The U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resources Program
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3128
The United States uses tremendous amounts of geologic energy resources. In 2004 alone, the United States consumed more than 7.4 billion barrels of oil, 21.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 1.1 billion short tons of coal. Forecasts indicate the Nation's need for energy resources will continue to grow,...
Ground-water modeling of the Death Valley Region, Nevada and California
W.R. Belcher, C.C. Faunt, D. S. Sweetkind, J.B. Blainey, C. A. San Juan, R. J. Laczniak, M. C. Hill
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3120
The Death Valley regional ground-water flow system (DVRFS) of southern Nevada and eastern California covers an area of about 100,000 square kilometers and contains very complex geology and hydrology. Using a computer model to represent the complex system, the U.S. Geological Survey simulated ground-water flow in the Death Valley region...
Water-quality changes caused by riverbank filtration between the Missouri River and three pumping wells of the Independence, Missouri, well field 2003-05
Brian P. Kelly, Paul H. Rydlund Jr.
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5174
Riverbank filtration substantially improves the source-water quality of the Independence, Missouri well field. Coliform bacteria, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, viruses and selected constituents were analyzed in water samples from the Missouri River, two vertical wells, and a collector well. Total coliform bacteria, Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and total culturable viruses were detected in the Missouri...
Nutrients in streams and rivers across the nation — 1992–2001
David K. Mueller, Norman E. Spahr
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5107
Nutrient compounds of nitrogen and phosphorus were investigated in streams and rivers sampled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. Nutrient data were collected in 20 NAWQA study units during 1992-95, 16 study units during 1996-98, and 15 study units during 1999-2001. To facilitate...
The Effectiveness of Cattlemans Detention Basin, South Lake Tahoe, California
Jena M. Green
Jena M. Green, editor(s)
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5259
Lake Tahoe (Nevada-California) has been designated as an 'outstanding national water resource' by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in part, for its exceptional clarity. Water clarity in Lake Tahoe, however, has been declining at a rate of about one foot per year for more than 35 years. To decrease the...
High-resolution chirp seismic reflection data acquired from the Cap de Creus shelf and canyon area, Gulf of Lions, Spain in 2004
Eric E. Grossman, Patrick E. Hart, Michael E. Field, Peter Triezenberg
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1247
Seismic reflection data were collected from the Cap de Creus shelf and canyon in the southwest portion of the Gulf of Lions in October 2004. The data were acquired using the U.S. Geological Survey`s (USGS) high-resolution Edgetech CHIRP 512i seismic reflection system aboard the R/V Oceanus. Data from the shipboard...
Hydrogeology, Aquifer Geochemistry, and Ground-Water Quality in Morgan County, West Virginia
Carol J. Boughton, Kurt J. McCoy
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5198
Private and public wells throughout Morgan County, W. Va., were tested to determine aquifer hydraulic, geochemical, and water-quality characteristics. The entire study area is located in the Valley and Ridge Physiographic Province, a region of complex geologic structure and lithology. Aquifers in the study area are characterized by thin to...
Occurrence of isoxaflutole, acetamide, and triazine herbicides and their degradation products in 10 Iowa rivers draining to the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, 2004
Elisabeth A. Scribner, Michael T. Meyer, Stephen J. Kalkhoff
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5169
During 2004, a study to document the occurrence of herbicides and herbicide degradation products was conducted for 10 major Iowa rivers draining to the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Seventy-five water-quality samples were collected to measure isoxaflutole, acetamide, and triazine herbicides and their herbicide degradation products. An analytical method to measure...
Review of Aquifer Storage and Recovery Performance in the Upper Floridan Aquifer in Southern Florida
Ronald S. Reese
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3126
Introduction: Interest and activity in aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) in southern Florida has increased greatly during the past 10 to 15 years. ASR wells have been drilled to the carbonate Floridan aquifer system at 30 sites in southern Florida, mostly by local municipalities or counties located in coastal areas....
Simulation of Streamflow and Water Quality to Determine Fecal Coliform and Nitrate Concentrations and Loads in the Mad River Basin, Ohio
David C. Reutter, Barry M. Puskas, Martha L. Jagucki
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5160
The Hydrological Simulation Program Fortran (HSPF) was used to simulate the concentrations and loads of fecal coliform and nitrate for streams in the Mad River Basin in west-central Ohio during the period 1999 through 2003. The Mad River Basin was divided into subbasins that were defined either by the 14-digit...
Potentiometric Surface of the Alluvial Aquifer and Hydrologic Conditions in the Juana Diaz area, Puerto Rico, June 29 - July 1, 2005
Jose M. Rodriguez, Luis Santigo-Rivera, Fernando Gómez-Gómez
2006, Scientific Investigations Map 2947
A synoptic survey of the hydrologic conditions in the Juana Diaz area, Puerto Rico, was conducted between June 29 and July 1, 2005, to define the spatial distribution of the potentiometric surface of the alluvial aquifer. The study area encompasses 21 square miles of the more extensive South Coastal Plain...
Characterization of dissolved solids in water resources of agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, 2004-05
Steven J. Gerner, L.E. Spangler, B. A. Kimball, D. L. Naftz
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5211
Agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, have been identified as contributing dissolved solids to Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Concentrations of dissolved solids in water resources of agricultural lands near Manila, Utah, ranged from 35 to 7,410 milligrams per liter. The dissolved-solids load in seeps and drains in the study area that discharge...
Simulation of Water Levels and Salinity in the Rivers and Tidal Marshes in the Vicinity of the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Coastal South Carolina and Georgia
Paul Conrads, Edwin A. Roehl, Ruby C. Daamen, Wiley M. Kitchens
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5187
The Savannah Harbor is one of the busiest ports on the East Coast of the United States and is located downstream from the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, which is one of the Nation?s largest freshwater tidal marshes. The Georgia Ports Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funded hydrodynamic...
Selected Streamflow Statistics and Regression Equations for Predicting Statistics at Stream Locations in Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Ronald E. Thompson, Scott A. Hoffman
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5244
A suite of 28 streamflow statistics, ranging from extreme low to high flows, was computed for 17 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations and predicted for 20 partial-record stations in Monroe County and contiguous counties in north-eastern Pennsylvania. The predicted statistics for the partial-record stations were based on regression analyses relating inter-mittent flow...
Water-Quality Conditions of Chester Creek, Anchorage, Alaska, 1998-2001
Roy L. Glass, Robert T. Ourso
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5229
Between October 1998 and September 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program evaluated the water-quality conditions of Chester Creek, a stream draining forest and urban settings in Anchorage, Alaska. Data collection included water, streambed sediments, lakebed sediments, and aquatic organisms samples from urban sites along the stream. Urban...
Occurrence of organic wastewater compounds in drinking water, wastewater effluent, and the Big Sioux River in or near Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2001-2004
Steven K. Sando, Edward T. Furlong, James L. Gray, Michael T. Meyer
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5118
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the city of Sioux Falls conducted several rounds of sampling to determine the occurrence of organic wastewater compounds (OWCs) in the city of Sioux Falls drinking water and waste-water effluent, and the Big Sioux River in or near Sioux Falls during August...
Application of a stream-aquifer model to Monument Creek for development of a method to estimate transit losses for reusable water, El Paso County, Colorado
Gerhard Kuhn, L. Rick Arnold
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5184
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Colorado Springs Utilities, the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and the El Paso County Water Authority, began a study in 2004 to (1) apply a stream-aquifer model to Monument Creek, (2) use the results of the modeling to develop a transit-loss accounting program for...
Particle-associated contaminants in street dust, parking lot dust, soil, lake-bottom sediment, and suspended and streambed sediment, Lake Como and Fosdic Lake watersheds, Fort Worth, Texas, 2004
Jennifer T. Wilson, Peter C. Van Metre, Charles J. Werth, Yanning Yang
2006, Data Series 211
A previous study by the U.S. Geological Survey of impaired water bodies in Fort Worth, Texas, reported elevated but variable concentrations of particle-associated contaminants (PACs) comprising chlorinated hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and trace elements in suspended and bed sediment of lakes and streams affected by urban land use. The U.S....
Flood of October 8 and 9, 2005, on Cold River in Walpole, Langdon, and Alstead and on Warren Brook in Alstead, New Hampshire
Scott A. Olson
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1221
Southwestern New Hampshire experienced damaging flooding on October 8 and 9, 2005. The flooding was the result of a storm producing at least 7 inches of rain in a 30-hour period. The heavy, intense rainfall resulted in runoff and severe flooding, especially in regions of steep topography that are vulnerable...
Gulf of Mexico dead zone —The last 150 years
Lisa Osterman, P.W. Swarzenski, R.Z. Poore
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3005
'Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone-The Last 150 Years' discusses the dead zone that forms seasonally in the northern Gulf of Mexico when subsurface waters become depleted in dissolved oxygen and cannot support most life....
Use of models to map potential capture of surface water
Stanley A. Leake
2006, Conference Paper
The effects of ground-water withdrawals on surface-water resources and riparian vegetation have become important considerations in water-availability studies. Ground water withdrawn by a well initially comes from storage around the well, but with time can eventually increase inflow to the aquifer and (or) decrease natural outflow from the aquifer. This...
An on-campus well field for hydrogeophysics education and undergraduate research
Frederick D. Day-Lewis, Mary Beth Gray, Robert L. Garfield, A. Day-Lewis
2006, Journal of Geoscience Education (54) 480-486
The emerging subdiscipline of hydrogeophysics is underdeveloped in undergraduate curricula relative to its importance in professional engineering/environmental practice. In 2001, the Bucknell Department of Geology initiated efforts to refocus an undergraduate geophysics course on near-surface geophysical methods for hydrologic, environmental, and engineering problems. In addition to...
Application of municipal biosolids to dry-land wheat fields - A monitoring program near Deer Trail, Colorado (USA). A presentation for an international conference: "The Future of Agriculture: Science, Stewardship, and Sustainability", August 7-9, 2006, Sacramento, CA
James G. Crock, David B. Smith, Tracy J.B. Yager
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1286
Since late 1993, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District of Denver (Metro District), a large wastewater treatment plant in Denver, Colorado, has applied Grade I, Class B biosolids to about 52,000 acres of non-irrigated farmland and rangeland near Deer Trail, Colorado. In cooperation with the Metro District in 1993, the U.S. Geological...
A logistic regression equation for estimating the probability of a stream in Vermont having intermittent flow
Scott A. Olson, Michael C. Brouillette
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5217
A logistic regression equation was developed for estimating the probability of a stream flowing intermittently at unregulated, rural stream sites in Vermont. These determinations can be used for a wide variety of regulatory and planning efforts at the Federal, State, regional, county and town levels, including such applications as assessing...
Hurricane Rita surge data, southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas, September to November 2005
Benton D. McGee, Burl B. Goree, Roland W. Tollett, Brenda K. Woodward, Wade H. Kress
2006, Data Series 220
Pressure transducers and high-water marks were used to document the inland water levels related to storm surge generated by Hurricane Rita in southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas. On September 22-23, 2005, an experimental monitoring network consisting of 47 pressure transducers (sensors) was deployed at 33 sites over an area of...
