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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, 1990

Geohydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in the carbonate rocks of the Valley Creek basin, eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania Geohydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in the carbonate rocks of the Valley Creek basin, eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania

Sixty-eight percent of the 22.6-square-mile Valley Creek basin is underlain by Cambrian and Ordovician limestone and dolomite. Ground water flows through a network of interconnected secondary openings; primary porosity is virtually nonexistent. Some of these openings have been enlarged by solution. Secondary porosity and permeability exhibit great spatial variability, and the yield and...

Authors

R. A. Sloto

Water Resources Mission Area, Chesapeake Bay Activities, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1990

National water summary 1987: Hydrologic events and water supply and use National water summary 1987: Hydrologic events and water supply and use

Water use in the United States, as measured by freshwater withdrawals in 1985, averaged 338,000 Mgal/d (million gallons per day), which is enough water to cover the 48 conterminous States to a depth of about 2.4 inches. Only 92,300 Mgal/d, or 27.3 percent of the water withdrawn, was consumptive use and thus lost to immediate further use; the remainder of the withdrawals (72.7 percent)...

Water Resources Mission Area, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Central Plains Water Science Center

January 1, 1990

Apparent dispersion in transient groundwater flow Apparent dispersion in transient groundwater flow

This paper investigates the effects of large-scale temporal velocity fluctuations, particularly changes in the direction of flow, on solute spreading in a two-dimensional aquifer. Relations for apparent longitudinal and transverse dispersivity are developed through an analytical solution for dispersion in a fluctuating, quasi-steady uniform flow field, in which storativity is zero. For...

Authors

Daniel J. Goode, Leonard F. Konikow

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1990

Effects of acidic precipitation on the water quality of streams in the Laurel Hill area, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 1983-86 Effects of acidic precipitation on the water quality of streams in the Laurel Hill area, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 1983-86

Five headwater streams in the Laurel Hill area in southwestern Pennsylvania were investigated from September 1983 through February 1986 to determine possible effects of acidic precipitation on water quality. Precipitation in the Laurel Hill area is among the most acidic in the Nation, with a mean volume-weighted pH of 4.06. Sulfate is the dominant acid-forming anion, averaging 3.6...

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J. L. Barker, E. C. Witt

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1989

Physical, chemical, and biological data for selected streams in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1969-80 Physical, chemical, and biological data for selected streams in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1969-80

This report presents physical, chemical, and biological data collected at 50 sampling sites on selected streams in Chester County, Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1980. The physical data consist of air and water temperature, stream discharge, suspended sediment, pH, specific conductance, and dissolved oxygen. The chemical data consist of laboratory determinations of total nutrients, major ions...

Authors

C.R. Moore

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1989

Streamflow and water-quality data for Little Scrubgrass Creek basin, Venango and Butler counties, Pennsylvania, December 1987 - November 1988 Streamflow and water-quality data for Little Scrubgrass Creek basin, Venango and Butler counties, Pennsylvania, December 1987 - November 1988

Streamflow and water-quality data were collected throughout the Little Scrubgrass Creek basin, Venango and Butler Counties, Pennsylvania, from December 1987 to November 1988, to determine the prevailing quality of surface water throughout the basin. This data will assist the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources during its review of coal mine permit applications. A water...

Authors

K. M. Kostelnik, R.R. Durlin

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1989

Estimation of flood-frequency characteristics and the effects of urbanization for streams in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area Estimation of flood-frequency characteristics and the effects of urbanization for streams in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area

This report provides a method for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods for small streams in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. Data collected at 21 streamflow gaging stations were used in a multiple-regression analysis to develop equations for computation of peak-flow characteristics. The flood equations were determined by relating flood-frequency characteristics computed...

Authors

J.F. Bailey, W.O. Thomas, K. L. Wetzel, T.J. Ross

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1989

Suspended-sediment yields from an unmined area and from mined areas before and after reclamation in Pennsylvania, June 1978-September 1983 Suspended-sediment yields from an unmined area and from mined areas before and after reclamation in Pennsylvania, June 1978-September 1983

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, has collected hydrologic data from areas in Tioga, Clearfield, and Fayette Counties to determine the effects of surface coal mining on sediment yields. The data were collected from June 1978 through September 1983. Rainfall, streamflow and suspended-sediment data were collected with...

Authors

L.A. Reed, R.A. Hainly

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1989

Water quality data for precipitation and storm runoff in Pennypack Creek Basin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Water quality data for precipitation and storm runoff in Pennypack Creek Basin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This report presents data on the chemistry of precipitation and storm runoff that were collected during 29 storms from July 1979 through November 1980, in an urban environment in the Pennypack Creek basin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Daily mean and instantaneous stream discharge data were collected at two U.S. Geological Survey gaging stations. Water-quality data collected from these...

Authors

D.W. Speight

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1989

Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1988. Volume 2: Susquehanna and Potomac River Basins Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1988. Volume 2: Susquehanna and Potomac River Basins

No abstract available.

Authors

W.C. Loper, T.E. Behrendt, W.P. Schaffstall

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1989

Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1987. Volume 1: Delaware River Basin Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1987. Volume 1: Delaware River Basin

No abstract available.

Authors

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

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1989

Streamflow and water-quality data for Little Clearfield Creek basin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, December 1987 - November 1988 Streamflow and water-quality data for Little Clearfield Creek basin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, December 1987 - November 1988

Streamflow and water quality data were collected throughout the Little Clearfield Creek basin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, from December 1987 through November 1988, to determine the existing quality of surface water over a range of hydrologic conditions. This data will assist the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources during its review of coal mine permit applications. A...

Authors

K. M. Kostelnik, R.R. Durlin

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center