Gas-film coefficients for streams
R. E. Rathbun, D. Y. Tai
1983, Journal of Environmental Engineering (109) 1111-1127
Equations for predicting the gas-film coefficient for the volatilization of organic solutes from streams are developed. The film coefficient is a function of windspeed and water temperature. The dependence of the coefficient on windspeed is determined from published information on the evaporation of water from a canal. The dependence of...
Geotherm: the U.S. geological survey geothermal information system
J. D. Bliss, A. Rapport
1983, Computers & Geosciences (9) 35-39
GEOTHERM is a comprehensive system of public databases and software used to store, locate, and evaluate information on the geology, geochemistry, and hydrology of geothermal systems. Three main databases address the general characteristics of geothermal wells and fields, and the chemical properties of geothermal fluids; the last database is currently...
Development of reaction models for ground-water systems
Niel Plummer, D.L. Parkhurst, D.C. Thorstenson
1983, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (47) 665-685
Methods are described for developing geochemical reaction models from the observed chemical compositions of ground water along a hydrologic flow path. The roles of thermodynamic speciation programs, mass balance calculations, and reaction-path simulations in developing and testing reaction models are contrasted. Electron transfer is included in the mass balance equations...
Clay mineral formation and transformation in rocks and soils
D. D. Eberl
1983, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (311) 241-257
Three mechanisms for clay mineral formation (inheritance, neoformation, and transformation) operating in three geological environments (weathering, sedimentary, and diagenetic-hydrothermal) yield nine possibilities for the origin of clay minerals in nature. Several of these possibilities are discussed in terms of the rock cycle. The mineralogy of clays neoformed in the weathering...
Enrichment and association of lead and bacteria at particulate surfaces in a salt-marsh surface layer
R.W. Harvey, Leonard W. Lion, L.Y. Young, J.O. Leckie
1982, Journal of Marine Research (40) 1201-1211
The particle-laden surface layer (approx 150-370 mu m) and subsurface waters of a South San Francisco Bay salt marsh were sampled over 2 tidal cycles and analyzed for particle numbers and particulate-associated and total concentrations of Pb and bacteria. Laboratory studies examined the ability of a bacterial isolate from the...
Hydrology of the Beryl-Enterprise area, Escalante Desert, Utah, with emphasis on ground water; With a section on surface water
Reed W. Mower, George Woodard Sandberg
1982, Technical Publication 73
An investigation of the water resources of the Beryl-Enterprise area, Escalante Desert, Utah (pl. 1), was made during 1976-78 as part of a cooperative program with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights. Wells were the most important source of water for all purposes in the Beryl-Enterprise...
Physical, Hydrological, and Biological Characteristics of the Loxahatchee River Estuary, Florida
Benjamin F. McPherson, Maryann Sabanskas, William A. Long
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-350
The Loxahatchee River estuary empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Jupiter Inlet in southeastern Florida. Although relatively small, the estuary is important for its esthetic value and for its sport fishing, boating, recreation, tourism, and prime residential development. In recent years, the condition of the estuary has become of concern...
Chloride Concentration in Water from the Upper Permeable Zone of the Tertiary Limestone Aquifer System, Southeastern United States
Craig L. Sprinkle
1982, Open-File Report 81-1103
INTRODUCTION The tertiary limestone aquifer system of the southeastern United States is a sequence of carbonate rocks referred to as the Floridan aquifer in Florida and the principal artesian aquifer in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. More than 3 billion gallons of water are pumped daily from the limestone aquifer; and...
Effects of Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic faulting on the geology and hydrology of the coastal plain near the Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina
R.E. Faye, D.C. Prowell
1982, Open-File Report 82-156
Geologic and hydrologic investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey have defined stratigraphic and hydraulic anomalies suggestive of faulting within Coastal Plain sediments between the Ogeechee River in east-central Georgia and the Edisto River in west-central South Carolina. Examination of borehole cuttings, cores, and geophysical logs from test wells indicate that...
Hydrology of area 29, Eastern Region, Interior Coal Province, Illinois
K. K. Fitzgerald, C.A. Peters, E.E. Zuehls
1982, Open-File Report 82-858
Hydrologic-information needs for oil-shale development, northwestern Colorado
O.J. Taylor
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4076
Hydrologic information is not adequate for proper development of the large oil-shale reserves of Piceance basin in northwestern Colorado. Exploratory drilling and aquifer testing are needed to define the hydrologic system, to provide wells for aquifer testing, to design mine-drainage techniques, and to explore for additional water supplies. Sampling networks...
Methodology for hydrologic evaluation of a potential surface mine: Loblolly Branch basin, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Lynn M. Shown, D. G. Frickel, R.F. Miller, F.A. Branson
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-50
Methodology for evaluating premining hydrology and postmining effects of mining and reclamation on the hydrology of an area is presented for a potential mine-permit area of 1,680 acres in the Warrior Coal Field, northwestern Alabama.Information is included on climate, geology, soil-water relations, vegetation, surface water, ground water, and quality of...
Technique for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in natural-flow streams in Florida
W. C. Bridges
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4012
A technique is presented for estimating floods on natural-flow streams in Florida for specific recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10 , 25, 50, 100, 200, and 500 years. Florida peaks from 159 stream-gaging stations with long-term records (10-53 years) and 23 rainfall-runoff stations with short-term records (7-17 years) were used...
Results of hydrologic tests and water-chemistry analyses, wells H-5A, H-5B, and H-5C, at the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
Kevin F. Dennehy, Jerry W. Mercer
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-19
Data were collected during hydrologic testing at wells H-5A, H-5B, and H-5C in the northeastern part of the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico. The three water-bearing zones tested, the Magenta and Culebra Dolomite Members of the Rustler Formation and the Rustler Formation-Salado Formation contact, yield...
Results of hydrologic tests and water-chemistry analyses, Wells H-6A, H-6B, and H-6C, at the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
Kevin F. Dennehy
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-8
Hydrologic testing was conducted at wells H-6A, H-6B, and H-6C in the northwestern part of the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico to define hydraulic properties of three water-bearing zones. The zones tested were the Magenta and Culebra Dolomite Members of the Rustler Formation and the...
Geologic and well-construction data for the H-9 borehole complex near the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
S.L. Drellack, J.G. Wells
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4111
The H-9 complex, a group of three closely spaced boreholes, is located 5.5 miles south of the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site in east-central Eddy County, New Mexico. The holes were drilled during July, August, and September 1979 to obtain geologic and hydrologic data to better define the...
Model modifications for simulation of flow through stratified rocks in eastern Ohio
J. O. Helgesen, A. C. Razem, S. P. Larson
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4019
A quasi three-dimensional groundwater flow model is being used as part of a study to determine impacts of coal-strip mining on local hydrologic systems. Modifications to the model were necessary to simulate local hydrologic conditions properly. Perched water tables required that the method of calculating vertical flow rate be changed....
Water-quality characteristics of Everglades National Park, 1959-77, with reference to the effects of water management
Bradley G. Waller
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-34
The U.S. Geological Survey has collected water-quality data in the Everglades National Park since 1959. Major ions, macronutrients, trace elements, and pesticides are the primary chemical groups analyzed. The period of record and frequency of sampling vary for each chemical group, with the longest record for the major ions and...
Hydrology of Lake Tohopekaliga, Osceola County, Florida
G. G. Phelps
1982, Open-File Report 81-536
No abstract available....
Flood of September 16, 1975 in the Guayanilla Valley, Puerto Rico
Karl G. Johnson
1982, Open-File Report 80-1282
This report provides hydrologic and hydraulic information related to the flood of September 16, 1975 in the Guayanilla Valley. The information presented is a compilation of data recovered by the U.S. Geological Survey, and information provided by the residents in the study area....
Hydrologic maps of the High Plains aquifer, January 1981, southwestern Kansas
Joseph M. Spinazola
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4079
The U.S. Geological Survey furnishes maps depicting saturated thickness of the High Plains aquifer to the Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3 through a continuing cooperative agreement. The Groundwater Management District uses the maps to calculated a planned depletion rate of 40 percent of the saturated thickness of the...
Appraisal of water in bedrock aquifers, northern Cascade County, Montana
K.R. Wilke
1982, Open-File Report 82-1025
Suburban residential expansion of the city of Great Falls has resulted in an increased demand on water supplies from bedrock aquifers in northern Cascade County. The unconsolidated deposits aquifer of Quaternary age, including alluvium and glacial lake deposits, also is an important source of water in the area. Water levels...
Methodology for Hydrologic Evaluation of a Potential Surface Mine: Loblolly Branch Basin, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Lynn M. Shown, D. G. Frickel, R.F. Miller, F.A. Branson
1982, Open-File Report 82-50
Submersed aquatic vegetation in the tidal Potomac River and Estuary of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia; Hydrologic data report, May, 1978 to November, 1981
James E. Paschal Jr., Darin R. Miller, Nancy C. Bartow, Virginia Carter
1982, Open-File Report 82-694
Water resources data Iowa, water year 1981
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1982, Water Data Report IA-81-1
This report was prepared by personnel of the Iowa district of the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey under the supervision of 0. G. Lara, Acting District Chief, and Alfred Clebsch, Jr., Regional Hydrologist, Central Region. It was done in cooperation with the State of Iowa and with other agencies. This report is...
