Selected Publications on the Water Resources of Maryland, Delaware, and Washington D.C. Area, 1886 to Present

U.S. Geological Survey Publications that pertain to the water resources of Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C, include:

• Scientific Investigation Reports/Water-Resources Investigations Reports
• Open-File Reports
• Fact Sheets
• Professional Papers
• Water-Supply Papers
• Circulars
• Water-Data Reports
• Bulletins
• Hydrologic Investigations Atlases
• Correlation Charts
• Geophysical Investigations Maps
• Mineral Investigations Resource Maps
• Oil and Gas Investigations Maps
• Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Maps
• Miscellaneous Field Studies Maps
• Journal Articles
  • Journal of American Water Resources Association
  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Groundwater
  • In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation
  • Susquehanna Guardian
  • Water Resources Bulletin
  • Water Resources Research
• Unnumbered Reports
• Abstracts, Articles, and Papers
• Cooperators
  • Delaware Geological Survey
  • Maryland Geological Survey
  • Maryland Department of Natural Resources

An asterisk (*) indicates that the publication is out of print and not purchasable from any official source.

Fact Sheets

When ordering Fact Sheets, give complete number, such as FS 96-140 and full title if known. Include your full address and zip code, plainly printed. Prepayment is required and should be made by check or money order payable to:

U.S. Geological Survey
Branch of Information Services
Box 25425
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80224
[(303)-236-7476].

Further information about these reports may be obtained from:

the U.S. Geological Survey
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. District
8987 Yellow Brick Road
Baltimore, MD 21237
{(410) 238-4200].

1. FS 2006-3119 By Judith M. Denver and Scott W. Ator, Pesticides in Groundwater of the Maryland Coastal Plain , 24p.

2. FS 2006-3046 By Scott W. Phillips,U.S. Geological Survey Chesapeake Bay Studies: Scientific Solutions for a Healthy Bay and Watershed 4p.

3. FS 2004-3115 By Kernell G. Ries III, Peter A. Steeves, Jaqueline D. Coles, Alan H. Rea, and David W. Stewart, StreamStats: A U.S. Geological Survey Web Application for Stream Information, 2000, 4p.

4. FS 2005-3030 By James M. Gerhart (U.S. Geological Survey) and Emory T. Cleaves (Maryland Geological Survey), The Status of Streamflow and Groundwater level Monitoring Networks in Maryland, 2005, 6p.

5. FS 2004-3067 By Earl A. Greene, Andrew E. LaMotte, Kerri-Ann Cullinan,and Elizabeth R. Smith, Groundwater Vulnerability to Nitrate Contamination at Multiple Thresholds in the Mid-Atlantic Region, 4p.

6. FS 2006-3009 By Robert J. Shedlock (U.S. Geological Survey) and David W. Bolton (Maryland Geological Survey), Sustainability of the Groundwater Resources in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of Maryland 2p.

7. FS 111-03 By Judith C. Wheeler, Freshwater Use Trends in Delaware, 2000, 2p.

8. FS 112-03 By Judith C. Wheeler, Freshwater Use Trends in Maryland, 1985-2000, 4 p.

9. FS 2004-3004 By Daniel J. Soeder, The U.S. Geological Survey in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., 8 p.

10. FS 126-03 By Lisa D. Olsen, Selected Applications of Hydrologic Science and Research in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., 2001-2003, 8 p.

11. FS 091-03 By Scott W. Phillips and Bruce D. Lindsey, The Influence of Groundwater on Nitrogen Delivery to the Chesapeake Bay, 6 p.

12. FS-152-02 By Edward J. Doheny and Jonathan J.A. Dillow, Adjustments to U.S. Geological Survey Peak-Flow Magnitude-Frequency Relations in Delaware and Maryland Following Hurricane Floyd, September 1999, 8 p.

13. FS 073-01 By Anthony J. Tallman and Gary T. Fisher, Flooding in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland From Hurricane Floyd, September 1999, 6p.

14. FS-00-157 by Scott W. Ator and Judith M. Denver (U.S. Geological Survey) and Ann M. Pitchford (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), Developing landscape-indicator models for pesticides and nutrients in streams of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain

15. FS-00-053 by Bachman, Joseph L., and Krantz, David E. The Potential for Denitrification of Groundwater by Coastal Plain Sediments in the Patuxent River Basin, Maryland 2 figures, 1 table, 4 p.

16. FS-99-150 by Phillips, Scott W., Focazio, Michael J., and Bachman, L. Joseph, Discharge, Nitrate Load, and Residence Time of Groundwater in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 7 figures, 1 table, 6 p.

17. FS 99-126 by Judith C. Wheeler, Freshwater Use In Delaware, 1995 2 figures, 2p.

18. FS 99-021 USGS Programs in Maryland

19. FS 98-115 Wheeler, J.C., Freshwater use in Maryland, 1995, 2 p.

20. FS 98-114 Vicki Blazer, Scott Phillips, and Edward Pendleton, Fish Health, Fungal Infections, and Pfiesteria: The Role of the U.S. Geological Survey, 4 p.

21. FS 97-126 Preston, S.D., Evaluation of the stream-gaging network in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., 4 p.

22. FS 97-124 Phillips, Scott, Overview of the U.S. Geological Survey Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Program, 4 p.

23. FS 97-039 Pesticides in surface waters

24. FS 96-213 Ecosystem Trends and Response:Chesapeake Bay

25. FS 96-185 Hayes, M.A., and Bachman, L.J., Monitoring Groundwater at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum--The effects of agricultural practices on Groundwater quality, 4 p.

26. FS 96-140 Zynjuk, L.D., and Majedi, B.S., January 1996 floods deliver large loads of nutrients and sediments to the Chesapeake Bay, 2 p.

27. FS 96-020 U.S. Geological Survey Programs in Maryland and the District of Columbia

28. FS 96-008 U.S. Geological Survey Programs in Delaware

29. FS 95-209 Stream gaging and flood frequency

30. FS 95-161 Denis, J.M., and Blomquist, J.D., Nitrate in streams in the Great Valley carbonate subunit of the Potomac River Basin, 4 p.

31. FS 95-136 Rice, K.C., and Bricker, O.P., Seasonal cycles in streamwater quality on Catoctin Mountain, Maryland, 2 p.

32. FS 95-107 Fisher, G.T. , Selected herbicides in major streams in the Potomac River Basin upstream from Washington, D.C., 4 p.

33. FS 95-064 Toxic substances, Hydrology Program

34. FS 95-061 National Hazards Programs and lessons learned for reducing risk.

35. FS 95-059 Water-Managing a natural resource

36. FS 95-058 Groundwater studies

37. FS 95-057 National Water Use Information Program

38. FS 95-055 Chesapeake Bay: Measuring Pollution Reduction, 2 p.

39. FS 95-054 USGS: Bio remediation - Nature's way to a cleaner environment.

40. FS 95-052 Federal-State Co-op Water Resources Program

41. FS 95-020 U.S. Geological Survey Programs in Maryland and the District of Columbia, 4 p.

42. FS 95-008 U.S. Geological Survey Programs in Delaware, 2 p.

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