Publications
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Volatile organic compounds in untreated ambient groundwater of the United States, 1985-1995 Volatile organic compounds in untreated ambient groundwater of the United States, 1985-1995
As part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey, an assessment of 60 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in untreated, ambient groundwater of the conterminous United States was conducted based on samples collected from 2948 wells between 1985 and 1995. The samples represent urban and rural areas and drinking-water and nondrinking-water wells. A...
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P. J. Squillace, M.J. Moran, W.W. Lapham, C. V. Price, R.M. Clawges, J.S. Zogorski
An assessment of stream habitat and nutrients in the Elwha River basin: implications for restoration An assessment of stream habitat and nutrients in the Elwha River basin: implications for restoration
The Elwha River was once famous for its 10 runs of anadromous salmon which included chinook that reportedly exceeded 45 kilograms. These runs either ceased to exist or were significantly depleted after the construction of the Elwha (1912) and Glines Canyon (1927) Dams, which resulted in the blockage of more than 113 kilometers of mainstem river and tributary habitat. In 1992, in response...
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Mark D. Munn, R. W. Black, A.L. Haggland, M.A. Hummling, R.L. Huffman
Summary of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer-System Analysis, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho Summary of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer-System Analysis, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
This report summarizes the results of the U.S. Geological Survey's Regional Aquifer-System Analysis program study of the Columbia Plateau aquifer system. The report describes the geologic framework, hydraulic characteristics of rock materials that compose the aquifer system, ground-water movement in the aquifer units, estimates of ground-water recharge, estimates of ground-water pumpage...
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J. J. Vaccaro
Ground-water hydrology of the Tacoma-Puyallup area, Pierce County, Washington Ground-water hydrology of the Tacoma-Puyallup area, Pierce County, Washington
No abstract available.
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M. A. Jones, L. A. Orr, J.C. Ebbert, S. S. Sumioka
Hydrogeology, ground-water quality, and sources of nitrate in lowland glacial aquifers of Whatcom County, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada Hydrogeology, ground-water quality, and sources of nitrate in lowland glacial aquifers of Whatcom County, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada
Ground water is an important source of domestic, municipal, and irrigation water supply throughout the Fraser-Whatcom Lowland, particularly for the 225-square mile agricultural area surrounding the Whatcom County communities of Lynden, Everson, Nooksack, and Sumas and the British Columbia communities of Abbotsford and Aldergrove. Population growth and developing ground-water-quality...
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Stephen E. Cox, Sue C. Kahle
Correlative velocity fluctuations over a gravel river bed Correlative velocity fluctuations over a gravel river bed
Velocity fluctuations in a steep, coarse‐bedded river were measured in flow depths ranging from 0.8 to 2.2 m, with mean velocities at middepth from 1.1 to 3.1 m s−1. Analyses of synchronous velocity records for two and three points in the vertical showed a broad range of high coherence for wave periods from 10 to 100 s, centering around 10–30 s. Streamwise correlations over distances of...
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Randal L. Dinehart
Conceptual Model and Numerical Simulation of the Ground-Water-Flow System in the Unconsolidated Sediments of Thurston County, Washington Conceptual Model and Numerical Simulation of the Ground-Water-Flow System in the Unconsolidated Sediments of Thurston County, Washington
The demand for water in Thurston County has increased steadily in recent years because of a rapid growth in population. Surface-water resources in the county have been fully appropriated for many years and Thurston County now relies entirely on ground water for new supplies of water. Thurston County is underlain by up to 2,000 feet of unconsolidated glacial and non-glacial Quaternary...
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B. W. Drost, D.M. Ely, W. E. Lum
Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Workshop Report 1998 Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Workshop Report 1998
No abstract available.
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Guy Gelfenbaum, George M. Kaminsky
Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin, Washington: Overview of major findings, 1987-91 Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin, Washington: Overview of major findings, 1987-91
Surface-water-quality conditions were assessed in the Yakima River Basin, which drains 6,155 square miles of mostly forested, range, and agricultural land in Washington. The Yakima River Basin is one of the most intensively farmed and irrigated areas in the United States, and is often referred to as the “Nation’s Fruitbowl.” Natural and anthropogenic sources of contaminants and flow...
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Jennifer L. Morace, Gregory J. Fuhrer, Joseph F. Rinella, Stuart W. McKenzie, Marshall W. Gannett, Karen L. Bramblett, Ted R. Pogue, Kenneth A. Skach, Sandra S. Embrey, Thomas F. Cuffney, Michael R. Meador, Stephen D. Porter, Martin E. Gurtz
Ground-water quality data from the Abbotsford-Sumas aquifer of southwestern British Columbia and northwestern Washington State, February 1997 Ground-water quality data from the Abbotsford-Sumas aquifer of southwestern British Columbia and northwestern Washington State, February 1997
No abstract available.
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S.E. Cox, Hugh Liebscher
Modelling removal mechanisms of Pb, Cu, Zn and Cd in acidic groundwater during the neutralization by ambient surface and ground waters Modelling removal mechanisms of Pb, Cu, Zn and Cd in acidic groundwater during the neutralization by ambient surface and ground waters
Removal of Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cd during neutralization of acid rock drainage is examined using model simulations of field conditions and laboratory experiments involving mixing of natural drainage and surface waters or groundwaters. The simulations consider sorption onto hydrous Fe and Al oxides and particulate organic carbon, mineral precipitation, and organic and inorganic solution...
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Anthony J. Paulson, Laurie S. Balistrieri