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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Preliminary study of the aquifers of the lower Mesilla Valley in Texas and New Mexico by model simulation
The aquifers in the lower Mesilla Valley of Texas and New Mexico provide water for irrigation, industrial use, and municipal supply. At present (1984), the shallow aquifer is used principally for irrigation. The medium-depth aquifer (the top of which is about 160 to 260 feet below land surface) and deep aquifer (about 460 to 680 feet below land surface) are used almost exclusively by the city of E
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J. S. Gates, D. E. White, E. R. Leggat
Water-quality and chemical loads of the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 1980 to March 1981
Water samples were analyzed for 42 chemical constituents to determine the water quality of the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from April 1, 1980, to March 31, 1981. The investigation was part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program's Fall Line Monitoring Project to provide information on the Susquehanna River's freshwater input to the Chesapeake Ba
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David K. Fishel
An assessment of nonpoint-source discharges, streamflow, and water quality in Onion River, Wisconsin
The Onion River in eastern Wisconsin was studied during the 1979 and 1980 water years to define the relationship between water quality and streamflow. Agricultural nonpoint-source discharges in the lower part of the Onion River are suspected of contributing significantly to degradation of water quality.
Two streamflow water-quality monitoring stations were established on the Onion River, one at Hi
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S. J. Field, R.A. Lidwin
Reconnaissance of water-quality characteristics of streams in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
In 1979-81, water samples were collected from 119 sites on streams throughout the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and were analyzed for specific conductance, dissolved chloride, hardness, pH, total alkalinity, total phosphorus, trace elements, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, silver, and zinc and biological measures including dissolved o
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W.H. Eddins, J. K. Crawford
Water-resources investigations in North Dakota; fiscal year 1984
The U.S. Geological Survey, through its Water Resources Division, investigates the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of the surface and underground water that composes the Nation's water resources. This publication contains a brief description of the ongoing investigations of the North Dakota District.Much of the Geological Survey program is conducted in cooperation with ot
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L.A. Hall, R.K. Kuzniar
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area, 1982
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in Austin, and Houston. Studies have been completed in the Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio areas.
The Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Water Reources, began hydrologic studies in the Austin urban area in 1954. In cooperation with the
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R.M. Slade, J.E. Veenhuis, M.E. Dorsey, S.L. Stewart, L.M. Ruiz
Ground-water resources of Limestone County, Texas
Limestone County, located in east-central Texas, has small to plentiful ground-water supplies available, depending upon the location within the county. The Wilcox Group in the eastern part of the county has adequate supplies to meet the expected water demands in the foreseeable future. The thicker zones of the Wilcox Group can supply yields in excess of 500 gallons per minute. The Midway Group can
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P.L. Rettman
Carbonate geology and hydrology of the Edwards Aquifer in the San Antonio area, Texas
Regional differences in the porosity and permeability of the Edwards aquiifer are related to three major depositional areas, the Maverick basin the Devils River trend, and the San Marcos platform, that existed during Early Cretaceous time. The rocks of the Maverick basin are predominantly deep basinal deposits of dense, homogeneous mudstones of low primary porosity. Permeability is principally ass
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R. W. Maclay, T. A. Small
General description of the hydrology and burial trenches at the low-level radioactive waste burial facility near Barnwell, South Carolina
The Barnwell low-level radioactive solid waste burial site is located in Barnwell County, South Carolina, 5 miles west of the city of Barnwell. Approximately 1,050 feet of stratified gravel, sand, silt, clay, and limestone, ranging in age from Late Cretaceous to Holocene, underlie the burial site. Ground water within the study area occurs under water table, semi-confined, and artesian conditions.
Authors
B.B. McDonald
Definition of boundary and initial conditions in the analysis of saturated ground-water flow systems; an introduction
Accurate definition of boundary and initial conditions is an essential part of conceptualizing and modeling ground-water flow systems. This report explains the properties of the seven most common boundary conditions encountered in ground-water systems and discusses major aspects of their application. It also discusses the significance and specification of initial conditions and evaluates some comm
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O. L. Franke, T. E. Reilly, G.D. Bennett
Water-Level Measurements for the Coastal Plain Aquifers of South Carolina Prior to Development
Tabulations of water-level measurements for the Coastal Plain aquifers of
South Carolina representing water levels prior to man-made development are
presented. Included with the tabulations are local well number, location,
land-surface altitude, well depth, screened interval, depth to water, water-
level altitude, and date measured. These water-level measurements were used
in compiling r
Authors
Walter R. Aucott, Gary K. Speiran
Assessment of water resources in lead-zinc mined areas in Cherokee County, Kansas, and adjacent areas
A study was conducted to evaluate water-resources problems related to abandoned lead and zinc mines in Cherokee County, Kansas, and adjacent areas in Missouri and Oklahoma. Past mining activities have caused changes in the hydrogeology of the area. Lead and zinc mining has caused discontinuities and perforations in the confining shale west of the Pennsylvanian-Mississippian geologic contact (refer
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Timothy B. Spruill