A centennial tribute, 1906-2006: History of U.S. Geological Survey streamgaging activities for the Suwannee River at White Springs, Florida
Richard Jay Verdi, Stewart A. Tomlinson
2009, Circular 1330
For centuries, the banks of the Suwannee River at White Springs were considered a sacred ground where people sought refuge in its 'healing waters'. Many believed that the mineral-enriched waters cured illnesses. The U.S. Geological Survey began continuous streamgaging activities at White Springs, Florida, in 1906 after an increase in...
Chloride in Groundwater and Surface Water in Areas Underlain by the Glacial Aquifer System, Northern United States
John R. Mullaney, David L. Lorenz, Alan D. Arntson
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5086
A study of chloride in groundwater and surface water was conducted for the glacial aquifer system of the northern United States in forested, agricultural, and urban areas by analyzing data collected for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program from 1991 to 2004. Groundwater-quality data from a sampling of 1,329 wells in 19...
The Ozark Highlands
Max Ethridge
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3065
The Ozark Highlands include diverse topographic, geologic, soil, and hydrologic conditions that support a broad range of habitat types. The landscape features rugged uplands - some peaks higher than 2,500 feet above sea level - with exposed rock and varying soil depths and includes extensive areas of karst terrain. The...
Selected ground-water-quality data in Pennsylvania - 1979-2006
Dennis J. Low, Douglas C. Chichester, Linda F. Zarr
2009, Data Series 314
This study, by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), provides a compilation of ground-water-quality data for a 28-year period (January 1, 1979, through December 31, 2006) based on water samples from wells and springs. The data are from 14 source agencies...
Effects of temperature on disease progression and swimming stamina in Ichthyophonus‐infected rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)
Richard Kocan, Paul K Hershberger, George Sanders, James R Winton
2009, Journal of Fish Diseases (32) 835-843
Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, were infected with Ichthyophonus sp. and held at 10°C, 15°C and 20°C for 28 days to monitor mortality and disease progression. Infected fish demonstrated more rapid onset of disease, higher parasite load, more severe host tissue reaction and reduced mean‐day‐to‐death at higher temperature. In a...
Results From a Microbial Source-Tracking Study at Villa Angela Beach, Cleveland, Ohio, 2007
Rebecca N. Bushon, Erin A. Stelzer, Donald M. Stoeckel
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1160
During the 2007 recreational season at Villa Angela Beach in Cleveland, Ohio, scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) found high Escherichia coli (E. coli) concentrations that were not easily explained by results obtained to date in ongoing investigations of recreational water...
Historic Flooding in South Georgia, March 27-April 3, 2009
Brian E. McCallum, Anthony J. Gotvald, Mark N. Landers
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3079
A primary mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the measurement and documentation of the magnitude and extent of hydrologic hazards, such as floods, droughts, and hurricane storm surge. USGS personnel were deployed for historic widespread flooding that occurred throughout South Georgia from a storm event beginning in the...
Methods for Estimating Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in Rural Basins in the Southeastern United States: South Carolina
Toby D. Feaster, Anthony J. Gotvald, J. Curtis Weaver
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3085
For more than 50 years, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been developing regional regression equations that can be used to estimate flood magnitude and frequency at ungaged sites. Flood magnitude relates to the volume of flow that occurs over some period of time and usually is presented in cubic...
Surface-Water and Groundwater Interactions along the Withlacoochee River, West-Central Florida
J.T. Trommer, D. K. Yobbi, W.S. McBride
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5124
A study of the Withlacoochee River watershed in west-central Florida was conducted from October 2003 to March 2007 to gain a better understanding of the hydrology and surface-water and groundwater interactions along the river. The Withlacoochee River originates in the Green Swamp area in north-central Polk County and flows northerly...
Radionuclides in surface and groundwater
Kate M. Campbell
2009, Book chapter, Handbook of Water Purity and Quality
Unique among all the contaminants that adversely affect surface and water quality, radioactive compounds pose a double threat from both toxicity and damaging radiation. The extreme energy potential of many of these materials makes them both useful and toxic. The unique properties of radioactive materials make them invaluable for medical,...
USGS Science: Addressing Our Nation's Challenges
Tania M. Larson
2009, General Information Product 93
With 6.6 billion people already living on Earth, and that number increasing every day, human influence on our planet is ever more apparent. Changes to the natural world combined with increasing human demands threaten our health and safety, our national security, our economy, and our quality of life. As a...
Hydrogeologic Factors Affecting Base-Flow Yields in the Jefferson County Area, West Virginia, October-November 2007
Ronald D. Evaldi, Katherine S. Paybins, Mark D. Kozar
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5145
Base-flow yields at approximately the annual 75-percent-duration flow were determined for watersheds in the Jefferson County area, WV, from stream-discharge measurements made during October 31 to November 2, 2007. Five discharge measurements of Opequon Creek defined increased flow from 29,000,000 gallons per day (gal/d) at Carters Ford to 51,400,000 gal/d...
Geophysical Characterization of the Quaternary-Cretaceous Contact Using Surface Resistivity Methods in Franklin and Webster Counties, South-Central Nebraska
Andrew Teeple, Wade H. Kress, James C. Cannia, Lyndsay B. Ball
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5092
To help manage and understand the Platte River system in Nebraska, the Platte River Cooperative Hydrology Study (COHYST), a group of state and local governmental agencies, developed a regional ground-water model. The southern boundary of this model lies along the Republican River, where an area with insufficient geologic data immediately...
Water Budgets for Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho, Water Years 2000-2005
Molly A. Maupin, Rhonda J. Weakland
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5184
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Water Resources, calculated annual water budgets and a mean annual water budget for Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho, for water years 2000 through 2005. Mean annual inflow to Coeur d'Alene Lake, including precipitation, was about 167,110 million cubic feet. Mean...
Historical Channel Adjustment and Estimates of Selected Hydraulic Values in the Lower Sabine River and Lower Brazos River Basins, Texas and Louisiana
Franklin T. Heitmuller, Lauren E. Greene
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5174
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board, evaluated historical channel adjustment and estimated selected hydraulic values at U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in the lower Sabine River Basin in Texas and Louisiana and lower Brazos River Basin in Texas to support geomorphic assessments of the...
Book review: River ice breakup, by Spyros Beltaos
Thomas G. Huntington
2009, Arctic (62) 244-246
No abstract available...
Assessing the vulnerability of public-supply wells to contamination: Floridan aquifer system near Tampa, Florida
Martha L. Jagucki, Brian G. Katz, Christy A. Crandall, Sandra M. Eberts
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3062
This fact sheet highlights findings from the vulnerability study of a public-supply well in Temple Terrace, Florida, northeast of Tampa. The well selected for study typically produces water at the rate of 700 gallons per minute from the Upper Floridan aquifer. Water samples were collected at the public-supply well and...
Seismic Velocities and Thicknesses of Alluvial Deposits along Baker Creek in the Great Basin National Park, East-Central Nevada
Kip K. Allander, David L. Berger
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1174
To better understand how proposed large-scale water withdrawals in Snake Valley may affect the water resources and hydrologic processes in the Great Basin National Park, the National Park Service needs to have a better understanding of the relations between streamflow and groundwater flow through alluvium and karst topography of the...
Foreword: A virtual congress on palaeolimnology—Palaeolimnological proxies as tools for environmental reconstruction in fresh water
Krisztina Buczko, Janos Korponai, Judit Padisak, Scott W. Starratt
2009, Hydrobiologia (631) 1-2
No abstract available....
Bathymetric, Velocity, Streamflow, and Dissolved Oxygen Data on the Pee Dee River near Bostick Boat Landing, Florence County, South Carolina, May-August 2007
John M. Shelton
2009, Data Series 315
Santee Cooper is planning to construct an electricity generating station in southeastern Florence County near the Kingsburg community. As part of this project, a water-intake structure will be constructed on the Pee Dee River near the Bostick Boat Landing, which is located east of the intersection of State secondary roads...
Potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan Aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity, Florida, May 2009
Sandra L. Kinnaman, Joann F. Dixon
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3091
This map depicts the potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity for May 2009. Potentiometric contours are based on water-level measurements collected at 625 wells during the period May 14 - May 29, near the end of the dry season....
Characterization of Interactions between Surface Water and Near-Stream Groundwater along Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, by Using Heat as a Tracer
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Jerrod D. Wheeler, Hedeff I. Essaid
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5160
Fish Creek, a tributary of the Snake River, is about 25 river kilometers long and is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. Local residents began observing an increase in the growth of algae and aquatic plants in the stream during the last decade. Due...
Geochemical investigation of the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer, South-Central Oklahoma, 2004-06
Scott Christenson, Andrew G. Hunt, David L. Parkhurst
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5036
A geochemical reconnaissance investigation of the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer in south-central Oklahoma was initiated in 2004 to characterize the ground-water quality at an aquifer scale, to describe the chemical evolution of ground water as it flows from recharge areas to discharge in wells and springs, and to determine the residence time...
The Farm Process Version 2 (FMP2) for MODFLOW-2005 - Modifications and Upgrades to FMP1
Wolfgang Schmid, R. T. Hanson
2009, Techniques and Methods 6-A32
The ability to dynamically simulate the integrated supply-and-demand components of irrigated agricultural is needed to thoroughly understand the interrelation between surface water and groundwater flow in areas where the water-use by vegetation is an important component of the water budget. To meet this need, the computer program Farm Process (FMP1)...
Geologic Map of the Shenandoah National Park Region, Virginia
Scott Southworth, John N. Aleinikoff, Christopher M. Bailey, William C. Burton, E.A. Crider, Paul C. Hackley, Joseph P. Smoot, Richard P. Tollo
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1153
The geology of the Shenandoah National Park region of Virginia was studied from 1995 to 2008. The focus of the study was the park and surrounding areas to provide the National Park Service with modern geologic data for resource management. Additional geologic data of the adjacent areas are included to...
