Preliminary assessment of water quality and its relation to hydrogeology and land use: Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, New Jersey
Cynthia Barton, E. F. Vowinkel, J. P. Nawyn
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4023
The relation of water quality to hydrogeology and land use was evaluated using analysis of water samples from 71 wells in the northern part of the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system in New Jersey. The sampling network was evaluated for variations in hydrogeology. Well depths, pumping rates, and the number of wells...
Quantity and quality of urban runoff from the Chester Creek basin Anchorage, Alaska
T. P. Brabets
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4312
Urbanization has affected both the flow characteristics and water quality of streams in the Chester Creek basin, of Anchorage, Alaska. Peak flows are higher in the urban rather than rural parts of the basin, and the percent of effective impervious area has a significant effect on storm runoff volumes and...
Potentiometric surface of the Magothy Aquifer in southern Maryland during the Fall of 1986
F. K. Mack, D. C. Andreasen, S. E. Curtin, J. C. Wheeler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4216
The potentiometric map is highlighted with indications concerning: (1) outcrop areas of the Magothy aquifer; (2) the potentiometric contour of the aquifer; (3) observation and/or supply wells yielding < 10,000 gallons/day (gpd); and (4) other supply wells with yields > 10,000 gpd. (Lantz-PTT)...
Potentiometric surface of the Aquia Aquifer in southern Maryland during the Fall of 1986
F. K. Mack, D. C. Andreasen, S. E. Curtin, J. C. Wheeler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4214
Thr potentiometric map is highlighted with indications concerning: (1) outcrop areas of the Aquia aquifer; (2) the potentiometric contour of the aquifer; (3) observation and/or supply wells yielding < 10,000 gallons/day (gpd); and (4) other supply wells with yields > 10,000 gpd. (Lantz-PTT)...
Sample localities, radiometric ages, descriptions, and major-and race-element abundances of Late Jurassic mafic plutonic rocks, eastern Sierra Nevada, California
T. P. Frost
1987, Open-File Report 87-484
Water-quality assessment of Arvada Reservoir, Denver metropolitan area, Colorado
L. J. Britton, N. G. Gaggiani
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4107
Water quality data were collected from Arvada Reservoir, Colorado, and from its major inflows, Ralston Creek and Croke Canal, to assess the water quality of the reservoir, to evaluate the effect of water from various sources on the reservoir, and to estimate the trophic state of the reservoir. Data were...
A Reconnaissance study to relate land use and ground-water quality in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and Mississippi
D.J. Strickland, R.B. Fendick Jr., G.A. Bednar, D.E. Everett
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4325
Geohydrology and susceptibility of major aquifers to surface contamination in Alabama; area 1
C. R. Bossong, W. F. Harris
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4068
This report delineates and describes the geohydrology and susceptibility of the major aquifers to contamination in Area 1 - Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limeston, Madison, and Morgan Counties. Most of the area is underlain by a Mississippian carbonate sequence that includes two major aquifers, the Tuscumbia-Fort Payne aquifer and the...
Sample localities, descriptions, major-and trace-element abundances of rocks from the Lamarck Granodiorite and associated mafic rocks, eastern Sierra Nevada, California
T. P. Frost
1987, Open-File Report 87-193
Difference between the potentiometric surfaces of the Magothy Aquifer in Fall of 1975 and Fall of 1986 in southern Maryland
F. K. Mack, D. C. Andreasen, S. E. Curtin, J. C. Wheeler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4217
The potentiometric map is highlighted with indications concerning: (1) outcrop areas of the Magothy aquifer; (2) the approximate location of the line of equal difference between the potentiometric surface in fall 1975 and fall 1986; (3) observation and/or supply wells yielding < 10,000 gallons/day (gpd); and (4) other supply wells...
Hydrologic and geochemical monitoring in Long Valley Caldera, Mono County, California, 1985
C. D. Farrar, M.L. Sorey, S.A. Rojstaczer, C. J. Janik, T. L. Winnett, M. D. Clark
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4090
Hydrologic and geochemical monitoring, to detect changes caused by magmatic and tectonic processes in the Long Valley caldera has continued through 1985. The monitoring included the collection of the following types of data: chemical and isotopic composition of water and gases from springs, wells, and steam vents; temperatures in wells,...
Development of ground-water resources in the Orange County area, Texas and Louisiana, 1980-Spring of 1985
C.W. Bonnet, James Frank Williams III
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4158
This report updates ground-water information pertaining to the lower unit of the Chicot aquifer in the Orange County area, Texas and Louisiana. The period of data collection was from 1980 to the spring of 1985. Some data collected prior to 1980 are presented to establish long-term trends and relations. The...
Water resources data for Arkansas, water year 1986
T.E. Lamb, J.E. Porter, B.F. Lambert, J. Edds
1987, Water Data Report AR-86-1
Water resources data for the 1986 water year for Arkansas consist of records of gage height, discharge, and water quality of streams; water quality of lakes; and water levels and water quality of wells. This report contains discharge records for 48 gaging stations; water quality for 154 stations, 73 partial-record stations, 5 observation...
A conceptual framework for ground-water solute-transport studies with emphasis on physical mechanisms of solute movement
Thomas E. Reilly, O. Lehn Franke, Herbert T. Buxton, Gordon D. Bennett
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4191
Analysis of solute transport in groundwater systems involves a complex, multi-discipline study that requires intensive and costly investigation. Groundwater contamination, particularly from point sources, has been growing in importance in recent years. This report examines the physical mechanisms of solute transport, advection and dispersion, and explains how they relate to...
Comparison of irrigation pumpage with change in ground-water storage in the High Plains aquifer in Chase, Dundy, and Perkins counties, Nebraska, 1975-83
F.J. Heimes, C.F. Ferrigno, E. D. Gutentag, R.R. Lucky, D.M. Stephens, J.B. Weeks
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4044
The relation between pumpage and change in storage was evaluated for most of a three-county area in southwestern Nebraska from 1975 through 1983. Initial comparison of the 1975-83 pumpage with change in storage in the study area indicated that the 1 ,042,300 acre-ft of change in storage was only about...
Roughness coefficients for densely vegetated flood plains
G.J. Arcement, V.R. Schneider
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4247
Although much research has been done on Manning 's roughness coefficients for stream channels, very little has been done on the selection of roughness values for densely vegetated flood plains. In this report four method for determining roughness coefficients for flood plains are examined and evaluated. Field data were collected...
Seismicity map of the state of Ohio
C. W. Stover, B.G. Reagor, S. T. Algermissen
1987, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1975
This map is one of a series of seismicity maps produced by the U. S. Geological Survey that show earthquake data of individual states or groups of states at the scale of 1:1,000,000. This map shows only those earthquakes with epicenters located within the boundaries of Ohio, even though earthquakes...
US Geological Survey urban-stormwater data base of constituent storm loads; characteristics of rainfall, runoff, and antecedent conditions; and basin characteristics
M. H. Mustard, N. E. Driver, John Chyr, B.G. Hansen
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4036
A data base which consists of constituent storm loads, characteristics of rainfall, runoff, and antecedent conditions, and basin characteristics measured at most of the stations in the U.S. Geological Survey urban-stormwater data-collection network in metropolitan areas throughout the United States has been compiled. Tables of these constituents storm loads and...
Cenozoic stratigraphy and geologic history of the Tucson Basin, Pima County, Arizona
S. R. Anderson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4190
This report was prepared as part of a geohydrologic study of the Tucson basin conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the city of Tucson. Geologic data from more than 500 water supply and test wells were analyzed to define characteristics of the basin sediments that may affect...
An assessment of low flows in streams in northeastern Wyoming
G.W. Armentrout, J.F. Wilson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4246
Low flows were assessed and summarized in the following basins in northeastern Wyoming: Little Bighorn, Tongue, Powder, Little Missouri, Belle Fourche, Cheyenne, and Niobrara River, and about 200 river miles of the North Platte River and its tributaries. Only existing data from streamflow stations and miscellaneous observation sites during the...
Gneiss-hosted kyanite gold and gneiss-hosted epithermal gold; a supplement to U.S. Geological Survey bulletin 1693
R. M. Tosdal, D. B. Smith
1987, Open-File Report 87-272-B
Low-flow-frequency characteristics for continuous-record streamflow stations in Minnesota
A.D. Arntson, D. L. Lorenz
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4353
Annual and summer (May 1 to September 30) low-flow frequency curves are presented for 175 continuous-record streamflow stations in Minnesota. The curves were developed for all stations with 10 or more years of continuous record. The 1-, 7-, and 30-day low-flow discharges at selected recurrence intervals obtained from these curves...
Overview of water resources in Owens Valley, California
L.S. Rogers
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4357
In 1982-84, a water resources appraisal of Owens Valley was made by using available hydrologic information. Results of the appraisal provided an overview of water resources in Owens Valley; a better understanding of the groundwater system; and a framework for additional studies. Owens Valley is in east-central California and is...
Lithology and stratigraphy of a drill core from the vicinity of the Hack Canyon mines, Mohave County, northern Arizona
B. S. Van Gosen, K. J. Wenrich
1987, Open-File Report 87-144
Traveltime, reaeration, and water-quality characteristics during low-flow conditions in Wilsons Creek and the James River near Springfield, Missouri
W.R. Berkas
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4074
Before upgrading the Southwest Wastewater-Treatment Plant near Springfield, Missouri, to tertiary treatment, adverse water quality conditions resulting from discharge of wastewater effluent to Wilson Creek were documented in the creek and in the James River. About 7 years after the upgrading of the treatment plant, traveltime, reaeration, and water quality...
