Hydrologic effects of phreatophyte control, Acme-Artesia reach of the Pecos River, New Mexico, 1967-82
G. E. Welder
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4148
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation began a phreatophyte clearing and control program in the bottom land of the Acme-Artesia reach of the Pecos River in March 1967. The initial cutting of 19,000 acres of saltcedar trees, the dominant phreatophyte in the area, was completed in May 1969. Saltcedar regrowth continued...
Soil-water hydrology and geochemistry of a coal spoil at a reclaimed surface mine in Routt County, Colorado
R.S. Williams Jr., S.E. Hammond
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4350
Potential effects of surface coal mining on the hydrology of the upper Otter Creek-Pasture Creek area, Moorhead coal field, southeastern Montana
N. E. McClymonds, J. A. Moreland
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4187
The combined upper Otter Creek-Pasture Creek area, south of Ashland, Montana, contains large reserves of Federal coal for potential lease sale. A hydrologic study was conducted in the area to describe existing hydrologic systems and generalized groundwater quality, to assess potential effects of surface mining on local water resources, and...
Hydrogeology and preliminary assessment of regional flow in the upper Cretaceous and adjacent aquifers in the northern Mississippi embayment
J. V. Brahana, T. O. Mesko
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4000
On a regional scale, the groundwater system of the northern Mississippi embayment is composed of a series of nonindurated clastic sediments that overlie a thick sequence of Paleozoic carbonate, sandstones, and shales. The units that comprise the geohydrologic framework of this study are the alluvium-lower Wilcox Aquifer the Midway confining...
Surface-water hydrology of Hay Creek watershed, Montana, and West Branch Antelope Creek watershed, North Dakota
Douglas G. Emerson
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4038
Hydrologric data were used to determine the premining surface-water conditions in two small basins in the Fort Union coal region of Montana and North Dakota. The two streams. Hay Creek and West Branch Antelope Creek, are ephemeral. Most of the volume and peak discharges are due to snowmelt runoff. Little...
Hydrology and water quality of Delavan Lake in southeastern Wisconsin
S. J. Field, M.D. Duerk
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4168
Delavan Lake is a eutrophic, recreational lake in a densely populated area of southeastern Wisconsin. Sewage effluent and septic tank drainage were diverted out of the drainage basin of the lake to improve its water quality in 1981. The worst known blue-green algal bloom occurred in the lake in the...
Preimpoundment hydrologic conditions in the Swatara Creek (1981-84) and estimated postimpoundment water quality in and downstream from the planned Swatara State Park Reservoir, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties, Pennsylvania
D. K. Fishel
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4087
The hydrology and water quality of Swatara Creek were studied by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of State Parks, from July 1981 through September 1984. The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of anthracite-coal mining and other point...
Hydrogeologic framework of the Virginia coastal plain
Andrew A. Meng III, John F. Harsh
1988, Professional Paper 1404-C
This report defines the hydrogeologic framework of the Virginia Coastal Plain and is a product of a comprehensive regional study to define the geology, hydrology, and geochemistry of the northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system extending from North Carolina to Long Island, New York. The Virginia Coastal Plain consists of...
Potential hydrologic effects of a drainage system in McMillan delta and water impoundment in Brantley Reservoir, Eddy County, New Mexico
T. M. Crouch, G. E. Welder
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4054
Construction of a proposed drainage system could result in a moderate flow increase in the Pecos River downstream from the McMillan delta. The potential effect of a new line channel of the Pecos River in McMillan delta in southeastern New Mexico would be an increase of less than 11,000 acre-ft/year....
Hydrologic investigations of the lower Calcasieu River, Louisiana
M.J. Forbes
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4173
Methods to determine transit losses for return flows of transmountain water in Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs and the Arkansas River, Colorado
Gerhard Kuhn
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4119
Methods were developed by which transit losses could be determined for transmountain return flows in Fountain Creek between Colorado Springs, Colorado, and its confluence with the Arkansas River. The study reach is a complex hydrologic system wherein a substantially variable streamflow interacts with an alluvial aquifer. The study approach included:...
Hydrology of Alkali Creek and Castle Valley Ridge coal-lease tracts, central Utah, and potential effects of coal mining
R. L. Seiler, R. L. Baskin
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4186
The Alkali Creek coal-lease tract includes about 2,150 acres in the Book Cliffs coal field in central Utah, and the Castle Valley Ridge coal-lease tract includes about 3,360 acres in the Wasatch Plateau coal field, also in central Utah. Both the Alkali Creek and Castle Valley Ridge coal-lease tracts are...
Geohydrology of the Navajo sandstone in western Kane, southwestern Garfield, and southeastern Iron counties, Utah
G. W. Freethey
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4040
The upper Navajo and Lamb Point aquifers in the Navajo Sandstone are the principal source of water for the city of Kanab, irrigation, stock, and for rural homes in the study area. Well logs and outcrop descriptions indicate the Navajo Sandstone consists of the Lamb Point Tongue and an unnamed...
Review of mechanisms, methods, and theory for determining recharge to shallow aquifers in North Dakota
W.F. Horak
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4122
Effective management of ground-water resources requires knowledge of all components of the water budget for the aquifer of interest. Efforts to simulate ground-water flow prior to development and the effects of proposed pumping in several of North Dakota's shallow glacial aquifers have been hindered by the lack of reliable estimates...
Hydrology of the Floral City Pool of Tsala Apopka Lake, west-central Florida
L. A. Bradner
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4024
Tsala Apopka Lake, in west-central Florida, has an area of about 19,000 acres and is divided into three water-management pools, with the Floral City Pool, the most upgradient. The Floral City Pool, which has a surface area of approximately 4,750 acres, contains an extensive combination of lakes, wetlands, and connecting...
Ground-water hydrology of Marshall County, West Virginia, with emphasis on the effects of longwall coal mining
R.A. Shultz
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4006
No abstract available....
Cumulative potential hydrologic impacts of surface coal mining in the eastern Powder River structural basin, northeastern Wyoming
L.J. Martin, D. L. Naftz, H. W. Lowham, J.G. Rankl
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4046
There are 16 existing and six proposed surface coal mines in the eastern Powder River structural basin of northeastern Wyoming. Coal mining companies predict water level declines of 5 ft or more in the Wasatch aquifer to extend form about 1,000 to about 2,000 ft beyond the mine pits. The...
Preliminary evaluation of the hydrogeologic system in Owens Valley, California
W.R. Danskin
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4003
A preliminary, two-layer, steady-state, groundwater flow model was used to evaluate present data and hydrologic concepts of Owens Valley, California. Simulations of the groundwater system indicate that areas where water levels are most affected by changes in recharge and discharge are near toes of alluvial fans and along the edge...
Hydrology of the Citrus Park Quadrangle, Hillsborough County, Florida
M.A. Corral Jr., T. H. Thompson
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4166
Rapid increases in population and development in the Citrus Park quadrangle northwest of Tampa have increased the demand for water from the surficial and Upper Floridan aquifers, while at the same time decreasing the amount of wetlands and agricultural or forested lands that formerly provided recharge to these aquifers. Because...
Potential flood and debris hazards at Katherine Landing and Telephone Cove, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Mohave County, Arizona
Otto Moosburner
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4081
Katherine Landing is a recreation site on the east shore of Lake Mohave, an impoundment on the Colorado River southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. With proper inspection and maintenance, the present (1979) channel and diking system at Katherine Landing is judged adequate to confine and restrain floods up to and...
Geohydrology and susceptibility of major aquifers to surface contamination in Alabama; area 13
W. S. Mooty
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4080
The geohydrology and susceptibility to surface contamination of the major aquifers in Area 13--Baldwin and Mobile Counties Alabama--are described. Within this area are two major aquifers. The Pliocene-Miocene aquifer occurs throughout the study area. The Alluvial-Coastal aquifer is found near the major rivers and coastal areas and overlies the Pliocene-Miocene...
A water-resources appraisal of the Mount Shasta area in northern California, 1985
J. C. Blodgett, K.R. Poeschel, J.L. Thornton
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4239
Present Mount Shasta, California, area hydrologic characteristics were documented to compare future changes due to land use or volcanic activity. Lower flanks of Mount Shasta consist of broad aprons of pyroclastic-flow, debris flow, and fluvial deposits, with incised channels on upper parts of the mountain. Data include glacial areas and...
Distribution of gases in the unsaturated zone at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois
Robert G. Striegl
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4025
The unsaturated zone is a medium that provides pneumatic communication for the movement of gases from wastes buried in landfills to the atmosphere, biota, and groundwater. Gases in unsaturated glacial and eolian deposits near a waste-disposal trench at the low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois, were identified,...
The US Geological Survey stream-gaging program in west-central Florida
R.T. Mycyk
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4032
The results of a study of the network of the stream-gaging program in west-central Florida are documented. Selected hydrologic data, including drainage area, period of record, and mean annual flow were compiled for the 57 continuous-record gaging stations which were active in 1985. Additionally, selected hydrologic data for 20 discontinued...
Hydrology and effects of development on the water-table aquifer in the Vega Alta quadrangle, Puerto Rico
Fernando Gómez-Gómez, Heriberto Torres-Sierra
1988, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4105
