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Description and effects of 1988 drought on ground-water levels, streamflow, and reservoir levels in Indiana Description and effects of 1988 drought on ground-water levels, streamflow, and reservoir levels in Indiana

Documentation of the 1988 drought in Indiana was undertaken to aid water-management agencies and planners concerned with periods of below-normal precipitation and their effect on commercial, agricultural, and residential water use. Precipitation, temperature, Palmer Drought Severity Indices, and ground- and surface-water levels from water years 1988 and 1989 were compared to the...
Authors
K. K. Fowler

Ground-water levels and directions of flow in the vicinity of a well field, Elkhart, Indiana, December 1989 Ground-water levels and directions of flow in the vicinity of a well field, Elkhart, Indiana, December 1989

Water levels were measured in 51 observation wells in the vicinity of the Elkhart Water Works Main Street well field during 5 days of normal pumping at the well field and little or no recharge to the ground water from precipitation. Water levels were measured once each day during December 18-22, 1989. Water-level altitudes were plotted and contoured on maps to determine the distribution...
Authors
R.F. Duwelius, Lee R. Watson

Sedimentation in Versailles Lake, Ripley County, southeastern Indiana, 1956-88 Sedimentation in Versailles Lake, Ripley County, southeastern Indiana, 1956-88

Sedimentation has affected the storage capacity and surface area of Versailles Lake. The lake was constructed by damming Laughery Creek in 1956. At the dam, the drainage area of Laughery Creek is 168 square miles. Locations where the largest amount of sediment has accumulated for the 32-year period 1956-88, are in the upper end of the lake where Laughery Creek enters and in the middle...
Authors
D.E. Renn, L. D. Arihood

Ground-water levels, flow, and quality in northwestern Elkhart County, Indiana, 1980-89 Ground-water levels, flow, and quality in northwestern Elkhart County, Indiana, 1980-89

Ground-water data were collected in northwestern Elkhart County, Indiana, from 1980 through 1989 to monitor hydrologic conditions and to provide information necessary for waterresources managers to evaluate the ground-water resources in this area. The area of study includes a closed industrial landfill and several areas of industrial and municipal pumping. Water levels were measured...
Authors
R.F. Duwelius, C.A. Silcox

Method for estimating low-flow characteristics of ungaged streams in Indiana Method for estimating low-flow characteristics of ungaged streams in Indiana

Equations for estimating the 7-day, 2-year and 7oday, 10-year low flows at sites on ungaged streams are presented. Regression analysis was used to develop equations relating basin characteristics and low-flow characteristics at 82 gaging stations. Significant basin characteristics in the equations are contributing drainage area and flow-duration ratio, which is the 20-percent flow...
Authors
Leslie D. Arihood, Dale R. Glatfelter

Effects of advanced wastewater treatment on the quality of White River, Indiana Effects of advanced wastewater treatment on the quality of White River, Indiana

In 1983, the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, completed construction of advanced wastewater treatment (AWT) systems to enlarge and upgrade its existing Belmont Road and Southport Road secondary treatment plants. A nonparametric statistical procedure, a modified form of the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney rank-sum test, was used to test for trends in water quality at two upstream and two downstream...
Authors
Charles G. Crawford, David J. Wangsness

Estimation of suspended-sediment rating curves and mean suspended-sediment loads Estimation of suspended-sediment rating curves and mean suspended-sediment loads

Suspended-sediment loads are often estimated from an empirical relation between suspended-sediment load (L) and streamflow (S). This relation is usually defined as a power function, L = aSh, and is referred to as a suspended-sediment rating curve. This function can be formulated as either a linear or non-linear model to find the solution of the rating-curve parameters (a and b)...
Authors
Charles G. Crawford

Willie takes a field trip; coloring book Willie takes a field trip; coloring book

This coloring book is an educational tool designed to instruct children on some of the field activities commonly associated with the collection of water resource data. Through the use of line drawings and brief descriptive text, young readers will follow little Willie and his Uncle Bill as they spend a pleasant day in the field measuring streamflow, collecting sediment samples, making...
Authors
Donald V. Arvin

Effects of surface coal mining and reclamation on the geohydrology of six small watersheds in West-Central Indiana Effects of surface coal mining and reclamation on the geohydrology of six small watersheds in West-Central Indiana

Six small watersheds in west-central Indiana were selected for study of the hydrologic effects of surface coal mining and reclamation. The watersheds include mined and reclaimed, mined and unreclaimed, and unmined agricultural land uses and are each less than 3 square miles in area. Surface-water, ground-water, and meteorologic data for the 1981 and 1982 water years were used to describe...
Authors
Jeffrey D. Martin, Richard F. Duwelius, Charles G. Crawford

Water-resources programs and hydrologic-information needs, Marion County, Indiana, 1987 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...
Authors
R.F. Duwelius
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