Geochemical characterization of ground-water flow in the Santa Fe Group aquifer system, Middle Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico
Niel Plummer, Laura M. Bexfield, Scott K. Anderholm, Ward E. Sanford, Eurybiades Busenberg
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4131
Chemical and isotopic data were obtained from ground water and surface water throughout the Middle Rio Grande Basin (MRGB), New Mexico, and supplemented with selected data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS) and City of Albuquerque water-quality database in an effort to refine the conceptual...
Evaluating a Radar-Based, Non Contact Streamflow Measurement System in the San Joaquin River at Vernalis, California
Ralph T. Cheng, Jeffrey W. Gartner, Mason Jr., John E. Costa, William J. Plant, Kurt R. Spicer, F. Peter Haeni, Nick B. Melcher, William C. Keller, Ken Hayes
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1015
Accurate measurement of flow in the San Joaquin River at Vernalis, California, is vital to a wide range of Federal and State agencies, environmental interests, and water contractors. The U.S. Geological Survey uses a conventional stage-discharge rating technique to determine flows at Vernalis. Since the flood of January 1997, the...
Principal facts for gravity data collected in Wisconsin: A web site and CD-ROM for distribution of data
Stephen L. Snyder, Daniel W. Geister, David L. Daniels, C. Patrick Ervin
2004, Open-File Report 2003-157
Principal facts for 40,488 gravity stations covering the entire state of Wisconsin are presented here in digital form. This is a compilation of previously published data collected between 1948 and 1992 from numerous sources, along with over 10,000 new gravity stations collected by the USGS since 1999. Also included are...
Synthesis of rainfall and runoff data used for Texas Department of Transportation Research Projects 0-4193 and 0-4194
William H. Asquith, David B. Thompson, Theodore G. Cleveland, Xing Fang
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1035
In the early 2000s, the Texas Department of Transportation funded several research projects to examine the unit hydrograph and rainfall hyetograph techniques for hydrologic design in Texas for the estimation of design flows for stormwater drainage systems. A research consortium comprised of Lamar University, Texas Tech University, the University of...
Flow velocity, water temperature, and conductivity in Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida: June 2002–July 2003
Ami L. Riscassi, Raymond W. Schaffranek
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1233
The data described in this report were collected in the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) Priority Ecosystems Science project investigating "Forcing Effects on Flow Structure in Vegetated Wetlands of the Everglades." Data collected at five locations in Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, during the 2002-2003 wet season are documented...
Environmental setting, water quality, and ecological indicators of surface-water quality in the Mermentau River Basin, southwestern Louisiana, 1998-2001
Stanley C. Skrobialowski, Scott V. Mize, Dennis K. Demcheck
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4185
The U.S. Geological Survey collected data from 29 wells and 24 surface-water sites in the Mermentau River Basin, 1998-2001, to better understand ground-water and surface-water quality; aquatic invertebrate communities; and habitat conditions, in relation to land use. This study was apart of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program, which...
Lead isotopic compositions of common arsenical pesticides used in New England
Robert Ayuso, Nora Foley, Gilpin Robinson Jr., Gregory Wandless, Jeremy Dillingham
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1342
The three most important arsenical pesticides and herbicides that were extensively used on apple, blueberry, and potato crops in New England from mid-1800s to recent times are lead arsenate, calcium arsenate, and sodium arsenate. Lead arsenate was probably the most heavily used of the arsenical pesticides until it was banned...
Science data in support of environmental health studies in the U.S.-Mexico border region
Denny Buckler, Eric Strom
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3013
The border region of the United States and Mexico encompasses a vast and diverse array of physical settings and habitats that include wetlands, deserts, rangeland, mountains, and forests, which are unique in terms of the diversity of their water, mineral, and biological resources. The region is interconnected economically, politically,...
Quality of ground water for selected municipal water supplies in Iowa, 1997–2002 water years
Gregory R. Littin
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1048
The Iowa ground-water-quality monitoring program has been conducted cooperatively since 1982 by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Geological Survey; the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory; and the U.S. Geological Survey. The original objectives of the program were to provide baseline ground-water-quality data throughout the State for the major...
A simplified diagnostic model of orographic rainfall for enhancing satellite-based rainfall estimates in data-poor regions
Christopher C. Funk, Joel C. Michaelsen
2004, Journal of Applied Meteorology (43) 1366-1378
An extension of Sinclair's diagnostic model of orographic precipitation (“VDEL”) is developed for use in data-poor regions to enhance rainfall estimates. This extension (VDELB) combines a 2D linearized internal gravity wave calculation with the dot product of the terrain gradient and surface wind to approximate terrain-induced vertical velocity profiles. Slope,...
Use of submersible pressure transducers in water-resources investigations
Lawrence A. Freeman, Michael C. Carpenter, Donald O. Rosenberry, Joseph P. Rousseau, Randy Unger, John S. McLean
2004, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 08-A3
Submersible pressure transducers, developed in the early 1960s, have made the collection of water-level and pressure data much more convenient than former methods. Submersible pressure transducers, when combined with electronic data recorders have made it possible to collect continuous or nearly continuous water-level or pressure data from wells, piezometers, soil-moisture...
Presence and distribution of organic wastewater compounds in wastewater, surface, ground, and drinking waters, Minnesota, 2000-02
Kathy Lee, Larry B. Barber, Edward T. Furlong, Jeffery D. Cahill, Dana W. Kolpin, Michael T. Meyer, Steven D. Zaugg
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5138
Selected organic wastewater compounds (OWCs) such as household, industrial, and agricultural-use compounds, pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, and sterols and hormones were measured at 65 sites in Minnesota as part of a cooperative study among the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and the U.S. Geological Survey. Samples were collected in...
Development of a geodatabase and conceptual model of the hydrogeologic units beneath air force plant 4 and Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base Carswell Field, Fort Worth, Texas
Sachin D. Shah
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5062
Air Force Plant 4 and adjacent Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base Carswell Field at Fort Worth, Texas, constitute a government-owned, contractor-operated facility that has been in operation since 1942. Contaminants from AFP4, primarily volatile organic compounds and metals, have entered the ground-water-flow system through leakage from waste-disposal sites and from...
VPV--The velocity profile viewer user manual
John M. Donovan
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1255
The Velocity Profile Viewer (VPV) is a tool for visualizing time series of velocity profiles developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS uses VPV to preview and present measured velocity data from acoustic Doppler current profilers and simulated velocity data from three-dimensional estuarine, river, and lake hydrodynamic models....
Surface- and Ground-Water Monitoring and Mapping of Selected Features at the Blue Ridge Parkway Mt. Pisgah Campground, Haywood County, North Carolina, 2002
Douglas G. Smith
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1073
During 2002, a baseline study of hydrologic conditions was conducted, and selected features were mapped within the Mt. Pisgah campground on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Haywood County, North Carolina. Field surveys were performed by using global positioning system equipment one time (January 2002) during the study to locate hydrologic...
Quality of water from shallow wells in the rice-growing area in southwestern Louisiana, 1999 through 2001
Roland W. Tollett, Robert B. Fendick Jr.
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4050
In 1999-2001, the U.S. Geological Survey installed and sampled 27 shallow wells in the rice-growing area in southwestern Louisiana as part of the Acadian-Pontchartrain Study Unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The purpose of this report is to describe the waulity of water from shallow wells in the...
Chemical Data for Detailed Studies of Irrigation Drainage in the Salton Sea Area, California, 1995?2001
Roy A. Schroeder
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5036
The primary purpose of this report is to present all chemical data from the Salton Sea area collected by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1995 and 2001. The data were collected primarily for the Department of the Interior's National Irrigation Water Quality Program (NIWQP). The report also contains a brief...
Site-specific soil-carbon (S3C) database for mineral soils of the Mississippi River Basin, USA
Gary R. Buell, H. W. Markewich, R. Kulisek, S. Pollard, T.T. Cook
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1227
Trends in streamflow and comparisons with instream flows in the lower Puyallup River basin, Washington
Steve S. Sumioka
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5016
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is interested in better understanding the water resources of the lower Puyallup River Basin in order to ensure sufficient water to meet Tribal and hatchery needs and make future water-resource decisions. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Puyallup Tribe, conducted a study to...
Water-quality and bottom-material characteristics of Cross Lake, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, 1997-99
Benton D. McGee
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4135
Cross Lake is a shallow, monomictic lake that was formed in 1926 by the impoundment of Cross Bayou. The lake is the primary drinking-water supply for the City of Shreveport, Louisiana. In recent years, the lakeshore has become increasinginly urbanized. In addition, the land use of the...
Geologic map of the Hasty Quadrangle, Boone and Newton Counties, Arkansas
Mark R. Hudson, Kyle E. Murray
2004, Scientific Investigations Map 2847
This digital geologic map compilation presents new polygon (for example, geologic map unit contacts), line (for example, fault, fold axis, and structure contour), and point (for example, structural attitude, contact elevations) vector data for the Hasty 7.5-minute quadrangle in northern Arkansas. The map database, which is at 1:24,000-scale resolution,...
Third U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire-Science Workshop : Denver, Colorado, November 12-15, 2002
Russell K. Livingston
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5005
Executive Summary -- The historically significant wildland fire events that occurred in the United States during 2000 and 2002, together with the associated recognition of the need for a different national policy of forest management, has led to an increased awareness of the need for cooperative effort among all Federal...
Analysis of phosphorus trends and evaluation of sampling designs in the Quinebaug River Basin, Connecticut
Elaine C. Todd Trench
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5094
A time-series analysis approach developed by the U.S. Geological Survey was used to analyze trends in total phosphorus and evaluate optimal sampling designs for future trend detection, using long-term data for two water-quality monitoring stations on the Quinebaug River in eastern Connecticut. Trend-analysis results for selected periods of record during...
Summary of Suspended-Sediment Concentration Data, San Francisco Bay, California, Water Year 2002
Paul A. Buchanan, Neil K. Ganju
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1219
Suspended-sediment concentration data were collected in San Francisco Bay during water year 2002 (October 1, 2001-September 30, 2002). Optical backscatterance sensors and water samples were used to monitor suspended sediment at two sites in Suisun Bay, three sites in San Pablo Bay, two sites in Central San Francisco Bay, and...
Hydrologic and geochemical evaluation of aquifer storage recovery in the Santee Limestone/Black Mingo Aquifer, Charleston, South Carolina, 1998-2002
Matthew D. Petkewich, David L. Parkhurst, Kevin J. Conlon, Bruce G. Campbell, June E. Mirecki
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5046
The hydrologic and geochemical effects of aquifer storage recovery were evaluated to determine the potential for supplying the city of Charleston, South Carolina, with large quantities of potable water during emergencies, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, or hard freezes. An aquifer storage recovery system, including a production well and three observation...
