Effects of coal mining on the hydrologic environment of selected stream basins in southern West Virginia. Water resources investigation
The study was undertaken to help answer questions about the effects of coal mining on streamflow characteristics, stream-water quality, ground-water flow and availability, ground-water quality, concentration, loading and types of suspended sediment in streams, and biological life in streams. Three mined basins and two unmined control basins in southern West Virginia were selected for study. The report defines the effects of coal mining on the hydrologic environment of small stream basins in southern West Virginia. It answers some of the questions that have been raised by coal companies, regulatory agencies, environmental groups, researchers, and the public. The report compares hydrologic data collected in unmined basins to data collected in deep-mined and surface-mined basins. The data include the measurement and description of precipitation, streamflow, ground-water levels, suspended sediment, stream and ground-water quality, and benthic invertebrate life in streams.
- Research Organization:
- Geological Survey, Charleston, WV (United States). Water Resources Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 5388342
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-147743/XAB; USGS/WRI-84-4300
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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