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Analytical methods of the U.S. Geological Survey's New York District Water-Analysis Laboratory
The New York District of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Troy, N.Y., operates a water-analysis laboratory for USGS watershed-research projects in the Northeast that require analyses of precipitation and of dilute surface water and soil water for major ions; it also provides analyses of certain chemical constituents in soils and soil gas samples.This report presents the methods for chemical an
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Gregory B. Lawrence, Tricia A. Lincoln, Debra A. Horan-Ross, Mark L. Olson, Laura A. Waldron
Detection of bedrock fractures and lithologic changes using borehole radar at selected sites
No abstract available.
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John W. Lane, F. P. Haeni, John H. Williams
Effects of surficial geology, lakes and swamps, and annual water availability on low flows of streams in central New England, and their use in low-flow estimation
Equations developed by multiple-regression analysis of data from 49 drainage basins in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and southwestern Maine indicate that low flow of streams in this region is largely a function of the amount of water available to the basin and the extent of surficial sand and gravel relative to the extent of till and fine-grained stratified drift. Low flow p
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S. William Wandle, Allan D. Randall
Application of electromagnetic logging to contamination investigations in glacial sand-and-gravel aquifers
Electromagnetic (EM) logging provides an efficient method for high‐resolution, vertical delineation of electrically conductive contamination in glacial sand‐and‐gravel aquifers. LM. gamma, and lithologic logs and specific conductance data from sand‐and‐gravel aquifers at five sites in the northeastern United States were analyzed to define the relation of KM conductivity to aquifer lithology and wa
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John H. Williams, Wayne W. Lapham, Thomas H. Barringer
Simulated three-dimensional ground-water flow in the Lockport Group, a fractured-dolomite aquifer near Niagara Falls, New York
No abstract available.
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R. M. Yager
Preliminary delineation of contaminated water-bearing fractures intersected by open-hole bedrock wells
Contaminated water‐bearing fractures intersected by open‐hole bedrock wells were preliminarily delineated through a combination of geophysical logging, vertical‐flow measurements, and downhole water sampling as part of remedial site investigations in southeastern New York. The wells investigated range from 100 to 450 feet in depth, have only shallow surface casing, and intersect multiple water‐bea
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John H. Williams, Randall W. Conger
Geochemical comparison of ground water in areas of New England, New York, and Pennsylvania
In New England, the ground-water geochemistry results mainly from the reaction of CO2-charged water with feldspar and other primary silicates. Water in the New England bedrock is more highly evolved geochemically than water in the drift, presumably as a result of its longer residence time. In the New York area, the geochemistry of water in both types of aquifers results mainly from carbonate-miner
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R.J. Rogers
Unconsolidated aquifers in upstate New York: Finger Lakes sheet
No abstract available.
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Todd S. Miller
Potential yields of wells in unconsolidated aquifers in upstate New York — Hudson-Mohawk sheet
This map shows the location and potential well yields of unconsolidated aquifers in the Hudson-Mohawk region at a scale of 1:250,000. It also delineates segments of aquifers that are heavily used by community water systems and designated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as ' Primary Water Supply ' aquifers, and cites published reports that give detailed information on
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Edward F. Bugliosi, Ruth A. Trudell, George D. Casey
Hydrogeology of the Olean area, Cattaraugus County, New York
Most principal aquifers in upstate New York are unconsolidated glacial and alluvial deposits within bedrock valleys. Groundwater in these aquifers can be under either water table (unconfined) or artesian (confined) conditions. Farms, industries, or towns and cities have been built upon many of these aquifers because they form level areas suitable for development and generally provide an ample grou
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Phillip J. Zarriello, Richard J. Reynolds
Surficial geology of Panther Lake quadrangle, Oswego County, New York
The location and extent of eight kinds of surficial deposits in Panther Lake quadrangle, Oswego County, N.Y., are mapped on a 7.5-minute U.S. Geological Survey topographic map. The map was compiled to indicate the lithology and potential for groundwater development at any specific location.
Authors
Todd S. Miller
Surficial geology of Dugway quadrangle, Oswego County, New York
The location and extent of 11 kinds of surficial deposits in Dugway quadrangle, Oswego County, N.Y., are mapped on a 7.5-minute U.S. Geological Survey topographic map. The map was compiled to indicate the tithology and potential for ground-water development at any specific loaction.
Authors
Todd S. Miller