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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Simulation of ground-water flow in an unconfined sand and gravel aquifer at Marathon, Cortland County, New York
The Village of Marathon, in Cortland County, N.Y., has three municipal wells that tap a relatively thin (25 to 40 feet thick) and narrow (less than 0.25 mile wide) unconfined sand and gravel aquifer in the Tioughnioga River valley. Only one of the wells is in use because water from one well has been contaminated by petroleum chemicals from a leaking storage tank, and water from the other well cont
Authors
Todd S. Miller
Assessment of potential for natural attenuation of chlorinated ethenes and ethanes in ground water at a petrochemical reclamation site, Harris County, Texas
Redox conditions in the Numerous Sand Channels Zone beneath a petrochemical reclamation site in Harris County, Texas, range from sulfate reducing to methanogenic as indicated by the presence of methane in ground water and the range of molecular hydrogen concentrations. Assessment of the potential for reductive dechlorination using BIOCHLOR as a screening tool indicated conditions favoring anaerobi
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Glenn F. Huff, Christopher L. Braun, Roger W. Lee
Simulation of projected water demand and ground-water levels in the Coffee Sand and Eutaw-McShan aquifers in Union County, Mississippi, 2010 through 2050
Ground water from the Eutaw-McShan and the Coffee Sand aquifers is the major source of supply for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes in Union County, Mississippi. Unbiased, scientifically sound data and assessments are needed to assist agencies in better understanding and managing available water resources as continuing development and growth places more stress on available resources
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Susan S. Hutson, E. W. Strom, D.E. Burt, M. J. Mallory
Pesticides and their metabolites in selected surface-water public supplies in New York State, 1999
Sixteen different pesticides or their metabolites (degradations products) where detected in water samples collected in 1999 from three networks of lakes and reservoirs in upstate New York that are sources of public water supply. The networks sampled included the New York City network (10 reservoirs); the Finger Lakes-Great Lakes network (three Finger Lakes and two Great Lakes that supply large and
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Patrick J. Phillips, David A. Eckhardt, Melissa Smith, Larry Rosenmann
Ground-water quality in regional, agricultural, and urban settings in the Puget Sound Basin, Washington and British Columbia, 1996-1998
No abstract available.
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E. L. Inkpen, A. J. Tesoriero, J. C. Ebbert, S. R. Silva, Mark W. Sandstrom
Assessment of freshwater mussels in the Allegheny River at Foxburg, Pennsylvania, 1998
The upper reaches of the Allegheny River are a high-quality resource that supports populations of a number of endangered species. Two endangered species of freshwater mussel, the northern riffleshell, Epioblasma torulosa rangiana, and clubshell, Pleurobema clava, are present in this river reach. Prior to a bridge-replacement project at the Allegheny River at Foxburg, Pa. (river mile 86.2), a musse
Authors
Robert M. Anderson
Flood tracking chart for the Upper San Jacinto River Basin near Houston, Texas
The “Flood Tracking Chart for the Upper San Jacinto River Basin near Houston, Texas” can be used to track river stage and to assess flood-crest information during substantial storms. Water-surface elevation during a flood will provide emergency-response personnel, residents, and the traveling general public essential information to make informed decisions concerning conditions that threaten life a
Authors
Dana L. Barbie
Droughts in Georgia
Droughts do not have the immediate effects of floods, but sustained droughts can cause economic stress throughout the State. The word 'drought' has various meanings, depending on a person's perspective. To a farmer, a drought is a period of moisture deficiency that affects the crops under cultivation - even two weeks without rainfall can stress many crops during certain periods of the growing cycl
Authors
Nancy L. Barber, Timothy C. Stamey
Predevelopment water-level map of the Santa Fe Group aquifer system in the middle Rio Grande basin between Cochiti Lake and San Acacia, New Mexico
Because of its increasing population and limited water resources, the Middle Rio Grande Basin between Cochiti Lake and San Acacia, New Mexico, has recently become the subject of intense study. In particular, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the City of Albuquerque has constructed a series of ground-water-flow models of the Tertiary and Quaternary basin-fill deposits of the San
Authors
Laura M. Bexfield, Scott K. Anderholm
Time of travel of solutes in Buffalo Bayou and selected tributaries, Houston, Texas, August 1999
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, conducted a time-of-travel study in the Buffalo Bayou watershed during low flow in August 1999. The study was done as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT) program. The EMPACT program was designed for the U.S. Environ
Authors
Jeffery W. East, Jasper D. Schaer
Laboratory analytical results for ground-water sampling at Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia, 1997
No abstract available.
Authors
Lisa M. Stewart
Water Flows in the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
The Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (NNWR), in Juneau County, Wisconsin (fig. 1). contains extensive wetlands areas commonly recog- nized as providing habitat and protection for migratory birds and endangered species. Because of concerns with potential changes to the water resources that supply the Refuge, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey undertook a one-year stud
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Randall J. Hunt, David J. Graczyk, William J. Rose