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Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed - A Century of Change, 1950–2050

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Domestic Well Water Quality in Marcellus Shale Region

Factors Affecting Groundwater Quality Used for Domestic Supply in Marcellus Shale Region of North-Central and North-East Pennsylvania

Geohydrologic and water-quality characterization of a fractured-bedrock test hole in an area of Marcellus Shale gas development, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

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January 1, 1985

National water summary 1984: Hydrologic events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources

Water year 1984 was a year of extreme hydrologic conditions. For the third consecutive year, precipitation and resulting runoff were well above long-term averages in most of the Nation and as much as 400 percent above average in the Southwest. National flood damages during the year were the third highest in a 10-year period (1975-84) an estimated $3.5 to $4 billion. In many of the larger river sys

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Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Kansas Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Effects of surface mining on streamflow, suspended-sediment, and water quality in the Stony Fork drainage basin, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

A study of the Stony Fork basin in southern Fayette County, Pennsylvania, from 1977 through 1980 determined the impacts of surface coal mining on surface-water quality. Stony Fork was sampled at six sites, during which time the area of surface mines increased from 0.5 to 5.5 percent of the study area. Streamflow, suspended-sediment, and water quality data were collected at gaging stations upstream

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D.E. Stump, T.M. Mastrilli

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Reconnaissance of mine drainage in the coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania

Anthracite has been extensively mined in four areas of eastern Pennsylvania. Almost all underground mining in the four areas, the Northern, Eastern Middle, Western Middle, and Southern Fields, has been discontinued and many mines are abandoned and flooded. Precipitation on much of the 408 square miles of coal fields infiltrates to the underground mine complexes, and is discharged as mine drainage

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D.J. Growitz, L.A. Reed, M.M. Beard

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Pennsylvania

This report documents a cost-effectiveness study of the stream-gaging program in Pennsylvania. Data uses and funding were identified for 223 continuous-record stream gages operated in 1983; four are planned for discontinuance at the close of water-year 1985; two are suggested for conversion, at the beginning of the 1985 water year, for the collection of only continuous stage records. Two of 11 spe

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H.N. Flippo, T.E. Behrendt

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Trap efficiency of a sediment-control pond below a block-cut coal mine in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

The U. S. Geological Survey determined the efficiency of a pond constructed to control sediment from a surface coal mine site by measuring runoff and sediment loads at the inlet to and discharge from the pond during storms. The pond is below a 17.9-acre block-cut coal mine in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and has a permanent pool capacity of 60,000 cu ft. The capacity at the principal spillway and

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L.A. Reed, L.E. DiLissio, D.E. Stump

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Calculating sediment discharge from a highway construction site in central Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the U.S. Geological Survey have cooperated in a study to evaluate two methods of predicting sediment yields during highway construction. Sediment yields were calculated using the Universal Soil Loss and the Younkin Sediment Prediction Equations. Results were compared to the actual measured values, and st

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L.A. Reed, J. R. Ward, K. L. Wetzel

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Ground-water levels in the Lower Paleozoic carbonate rocks of Western Chester Valley, Chester County, Pennsylvania, November 1984

No abstract available

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Charles R. Wood

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Ground-water levels in the Cockeysville marble of southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1983-84

No abstract available

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Deloris W. Speight

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1984. Volume 3: Ohio River and St. Lawrence River basins

No abstract available.

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J.B. Lescinsky, M.B. Coll, R.W. Siwicki

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1984. Volume 2: Susquehanna and Potomac River Basins

No abstract available.

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W.C. Loper, T.E. Behrendt, W.P. Schaffstall, R. A. Hainly

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1984. Volume 1: Delaware River Basin

No abstract available.

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J.R. Kolva, T.E. White, R.L. Druther, P. Moleski

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

Effects of low-level dams on the distribution of sediment, trace metals, and organic substances in the lower Schuylkill River basin, Pennsylvania

Heavy use of the Schuylkill River for municipal water supplies and a history of accidental spills and discharges of trace metals and organic substances have been a concern of State and local officials for many years. The U.S. Geological Survey, as part of their River Quality Assessment Program, developed a study to assess the occurrence and distribution of trace substances that pose a threat to hu

Authors

Thomas H. Yorke, John K. Stamer, Gary L. Pederson

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center