Habitat Suitability Index Models: American eider (breeding)
A. K. Blumton, Ray B. Owen Jr., William B. Krohn
1988, FWS/OBS 82/10.149
INTRODUCTION The common eider (Somateria mollissima) consists of five subspecies; four are found in North America (Palmer 1976). Six management populations of common eiders have recently been defined in eastern Canada and the United States (Reed and Erskine 1986). The American edier (S. mollissima dresseri), of which three populations are recognized...
Flood of August 18, 1986, Newberry, South Carolina
N.M. Hurley Jr.
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4148
Nomenclature of regional hydrogeologic units of the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system
J. A. Miller, R.A. Renken
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4202
Clastic sediments of the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system can be divided into four regional aquifers separated by three regional confining units. The four regional aquifers have been named for major rivers that cut across their outcrop areas and expose the aquifer materials. From youngest to oldest, the aquifers are...
An experiment in representative ground-water sampling for water- quality analysis
T.L. Huntzinger, L.E. Stullken
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4178
Obtaining a sample of groundwater that accurately represents the concentration of a chemical constituent in an aquifer is an important aspect of groundwater-quality studies. Varying aquifer and constituent properties may cause chemical constituents to move within selectively separate parts of the aquifer. An experiment was conducted in an agricultural region...
Geochemical interpretive and summary maps, Silver City 1° x 2° quadrangle, New Mexico and Arizona
K. C. Watts, J.R. Hassemer
1988, IMAP 1310-E
No abstract available....
Reassessment of the Georgetown limestone as a hydrogeologic unit of the Edwards Aquifer, Georgetown area, Texas
L. F. Land, M.E. Dorsey
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4190
The Edwards aquifer consists of geologic units known as the Comanche Peak (oldest) and Edwards Limestones, Kiamichi Formation, and Georgetown Limestone. The Edwards Limestone is the main water-bearing zone. The shallow geologic units dip to the east-southeast at a slope of 50 to 100 feet per mile in the Georgetown...
Hydrogeology of the Great Basin region of Nevada, Utah, and adjacent states
Russell W. Plume, Stephen M. Carlton
1988, Hydrologic Atlas 694-A
This atlas is a product of the Great Basin Regional Aquifer-System Analysis (RASA), a study that began in 1981. The study is part of a U.S. Geological Survey program for evaluating regional aquifer systems nationwide. A regional aquifer system is defined as “an areally extensive set of aquifers which are...
Sedimentation and water quality in the West Branch Shade River basin, Ohio, 1983-85
C. J. Oblinger Childress, R.L. Jones
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4262
Loss of channel conveyance from deposition of sediment from abandoned surface mines in the West Branch Shade River basin has resulted in frequent flooding. In addition, water quality in the West Branch Shade River and some of its tributaries is typical of streams affected by acid mine drainage. About 938...
Quality-assurance data for routine water analysis in the laboratories of the US Geological Survey for water-year 1985
K.J. Lucey, D.B. Peart
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4109
Geology of the Farmington Canyon complex, Wasatch Mountains, Utah
Bruce Bryant
1988, Professional Paper 1476
No abstract available....
Regionalization of peak discharges for streams in Kentucky
Anne F. Choquette
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4209
Multiple regression analysis was used to delineate hydrologically distinct regions in Kentucky, and to develop regression models for estimating peak discharge for unregulated streams in these regions. The regression models provide estimates of flood quantiles with associated average recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 years. The...
Geology and tectonic history of the lower Cape Fear River valley, southeastern North Carolina
D. R. Soller
1988, Professional Paper 1466-A
No abstract available....
Streamflows in Wyoming
H. W. Lowham
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4045
A description of the occurrence and availability of surface waters in Wyoming is presented along with explanations of both streamflow-data collection and methods for estimating streamflow characteristics at gaged and ungaged sites. Mountain ranges separate the major drainage basins and have a significant effect on the quantity of precipitation and...
Geohydrology and susceptibility of major aquifers to surface contamination in Alabama; area 13
W. S. Mooty
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4080
The geohydrology and susceptibility to surface contamination of the major aquifers in Area 13--Baldwin and Mobile Counties Alabama--are described. Within this area are two major aquifers. The Pliocene-Miocene aquifer occurs throughout the study area. The Alluvial-Coastal aquifer is found near the major rivers and coastal areas and overlies the Pliocene-Miocene...
Potential flood and debris hazards at Katherine Landing and Telephone Cove, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Mohave County, Arizona
Otto Moosburner
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4081
Katherine Landing is a recreation site on the east shore of Lake Mohave, an impoundment on the Colorado River southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. With proper inspection and maintenance, the present (1979) channel and diking system at Katherine Landing is judged adequate to confine and restrain floods up to and...
Ground-water resources of the York-James Peninsula of Virginia
R. J. Laczniak, A. A. Meng III
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4059
Flood of October 1986 at Seward, Alaska
S. H. Jones, Chester Zenone
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4278
Broad areas along the lower Resurrection River and Salmon Creek as well as the surfaces of several adjacent alluvial fans in the Seward area were flooded as a result of the intensive rainstorm of October 9-11, 1986. Severe erosion took place through the steep gradient, mountain canyons and near the...
Evaluation of the flood hydrology in the Colorado Front Range using precipitation, streamflow, and paleoflood data for the Big Thompson River basin
R.D. Jarrett, J. E. Costa
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4117
A multidisciplinary study of precipitation and streamflow data and paleohydrologic studies of channel features was made to analyze the flood hydrology of foothill and mountain streams in the Front Range of Colorado, with emphasis on the Big Thompson River basin, because conventional hydrologic analyses do not adequately characterize the flood...
Geologic setting and water quality of selected basins in the active coal-mining areas of Ohio, June 1985 through December 1986
A.L. Jones
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4084
Recharge to the Eagle Valley ground-water basin by streamflow in Vicee Canyon, west-central Nevada
D. K. Maurer, J.M. Fischer
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4158
Recharge to groundwater could be increased by adding imported water to natural surface water flow in Vicee Canyon, in Eagle Valley, Nevada, where municipal pumping has caused as much as 50 ft of water level decline since 1972. Measurements of infiltration rates, percolation rates, and hydraulic conductivity indicate that the...
Reconnaissance investigation of water quality, bottom sediment, and biota associated with irrigation drainage in the Sun River area, west-central Montana, 1986-87
J. R. Knapton, W. E. Jones, J. W. Sutphin
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4244
The Sun River area was selected for a reconnaissance investigation of irrigation drainage because sufficient information existed to indicate that potential problems of a toxic nature might exist. The area of study included the Sun River Irrigation Project, Freeze-out Lake Game Management Area, and Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Water,...
Economic comparison of two types of automatic water-quality monitors
Max Katzenbach
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4232
A comparison of the U.S. Geological Survey's minimonitor system with a self-contained, 'package-sensor' system indicates that the package-sensor system requires less servicing time. The U.S. Geological Survey minimonitor is powered by an external battery and is housed in a weatherproof shelter. This instrument measures temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and...
Computer-program documentation of an interactive-accounting model to simulate streamflow, water quality, and water-supply operations in a river basin
A.W. Burns
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4012
This report describes an interactive-accounting model used to simulate streamflow, chemical-constituent concentrations and loads, and water-supply operations in a river basin. The model uses regression equations to compute flow from incremental (internode) drainage areas. Conservative chemical constituents (typically dissolved solids) also are computed from regression equations. Both flow and water...
Preliminary report of the trace element geochemistry of an Indonesian peat deposit
C.A. Palmer, C. C. Cameron
1988, Open-File Report 88-39
Map showing coastal erosion, sediment supply, and longshore transport in the Port Townsend 30- by 60-minute quadrangle, Puget Sound Region, Washington
R. F. Keuler
1988, IMAP 1198-E
No abstract available....
