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-quality trends in New England rivers during the 20th century
Water-quality data from the Merrimack, Blackstone, and Connecticut Rivers in New England during parts of the 20th century were examined for trends in concentrations of sulfate, chloride, residue upon evaporation, nitrate, and total phosphorus. The concentrations of all five of these constituents show statistically significant trends during the century. Annual concentrations of sulfate and total ph
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Keith W. Robinson, Jean P. Campbell, Norbert A. Jaworski
Simulation of advective flow under steady-state and transient recharge conditions, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed several ground-water models in support of an investigation of ground-water contamination being conducted by the Army National Guard Bureau at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts Military Reservation on western Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Regional and subregional steady-state models and regional transient models were used to (1) improve understanding of the hydrologic
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Donald A. Walter, John P. Masterson
Long-term hydrologic monitoring protocol for coastal ecosystems
No abstract available.
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Timothy D. McCobb, Peter K. Weiskel
Phosphorus in a ground-water contaminant plume discharging to Ashumet Pond, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1999
The discharge of a plume of sewagecontaminated ground water emanating from the Massachusetts Military Reservation to Ashumet Pond on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, has caused concern about excessive loading of nutrients, particularly phosphorus, to the pond. The U.S. Air Force is considering remedial actions to mitigate potentially adverse effects on the ecological characteristics of the pond from conti
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Timothy D. McCobb, Denis R. LeBlanc, Donald A. Walter, Kathryn M. Hess, Douglas B. Kent, Richard L. Smith
A stream-gaging network analysis for the 7-day, 10-year annual low flow in New Hampshire streams
The 7-day, 10-year (7Q10) low-flow-frequency statistic is a widely used measure of surface-water availability in New Hampshire. Regression equations and basin-characteristic digital data sets were developed to help water-resource managers determine surface-water resources during periods of low flow in New Hampshire streams. These regression equations and data sets were developed to estimate stream
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Robert H. Flynn
Delineation of water sources for public-supply wells in three fractured-bedrock aquifer systems in Massachusetts
Fractured-bedrock aquifer systems in West Newbury, Maynard, and Paxton, Massachusetts, were studied to advance methods of data collection and analysis for delineating contributing areas to public-supply wells completed in fractured rock and for determining the effects of pumping on streams and wetlands. Contributing areas, as defined for this study, include all areas through which ground water flo
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Forest P. Lyford, Carl S. Carlson, Bruce P. Hansen
Water resources data for New Hampshire and Vermont, water year 2002
The Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with State agencies, obtains a large amount of data pertaining to the water resources of New Hampshire and Vermont each water year. These data, accumulated during many water years, constitute a valuable data base for developing an improved understanding of the water resources of the States. To make these data readily availa
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Richard G. Kiah, Chandlee Keirstead, Robert O. Brown, Gregory S. Hilgendorf
Water Resources Data Massachusetts and Rhode Island Water Year 2002
Water resources data for the 2002 water year for Massachusetts and Rhode Island consist of records of stage, discharge,
and water quality of streams; contents of lakes and reservoirs, precipitation totals, water levels of ground-water wells, and
water-quality of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 98 gaging stations, stage records for 2 gaging
stations, stage records for 2
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R.S. Socolow, G.G. Girouard, L.R. Ramsbey
Water resources data-Maine, water year 2002
The Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with State, Federal, and other local governmental agencies, obtains a large amount of data pertaining to the water resources of Maine each year. These data, accumulated during the many water years, constitute a valuable data base for developing an improved understanding of the water resources of the State.
Water-res
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G.J. Stewart, J. M. Caldwell, A.R. Cloutier
Analysis of tests of subsurface injection, storage, and recovery of freshwater in Lancaster, Antelope Valley, California
Ground-water levels in Lancaster, California, declined more than 200 feet during the 20th century, resulting in reduced ground-water supplies and more than 6 feet of land subsidence. Facing continuing population growth, water managers are seeking solutions to these problems. Injection of imported, treated fresh water into the aquifer system when it is most available and least expensive, for later
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Steven P. Phillips, Carl S. Carlson, Loren F. Metzger, James F. Howle, Devin L. Galloway, Michelle Sneed, Marti E. Ikehara, Kenneth W. Hudnut, Nancy E. King
Arsenic in groundwater in eastern New England: Occurrence, controls, and human health implications
In eastern New England, high concentrations (greater than 10 ??g/L) of arsenic occur in groundwater. Privately supplied drinking water from bedrock aquifers often has arsenic concentrations at levels of concern to human health, whereas drinking water from unconsolidated aquifers is least affected by arsenic contamination. Water from wells in metasedimentary bedrock units, primarily in Maine and Ne
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J. D. Ayotte, D.L. Montgomery, S. M. Flanagan, K. W. Robinson
Processing watershed-derived nitrogen in a well-flushed New England estuary
Isotopically labeled nitrate (15NO3-) was added continuously to the Rowley estuary, Massachusetts, for 22 d to assess the transport, uptake, and cycling of terrestrially derived nitrogen during a period of high river discharge and low phytoplankton activity. Isotopic enrichment of the 3.5-km tidal prism (150,000 m3) was achieved for the 3 weeks and allowed us to construct a nitrogen mass balance m
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C.R. Tobias, M. Cieri, B. J. Peterson, Linda A. Deegan, J. Vallino, J. Hughes