Hydrogeochemical investigation of the Standard Mine Vicinity, Upper Elk Creek Basin, Colorado
Andrew H. Manning, Philip L. Verplanck, M. Alisa Mast, Richard B. Wanty
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5265
Ground- and surface-water samples were collected in the vicinity of the Standard Mine in west-central Colorado in order to characterize the local ground-water flow system, determine metal concentrations in local ground water, and better understand factors controlling the discharge of metal-rich waters from the mine. The sampling program included a...
Availability, sustainability, and suitability of ground water, Rogers Mesa, Delta County, Colorado: Types of analyses and data for use in subdivision water-supply reports
Kenneth R. Watts
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5020
The population of Delta County, Colorado, like that in much of the Western United States, is forecast to increase substantially in the next few decades. A substantial portion of the increased population likely will reside in rural subdivisions and use residential wells for domestic water supplies. In Colorado, a subdivision...
Effects of habitat characteristics and water quality on macroinvertebrate communities along the Neversink River in southeastern New York, 1991-2001
Anne G. Ernst, Barry P. Baldigo, George E. Schuler, Colin D. Apse, James L. Carter, Gary T. Lester
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5024
The Neversink River, in the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York State, feeds the Neversink Reservoir, which diverts 85 percent of the river’s flow to New York City. Acidification of several headwater reaches has affected macroinvertebrate assemblages throughout the river system above the reservoir, and the alteration of flow conditions...
Mobility statistics and automated hazard mapping for debris flows and rock avalanches
Julia P. Griswold, Richard M. Iverson
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5276
Power-law equations that are physically motivated and statistically tested and calibrated provide a basis for forecasting areas likely to be inundated by debris flows, rock avalanches, and lahars with diverse volumes. The equations A=α1V2/3 and B=α2V2/3 are based on the postulate that the maximum valley cross-sectional area (A) and total...
Environmental factors and flow paths related to Escherichia coli concentrations at two beaches on Lake St. Clair, Michigan, 2002–2005
David J. Holtschlag, Dawn Shively, Richard L. Whitman, Sheridan K. Haack, Lisa R. Fogarty
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5028
Regression analyses and hydrodynamic modeling were used to identify environmental factors and flow paths associated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) concentrations at Memorial and Metropolitan Beaches on Lake St. Clair in Macomb County, Mich. Lake St. Clair is part of the binational waterway between the United States and Canada that...
Research to More Effectively Manage Critical Ground-Water Basins
James Nickles
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3037
As the regional management agency for two of the most heavily used ground-water basins in California, the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) plays a vital role in sheparding the water resources of southern Los Angeles County. WRD is using the results of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) studies...
Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Trace Contamination of Streams and Beaches
James Nickles
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3040
Concentrations of fecal-indicator bacteria in urban streams and ocean beaches in and around Santa Barbara occasionally can exceed public-health standards for recreation. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), working with the City of Santa Barbara, has used multi-disciplinary science to trace the sources of the bacteria. This research is helping local...
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 25. Summary of results and baseline and pre-mining ground-water geochemistry, Red River Valley, Taos County, New Mexico, 2001-2005
D. Kirk Nordstrom
2008, Professional Paper 1728
Active and inactive mine sites are challenging to remediate because of their complexity and scale. Regulations meant to achieve environmental restoration at mine sites are equally challenging to apply for the same reasons. The goal of environmental restoration should be to restore contaminated mine sites, as closely as possible, to...
Providing Data and Modeling to Help Manage Water Supplies
James Nickles
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3038
The Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) and other local water purveyors have partnered with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to assess hydrologic conditions and to quan-tify the county-wide interconnections between surface water and ground water. Through this partnership, USGS scientists have completed assessments of the geohydrology and geochemistry of the Sonoma...
Streamflow Characteristics of Streams in the Helmand Basin, Afghanistan
Tara Williams-Sether
2008, Data Series 333
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for all historical streamflow-gaging stations for the Helmand Basin upstream from the Sistan Wetlands are presented in this report. The summaries for each streamflow-gaging station include (1) manuscript (station description), (2) graph of the annual mean discharge for the period of record, (3) statistics of...
Effects of the H-3 Highway stormwater runoff on the water quality of Halawa Stream, Oahu, Hawaii, November 1998 to August 2004
Reuben H. Wolff, Michael F. Wong
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5034
Since November 1998, water-quality data have been collected from the H-3 Highway Storm Drain C, which collects runoff from a 4-mi-long viaduct, and from Halawa Stream on Oahu, Hawaii. From January 2001 to August 2004, data were collected from the storm drain and four stream sites in the Halawa Stream...
Distribution of Igneous Rocks in Medina and Uvalde Counties, Texas, as Inferred from Aeromagnetic Data
David V. Smith, Robert R. McDougal, Bruce D. Smith, Charles D. Blome
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5191
A high-resolution aeromagnetic survey was flown in 2001 over Medina and Uvalde Counties, Texas, as part of a multi-disciplinary investigation of the geohydrologic framework of the Edwards aquifer in south-central Texas. The objective of the survey was to assist in mapping structural features that influence aquifer recharge and ground-water flow....
Simulations of Ground-Water Flow, Transport, Age, and Particle Tracking near York, Nebraska, for a Study of Transport of Anthropogenic and Natural Contaminants (TANC) to Public-Supply Wells
Brian R. Clark, Matthew K. Landon, Leon J. Kauffman, George Z. Hornberger
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5068
Contamination of public-supply wells has resulted in public-health threats and negative economic effects for communities that must treat contaminated water or find alternative water supplies. To investigate factors controlling vulnerability of public-supply wells to anthropogenic and natural contaminants using consistent and systematic data collected in a variety of principal aquifer...
Introduction to Field Water-Quality Methods for the Collection of Metals - 2007 Project Summary
Monica L. Allen
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3012
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Region VI of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and the Osage Nation presented three 3-day workshops, in June-August 2007, entitled ?Introduction to Field Water-Quality Methods for the Collection of Metals.? The purpose of the workshops was to provide instruction to tribes within USEPA Region...
Dissolved-solids transport in surface water of the Muddy Creek Basin, Utah
Steven J. Gerner
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5001
Muddy Creek is located in the southeastern part of central Utah and is a tributary of the Dirty Devil River, which, in turn, is a tributary of the Colorado River. Dissolved solids transported from the Muddy Creek Basin may be stored in the lower Dirty Devil River Basin, but are...
Temporal Differences in the Hydrologic Regime of the Lower Platte River, Nebraska, 1895-2006
Daniel Ginting, Ronald B. Zelt, Joshua I. Linard
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5267
In cooperation with the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District for a collaborative study of the cumulative effects of water and channel management practices on stream and riparian ecology, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) compiled, analyzed, and summarized hydrologic information from long-term gaging stations on the lower Platte River to...
Ground-water quality data in the Central Eastside San Joaquin Basin 2006: Results from the California GAMA program
Matthew K. Landon, Kenneth Belitz
2008, Data Series 325
Ground-water quality in the approximately 1,695-square-mile Central Eastside study unit (CESJO) was investigated from March through June 2006 as part of the Statewide Basin Assessment Project of the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The GAMA Statewide Basin Assessment project was developed in response to the Groundwater Quality Monitoring...
Effects of Land-Use Changes and Ground-Water Withdrawals on Stream Base Flow, Pocono Creek Watershed, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Ronald A. Sloto
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5030
The Pocono Creek watershed drains 46.5 square miles in eastern Monroe County, Pa. Between 2000 and 2020, the population of Monroe County is expected to increase by 70 percent, which will result in substantial changes in land-use patterns. An evaluation of the effect of reduced recharge from land-use changes and...
Water Quality Conditions in Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, Oregon, 2005
Gene R. Hoilman, Mary K. Lindenberg, Tamara M. Wood
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5026
During June-October 2005, water quality data were collected from Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes in Oregon, and meteorological data were collected around and within Upper Klamath Lake. Data recorded at two continuous water quality monitors in Agency Lake showed similar temperature patterns throughout the field season, but data recorded at...
Hydrologic and water-quality characterization and modeling of the Onondaga Lake Basin, Onondaga County, New York
William F. Coon, James E. Reddy
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5013
Onondaga Lake in Onondaga County, New York, has been identified as one of the Nation’s most contaminated lakes as a result of industrial and sanitary-sewer discharges and stormwater nonpoint sources, and has received priority cleanup status under the national Water Resources Development Act of 1990. A basin-scale precipitation-runoff model of...
Development of the water-analysis screening tool used in the initial screening for the Pennsylvania State Water Plan update of 2008
Marla H. Stuckey
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1106
The Water Resources Planning Act, Act 220 of 2002, requires the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PaDEP) to update the State Water Plan by 2008. As part of this update, a water-analysis screening tool (WAST) was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the PaDEP, to provide assistance...
Ground-water-flow modeling of a freshwater and brine-filled aquifer in the Onondaga Trough, Onondaga County, New York: A summary of findings
William M. Kappel, Richard M. Yager
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1409
In 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) completed a hydrogeologic study that included the development of a groundwater-flow model of the glacial-drift aquifer in the Onondaga Trough near Syracuse, N.Y., which extends from the Valley Heads Moraine near Tully, N.Y., to Onondaga Lake (fig. 1). Glacial sediments within the Onondaga...
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation 22 — Groundwater budget for the Straight Creek drainage basin, Red River Valley, New Mexico, with a section on Sulphur Gulch water budget
Douglas P. McAda, Cheryl A. Naus
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5149
In April 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) began a cooperative study to infer the pre-mining ground-water chemistry at the Molycorp molybdenum mine site in the Red River Valley. The Molycorp mine has been in operation since the 1920s. Because ground-water conditions prior...
Methods for and estimates of 2003 and projected water use in the Seacoast Region, Southeastern New Hampshire
Marilee A. Horn, Richard B. Moore, Laura Hayes, Sarah M. Flanagan
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5157
New methods were developed to estimate water use in 2003 and future water demand in 2017 and 2025 in the Seacoast region in southeastern New Hampshire, which has experienced a 37-percent population increase during 1980 to 2000. Water-use activities for which estimates were developed include water withdrawal, delivery, demand, consumptive...
Analysis of Pulsed Flow Modification Alternatives, Lower Missouri River, 2005
Robert B. Jacobson
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1113
The graphical, tabular, and statistical data presented in this report resulted from analysis of alternative flow regime designs considered by a group of Missouri River managers, stakeholders, and scientists during the summer of 2005. This plenary group was charged with designing a flow regime with increased spring flow pulses to...
