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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

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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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Bacteriological water quality of Tulpehocken Creek basin, Berks and Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania Bacteriological water quality of Tulpehocken Creek basin, Berks and Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania

A four month intensive study of the bacteriological quality of water in the Tulpehocken Creek basin indicates that (1) the streams locally contain high densities of bacteria indicative of fecal contamination, (2) nonpoint waste sources, particularly livestock, are the dominant influence in the excessive bacteriological-indicator counts observed, and (3) retention time of water in the...
Authors
James L. Barker
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Regional analysis of the effects of land use on stream-water quality; methodology and application in the Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania and New York Regional analysis of the effects of land use on stream-water quality; methodology and application in the Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania and New York

A framework is presented for compiling available data for assessing statistical relationships between water quality and climate, physiography and land use. Seventeen water-quality characteristics studied represent annual mean concentrations or calculated annual yields of suspended sediment, dissolved solids and various chemical species of nitrogen and phosphorus. Usable multiple-linear...
Authors
David J. Lystrom, F. A. Rinella, D. A. Rickert, Lisa Zimmermann
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Effectiveness of sediment-control techniques used during highway construction in central Pennsylvania Effectiveness of sediment-control techniques used during highway construction in central Pennsylvania

A different method for controlling erosion and sediment transport during highway construction was used in each of four adjacent drainage basins in central Pennsylvania. The basins ranged in size from 240 to 490 acres (97 to 198 hectares), and the area disturbed by highway construction in each basin ranged from 20 to 48 acres (8 to 19 hectares). Sediment discharge was measured from each...
Authors
Lloyd A. Reed
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Great Lakes region Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Great Lakes region

The Great Lakes Regions, as a whole, has abundant supplies of water. Nearly 805,000 billion cubic feet of water is contained in the Great Lakes. An additional 35,000 billion cubic feet of potable ground water is available from storage in the region. Estimated ground-water discharge to the streams and lakes of the region is 26 billion gallons per day. Despite this abundance of water, the...
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William G. Weist
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Sediment discharge from highway construction near Port Carbon, Pennsylvania Sediment discharge from highway construction near Port Carbon, Pennsylvania

The effects of highway construction on suspended-sediment loads were studied in the upper reaches of the Schuylkill River basin, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, from April 1975 to March 1977. From March 1975 to October 1976, 4.3 miles of State Route 209 was relocated through the upper reaches of the basin, a mountainous watershed with a drainage area of 27.1 square miles. About 16,000...
Authors
Robert E. Helm
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Postimpoundment survey of water-quality characteristics of Raystown Lake, Huntingdon and Bedford Counties, Pennsylvania Postimpoundment survey of water-quality characteristics of Raystown Lake, Huntingdon and Bedford Counties, Pennsylvania

Water-quality data, collected from May 1974 to September 1976 at thirteen sites within Raystown Lake and in the inflow and outflow channels, define the water-quality characteristics of the lake water and the effects of impoundment on the quality of the lake outflow. Depth-profile measurements show Raystown Lake to be dimictic. Thermal stratification is well developed during the summer...
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Donald R. Williams
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Water resources data for Pennsylvania; water year 1977; Volume 2, Susquehanna and Potomac River basins Water resources data for Pennsylvania; water year 1977; Volume 2, Susquehanna and Potomac River basins

No abstract available.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
By
Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Flow routing in the Susquehanna River Basin: Part I - Effects of Raystown Lake on the low-flow frequency characteristics of the Juniata and lower Susquehanna Rivers, Pennsylvania Flow routing in the Susquehanna River Basin: Part I - Effects of Raystown Lake on the low-flow frequency characteristics of the Juniata and lower Susquehanna Rivers, Pennsylvania

A flow-routing model was used to simulate 17 water years of daily streamflows at five sites. The sites were Mapleton Depot and Newport, Pennsylvania, on the Juniata River, and Harrisburg and Marietta, Pennsylvania, and Conowingo, Maryland, on the Susquehanna River. The purpose for the simulations was to determine the effects of a new reservoir, Raystown Lake, on the low-flow frequency
Authors
Jeffrey T. Armbruster
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Water loss from Jordan Creek near Allentown, Pennsylvania - 1973 to 1976 Water loss from Jordan Creek near Allentown, Pennsylvania - 1973 to 1976

Results of water-loss studies for Jordan Creek near Allentown, Pa. are presented in both tabular and graphical form. The reach studied is approximately 24 miles long and extends from a point near Lowhill, Pa. to a point in Allentown, Pa. The drainage area at Allentown is about 76 square miles. In portions of the study area, Jordan Creek loses considerable parts of its flow to the...
Authors
Robert E. Steacy
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Environmental geology, Allegheny County and vicinity, Pennsylvania: Description of a program and its results Environmental geology, Allegheny County and vicinity, Pennsylvania: Description of a program and its results

Past land-use practices, including mining, in Allegheny County, Pa., have resulted in three principal environmental problems, exclusive of air and water contamination. They are flooding, landsliding, and subsidence over underground mines. In 1973, information was most complete relative to flooding and least complete relative to landsliding. Accordingly, in July 1973, the U.S. Geological...
Authors
Reginald Peter Briggs
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Water consumption by nuclear powerplants and some hydrological implications Water consumption by nuclear powerplants and some hydrological implications

Published data show that estimated water consumption varies with the cooling system adopted, being least in once-through cooling (about 18 cubic feet per second per 1,000 megawatts electrical) and greatest in closed cooling with mechanical draft towers (about 30 cubic feet per second per 1,000 megawatts electrical). When freshwater is used at this magnitude, water-resources economy may...
Authors
Ennio V. Giusti, E.L. Meyer
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Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

Water resources data for Pennsylvania; Volume 3, Ohio River and St. Lawrence River basins, water year 1976 Water resources data for Pennsylvania; Volume 3, Ohio River and St. Lawrence River basins, water year 1976

No abstract available.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
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Pennsylvania Water Science Center
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