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.

Professional Papers

When ordering Professional Papers, give complete number, such as P-1404-A 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 Department of the Interior-USGS. Professional papers can be purchased either as microfiche or paper copy and are available by mail from the U.S. Geological Survey, Branch of Information Services, Box 25286, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 [(303) 236-7477]. An asterisk (*) indicates that the publication is out of print and not purchasable from any official source.

1. P-1404-A Trapp, Henry, Jr., and Meisler, Harold, Geohydrologic appraisal of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain in parts of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York, 163 p.

2. P-1404-E Vroblesky, D.A., and Fleck, W.B., 1991 Hydrogeologic framework of the Coastal Plain of Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, as developed for the Northern Atlantic Regional Aquifer Systems Analysis (RASA), U.S. Geological Survey, 45 p.

3. P-1404-F Harsh, J.F., and Laczniak, R.J., 1991 Conceptualization and analysis of Groundwater flow system in the Coastal Plain of Virginia and adjacent parts of Maryland and North Carolina, 100 p.

4. P-1404-J Fleck, W.B., and Vroblesky, D.A., 1996, Simulation of Groundwater flow of the Coastal Plain aquifers in parts of Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, 41 p, 9 plates.

5. P-1003 Yorke, T.H., and Herb, W.J., 1978, Effects of urbanization on streamflow and sediment transport in the Rock Creek and Anacostia River basins, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1962-74, 71 p.

6. P-978 Cargill, S.M., Olson, A.C., Medlin, A.L., and Carter, M.D., 1976, PACER--Data entry, retrieval, and updata for the National Coal Resources Data System (Phase 1), 107 p.

7. P-977 Wolfe, J.A., 1976, Stratigraphic distribution of some pollen types from the Campanian and lower Maestrichtian rocks (Upper Cretaceous) of the Middle Atlantic States, 18 p.

8. P-910 Andrews, G.W., 1976, Miocene marine diatoms from the Choptank Formation, Calvert County, Maryland, 26 p.

9. P-881 Brown, P.M., and Reid, M.S., 1976, Geologic evaluation of waste-storage potential in selected segments of the Mesozonic aquifer system below the zone of fresh water, Atlantic Coastal Plain, North Carolina through New Jersey, 47 p.

10. P-853 McKee, E.D., Crosby, E.J., and others, 1976, Part 1, Introduction and regional analyses of the Pennsylvanian System in Paleotectonic investigations of the Pennsylvanian System in the United States., 349 p.

11. P-822 Cushing, E.M., Kantrowitz, I.H., and Taylor K.R., 1973,Water resources of the Delmarva Peninsula, 58 p.

12. P-816 Minard, J.P., 1974, Geology of the Betterton quadrangle, Kent County, Md., and a discussion of the regional stratigraphy, 27 p.

13. P-813-I Sinnott, Allen, and Cushing, E.M., 1978, Summary appraisals of the Nation's Groundwater resources Mid-Atlantic Region: Geological Survey Research, p. I1-I32.

14. P-800-C Breger, I.A., Zubovic, Peter, Chandler, J.C., 1972, Preliminary studies of colloidal substances in the water and sediments of the Chesapeake Bay: Geological Survey Research, p. C263.

15. P-800-D Flower, R.H., and Gordon, Mackenzie, Jr., 1972, New Nephriticeratidae (Nautiloidea) from the Devonian of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Indiana: Geological Survey Research, p. D45-D50.

16. P-796 Brown, P.M., Miller, J.A., and Swain, F.A., 1972, Structural and stratigraphic framework and spatial distribution of permeability of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, North Carolina to New York, 79 p.

17. P-795 Swain, F.M., and Brown, P.M., 1972, Lower Cretaceous, Jurassic (?), and Triassic Ostracoda from the Atlantic Coastal region, 55 p.

18. P-750-B Yorke, T.H., and Davis, W.J., 1971, Effects of urbanization on sediment transport in Bel Pre Creek basin, Maryland: Geological Survey Research, p. B218-B223.

19. P-750-D Johnston, R. H., 1971, Base flow as an indicator of aquifer characteristics in the Coastal Plain of Delaware: Geological Survey Research, p. D212-D215.

20. P-700-B Owens, J.P., and Stefannsson, Karl, 1970, Clay mineralogy of selected samples from the middle Miocene formations of southern Maryland: Geological Survey Research, p. B150.

21. P-700-C Herz, Norman, and Valentine, L.B., 1970, Rutile in the Harford County, Md., serpentinite belt: Geological Survey Research, p. C43.

22. P-700-D Cobban, W. A., 1971, Occurrence of the late Cretaceous ammonites Didymoceras stevensoni (Whitfield) and Exiteloceras jenneyi (Whitfield) in Delaware: Geological Survey Research, p. D71

23. P-674 Owens, J.P., Minard, J.P., Sohl, N.F., and Mello, J.F., 1970, Stratigraphy of the outcropping post-Magothy Upper Cretaceous formations in southern New Jersey and northern Delmarva Peninsula, Delaware and Maryland, 60 p.

24. P-650-C Hazel, J.E., 1969, Faunal evidence for an unconformity between the Paleocene Brightseat and Aquia Formations (Maryland and Virginia): Geological Survey Research, p. C58.

25. P-650-C Trainer, F.W., 1969, Drainage density as an indicator of base flow in part of the Potomac River basin: Geological Survey Research, p. C177.

26. P-650-D Trainer, F.W., 1970, Precipitation and base runoff, Big Pipe Creek basin, Maryland: Geological Survey Research, p. D222.

27. P-600-B Williams, O.O., 1968, Reservoir effects on downstream water temperatures in the upper Delaware River basin: Geological Survey Research, p. B195-B199.

28. P-600-C Southward, D.L., 1968, Mineralogy of a rutile- and apatite-bearing ultramafic chlorite, Harford County, Md.: Geological Survey Research, p. C38-C44.

29. P-580 U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1968, Mineral resources of the Appalachian Region, 492 p.

30. P-575-C* Hanson, R.L., 1967, Characteristics of summer baseflow of the Potomac River: Geological Survey Research, p. C212-C215.

31. P-575-D Moody, D.W., and Van Reenan, E.D., 1967, High-resolution subbottom seismic profiles of the Delaware estuary and bay mouth: Geological Survey Research, p. D247-D252.

32. P-550-C* Upson, J.E., 1966, Relationships of fresh and salty Groundwater in the northern Atlantic Coastal Plain of the United States: Geological Survey Research, p. C235-C243.

33. P-550-D* Withington, C.F., 1966, A potential source of brick clay in the Beltsville area, Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties: Geological Survey Research, p. D203-D208.

34. P-525-B Withington, C.F., 1965, Distribution of gravel in the Patuxent Formation in the Beltsville quadrangle, Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties: Geological Survey Research, p. B39-B42.

35. P-525-D* Knechtel, M.M., and Hosterman, J.W., 1965, Outlook for resumption of diatomite mining in southern Maryland and eastern Virginia: Geological Survey Research, p. D151-D155.

36. P-498-A Back, William, 1966, Hydrochemical facies and Groundwater flow patterns in northern part of Atlantic Coastal Plain: Geological Survey Research, p. A1-A42.

37. P-485-A* Sigafoos, R.S., 1964, Botanical evidence of floods and flood-plain deposition, p. A1-A35.

38. P-475-D* Cory, R.L., 1964, Environmental factors affecting attached microorganisms, Patuxent River estuary, Maryland in Short papers in geology and hydrology: Geological Survey Research, article 165, p. D194-D197.

39. P-450-C* Keller, F.J., 1962, Effect of urban growth on sediment discharge, Northwest Branch Anacostia River basin, Maryland in Short papers in geology and hydrology: Geological Survey Research, article 113, p. C129-C131.

40. P-450-D Eisenlohr, W.S., 1962, Use of short records of runoff to estimate a 25-year average runoff in the Potomac River basin in Short papers in geology and hydrology: Geological Survey Research, article 173, p. D178-D179.

41. P-450-D Feltz, H.R., and Wark, J.W., 1962, Solute degradation in the Potomac River basin in Short papers in geology and hydrology: Geological Survey Research, article 177, p. D186-D187.

42. P-450-E Giustic, E.V., and Schneider. W.J., 1962, Comparison of drainage on topographic maps of the Piedmont province in Short papers in geology, hydrology, and topography: Geological Survey Research, article 212, p. E1-E189.

43. P-424-A Geological Survey Research, 1961, Synopsis of geological and hydrologic results, p. A1-A194.

44. P-424-B Carter, R.W., 1961, Magnitude and frequency of floods in suburban areas in Short papers in the geologic and hydrologic sciences: Geological Survey Research, article 5, p. B9-B11.

45. P-424-B King, P.B., 1961, Systematic pattern of Triassic dikes in the Appalachian region in Short papers in the geologic and hydrologic sciences: Geological Survey Research, article 41, p. B93.

46. P-424-C* Sigafoos, R.S., 1961, Vegetation in relation to flood frequency near Washington, D.C. in Short papers in the geologic and hydrologic sciences: Geological Survey Research, article 238, p. C248.

47. P-424-D Griscom, Andrew and Peterson, D.L., 1961, Aeromagnetic, aeroradioactivity, and gravity investigations of Piedmont rocks in the Rockville quadrangle, Maryland in Short papers in the geologic and hydrologic sciences: Geological Survey Research, article 388, p. D267.

48. P-417-B* Hely, A.G., and Olmsted, F.H., 1963, Some relations between streamflow characteristics and the environment in the Delaware River region, p. B1-B25.

49. P-414-H* Reed, J.C., Jr., and Jolly, Janice, 1963, Crystalline rocks of the Potomac River Gorge near Washington, D.C., p. H1-H16.

50. P-400-B* Knechtel, M.M., and Hosterman, J.W., 1960, Bloating clay in Miocene strata of Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia in Short papers in the geologic and hydrologic sciences: Geological Survey Research, article 29, p. B59.

51. P-400-B* King, E.R., and Zietz, Isidore, 1960, Determination of structure in the Appalachian basin by geophysical methods in Short papers in the geologic and hydrologic sciences: Geological Survey Research, article 88, p. B199.

52. P-381* Parker, G.G., Hely, A.G., Keighton, W.B., Olmsted, F.H., and others, 1965, Water resources of the Delaware River basin, 200 p.

53. P-294-B* Hack, J.T., 1957, Studies of longitudinal stream profiles in Virginia and Maryland, p. 45-97.

54. P-267-A* Hack, J.T., 1955, Geology of the Brandywine area and origin of the upland of southern Maryland in Geology of the Brandywine area: Geological Survey Research, p. 1-43.

55. P-267-B* Nikiforoff, C.C., 1955, Hardpan soils of the Coastal Plain of southern Maryland in Geology of the Brandywine area: Geological Survey Research, p. 45-63.

56. P-263* Read, C.B., 1955, Floras of the Pocono formation and Price sandstone in parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia, 32 p.

57. P-217* Darton, N.H., 1950, Configuration of the bedrock surface of the District of Columbia and vicinity, 42p.

58. P-175-A* Cushman, J.A., and Cahill, E.D., 1933, Miocene Foraminifera of the Coastal Plain of the Eastern United States in Shorter contributions to general geology, p. A1-A50.

59. P-154* Wells, R.C., Bailey, R.K., and Henderson, E.P., 1928, Salinity of the water of Chesapeake Bay in Shorter contributions to general geology: Geological Survey Research, p. 105-152.

60. P-150* Mansfield, W.C., 1927, Notes on Pleistocene faunas from Maryland and Virginia and Pliocene and Pleistocene faunas from North Carolina in Shorter contributions to general geology: Geological Survey Research, p. 129-142.

61. P-135* Clarke, F.W., 1924, The composition of the river and lake waters of the United States, p. 199 p.

62. P-132-H* Bascom, Florence, 1925, The resuscitation of the term Bryn Mawr gravel, p. 117-119.

63. P-123* Murray, W.S., and others, 1921, A superpower system for the region between Boston and Washington, 261 p.

64. P-100* Campbell, M.R., and Bownocker, J.A., 1929, The coal fields of the United States, p. 1-33.

65. P-98-E* Berry, E.W., 1916, The physical conditions indicated by the flora of the Calvert formation in Shorter contributions to general geology: Geological Survey Research, p. 61-73.

66. P-98-J* Stephenson, L.W., 1917, North American Upper Cretaceous corals of the genus in Micrabacia: Geological Survey Research, p. 115-131.

67. P-90-B* Hunter, J.R., 1915, Erosion and sedimentation in Chesapeake Bay around the mouth of Choptank River in Shorter contributions to general geology: Geological Survey Research, p. 7-15.

68. P-72* Glenn, L.C., 1911, Denudation and erosion in the southern Appalachian region and the Monongahela basin, 137 p.

69. P-11* Ries, Heinrich, 1903, The clays of the United States east of the Mississippi River, 298 p.

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