Availability of water from the Outwash Aquifer, Marion County, Indiana
B.S. Smith
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4144
The outwash aquifer in Marion County, Indiana is a continuous, unconfined sand and gravel deposit containing isolated boulder, till, silt, and clay deposits along the White River, Fall Creek, and Eagle Creek. Flow in the aquifer is from the boundaries of the aquifer with the Tipton till plain toward the...
Streamflow losses and changes in ground-water levels along the Salt and Gila Rivers near Phoenix, Arizona — February 1978 to June 1980
L. J. Mann, P. B. Rohne
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4043
From March 1978 to June 1980, high runoff from the Salt and Verde drainage basins combined with large carryover storage in a reservoir system led to the release of about 8.26 million acre-feet of water. About 2.89 million acre-feet of the water was diverted above Granite Reef Dam, and about...
Water resources on the Pueblo of Laguna, west-central New Mexico
D. W. Risser, F. P. Lyford
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4038
This study evaluates the quality and quantity of water available on the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico. Groundwater for public supply occurs in the valley fill along the Rio San Jose, in the Paguate and Encinal areas, and possibly in the northern part of the Sedillo Grant. The valley fill...
Water resources of the Truk Islands
Otto Van der Brug
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4082
The Truk Islands, part of the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific, consist of 19 volcanic islands and about 65 coral islets. The volcanic islands and some of the coral islets are scattered in an 820-square-mile lagoon enclosed by a 125-mile long barrier reef. Moen, although not the largest, is...
Effect of urbanization on the water resources of Warminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
R. A. Sloto, D.K. Davis
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4020
Rapid suburban development occurred in Warminster Township and the surrounding area after World War II, resulting in a large population dependent on ground water. In 1980, approximately 2.7 billion gallons of ground water was pumped by public water suppliers and government facilities. Pumping wells can cause drawdown as far as...
Mean annual runoff and peak flow estimates based on channel geometry of streams in southeastern Montana
R. J. Omang, Charles Parrett, J. A. Hull
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4092
Equations using channel-geometry measurements were developed for estimating mean runoff and peak flows of ungaged streams in southeastern Montana. Two separate sets of esitmating equations were developed for determining mean annual runoff: one for perennial streams and one for ephemeral and intermittent streams. Data from 29 gaged sites on perennial...
Ground-water quality in the western Snake River basin, Swan Falls to Glenns Ferry, Idaho
D. J. Parliman
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4062
Water-quality data were collected from 92 wells in the western Snake River basin, Swan Falls to Glenns Ferry, Idaho. Current data were compiled with pre-1980 data from 116 wells to define water-quality conditions in major aquifers. Factors affecting water quality are composition of aquifer materials, water temperature, and source of...
Flood elevations for the Soleduck River at Sol Duc Hot Springs, Clallam County, Washington
L. M. Nelson
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4083
Elevations and inundation areas of a 100-year flood of the Soleduck River, Washington, were determined by the U.S. Geological Survey for the area in the vicinity of the Sol Duc Hot Springs resort, a public facility in the Olympic National Park that under Federal law must be located beyond or...
Effects of ground-water development in the North Fort Hood area, Coryell County, Texas
W.M. Sandeen
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4074
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying the adequacy of the existing ground-water supplies of North Fort Hood, located in Coryell County in central Texas and an important part of the U.S. Army's Fort Hood Military Reservation. The U.S. Geological Survey was requested to compile the available ground-water data,...
Effect of the proposed Cooper River rediversion on sedimentation in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
G. G. Patterson
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4198
The rates of sedimentation and of resultant maintenance dredging in Charleston Harbor increased dramatically in the 1940s, following two major modifications to the harbor. One modification, the Santee-Cooper diversion project, caused a twentyfold increase in freshwater inflow to the harbor. The other modification was deepening of the navigation channels in...
Flood estimates for ungaged streams in Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks, Montana
R. J. Omang, Charles Parrett, J. A. Hull
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4147
Estimates of 100-year discharges were made at 59 sites in Glacier National Park and 21 sites in Yellowstone National Park to assist the National Park Services in quantifying stream inflow and outflow in the Parks. The estimates were made using regression equations previously developed for Montana. The resulting 100-year discharges...
Geology of the Tulare Formation and other continental deposits, Kettleman City area, San Joaquin Valley, California, with a section on ground-water management considerations and use of texture maps
R. W. Page
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4000
The Tulare Formation and other continental deposits of Pliocene to Holocene age crop out over most of the area near Kettleman City in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The deposits range in thickness from 0 to more than 4,000 feet and overlie the upper Mya zone of the San...
Geohydrologic data and test results from well J-13, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada
William Thordarson
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4171
Effects of recharge from drainage wells on quality of water in the Floridan Aquifer in the Orlando area, central Florida
G. R. Schiner, E. R. German
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4094
Approximately 400 drainage wells in the Orlando area inject, by gravity, large quantities of stormwater runoff that may or may not be suitable for most purposes without treatment into the same freshwater zones of the Floridan aquifer tapped for public supply. The wells are used mostly to control lake levels...
Evaluation of water levels in major aquifers of the New Jersey coastal plain, 1978
R.L. Walker
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4077
Increased withdrawals from the major artesian aquifers that underlie the New Jersey Coastal Plain have caused water-level declines and large regional cones of depression. These cones of depression are delineated on detailed potentiometric surface maps produced from water-level data collected in the field in 1978. Water levels for 1978 are...
Hydrogeology of the Sarasota-Port Charlotte area, Florida
R. M. Wolansky
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4089
The surficial and intermediate aquifers are the major source of public water supplies in the Sarasota-Port Charlotte, Florida, area because of the relatively poor quality of Floridan aquifer water. The hydrogeologic framework consists of the surficial aquifer, intermediate aquifers (Tamiami-upper Hawthorn and lower Hawthorn-upper Tampa aquifers) and confining beds, Floridan...
Ground-water contamination at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan
J. R. Stark, T. R. Cummings, F. R. Twenter
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4002
A sand and gravel aquifer of glacial origin underlies Wurtsmith Air Force Base in northeastern lower Michigan. The aquifer overlies a thick clay layer at an average depth of 65 feet. The water table is about 10 feet below land surface in the western part of the Base and about...
Mudflow hazards along the Toutle and Cowlitz Rivers from a hypothetical failure of Spirit Lake blockage
C.H. Swift, D. L. Kresch
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4125
The debris avalanche accompanying the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens, in southwestern Washington, buried the former outlet of Spirit Lake, located 5 miles north of the volcano, to a depth ranging to 500 feet. Since that time, Spirit Lake has had no natural outlet and its lake...
Quality-assurance data for routine water analysis in the laboratories of the US Geological Survey for water-year 1982
Dale B. Peart, Nancy Thomas
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4264
The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a quality-assurance program based on the analysis of reference samples for its two water-analysis laboratories located in Atlanta, Georgia, and Denver, Colorado. Reference samples containing inorganic constituents are prepared at the U.S. Geological Survey 's Ocala , Florida, office and disguised as routine samples, and...
Quality-assurance data for routine water analysis in the laboratories of the US Geological Survey; 1981 annual report
D.B. Peart, Nancy Thomas
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4090
The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a quality-assurance program based on the analysis of reference samples for its two water-analysis laboratories located in Atlanta, Georgia and Denver, Colorado. Reference containing inorganic constituents are prepared at the U.S. Geological Survey 's Ocala, Florida, office and disguised as routine samples, and sent daily...
Continuous seismic-reflection survey defining shallow sedimentary layers in the Charlotte Harbor and Venice areas, southwest Florida
R. M. Wolansky, F.P. Haeni, R.E. Sylvester
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-57
A continuous marine seismic-reflection survey system was used to define the configuration of shallow sedimentary layers underlying the Charlotte Harbor and Venice areas, southwest Florida. Seismic profiling was conducted over a distance of about 57 miles of Charlotte Harbor, the Peace and Myakka Rivers, and the Intracoastal Waterway near Venice...
Evaluation of ground-water quality data from Kentucky
Craig L. Sprinkle, R. W. Davis, D. S. Mull
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4240
The report reviews and summarizes 10,578 chemical analyses, from 2,362 wells and springs in Kentucky. These water-quality data were collected prior to September 30, 1981, and are available in computer files of the U.S. Geological Survey. The principal water-bearing rocks in Kentucky were combined into 10 major groups to aid...
Distribution of chloride concentrations in the principal aquifers of the New Jersey coastal plain, 1977-81
F. L. Schaefer
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4061
The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a saltwater monitoring network in New Jersey to document and evaluate the movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers that serve as sources of water supply. Areas in the Coastal Plain with existing or potential saltwater intrusion are delineated. Data collected through 1981 indicate that...
Methods for estimating peak discharge and flood boundaries of streams in Utah
B. E. Thomas, K.L. Lindskov
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4129
Equations for estimating 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year peak discharges and flood depths at ungaged sites in Utah were developed using multiple-regression techniques. Ratios of 500- to 100-year values also were determined. The peak discharge equations are applicable to unregulated streams and the flood depth equations are applicable...
Meteorological, water-temperature, and discharge data for the Mattole River basin, Humboldt County, California
R.D. Noble, Alan P. Jackman
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-81
To overcome a major difficulty in the testing of the validity of river-temperature models - the lack of adequate precise synoptic data for an entire river basin - synoptic meteorologic, water-temperature, and discharge data were obtained in the Mattole River Basin in northern California during the period June 10 through...
