Water-quality and hydrogeologic data for three phosphate industry waste-disposal sites in central Florida, 1979-80
Ronald L. Miller, Horace Sutcliffe Jr.
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-84
This report is a complilation of geologic, hydrologic, and water-quality data and information on test holes collected in the vicinity of gypsum stack complexes at two phosphate chemical plants and one phosphatic clayey waste disposal pond at a phosphate mine and beneficiation plant in central Florida. The data were collected...
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...
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....
Hydrology of Lake Tohopekaliga, Osceola County, Florida
G. G. Phelps
1982, Open-File Report 81-536
No abstract available....
Reconnaissance of ground-water quality, eastern Snake River basin, Idaho
D. J. Parliman
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4004
Water-quality, geologic, and hydrologic data were collected for 165 wells in the eastern Snake River basin, Idaho. Water-quality characteristics analyzed include specific conductance, pH, water temperature, major dissolved cations and anions, and coliform bacteria. Ground water from aquifers in all rock units is generally composed of calcium, magnesium, and bicarbonate...
Hydrology of the Prairie Dog Creek drainage basin, Rosebud and Big Horn Counties, Montana
N. E. McClymonds
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-37
The Prairie Dog Creek drainage basin in southeastern Montana was investigated during 1978-79 to assess the surface-water and ground-water resources and the quality of water in an area having coal-mining potential. The area, a 24.2-square-mile basin, is located 30 miles southwest of Ash-land, Montana. The principal mineable coal is 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....
Hydrologic characteristics of surface-mined land reclaimed by sludge irrigation, Fulton County, Illinois
G. L. Patterson, R.F. Fuentes, L.G. Toler
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-16
Analyses of water samples collected at four stream-monitoring stations, in an area surface mined for coal and being reclaimed by sludge irrigation, show the principal metals are sodium, calcium, and magnesium and principal non-metals are chloride, sulfate, and bicarbonate. Comparing yearly mean chemical concentrations shows no changing trends since reclamation...
Hydrologic effects of storing liquified sewage sludge on strip-mined land, Fulton County, Illinois
G. L. Patterson
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4047
The water table near four sewage storage basins in a strip-mined area of western Illinois, has risen about 10 feet since the basins were constructed in 1971. Two dimensional modeling of ground-water flow in the mine spoil indicates that the rise is caused by leakage from one storage basin. The...
Geologic and well-construction data for the H-8 borehole complex near the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
J.G. Wells, S.L. Drellack
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4118
The H-8 complex, a group of three closely-spaced boreholes, is located 9 miles south of the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern Eddy County, New Mexico. The holes were drilled during July, August, and September of 1979 to obtain geologic and hydrologic data to better define the regional...
Preliminary evaluation of the ground-water-flow system in the Twin Cities Metropolitan area, Minnesota
John H. Guswa, Donald I. Siegel, Daniel C. Gillies
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-44
A preliminary quasi-three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water-flow model of the seven-county Twin Cities Metropolitan area was constructed and used to evaluate parameter sensitivity and adequacy of available data. Fourteen geologic units that underlie the study area were grouped into nine hydr,bgeologic units and were incorporated into a five-layer model. The layers in...
Streamflow characteristics of the upper Columbia River basin, Montana, through 1979
Scott D. Waltemeyer, Ronald R. Shields
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-82
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for selected stream-gaging sites presented in this report aid in appraising the hydrology of the upper Columbia River basin in Montana. Streamflow records are provided for 54 gaging stations for the period of record. Streamflow records for five gaging stations were compiled into separate periods...
Effects of a floodwater-retarding structure on the hydrology and ecology of Trout Creek in southwestern Wisconsin
Steve Baima, David J. Graczyk, Stephen J. Field, Dennis A. Wentz, William L. Hilsenhoff, Eddie L. Avery, O. M. Brynildson
Dennis A. Wentz, David J. Graczyk, editor(s)
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-23
The primary effects of a floodwater-retarding structure (FRS) on the streamflow of Trout Creek, Wisconsin, are attenuation of flood peaks and extension of the time base of flood hydrographs. Reduction of flood peaks ranged from 58 to 91 percent during the study period from 1975 to 1979. There is an inverse...
Volcano-tectonic history of Crater Flat, southwestern Nevada, as suggested by new evidence from drill hole USW-VH-1 and vicinity
W. J. Carr
1982, Open-File Report 82-457
New evidence for a possible resurgent dome in the caldera related to eruption of the Bullfrog Member of the Crater Flat Tuff has been provided by recent drilling of a 762-meter (2,501-foot) hole in central Crater Flat. Although no new volcanic units were penetrated by the drill hole (USW-VH-1), the...
A summary of selected publications, project activities, and data sources related to hydrology in the Warrior and Plateau coal fields of Alabama
Robert E. Kidd, Thomas J. Hill
1982, Open-File Report 82-913
The report is a reference source on hydrologic information related to coal-mining activities in the Warrior and Plateau coal fields of Alabama. It contains a bibliography of more than 200 references and selected annotations. Also included is information on maps, automated-data bases, water-monitoring programs, and data-source agencies and organizations....
Summary of hydrologic testing in Tertiary limestone aquifer, Tenneco offshore exploratory well--Atlantic OCS, lease-block 427 (Jacksonville NH 17-5)
Richard H. Johnston, Peter W. Bush, Richard E. Krause, James A. Miller, Craig L. Sprinkle
1982, Water Supply Paper 2180
A summary of hydrologic testing in an offshore oil-test well (LB427) drilled for Tenneco, Inc., 55 miles east of Fernandina Beach, Florida, is presented. The interval tested (1,050 to 1,070 feet below sea level) is in a calcarenite that is equivalent to the Ocala Limestone (late Eocene) of onshore Florida...
Potential effects of surface coal mining on the hydrology of the Cook Creek area, Ashland coal field, southeastern Montana
M. R. Cannon
1982, Open-File Report 82-681
The Cook Creek area of the Ashland coal field contains large reserves of Federally owned coal that have been identified for potential lease sale. A hydrologic study has been conducted in the potential lease area to describe existing hydrologic systems and to assess potential impacts of surface coal mining on...
Water resources of southeastern Oahu, Hawaii
K. J. Takasaki, John F. Mink
1982, Open-File Report 82-628
Southeastern Oahu comprises the eastern end of the Koolau Range and is divided into two roughly equal parts by the crest of the range. The northside of the crest is commonly called the windward side and the southside, the leeward. Precipitous cliffs aproned by a gently sloping landscape are the...
Three-dimensional mathematical model for simulating the hydrologic system in the Piceance basin, Colorado
J.O. Taylor
1982, Open-File Report 82-637
Surface-water-quality data from selected sites in Washington affected by Mount St. Helens eruptions; March 27 - September 30, 1980
G. L. Turney, J.M. Klein
1982, Open-File Report 81-1007
The volcanic eruptions of Mount St. Helens have resulted in the collection of many forms of hydrologic data. Chemical data collected from March 27 to September 30, 1980, to document the effects of the various volcanic events (mudflows, pyroclastic flows, deposition of ash) on the quality of surface water at...
Drainage areas of New York streams, by river basins; a stream gazetteer; Part 1, Data compiled as of October 1980
L.A. Wagner
1982, Open-File Report 81-1055
Hydrologic studies concerned with surface water require geographic data of several types, among which are stream length and size of drainage area from which runoff is contributed. This gazetteer presents all drainage-area data on New York streams that were available as of October 1980. The information is grouped by river...
Selected climatic characteristics of the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado
S. D. Waltemeyer
1982, Open-File Report 82-91
The southeastern Uinta Basin in Utah and Colorado contains large reserves of oil shale, the mining of which could affect the area 's water resources. Climatic characteristics of the area, which were evaluated as one phase of a comprehensive hydrologic study, are presented to help provide the means of evaluating...
Water resources of Borrego Valley and vicinity, California: Phase 1— Definition of geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the basin
W. R. Moyle
1982, Open-File Report 82-855
This report is phase 1 of a 3-phase study and includes information needed to build a digital hydrologic model of Borrego Valley. It includes sources and amounts of recharge water to the basin, areas of water withdrawal, total ground water in storage at steady-state conditions (1945), net ground-water depletion, grid...
Ground-water applications of remote sensing
Gerald K. Moore
1982, Open-File Report 82-240
Remote sensing can be used as a tool to inventory springs and seeps and to interpret lithology, structure, and ground-water occurrence and quality. Thermograms are the best images for inventory of seeps and springs. The steps in aquifer mapping are image analysis and interpretation and ground-water interpretation. A ground-water interpretation...
A plan for hydrologic investigations of in situ, oil-shale retorting near Rock Springs, Wyoming
Kent C. Glover, E. A. Zimmerman, L. R. Larson, J.C. Wallace
1982, Open-File Report 82-758
The recovery of shale oil by the in-situ retort process may cause hydrologic impacts, the most significant being ground-water contamination and possible transport of contaminants into surrounding areas. Although these impacts are site-specific, many of the techniques used to investigate each retort operation commonly will be the same. The U.S....
