Ground-water hydrology of James City County, Virginia
John F. Harsh
1980, Open-File Report 80-961
Urbanization and increase in water demand prompted a 2-year study of groundwater availability and quality in the county of James City. The coastal-plain sediments, parts of which underlie the county, are the largest source of groundwater in Virginia. Four aquifers form the complex aquifer system. Hydraulic characteristics vary from aquifer...
Hydrogeochemistry and simulated solute transport, Piceance Basin, northwestern Colorado
Stanley G. Robson, George J. Saulnier
1980, Open-File Report 80-72
Oil-shale mining activities in Piceance basin in northwestern Colorado could adversely affect the ground- and surface-water quality in the basin. This study of the hydrology and geochemistry of the area used groundwater solute-transport-modeling techniques to investigate the possible impact of the mines on water quality. Maps of the extent and...
A one-dimensional, steady-state, dissolved-oxygen model and waste-load assimilation study for Duck Creek, Madison, Tipton, and Hamilton counties, Indiana
Charles G. Crawford, William G. Wilber, James G. Peters
1980, Open-File Report 80-156
The Indiana State Board of Health is developing a State water-quality plan that includes establishing limits for wastewater effluents discharged into Indiana streams. A digital model calibrated to conditions in Duck Creek was used to develop alternatives for future waste loadings that would be compatible with Indiana stream water-quality standards...
A one-dimensional, steady-state, dissolved-oxygen model and waste-load assimilation study for Wabash River, Huntington County, Indiana
Charles G. Crawford, William G. Wilber, James G. Peters
1980, Open-File Report 80-75
The Indiana State Board of Health is developing a State water-quality management plan that includes establishing limits for wastewater effluents discharged into Indiana streams. A digital model calibrated to conditions in the Wabash River in Huntington County, Ind., was used to predict alternatives for future waste loadings that would be...
Effect of pumpage on ground-water levels as modeled in Laramie County, Wyoming
Marvin A. Crist
1980, Open-File Report 80-1104
Groundwater is being extensively developed for domestic, agricultural, and industrial use in a 2,320-square mile area in Laramie County, WY., bounded approximately by Horse Creek on the north, Nebraska on the east, Colorado on the south, and pre-Tertiary outcrops on the west. Currently (1977) about 47,300 acres of land are...
Quality of surface water in the coal-mining region, southwestern Indiana, March and May 1979
Danny E. Renn, Stephen E. Ragone, William G. Wilber
1980, Open-File Report 80-970
On August 3, 1977, the Surface Mine Control and Reclamation Act, Public Law 95-87 (the Act) was enacted by the 95th Congress. Under Section 507(b)(11) of the Act, an appropriate Federal or State agency must provide applicants for coal-mining permits hydrologic and water-quality information for the general use of proposed...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, October 1979 through September 1980
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1980, Open-File Report 80-222
This report describes water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, October 1979 through September 1980. Programs consist of (1) collecting hydrologic data on a continuing basis, (2) conducting water-resources appraisals of surface and ground water, (3) conducting supportive research in hydrology and related fields, (4) disseminating water data...
Study plan for the regional aquifer-system analysis of alluvial basins in south-central Arizona and adjacent states
T. W. Anderson
1980, Open-File Report 80-1197
The alluvial basins in the Southwestern United States constitute a major source of ground water and are relied upon extensively for agricultural, industrial, and public water supplies. Large-scale depletion of ground water is directly related to pumping that has occurred in the past few decades and is continuing today. The...
Quality of runoff from small watersheds in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota - A project plan
M. A. Ayers, G. A. Payne, Gary L. Oberts
1980, Open-File Report 80-592
A program of water-quality sampling to define the relationships between land use, watershed characteristics, and the quantity, quality, and timing of runoff has been started for the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota. Ten major watersheds were chosen as representative of conditions in the metropolitan area. Each will be sampled...
Recent vegetation changes along the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Mead, Arizona
Raymond Marriner Turner, Martin M. Karpiscak
1980, Professional Paper 1132
Vegetation changes in the canyon of the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Mead were studied by comparing photographs taken prior to completion of Glen Canyon Dam in 1963 with photographs taken afterwards at the same sites. In general, the older pictures show an absence of riparian plants...
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
1980, Open-File Report 80-558
A summary of hydrologic testing in an offshore oil-test well 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 and...
Type curves for selected problems of flow to wells in confined aquifers
J.E. Reed
1980, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 03-B3
This report presents type curves and related material for 11 conditions of flow to wells m confined aquifers. These solutions, compiled from hydrologic literature, span an interval of time from Theis (1935) to Papadopulos, Bredehoeft, and Cooper (1973). Solutions are presented for constant discharge, constant drawdown, and variable discharge for pumping wells that fully penetrate leaky...
Quality of water in the Black River near Dunn, North Carolina, and ground-water levels adjacent to the river prior to channel excavation in 1978-79
Clyde E. Simmons
1980, Open-File Report 80-425
During 1976-79 data were collected at three sites on the Black River, near Dunn, North Carolina, to define water-quality and other hydrologic conditions prior to channel excavation. Samples collected over a range in flow from 1.2 to 900 cubic feet per second contained 1 to 81 mg/L (milligrams per liter)...
Index to active hydrologic data collection sites in Florida, 1978-79
James D. Simmons
1980, Open-File Report 80-220
There are about 5,000 active data-collection sites in Florida operated by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with State , local and Federal agencies. This index shows the location of each site, the cooperator(s) supporting the data-collection activities, the type and frequency of the data collected, and the U.S. Geological...
Ground water of coal deposits, Bay County, Michigan
J. R. Stark, Michael G. McDonald
1980, Open-File Report 80-591
A coal deposit in Bay County, Mich., typical of Pennsylvanian-coal deposits in the State, was studied to determine the degree to which hydrologic factors might affect future coal mining. The coal deposit, which averages about 0.5 meters in thickness, lies 50 meters below land surface. It is part of a...
Hydrologic response of aquifers to droughts in the Great Plains, U.S.A.
M. S. Bedinger
1980, Open-File Report 80-7
Digital model simulation of the hydrologic flow system, with emphasis on ground water in Spokane Valley, Washington and Idaho
E.L. Bolke, J.J. Washington
1980, Open-File Report 80-1300
A digital-computer model of the hydrologic flow system, with emphasis on ground water, was developed for Spokane Valley, Washington and Idaho. The current rate of ground-water pumping in Spokane Valley has little effect on water levels in the Spokane aquifer, although short-term water-level declines occur locally. The model was used...
Geologic and hydrologic data from a test-monitor well at Fernandina Beach, Florida
David P. Brown
1980, Open-File Report 80-347
A 2,102-foot observation well was drilled at Fernandina Beach, Florida, to obtain geologic and hydrologic data. Drill cuttings, water samples, and water-level measurements were collected. Geologist's, driller's, and geophysical logs were completed. The well is constructed with 12-inch diameter casing to a depth of 515 feet and 6-inch diameter casing...
Aquifer recharge from the 1969 and 1978 floods in the Mojave River basin, California
Anthony Buono, David J. Lang
1980, Open-File Report 80-207
The Mojave River basin, a high desert area in southwestern San Bernardino County, Calif., received 2.3 times the normal annual precipitation during the 1969 and 1978 water years. Precipitation in the mountainous upper part of the watershed is the primary source of flow in the Mojave River. Total precipitation at...
Hydrologic monitoring program in Eldridge-Wilde and East Lake Road well-field areas, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, Florida, 1977 water year
Boyd F. Joyner, James M. Gerhart
1980, Open-File Report 80-345
The observation-well network in the vicinity of the two well fields is described in detail. Data obtained from the network from October 1976 through September 1977, as well as rainfall and pumpage records, are presented and discussed. Below-normal rainfall caused the water table and potentiometric surface of the Floridan aquifer...
Selected hydrologic data, Arkansas River basin, Pueblo and southeastern Fremont Counties, Colorado, 1975-80
Doug Cain, Patrick Edelmann
1980, Open-File Report 80-1185
Selected hydrologic data collected in 1975-80 as part of water-quality investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey in Pueblo and southeastern Fremont Counties, Colo., are presented in this report. The data, in tabular form, consist of streamflow-discharge measurements for 33 sites, channel-geometry measurements for 97 sites, traveltime data for 12 sites,...
Hydrologic budget for Eagle Lake near Willmar, Minnesota
C. F. Myette
1980, Open-File Report 80-163
Eagle Lake occupies 890 acres of a 9,000-acre watershed in central Minnesota. Because of its proximity to Willmar, many homes and summer cabins have been built around the lake. Presently (1978), the shore is more than 90 percent developed. One effect of this development is accelerated eutrophication, most commonly shown...
A one-dimensional, steady-state, dissolved-oxygen model and waste-load assimilation study for Little Laughery Creek, Ripley and Franklin counties, Indiana
Charles G. Crawford, William G. Wilber, James G. Peters
1980, Open-File Report 80-74
The Indiana State Board of Health is developing a State water-quality management plan that includes establishing Limits for wastewater effluents discharged into Indiana streams. A digital model calibrated to conditions in Little Laughery Creek tributary and Little Laughery Creek was used to predict alternatives for future waste loadings that would...
Hydrologic monitoring program in Eldridge-Wilde and East Lake Road well-field areas, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, Florida, 1978
L. R. Mills
1980, Open-File Report 80-1195
This report describes the observation-well network in Eldridge-Wilde and East Lake Road well-field areas, Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Florida. Data obtained in 1978 from the network in and adjacent to the two well fields, as well as rainfall and pumpage records, are presented. The Southwest Florida Water Management District has...
Hydrologic data for North Creek, Trinity River basin, Texas, 1978
C.C. Kidwell
1980, Open-File Report 80-573
The U.S. Soil Conservation Service is actively engaged in the installation of flood- and soil-erosion reducing structures in Texas under the authority of "The Flood Control Act of 1936 and 1944" and "Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act" (Public Law 566), as amended. The U.S. Soil Conservation Service has found...
