Application of the U.S. Geological Survey's precipitation-runoff modeling system to the Prairie Dog Creek basin, southeastern Montana
L. E. Cary
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4178
The U.S. Geological Survey 's precipitation-runoff modeling system was tested using 2 year 's data for the daily mode and 17 storms for the storm mode from a basin in southeastern Montana. Two hydrologic response unit delineations were studied. The more complex delineation did not provide superior results. In this...
Cost-effectiveness of the US Geological Survey stream-gaging program in Arkansas
M.E. Darling, T.E. Lamb
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4084
This report documents the results of the cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Arkansas. Data uses and funding sources were identified for the daily-discharge stations. All daily-discharge stations were found to be in one or more data use categories, and none were candidates for alternate methods which would result in...
Ground-water resources of the Mattapoisett River aquifer, Plymouth County, Massachusetts: Summary for water-resource managers
Virginia De Lima, Julio C. Olimpio
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4023
Proposed increases in municipal pumpage in the Mattapoisett River valley will triple ground-water withdrawals in the next two decades. Because of State and local concern about the long-term effects of these withdrawals on ground-water levels and streamflow, a digital ground-water-flow model was developed to assist water-resource management. Ten development scenarios...
Ground-water availability along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia
H. T. Hopkins
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4168
Appraisal of the water resources of the eastern part of the Tulare aquifer, Beadle, Hand, and Spink Counties, South Dakota
L.K. Kuiper
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4078
A system of glacial outwash aquifers lie in the central James Valley in east-central South Dakota. Within this system, the eastern part of the Tulare aquifer, which has an area of approximately 681 square miles, was simulated by means of a numerical ground-water flow model. The model estimates the yearly...
Preliminary estimate of possible flood elevations in the Columbia River at Trojan Nuclear Power Plant due to failure of debris dam blocking Spirit Lake, Washington
D. L. Kresch, Antonius Laenen
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4197
Failure of the debris dam, blocking the outflow of Spirit Lake near Mount St. Helens, could result in a mudflow down the Toutle and Cowlitz Rivers into the Columbia River. Flood elevations at the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant on the Columbia River, 5 mi upstream from the Cowlitz River, were...
Hydrogeology of a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois
J.B. Foster, J.R. Erickson, R. W. Healy
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4125
The Sheffield low-level radioactive-waste facility is located on 20 acres of rolling terrain 3 miles southwest of Sheffield, Illinois. The shallow hydrogeologic system is composed of glacial sediments. Pennsylvania shale and mudstone bedrock isolate the regional aquifers below from the hydrogeologic system in the overlying glacial deposits. Pebbly sand underlies...
Water-quality characteristics of urban runoff and estimates of annual loads in the Tampa Bay area, Florida, 1975-80
M. A. Lopez, R.F. Giovannelli
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4181
Rainfall, runoff, and water quality data were collected at nine urban watersheds in the Tampa Bay area from 1975 to 1980. Watershed drainage area ranged from 0.34 to 0.45 sq mi. Land use was mixed. Development ranged from a mostly residential watershed with a 19% impervious surface, to a commercial-residential...
Numerical simulation of the High Plains regional aquifer, northwestern Oklahoma
J.S. Havens, S. C. Christenson
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4269
The High Plains aquifer consists of the Tertiary Ogallala Formation and overlying Quaternary alluvium and terrace deposits together with parts of underlying rocks. Before extensive irrigation in the 1960's, recharge from precipitation was balanced by natural discharge. Baseflow was estimated as approximately 118 cubic feet per second in 1980. A...
Cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Alaska
R. D. Lamke
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4096
This report documents the results of a study of the cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Alaska. Data uses and funding sources were identified for the 110 continuous stream-gaging stations that were being operated in September 1983 with a budget of about $1,700,000 per year.However, for the purposes of the...
A statistical approach to evaluate the relation of coal mining, land reclamation, and surface-water quality in Ohio
Janet Hren, K. S. Wilson, D.R. Helsel
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4117
Base-flow data from 779 sites in Ohio 's coal region were analyzed statistically to relate land use to selected water-quality characteristics. Sites were classified into five categories: unmined (100 percent unmined land), abandoned (50 percent or more abandoned surface mines), reclaimed (50 percent or more reclaimed surface mines), deep-mined (50...
Water quality of a stream-aquifer system, southern Franklin County, Ohio
J.T. De Roche, A. C. Razem
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4238
The chemical quality of the water resources in the Scioto River valley south of Columbus, Ohio, was evaluated on the basis of data collected from 74 wells and 4 surface-water sites. A very hard calcium bicarbonate water that is high in dissolved solids is characteristic of the aquifer. Mean pH...
An assessment of cumulative impacts of coal mining on the hydrology in part of the Powder River structural basin, Wyoming: A progress report
P. R. Jordan, R. M. Bloyd, P. B. Daddow
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4235
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality are involved in a cooperative effort to assess the probable cumulative impacts of coal mining on the hydrology of a part of the Powder River Structural Basin in Wyoming. It was assumed that the principal impacts on the ground-water...
Geohydrology and chemical quality of water in Middle and Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous rocks, western Kansas
Jack Kume
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4045
Fresh and saline water occur in Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous rocks in western Kansas. The maximum thickness of the Jurassic aquifer is about 50 feet. During 1981, water levels ranged from 255 to 1,160 feet below land surface; the static heads ranged from about 2,400 to 3,100 feet above...
Determination of reaeration coefficients for Ohio streams
Janet Hren
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4139
The hydrocarbon-gas tracer technique was used to determine reaeration coefficients on 30 reaches of Ohio streams. The studies were done from September 1979 through August 1982 to determine the reaeration coefficients for the individual reaches and to develop general equation that could be used to estimate the coefficients. Multiple linear...
Ground-water resources of the White River basin, Randolph County, Indiana
W.W. Lapham, L. D. Arihood
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4267
The two major aquifer systems in Randolph County, Indiana are sand and gravel and bedrock (limestone, dolomite, and shale of Silurian to Odovician age). The average thickness of the sands and gravels is 15 ft, and the aquifers are areally discontinuous. The bedrock aquifer underlies the entire study area and...
Water-resources of western Douglas County, Oregon
D. A. Curtiss, C. A. Collins, E. A. Oster
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4017
In western Douglas County, Quaternary coastal dune sands and marine terrace deposits may have the best potential for ground-water development. Yields of 200 gallons per minute have been reported from wells completed in Quaternary fluvial deposits along the lower Umpqua River. The entire area is underlain by Tertiary marine sediments...
Hydrogeologic setting east of a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois
J.B. Foster, George Garklavs, G.W. Mackey
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4183
Core samples from 45 test wells and 4 borings were used to describe the glacial geology of the area east of the low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois. Previous work has shown that shallow ground water beneath the disposal site flows east through a pebbly-sand unit of...
Projected effects of ground-water withdrawals in the Arkansas River Valley, 1980-99, Hamilton and Kearny Counties, southwestern Kansas
L. E. Dunlap, Richard J. Lindgren, J. E. Carr
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4082
A study was made, in cooperation with the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, to determine the effects that additional ground-water development would have on streamflow and water levels on an area along the Arkansas River in Hamilton and Kearny Counties, southwestern Kansas. A computer model was used to simulate the...
Water-data program of the US Geological Survey in Kansas, fiscal year 1983
R.K. Livingston, K.D. Medina
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4306
The U.S. Geological Survey is the principal Federal agency responsible for the collection of hydrologic data needed for the planning, development, use, and management of the water resources in Kansas. Hydrologic-data collection by the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas began in 1895. The fiscal-year 1983 water-data program, operated in cooperation...
Nitrogen, sulfate, chloride, and manganese in ground water in the alluvial deposits of the South Platte River Valley near Greeley, Weld County, Colorado
N. G. Gaggiani
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4088
Ground water from the valley-fill deposits of the South Platte River Valley and its tributaries is used extensively for agriculture in the study area, about 10 miles east of Greeley and about 50 miles northeast of Denver, Colorado. The valley-fill deposits, which consist of alluvial and terrace deposits, are in...
Sediment yields in eastern Montana; summary of data and proposed techniques for estimating sediment yields from small, ungaged watersheds
J. H. Lambing
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4200
Sediment-yield data for 121 sites in eastern Montana have been compiled from results of studies conducted by various Federal, State, and private agencies. Methods used to determine mean annual sediment yields included reservoir sedimentation surveys, suspended-sediment sampling in streams, and estimates of gross erosion and indirect estimation based on physical...
Ground-water conditions and shallow test-well information in the eastern half of Merced County, California, 1977-82
A. L. Elliott
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4081
The city of Merced, other municipalities, and irrigation in the vicinity of Merced in the San Joaquin Valley of California depend on ground water for water supply. Water-level data for 1977-81 show that there has been no significant change in water levels, indicating that during this period, recharge in the...
Floods of March 1982, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio
D.R. Glatfelter, G.K. Butch, J. A. Stewart
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4201
Rapid melting of a snowpack containing 2 to 6 inches of water equivalent coinciding with moderate rainfall caused flooding in March 1982 across northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and northwestern Ohio. Millions of dollars in property damage and the loss of four lives resulted from the flooding. Peak discharges at several...
Effects of urbanization on three ponds in Middleton, Wisconsin
Leo B. House
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4051
A digital hydrologic model was used to simulate the effects of future residential development on pond inflow volumes and resulting water levels of three ponds in Middleton, Wisconsin. The model computed the daily water budget and the resulting water level for each pond. The results of the model calibration are...
