Water resources of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
A.H. Handy, J. R. Stark
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4253
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in a water-rich area. It borders Lake Michigan and several small streams flow through the park to the lake. Small lakes are numerous within the park and near its boundaries. Ground water is available at most places in the park and wells yield as much...
Preliminary study of the aquifers of the lower Mesilla Valley in Texas and New Mexico by model simulation
J. S. Gates, D. E. White, E. R. Leggat
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4317
The aquifers in the lower Mesilla Valley of Texas and New Mexico provide water for irrigation, industrial use, and municipal supply. At present (1984), the shallow aquifer is used principally for irrigation. The medium-depth aquifer (the top of which is about 160 to 260 feet below land surface) and deep...
Availability of natural and regulated streamflows for instream uses during historical droughts, lower Neosho River, southeastern Kansas
R. J. Hart, T. C. Stiles
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4292
The effects of three historical droughts on streamflows available for instream use on the lower Neosho River at Iola and Parsons, Kansas, were investigated. Natural streamflows that occurred during the three droughts were compared to the multiple-use and water-quality streamflows recommended by State agencies. A reservoir model was used to...
Quality of water, Quillayute River basin, Washington
M. O. Fretwell
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4162
Groundwater in Quillayute River basin is generally of the calcium bicarbonate type, although water from some wells is affected by seawater intrusion and is predominantly of the sodium chloride type. The water is generally of excellent quality for most uses. River-water quality was generally excellent, as evaluated against Washington State...
Low-flow transport models for conservative and sorbed solutes — Uvas Creek, near Morgan Hill, California
A. P. Jackman, R. A. Walters, V. C. Kennedy
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4041
Models describing low-flow transport of conservative (nonreactive) and reactive solutes, which adsorb on the streambed, are developed and tested. Temporary storage within the bed plays an important role in solute movement. Three different models of bed-storage processes are developed for conservative solutes. One model assumes the bed is a well-mixed,...
Estimates of dissolved and suspended substance yield of stream basins in Michigan
T. R. Cummings
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4288
Water-quality data collected at 20 stations in Michigan were used to develop regression equations relating loads of dissolved and suspended substances to discharge. These equations and mean daily discharge were used to estimate long-term loads, which then were converted to estimates of drainage basin yields. These yields were compared to...
Channel changes of Powder River between Moorhead and Broadus, Montana, 1939-1978
H. A. Martinson
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4128
Bank erosion and changes in channel width, length, and pattern were determined for the Powder River between Moorhead and Broadus, Montana using maps of the bankfull channel made from aerial photographs taken during 1939, 1954, 1967, 1973, and 1978. Contemporaneous daily mean and peak discharge records from Moorhead provide the...
A reconnaissance of the water resources of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation and adjacent areas, Pacific County, Washington, 1978-1979
W. E. Lum
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4165
A 1978-79 reconnaissance of the quantity and quality of water in the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation yielded information needed by the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe to plan future use of these resources. Ground water from the local artesian aquifer is suitable for most uses and it is estimated that yield...
Use of selected basin characteristics to estimate mean annual runoff and peak discharges for ungaged streams in drainage basins containing strippable coal resources, northwestern New Mexico
H.R. Hejl
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4260
Equations in this report can be used to estimate mean annual runoff and peak discharges for 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, and 100-year recurrence intervals for ungaged streams in drainage basins containing strippable coal resources in northwestern New Mexico. These streamflow characteristics are related to basin characteristics that were found to...
Infiltration to the Navajo sandstone in the lower Dirty Devil River basin, Utah, with emphasis on techniques used in its determination
T. W. Danielson, J. W. Hood
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4154
Hydrogeology of the Verna well-field area and management alternatives for improving yield and quality of water, Sarasota County, Florida
C. B. Hutchinson
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4006
About 8 million gallons of water are pumped daily from the 3-square-mile Verna well field to supply the city of Sarasota. Pumping has resulted in water-level declines and changes in water quality. Drawdowns of at least 30 feet have occurred in the producing zone at the well-field boundaries. Sulfate concentrations...
Flood-discharge profiles of selected streams in Rockland County, New York
Richard Lumia
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4049
Flood-discharge profiles of 10 streams in Rockland County at six recurrence intervals ranging from 2 to 100 years are presented. Synthetic flood-frequency estimates were derived for nine rainfall-runoff sites from calibrated models; observed flood-frequency estimates were derived for three sites having long-term discharge records. A variance-weighting technique was applied to...
Methods for estimating ground-water pumpage for irrigation
S.A. Frenzel
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4277
Reconnaissance of water-quality characteristics of streams in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
W.H. Eddins, J. K. Crawford
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4308
In 1979-81, water samples were collected from 119 sites on streams throughout the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and were analyzed for specific conductance, dissolved chloride, hardness, pH, total alkalinity, total phosphorus, trace elements, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, silver, and zinc and biological...
Effects of irrigating with wastewater on ground-water quality at Fort Carson Military Reservation golf course near Colorado Springs, Colorado
Patrick Edelmann
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4268
Fort Carson Military Reservation has used treatment wastewater for irrigation of the Fort Carson golf course since 1971. The effect of applied wastewater on groundwater quality at Fort Carson golf course was evaluated using water levels and water-quality data from 20 observation wells. The water-quality constituents analyzed included dissolved solids,...
Quality of ground water in agricultural areas of the San Luis Valley, south-central Colorado
Patrick Edelmann, David R. Buckles
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4281
The quality of ground water in the principal agricultural areas of the San Luis Valley, south-central Colorado was evaluated using chemical analyses of water collected from 57 wells completed in the unconfined aquifer and from 25 wells completed in the confined aquifer. Ground water in both aquifers generally contains dissolved-solids...
Geohydrology of the northern part of the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York
E. J. Koszalka
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4042
In general, ground water in the area is of suitable quality for drinking and most other uses. Some constituents, however, particularly iron, chloride, and nitrogen, occur locally in unacceptable concentrations. Average hydraulic conductivity ranges from 100 to 300 feet per day (ft/d) in the upper glacial aquifer and from 50...
Sediment Transport in the Lower Yampa River, Northwestern Colorado
John G. Elliott, James E. Kircher, Paul Von Guerard
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4141
Discharge measurements and sediment samples were taken at streamflow-gaging station 09260050 Yampa River at Deerlodge Park in 1982 and 1983 to determine the annual sediment supply to the Yampa Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument. Forty-three years of discharge records at two tributary sites were combined to determine the historic discharge...
An assessment of nonpoint-source discharges, streamflow, and water quality in Onion River, Wisconsin
S. J. Field, R.A. Lidwin
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4066
The Onion River in eastern Wisconsin was studied during the 1979 and 1980 water years to define the relationship between water quality and streamflow. Agricultural nonpoint-source discharges in the lower part of the Onion River are suspected of contributing significantly to degradation of water quality. Two streamflow water-quality monitoring stations were...
Estimation of magnitude and frequency of floods in Pima County, Arizona, with comparisons of alternative methods
J.H. Eychaner
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4142
Techniques for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods on streams in Indiana
D.R. Glatfelter
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4134
Equations are presented for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods at ungaged sites on unregulated and nonurban streams in Indiana. The equations were developed by multiple-regression, analysis of basin characteristics and peak-flow statistical data from 242 gaged locations in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. The State of Indiana was divided...
Evaluation of the ground-water resources of parts of Lancaster and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania
J. M. Gerhart, G.J. Lazorchick
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4327
Secondary openings in bedrock are the avenues for virtually all ground-water flow in a 626-sqare-mile area in Lancaster and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania. The number, size, and interconnection of secondary openings are functions of lithology, depth, and topography. Ground water actively circulates to depths of 150 to 300 feet below land...
Geohydrology of rocks penetrated by test well UE-25p#1, Yucca Mountain area, Nye County, Nevada
R. W. Craig, J. H. Robison
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4248
Test well UE-25pNo1 was drilled in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy in the southwestern part of the Nevada Test Site, for investigations related to the isolation of high-level nuclear wastes. Rocks penetrated in the well are predominantly ash-flow tuffs of Tertiary age to a depth of 1,244 meters...
Storage analyses for ephemeral streams in semiarid regions
K. C. Glover
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4078
A model has been developed for determining the probability of a reservoir being unable to provide a specified downstream water supply. By applying the model with a number of assumed storage capacities, the long-term water supply potential of a stream below a reservoir can be evaluated. Previous methods for determining...
Statistical models for estimating flow characteristics of Michigan streams
D. J. Holtschlag, H.M. Croskey
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4207
Multiple-regression equations were developed to estimate flow characteristics at ungaged sites. Several readily measureable basin characteristics and an areal adjustment factor are required in the equations. Equations have been prepared to estimate mean and mean monthly flow, flow duration, low flow, peak flow, and flood volume. The precision of the...
