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P.W. Westerfield

Publications and source records attributed to P.W. Westerfield.

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USGS1995

Water resources data, Arkansas, water year 1994

The Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with local, State, and other Federal agencies, obtains a large amount of data pertaining to the water resources of Arkansas each water year (October 1 through September 30). These data, accumulated during many water years, constitute a valuable data base for developing an improved understanding of the water resources of the State. To make these data readily available to interested parties outside the Geological Survey, these data are published annually in this report series entitled 'Water Resources Data-Arkansas" and are stored in the U.S. Geological Survey WATSTORE and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency STORET databases.

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USGS1990

Hydrologic data collected in the vicinity of the proposed gamma-ray and neutrino detector site, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, 1988-89

An abandoned barite mine in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, has been selected as the location for a proposed gamma-ray and neutrino detector site. As part of the hydrologic evaluation of the site, the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Arkansas Geological Commission collected hydrologic data at selected locations in the vicinity of the abandoned barite mine. Data collected as part of the project included water quality, pond-evaluation, and precipitation data within the abandoned barite mine and flow and water quality data at selected sites in the vicinity of the mine. Water quality samples from within the abandoned mine were collected at three locations in the pond at selected depths. These data included field measurements of specific conductance, pH, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, major ions, and trace metals. Major ion and trace-metal samples were collected at six stream sites, one lake site, and two wastewater pond sites. Pond elevation and precipitation data from within the abandoned barite mine were measured during the period between July 1, 1988 and June 30, 1989. Twevle discharge measurements during the period between June 21, 1988, and June 26, 1989, were collected at six sites in the vicinity of the abandoned barite mine. (USGS)

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USGS1990

Ground-water levels in Arkansas, spring 1989

Groundwater level measurements were made in 527 wells in Arkansas in the spring of 1989. These data are listed in tables by aquifer and then by county. For each well, the altitude of the land surface, the date of measurement, the depth to the water surface, and the altitude of the water surface are reported. Also reported are the net changes in water levels between 1988 and 1989 and between 1984 and 1989. This report also contains maps showing the average water level change, by county, between the years 1984 and 1989 for the aquifers in the Quaternary deposits and in the Sparta Quaternary deposits and in the Sparta and Memphis Sands. The aquifers in the Quaternary deposits and in the Sparta and Memphis Sands are important in eastern and southern Arkansas for agricultural, municipal, and industrial use. Water level data contained in this report showed an average decline of 1.86 ft in the aquifer in the Quaternary deposits, for the 27 most heavily irrigated counties of eastern Arkansas, and an average decline of 4.06 ft in the aquifer in the Sparta and Memphis Sands between the years 1984 and 1989. (USGS)

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USGS1990

Ground-water levels in Arkansas, Spring 1990

Groundwater level measurements were made in 553 wells in Arkansas in the spring of 1990. These data are listed in tables by aquifer; then by county. For each surface, the altitude of the land surface, the data measured, the depth to the water surface, and the altitude of the water surface are reported. Also reported are the net changes in water levels between 1989 and 1990 and between 1985 and 1990. This report also contains maps showing the average water level change, by county, between the years 1985 and 1990 for the aquifers in the Quaternary deposits and the Sparta and Memphis Sands. Hydrographs are included for selected wells completed in the aquifers in the Quaternary deposits and the Sparta and Memphis Sands. (USGS)

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USGS1990

Ground-water levels in the alluvial aquifer in eastern Arkansas, 1988

This report, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, and local Conservation Districts, contains groundwater level measurements of 509 wells that tap the alluvial aquifer in the Quaternary deposits of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The measurements were made by district Soil Conservation Service personnel during 1988. The shallowest prepumping season water levels occurred in Ashley, Clay, Greene, Mississippi, Phillips, and Randolph Counties where water levels averaged less than 20 ft below the land surface. The deepest water levels occurred in Arkansas, Lonoke, Poinsett, and Prairie Counties where water levels of more than 100 ft below land surface were measured. Water levels in the postpumping season averaged about 4.1 ft lower than during the prepumping season. (USGS)

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USGS1990

Ground-water levels in the alluvial aquifer in Eastern Arkansas, 1989

This report, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and local Conservation Districts, contains groundwater level measurements of 504 wells that tap the alluvial aquifer in the Quaternary deposits of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The measurements were made by district Soil Conservation Service personnel during 1989. The shallowest prepumping season water levels occurred in Clay, Greene, Independence, Mississippi, Phillips, and Randolph Counties where water levels averaged less than 20 ft below the land surface. The deepest water levels occurred in Arkansas, Lonoke, Poinsett, and Prairie Counties where water levels of more than 100 ft were measured. Water levels in the postpumping season averaged about 2.5 ft lower than during the prepumping season. (USGS)

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