Integrated Geophysical Investigation of Preferential Flow Paths at the Former Tyson Valley Powder Farm near Eureka, Missouri, May 2006
Bethany L. Burton, Lyndsay B. Ball, Gregory P. Stanton, Christopher M. Hobza
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5212
In May 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducted surface and borehole geophysical surveys at the former Tyson Valley Powder Farm near Eureka, Mo., to identify preferential pathways for potential contaminant transport along the bedrock surface and into dissolution-enhanced fractures. The Tyson...
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...
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...
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...
SEAWAT: A Computer Program for Simulation of Variable-Density Groundwater Flow and Multi-Species Solute and Heat Transport
Christian D. Langevin
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3047
SEAWAT is a MODFLOW-based computer program designed to simulate variable-density groundwater flow coupled with multi-species solute and heat transport. The program has been used for a wide variety of groundwater studies including saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers, aquifer storage and recovery in brackish limestone aquifers, and brine migration within continental...
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...
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)...
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...
Channel morphology and bed sediment characteristics before and after habitat enhancement activities in the Uridil Property, Platte River, Nebraska, water-years 2005-2008
Paul J. Kinzel
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1147
Fluvial geomorphic data were collected by the United States Geological Survey from July 2005 to June 2008 (a time period within water years 2005 to 2008) to monitor the effects of habitat enhancement activities conducted in the Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust’s Uridil Property, located along the Platte River,...
Investigation of Contaminated Groundwater at Solid Waste Management Unit 12, Naval Weapons Station Charleston, North Charleston, South Carolina, 2008
Don A. Vroblesky, Matthew D. Petkewich
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5166
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast investigated natural and engineered remediation of chlorinated volatile organic compound (VOC) groundwater contamination at Solid Waste Management Unit 12 at the Naval Weapons Station Charleston, North Charleston, South Carolina, beginning in 2000. The primary contaminants of interest in the...
An initial investigation of multidimensional flow and transverse mixing characteristics of the Ohio River near Cincinnati, Ohio
David J. Holtschlag
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5107
Two-dimensional hydrodynamic and transport models were applied to a 34-mile reach of the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio, upstream to Meldahl Dam near Neville, Ohio. The hydrodynamic model was based on the generalized finite-element hydrodynamic code RMA2 to simulate depth-averaged velocities and flow depths. The generalized water-quality transport code RMA4...
Groundwater-flow model of the Ozark Plateaus aquifer system, northwestern Arkansas, southeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, and northeastern Oklahoma
John B. Czarnecki, Jonathan A. Gillip, Perry M. Jones, Daniel S. Yeatts
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5148
To assess the effect that increased water use is having on the long-term availability of groundwater within the Ozark Plateaus aquifer system, a groundwater-flow model was developed using MODFLOW 2000 for a model area covering 7,340 square miles for parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Vertically the model is...
Hydrologic Setting and Conceptual Hydrologic Model of the Walker River Basin, West-Central Nevada
Thomas J. Lopes, Kip K. Allander
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5155
The Walker River is the main source of inflow to Walker Lake, a closed-basin lake in west-central Nevada. Between 1882 and 2008, agricultural diversions resulted in a lake-level decline of more than 150 feet and storage loss of 7,400,000 acre-ft. Evaporative concentration increased dissolved solids from 2,500 to 17,000 milligrams...
Terrestrial Ecosystems - Topographic Moisture Potential of the Conterminous United States
Jill J. Cress, Roger G. Sayre, Patrick Comer, Harumi Warner
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3086
As part of an effort to map terrestrial ecosystems, the U.S. Geological Survey has generated topographic moisture potential classes to be used in creating maps depicting standardized, terrestrial ecosystem models for the conterminous United States, using an ecosystems classification developed by NatureServe. A biophysical stratification approach, developed for South America...
Geohydrologic Investigations and Landscape Characteristics of Areas Contributing Water to Springs, the Current River, and Jacks Fork, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri
Douglas N. Mugel, Joseph M. Richards, John G. Schumacher
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5138
The Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) is a narrow corridor that stretches for approximately 134 miles along the Current River and Jacks Fork in southern Missouri. Most of the water flowing in the Current River and Jacks Fork is discharged to the rivers from springs within the ONSR, and most...
Evaluation of Water-Chemistry and Water-Level Data at the Henderson Road Superfund Site, Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1991-2008
Ronald A. Sloto
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5101
Several shutdown-rebound tests have been conducted at the Henderson Road Superfund Site, which has been on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List since 1984. For a given test, the extraction wells are turned off, and water samples are collected from selected monitor wells at regular intervals before and...
Simulation of the Regional Ground-Water-Flow System and Ground-Water/Surface-Water Interaction in the Rock River Basin, Wisconsin
Paul F. Juckem
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5094
A regional, two-dimensional, areal ground-water-flow model was developed to simulate the ground-water-flow system and ground-water/surface-water interaction in the Rock River Basin. The model was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Rock River Coalition. The objectives of the regional model were to improve understanding of the...
Hydrology of the Johnson Creek Basin, Oregon
Karl K. Lee, Daniel T. Snyder
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5123
The Johnson Creek basin is an important resource in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. Johnson Creek forms a wildlife and recreational corridor through densely populated areas of the cities of Milwaukie, Portland, and Gresham, and rural and agricultural areas of Multnomah and Clackamas Counties. The basin has changed as a...
Missouri River Emergent Sandbar Habitat Monitoring Plan - A Conceptual Framework for Adaptive Management
Mark H. Sherfy, Jennifer H. Stucker, Michael J. Anteau
2009, Open-File Report 2008-1223
Habitat conditions are one of the most important factors determining distribution and productivity of least terns (Sternula antillarum) and piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) in the upper Missouri River system (Ziewitz and others, 1992; Kruse and others, 2002). Habitat conditions are known to change within and among seasons in response to...
Composition of Age-0 Fish Assemblages in the Apalachicola River, River Styx, and Battle Bend, Florida
Stephen J. Walsh, Elissa N. Buttermore, O. Towns Burgess, William E. Pine III
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1145
Light traps were used to sample the age-0 year class of fish communities in the Apalachicola River and associated floodplain water bodies of River Styx and Battle Bend, Florida, in 2006-2007. A total of 629 light traps were deployed during the spring and early summer months (341 between March 15...
Report of the River Master of the Delaware River for the period December 1, 2003-November 30, 2004
Bruce E. Krejmas, Gary N. Paulachok, Stephen F. Blanchard
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1065
A Decree of the Supreme Court of the United States, entered in 1954, established the position of Delaware River Master within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In addition, the Decree authorizes diversions of water from the Delaware River Basin and requires compensating releases from certain reservoirs, owned by New York...
Report of the River Master of the Delaware River for the period December 1, 2002-November 30, 2003
Bruce E. Krejmas, Gary N. Paulachok, Stephen F. Blanchard
2009, Open-File Report 2008-1372
A Decree of the Supreme Court of the United States, entered in 1954, established the position of Delaware River Master within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In addition, the Decree authorizes diversions of water from the Delaware River Basin and requires compensating releases from certain reservoirs, owned by New York...
The National Map - Hydrography
Jeffrey D. Simley, William J. Carswell Jr.
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3054
The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is the surface-water component of The National Map. The NHD is a comprehensive set of digital spatial data that represents the surface water of the United States using common features such as lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, canals, streamgages, and dams. Polygons are used to represent...
Geologic Cross Section D-D' Through the Appalachian Basin from the Findlay Arch, Sandusky County, Ohio, to the Valley and Ridge Province, Hardy County, West Virginia
Robert T. Ryder, Robert D. Crangle Jr., Michael H. Trippi, Christopher S. Swezey, Erika E. Lentz, Elisabeth L. Rowan, Rebecca S. Hope
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3067
Geologic cross section D-D' is the second in a series of cross sections constructed by the U.S. Geological Survey to document and improve understanding of the geologic framework and petroleum systems of the Appalachian basin. Cross section D-D' provides a regional view of the structural and stratigraphic framework of the...
