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Limnological Study of Shasta Lake, Shasta County, California, with Emphasis on the Effects of the 1977 Drought
From purpose and scope: The purpose of this study is to describe water-quality conditions in Shasta Lake and in major tributaries to the lake. The study involved the collection and interpretation of historical, hydrologic, and water-quality data collected during intensive and routine monitoring efforts.
Date:
April 1983
Creator:
Rettig, Stephen A. & Bortleson, Gilbert C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water-Quality Assessment of Francis E. Walter Reservoir, Luzerne and Carbon Counties, Pennsylvania
Objectives and scope: The principal objectives of this study were to assess the past and current water quality of the impoundment, its major tributaries, and its discharge, and to address the environmental impact of raised pool levels. Data collection was directed toward documenting the temporal and spatial variations in physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the water, to estimate annual nutrient and suspended sediment loading, and to determine the algal biomass, dominant genera, algal growth potential, and limiting nutrient.
Date:
June 1983
Creator:
Barker, James L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Effect of the Proposed Cooper River Rediversion on Sedimentation in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
From abstract: The purpose of this investigation was to use existing information to determine the probable effectiveness of the proposed rediversion in reducing rates of sedimentation and maintenance dredging in the (Charleston) harbor.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Patterson, Glenn G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Recharge from Drainage Wells on Quality of Water in the Floridan Aquifer in the Orlando Area, Central Florida
From purpose and content: The purpose of this report is to: (1) describe the general quality of ground water found in the injection zones (permeable strata that accept water) of drainage wells; (2) assess the impact of drainage wells on the water quality of supply wells, particularly public-supply; and (3) establish a data base necessary for future studies.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Schiner, George R. & German, Edward R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Base Flow of Streams in the Outcrop Area of Southeastern Sand Aquifer: South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi
From purpose and scope: The purpose of this study are to derive base flow estimates for representative parts of the Cretaceous and Tertiary clastic outcrop area as an aid in estimating recharge to the sand aquifers; to use base flow relations to estimate aquifer hydraulic parameters; and to relate the lithology of the aquifer to the streamflow duration curves.
Date:
October 1983
Creator:
Stricker, Virginia A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Regional Hydrology of the Dolores River Basin, Eastern Paradox Basin, Colorado and Utah
From introduction: The purpose of the investigation was to compile and interpret available hydrologic data, with principal emphasis on the hydrologic relation of the water resources with respect to the salt deposits, in order to serve as a basis for more detailed evaluations of potential repository sites.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Weir, J. E., Jr.; Maxfield, E. Blair & Zimmerman, E. A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Land Application of Wastewater and its Effect on Ground-Water Quality in the Livermore Amador Valley, Alameda County, California
From purpose and scope: This report describes the effect of land application of effluent from wastewater treatment plants on ground-water quality in the Livermore-Amador Valley. The report focuses on five wastewater application areas contiguous to or near following wastewater treatment plants: Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin-San Ramon Services District (was Valley Community Services District), Castlewood Corporation, and Veterans Administration Hospital.
Date:
March 1983
Creator:
Sylvester, Marc A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance of Ground-Water Quality, Eastern Snake River Basin, Idaho
From purposes of approach of study: The purposes of this study were to: (1) Define, on a reconnaissance level, current (1979) water-quality conditions in major aquifers (water-yielding rock formations) in the eastern Snake River basin; (2) present available geologic and hydrologic data to assist in understanding the natural and man-caused factors that affect water-quality conditions; and (3) establish a hydrologic base upon which future comparisons can be made to evaluate changes.
Date:
May 1983
Creator:
Parliaman, D. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources of the Rattlesnake Butte Area, a Site of Potential Lignite Mining in West-Central North Dakota
From objectives and scope: The objectives of the study were to: (1) Determine the geographic extent of the minable lignite beds and identify aquifers down to a depth of about 400 feet beneath the lower minable lignite; (2) assess the ground-water flow regime in all aquifers found; (3) evaluate the flow characteristics of the two streams draining the study area; and (5) qualitatively assess the impacts mining might have on the hydrologic system.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Horak, W. F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogeologic Evaluation of Selected Stratified-Drift Deposits in Connecticut
From purpose and scope: The purpose of this investigation was to estimate the water-yielding potential and water-quality characteristics of a stratified-drift deposits in five areas of Connecticut.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Grady, Stephen J. & Handman, Elinor H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Backwater and Discharge at Highway Crossing with Multiple Bridges in Louisiana and Mississippi
Purpose and Scope: The principal objective of this project was to measure the backwater and discharge distribution for multiple bridges. These data have been used to determine if the methods developed by Schneider and others (1976) for single-opening highway crossings could be applied to multiple bridges. In addition, the method developed by Tracey and Carter (1955) and Cragwall (1958) was modified to use the procedure proposed by Schneider and others (1976) to calculate friction losses in the approach reach. This modified procedure was then also tested.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Colson, B. E. & Schneider, Verne R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hydrology of an Abandoned Coal-Mining Area Near McCurtain, Haskell County, Oklahoma
From purpose and scope: The purpose of this report is to evaluate the water resources of an abandoned coal-mining area near McCurtain in Haskell County in Oklahoma coal field and to appraise the probably effects of reclamation on water-quality, based primarily on data collected from October 1980 to May 1983.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Slack, Larry J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Water Quality of Lake Arlington on Village Creek, North-Central Texas 1973 to 1981
From purpose and scope: The purpose of this report is to describe and explain the historical, seasonal, and areal variations in the water quality of Lake Arlington between January 29, 1973, and August 20, 1981.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Andrews, Freeman L. & Gibbons, Willard J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Estimation of Natural Streamflow in the Jemez River at the Boundaries of Indian Lands, Central New Mexico
From introduction: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted the present study to estimate natural streamflow in the Jemez River at the boundaries of the various Indian lands. Natural streamflow is defined as the streamflow that would occur if there had been no man-made changes in the hydraulic characteristics of the river basin.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Fischer, Edward E. & Borland, John P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance of Surface-Water Resources in the Kobuk River Basin, Alaska, 1979-80
From introduction: This report contains data on physiographic and climatic characteristics of the Kobuk River basin, as well as stream channel hydraulic properties, seasonal quantity and quality of surface waters, floods, channel erosion, and benthic invertebrates. The data show the magnitude and ranges of stream discharge, width, depth, and velocity, of flow that can be expected in late winter and summer periods, and indicate flood and erosion hazards in the basin.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Childers, Joseph M. & Kernodle, Donald R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogeology of a Landfill, Pinellas County, Florida
Abstract: The Pinellas County landfill site is on a flat, coastal area characterized by a nearsurface water table. Part of the site is subject to tidal flooding; altitudes within the study area range from 8 to 12 feet above sea level. Three geohydrologic units underlie the landfill site. In descending order, these are: a surficial aquifer about 19 feet thick composed of sand and shell, a confining bed about 35 feet thick composed of marl and clay, and the Floridan aquifer composed of limestone. Landfill operations have not altered surface-water quality. Although leachate movement downward into the Floridan _aquifer is not indicated, vertical movement through the confining bed is about 0.005 foot per year. The rate of lateral movement of ground-water away from the site is about 1.2 feet per year; . however, the rate of movement along the boundary from the oldest section of the landfill through the surficial aquifer is about 20 feet per year. Peaks in concentration of selected chemical parameters and flow-rate analysis of water from trenches indicate the possibility of intermittent release of leachate from the landfill.
Date:
March 1983
Creator:
Fernandez, Mario, Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Distribution of Chloride Concentrations in the Principal Aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain, 1977-81
From abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a saltwater monitoring network in New Jersey to document and evaluate the movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers that serve as sources of water supply. This report delineates areas in the Coastal Plain where existing or potential saltwater intrusion exists.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Schaefer, F. L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Plasma Spectrometric Analyses for Selected Elements in some Geothermal Waters from Cerro Prieto, Mexico
Abstract: As part of a cooperative study with the Geologic Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, water samples collected from geothermal power production wells at Cerro Prieto, Mexico, were analyzed for selected elements by d.c. argon plasma emission spectroscopy. Spectral interferences due to the presence of high concentrations of Ca, Si, Na, and K in these waters affected the apparent concentration values obtained. These effects were evaluated and correction techniques were developed and applied to the analytical values. Precipitates present in the samples at the time of analysis adversely affected the accuracy, precision and interpretability of the data.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Ball, James W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Computation of Inflows and Outflows of Eight Regulated Lakes in the Oswego River Basin, New York, 1930-79
Purpose and scope: This report describes (1) methods of computation used to obtain the daily lake inflows and outflows and river discharges; (2) sources of error and their implications for reliability of the computed values; and (3) a technique for smoothing lake-level hydrographs that minimizes the effect of random fluctuations in daily lake-levels resulting from seiche or wind action.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Lumia, Richard & Moore, Richard B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Reservoir Development Impacts on Surface-Water Quantity and Quality in the Yampa River Basin, Colorado and Wyoming
From introduction: This report describes the results of an investigation in which three computer models were used to evaluate different levels of the proposed reservoir development. One model simulated streamflow conditions with alternative multireservoir configurations; a second model simulated the dissolved-solids concentrations at various locations in the basin; and a third model used streamflows and dissolved solids concentrations to simulate the water-quality conditions within certain proposed reservoirs. This study was designed to demonstrate the application of computer-modeling techniques in evaluating impacts of proposed reservoirs.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Adams, D. Briane; Bauer, Daniel P.; Dale, Robert H. & Steele, Timothy Doak
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Geologic Reconnaissance of an Extensive Clay Unit in North-Central Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Purpose and scope: This report presents results from an evaluation of geologic data collected and compiled as part of a continuing investigation and appraisal of hydrologic conditions in Suffolk County. The investigation is part of a cooperative program of water-resources studies made by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Suffolk County Water Authority and the Suffolk County Department of Health Services.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Krulikas, Richard K. & Koszalka, Edward J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Use of Digital Land-Cover Data from the Landsat Satellite in Estimating Streamflow Characteristics in the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee
From introduction: The objective of the present study is to test the feasibility of improving upon the regression equations for estimating streamflow in areas affected by coal mining in the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee by using land-cover information derived from digital processing of Landsat spectral data. The purpose of this report is to summarize the procedures and significant results of this study.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Hollyday, E. F. & Hansen, G. R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ground-Water Contamination at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan
From introduction: The U.S. Geological Survey, at the request of the U.S. Air Force, began an investigation of geologic and hydrologic conditions at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in September 1979. The investigation was prompted by the discovery that an underground storage tank containing trichloroethylene (TCE) had leaked, contaminating Base water-supply wells. Subsequent information suggested that the trichloroethylene had moved off-Base.
Date:
1983
Creator:
Stark, J. R.; Cummings, T. R. & Twenter, F. R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Suspended Sediment in Selected Streams of Southeastern Montana
From purpose and scope: The purpose of this report is to summarize and evaluate fluvial-sediment data collected in the study area by the U.S. Geological Survey. The principal products of this report are sediment concentration and load statistics, sediment-transport curves, calculated mean annual sediment yields at selected stations, and an areal sediment-yield map. A secondary purpose is to describe sediment relationships between stations and basins and to identify environmental factors that are important in determining sediment yield.
Date:
April 1983
Creator:
Litke, David W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library