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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National Water-Quality Assessment Program: Data collection in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1992-95
A water-quality assessment began in 1991 for the Red River of the North (Red River) Basin as part of a national study. Data collection for the reconnainssance and intensive phases of the study briefly is described for each of the major components (streams, aquatic biology, and ground water) used to assess regional water quality. The data will be analyzed to address national and local water-quality
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J.D. Stoner, D. L. Lorenz
Pesticides in near-surface aquifers: An assessment using highly sensitive analytical methods and tritium
In 1992, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) determined the distribution of pesticides in near-surface aquifers of the midwestern USA to be much more widespread than originally determined during a 1991 USGS study. The frequency of pesticide detection increased from 28.4% during the 1991 study to 59.0% during the 1992 study. This increase in pesticide detection was primarily the result of a more sens
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D.W. Kolpin, D. A. Goolsby, E.M. Thurman
Water resources data, South Carolina, water year 1994
No abstract available.
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T.W. Cooney, K.H. Jones, P.A. Drewes, J.W. Gissendanner, B.W. Church
Deposition and simulation of sediment transport in the Lower Susquehanna River reservoir system
The Susquehanna River drains 27,510 square miles in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland and is the largest tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Three large hydroelectric dams are located on the river, Safe Harbor (Lake Clarke) and Holtwood (Lake Aldred) in southern Pennsylvania, and Conowingo (Conowingo Reservoir) in northern Maryland. About 259 million tons of sediment have been deposited in the thr
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R.A. Hainly, L.A. Reed, H.N. Flippo, G. J. Barton
Composition of precipitation, bulk deposition, and runoff at a granitic bedrock catchment in the Loch Vale watershed, Colorado, USA
The chemical composition of precipitation, bulk deposition, and runoff from a 30-m2 granitic bedrock catchment in the Loch Vale Watershed in Rocky Mountain National Park was monitored over a 6-week period in the summer of 1994 to determine the importance of dry deposition in the alpine zone. Concentrations of acid anions and base cations were 1.1 to 4 times higher in bulk deposition than in precip
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David W. Clow, M. Alisa Mast
Detection of bedrock fractures and lithologic changes using borehole radar at selected sites
No abstract available.
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John W. Lane, F. P. Haeni, John H. Williams
Contamination of ground water with trichloroethylene at the Building 24 site at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
No abstract available.
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Mary Martin, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta
Ground-water contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons: Natural biodegradation in a dynamic hydrologic and geochemical system
No abstract available.
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Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, Mary Jo Baedecker, Jeffrey Fischer, C.S. Phinney
Effects of selective handling of pyritic, acid-forming materials on the chemistry of pore gas and ground water at a reclaimed surface coal mine in Clarion County, PA, USA
A change from dragline to “selective handling” mining methods at a reclaimed surface coal mine in western Pennsylvania did not significantly affect concentrations of metals in ground water because oxidation of pyrite and dissolution of siderite were not abated. Throughout the mine, placement of pyritic material near the land surface facilitated the oxidation of pyrite, causing the consumption of o
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Charles A. Cravotta, Diana L. Dugas, Keith Brady, Thomas E. Kovalchuck
Geochemical and geohydrological characteristics of bedrock and spol from two methods of mining at a reclaimed surface coal mine, Clarion County, PA, USA
Two methods of mining caused subtle differences in geochemical and geohydrological characteristics of spoil at a reclaimed surface coal mine in western Pennsylvania. A dragline was used in the southern area of the mine, and bulldozers and front-end loaders were used in the northern area. Mining methods used in the intervening, middle area are uncertain. In general, overburden at the mine consisted
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Charles A. Cravotta, Keith Brady, Linda C. Gustafson-Minnich, Michael R. DiMatteo
Biogeochemical processes and migration of aqueous constituents in ground water contaminated with crude oil
No abstract available.
Authors
Mary Jo Baedecker, Isabelle M. Cozzarelli
Suspended sediment and stream discharge in Bloody Run and Sny Magill watershed, water year 1992
Hydrologic data were collected in the Bloody Run and Sny Magill watersheds in Clayton County, Iowa during the 1992 Water Year (October 1, 1991 to September 30, 1992) to provide data on suspended sediment and stream discharge from these watersheds. Suspended-sediment samples were collected daily during normal flow and several times during rainstorms. Stream stage was recorded continuously and str
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Stephen J. Kalkhoff, David A. Eash