Publications
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Physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the Duwamish River Estuary, King County, Washington, 1963-67 Physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the Duwamish River Estuary, King County, Washington, 1963-67
This report describes the significant results to 1967 of a comprehensive study that began in 1963 to evaluate what changes take place in an estuary as the loads .of raw and partially treated industrial and municipal wastes are replaced by effluent from a secondary treatment plant. The study area is the Duwamish River estuary, about 18.3 river kilometers long. At mean sea level the...
Authors
John F. Santos, J.D. Stoner
Test-observation well near Odessa, Washington: description and preliminary results Test-observation well near Odessa, Washington: description and preliminary results
The test-observation well drilled near Odessa, Wash., provides information on the area's aquifer characteristics which is not otherwise available from existing deep irrigation wells. The information is of value to the State of Washington Department of Ecology in its management decisions in this area where heavy ground-water withdrawals have resulted in increasing annual water-level...
Authors
Kenneth L. Walters, D.R. Cline, J. E. Luzier
The hydrology of four streams in western Washington as related to several Pacific salmon species The hydrology of four streams in western Washington as related to several Pacific salmon species
Enhancement-or possibly even preservation-of the Pacific salmon hinges on the careful planning and proper management of the streamflow upon which they depend for spawning. Most spawning activity occurs on reaches of streams where specific hydraulic conditions exist and where stream-channel characteristics and water-quality criteria are met. The present report is the first of a series and...
Authors
Michael R. Collings, Ronald W. Smith, G.T. Higgins
Hydrology of four streams in western Washington as related to several Pacific salmon species; Part II, Humptulips, Elochoman, Gereen, and Wynoochee Rivers Hydrology of four streams in western Washington as related to several Pacific salmon species; Part II, Humptulips, Elochoman, Gereen, and Wynoochee Rivers
No abstract available.
Authors
M. R. Collings, R.W. Smith, G.T. Higgins
Potential transport of sediment from Enloe Reservoir by the Similkameen and Okanogan rivers, Washington Potential transport of sediment from Enloe Reservoir by the Similkameen and Okanogan rivers, Washington
This study was undertaken to determine the probable effects on the Similkameen and Okanogan Rivers of the removal, transport, and deposition of sediment now deposited behind Enloe Dam on the Similkameen River, if the dam were removed. Under existing conditions of sediment transport, the average annual suspended-sediment discharges at three streamflow-measuring sites are calculated to be...
Authors
L. M. Nelson
Determination of mass balance and entrainment in the stratified Duwamish River Estuary, King County, Washington Determination of mass balance and entrainment in the stratified Duwamish River Estuary, King County, Washington
During a study of the effects of waste-water input on the stratified Duwamish River estuary, intensive water-velocity and salinity measurements were made in both the lower salt wedge and the upper fresher water layer for tidal-cycle periods. The net movement of water and salt mass past a cross section during a tidal cycle was determined from integration of the measured rates of movement...
Authors
J.D. Stoner
Emergency ground-water supplies in the Seattle-Tacoma urban complex and adjacent areas, Washington Emergency ground-water supplies in the Seattle-Tacoma urban complex and adjacent areas, Washington
Urban areas that are supplied from surface-water sources are especially vulnerable to major disruption of their water supplies. Such disruption could result from natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, or landslides or from such other causes as dam failures fallout of radioactive material or other toxic substance from the atmosphere or other toxic substances from the atmosphere or...
Authors
B. L. Foxworthy
The relation of periphytic and planktonic algal growth in an estuary to hydrographic factors The relation of periphytic and planktonic algal growth in an estuary to hydrographic factors
No abstract available.
Authors
Eugene Brummer Welch, Richard M. Emery, Robert I. Matsuda, William A. Dawson
Measurement of salt-wedge excursion distance in the Duwamish River Estuary, Seattle, Washington, by means of the dissolved-oxygen gradient Measurement of salt-wedge excursion distance in the Duwamish River Estuary, Seattle, Washington, by means of the dissolved-oxygen gradient
The Duwamish River estuary has been the object of a series of comprehensive studies undertaken to predict the effects of the changing character of waste-water inputs on the water quality of the estuary. This report discusses the fresh- and salt-water relations of the estuary. The distance that the salt-water wedge in the estuary moves upstream and downstream with the tide is measured by...
Authors
William A. Dawson, L. J. Tilley
Feasibility of artificially recharging basalt aquifers in eastern Washington Feasibility of artificially recharging basalt aquifers in eastern Washington
No abstract available.
Authors
A. A. Garrett, C.J. Londquist
Inventory of Glaciers in the North Cascades, Washington Inventory of Glaciers in the North Cascades, Washington
Perennial bodies of ice in the North Cascades having areas of at least 0.1 km2 (square kilometer) are tabulated and classified. The inventory, a contribution to the International Hydrological Decade, includes 756 glaciers, covering 267 km2, about half of the glacier area in the United States south of Alaska. Listings include each glacier's location, drainage basin, area, length...
Authors
Austin Post, Don Richardson, Wendell V. Tangborn, F.L. Rosselot
An evaluation of ground-water conditions in the vicinity of the Bel Bay development, Lummi Indian Reservation, Washington An evaluation of ground-water conditions in the vicinity of the Bel Bay development, Lummi Indian Reservation, Washington
No abstract available.
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey