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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, 1976

Ground-water conditions in the Kingston area, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and their effect on basement flooding Ground-water conditions in the Kingston area, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and their effect on basement flooding

Ground water underlying the Kingston area occurs in one very complex reservoir that consists of two essential parts--a shallow system and a deep system. The shallow system is composed of the unconsolidated deposits in the buried valley. The deep system is composed of bedrock, including anthracite coal, some of which has been removed by mining. Ground-water levels in the shallow system...

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Douglas J. Growitz

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1976

Sediment characteristics of five streams near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, before highway construction Sediment characteristics of five streams near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, before highway construction

Rainfall, streamflow, sediment, and turbidity data are being collected as part of a study to evaluate the effects of highway construction on sediment discharge. The study is also designed to determine the effectiveness of different erosion-control measures in reducing sediment discharges. The study area, near Enola, Pa., consists of five adjacent drainage basins, four of which will be...

Authors

Lloyd A. Reed

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1975

The National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) - Some questions and answers The National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) - Some questions and answers

One of the major new efforts of the U.S. Geological Survey is the National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN). This circular is intended to answer some of the frequently asked questions concerning concepts used in establishing NASQAN, its purposes, design, value, and future plans.

Authors

John F. Ficke, Richard O. Hawkinson

Water Resources Mission Area, Dakota Water Science Center, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

January 1, 1975

Hurricane Agnes rainfall and floods, June-July 1972 Hurricane Agnes rainfall and floods, June-July 1972

Hurricane Agnes originated in the Caribbean Sea region in mid-June. Circulation barely reached hurricane intensity for a brief period in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm crossed the Florida Panhandle coastline on June 19, 1972, and followed an unusually extended overland trajectory combining with an extratropical system to bring very heavy rain from the Carolinas northward to New York. This

Authors

James F. Bailey, James Lee Patterson, Joseph Louis Hornore Paulhus

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1975

Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1974; Part 2, Water quality records Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1974; Part 2, Water quality records

No abstract available.

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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1975

Stream reconnaissance for nutrients and other water-quality parameters, Greater Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania Stream reconnaissance for nutrients and other water-quality parameters, Greater Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania

Eighty-five stream sites in and near the six-county Greater Pittsburgh Region were sampled in mid-June 1971 in mid-October 1972. Data are reported for 89 sites because 4 substitute sites were sampled in the second period. Drainage areas of the basins sampled ranged from 4.1 to 19,5000 square miles (10.6 to 50,500 square kilometres). The chemical analyses included constituents of three...

Authors

Robert M. Beall

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1975

Occurrence of pesticide residues in four streams draining different land-use areas in Pennsylvania Occurrence of pesticide residues in four streams draining different land-use areas in Pennsylvania

Samples of water, bed material, fish, and soil were collected in four small drainage basins in Pennsylvania in 1969-71 and analyzed to determine the concentrations of chlorinated-hydrocarbon insecticides. Water samples only were also analyzed for phenoxy-acid herbicides. Each basin studied represents a predominant land-use classification—forested, general farming, residential, and...

Authors

John F. Truhlar, Lloyd A. Reed

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1975

Landsliding in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Landsliding in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Man should proceed with caution if modifications such as loading, excavation, or changes of the water regime are contemplated for slopes in Allegheny County, especially those slopes described on the map as highly sensitive to disturbance by man. Features indicative of unstable slope conditions include: cracks in buildings, yard walls, and pools; doors and windows that jam; fences and...

Authors

Reginald Peter Briggs, John S. Pomeroy, William E. Davies

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1975

An introduction to the processes, problems, and management of urban lakes An introduction to the processes, problems, and management of urban lakes

Lakes are bodies of water formed in depressions on the earth's surface, and as such, act as depositories for a variety of chemical and biological materials. The study of lakes has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Lakes are a valuable resource, and their multiple uses have made them susceptible to water-quality problems such as algal blooms, sediment deposition and fish...

Authors

L. J. Britton, R. C. Averett, R. F. Ferreira

Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

December 31, 1974

The effects of the Hurricane Agnes flood on channel geometry and sediment discharge of selected streams in the Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania The effects of the Hurricane Agnes flood on channel geometry and sediment discharge of selected streams in the Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania

The Hurricane Agnes flood seems to have hardly changed the channel geometry of the Pennsylvania streams studied in this report. The 10 sites studied generally showed that the width of the stream channels had been changed little by the flood and that streambed altitudes had been lowered less than a foot (0.3 m). The velocity of the streams at a given discharge had decreased. In comparison...

Authors

John R. Ritter

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1974