Publications

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

National Award for Superior Communication Product

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

Report at Pennsylvania Geological Survey

Publications are the cornerstone of the Pennsylvania Water Science Center’s dissemination of scientific data and conclusions.

Publications Warehouse

To access the full, searchable catalog of USGS publications, visit the USGS Publications Warehouse.

Find Publications

Other Publication Catalogs

Filter Total Items: 973

Publication Type

Node Release Date

States

Fulltext search

January 1, 1988

Geohydrology of the Furnace Creek basin and vicinity, Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties, Pennsylvania Geohydrology of the Furnace Creek basin and vicinity, Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties, Pennsylvania

The Furnace Creek basin is an area of 8.95 square miles, about three- fourths of which is underlain by metamorphic rocks of low permeability. Reported yields for 14 wells in these rocks range from 1 to 60 gal/min (gallons per minute), with a median of 7.5 gal/min. The northern part of the study area consists of highly permeable carbonate rocks. Nondomestic wells in these rocks typically

Authors

L.D. Cecil

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1988

U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Pennsylvania U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, large water demands generally are met from surface-water sources; small water demands generally are met from ground-water sources. Ground-water sources supply 6 percent of the total water used in Pennsylvania. Of the ground water used in 1984,55 percent was for industry, 23 percent for public supply, 15 percent for rural domestic supplies, 5 percent for livestock, and 2...

Authors

C. R. Wood

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1988

National water summary 1986: Hydrologic events and ground-water quality National water summary 1986: Hydrologic events and ground-water quality

Ground water is one of the most important natural resources of the United States and degradation of its quality could have a major effect on the welfare of the Nation. Currently (1985), ground water is the source of drinking water for 53 percent of the Nation's population and for more than 97 percent of its rural population. It is the source of about 40 percent of the Nation's public...

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas 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, Central Plains Water Science Center

January 1, 1988

Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1987. Volume 3, Ohio River and St. Lawrence River Basins Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1987. Volume 3, Ohio River and St. Lawrence River Basins

No abstract available.

Authors

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

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1988

Water resources data, Pennsylvania, water year 1986. Volume 2: Susquehanna and Potomac River basins Water resources data, Pennsylvania, water year 1986. Volume 2: Susquehanna and Potomac River basins

Water resources data for the 1986 water year for Pennsylvania consist of records of discharge and water quality of streams; contents and elevations of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report. Volume 2, includes records from the Susquehanna and Potomac River basins. Specifically, it contains: (1) Discharge records for 93 continuous...

Authors

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

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1988

Simulation of ground-water flow in aquifers along the Susquehanna River in Columbia County, Pennsylvania Simulation of ground-water flow in aquifers along the Susquehanna River in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

A numerical model of groundwater flow was developed for a 10.3 sq mi area along the Susquehanna River in Columbia County, east central Pennsylvania. Groundwater in the model area primarily is in secondary openings in the carbonate--and clastic-rock aquifers and primary openings in the glacial-outwash aquifer that discontinuously overlies bedrock. The groundwater flow model was calibrated...

Authors

J.H. Williams, G.E. Senko

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1988

Effects of flood controls proposed for West Branch Brandywine Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania Effects of flood controls proposed for West Branch Brandywine Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Twenty-four-hour rainfall, distributed over time according to the U.S. Soil Conservation Service type II rainfall distribution, was used as input to calibrated rainfall-runoff models of three subbasins in the West Branch Brandywine Creek watershed. The effects of four proposed flood controls were evaluated by using these rainfalls to simulate discharge hydrographs with and without the...

Authors

R. A. Sloto

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1988

Sediment loads, discharges, and yields in the East Branch Mahoning Creek basin, Clearfield and Jefferson Counties, Pennsylvania, June 1979 through September 1981 Sediment loads, discharges, and yields in the East Branch Mahoning Creek basin, Clearfield and Jefferson Counties, Pennsylvania, June 1979 through September 1981

Rainfall, streamflow, and sediment discharge data were collected from the East Branch Mahoning Creek basin from June 1979 through September 1981 to evaluate sediment discharges from an area in which erosion and sediment controls were being used on surface mined areas. Sediment yields from the basin averaged 144 tons/sq mi/year. During the study, 9,570 tons of sediment were transported...

Authors

C. A. Loper, K. L. Wetzel

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1988

Evaluation of agricultural best-management practices in the Conestoga River headwaters, Pennsylvania; methods of data collection and analysis and description of study areas Evaluation of agricultural best-management practices in the Conestoga River headwaters, Pennsylvania; methods of data collection and analysis and description of study areas

The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a water quality study as part of the nationally implemented Rural Clean Water Program in the headwaters of the Conestoga River, Pennsylvania. The study, which began in 1982, was designed to determine the effect of agricultural best management practices on surface--and groundwater quality. The study was concentrated in four areas within the...

Authors

Douglas C. Chichester

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

January 1, 1988

Evaluation of the ground-water resources of the lower Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland Evaluation of the ground-water resources of the lower Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland

Ground water in the 3,458-square-mile lower Susquehanna River basin occupies secondary openings in bedrock. The distribution of openings is a function of lithology, depth, and topography. Local flow systems account for most of the total ground-water flow. Average annual recharge for the lower basin is 1,857 million gallons per day, most of which discharges to streams. The water table is...

Authors

James M. Gerhart, George J. Lazorchick

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

December 31, 1987

Ground-water contamination near a uranium tailings disposal site in Colorado Ground-water contamination near a uranium tailings disposal site in Colorado

Contaminants from uranium tailings disposed of at an active mill in Colorado have seeped into the shallow ground water onsite. This ground water discharges into the Arkansas River Valley through a superposed stream channel cut in the resistant sandstone ridge at the edge of a synclinal basin. In the river valley, seasonal surface-water irrigation has a significant impact on hydrodynamics...

Authors

Daniel J. Goode, Russell J. Wilder

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1987

Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Pennsylvania, 1986-87 Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Pennsylvania, 1986-87

The U.S. Geological Survey 's water-resources activities in Pennsylvania are described. Some activities are topics of general interest to the water resources community while others are related to current water issues. The report also describes the mission of the Water Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey, and program funding, water issues, a listing of selected literature on...

Authors

R. E. Helm

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center