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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Water movement and trench stability at a simulated arid burial site for low-level radioactive waste near Beatty, Nevada
No abstract available.
Authors
Brian J. Andraski
Compilation of hydrologic data for the Edwards aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, 1989, with 1934-89 summary
No abstract available.
Authors
G.M. Nalley, M. W. Thomas
Contribution of organic acids to alkalinity in lakes within the Mount St. Helens blast zone
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert C. Wissman, Diane M. McKnight, Clifford N. Dahm
Data on polychlorinated biphenyls, dieldrin, lead, and cadmium in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan tributaries to Green Bay, July 1987 through April 1988
A reconnaissance study was conducted of 22 streams tributary to Green Bay to determine whether any of the streams contribute toxic substances to the bay. This effort was part of a comprehensive investigation of Green Bay funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office.
The U.S. Geological Survey sampled the bottom sediments and water columns of 11 streams tr
Authors
L. B. House
The effects of the 1988 drought on water resources in Wisconsin
The 1988 drought was one of the most severe droughts since weather records have been kept in Wisconsin. This fact sheet describes the cause of the drought and its effects on the water resources, water use, and agriculture in the State.
Authors
B. K. Holmstrom, B.R. Ellefson
Water-quality trends and basin activities and characteristics for the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system, North Carolina and Virginia
The Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system has a total basin area of nearly 31,000 square miles and includes the Neuse, Tar, Pamlico, Roanoke, Chowan, and Alligator Rivers, and the Albemarle, Pamlico, Currituck, Croatan, and Roanoke Sounds. Albemarle Sound receives the greatest freshwater inflow of all the sounds in the estuarine system. Inflow to this sound averages about 13,500 cubic feet per second
Authors
D.A. Harned, M.S. Davenport
Statistical summaries of selected Iowa streamflow data through September 30, 1988
Statistical summaries of streamflow data collected at 144 active and discontinued stream-gaging stations in Iowa through water year 1988 are presented in the report. The summaries for each streamgaging station include: 1) station description, 2) the most recent stage-discharge rating table, 3) statistics of monthly and annual mean discharges, 4) boxplots of monthly and annual mean discharges, 5) m
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E.E. Fischer, N.B. Melcher, S.P. Kluesner
Ground-water flow and solute movement to drain laterals, western San Joaquin Valley, California; II, Quantitative hydrologic assessment
Ground-water-flow modeling was used to estimate ground-water-flow paths and traveltimes to quantitatively assess the hydrologic processes affecting ground water and solute movement to drain laterals. Modeling results were used to calculate the depth distribution of ground water flowing into drain laterals at 1.8 meters (drain lateral 1) and 2.7 meters (drain lateral 2) below land surface. The simu
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J.L. Fio, S. J. Deverel
Solid-precipitation (snowfall) measurement intercomparison, Bismarck, North Dakota
Difficulties involved in obtaining accurate measurements of solid precipitation (snowfall) have been recognized for many years. Many studies have been conducted to evaluate the accuracy and performance of precipitation gages. These studies show that the type of collection method used can significantly affect the quantity of precipitation measured. Although the types of collection methods evaluated
Authors
Douglas G. Emerson, Kathleen M. Macek-Rowland
Water-resources programs and hydrologic-information needs, Marion County, Indiana, 1987
Water resources are abundant in Marion County, Indiana, and have been developed for public and industrial supply, energy generation, irrigation, and recreation. The largest water withdrawals are from surface water, and the two largest water uses are public supply and cooling water for electrical-generating plants. Water-resources programs in the county are carried out by Federal, State and local a
Authors
R.F. Duwelius
Ground-water flow and solute movement to drain laterals, western San Joaquin Valley, California; I, Geochemical assessment
A study was undertaken to quantitatively evaluate the hydrologic processes affecting the chemical and isotopic composition of drain-lateral water in a drained agricultural field in the western San Joaquin Valley, California. The results of chemical and isotopic analysis of the samples and analysis of hydraulic-head data and drain-lateral flow data elucidate the process of mixing of deep and shallo
Authors
S. J. Deverel, J.L. Fio
Concentrations of metals in bed material in the area of Congaree Swamp National Monument and in water in Cedar Creek, Richland County, South Carolina
No abstract available.
Authors
Theodore W. Cooney