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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Retention time simulation for Bushy Park Reservoir near Charleston, South Carolina
No abstract available.
Authors
D.E. Bower, C.L. Sanders, P.A. Conrads
Effects of well discharges on hydraulic heads in and spring discharges from the geothermal aquifer system in the Bruneau area, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho
Demand for ground water in the 600-
square-mile Bruneau study area has increased
since 1954 because of agricultural development. Declining flow at Indian Bathtub Spring
is adversely affecting a unique species of snail
that inhabits the spring.
The Bruneau study area is underlain by
sedimentary and volcanic rocks that form a
regional geothermal aquifer. Sedimentary
rocks range in thickness f
Authors
Charles Berenbrock
Hydrogeology of glacial deposits in a preglacial bedrock valley, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
This report describes the areal extent, thickness, and hydraulic properties of glacial deposits in a preglacial bedrock valley south of the city of Waukesha in southeastern Wisconsin. In the 40- square-mile study area, the preglacial bedrock valley underlies an area across which the Fox River flows. A previous regional study of the area indicated that extensive glacial sand and gravel deposits may
Authors
W. G. Batten, T.D. Conlon
Ground-water withdrawals, water levels, and ground-water quality in the Houston district, Texas, with emphasis on 1985-89
This report is one in a series of reports prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey, beginning in 1937, on the ground-water resources in the Houston district. The Houston district includes Harris and Galveston Counties, and parts of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller, Montgomery, Liberty, and Chambers Counties. The primary emphasis of this report includes ground-water resources information for the district
Authors
D.L. Barbie, G.L. Locke
Hydrogeology, geochemistry, and quality of water of The Basin and Oak Spring areas of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas
Test drilling near two sewage lagoons in The Basin area of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, has shown that the alluvium and colluvium on which the lagoons are located is not saturated in the immediate vicinity of the lagoons. A shallow aquifer, therefore, does not exist in this critical area at and near the lagoons. Should seepage outflow from the lagoons occur, the effluent fr
Authors
E. T. Baker, P.M. Buszka
Preliminary results of the simulation of Oregon coastal basins using precipitation-runoff modeling system (PRMS)
No abstract available.
Authors
R. L. Allen, Antonius Laenen
Effects of agricultural and residential land use on ground-water quality, Anoka Sand Plain Aquifer, east-central Minnesota
Water quality in the 1,700-square-mile Anoka Sand Plain aquifer is affected by irrigated and nonirrigated agriculture and by residential land use. Concentrations of sulfate, chloride, nitrite plus nitrate nitrogen, and pesticides in ground water are related to human activities; nitrite plus nitrate nitrogen concentrations are affected more than concentrations of other chemical constituents. Of the
Authors
H. W. Anderson
Surface-water hydrology and quality, and macroinvertebrate and smallmouth bass populations in four stream basins in southwestern Wisconsin, 1987-90
Data on streamflow, water quality, and macroinvertebrate and smallmouth bass (microptercus dolomieni) populations were collected from July 1987 through September 1990, in four streams in southwestern Wisconsin to determine the effect of surface-water hydrology and quality on populations of macroinvertebrates and smallmouth bass. The study was a joint project of the U.S. Geological Survey and the W
Authors
David J. Graczyk, Richard A. Lillie, Roger A. Schlesser, John W. Mason, John D. Lyons, Roger A. Kerr
A review of possible causes of nutrient enrichment and decline of endangered sucker populations in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon
Upper Klamath Lake, and the connecting Agency Lake, is a large (140 square mile) lake in south-central Oregon. The lake has a recent history of long-duration, near-monoculture, blue-green algal blooms of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae. Typically, the algal bloom causes nuisance and detrimental conditions, including a deep-green "pea soup" appearance, from mid-May to late October. Accompanying the blooms
Authors
Gilbert C. Bortleson, Marvin O. Fretwell
Geohydrology and Possible Transport Routes of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Haiku Valley, Oahu, Hawaii
A combination of geologic mapping, seepage runs, water-budget computation, analysis of stream-gaging records, study of stream sediment, and measurement of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was used to investigate the geohydrology and possible routes of PCB transport from areas of possible contamination in the U.S. Coast Guard's Omega Station in Haiku Valley, Oahu, Hawaii. The PCBs were a contaminan
Authors
Scot K. Izuka, Barry R. Hill, Patricia J. Shade, Gordon W. Tribble
Age dating ground water by use of chlorofluorocarbons (CCl3F and CCl2F2), and distribution of chlorofluorocarbons in the unsaturated zone, Snake River Plain Aquifer, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho
No abstract available.
Authors
Eurybiades Busenberg, E.P. Weeks, Niel Plummer, R. C. Bartholomay
U.S. Geological Survey; North Carolina's water resources; a partnership with State, Federal and local agencies
For more than 80 years, the Federal-State Cooperative Program in North Carolina has been an effective partnership that provides timely water information for all levels of government. The cooperative program has raised awareness of State and local water problems and issues and has enhanced transfer and exchange of scientific information. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducts statewide water-re
Authors
M. D. Winner