Publications
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Availability, distribution, and uses of data from wells, springs, and test holes in the Port Townsend Quadrangle, Puget Sound region, Washington Availability, distribution, and uses of data from wells, springs, and test holes in the Port Townsend Quadrangle, Puget Sound region, Washington
No abstract available.
Authors
David Frank
Some potential effects of spilled petroleum on shorelines of the Port Townsend Quadrangle, central Puget Sound region, Washington Some potential effects of spilled petroleum on shorelines of the Port Townsend Quadrangle, central Puget Sound region, Washington
No abstract available.
Authors
Ralph F. Keuler
Preliminary evaluation of lake susceptibility to water-quality degradation by recreational use, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Washington Preliminary evaluation of lake susceptibility to water-quality degradation by recreational use, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Washington
The relative susceptibility of lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area to water-quality degradation was evaluated from two perspectives: (1) water-quality sensitivity, which is the tendency of a lake 's water quality to degrade in response to pollutant loading, and (2) pollutant-loading likelihood, which is determined by the presence of drainage-basin features that enhance the...
Authors
Robert J. Gilliom, D. P. Dethier, S. A. Safioles, P.L. Heller
Historical changes of shoreline and wetland at eleven major deltas in the Puget Sound region, Washington Historical changes of shoreline and wetland at eleven major deltas in the Puget Sound region, Washington
No abstract available.
Authors
Gilbert Carl Bortleson, Michael Chrzastowski, A.K. Helgerson
Estimation of background loadings and concentrations of phosphorus for lakes in the Puget Sound region, Washington Estimation of background loadings and concentrations of phosphorus for lakes in the Puget Sound region, Washington
For lakes in watersheds that include developed land, evaluation of eutrophication is facilitated by knowledge of changes in the lakes ' phosphorus concentration since development. A method is described for estimating background phosphorus concentration in lakes of the Puget Sound lowland, Washington. Using a mass-balance ' Vollenweider-type ' model, phosphorus loadings were calculated...
Authors
Robert J. Gilliom
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Pacific Northwest region Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Pacific Northwest region
The Pacific Northwest Region's ground-water reservoirs are capable of providing large additional fresh-water supplies; these reservoirs become more important as undeveloped surface-storage sites and unapportioned surface-water supplies dwindle. Withdrawals of fresh water from all surface and underground sources are increasing; they may rise from the rate of 30 billion gallons per day in...
Authors
Bruce L. Foxworthy
Water resources of the Swinomish Indian Reservation, Washington Water resources of the Swinomish Indian Reservation, Washington
The Swinomish Indian Reservation occupies 17 mi2on Fidalgo Island, northwestern Washington. Six square miles are underlain by mudflats or low-lying alluvial deposits, and are not part of the study area. An appraisal of the water resources of the reservation was made because the Swinomish Tribal Community expects rapid economic and population growth in the near future. Average inflow to...
Authors
B. W. Drost
Estimation of floods of various frequencies for the small ephemeral streams in eastern Washington Estimation of floods of various frequencies for the small ephemeral streams in eastern Washington
Equations were developed to estimate the magnitude of floods for various occurrence frequencies at ungaged sites on ephemeral streams that drain small, relatively undeveloped basins in the semiarid part of eastern Washington. The equations were developed from regression analyses that used the logarithms of the longitude indexes of gaged sites, forest cover, and drainage areas of the...
Authors
W.L. Haushild
Preliminary reconnaissance geologic maps of the Columbia River Basalt Group in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho Preliminary reconnaissance geologic maps of the Columbia River Basalt Group in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho
No abstract available.
Authors
Donald A. Swanson, R. D. Bentley, G. R. Byerly, J. N. Gardner, T. L. Wright
Flood elevations for the Sooes River at proposed fish hatchery, Clallam County, Washington; a surface-water site study Flood elevations for the Sooes River at proposed fish hatchery, Clallam County, Washington; a surface-water site study
Water-surface elevations were derived for various combinations of selected river discharges and tide elevations along a reach of the Sooes River 3 miles upstream from the mouth at the site of a proposed fish hatchery in Clallam County, Washington. Flood-frequency analyses determined river discharges having exceedence probabilities of 1, 2, 4, 10 and 20 percent (100-, 50-, 25-, 10-, and 5...
Authors
J.H. Bartells
Reconnaissance data on lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Washington Reconnaissance data on lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Washington
Sixty lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area have been sampled from rubber rafts or helicopter to obtain information on their physical setting and on present water-quality conditions. The lakes are located near the crest of the Cascade Range in Chelan and King Counties, Washington. Basic data from these lakes will be useful for planners concerned with lake and wilderness management...
Authors
David P. Dethier, Paul L. Heller, Sally A. Safioles
Water resources of the Port Madison Indian Reservation, Washington Water resources of the Port Madison Indian Reservation, Washington
The study summarized in this report was made to provide Suquamish Tribal leaders with information on the reservation's surface- and ground-water resources. The Tribal leaders need this information to help them manage and protect their water resources against overdevelopment. The quantity of ground water that is estimated to be available for withdrawal on a long-term basis is about 600...
Authors
W. E. Lum