Water resources in the twenty-first century; a study of the implications of climate uncertainty
Marshall E. Moss, Harry F. Lins
1989, Circular 1030
The interactions of the water resources on and within the surface of the Earth with the atmosphere that surrounds it are exceedingly complex. Increased uncertainty can be attached to the availability of water of usable quality in the 21st century, therefore, because of potential anthropogenic changes in the global climate...
Hydrogeologic framework of the New Jersey Coastal Plain
Otto S. Zapecza
1989, Professional Paper 1404-B
This report presents the results of a water-resources, oriented subsurface mapping program within the Coastal Plain of New Jersey. The occurrence and configuration of 15 regional hydrogeologic units have been defined, primarily on the basis of an interpretation of borehole geophysical data. The nine aquifers and six...
Water movement in the unsaturated zone at a low-level radioactive-waste burial site near Barnwell, South Carolina
Kevin F. Dennehy, Peter B. McMahon
1989, Water Supply Paper 2345
Four unsaturated-zone monitoring sites and a meteorologic station were installed at the low-level radioactive-waste burial site near Barnwell, S.C., to investigate the geohydrologic and climatologic factors affecting water movement in the unsaturated zone. The study site is located in the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The unsaturated zone consists of a few...
Ground-water hydrology of the central Raton Basin, Colorado and New Mexico
Arthur L. Geldon
1989, Water Supply Paper 2288
The watersheds of the Purgatoire and Apishapa Rivers contain most of the public coal lands in the Raton Basin. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, investigated the hydrogeology of this area from 1978 to 1982, inventorying 231 wells, 38 springs, and 6 mines,...
Water quality and supply on Cortina Rancheria, Colusa County, California
E.B. Yates
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4004
Cortina Rancheria covers an area of 1 sq mi in Colusa County, California, near the western edge of the Sacramento Valley. Local sources of water for residents of the rancheria are of poor quality or limited availability. Domestic needs are presently met by water from a hand-dug well and from...
Geohazards '88; a symposium highlighting research on the causes, effects, and prediction of geologic and hydrologic hazards; program abstracts
Carroll Ann Hodges, editor(s)
1989, Circular 1038
Cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Kentucky
K.J. Ruhl
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4067
This report documents the results of a study of the cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Kentucky. The total surface-water program includes 97 daily-discharge stations , 12 stage-only stations, and 35 crest-stage stations and is operated on a budget of $950,700. One station used for research lacks adequate source of...
Suspended-sediment yields from an unmined area and from mined areas before and after reclamation in Pennsylvania, June 1978-September 1983
L.A. Reed, R.A. Hainly
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4005
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, has collected hydrologic data from areas in Tioga, Clearfield, and Fayette Counties to determine the effects of surface coal mining on sediment yields. The data were collected from June 1978 through September 1983. Rainfall, streamflow and suspended-sediment...
Hydrologic evaluation and water-supply considerations for five Paiute Indian land parcels, Millard, Sevier, and Iron counties, southwestern Utah
Don Price, D. W. Stephens, L.S. Conroy
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4010
The hydrologic resources in and adjacent to five parcels of land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah were evaluated. The land, located in southwestern Utah, is generally arid and has had only limited use for grazing. The parcels are located near the towns of Cove Fort,...
Aquifer tests in the flood-plain alluvium and Santa Fe group at the Rio Grande near Canutillo, El Paso County, Texas
Edward L. Nickerson
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4011
An aquifer system consisting of the Rio Grande flood-plain alluvium and Santa Fe Group underlying the southern Mesilla Valley in Dona Ana County, New Mexico and El Paso County, Texas has become an important source of water for both municipal and agricultural uses. Determination of aquifer properties is essential in...
Estimating pumping time and ground-water withdrawals using energy- consumption data
R. T. Hurr, D. W. Litke
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4107
Evaluation of the hydrology of an aquifer requires knowledge about the volume of groundwater in storage and also about the volume of groundwater withdrawals. Totalizer flow meters may be installed at pumping plants to measure withdrawals; however, it generally is impractical to equip all pumping plants in an area with...
Trend analysis of Lake Parker stage and relation to various hydrologic factors, 1950-86, Lakeland, Florida
S.E. Henderson, M. A. Lopez
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4037
Kendall tau test and regression analysis were used to determine if statistically significant long-term trends exist for Lake Parker, Florida stage data or for four other area lakes, four groundwater sites, four rainfall sites, Lakeland public-supply pumpage, and pan evaporation. A 10% significance level was used for criterion of an...
Surface-water quality in the West Branch Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania: An appraisal of areal and temporal variability from 1962 to 1982 in hydrologic accounting unit 020502
R.A. Hainly, J.F. Truhlar, K. L. Wetzel
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4283
The West Branch Susquehanna River basin has a drainage area of 6,955 square miles in north-central Pennsylvania and comprises Hydrologic Accounting Unit 020502. A National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) waterquality data collection site, maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey, is located on the river near its mouth at Lewisburg,...
Water resources of Soledad, Poway, and Moosa basins, San Diego County, California
K. D. Evenson
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4030
Reclaimed water is being considered as as supplemental water supply in the Soledad, Poway, and Moosa basins, San Diego County. This report describes the geology, soils, hydrology, and cultural factors in each of the basins as they relate to use of reclaimed water. Imported water is currently the major water-supply...
Geohydrology, simulation of ground-water flow, and ground-water quality at two landfills, Marion County, Indiana
R.F. Duwelius, T. K. Greeman
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4100
Geologic, hydrologic, and water-quality data were collected at the Julietta and Tibbs-Banta landfills in Marion County. Both landfills were closed in the mid-1970's, and sewage sludge mixed with dirt was spread on the landfills in the mid-1980's as part of a revegetation project. The landfills were constructed in unconsolidated glacial sediments...
Water resources of Sedgwick County, Kansas
H.E. Bevans
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4225
Hydrologic data from streams, impoundments, and wells are interpreted to: (1) document water resources characteristics; (2) describe causes and extent of changes in water resources characteristics; and (3) evaluate water resources as sources of supply. During 1985, about 134,200 acre-ft of water (84% groundwater) were used for public (42%), irrigation,...
Hydrology of the Goat Lake watershed, Snohomish County, Washington, 1982-87
N. P. Dion, J.C. Ebbert, J.E. Poole, B.S. Peck
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4235
The Goat Lake watershed in Snohomish County, Washington, functions as an ' experimental watershed ' for long-term studies to determine the effects of acidic precipitation on water resources. Data have been collected there by the U.S. Geological Survey since 1982. The watershed is in a wilderness area of the...
Estimation of the recharge area contributing water to a pumped well in a glacial-drift, river-valley aquifer
Daniel J. Morrissey
1989, Water Supply Paper 2338
The highly permeable, unconfined, glacial-drift aquifers that occupy most New England river valleys constitute the principal source of drinking water for many of the communities that obtain part or all of their public water supply from ground water. Recent events have shown that these aquifers are highly susceptible to contamination...
Simulation of rainfall-runoff response in mined and unmined watersheds in coal areas of West Virginia
Celso Puente, John T. Atkins
1989, Water Supply Paper 2298
Meteorologic and hydrologic data from five small watersheds in the coal areas of West Virginia were used to calibrate and test the U.S. Geological Survey Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System for simulating streamflow under various climatic and land-use conditions. Three of the basins--Horsecamp Run, Gilmer Run, and Collison Creek--are primarily forested and...
Geohydrologic aspects for siting and design of low-level radioactive-waste disposal
M. S. Bedinger
1989, Circular 1034
The objective for siting and design of low-level radioactive-waste repository sites is to isolate the waste from the biosphere until the waste no longer poses an unacceptable hazard as a result of radioactive decay. Low-level radioactive waste commonly is isolated at shallow depths with various engineered features to stabilize the...
Evaluation of nonpotable ground water in the desert area of southeastern California for powerplant cooling
Anne C. Steinemann
1989, Water Supply Paper 2343
Powerplant siting is dependent upon many factors; in southern California the prevailing physical constraint is water availability. Increasing land-use and other environmental concerns preclude further sites along the coast. A review of available hydrologic data was made of 142 ground-water basins in the southeast California desert area to ascertain if...
Potential hydrologic effects of ground-water withdrawals from the Dakota Aquifer, southwestern Kansas
Kenneth R. Watts
1989, Water Supply Paper 2304
A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of potential development of the Dakota aquifer on the layered-aquifer system above Permian rocks in a 5,000-square-mile area of southwestern Kansas. This aquifer system, which consists of five layers, includes the Cheyenne aquifer, the Kiowa confining unit, the Dakota aquifer, the Niobrara-Graneros...
Hydrologic data for Indian Creek basin, Fayette and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania, 1985-87
J. I. Sams III, E. C. Witt III
1989, Open-File Report 88-470
Hydrologic data were collected in the Indian Creek basin, Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, Pennsylvania. Since the early 1900's, coal in the basin has been extensively mined by both underground and surface-mining techniques. Data-collection sites were located in mined and unmined areas of the basin. The hydrologic data presented are from...
Methods for estimating monthly streamflow characteristics at ungaged sites in western Montana
Charles Parrett, Kenn D. Cartier
1989, Open-File Report 89-40
Three methods were developed for estimating monthly streamflow characteristics for western Montana. The first method, based on multiple-regression equations, relates monthly streamflow characteristics to various basin and climatic variables. Standard errors range from 43 to 107%. The equations are generally not applicable to streams that receive or lose water as...
Results of qualification tests on water-level sensing instruments, 1987
T.E. Olive
1989, Open-File Report 89-397
The U.S. Geological Survey 's Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility at the Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, conducts qualification tests on water level sensing instruments. Instrument systems, which meet or exceed the Survey 's minimum performance requirements, are placed on the Survey 's Qualified Products List. The qualification tests conducted in 1987 added...
