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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Pesticides in streams in the Tar-Pamlico drainage basin, North Carolina, 1992–94
From 1992 to 1994, 147 water samples were collected at 5 sites in the Tar-Pamlico drainage basin in North Carolina and analyzed for 46 herbicides, insecticides, and pesticide metabolites as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Based on a common adjusted detection limit of 0.01 microgram per liter, the most frequently detected herbicides were metolachlor (
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Michael D. Woodside, Kelly E. Ruhl
Numerical simulation of ground-water flow and land subsidence at Edwards Air Force Base, Antelope Valley, California
No abstract available.
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Tracy Nishikawa, Diane L. Rewis, Peter Martin
Analytical results of a long-term aquifer test conducted near the Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a section on piezometric-extensometric test results
The City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is interested in gaining a
better understanding, both quantitative and qualitative, of
the aquifer system in and around Albuquerque. Currently (2000), the
City of Albuquerque and surrounding municipalities are
completely dependent on ground-water reserves for their municipal
water supply. This report presents the results of a long-term aquifer
test
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Conde R. Thorn, Charles E. Heywood
Total Phosphorus Loads for Selected Tributaries to Sebago Lake, Maine
The streamflow and water-quality datacollection networks of the Portland Water District (PWD) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as of February 2000 were analyzed in terms of their applicability for estimating total phosphorus loads for selected tributaries to Sebago Lake in southern Maine.
The long-term unit-area mean annual flows for the Songo River and for small, ungaged tributaries are s
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Glenn A. Hodgkins
Comparison of U.S. Geological Survey and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency fish-collection methods using the index of biotic integrity and modified index of well-being, 1996–97
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) collected data on fish from 10 stream sites in 1996 and 3 stream sites in 1997 as part of a comparative study of fish community assessment methods. The sites sampled represent a wide range of basin sizes (ranging from 132–6,330 square kilometers) and surrounding land-use types (urban, agricultural, and mixed). Each a
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S. Alex Covert
Ground-water quality in Geauga County, Ohio — Review of previous studies, status in 1999, and comparison of 1986 and 1999 data
Most residents in Geauga County, Ohio, rely on ground water as their primary source of drinking water. With population growing at a steady rate, the possibility that human activity will affect ground-water quality becomes considerable. This report presents the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Geauga County Planning Commission and Board of County Comm
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Martha L. Jagucki, Robert A. Darner
Ground water near Newton, Jasper County, Iowa
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Newton, Iowa, conducted an investigation of the ground-water resources of Jasper County, Iowa, near Newton during 1999-2001. The purpose of the investigation was to provide additional information on the South Skunk River alluvial aquifer from which Newton obtains its present municipal supply and to summarize the available information on o
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Robert C. Buchmiller
Hydrologic and salinity characteristics of Currituck Sound and selected tributaries in North Carolina and Virginia, 1998–99
Data collected at three sites in Currituck Sound and three tributary sites between March 1, 1998, and February 28, 1999, were used to describe hydrologic and salinity characteristics of Currituck Sound. Water levels and salinity were measured at West Neck Creek at Pungo and at Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal near Princess Anne in Virginia, and at Coinjock, Bell Island, Poplar Branch, and Point Harb
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William Scott Caldwell
Water-quality assessment of the eastern Iowa basins– Nitrogen, phosphorus, suspended sediment, and organic carbon in surface water, 1996–98
Twelve sites on streams and rivers in the Eastern Iowa Basins study unit were sampled monthly and during selected storm events from March 1996 through September 1998 to assess the occurrence, distribution, and transport of nitrogen, phosphorus, suspended sediment, and organic carbon as part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water-Quality Assessment Program. One site was dropped from monthly
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Kent Becher, Stephen J. Kalkhoff, Douglas J. Schnoebelen, Kimberlee K. Barnes, Von E. Miller
Hydrologic data for the Eastland Woolen Mill Superfund Site, Penobscot County, Corinna, Maine, March through June 1999
Hydrologic data were collected at the Eastland Woolen Mill Superfund Site, Corinna, Maine, from March 19, 1999 through June 11, 1999 as part of a study to formulate a geologic characterization and conceptual model of this study area. Data-collection consisted of measurements of water-surface elevations at 7 surface-water sites and 20 wells.
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Martha G. Nielsen, Robert W. Dudley, Camille S. Parrish
Composition and Distribution of Streambed Sediments in the Penobscot River, Maine, May 1999
Sediment samples were collected and geophysical surveys were run along 50 miles of the Penobscot River, Maine, in the spring of 1999 to produce maps that describe the composition and distribution of streambed sediments for selected areas in the river channel. The objective of the sediment survey was to locate areas along the river where fine-grained, easily transportable sediment types were deposi
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Robert W. Dudley, Sarah E. Giffen
Flooding in the Mississippi River Basin in Minnesota, spring 2001
During spring 2001 there was much flooding in the Mississippi River Basin in Minnesota. Greater than normal precipitation starting with late fall rains in 2000, greater than normal snowfalls, a delayed snowmelt, and record rains in April, all contributed to the flooding. Parts of the southern one-half of Minnesota had streamflows of magnitudes not seen in more than 30 years. Approximately 50 count
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Gregory B. Mitton