Publications
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Pesticides and Volatile Organic Compounds in Ground and Surface Water of the Palouse Subunit, Washington and Idaho Pesticides and Volatile Organic Compounds in Ground and Surface Water of the Palouse Subunit, Washington and Idaho
No abstract available.
Authors
Lonna M. Roberts, Richard J. Wagner
Characterization of acid mine drainage at the Holden mine, Chelan County, Washington Characterization of acid mine drainage at the Holden mine, Chelan County, Washington
No abstract available.
Authors
J.E. Kilburn, S. J. Sutley
Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River Basin in Washington; spatial and temporal distribution of trace elements in water, sediment, and aquatic biota, 1987-91 Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River Basin in Washington; spatial and temporal distribution of trace elements in water, sediment, and aquatic biota, 1987-91
No abstract available.
Authors
G. J. Fuhrer, D.J. Cain, S. W. McKenzie, J. F. Rinella, J. K. Crawford, K. A. Skach, Michelle I. Hornberger, M. W. Gannett
Geohydrology and ground-water quality of east King County, Washington Geohydrology and ground-water quality of east King County, Washington
East King County is a 250-square-mile area east of Seattle underlain by as much as 1,200 feet of unconsolidated deposits of glacial and nonglacial origin. A surficial geology map and 12 geohydrologic sections were constructed and used to delineate 10 geohydrologic units, 4 of which are major aquifers. Annual precipitation over the study area averages 57 inches, of which 31 inches, or 413...
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G. L. Turney, S. C. Kahle, N. P. Dion
Using chloride and chlorine-36 as soil-water tracers to estimate deep percolation at selected locations on the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford site, Washington Using chloride and chlorine-36 as soil-water tracers to estimate deep percolation at selected locations on the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford site, Washington
Long-term average deep-percolation rates of water from precipitation on the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Site in semiarid south-central Washington, as estimated by a chloride mass-balance method, range from 0.008 to 0.30 mm/yr (millimeters per year) at nine locations covered by a variety of fine-grain soils and vegetated with sagebrush and other deep-rooted plants plus sparse...
Authors
Edmund A. Prych
Sedimentology, Behavior, and Hazards of Debris Flows at Mount Rainier, Washington Sedimentology, Behavior, and Hazards of Debris Flows at Mount Rainier, Washington
Mount Rainier is potentially the most dangerous volcano in the Cascade Range because of its great height, frequent earthquakes, active hydrothermal system, and extensive glacier mantle. Many debris flows and their distal phases have inundated areas far from the volcano during postglacial time. Two types of debris flows, cohesive and noncohesive, have radically different origins and...
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K. M. Scott, J.W. Vallance, P. T. Pringle
Distribution of phytobenthos in the Yakima River basin, Washington, in relation to geology, land use and other environmental factors Distribution of phytobenthos in the Yakima River basin, Washington, in relation to geology, land use and other environmental factors
Benthic-algal distributions in the Yakima River, Washington, basin were, examined in relation to geology, land use, water chemistry, and stream habitat using indicator-species classification (TWINSPAN) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). Algal assemblages identified byTWINSPAN were each associated with a narrow range of water-quality conditions. In the Cascade geologic province...
Authors
Harry V. Leland
Distribution of phytobenthos in the Yakima River basin, Washington, in relation to geology, land use, and other environmental factors Distribution of phytobenthos in the Yakima River basin, Washington, in relation to geology, land use, and other environmental factors
Benthic-algal distributions in the Yakima River, Washington, basin were, examined in relation to geology, land use, water chemistry, and stream habitat using indicator-species classification (TWINSPAN) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). Algal assemblages identified byTWINSPAN were each associated with a narrow range of water-quality conditions. In the Cascade geologic province...
Authors
Harry V. Leland
Ground-water flow and water quality in the sand aquifer of Long Beach Peninsula, Washington Ground-water flow and water quality in the sand aquifer of Long Beach Peninsula, Washington
This report describes an investigation of ground-water flow and water quality in the sand aquifer of the Long Beach Peninsula. The peninsula is located in the southwestern corner of the State of Washington, is about 27 miles long, and has an average width of about 1.5 miles. It is surrounded by seawater, by the Pacific Ocean on the west and Willapa Bay on the east. Water supplies on the...
Authors
Blakemore E. Thomas
Relations between atmospheric circulation and mass balance of South Cascade Glacier, Washington, USA Relations between atmospheric circulation and mass balance of South Cascade Glacier, Washington, USA
The yearly net mass balance of South Cascade Glacier, Washington, has decreased since the mid-1970s. Results show that the decrease is primarily caused by a significant decrease in the winter mass balance. The decrease in winter mass balance is caused, in part, by changes in winter mean atmospheric circulation that began during the mid-1970s. Approximately 60% of the variability in...
Authors
G. J. McCabe, A. G. Fountain
Changing drainage patterns within South Cascade Glacier, Washington, USA, 1964-1992 Changing drainage patterns within South Cascade Glacier, Washington, USA, 1964-1992
The theoretical patterns of water drainage are presented for South Cascade Glacier for four different years between 1964 and 1992, during which the glacier was thinning and receding. The theoretical pattern compares well, in a broad sense, with the flow pattern determined from tracer injections in 1986 and 1987. Differences between the patterns may result from the routing of surface...
Authors
A. G. Fountain, B. H. Vaughn