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Use of GIS technologies in addressing resource management problems in Mobile Bay, Alabama Use of GIS technologies in addressing resource management problems in Mobile Bay, Alabama
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies are being used in three neutral resource management studies of Mobile Bay, AL. Each study is briefly discussed. In the first, the GIS was used to analyze wetland habitat changes in the bay over a 25-year period. In the second, cartographic modeling techniques are being used to assess the potential impacts of contaminated sediments on...
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Mary C. Watzin, P.F. Roscigno, James D. Scurry, E. Randy Roach
Direct-current resistivity data from 94 sites in northeastern Palm Beach County, Florida Direct-current resistivity data from 94 sites in northeastern Palm Beach County, Florida
Direct-current resistivity data were collected from 94 vertical electric sounding profiles in northeastern Palm Beach County, Florida. Direct-current resistivity data, which may be used to determine the location and thicknesses of shallow, semipermeable marls or locate zones of high chloride concentration, are presented in this report. The resistivity data consist of field data, smoothed...
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Cathleen J. Peterson
Effects of two stormwater management methods on the quality of water in the upper Biscayne aquifer at two commercial areas in Dade County, Florida Effects of two stormwater management methods on the quality of water in the upper Biscayne aquifer at two commercial areas in Dade County, Florida
This study is part of a continued effort to assess the effects of urban stormwater recharge on the water quality of the Biscayne aquifer in southeast Florida. In this report, the water-quality effects on shallow ground water resulting from stormwater disposal by exfiltration trench and grassy swale were investigated at two small commercial areas in Dade County, Florida. One study area...
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Donald J. McKenzie, G. A. Irwin
Water withdrawals, use, and trends in Florida, 1985 Water withdrawals, use, and trends in Florida, 1985
Total water withdrawn for use in Florida for 1985, in million gal/day, was 17,057 of which 6,259, or nearly 37%, was freshwater and 10,798 was saline. The majority of freshwater withdrawn was groundwater (64%) and the majority of saline water withdrawn was surface water (99%). Thermoelectric power generation accounted for more than 99% of saline water withdrawals. Agricultural irrigation...
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Richard L. Marella
Ground-water flow beneath levee 35A from conservation area 2B, Broward County, Florida Ground-water flow beneath levee 35A from conservation area 2B, Broward County, Florida
Conservation Area 2B is an area of recharge for the surficial aquifer system in Broward County. Water stored in the conservation area provides the hydraulic potential for downward flow to the high permeability zone of the Biscayne aquifer. A 5.64 ft head differential (average for the period of record) between water levels in Conservation Area 2B and water levels in the adjacent levee 35A...
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Leo J. Swayze
Hydrogeology and predevelopment flow in the Texas Gulf Coast aquifer systems Hydrogeology and predevelopment flow in the Texas Gulf Coast aquifer systems
A multilayered ground-water flow system exists in the Coastal Plain sediments of Texas. The Tertiary and Quaternary clastic deposits have an area! extent of 128,000 square miles onshore and in the Gulf of Mexico. Two distinct aquifer systems are recognized for the sediments, which range in thickness from a few feet to more than 12,000 feet. The older system the Texas coastal uplands...
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Paul D. Ryder
Hydrologic data for the Salt Bayou estuary near Sabine Pass, Texas, October 1984 to March 1986 Hydrologic data for the Salt Bayou estuary near Sabine Pass, Texas, October 1984 to March 1986
The Salt Bayou estuary, located in extreme southeast Texas near Sabine Pass, has been altered by construction of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The waterway has interrupted the historical saltwater-freshwater exchange in this important estuary. This alteration may have had a detrimental effect on fish production because of increased salinity, and on waterfowl production because of lower...
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J.C. Fisher
Records of wells, drillers' logs, water-level measurements, and chemical analyses of ground water in Harris and Galveston counties, Texas, 1980-84 Records of wells, drillers' logs, water-level measurements, and chemical analyses of ground water in Harris and Galveston counties, Texas, 1980-84
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J. F. Williams, L.S. Coplin, C.E. Ranzau, W.B. Lind, C.W. Bonnet, G.L. Locke
Water resources data Iowa, water year 1987 Water resources data Iowa, water year 1987
Water resources data for the 1987 water year for Iowa consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; ground water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report contains records of water discharge for 112 stream-gaging stations; stage or j contents for 8 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for...
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N.B. Melcher, R.W. Baebenroth, M.G. Detroy, R.A. Karsten, W.J. Matthes
Approximate water-level changes in wells completed in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, 1977-88 and 1987-88, and measured compaction, 1973-88, in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas Approximate water-level changes in wells completed in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, 1977-88 and 1987-88, and measured compaction, 1973-88, in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas
This report, which was prepared in cooperation with the city of Houston and the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District, presents data on water-level changes in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers.
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R.K. Gabrysch, C.E. Ranzau, L.S. Coplin
Hydrogeologic setting, water levels, and quality of water from supply wells at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina Hydrogeologic setting, water levels, and quality of water from supply wells at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina
The Marine Corps Air Station is located in the Coastal Plain province of North Carolina. Four freshwater aquifers of sand and limestone underlie the area to a depth of about 500 feet. Saline water occurs below this depth. The aquifers are separated by three confining units that are thin and discontinuous in the southern part. Water supply is obtained from 195- to 330 feet wells in the...
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O. B. Lloyd, C. C. Daniel