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Acid-rain induced changes in streamwater quality during storms on Catoctin Mountain, Maryland Acid-rain induced changes in streamwater quality during storms on Catoctin Mountain, Maryland
Catoctin Mountain receives some of the most acidic (lowest pH) rain in the United States. In 1990, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), began a study of the effects of acid rain on the quality of streamwater on the part of Catoctin Mountain within Cunningham Falls...
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Karen C. Rice, O.P. Bricker
Chesapeake Bay striped bass: the consequences of habitat degradation Chesapeake Bay striped bass: the consequences of habitat degradation
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P.J. Rago
Evaluation of agricultural best-management practices in the Conestoga River headwaters, Pennsylvania; description and water quality of the Little Conestoga Creek headwaters prior to the implementation of nutrient management Evaluation of agricultural best-management practices in the Conestoga River headwaters, Pennsylvania; description and water quality of the Little Conestoga Creek headwaters prior to the implementation of nutrient management
The headwaters of the Conestoga River are being studied to determine the effects of agricultural Best-Management Practices on surface-water and ground-water quality. As part of this study, a 5.82-square-mile area of the Little Conestoga Creek headwaters (Small Watershed) was monitored during 1984-86, prior to implementation of Best-Management Practices. This report describes the land use...
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D. K. Fishel, M. J. Brown, K. M. Kostelnik, M.A. Howse
Residence times in river basins as determined by analysis of long-term tritium records Residence times in river basins as determined by analysis of long-term tritium records
The US Geological Survey has maintained a network of stations to collect samples for the measurement of tritium concentrations in precipitation and streamflow since the early 1960s. Tritium data from outflow waters of river basins draining 4500–75000 km2 are used to determine average residence times of water within the basins. The basins studied are the Colorado River above Cisco, Utah...
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R. L. Michel
Status and Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Wildlife Contamination Status and Assessment of Chesapeake Bay Wildlife Contamination
As an integral component of its priority setting process, the Chesapeake Bay Program`s Toxics Subcommittee has sought the expertise of Chesapeake Bay researchers and managers in developing a series of Chesapeake Bay toxics status and assessment papers. In the report, evidence for historical and current contaminant effects on key bird species, mammals, reptiles and amphibians which...
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G. H. Heinz, Stanley N. Wiemeyer, D. R. Clark, P.H. Albers, P. Henry, R.A. Batiuk
Colonial wading birds: herons and egrets Colonial wading birds: herons and egrets
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R.M. Erwin, J. A. Spendelow
Movements and survival of American black duck and mallard broods on Chesapeake Bay Movements and survival of American black duck and mallard broods on Chesapeake Bay
We attached radio transmitters to day-old American black duck (Anas rubripes) and mallard (A. platyrhynchos) ducklings and monitored duckling habitat use, brood movements, and survival rates for 30 days. Ducklings moved an average of 2.3 km within the first 24 hours and another 1.5 km thereafter. After the initial move, broods usually moved once more. No differences in initial movement...
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D.G. Krementz, G.W. Pendleton
Consolidation and erosion of deposited cohesive sediments in Northern Chesapeake Bay, USA Consolidation and erosion of deposited cohesive sediments in Northern Chesapeake Bay, USA
Deposits of dredged cohesive sediments were monitored for changes in volume, bulk characteristics, and susceptibility to resuspension and erosion at disposal sites in Chesapeake Bay. There is a 23-48% volume reduction during the first six months, with correspondingly greater changes over longer time periods. A bulk density increase from 1.15 to 1.3 g/cm3 due to dewatering and compaction...
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J. Halka, W. Panageotou, L. Sanford
Hydrogeology and ground-water flow in the carbonate rocks of the Little Lehigh Creek basin, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Hydrogeology and ground-water flow in the carbonate rocks of the Little Lehigh Creek basin, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
The Little Lehigh Creek basin is underlain mainly by a complex assemblage of highly-deformed Cambrian and Ordovician carbonate rocks. The Leithsville Formation, Allentown Dolomite, Beekmantown Group, and Jacksonburg Limestone act as a single hydrologic unit. Ground water moves through fractures and other secondary openings and generally is under water-table conditions. Median annual...
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R. A. Sloto, L.D. Cecil, L.A. Senior
Geohydrology, water availability, and water quality of Jefferson County, West Virginia, with emphasis on the carbonate area Geohydrology, water availability, and water quality of Jefferson County, West Virginia, with emphasis on the carbonate area
No abstract available.
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M.D. Kozar, W.A. Hobba, J. A. Macy
Effects of submersed macrophytes on dissolved oxygen, pH and temperature under different conditions of wind, tide and bed structure Effects of submersed macrophytes on dissolved oxygen, pH and temperature under different conditions of wind, tide and bed structure
Seasonal data on diurnal dissolved-oxygen concentration (DO), pH, temperature and chlorophyll-a were collected and species composition and vertical structure of macrophyte beds were analyzed in the tidal Potomac River during the 1987 growing season. The relationships among these variables and physical and climatic factors were analyzed. Elevated surface temperatures, DO and pH were found...
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V. Carter, N. B. Rybicki, R.S. Hammerschlag
Tributary-stream infiltration in Marsh Creek Valley, north-central Pennsylvania Tributary-stream infiltration in Marsh Creek Valley, north-central Pennsylvania
The geohydrology of infiltration from five tributary streams along a 3.6-mile reach of Marsh Creek valley in north-central Pennsylvania was investigated during 1983-85. Marsh Creek valley is underlain by up to 100 feet of stratified drift that overlies Devonian bedrock. The stratified drift is overlain by up to 30 feet of alluvial-fan deposits near the tributary streams. Four of the five
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John H. Williams