Hydrology of Area 5, Eastern Coal Province, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6206018

Herb, W J; Shaw, L C; Brown, D E

The Eastern Coal Province is divided into 24 separate reporting areas. The divisions are based upon hydrologic factors, location, size, and mining activity. Hydrologic units (drainage basins) or parts of units are combined to form each area. Area 5, in the northern part of the Eastern Coal Province, is comprised of the 7384 square-mile Monongahela River basin. Coal production in Area 5 counties gradually declined from 70 million tons in 1975 to 67 million tons in 1977, and then dropped to 57 million tons in 1978. A special network was established to collect hydrologic data in coal-bearing areas. One hundred thirty-four synoptic sites and 11 continuous-record stations were established in Area 5. Streamflow, water-quality, and sediment data are generally collected two or three times per year at the synoptic sites and six to nine times per year at the continuous-record sites. Samples are analyzed for specific conductance, pH, acidity, alkalinity, dissolved and total iron, dissolved and total manganese, dissolved sulfate, residue on evaporation, suspended sediment, common constituents, minor elements, bed-material metals, and coal in bed material. Benthic invertebrates are identified. The US Geological Survey identifies and improves access to existing water data through: the National Water Data Exchange, the national Water Data Storage and Retrieval System, and the Office of Water Data Coordination.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Harrisburg, PA (USA). Water Resources Div.
• OSTI ID: 6206018
• Report Number(s): USGS/WRI/OFR-81-538; ON: TI85901092
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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