Publications
The list below includes official USGS publications and journal articles authored by New England Water Science Center scientists. The USGS Pubs Warehouse link provides access to all USSG publications.
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Water resources data for New Hampshire and Vermont, water year 1984
No abstract available.
Authors
F.E. Blackey, J. E. Cotton, K. W. Toppin
Exploration for areas suitable for ground-water development, central Connecticut Valley lowlands, Massachusetts
Drilling and geophysical borehole logs for a 25-sq-mi section of the Connecticut River valley lowlands area of Amherst, Hadley, and Sunderland, Massachusetts, indicate that the area is mostly underlain by fine-grained lacustrine deposits. Nine test wells ranging in depth from 100 to 303 ft completely penetrate the unconsolidated valley fill. Geophysical logs indicate that the lacustrine deposits g
Authors
B. P. Hansen
Water quality of Rhode Island streams
Water quality data collected from November 1979 through September 1983 at five stream stations within Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts show that concentrations of the common constituents were low. Mean water hardness at all sites was in the ' soft ' category. Sodium concentrations were less than 20 mg/L at two sites and less than 35 mg/L at the other sites. Mean nitrogen values for the two Bl
Authors
J. C. Briggs, J.S. Feiffer
The relation of ground-water quality to housing density, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Correlation of median nitrate concentration in groundwater with housing density for 18 sample areas on Cape Cod yields a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.802, which is significant at the 95 % confidence level. In five of nine sample areas where housing density is greater than one unit/acre, nitrate concentrations exceed 5 mg of nitrate/L (the Barnstable County planning goal for nitrate) in 25%
Authors
J.H. Persky
Direction of ground-water flow and ground-water quality near a landfill in Falmouth, Massachusetts
A landfill in Falmouth, Massachusetts, is upgradient of a pond used for municipal water supply, but analysis of groundwater flow directions and groundwater quality indicates that leachate from the landfill does not threaten the municipal water supply. A network of water table observation wells was established, and water table altitudes were measured in these wells on several dates in 1981. Water q
Authors
J.H. Persky
Aspects of the biogeochemistry of Big Soda Lake, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
Ronald S. Oremland, R. L. Smith, Charles W. Culbertson
Geophysical well log data for study of water flow in fractures near Mirror Lake, West Thornton, New Hampshire
Four closely spaced boreholes were drilled through approximately 20 meters of till into schist bedrock near Mirror Lake, West Thornton, New Hampshire. The site was selected for borehole geophysical research because it is included in a detailed groundwater study where the effects of flow in fractures on flow in overlying drift deposits is being studied. Three of the boreholes are approximately 100
Authors
Frederick L. Paillet
Digital models of ground-water flow in the Cape Cod aquifer system, Massachusetts
The Cape Cod aquifer system was simulated with three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water-flow models. Five areas were modeled to provide tools that can be used to evaluate the hydrologic impacts of regional water development and waste disposal.
The model boundaries were selected to represent the natural hydrologic boundaries of the aquifer. The boundary between fresh and saline ground w
Authors
John H. Guswa, Denis R. LeBlanc
Hydrology, water quality, and ground-water-development alternatives in the Chipuxet ground-water reservoir, Rhode Island
A glacial sand and gravel aquifer in the Chipuxet River basin of Rhode Island forms a ground-water reservoir that could yield as much as 8.6 million gallons per day to wells; however, some streams would go dry for extended periods of time. The State Water Resources Board has tested five site that it proposes to develop for a public supply of 3 million gallons per day. A digital model was used to d
Authors
H.E. Johnston, D.C. Dickerman
Hydrogeology, water quality, and ground-water development alternatives in the Beaver-Pasquiset ground-water reservoir, Rhode Island
In a 23 sq mi study area, the Beaver-Pasquiset groundwater reservoir within the Pawcatuck River basin in southern Rhode Island, stratified drift is the only principal geologic unit capable of producing yields > 350 gal/min. Transmissivity of the aquifer ranges from 7,200 to 24,300 sq ft/day. Water table conditions prevail in the aquifer, which is in good hydraulic connection with perennial streams
Authors
D.C. Dickerman, M.M. Ozbilgin
Estimated water and nutrient inflows and outflows Lake Cochituate, eastern Massachusetts, 1977-79
Streamflow was the major source of water and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) to Lake Cochituate, followed by ground water, and then precipitation during April 1978 through March 1979. Compared to all sources during that period, streams contributed 7,217 million gallons (a little over 82 percent) of water, 63 ,000 pounds (between 50 and 60 percent) of nitrogen, and 3,000 pounds (94 percent) of
Authors
F. B. Gay
Water resources data, New Hampshire and Vermont water year 1983
No abstract available.
Authors
F.E. Blackey, J. E. Cotton, K. W. Toppin