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...
Hydrologic and chemical data for selected thermal-water wells and springs in the Indian Bathtub area, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho
H.W. Young, D. J. Parliman
1989, Open-File Report 89-589
This report presents data collected during January through September 1989 from 86 thermal-water wells and 5 springs in the Indian Bathtub area, southwestern Idaho. The data include well and spring locations, well-construction and water level information, hydrographs of water levels in 9 wells, hydrographs of discharges in 4 springs, and...
Miscellaneous streamflow measurements in the State of Washington, January 1961 to September 1985
John R. Williams, S.A. Riis
1989, Open-File Report 89-380
This report is a compilation of previously published miscellaneous streamflow measurements made in Washington State by the U.S. Geological Survey between January 1961 and September 1985. It is a supplement to a volume of similar data for the period 1890 to January 1961. The data include stream name and stream...
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...
Hydrological and meteorological data for an unsaturated zone study near the Radioactive Waste Management Complex, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho; 1985-86
John R. Pittman
1989, Open-File Report 89-74
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...
Ground-water quality assessment of the central Oklahoma aquifer, Oklahoma - Analysis of available water-quality data through 1987
David L. Parkhurst, Scott C. Christenson, Jamie L. Schlottmann
1989, Open-File Report 88-728
Beginning in 1986, the Congress annually has appropriated funds for the U.S. Geological Survey to test and refine concepts for a National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of a full-scale program would be to:Provide a nationally consistent description of current water-quality conditions for a large part of the...
Physical and chemical properties of San Francisco Bay, California, 1980
Allan Y. Ota, L. E. Schemel, S.W. Hager
1989, Open-File Report 89-421
The U.S. Geological Survey conducted hydrologic investigations in both the deep water channels and the shallow-water regions of the San Francisco Bay estuarine system during 1980. Cruises were conducted regularly, usually at two-week intervals. Physical and chemical properties presented in this report include temperature , salinity, suspended particulate matter, turbidity,...
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...
Hydrogeologic data for the Canal Creek area, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, April 1986-March 1988
J.P. Oliveros, Patrice Gernhardt
1989, Open-File Report 89-387
This report is a compilation of hydrologic and geologic data collected for the period April 1986 through March 1988 for the Canal Creek area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Geologic data include lithologic logs for 73 sites and geophysical logs for 71 sites. Hydrologic data consist of hydrographs and synoptic...
Geohydrology of the regional aquifer system, western Snake River plain, southwestern Idaho
G. D. Newton
1989, Open-File Report 88-317
A three dimensional groundwater flow model was developed to simulate steady state and nonsteady-state hydrologic conditions of the regional aquifer system in the western Snake River Plain of Idaho. Water budget analysis showed that groundwater recharge was about 1,400,000 acre-ft in 1980; groundwater pumpage was estimated to be 300,000 acre-ft....
Hydrogeologic and chemical data for the O-Field area, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
P.R. Nemoff, D.A. Vroblesky
1989, Open-File Report 89-238
O-Field, located at the Edgewood area of Aberdeen Proving Ground , Maryland, was periodically used for disposal of munitions, waste chemicals, and chemical-warfare agents from World War II through the 1950' s. This report includes various physical, geologic, chemical, and hydrologic data obtained from well-core, groundwater, surface water, and bottom-sediment...
Biannual water-resources review, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, 1986 and 1987
Robert G. Myers, Steven C. Sharp
1989, Open-File Report 89-49
Hydrologic data were collected at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico in 1986 and 1987. The total groundwater withdrawal in 1986 was 565,462,500 gal and in 1987 it was 620,492,000 gal. The total groundwater withdrawal was 110,971,300 gal less in 1986 than in 1985, but 55,029,500 gal more in 1987...
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...
Toxic substances hydrology program: Surface-water contamination
Gail E. Mallard
1989, Open-File Report 89-398
No abstract available. ...
Preparation of average annual runoff map of the United States, 1951-80
W.R. Krug, W.A. Gebert, D.J. Graczyk
1989, Open-File Report 87-535
Average annual runoff was computed or estimated for 2,148 hydrologic cataloging units in the United States and Puerto Rico , for the period 1951-80. Runoff was computed from the recorded streamflow at 5,951 U.S. Geological Survey gaging stations. The runoff at more than 3,000 of these stations was estimated by...
Streamflow and water-quality data for Meadow Run basin, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, December 1987 - November 1988
K. M. Kostelnik, E.C. Witt
1989, Open-File Report 89-404
Streamflow and water-quality data were collected throughout the Meadow Run basin, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, from December 7, 1987 through November 15, 1988, to determine the prevailing quality of surface water over a range of hydrologic conditions. This data will assist the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources during its review of...
Streamflow and water-quality data for Little Clearfield Creek basin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, December 1987 - November 1988
K. M. Kostelnik, R.R. Durlin
1989, Open-File Report 89-247
Streamflow and water quality data were collected throughout the Little Clearfield Creek basin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, from December 1987 through November 1988, to determine the existing quality of surface water over a range of hydrologic conditions. This data will assist the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources during its review of...
Water-related scientific activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Nevada, fiscal years 1985-89
Kathryn C. Kilroy (compiler)
1989, Open-File Report 89-264
The U.S. Geological Survey has been collecting water resources data in Nevada since 1890. Most of the projects in the current Nevada District program can be classified as either basic-data acquisition (about 25%) or hydrologic interpretation (about 75 %). About 52% of the activities are supported by cooperative agreements with...
Hydrologic and chemical-quality data from four rural basins in Guilford County, North Carolina, 1985-88
C.L. Hill
1989, Open-File Report 89-578
An investigation was begun in 1984 in Guilford County, North Carolina, to monitor water quality and soil erosion in basins with various land-management practices. Hydrologic and chemical-quality data were collected from four rural drainage basins, including two agricultural basins (7.4 and 4.8 acres) cultivated in tobacco and small grains, a...
Description of data files compiled for the Central Midwest Regional Aquifer-System Analysis
John O. Helgesen, Cristi V. Hansen
1989, Open-File Report 89-42
Several types of geologic and hydrologic data were collected and compiled as part of the Central Midwest Regional Aquifer-System Analysis. The study described the hydrology of Cambrian-age through Cretaceous-age rocks in all of Kansas and Nebraska and parts of eight other states. Information from both water wells and petroleum wells...
Functional requirements of computer systems for the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, 1988-97
R.M. Hathaway, J.M. McNellis
1989, Open-File Report 89-274
Investigating the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of the Nation 's water resources is the principal mission of the U.S. Geological Survey 's Water Resources Division. Reports of these investigations are published and available to the public. To accomplish this mission, the Division requires substantial computer technology to process,...
Alluvial and bedrock aquifers of the Denver Basin — Eastern Colorado's dual ground-water resource
Stanley G. Robson
1989, Water Supply Paper 2302
Large volumes of ground water are contained in alluvial and bedrock aquifers in the semiarid Denver basin of eastern Colorado. The bedrock aquifer, for example, contains 1.2 times as much water as Lake Erie of the Great Lakes, yet it supplies only about 9 percent of the ground water used...
Geomorphic and hydrologic control of sediment and salt loads in the Colorado River basin; significance for conservation and land management
Allen C. Gellis, Richard Hereford, Stanley Alfred Schumm
1989, Open-File Report 89-121
Hydrologic data for Paleozoic rocks in the upper Colorado River basin, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Arizona
Arthur L. Geldon
1989, Open-File Report 89-59
This report contains data used to interpret the hydrology of Paleozoic rocks in the Upper Colorado River Basin under the U.S. Geological Survey 's Regional Aquifer-System Analysis program. The study area includes the drainages of the Green and Colorado Rivers from their headwaters to Lees Ferry, Arizona. Hydrologic data presented...
