Selected hydrologic relationships for Soldier Creek, northeastern Kansas
William J. Carswell Jr.
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-8
Hydrologic data from Soldier Creek basin were compared with relations from statewide data. The quantity and quality of streamflow were affected mostly by soils, slopes, and land use. Average annual precipitation during the study (196476) was 35.12 inches, or 2.3 percent greater than the long-term (1929-76) average. The average streamflow...
An appraisal of surface-water quality in the Alameda Creek Basin, California, October 1974-June 1979
L.E. Lopp
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-46
Areal and seasonal variations in the quality of surface water in the Alameda Creek basin, California., from 1974 to 1979 were analyzed to determine the effects of wastewater discharges and imported water releases. Statistically significant differences were found among mean values of constituents in streamflow below the treated wastewater discharge...
Chemical, physical, and radiological quality of selected public water supplies in Florida, February-April 1980
Bernard J. Franks, G. A. Irwin
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-31
Virtually all treated public water supplies in Florida meet the National Interim Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Regulations. These findings are based on a water-quality reconnaissance of 126 raw and treated public water supplies throughout the State during the period February through April 1980. Primary drinking water regulations maximum contaminant...
Results of a reconnaissance water-quality sampling program of the Ogallala aquifer in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas
Gerald L. Feder, Noel C. Krothe
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-65
Results of a reconnaissance water-quality sampling program of the Ogallala aquifer indicates the water generally is suitable for most uses. Fluoride and selenium were the only chemical constituents found to exceed the National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations in water from some of the wells.Unusually large silica concentrations in many...
Impact of suburban residential development on water resources in the area of Winslow Township, Camden County, New Jersey
Thomas V. Fusillo
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-27
Surface-water and ground-water quality, streamflow, and data on ground-water levels in the upper Great Egg Harbor River basin in the vicinity of the Winslow Crossing residential development in Winslow Township are evaluated. The data include continuous streamflow at four sites, monthly stream water quality at seven sites, ground-water levels and...
Borehole data-collection methods applicable for the regional observation and monitor well program, Southwest Florida Water Management District
John J. Hickey
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-57
Management of ground-water resources within the Southwest Florida Water Management District requires that hydrogeologic characteristics of water-bearing rocks and quality characteristics of water be described. Wells for the District 's Regional Observation and Monitor Well Program are drilled specifically to collect data to describe the ground-water resource. Suggested borehole data-collection...
Hydrologic effects of proposed changes in management practices, Winnebago Pool, Wisconsin
William R. Krug
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-107
Various changes in the management practices for the Winnebago pool have been proposed. The objectives of the proposed changes are protecting wetlands adjacent to the lakes in the pool and assuring adequate flow in the Fox River downstream from Lake Winnebago. Three proposed operation plans for the Winnebago pool were...
Analysis of stream-aquifer system interrelationships in the Big Blue and Little Blue River basins in Gage and Jefferson Counties, Nebraska
M. J. Ellis
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-29
Seepage measurements made during the fall of 1978 at 21 sites in the Big Blue River basin and at 35 sites in the Little Blue River basin were used to determine stream gains or losses in 20 drainage areas in the Big Blue River basin and 31 drainage areas in...
The surficial aquifer in east-central St. Johns County, Florida
Eugene C. Hayes
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-14
The surficial aquifer, a composite of confined and unconfined water-bearing zones overlying the Miocene Hawthorn Formation, is an important source of water in St. Johns County, Fla. The water from wells open to the surficial aquifer generally meets quality standards recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for public water...
Water use in Ohio, 1975
R. Michael Hathaway, Michael Eberle
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-17
The estimated water use in Ohio for all purposes in 1975 was 16 ,431 million gallons per day. Of this total, 15,321 were taken from surface water while the remaining 1,110 represent ground-water withdrawals. Totals by category are as follows (in million gallons per day): Thermoelectric power generation, 12 ,404;...
Multi-saline sample distillation apparatus for hydrogen isotope analyses: Design and accuracy
Afifa Afifi Hassan
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-25
A distillation apparatus for saline water samples was designed and tested. Six samples may be distilled simultaneously. The temperature was maintained at 400 C to ensure complete dehydration of the precipitating salts. Consequently, the error in the measured ratio of stable hydrogen isotopes resulting from incomplete dehydration of hydrated salts...
Digital model of the unconsolidated aquifer system in the Modesto area, Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties, California
Clark J. Londquist
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-12
A digital mathematical model of the unconsolidated alluvial aquifer system in the Modesto area, Calif., has been developed which can be used to determine the effects of increased pumping and water use of future water levels in the aquifer system. The model is divided into two units. The lower unit...
Ground-water quality along the Mojave River near Barstow, California, 1974-79
Lawrence A. Eccles
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-109
The quality of ground water in the alluvium along the usually dry Mojave River near Barstow, Calif., has been monitored since 1974. Degradation has occurred as a result of wastewater discharge and irrigation return. Characteristics of the degraded ground water include concentrations of dissolved solids exceeding 1,000 milligrams per liter,...
Diel oxygen variations in the Rhode River Estuary, Maryland, 1970-1978
Robert L. Cory, Paul V. Dresler
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-10
Since April 1970 the U.S. Geological Survey has operated an estuarine water quality monitor in the upper reach of Rhode River, a small embayment on the northwestern shore of Chesapeake Bay. This report analyzes variations in diel oxygen over the period April 1970 through January 1979. The diel oxygen range...
Effects of coal fly-ash disposal on water quality in and around the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
Mark A. Hardy
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-16
Dissolved constituents in seepage from fly-ash settling ponds bordering part of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (the Lakeshore) have increased the concentrations of major ions (calcium, fluoride, potassium, and sulfate), trace elements (aluminum, arsenic, boron, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, strontium, and zinc), and gross alpha and beta radioactivity in ground...
Hydrologic characteristics and possible effects of surface mining in the northwestern part of West Branch Antelope Creek basin, Mercer County, North Dakota
Mark E. Crawley, Douglas G. Emerson
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-79
Lignite beds and abundant discontinuous sandstone beds of the Paleocene Sentinel Butte Member of the Fort Union Formation and sand and gravel beds in the Quarternary glaciofluvial deposits (Antelope Creek aquifer) are the most important aquifers for domestic and livestock water supplies in the West Branch Antelope Creek basin. In...
Water quality of Alimagnet, Farquar, and Long Lakes in Apple Valley, Minnesota
M.R. Have, G. A. Payne, M. A. Ayers
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-40
Alimagnet, Farquar, and Long Lakes, in Apple Valley, Minnesota, were sampled from 1973-79 to determine their physical and chemical characteristics. A storm-sewer inlet to Alimagnet Lake was also sampled during two storms in 1978. The 1976-77 drought caused a more noticeable effect on the quality of the lakes than any...
Ground-water resources of the White River basin, Madison County, Indiana
Wayne W. Lapham
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-35
The ground-water resources of the White River basin in and near Madison County, Indiana, were investigated by mapping the aquifers, estimating their hydraulic properties, determining the distribution of potentiometric head in the aquifers, and estimating some of the components of the ground-water budget from data collected in the field. This...
User's guide for a general purpose dam-break flood simulation model (K-634)
Larry F. Land
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-116
An existing computer program for simulating dam-break floods for forecast purposes has been modified with an emphasis on general purpose applications. The original model was formulated, developed and documented by the National Weather Service. This model is based on the complete flow equations and uses a nonlinear implicit finite-difference numerical...
Two-dimensional ground-water flow model of the Cretaceous aquifer system of Lee County and vicinity, Mississippi
John Michael Kernodle
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-70
A two-dimensional ground-water flow model of the Eutaw-McShan and Gordo aquifers in the area of Lee County, Miss., was successfully calibrated and verified using data from six long-term observation wells and two intensive studies of areal water levels. The water levels computed by the model were found to be most...
Limnological and geochemical survey of Williams Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota
J. W. LaBaugh, G.E. Groschen, Thomas C. Winter
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-41
A limnological and geochemical survey of Williams Lake, Minnesota, was made in 1979 to provide an initial interpretive description of the lake and the contiguous ground-water system. This survey was made as part of a continuing research program related to the investigation of the interaction of lakes and their contiguous...
Ground-water potential of the glacial deposits near Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
Daniel C. Gillies
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-7
The glacial deposits underlying a 260 square-mile area near Logansport, Indiana, range in thickness from 0 to 300 feet and consist of three semiconfined sand and gravel aquifer units separated and overlain by three semiconfining till units. The ground-water development potential of the lowest of the sand and gravel aquifers...
One-dimensional reservoir-lake temperature and dissolved oxygen model
Leo B. House
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-5
This report describes and documents a one-dimensional computer model that predicts dissolved-oxygen and temperature profiles in a lake or reservoir. Downstream release dissolved-oxygen concentrations and temperatures also are computed based on a user-specified outflow withdrawal elevation. The model can, therefore, be used to compare top-draw versus bottom-draw outlet configuration effects...
Comparison of the propane-area tracer method and predictive equations for determination of stream-reaeration coefficients on two small streams in Wisconsin
Leo B. House, Steven Skavroneck
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-105
This study was made to identify the best predictive equations for a stream's reaeration-rate coefficient. Reaeration-rate information is needed in dissolvedoxygen modeling work, but an actual tracer measurement is not always possible. The propane-area gas-tracer method and predictive equations were compared for determination of stream-reaeration coefficients (K.2) for reaches of two...
Rainfall-runoff modeling and preliminary regional flood characteristics of small rural watersheds in the Arkansas River basin in Colorado
Russell K. Livingston
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-112
Both recorded and synthetic rainfall-runoff and annual peak-discharge data for 17 rural watersheds were analyzed to evaluate the magnitude, frequency, and volume of floods in the plains region of the Arkansas River basin in Colorado. Flood-frequency relations from analysis of recorded data were weighted or combined with flood-frequency relations from...
