Publications
This list of Water Resources Mission Area publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. A searchable database of all USGS publications can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Geochemical Evolution of Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA Geochemical Evolution of Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA
"The Great Salt Lake (GSL) of Utah, USA, is the largest saline lake in North America, and its brines are some of the most concentrated anywhere in the world. The lake occupies a closed basin system whose chemistry reflects solute inputs from the weathering of a diverse suite of rocks in its drainage basin. GSL is the remnant of a much larger lacustrine body, Lake Bonneville, and it has a...
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Blair F. Jones, David L. Naftz, Ronald J. Spencer, Charles G. Oviatt
A simple technique for continuous measurement of time-variable gas transfer in surface waters A simple technique for continuous measurement of time-variable gas transfer in surface waters
Mass balance models of dissolved gases in streams, lakes, and rivers serve as the basis for estimating wholeecosystem rates for various biogeochemical processes. Rates of gas exchange between water and the atmosphere are important and error-prone components of these models. Here we present a simple and efficient modification of the SF6 gas tracer approach that can be used concurrently...
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Craig R. Tobias, John Karl Bohlke, Judson W. Harvey, Eurybiades Busenberg
Multi-scale measurements and modeling of denitrification in streams with varying flow and nitrate concentration in the upper Mississippi River basin, USA Multi-scale measurements and modeling of denitrification in streams with varying flow and nitrate concentration in the upper Mississippi River basin, USA
Denitrification is an important net sink for NO3− in streams, but direct measurements are limited and in situ controlling factors are not well known. We measured denitrification at multiple scales over a range of flow conditions and NO3− concentrations in streams draining agricultural land in the upper Mississippi River basin. Comparisons of reach-scale measurements (in-stream mass...
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J.K. Bohlke, Ronald C. Antweiler, Judson W. Harvey, Andrew E. Laursen, Lesley K. Smith, Richard L. Smith, Mary A. Voytek
Pore-water chemistry from the ICDP-USGS coer hole in the Chesapeake Bay impact structure--Implications for paleohydrology, microbial habitat, and water resources Pore-water chemistry from the ICDP-USGS coer hole in the Chesapeake Bay impact structure--Implications for paleohydrology, microbial habitat, and water resources
We investigated the groundwater system of the Chesapeake Bay impact structure by analyzing the pore-water chemistry in cores taken from a 1766-m-deep drill hole 10 km north of Cape Charles, Virginia. Pore water was extracted using high-speed centrifuges from over 100 cores sampled from a 1300 m section of the drill hole. The pore-water samples were analyzed for major cations and anions...
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Ward E. Sanford, Mary A. Voytek, David S. Powars, Blair F. Jones, Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, Robert P. Eganhouse, Charles S. Cockell
Biodegradation of 17β-estradiol, estrone and testosterone in stream sediments Biodegradation of 17β-estradiol, estrone and testosterone in stream sediments
Biodegradation of 17β-estradiol (E2), estrone (E1), and testosterone (T) was investigated in three wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) affected streams in the United States. Relative differences in the mineralization of [4-14C] substrates were assessed in oxic microcosms containing saturated sediment or water-only from locations upstream and downstream of the WWTP outfall in each system...
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Paul M. Bradley, Larry B. Barber, Francis H. Chapelle, James L. Gray, Dana W. Kolpin, Peter B. McMahon
The occurrence of antibiotics in an urban watershed: From wastewater to drinking water The occurrence of antibiotics in an urban watershed: From wastewater to drinking water
The presence of 28 antibiotics in three hospital effluents, five wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), six rivers and a drinking water storage catchment were investigated within watersheds of South–East Queensland, Australia. All antibiotics were detected at least once, with the exception of the polypeptide bacitracin which was not detected at all. Antibiotics were found in hospital...
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A.J. Watkinson, E.J. Murby, Dana W. Kolpin, S.D. Costanzo
Control-Structure Ratings on the Fox River at McHenry and Algonquin, Illinois Control-Structure Ratings on the Fox River at McHenry and Algonquin, Illinois
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources-Office of Water Resources operates control structures on a reach of the Fox River in northeastern Illinois between McHenry and Algonquin. The structures maintain water levels in the river for flood-control and recreational purposes. This report documents flow ratings for hinged-crest gates, a broad-crested weir, sluice gates, and an ogee...
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Timothy D. Straub, Gary P. Johnson, Jon Hortness, Joseph R. Parker
Protocol for use of regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane diffusion samplers (ER-0313) Protocol for use of regenerated cellulose dialysis membrane diffusion samplers (ER-0313)
No abstract available.
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Thomas E. Imbrigiotta, Joseph S. Trotsky, M.C. Place
Spatial and temporal trends in nitrate concentrations in the eastern San Joaquin Valley regional aquifer and implications for fertilizer management Spatial and temporal trends in nitrate concentrations in the eastern San Joaquin Valley regional aquifer and implications for fertilizer management
Ground-water withdrawals in the San Joaquin Valley totaled 64 million m3 /day (19 million ac-ft) in 2000, supplying about 45% of agricultural irrigation demand and about 80% of municipal supply (Hutson et al., 2004). Most of the population and ground-water use are in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, where reliance on ground water is expected to increase as a result of rapid population...
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Karen R. Burow, Christopher T. Green
Bedrock structural controls on the occurrence of sinkholes and springs in the Northern Great Valley Karst, Virginia and West Virginia Bedrock structural controls on the occurrence of sinkholes and springs in the Northern Great Valley Karst, Virginia and West Virginia
Recent geologic mapping at a scale of 1:24,000 has enabled a qualitative correlation of the occurrence of springs and sinkholes with bedrock structures and ground-water conditions in the northern Great Valley of Virginia and West Virginia. Sinkholes tend to be concentrated in zones of faulting, local minor folding, and clustered within susceptible bedrock units at the noses and axes of...
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Daniel H. Doctor, David J. Weary, Randall C. Orndorff, George E. Harlow, Mark D. Kozar, David L. Nelms
A note on the effect of wind waves on vertical mixing in Franks Tract, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, USA A note on the effect of wind waves on vertical mixing in Franks Tract, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, USA
A one-dimensional numerical model that simulates the effects of whitecapping waves was used to investigate the importance of whitecapping waves to vertical mixing at a 3-meter-deep site in Franks Tract in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta over an 11-day period. Locally-generated waves of mean period approximately 2 s were generated under strong wind conditions; significant wave heights...
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Janet K. Thompson, Nicole L. Jones, Stephen G. Monismith
Evaluation of the sustainability of deep groundwater as an arsenic-safe resource in the Bengal Basin Evaluation of the sustainability of deep groundwater as an arsenic-safe resource in the Bengal Basin
Tens of millions of people in the Bengal Basin region of Bangladesh and India drink groundwater containing unsafe concentrations of arsenic. This high-arsenic groundwater is produced from shallow (
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Holly A. Michaela, Clifford I. Voss