Publications
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Hydrology of the North Cascades region, Washington: 2. A proposed hydrometeorological streamflow prediction method Hydrology of the North Cascades region, Washington: 2. A proposed hydrometeorological streamflow prediction method
On the basis of a linear relationship between winter (October-April) precipitation and annual runoff from a drainage basin (Rasmussen and Tangborn, 1976) a physically reasonable model for predicting summer (May-September) streamflow from drainages in the North Cascades region was developed. This hydrometeorological prediction method relates streamflow for a season beginning on the day of
Authors
Wendell V. Tangborn, Lowell A. Rasmussen
Evaluation of ground-water contamination from cleaning explosive-projectile casings at the Bangor Annex, Kitsap County, Wash., phase II Evaluation of ground-water contamination from cleaning explosive-projectile casings at the Bangor Annex, Kitsap County, Wash., phase II
No abstract available.
Authors
J.V. Tracy, N. P. Dion
Reconnaissance of ground-water resources of the Squaxin Island Indian Reservation, Washington Reconnaissance of ground-water resources of the Squaxin Island Indian Reservation, Washington
A supply of fresh ground water for the Squaxin Island Indian Reservation exists in saturated deposits underlying the 3.09-square-mile island, whereas surface-water supplies are practically nonexistent. Four test wells tapped a water-hearing zone of sand and gravel and had yields ranging from 27 to 170 gallons per minute, with drawdowns of about 5 feet to about 65 feet. Except for high
Authors
W. E. Lum, Kenneth Lyle Walters
Water-quality effects on Baker Lake of recent volcanic activity at Mount Baker, Washington Water-quality effects on Baker Lake of recent volcanic activity at Mount Baker, Washington
Increased volcanic activity on Mount Baker, which began in March 1975, represents the greatest known activity of a Cascade Range volcano since eruptions at Lassen Peak, Calif. during 1914-17. Emissions of dust and increased emanations of steam, other gases, and heat from the Sherman Crater area of the mountain focused attention on the possibility of hazardous events, including lava flows
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Gilbert Carl Bortleson, Reed T. Wilson, B. L. Foxworthy
Low-flow characteristics of streams on the Kitsap Peninsula and selected adjacent islands, Washington Low-flow characteristics of streams on the Kitsap Peninsula and selected adjacent islands, Washington
Low-flow-frequency data are tabulated for 90 streamflow sites on the Kitsap Peninsula and adjacent islands, Washington. Also listed are data for 56 additional sites which have insufficient measurements for frequency analysis but which have been observed having no flow at least once during the low-flow period. The streams drain relatively small basins; only three streams have drainage...
Authors
J. E. Cummans
Hydrology of the North Cascades region, Washington: 1. Runoff, precipitation, and storage characteristics Hydrology of the North Cascades region, Washington: 1. Runoff, precipitation, and storage characteristics
The time and space distributions of measured precipitation and measured runoff and of spring storage, which is approximately equal to the subsequent summer runoff of snowmelt and stored groundwater, have been analyzed for the North Cascades region of Washington. Neither precipitation nor runoff shows a consistent relationship with altitude, chiefly because of precipitation-shadowing...
Authors
Lowell A. Rasmussen, Wendell V. Tangborn
Geology and hydrology of radioactive solid-waste burial grounds at the Hanford Reservation, Washington Geology and hydrology of radioactive solid-waste burial grounds at the Hanford Reservation, Washington
The geology and hydrology of radioactive solid waste burial grounds at the Hanford Reservation were investigated, using existing data, by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of the waste management plan of the Richland Operations Office of the Energy Research and Development Administration. The purpose of the investigation was to assist the operations office in characterizing the burial...
Authors
Albert Mario LaSala, Gene C. Doty
Availability of ground water in the area surrounding the Trident submarine construction facility, Kitsap County, Washington Availability of ground water in the area surrounding the Trident submarine construction facility, Kitsap County, Washington
This report provides general information on the water resources--with emphasis on ground-water occurrence and availability--in that part of Kitsap County (referred to as Trident Impact Area) that would be most affected by the development of the Trident submarine-construction facility at Bangor. Ground water occurs principally in a lower, confined aquifer near and below sea level and an...
Authors
Arnold J. Hansen, Dee Molenaar
Modeling coliform-bacteria concentrations and pH in the salt-wedge reach of the Duwamish River Estuary, King County, Washington Modeling coliform-bacteria concentrations and pH in the salt-wedge reach of the Duwamish River Estuary, King County, Washington
Total- and fecal-coliform bacteria, plus pH, alkalinity, and dissolved inorganic carbon are water-quality parameters that have been added to an existing numerical model of water quality in the salt-wedge reach of the Duwamish River estuary in Washington. The coliform bacteria are modeled using a first-order decay (death) rate, which is a function of the local salinity, temperature, and...
Authors
W.L. Haushild, Edmund A. Prych
Table of data on water quality of Baker Lake near Mount Baker, Washington Table of data on water quality of Baker Lake near Mount Baker, Washington
On March 10, 1975, volcanic activity on Mount Baker increased dramatically in the form of new or greater emanations of heat, steam and other gases, and ash from a known fumarole field in Sherman Crater (fig. 1). The greater heat output from the crater increased subglacial melting and subsidence of ice in the center of the crater (Frank and others, 1975). Flow of acid-rich waters into...
Authors
Gilbert Carl Bortleson, Reed T. Wilson
Low-flow characteristics of streams in the Grays Harbor drainages, Washington Low-flow characteristics of streams in the Grays Harbor drainages, Washington
No abstract available.
Authors
J. E. Cummans, Edmund George Nassar
Technique and rationale of volcanic-hazards appraisals in the Cascade Range, northwestern United States Technique and rationale of volcanic-hazards appraisals in the Cascade Range, northwestern United States
No abstract available.
Authors
D. R. Crandell, D. R. Mullineaux