Feasibility of privatization of the hydrologic data collection and analysis functions of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Kenneth L. Wahl, Alberto Condes de la Torre, Frederick A. Kilpatrick, Lawrence A. Martens, Harold C. Mattraw, David W. Pollock, Joseph S. Rosenshein, Wayne B. Solley
1990, Open-File Report 90-184
Estimates of evapotranspiration in alkaline scrub and meadow communities of Owens Valley, California, using the Bowen-ratio, eddy-correlation, and penman-combination methods
Lowell F. W. Duell Jr.
1990, Water Supply Paper 2370-E
In Owens Valley, evapotranspiration (ET) is one of the largest components of outflow in the hydrologic budget and the least understood. ET estimates for December 1983 through October 1985 were made for seven representative locations selected on the basis of geohydrology and the characteristics of phreatophytic alkaline scrub and meadow...
Results of test drilling and hydrologic monitoring in the Indian Bathtub area, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho, January 1989 through September 1990
H.W. Young, M.L. Jones, D. J. Parliman, A.M. Tungate
1990, Open-File Report 90-597
This report presents data collected during the period January 1989 through September 1990 from eight test holes and selected thermal-water wells and springs in the Indian Bathtub area, southwestern Idaho. The data include completion, lithologic, and gamma logs for eight test holes, hydrographs of water levels in the test holes...
Applicability of ambient toxicity testing to national or regional water-quality assessment
John F. Elder
1990, Circular 1049
Comprehensive assessment of the quality of natural waters requires a multifaceted approach. Descriptions of existing conditions may be achieved by various kinds of chemical and hydrologic analyses, whereas information about the effects of such conditions on living organisms depends on biological monitoring. Toxicity testing is one type of biological monitoring...
Hydrologic conditions at Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, 1989
H.R. Seitz
1990, Open-File Report 90-591
U.S. Geological Survey applied research studies of the Cheyenne River System, South Dakota; description and collation of data, water years 1987-88
K.E. Goddard, editor(s)
1990, Open-File Report 89-580
The Cheyenne River System in western South Dakota has been impacted by the discharge of about 100 million metric tons of gold-mill tailings to Whitewood Creek near Lead, South Dakota. In April 1985, the U.S. Geological Survey initiated an extensive series of research studies to investigate the magnitude of the...
U.S. Geological Survey National Computer Technology Meeting; Program and abstracts, May 7-11, 1990
B. H. Balthrop (compiler), E.G. Baker
1990, Open-File Report 90-161
Computer-related information from all Divisions of the U.S. Geological Survey are discussed in this compilation of abstracts. Some of the topics addressed are system administration; distributed information systems and data bases, both current (1990) and proposed; hydrologic applications; national water information systems; geographic information systems applications and techniques. The report...
Ground-water flow and solute movement to drain laterals, western San Joaquin Valley, California; II, Quantitative hydrologic assessment
J.L. Fio, S. J. Deverel
1990, Open-File Report 90-137
Ground-water-flow modeling was used to estimate ground-water-flow paths and traveltimes to quantitatively assess the hydrologic processes affecting ground water and solute movement to drain laterals. Modeling results were used to calculate the depth distribution of ground water flowing into drain laterals at 1.8 meters (drain lateral 1) and 2.7 meters...
Effects of surface coal mining and reclamation on the geohydrology of six small watersheds in West-Central Indiana
Jeffrey D. Martin, Richard F. Duwelius, Charles G. Crawford
1990, Water Supply Paper 2368-B
Six small watersheds in west-central Indiana were selected for study of the hydrologic effects of surface coal mining and reclamation. The watersheds include mined and reclaimed, mined and unreclaimed, and unmined agricultural land uses and are each less than 3 square miles in area. Surface-water, ground-water, and meteorologic data for...
Users manual for ANNIE, a computer program for interactive hydrologic analyses and data management
A.M. Lumb, J.L. Kittle Jr., K.M. Flynn
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4080
Description of the physical environment and coal-mining history of west-central Indiana, with emphasis on six small watersheds
Jeffrey D. Martin, Charles G. Crawford, Richard F. Duwelius, Danny E. Renn
1990, Water Supply Paper 2368-A
This report describes the physical and human environment and coal-mining history of west-central Indiana, with emphasis on six small watersheds selected for study of the hydrologic effects of surface coal mining. The report summarizes information on the geology, geomorphology, soils, climate, hydrology, water use, land use, population, and coal-mining history...
Plan of study for the Ohio-Indiana carbonate-bedrock and glacial- aquifer system
E. F. Bugliosi
1990, Open-File Report 90-151
The major aquifers of 35,000 sq mi area in western Ohio and eastern Indiana consist of Silurian and Devonian carbonate bedrock and Quaternary glacial deposits. These bedrock units and glacial deposits have been designated for study as part of the U.S. Geological Survey 's Regional Aquifer System Analysis program, a...
Hydrology of the Powder River alluvium between Sussex, Wyoming, and Moorhead, Montana
B. H. Ringen, P. B. Daddow
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4002
The potential for developing water supplies from the alluvium along the Powder River between Sussex, Wyoming, and Moorehead, Montana, is very limited. The areal extent and saturated thickness of the alluvium are not large. Water in the alluvium primarily is derived from seepage from the river, which goes dry periodically....
Geohydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in the carbonate rocks of the Valley Creek basin, eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania
R. A. Sloto
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4169
Sixty-eight percent of the 22.6-square-mile Valley Creek basin is underlain by Cambrian and Ordovician limestone and dolomite. Ground water flows through a network of interconnected secondary openings; primary porosity is virtually nonexistent. Some of these openings have been enlarged by solution. Secondary porosity and permeability exhibit great spatial variability, and...
A statistical processor for analyzing simulations made using the Modular Finite-Difference Ground-water Flow Model
J. C. Scott
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4159
Many hydrologic studies of ground-water systems are conducted using a digital computer model as an aid to understanding the flow system. One of the most commonly used ground-water modeling programs is the Modular Three-Dimensional Ground-water Flow Model (Modular Model) by McDonald and Harbaugh. This report presents a computer program to...
Precipitation Data for the Mount St. Helens Area, Washington--1981-86
Mark A. Uhrich
1990, Open-File Report 90-117
This report is a compilation of precipitation data from U.S. Geological Survey telemetered 'Early Flood Warning' sites near Mount St. Helens, Washington, and from telemetered hydrologic data sites in the Toutle River and Muddy River basins for the years 1981-86. It also includes precipitation data for 1981-86 from non-telemetered recording...
A point-infiltration model for estimating runoff from rainfall on small basins in semiarid areas of Wyoming
James G. Rankl
1990, Water Supply Paper 2366
A physically based point-infiltration model was developed for computing infiltration of rainfall into soils and the resulting runoff from small basins in Wyoming. The user describes a 'design storm' in terms of average rainfall intensity and storm duration. Information required to compute runoff for the design storm by using the...
Geology, hydrology, and water quality of the surficial aquifer system in Volusia County, Florida
G. G. Phelps
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4069
Hydrologic characteristics of the Great Salt Lake, Utah: 1847-1986
Ted Arnow, Doyle W. Stephens
1990, Water Supply Paper 2332
The Great Salt Lake in Utah is a large body of water bordered on the west by barren desert and on the east by a major metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest terminal lake in the world, covering about 2,300 square miles in 1986. Since its historic low elevation...
Study guide for a beginning course in ground-water hydrology; Part I, Course participants
O.L. Franke, T. E. Reilly, R.J. Haefner, D. L. Simmons
1990, Open-File Report 90-183
No abstract available....
Water resources of the Descanso Area, San Diego County, California
L. F. Duell Jr.
1990, Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4014
Hydrologic information was collected during water year 1988 (October 1987 to September 1988) to evaluate the effects of current pumping on groundwater levels in the Descanso area in south-central San Diego County. Water year 1988 was a period of near-normal precipitation and runoff. The groundwater system in the area...
Manual for comparing methods of designing hydrologic-data-collection networks
M. E. Moss, Gary D. Tasker
1990, Open-File Report 90-389
Hydrogeology of the Pictured Cliffs Sandstone in the San Juan structural basin, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah
William L. Dam, J. M. Kernodle, C. R. Thorn, G. W. Levings, S. D. Craigg
1990, Hydrologic Atlas 720-D
This report is one in a series resulting from the U.S. Geological Survey's Regional Aquifer System Analysis (RASA) study of the San Juan structural basin that began in October 1984. The purposes of the study (Welder, 1986) are to: (1) Define and evaluate the aquifer system; (2) assess the effects...
Surface-water hydrology of Honey Lake Valley, Lassen County, California, and Washoe County, Nevada
Gerald L. Rockwell
1990, Open-File Report 90-177
Honey Lake Valley straddles the state line of California and Nevada, about 35 miles north of Reno; about three-fourths of the area is in California. In this report, Honey Lake Valley (also referred to as the "basin") includes the entire area within the hydrographic boundary (fig. 1). Susanville, Calif., in...
Hydrologic data for the Weldon Spring chemical plant site and vicinity property, St. Charles County, Missouri, 1986-90
M. J. Kleeschulte, P. W. Cross
1990, Open-File Report 90-552
No abstract available....
