Occurrence and distribution of iron, manganese, and selected trace elements in ground water in the glacial aquifer system of the northern United States
George E. Groschen, Terri Arnold, William S. Morrow, Kelly L. Warner
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5006
Dissolved trace elements, including iron and manganese, are often an important factor in use of ground water for drinking-water supplies in the glacial aquifer system of the United States. The glacial aquifer system underlies most of New England, extends through the Midwest, and underlies portions of the Pacific Northwest and...
Geophysical log analysis of selected test holes and wells in the High Plains Aquifer, Central Platte River Basin, Nebraska
J. Alton Anderson, Roger H. Morin, James C. Cannia, John H. Williams
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5033
The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Central Platte Natural Resources District is investigating the hydrostratigraphic framework of the High Plains aquifer in the Central Platte River basin. As part of this investigation, a comprehensive set of geophysical logs was collected from six test holes at three sites and...
Monitoring suspended sediments and associated chemical constituents in urban environments: Lessons from the city of Atlanta, Georgia, USA Water Quality Monitoring Program
Arthur J. Horowitz
2009, Journal of Soils and Sediments (9) 342-363
Background, aim, and scopeThe City of Atlanta, Georgia (COA) is part of the ninth largest metropolitan area in the USA and one of the fastest growing (e.g., >24% between 2000 and 2007). Since 2003, the US Geological Survey has been operating an extensive long-term water-quantity and water-quality monitoring...
Archive of Digital Boomer Seismic Reflection Data Collected During USGS Field Activity 08LCA04 in Lakes Cherry, Helen, Hiawassee, Louisa, and Prevatt, Central Florida, September 2008
Arnell S. Harrison, Shawn V. Dadisman, Jeffrey B. Davis, James G. Flocks, Dana S. Wiese
2009, Data Series 445
From September 2 through 4, 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey and St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) conducted geophysical surveys in Lakes Cherry, Helen, Hiawassee, Louisa, and Prevatt, central Florida. This report serves as an archive of unprocessed digital boomer seismic reflection data, trackline maps, navigation files, GIS information,...
Floods of August 21-24, 2007, in Northwestern and North-Central Ohio
David E. Straub, Andrew D. Ebner, Brian M. Astifan
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1094
Heavy rains in northwestern and north-central Ohio on August 19-22, 2007, caused severe flooding and widespread damages to residential, public, and commercial structures in the communities of Bluffton, Bucyrus, Carey, Columbus Grove, Crestline, Findlay, Mansfield, Ottawa, and Shelby. On August 27, 2007, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a...
Quality of Surface Water in Missouri, Water Year 2007
William Otero-Benitez, Jerri V. Davis
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1096
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, designed and operates a series of monitoring stations on streams throughout Missouri known as the Ambient Water-Quality Monitoring Network. During the 2007 water year (October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007), data were collected at 67 stations...
Mineral Commodity Summaries 2009
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2009, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2009
Each chapter of the 2009 edition of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS) includes information on events, trends, and issues for each mineral commodity as well as discussions and tabular presentations on domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, 5-year salient statistics, and world production and resources. The...
Development and Implementation of a Transport Method for the Transport and Reaction Simulation Engine (TaRSE) based on the Godunov-Mixed Finite Element Method
Andrew I. James, James W. Jawitz, Rafael Munoz-Carpena
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5034
A model to simulate transport of materials in surface water and ground water has been developed to numerically approximate solutions to the advection-dispersion equation. This model, known as the Transport and Reaction Simulation Engine (TaRSE), uses an algorithm that incorporates a time-splitting technique where the advective part of the equation...
Water-level, borehole geophysical log, and water-quality data from wells transecting the freshwater/saline-water interface of the San Antonio segment of the Edwards Aquifer, South-Central Texas, 1999-2007
Rebecca B. Lambert, Andrew G. Hunt, Gregory P. Stanton, Michael B. Nyman
2009, Data Series 403
As a part of a 9-year (1999-2007) study done by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the San Antonio Water System to improve understanding of the San Antonio segment of the Edwards aquifer, south-central Texas, in and near the freshwater/saline-water transition zone of the aquifer, the U.S. Geological Survey...
Water Resources and Natural Gas Production from the Marcellus Shale
Daniel J. Soeder, William M. Kappel
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3032
The Marcellus Shale is a sedimentary rock formation deposited over 350 million years ago in a shallow inland sea located in the eastern United States where the present-day Appalachian Mountains now stand (de Witt and others, 1993). This shale contains significant quantities of natural gas. New developments in drilling technology,...
Sedimentation survey of Lago Guerrero, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, March 2006
Luis R. Soler-Lopez
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 2990
Lago Guerrero is located in Aguadilla, northwestern Puerto Rico (fig. 1). The reservoir has a surface area of about 32,000 square meters and is excavated in Aymamon Limestone of Miocene age. This bedrock consists of chalk interbed-ded with solution-riddled hard limestone (Monroe, 1969). The reservoir was constructed in the 1930s...
Bathymetry of Lake William C. Bowen and Municipal Reservoir #1, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 2008
D.D. Nagle, B. G. Campbell, M.A. Lowery
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3076
The increasing use and importance of lakes for water supply to communities enhance the need for an accurate methodology to determine lake bathymetry and storage capacity. A global positioning receiver and a fathometer were used to collect position data and water depth in February 2008 at Lake William C. Bowen...
Population Dynamics of Adult Lost River (Deltistes luxatus) and Shortnose (Chasmistes brevirostris) Suckers in Clear Lake Reservoir, California, 2006-08
Patrick M. Barry, Eric C. Janney, David A. Hewitt, Brian S. Hayes, Alta C. Scott
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1109
We report results from ongoing research into the population dynamics of endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers in Clear Lake Reservoir, California. Results are included for sampling that occurred from fall 2006 to spring 2008. We summarize catches and passive integrated transponder tagging efforts from trammel net sampling in fall...
Development and Evaluation of Live-Bed Pier- and Contraction-Scour Envelope Curves in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont Provinces of South Carolina
Stephen T. Benedict, Andral W. Caldwell
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5099
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Transportation, used ground-penetrating radar to collect measurements of live-bed pier scour and contraction scour at 78 bridges in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain Physiographic Provinces of South Carolina. The 151 measurements of live-bed pier-scour depth ranged from 1.7...
Simulation of Groundwater-Level and Salinity Changes in the Eastern Shore, Virginia
Ward E. Sanford, Jason P. Pope, David L. Nelms
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5066
Groundwater-level and salinity changes have been simulated with a groundwater model developed and calibrated for the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Eastern Shore is the southern part of the Delmarva Peninsula that is occupied by Accomack and Northampton Counties in Virginia. Groundwater is the sole source of freshwater to the...
Flood of April 2007 in Southern Maine
Pamela J. Lombard
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5102
Up to 8.5 inches of rain fell from April 15 through 18, 2007, in southern Maine. The rain - in combination with up to an inch of water from snowmelt - resulted in extensive flooding. York County, Maine, was declared a presidential disaster area following the event. The U.S. Geological Survey,...
Science for Stewardship of California's Water Resources
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3040
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the primary Federal agency responsible for scientific evaluation of the natural resources of the United States, including its water. To meet the demands of a growing California, the U.S. Geological Survey's California Water Science Center provides essential science to help Federal, State, and local...
Assessment of managed aquifer recharge at Sand Hollow Reservoir, Washington County, Utah, updated to conditions through 2007
Victor M. Heilweil, Gema Ortiz, David D. Susong
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5050
Sand Hollow Reservoir in Washington County, Utah, was completed in March 2002 and is operated primarily as an aquifer storage and recovery project by the Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD). Since its inception in 2002 through 2007, surface-water diversions of about 126,000 acre-feet to Sand Hollow Reservoir have resulted...
Cone penetration test and soil boring at the Bayside Groundwater Project Site in San Lorenzo, Alameda County, California
Michael J. Bennett, Michelle Sneed, Thomas E. Noce, John C. Tinsley III
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1050
Aquifer-system deformation associated with ground-water-level changes is being investigated cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) at the Bayside Groundwater Project (BGP) near the modern San Francisco Bay shore in San Lorenzo, California. As a part of this project, EBMUD has proposed...
Comparison of Methylmercury Production and Accumulation in Sediments of the Congaree and Edisto River Basins, South Carolina, 2004-06
Paul M. Bradley, Francis H. Chapelle, Celeste A. Journey
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5021
Fish-tissue mercury concentrations (approximately 2 micrograms per gram) in the Edisto River basin of South Carolina are among the highest recorded in the United States. Substantially lower mercury concentrations (approximately 0.2 microgram per gram) are reported in fish from the adjacent (about 30 kilometer) Congaree River basin and the Congaree...
Water Use in Georgia by County for 2005; and Water-Use Trends, 1980-2005
Julia L. Fanning, Victoria P. Trent
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3034
Water use for 2005 for each county in Georgia was estimated using data obtained from various Federal and State agencies and local sources. Total consumptive water use also was estimated for each county in Georgia for 2005. Water use is subdivided according to offstream and instream use. Offstream use is...
Continuous Turbidity Monitoring in the Indian Creek Watershed, Tazewell County, Virginia, 2006-08
Douglas Moyer, Kenneth Hyer
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5085
Thousands of miles of natural gas pipelines are installed annually in the United States. These pipelines commonly cross streams, rivers, and other water bodies during pipeline construction. A major concern associated with pipelines crossing water bodies is increased sediment loading and the subsequent impact to the ecology of the aquatic...
Dye tracer tests to determine time-of-travel in Iowa streams, 1990–2006
Daniel E. Christiansen
2009, Data Series 444
Dye-tracing tests have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, Iowa Water Science Center to determine the time-of-travel in selected Iowa streams from 1990-2006. Time-of-travel data are tabulated for 309 miles of stream reaches in four Iowa drainage basins: the Des Moines, Raccoon, Cedar, and Turkey Rivers. Time-of-travel was estimated...
Hypothetical Modeling of Redox Conditions Within a Complex Ground-Water Flow Field in a Glacial Setting
Daniel T. Feinstein, Mary Ann Thomas
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5066
This report describes a modeling approach for studying how redox conditions evolve under the influence of a complex ground-water flow field. The distribution of redox conditions within a flow system is of interest because of the intrinsic susceptibility of an aquifer to redox-sensitive, naturally occurring contaminants - such as arsenic...
Methods for Estimating Water Withdrawals for Mining in the United States, 2005
John K. Lovelace
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5053
The mining water-use category includes groundwater and surface water that is withdrawn and used for nonfuels and fuels mining. Nonfuels mining includes the extraction of ores, stone, sand, and gravel. Fuels mining includes the extraction of coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Water is used for mineral extraction, quarrying, milling, and...
