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Managing the water resources of the Oswego River Basin in central New York Managing the water resources of the Oswego River Basin in central New York
No abstract available.
Authors
William M. Kappel, Betsy F. Landre
Hydrogeology of the Beaver Kill Basin in Sullivan, Delaware, and Ulster Counties, New York Hydrogeology of the Beaver Kill Basin in Sullivan, Delaware, and Ulster Counties, New York
The hydrogeology of the 299-square-mile Beaver Kill basin in the southwestern Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York is depicted in a surficial geologic map and five geologic sections, and is summarized through an analysis of low-flow statistics for the Beaver Kill and its major tributary, Willowemoc Creek. Surficial geologic data indicate that the most widespread geologic units...
Authors
Richard J. Reynolds
Pesticides and their metabolites in selected surface-water public supplies in New York State, 1999 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...
Authors
Patrick J. Phillips, David A. Eckhardt, Melissa Smith, Larry Rosenmann
Development of a contour map showing generalized skew coefficients of annual peak discharges of rural, unregulated streams in New York, excluding Long Island Development of a contour map showing generalized skew coefficients of annual peak discharges of rural, unregulated streams in New York, excluding Long Island
Flood-frequency relations that are developed by fitting the logarithms of annual peak discharges to a Pearson Type-III distribution are sensitive to skew coefficients. Estimates of population skew for a site are improved when computed from the weighted average of (1) the sample (station) skew, and (2) an unbiased, generalized skew estimate. A weighting technique based on the number of...
Authors
Richard Lumia, Yvonne H. Baevsky
Pesticide residues in Hemlock and Canadice Lakes and their tributaries in western New York, 1997-98 Pesticide residues in Hemlock and Canadice Lakes and their tributaries in western New York, 1997-98
In 1997, the U.S.Geological Survey (USGS) and the City of Rochester began a cooperative program to study the presence of pesticides (herbicides and insecticides) that occur at trace levels in Hemlock and Canadice Lakes and their tributaries. The most frequently detected pesticides in streamflow and lake-water samples were herbicides commonly used in agriculture — atrazine, metolachlor...
Authors
David A. Eckhardt, Sarah Burke
Effects of a Cattail Wetland on Water Quality of Irondequoit Creek near Rochester, New York Effects of a Cattail Wetland on Water Quality of Irondequoit Creek near Rochester, New York
A 6-year (1990-96) study of the Ellison Park wetland, a 423-acre, predominantly cattail (Typha glauca) marsh in Monroe County, N.Y., was conducted to document the effect that this wetland has on the water quality of Irondequoit Creek, which flows through it. Irondequoit Creek drains 151 square miles of mostly urban and suburban land and is the main tributary to Irondequoit Bay on Lake...
Authors
William F. Coon, John M. Bernard, Franz K. Seischab
Geohydrologic assessment of crystalline bedrock for the New York City water-tunnel project by use of advanced borehole-geophysical methods Geohydrologic assessment of crystalline bedrock for the New York City water-tunnel project by use of advanced borehole-geophysical methods
No abstract available.
Authors
Frederick Stumm, Frederick L. Paillet, John Williams, John W. Lane
Trends in base flows and extreme flows in the Beaver Kill Basin, Catskill Mountains, New York, 1915-94 Trends in base flows and extreme flows in the Beaver Kill Basin, Catskill Mountains, New York, 1915-94
Long-term records from five streamflow-gaging stations within and near the 300-square mile Beaver Kill Basin were analyzed to determine whether construction and presence of New York State Route 17 (NY 17), which was completed in the late 1960's, could have altered hydrologic processes in the basin and thereby adversely affected the basin's trout populations. The hypothesis investigated...
Authors
Barry P. Baldigo
Soil calcium status and the response of stream chemistry to changing acidic deposition rates Soil calcium status and the response of stream chemistry to changing acidic deposition rates
Despite a decreasing trend in acidic deposition rates over the past two to three decades, acidified surface waters in the northeastern United States have shown minimal changes. Depletion of soil Ca pools has been suggested as a cause, although changes in soil Ca pools have not been directly related to long-term records of stream chemistry. To investigate this problem, a comprehensive...
Authors
G.B. Lawrence, Mark B. David, Gary M. Lovett, Peter S. Murdoch, Douglas A. Burns, John L. Stoddard, Barry P. Baldigo, J.H. Porter, A.W. Thompson
Ground-water flow paths and traveltime to three small embayments within the Peconic Estuary, eastern Suffolk County, New York Ground-water flow paths and traveltime to three small embayments within the Peconic Estuary, eastern Suffolk County, New York
The Peconic Estuary, at the eastern end of Long Island, has been plagued by a recurrent algal bloom that has caused the severe decline of local marine resources. Although the onset, duration, and cessation of the bloom remain unpredictable, ground-water discharge has been shown to affect surface-water quality in the western part of the estuary. Results from a study on the North Fork of...
Authors
Christopher Schubert
Ecological status of Onondaga Creek in Tully Valley, New York; summer 1998 Ecological status of Onondaga Creek in Tully Valley, New York; summer 1998
No abstract available.
Authors
James E. McKenna, Thomas L. Chiotti, William M. Kappel