Publications
This list of Water Resources Mission Area publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. A searchable database of all USGS publications can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Radon in ground water in Guilford County, North Carolina
Approximately 30 percent of the water used in Guilford County, North Carolina, is from ground-water sources. All rural supplies are from ground water; approximately 65,000 residents used ground water for their domestic water supplies in 1990.The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Guilford County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Guilford County Department of Health,
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Timothy B. Spruill, Janie B. Williams, David R. Galeone, Douglas A. Harned
Discharge measurement in tidally affected channels during a hydrographic estuarine survey of Sabine Lake, Texas
A hydrographic survey of Sabine Lake, a broad, shallow estuary lying on the Texas-Louisiana border, was conducted in June 1996 to help address questions relating to potential environmental effects of future water demands in Texas. The use of a variety of new instruments in this study is one means by which automation is improving efficiency and effectiveness of these efforts by increasing the quali
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David D. Dunn, R.S. Solis, D.J. Ockerman
Herbicides in the Pecatonica and Yahara Rivers in Southwestern Wisconsin, May 1996-July 1996
Herbicides, particularly those applied to corn, can be found in surface water and ground water in Wisconsin (Sullivan and Richards, 1996; Matzen and Saad, 1996). Wisconsin farmers applied 7.6 million pounds of corn herbicides during 1996. Because of public concern about the amount of herbicides applied to Wisconsin farm fields and the impact on surrounding watersheds, a study was conducted to meas
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David J. Graczyk, James P. Vanden Brook
Effects of simulated ground-water pumping and recharge on ground-water flow in Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island basins, Massachusetts
Three-dimensional transient ground-water-flow models that simulate both freshwater and saltwater flow were developed for the flow cells of the Cape Cod Basin to determine the effects of long-term pumping and recharge, seasonal fluctuations in pumping and recharge, and prolonged reductions of natural recharge, on the position of the freshwater-saltwater interface, water-table and pond altitudes, an
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John P. Masterson, Paul M. Barlow
Geohydrology and simulation of steady-state flow conditions in regional aquifer systems in Cretaceous and older rocks underlying Kansas, Nebraska, and parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming
Three regional aquifers systems are the basis for describing the geohydrology of bedrock aquifers in the central United States. The Great Plains aquifer system, composed of Lower Cretaceous sandstone, generally contains brackish water (1,000 to 10,000 milligrams per liter dissolved solids); the Western Interior Plains aquifer system of lower Paleozoic rocks contains saline water and is laterally a
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D. C. Signor, J. O. Helgesen, D. G. Jorgensen, R. B. Leonard
Water resources of Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Indiana County, west-central Pennsylvania, is a major producer of coal and natural gas. Water managers and residents are concerned about the effects of mining and natural gas exploration on the surface- and ground-water resources of the county. This study assesses the quality and quantity of water in Indiana County. Ground- and surface-water sources are used for public supplies that serve 61 perce
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D.R. Williams, T.A. McElroy
Loads and yields of nutrients and suspended sediment in the Susquehanna River basin, 1985-89
No abstract available.
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L.A. Reed, C.S. Takita, G. J. Barton
Hydrologic and water-quality conditions at Newberry Volcano, Deschutes County, Oregon, 1991-95
No abstract available.
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D. S. Morgan, D. Q. Tanner, M. D. Crumrine
Summary of information on aquatic biota and their habitats in the Willamette Basin, Oregon, through 1995
Available information on aquatic biota of the Willamette Basin was reviewed and summarized to describe current and historical conditions as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Biological parameters emphasized include the status, distribution, and trends of aquatic biota, particularly algae, macroinvertebrates, and fish; the condition of aquatic and ripar
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Bob Altman, C.M. Henson, I.R. Waite
Distribution of fish, benthic invertebrate, and algal communities in relation to physical and chemical conditions, Yakima River basin, Washington, 1990
Biological investigations were conducted in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, in conjunction with a pilot study for the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Ecological surveys were conducted at 25 sites in 1990 to (1) assess water-quality conditions based on fish, benthic invertebrate, and algal communities; (2) determine the hydrologic, habitat, and chemical facto
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T. F. Cuffney, M. R. Meador, S. D. Porter, M. E. Gurtz
Modified level II streambed-scour analysis for structure I-74-70-4437 crossing Eagle Creek in Marion County, Indiana
Level II scour evaluations follow a process in which hydrologic, hydraulic, and sedimenttransport data are evaluated to calculate the depth of scour that may result when a given discharge is routed through a bridge opening. The results of the modified Level II analysis for structure 1-74-70-4437 on Interstate 74 crossing Eagle Creek in Marion County, Indiana, are presented. The site is near the to
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B.A. Robinson, D. C. Voelker, R. L. Miller