GROUND WATER ATLAS of the UNITED STATES
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands
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Alaska

Regional Summary

Barnwell, W.W., and Boning, C W., 1968, Water resources and surficial geology of the Mendenhall Valley, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-259, scale 1:63,360, 6 sheets.

Barnwell, W.W., George, R.S., Dearborn, L.L., Weeks, J.B., and Zenone, Chester, 1972, Water for Anchorage -An atlas of the water resources of the Anchorage area, Alaska: Anchorage, Alaska, City of Anchorage and the Greater Anchorage Area Borough, 77 p.

Beikman, H.M., 1980, Geologic map of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:2,500,000, 2 sheets.

Cederstrom, D.J., 1963, Ground-water resources of the Fairbanks area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1590, 84 p.

Cederstrom, D.J., Trainer, F.W., and Waller, R.M., 1964, Geology and ground-water resources of the Anchorage area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1773, 108 p.

Detterman, R.L., Miller, T.P., Yount, M.E., and Wilson, F.H., 1981, Quaternary geologic map of the Chignik and Sutwik Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-1292, scale 1:250,000, 1 sheet.

Emery, P.A., Jones, S.H., and Glass, R.L., 1985, Water resources of the Copper River basin, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-686, 3 sheets.

Ferrians, O.J., Jr., 1965, Permafrost map of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-445, scale 1:2,500,000, 1 sheet.

Ferrians, O.J., Jr., Kachadoorian, Rueben, and Greene, G.W., 1969, Permafrost and related engineering problems in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 678, 37 p.

Feulner, A.J., Childers, J.M., and Norman, V.W., 1971, Water resources of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, unnumbered, 60 p.

Gebert, W.A., Graczyk, D.J., and Krug, W.R., 1987, Average annual runoff in the United States, 1951-80: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-710, scale 1:7,500,000, 1 sheet.

Gehrels, G.E., and Berg, H.C., 1992, Geologic map of southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-1867, scale 1:600,000, 1 sheet.

Gryc, George, 1985, The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska-Earth-science considerations: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1240-C, 94 p.

Hopkins, D.M., Karlstrom, T.N.V., and others, 1955, Permafrost and ground water in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 264-F, p. 116-164.

Jones, S.H., and Fahl, C.B., 1994, Magnitude and frequency of floods in Alaska and conterminous basins of Canada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4179, 122 p.

Karlstrom, K.M.V., and others, 1964, Surficial geology of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-357, scale 1:1,584,000, 2 sheets.

McConaghy, J.A., 1970, Reconnaissance of water resources in the Haines-Port Chilkoot area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 626, 16 p.

McConaghy, J.A., and Bowman, W.N., 1971, Water resources of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, unnumbered, 62 p.

Merritt, R.D., and Hawley, C.C., 1986, Map of Alaska's coal resources: Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Special Report 37, scale 1:2,500,000, 1 sheet.

Nelson, G.L., and Johnson, P.R., 1981, Ground-water reconnaissance of part of the lower Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Open-File Report 81-905, 32 p.

Plafker, George, and Berg, H.C., 1994, eds., The geology of Alaska: Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. G-1, 1,066 p.

Sloan, C.E., and VanEverdingen, R.O., 1988, Region 8, Permafrost region, in Back, William, Rosenshein, J.S., and Seaber, P.R., eds., Hydrology, v. O-2, The geology of North America, Geological Society of America, p. 263-270.

Solley, W.B., Pierce, R.R., and Perlman, H.A., 1993, Estimated use of water in the United States in 1990: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1081, 76 p.

Trainer, F.W., 1960, Geology and ground-water resources of the Matanuska Valley agricultural area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1494, 116 p.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1985, National water summary 1984-Hydrologic events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2275, 467 p.

_______1986, National water summary 1985-Hydrologic events and surface-water resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2300, 506 p.

_______1988, National water summary 1988-Hydrologic events and ground-water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2325, 560 p.

_______1990, National water summary 1987-Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.

Wahrhaftig, Clyde, 1965, The physiographic provinces of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 482, 52 p.

Waller, R.M., Feulner, A.J., and Morris, D.A., 1968, Water resources and surficial geology of the Homer area, south-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-187, scale 1:63,360, 1 sheet.

Williams, J.R., 1970, Ground water in the permafrost regions of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 696, 83 p.

Zenone, Chester, and Anderson, G.S., 1978, Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resources-Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 813-P, 28 p.

Unconsolidated-deposit aquifers

Anderson, G.S., 1970, Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Tanana Basin, central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-319, 4 plates, various scales.

Barnwell, W.W., George, R.S., Dearborn, L.L., Weeks, J.B., and Zenone, Chester, 1972, Water for Anchorage - An atlas of the water resources of the Anchorage area, Alaska: Anchorage, Alaska, City of Anchorage and Greater Anchorage Area Borough, 77 p.

Brabets, Timothy P., Nelson, Gordon, L., Dorava, Joseph, M., and Milner, Alexander, M., 1999, Water-Quality Assessment of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska-Environmental Setting: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 99-4025, 65 p.

Cederstrom, D.J., 1963, Ground-water resources of the Fairbanks area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1590, 84 p.

Freethey, G.W., and Scully, D.R., 1980, Water resources of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-620, 4 sheets, scale 1:1,000,000.

McConaghy, J.A., and Bowman, W.N., 1971, Water resources of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, unnumbered, 62 p.

Nakanishi, A.S., and Dorava, J.M., 1994, Overview of environmental and hydrologic conditions at Tanana, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-527, 16 p.

Nelson, G.L., 1978, Hydrologic information for land-use planning, Fairbanks vicinity, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-959, 47 p.

Waller, R.M., 1964, Hydrology of effects of increased ground-water pumping in the Anchorage area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1779-D, 36 p.

Whiteman, K.J., Molenaar, Dee, Burtleson, G.C., and Jacoby, J.M., 1983, Occurrence, quality, and use of ground water in Orcas, San Juan, Lopez, and Shaw Islands, San Juan County, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4109, scale 1:62,500, 12 sheets.

Wilcox, D.E., 1980, Geohydrology of the Delta-Clearwater area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-92, 26 p.

Bedrock aquifers

Jones, S.H., Madison, R.J., and Zenone, Chester, 1978, Water resources of the Kodiak-Shelikof subregion, south-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-612, various scales, 2 sheets.

Nelson, G.L., 1985, Results of test drilling and hydrogeology of Capps coal field, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4144, 23 p.

Nelson, G.L., and Johnson, P.R., 1981, Ground-water reconnaissance of part of the lower Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Open-File Report 81-905, 32 p.

Waller, R.M., Feulner, A.J., and Morris, D.A., 1968, Water resources and surficial geology of the Homer area, south-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-187, scale 1:63,360, 1 sheet.

Geothermal water

Liss, S.A., Motyka, R.J., and Nye, C.J., 1989, Alaska geothermal bibliography: Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 88-18, 44 p.

Lunis, B.C., 1990, Geopressured-geothermal direct use developments, in Geothermal Resources Council, International Symposium on Geothermal Energy: Davis, California, Transactions, v. 14, pt. I, p. 531-536.

Miller, T.P., 1994, Geothermal resources of Alaska, in Plafker, George, and Berg, H.C., eds., The Geology of Alaska: Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. G-1, p. 979-987.

Motyka, R.L., and Moorman, M.A., 1987, Geothermal resources of southeastern Alaska: Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 93, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Muffler, L.P., ed., 1979, Assessment of geothermal resources of the United States, 1978: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 790, 163 p.

Hawaii

Regional Summary

Dale, R.H., and Takasaki, K.J., 1976, Probable effects of increasing pumpage from the Schofield ground-water body, island of Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-47, 45 p.

Davis, D.A., and Yamanaga, George, 1973, Water resources summary, island of Hawaii: State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources Report R47, 42 p.

Ekern, P.C., and Chang, Jen-Hu, 1985, Pan evaporation: State of Hawai'i, 1894-1983: State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources Report R74, 172 p.

Giambelluca, T.W., 1983, Water balance of the Pearl Harbor-Honolulu Basin, Hawai'i, 1946-75: University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center Technical Report no. 151, 151 p.

Giambelluca, T.W., Leung, Chi-Kin, and Konda, Ronald, 1987, Hawai'i groundwater contamination data base: University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center Special Report 12:18:87, 1,130 p.

Giambelluca, T.W., Nullet, M.A., and Schroeder, T.A., 1986, Rainfall atlas of Hawai'i: State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources Report R76, 267 p.

Gingerich, S.B., 1999, Ground water and surface water in the Haiku area, Maui, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4142, 37 p.

Hirashima, G.T., 1965, Effects of water withdrawals by tunnels, Waihee Valley, Oahu, Hawaii: State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources Report R28, 38 p.

_______1971, Tunnels and dikes of the Koolau Range, Oahu, Hawaii, and their effect on storage depletion and movement of ground water: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1999-M, 21 p.

Holcomb, R.T., Reiners, P.W., Nelson, B.K., and Sawyer, N.-L..E., 1997, Evidence for two shield volcanoes exposed on the island of Kauai, Hawaii: Geology, v. 25, no. 9, p. 811-814.

Hunt, C.D., Jr., 1996, Geohydrology of the island of Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1412-B, 54 p.

Hunt, C.D., Jr., Ewart, C.J., and Voss, C.I., 1988, Region 27, Hawaiian Islands, in Back, William, Rosenshein, J.S., and Seaber, P.R., eds., Hydrogeology: The Geology of North America, Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colorado, v. O-2, p. 255-262.

Izuka, S.K., and Gingerich, S.B., 1998, Ground water in the southern Lihue Basin, Kauai, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4031, 71 p.

Langenheim, V.A.M., and Clague, D.A., 1987, The Hawaiian-Emperor volcanic chain, part II, Stratigraphic framework of volcanic rocks of the Hawaiian islands, in Decker, R.W., Wright, T.L., and Stauffer, P.H., eds., Volcanism in Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1350, v. 1, p. 55-84.

Macdonald, G.A., Davis, D.A., and Cox, D.C., 1960, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Kauai, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 13, 212 p.

Macdonald, G.A., Abbott, A.T., and Peterson, F.L., 1983, Volcanoes in the sea: The geology of Hawaii (2nd ed.): Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press, 517 p.

Oki, D.S., 1997, Modeling the effects of pumping, barometric pressure, and ocean tides on ground-water levels in northern Oahu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii, Ph.D. dissertation, 321 p.

_______1998, Geohydrology of the central Oahu, Hawaii, ground-water flow system and numerical simulation of the effects of additional pumping: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4276, 132 p.

Oki, D.S., and Giambelluca, T.W., 1987, DBCP, EDB, and TCP contamination of ground water in Hawaii: Ground Water, v. 25, no. 6, p. 693-702.

Presley, T.K., Sinton, J.M., and Pringle, Malcolm, 1997, Postshield volcanism and catastrophic mass wasting of the Waianae Volcano, Oahu, Hawaii: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 58, p. 597-616.

Sanderson, Marie, 1993, Prevailing trade winds, weather and climate in Hawai'i: Honolulu, Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press, 126 p.

Seckel, G.R., 1962, Atlas of the oceanographic climate of the Hawaiian Islands region: Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fishery Bulletin 193, from Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service, v. 61, p. 371-427.

Shade, P.J., 1995a, Water budget for the island of Kauai, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4128, 25 p.

_______1995b, Water budget for the Kohala area, island of Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4114, 19 p.

_______1996, Water budget for the Lahaina District, island of Maui, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4238, 27 p.

_______1997a, Water budget for the Iao area, island of Maui, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4244, 25 p.

_______1997b, Water budget for the island of Molokai, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4155, 20 p.

Souza, W.R., and Voss, C.I., 1987, Analysis of an anisotropic coastal aquifer system using variable-density flow and solute transport simulation: Journal of Hydrology, v. 92, p. 17-41.

State of Hawaii, 1966, Water resources development, Molokai: Department of Land and Natural Resources Bulletin B16, 69 p.

_______1996, The State of Hawaii data book 1996, a statistical abstract: Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, accessed July 23, 1998, at URL http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/db96/.

_______1997, The groundwater contamination maps for the State of Hawaii, 1997: Department of Health, September 1997, accessed July 23, 1998, at URL http://www.hawaii.gov/health/ei/conmaps.htm.

Stearns, H.T., 1940, Geology and ground-water resources of the islands of Lanai and Kahoolawe, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 6, 177 p.

_______1946, Geology of the Hawaiian Islands: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 8, 106 p.

_______1947, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Niihau, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 12, 53 p.

Stearns, H.T., and Macdonald, G.A., 1942, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Maui, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 7, 344 p.

_______1946, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 9, 363 p.

_______1947, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Molokai, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 11, 113 p.

Stearns, H.T., and Vaksvik, K.N., 1935, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Oahu, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 1, 479 p.

Takasaki, K.J., 1978, Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resources-Hawaii region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 813-M, 29 p.

_______1993, Ground water in Kilauea Volcano and adjacent areas of Mauna Loa Volcano, island of Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-82, 28 p.

Takasaki, K.J., and Mink, J.F., 1982, Water resources of southeastern Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-628, 89 p.

_______1985, Evaluation of major dike-impounded ground-water reservoirs, island of Oahu: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2217, 77 p.

Thomas, Donald, Cox, Malcolm, Erlandson, Dale, and Kajiwara, Leslie, 1979, Potential geothermal resources in Hawaii: a preliminary regional survey: Hawaii Institute of Geophysics report HIG-79-4, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 103 p.

Visher, F.N., and Mink J.F., 1964, Ground-water resources in southern Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1778, 133 p.

Wolfe, E.W., and Morris, Jean, 1996, Geologic map of the island of Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2524-A, 3 sheets, scale 1:100,000.

Zones, C.P., 1963, Preliminary report on the ground-water resources of the Waianae area, Oahu, Hawaii: State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources Circular C16, 12 p.

Volcanic-rock aquifers

Hunt, C.D., Jr., 1996, Geohydrology of the island of Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1412-B, 54 p.

Langenheim, V.A.M., and Clague, D.A., 1987, The Hawaiian-Emperor volcanic chain, part II, Stratigraphic framework of volcanic rocks of the Hawaiian islands, in Decker, R.W., Wright, T.L., and Stauffer, P.H., eds., Volcanism in Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1350, v. 1, p. 55-84.

Meyer, William, and Souza, W.R., 1995, Factors that control the amount of water that can be diverted to wells in a high-level aquifer in Herrmann, Raymond, Sidle, R.C., Back, William, and Johnson, A.I., eds., Water resources and environmental hazards: Emphasis on hydrologic and cultural insight in the Pacific Rim, Proceedings of the American Water Resources Association Annual Summer Symposium, Herndon, Virginia, TPS-95-2, p. 207-216.

Miller, M.E., Green, R.E., Peterson, F.L., Jones, R.C., and Loague, Keith, 1988, Hydrogeologic characteristics of subsoil and saprolite and their relation to contaminant transport, Central O'ahu, Hawai'i: University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center Technical Report no. 178, 76 p.

Stearns, H.T., 1940, Geology and ground-water resources of the islands of Lanai and Kahoolawe, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 6, 177 p.

_______1946, Geology of the Hawaiian Islands: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 8, 112 p.

_______1947, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Niihau, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 12, 53 p.

State of Hawaii, 1998, Ground-water index and summary: Department of Land and Natural Resources, Commission on Water Resource Management electronic database.

Stearns, H.T., and Macdonald, G.A., 1942, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Maui, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 7, 344 p.

_______1946, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 9, 363 p.

_______1947, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Molokai, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 11, 113 p.

Stearns, H.T., and Vaksvik, K.N., 1935, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Oahu, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 1, 479 p.

Takasaki, K.J., 1978, Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resources-Hawaii region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 813-M, 29 p.

Takasaki, K.J., and Mink, J.F., 1985, Evaluation of major dike-impounded ground-water reservoirs, island of Oahu: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2217, 77 p.

Takasaki, K.J., and Valenciano, Santos, 1969, Water in the Kahuku area, Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1874, 59 p.

Oahu regional aquifer system

Ewart, C.J., 1986, Oahu island regional aquifer-system study, Hawaii, in Sun, R.J., ed., Regional Aquifer-System Analysis Program of the U.S. Geological Survey-Summary of projects, 1978-84: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1002, p. 195-204.

Hirashima, G.T., 1965, Effects of water withdrawals by tunnels, Waihee Valley, Oahu, Hawaii: State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources Report R28, 38 p.

_______1971, Tunnels and dikes of the Koolau Range, Oahu, Hawaii, and their effect on storage depletion and movement of ground water: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1999-M, 21 p.

Hunt, C.D., Jr., 1996, Geohydrology of the island of Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1412-B, 54 p.

Oki, D.S., 1998, Geohydrology of the central Oahu, Hawaii, ground-water flow system and numerical simulation of the effects of additional pumping: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4276, 132 p.

Nichols, W.D., Shade, P.J., and Hunt, C.D., Jr., 1996, Summary of the Oahu, Hawaii, regional aquifer-system analysis: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1412-A, 61 p.

Roseanau, J.C., Lubke, E.R., and Nakahara, R.H., 1971, Water resources of north-central Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1899-D, 40 p.

Shade, P.J., and Nichols, W.D., 1996, Water budget and the effects of land-use changes on ground-water recharge, Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1412-C, 38 p.

Stearns, H.T., 1940, Supplement to the geology and ground-water resources of the island of Oahu, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 5, 164 p.

Stearns, H.T., and Vaksvik, K.N., 1935, Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Oahu, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin 1, 479 p.

Takasaki, K.J., 1971, Ground water in the Waianae District, Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-358, 2 map sheets, scale 1:62,500.

Takasaki, K.J., Hirashima, G.T., and Lubke, E.R., 1969, Water resources of windward Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1894, 119 p.

Takasaki, K.J., and Mink, J.F., 1982, Water resources of southeastern Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-628, 89 p.

_______1985, Evaluation of major dike-impounded ground-water reservoirs, island of Oahu: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2217, 77 p.

Takasaki, K.J., and Valenciano, Santos, 1969, Water in the Kahuku area, Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1874, 59 p.

Visher, F.N., and Mink, J.F., 1964, Ground-water resources in southern Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1778, 133 p.

Wentworth, C.K., 1951, Geology and ground-water resources of the Honolulu-Pearl Harbor area, Oahu, Hawaii: Board of Water Supply, City and County of Honolulu, 111 p.

Ground-water problems

Dale, R.H., 1967, Land use and its effect on the basal water supply, Pearl Harbor area, Oahu, Hawaii, 1931-65: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-267, 2 sheets.

Eyre, P.R., 1983, The effects of pumpage, irrigation return, and regional ground-water flow on the water quality of Waiawa water tunnel, Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4097, 44 p.

Souza, W.R., and Meyer, William, 1995, Numerical simulation of regional changes in ground-water levels and in the freshwater-saltwater interface induced by increased pumpage at Barbers Point shaft, Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4206, 47 p.

Takasaki, K.J., and Valenciano, Santos, 1969, Water in the Kahuku area, Oahu, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1874, 59 p.

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Regional Summary

Briggs, R.P., and Akers, J.P., 1965, Hydrogeologic map of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-197, scale 1:240,000, 1 sheet.

Cederstrom, D.J., 1950, Geology and ground water resources of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 1067, 117 p.

Gebert, W.H., Graczyk, D.J., and Krug, W.R., 1987, Average annual runoff in the United States, 1951-80: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas 710, scale 1:7,500,000, 1 sheet.

Gill, I.P., and Hubbard, D.K., 1986, Subsurface geology of the St. Croix carbonate rock system: Caribbean Research Institute, College of the Virgin Islands Technical Report No. 26, 69 p.

Gill, I.P., Hubbard, D.K., McLaughlin, P.P., and Moore, C.H., 1989, Sedimentological and tectonic evolution of Tertiary St. Croix, in Hubbard, D.K., ed., Terrestrial and marine geology of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: Teague Bay, St. Croix, West Indies Laboratory, Special Publication No. 8, p. 49-71.

Giusti, E.V., 1968, Water resources of the Juana Díaz area, Puerto Rico-A preliminary appraisal, 1966: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Water Resources Bulletin 8, 43 p.

Glover, Lynn, III, 1971, Geology of the Coamo Area, Puerto Rico, and its relation to the volcanic arc trench association: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 636, 102 p.

Gómez Gómez, Fernando, 1987, Planning report for the Caribbean Islands regional aquifer system analysis project: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 86-4074, 50 p.

_______1991, Hydrochemistry of the South Coastal Plain aquifer system of Puerto Rico and its relation to surface water recharge, in Gómez Gómez, Fernando, Quiñones-Aponte, Vincente, and Johnson, A.I., eds., Regional aquifer systems of the United States-Aquifers of the Caribbean Islands: American Water Resources Association Monograph Series 15, p. 57-75.

Gómez Gómez, Fernando, Dacosta, Rafael, and Orona, Miguel, 1983, Estimated water use in Puerto Rico, 1980: U.S. Geological Survey Water Use Information Program, Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources, Miscellaneous Map Series, 1 sheet.

Gómez Gómez, Fernando, and Heisel, J.E., 1980, Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground water resources-Caribbean region: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 813-U, 32 p.

Jordan, D.G., 1972, Land use effect on the water regimen of the U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 800-D, p. D211-D216.

Monroe, W.H., 1976, The karst landforms of Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 899, 69 p.

_______1980, Geology of the middle Tertiary formations of Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 953, 93 p.

Moussa, M.T., and Seiglie, G.A., 1970, Revision of mid Tertiary stratigraphy of southwestern Puerto Rico: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 54, no. 10, p. 1,887 1,893.

_______1975, Stratigraphy and petroleum possibilities of middle Tertiary rocks in Puerto Rico: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 59, no. 1, p. 163-168.

Moussa, M.T., Seiglie, G.A., Meyerhoff, A.A., and Taner, Ifran, 1987, The Quebradillas Limestone (Miocene-Pliocene), northern Puerto Rico, and tectonics of northeastern Caribbean margin: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 99, p. 427-439.

Renken, R.A., Ward, W.C., Gill, I.P., and Rodríguez Martínez, Jesús, and others, in press, Geology and hydrology of the Caribbean Islands aquifer system of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1419.

Seiglie, G.A., and Moussa, M.T., 1984, Late Oligocene-Pliocene transgressive regressive cycles of sedimentation in northwestern Puerto Rico, in Schlee, J.S., ed., Interregional unconformities and hydrocarbon accumulation: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 36, p. 89-95.

Torres González, Arturo, and Díaz, J.R., 1984, Water resources of the Sabana Seca to Vega Baja area, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 82-4115, 53 p.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1986, National water summary 1985-Hydrologic events and surface water resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2300, 506 p.

_______1988, National water summary 1986-Hydrologic events and ground water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2325, 560 p.

_______1990, National water summary 1987-Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.

Ward, P.E., and Jordan, D.G., 1963, Water resources of the Virgin Islands-A preliminary appraisal, 1963: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report, unnumbered, 44 p.

Ward, P.E., and Truxes, L.S., 1964, Water wells in Puerto Rico: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Water Resources Bulletin 3, 248 p.

Ward, W.C., Scharlach, R.A., and Hartley, J.R., 1991, Controls on porosity and permeability in subsurface Tertiary carbonate rocks of northern Puerto Rico, in Gómez Gómez, Fernando, Quinones Aponte, Vicente, and Johnson, A.I., eds., Regional aquifer systems of the United States-Aquifers of the Caribbean Islands: American Water Resources Association Monograph Series 15, p. 17-23.

Whetten, J.T., 1966, Geology of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: Geological Society of America Memoir 98, p. 179-238.

Alluvial valley aquifer

Adolphson, D.G., Seijo, M.A., and Robison, T.M., 1977, Water resources of the Maunabo Valley, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 115-76, 38 p.

Crooks, H.H., Grossman, I.G., Bogart, D.B., 1968, Water resources of the Guayanilla Yauco area, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Water Resources Bulletin 5, 55 p.

Gómez Gómez, Fernando, 1984, Water resources of the lower Río Grande de Manatí Valley, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 83-4199, 42 p.

Graves, R.P., 1989, Water resources of the Humacao Naguabo area, eastern Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 87-4088, 69 p.

_______1991, Ground water resources in Lajas Valley, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 89-4182, 55 p.

Grossman, I.G., Bogart, D.B., Crooks, J.W., and Díaz, J.R., 1972, Water resources of the Tallaboa Valley, Puerto Rico: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Water Resources Bulletin 7, 115 p.

Puig, J.C., and Rodriguez, J.M., 1993, Ground water resources of the Caguas-Juncos Valley, Puerto Rico, with a section on General geology, by Jésus Rodríguez Martínez: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 91-4079, 52 p.

Quiñones Aponte, Vicente, 1986a, Water resources of the lower Río Grande de Arecibo Valley: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 85-4160, 38 p.

_______1986b, Simulation of ground water flow in the Río Yauco alluvial valley, Yauco, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 85-4179, 32 p.

South Coast aquifer

Briggs, R.P., and Akers, J.P., 1965, Hydrogeologic map of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-197, 1 sheet, scale 1:240,000, 1 sheet.

Dacosta, Rafael, and Gómez Gómez, Fernando, 1987, Potentiometric surface of the alluvial aquifer and hydrologic conditions in the Guayama quadrangle, Puerto Rico, March 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 87-4162, 1 sheet.

Gómez Gómez, Fernando, 1987, Planning report for the Caribbean Islands regional aquifer system analysis project: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 86-4074, 50 p.

---1991, Hydrochemistry of the South Coastal Plain aquifer system of Puerto Rico and its relation to surface water recharge, in Gómez Gómez, Fernando, Qui-ñones Aponte, Vicente, and Johnson, A.I., eds., Regional aquifer systems of the United States-Aquifers of the Caribbean Islands: American Water Resources Association Monograph Series 15, p. 57-75.

Gómez Gómez, Fernando, and Guzmán Ríos, Senen, 1982, Reconnaissance of ground water quality throughout Puerto Rico, September-October, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 82-332, 1 sheet.

McClymonds, N.E., 1972, Water resources of the Ponce area, Puerto Rico: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Water Resources Bulletin 14, 26 p.

Quiñones Aponte, Vicente, and Gómez Gómez, Fernando, 1987, Potentiometric surface of the alluvial aquifer and hydrologic conditions in the Salinas quadrangle, Puerto Rico, March 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4161, 1 sheet.

Renken, R.A., Díaz, Pedro, Gómez Gómez, Fernando, and Quiñones Aponte, Vicente, 1990, A hydrologic excursion to Puerto Rico's southern plain: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 90-365, 24 p.

Renken, R.A., Gómez Gómez, Fernando, Quiñones Aponte, Vicente, and Dacosta, Rafael, 1995, Structure and depositional patterns and their influence on the hydraulic conductivity of fan deltas in southern Puerto Rico, in Miller, R.L., Escalante, G., Reinemund, J.A., and Bergin, M.J., eds., Energy and Mineral Potential of the Central-American-Caribbean Region, Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral resources, Earth Science Series, Springer-Verlag, v. 16, p. 369-377.

Renken, R.A., Ward, W.C., Gill, I.P., and Rodríguez Martínez, Jesús, and others, in press, Geology and hydrology of the Caribbean Islands aquifer system of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1419.

Román Más, Angel, and Ramos Ginés, Orlando, 1987, Elevation of the water table surface for the alluvial aquifer and hydrologic conditions in the Santa Isabel-Juana Díaz area, Puerto Rico, March 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 87-4123, 2 sheets.

Torres González, Sigfredo, and Gómez Gómez, Fernando, 1987, Potentiometric surface of the alluvial aquifer and hydrologic conditions in the central Aquirre quadrangle, Puerto Rico, March 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 87-4160, 1 sheet.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1990, National water summary, 1987-Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.

North Coast Limestone aquifer system

Giusti, E.V., 1978, Hydrogeology of the karst of Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1012, 68 p.

Gómez Gómez, Fernando, 1987, Planning report for the Caribbean Islands regional aquifer system analysis project: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 86-4074, 50 p.

Monroe, W.H., 1976, The karst landforms of Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 899, 69 p.

_______1980, Geology of the middle Tertiary formations of Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 953, 93 p.

Moussa, M.T., and Seiglie, G.A., 1970, Revision of mid-Tertiary stratigraphy of southwestern Puerto Rico: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 54, no. 10, p. 1,887-1,893.

_______1975, Stratigraphy and petroleum possibilities of middle Tertiary rocks in Puerto Rico: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 59, no. 1, p. 163-168.

Renken, R.A., and Gómez Gómez, Fernando, 1994, Potentiometric surfaces of the upper and lower aquifers, North Coast Limestone aquifer system, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 93-499 16 p.

Renken, R.A., Rodríguez Martínez, Jesús, and Gómez Gómez, Fernando, in press, Hydrogeologic framework of the U.S. Caribbean Islands in Renken, R.A., Ward, W.C., Gill, I.P., and Rodríguez Martínez, Jesús, and others, Geology and hydrology of the Caribbean Islands aquifer system of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1419.

Renken, R.A., Ward, W.C., Gill, I.P., and Rodríguez Martínez, Jesús, and others, in press, Geology and hydrology of the Caribbean Islands aquifer system of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1419.

Rodríquez Martínez, Jesús, 1991, The hydrogeologic framework of the northern coastal province aquifer system of Puerto Rico, in Gómez Gómez, Fernando, Quiñones Aponte, Vicente, and Johnson, A.I., eds., Regional aquifer systems of the United States-Aquifers of the Caribbean Islands: American Water Resources Association Monograph 15, p. 5-16.

Román Más, Angel, and Lee, R.W., 1987, Geochemical evolution of waters within the North Coast limestone aquifer of Puerto Rico-A conceptualization based on a flow path in the Barceloneta area: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 86-4080, 28 p.

Seiglie, F.A., and Moussa, M.T., 1984, Late Oligocene-Pliocene transgressive regressive cycles of sedimentation in northwestern Puerto Rico, in Schlee, J.S., ed., Interregional unconformities and hydrocarbon accumulation: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 36, p. 89-95.

Torres González, Arturo, and Díaz, J.R., 1984, Water resources of the Sabana Seca to Vega Baja area, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 82-4115, 53 p.

Torres González, Auturo, and Wolansky, R.M., 1984, Planning report for the comprehensive appraisal of the ground water resources of the north coast limestone area of Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Data Report 84-427, 32 p.

Torres González, Sigfredo, Planert, Michael, and Rodríguez, J.M., 1996, Hydrogeology and simulation of ground-water flow in the upper aquifer of the Río Grande de Manatí area, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 95-4286, 102 p.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1990, National water summary 1987-Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.

Ward, W.C., Scharlach, R.A., and Hartley, J.R., 1991, Controls on porosity and permeability in subsurface Tertiary carbonate rocks of northern Puerto Rico, in Gómez-Gómez, Fernando, Quiñones Aponte, Vincente, and Johnson, A.I., eds., Regional aquifer systems of the United States-Aquifers of the Caribbean Islands: American Water Resources Association Monograph 15, p. 17-23.

Ward, W.C., Scharlach, R.A., and Hartley, J.R., in press, Geology of the North Coast ground water province of Puerto Rico, in Renken, R.A., Ward, W.C., Gill, I.P., Rodrí-guez Martínez, Jesús, and Gómez-Gómez, Fernando, Geology and hydrogeology of the Caribbean Islands aquifer system of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey professional Paper 1419.

Kingshill aquifer

Cederstrom, D.J., 1950, Geology and ground water resources of St. Croix: U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 1067, 117 p.

Gill, I.P., and Hubbard, D.K., 1986, Subsurface geology of the St. Croix carbonate rock system: Caribbean Research Institute, College of the Virgin Islands Technical Report No. 26, 86 p.

______1987, Subsurface geology of the St. Croix carbonate system-phase II: Caribbean Research Institute, College of the Virgin Islands Technical Report No. 28, 79 p.

Gill, I.P., Hubbard, D.K., McLaughlin, P.P., and Moore, C.H., 1989, Sedimentological and tectonic evolution of Tertiary St. Croix, in Hubbard, D.K., Terrestrial and marine geology of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: Teague Bay, St. Croix, West Indies Laboratory, Special Publication Number 8, p. 49-71.

Gill, I.P., Hubbard, D.K., McLaughlin, P.P., and Moore, C.H., in press, Geology of central St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in Renken, R.A., Ward, W.C., Gill, I.P., Rodríguez Martínez, Jesús, and others, Geology and hydrogeology of the Caribbean Islands aquifer system of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1419.

Hendrickson, G.E., 1963, Ground water for public supply in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 1663-D, 27 p.

Jordan, D.G., 1975, A survey of the water resources of St. Croix, Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report, unnumbered, 51 p.

Robison, T.M., 1972, Ground water in central St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report, unnumbered, 18 p.

Torres González, Sigfredo, and Rodríguez del Río, Felix, 1990, Potentiometric surface of the Kingshill aquifer and hydrologic conditions: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4085, 1 sheet.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1990, National water summary, 1987-Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.

Ward, P.E., and Jordan, D.G., 1963, Water resources of the Virgin Islands-A preliminary appraisal, 1963: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report, unnumbered, 44 p.

Whetten, J.T., 1966, Geology of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: Geological Society of America Memoir 98, p. 179-238.

Minor aquifers

Cosner, O.J., 1972, Water in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report, unnumbered, 46 p.

Graves, R.P., 1992, Geohydrology of the Aguirre and Pozo Hondo areas, southern Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 91-4142, 43 p.

Jordan, D.G., 1975, A survey of the water resources of St. Croix, Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report, unnumbered, 51 p.

Jordan, D.G., and Cosner, O.J., 1973, A survey of the water resources of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report, unnumbered, 55 p.

Jordan, D.G., and Gilbert, B.K., 1976, Water supply and waste disposal, Culebra, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations 3-76, 31 p.

U.S. Geological Survey, 1985, National water summary 1984-Hydrologic events, selected water quality trends and ground water resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2275, 467 p.


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