oxygen, dissolved iron, dissolved manganese, total inorganic nitrogen, and total phosphorus. Volume-weighted-average concentration of dissolved solids generally was < 120...
Cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Pennsylvania
H.N. Flippo, T.E. Behrendt
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4077
This report documents a cost-effectiveness study of the stream-gaging program in Pennsylvania. Data uses and funding were identified for 223 continuous-record stream gages operated in 1983; four are planned for discontinuance at the close of water-year 1985; two are suggested for conversion, at the beginning of the 1985 water year,...
The surficial aquifer in Pinellas County, Florida
K.W. Causseaux
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4289
The surficial aquifer in Pinellas County, Florida, contains potable water throughout most of the county and is a potential source of water to augment the public supply that is presently imported from adjacent counties. The county accounts for 38 percent of the public supply consumption of ground water in the...
Simulated effects of surface coal mining and agriculture on dissolved solids in the Redwater River, east-central Montana
R. F. Ferreira, J. H. Lambing
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4180
Dissolved solids concentrations in five reaches of the Redwater River in east-central Montana were simulated to evaluate the effects of surface coal mining and agriculture. A mass-balance model of streamflow and dissolved solids load developed for the Tongue River in southeastern Montana was modified and applied to the Redwater River....
Salinity characteristics and distribution and effects of alternative plans for freshwater withdrawal, Little Manatee River estuary and adjacent areas of Tampa Bay, Florida
Mario Fernandez
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4301
The Little Manatee River, a coastal stream that empties into Tampa Bay, Florida, may be used as a source of freshwater. Reduction of streamflow will result in upstream movement of saltwater in the stream. Data on streamflow, tide stage, and specific conductance describe the salinity distribution of the estuary. Vertical...
Reconnaissance of water quality at a U.S. Department of Energy site, Pinellas County, Florida
Mario Fernandez
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4062
Sanitary and industrial wastes at the Pinellas Plant of the U.S. Department of Energy, prior to December 1982, were combined, treated, and disposed of by ponding and spray irrigation on a 10-acre tract within the plant site. Prior to 1972, the treated wastes were released to surface drainage features. An...
Comparison of two methods for estimating ground-water recharge in 1978-80, Santa Maria Valley, California
Paul Lipinski
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4129
Infiltration from the Santa Maria River and the lower part of the Sisquoc River constitutes most of the groundwater recharge to the aquifer system of Santa Maria Valley, California. The annual recharge volumes commonly are much greater or smaller than the long-term average annual recharge. A comparison of two methods...
Hydrogeology of the Cross Bar Ranch well-field area and projected impact of pumping, Pasco County, Florida
C. B. Hutchinson
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4001
The hydrogeology and development of a groundwater flow model are described for a 121-square-mile area in Pasco County, Florida. The hydrogeologic framework consists of the surficial aquifer--a thin blanket of sand--and the underlying carbonates of the upper Floridian aquifer. The aquifers are separated by a leaky sand and clay confining...
Chemical quality of ground water in Yolo and Solano counties, California
K. D. Evenson
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4244
Ground-water-quality conditions were investigated in Yolo and Solano Counties during the summers of 1980 and 1981 by sampling 188 representative wells. Chemical analyses of the water samples show that the ground water is suitable for domestic and most agricultural purposes. Water samples from wells near the Sacramento River generally contained...
Identification and characterization of hydrologic properties of fractured tuff using hydraulic and tracer tests — Test well USW H-4, Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada
J.R. Erickson, R. K. Waddell
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4066
No abstract available....
Summary of northern Atlantic Coastal Plain hydrology and its relation to disposal of high-level radioactive waste in buried crystalline rock – A preliminary appraisal
O. B. Lloyd, J. D. Larson, R. W. Davis
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4146
Interpretation of available hydrologic data suggests that some areas beneath the Coastal Plain in the States of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia might have some potential for the disposal of nuclear waste in crystalline rock that is buried beneath the Coastal Plain sediments. The areas of major...
Small-area snow surveys on the northern plains of North Dakota
Douglas G. Emerson, T.R. Carroll, Harold Steppuhn
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4026
Snow-cover data are needed for many facets of hydrology. The variation in snow cover over small areas is the focus of this study. The feasibility of using aerial surveys to obtain information on the snow water equivalent of the snow cover in order to minimize the necessity of labor intensive...
Evaluation of surface geophysical methods for collection of hydrogeologic data in the Nebraska Sand Hills region
M. J. Ellis, R.A. Hiergesell
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4195
The practicality of using surface geophysical methods for obtaining geohydrologic data in the Nebraska Sand Hills region was studied during the summer of 1984. Seismic refraction and electrical-resistivity equipment were used, because an evaluation of geohydrologic data indicated that results of surveys made with this equipment probably would yield the...
Wastewater application by spray irrigation on a field southeast of Tallahassee, Florida: Effects on ground-water quality and quantity, 1980-82
J. F. Elder, J. D. Hunn, C. W. Calhoun
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4006
A field southeast of Tallahassee, Florida, used for land application of wastewater by spray irrigation was the site of a ground-water monitoring study to determine effects of spray irrigation on water-table elevations and ground-water quality. The study was conducted during 1980-82 in cooperation with the City of Tallahassee. The wastewater...
