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Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed - A Century of Change, 1950–2050

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Domestic Well Water Quality in Marcellus Shale Region

Factors Affecting Groundwater Quality Used for Domestic Supply in Marcellus Shale Region of North-Central and North-East Pennsylvania

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Geohydrologic and water-quality characterization of a fractured-bedrock test hole in an area of Marcellus Shale gas development, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

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Chemical quality of surface water in the Allegheny River basin, Pennsylvania and New York

The Allegheny River is the principal source of water to many industries and to communities in the upper Ohio River Valley. The river and its many tributaries pass through 19 counties in northwestern and western Pennsylvania. The population in these counties exceeds 3 million. A major user of the Allegheny River is the city of Pittsburgh, which has a population greater than The Allegheny River is a
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Edward F. McCarren
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

An appraisal of the ground-water resources of the Juniata River Basin, Pennsylvania

This report describes the availability, quantity, quality, variability, and cost of development of the ground-water resources in the Juniata River basin, one of the larger sub-basins of the Susquehanna River basin. The report has been prepared for and under specifications established by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, and the Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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Paul R. Seaber, Este F. Hollyday
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Stream quality in Appalachia as related to coal-mine drainage, 1965

A stream-quality reconnaissance at 318 locations in May 1965 offered the first opportunity for a contemporaneous regional collection and appraisal of water-quality data in Appalachia. The results provide a means of regional comparison of the influence of coal-mine drainage on stream quality at approximately median streamflow. The results disclose that the chemical quality of the water at nearly 20
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James E. Biesecker, J. Richard George
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Fresh-water discharge salinity relations in the tidal Delaware River

Sustained flows of fresh water greater than 3,500, 4,400, and 5,300 cubic feet per second into the Delaware River estuary at Trenton, NJ assure low salinity at League Island, Eddystone, and Marcus Hook, respectively. When the discharge at Trenton is less than these critical values, salinity is very sensitive to change in discharge, so that a relatively small decrease in fresh-water discharge resul
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Walter B. Keighton
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Effects of agricultural conservation practices on the hydrology of Corey Creek basin, Pennsylvania, 1954-60

Analyses of data collected from two small basins in northern Pennsylvania during the period May 1954 to September 1960 indicated that changes in land use and land treatment have affected suspended- sediment discharge from the basins. Extensive land use and land-treatment changes have taken place in the 12.2-square-mile Corey Creek study basin, whereas such changes in the 10.2-square-mile Elk Run b
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Benjamin L. Jones
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Extent and frequency of inundation of Schuylkill River flood plain from Conshohocken to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Information on flood conditions plays an important part in the development and use of river valleys. This report presents maps, profiles, and flood-frequency relations developed from past flood experience on the Schuylkill River from Conshohocken to Philadelphia, Pa. The maps and profiles are used to define the areal extent and depth of flooding of the August 24, 1933, and August 19, 1955, floods.
Authors
A. T. Alter
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Water resources data for Pennsylvania

No abstract available.
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Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Delaware River water quality Bristol to Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, August 1949 to December 1963

During the 14-year period from August 1949 to July 1963, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Philadelphia, collected samples of river water once each month in the 43-mile reach of the Delaware River from Bristol to Marcus Hook, Pa., and daily at Trenton, 10 miles upstream from Bristol. This part of the Delaware is an estuary into which salt water is brought by tides; fresh
Authors
Walter B. Keighton
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Sedimentation and land use in Core Creek and Elk Run basins, Pennsylvania, 1954-60 (A progress report)

Analyses of data collected from two small basins in northern Pennsylvania during the period May 1954-September 1960 indicated a general relationship between changes in land use and land treatment and changes in suspended-sediment discharge from the basins. Extensive land use and land-treatment changes have taken place in the 12.2 square-mile Corey Creek study basin while such changes in the 10.2 s
Authors
Benjamin L. Jones
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Water resources of the Delaware River basin

No abstract available.
Authors
Garald G. Parker, A. G. Hely, Walter B. Keighton, F. H. Olmsted
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Chemical quality of surface water in the West Branch Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania

The West Branch Susquehanna River is 228 miles long and drains 6,913 square miles of mountainous area in central Pennsylvania. Much of this area is forestcovered wilderness, part of which is reserved as State game land. Wild animals, such as deer, bear, turkey and grouse, are sheltered there, and many streams contain trout and other game fish. This helps to make the region one of the best hunting
Authors
Edward F. McCarren
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Quality of Delaware River water at Trenton, New Jersey

Water in the Delaware River at Trenton, NJ, is a mixture of several types--water from the mountainous headwater region, water from the coal-mining regions, and water from the limestone valleys. The quantities of these types of water, in relation to the total quantity of water at Trenton, vary with changes in season and reservoir releases. The chemical quality of the water during the 17-y
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Leo T. McCarthy, Walter B. Keighton
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center