| Abstract: | Basic data on the surface water, ground water, and water quality of Cortland County, New York, are presented with a short explanatory text. Seepage investigations showed that during periods of base flow, the surface-water regime cannot be predicted on the basis of flow-duration figures alone. The investigations also indicate that the streambeds are permeable for extended reaches throughout the areas studied. Inconsistent data on gain or loss for a given reach are assumed to be indicative of the changes in rate of ground-water recharge or discharge. Analysis of surface-water quality since 1972 showed high nitrate (as NO3) concentrations (4 to 18 mg/liter) in the Cortland area and in Factory Brook. The nitrate source is probably from human activities. Although ground water in the Gridley Creek basin is moderately hard (34 to 140 mg/liter CaCO3), it generally meets standards of the New York State Department of Health. (Woodard-USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 24521 |
| Citation Author: | Shindel, Harold L.; Buller, William; Johnston, William H. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 36 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.; (55 p. - PGS) |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 77-525 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Water resources in western Cortland County, New York: hydrologic data for 1972-75 and progress report; 1977; OFR; 77-525; Shindel, Harold L.; Buller, William; Johnston, William H. |
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| Citation Year: | 1977 |
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| Text: | Water resources in western Cortland County, New York: hydrologic data for 1972-75 and progress report; 1977; OFR; 77-525; Shindel, Harold L.; Buller, William; Johnston, William H. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1977/0525/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1977/0525/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey, |
