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Analysis of ambient conditions and simulation of hydrodynamics and water-quality characteristics in Beaver Lake, Arkansas, 2001 through 2003 Analysis of ambient conditions and simulation of hydrodynamics and water-quality characteristics in Beaver Lake, Arkansas, 2001 through 2003

Beaver Lake is a large, deep-storage reservoir located in the upper White River Basin in northwestern Arkansas. The purpose of this report is to describe the ambient hydrologic and water-quality conditions in Beaver Lake and its inflows and describe a two-dimensional model developed to simulate the hydrodynamics and water quality of Beaver Lake from 2001 through 2003. Water-quality...
Authors
Joel M. Galloway, W. Reed Green

Status of water levels and selected water-quality conditions in the Sparta-Memphis aquifer in Arkansas, Spring-Summer 2003 Status of water levels and selected water-quality conditions in the Sparta-Memphis aquifer in Arkansas, Spring-Summer 2003

During the spring of 2003, water levels were measured in 341 wells in the Sparta-Memphis aquifer in Arkansas. Waterquality samples were collected for temperature and specificconductance measurements during the spring-summer of 2003 from 70 wells in Arkansas in the Sparta-Memphis aquifer. Maps of areal distribution of potentiometric surface, change in waterlevel measurements from 1999 to...
Authors
T.P. Schrader

Hydrogeology and simulation of ground-water flow in the Silurian-Devonian aquifer system, Johnson County, Iowa Hydrogeology and simulation of ground-water flow in the Silurian-Devonian aquifer system, Johnson County, Iowa

Bedrock of Silurian and Devonian age (termed the “Silurian-Devonian aquifer system”) is the primary source of ground water for Johnson County in east-central Iowa. Population growth within municipal and suburban areas of the county has resulted in increased amounts of water withdrawn from this aquifer and water-level declines in some areas. A 3-year study of the hydrogeology of the...
Authors
Patrick Tucci, Robert M. McKay

Hydrogeology, water use, and simulated ground-water flow and availability in Campton township, Kane County, Illinois Hydrogeology, water use, and simulated ground-water flow and availability in Campton township, Kane County, Illinois

Several aquifers underlying Campton Township in Kane County, Illinois provide virtually all of the water supply to the residents of the township. These aquifers consist of layers of unconsolidated sand and gravel in the glacial drift; dolomite and shale of the Alexandrian Series and the Maquoketa Group (the Silurian-Maquoketa aquifer); dolomite of the Platteville and Galena Groups (the...
Authors
Robert T. Kay, Leslie D. Arihood, Terri Arnold, Kathleen K. Fowler

Water resources data, Louisiana, water year 2005 Water resources data, Louisiana, water year 2005

Water resources data for the 2005 water year for Louisiana consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This report contains stage and discharge records for 77 stations, stage records for 92 stations, water-quality records for 54 surface-water stations and 137 wells, and water-level...
Authors
Todd Baumann, Burl B. Goree, Wendell M. Lovelace, Pamela A. Montgomery, Garron B. Ross, David J. Walters, Aub N. Ward

Geology, hydrology, and water quality of the glacial drift aquifer in the vicinity of the Nelson landfill near Yorkville, Illinois Geology, hydrology, and water quality of the glacial drift aquifer in the vicinity of the Nelson landfill near Yorkville, Illinois

The geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the sand-and-gravel deposits that compose the glacial drift aquifer in the vicinity of the Nelson Landfill site in Yorkville, Illinois indicate that the aquifer could be developed as a source of public water supply. The geology of these deposits within the Newark Bedrock Valley is complex, however, and a detailed investigation of their water...
Authors
Robert T. Kay

Water Resources Data for Illinois - Water Year 2005 (Includes Historical Data) Water Resources Data for Illinois - Water Year 2005 (Includes Historical Data)

This annual Water-Data Report for Illinois contains current water year (Oct. 1, 2004, to Sept. 30, 2005) and historical data of discharge, stage, water quality and biology of streams; stage of lakes and reservoirs; levels and quality of ground water; and records of precipitation, air temperature, dew point, solar radiation, and wind speed. The current year's (2005) data provided in this...
Authors
J.K. LaTour, E.A. Weldon, D.H. Dupre, T.M. Halfar

Endocrine disrupting chemicals research program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: summary of a peer-review report Endocrine disrupting chemicals research program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: summary of a peer-review report

At the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, a subcommittee of the Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee conducted an independent and open peer review of the Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Research Program (EDC Research Program) of the U.S. EPA. The subcommittee was charged with reviewing the design, relevance, progress
Authors
Anna K. Harding, George P. Daston, Glen R. Boyd, George W. Lucier, Stephen H. Safe, Juarine Stewart, Donald E. Tillitt, Glen Van Der Kraak

Potential risks of pesticide degradates to aquatic life Potential risks of pesticide degradates to aquatic life

Recent advances in analytical methodology and greater access to analytical standards have led to the detection of degradates from a wide variety of pesticides and other compounds in surface water, ground water, precipitation, air, and sediment (Boxall and others, 2004). Many of these degradates are more persistent in the environment than their parent compounds, and many are more mobile...
Authors
Alistair Boxall, C. Sinclair, Dana W. Koplin

Research plan and preliminary results: A field research site for emerging contaminants in Iowa Research plan and preliminary results: A field research site for emerging contaminants in Iowa

Research has recently documented the prevalence of a wide variety of pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants (ECs) in streams across the United States. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been found to be an important source and collection point of ECs to streams as many ECs are incompletely removed during treatment. To investigate the complex in-stream processes (e.g...
Authors
Douglas J. Schnoebelen, Dana W. Kolpin, Larry B. Barber, Edward T. Furlong, Michael Meyer, M. Skopec
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