Surges in natural stream channels
S. E. Rantz
1961, Water Supply Paper 1369-C
Energy losses, associated with abrupt enlargements in pipes; with special reference to the influence of boundary roughness
Carl E. Kindsavter
1961, Water Supply Paper 1369-B
Time of travel of water in the Ohio River, Pittsburgh to Cincinnati
Robert E. Steacy
1961, Circular 439
This report presents a procedure for estimating the time of travel of water in the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Cincinnati, Ohio, under various river stage conditions. This information is primarily for use by civil defense officials and by others concerned with problems involving travel time of river water....
Copper-spark method for spectrochemical determination of strontium in water
Marvin W. Skougstad
1961, Water Supply Paper 1496-B
Surface water supply of the United States, 1960, Part 12, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River basin
E. L. Hendricks
1961, Water Supply Paper 1716
Quantity and quality of surface waters of Alaska, 1959
J. V. B. Wells, S. K. Love
1961, Water Supply Paper 1640
Microtime measurements in aquifer tests on open-hole artesian wells
Granville G. Wyrick, Edwin O. Floyd
1961, Water Supply Paper 1545-A
Evaluation of equipment for measurement of water level in wells of small diameter
Eugene Shuter, A.I. Johnson
1961, Circular 453
Sonic depth sounder for laboratory and field use
E.V. Richardson, Daryl B. Simons, G.J. Posakony
1961, Circular 450
The laboratory investigation of roughness in alluvial channels has led to the development of a special electronic device capable of mapping the streambed configuration under dynamic conditions. This electronic device employs an ultrasonic pulse-echo principle, similar to that of a fathometer, that utilizes microsecond techniques to give high accuracy in...
Ground-water reconnaissance of Winnemucca Lake Valley, Pershing and Washoe Counties, Nevada
Christie Paul Zones
1961, Water Supply Paper 1539-C
Floods of February-March 1961 in the southeastern states
Harry Hawthorne Barnes, William Philip Somers
1961, Circular 452
Widespread, prolonged, disastrous floods struck parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida following heavy rains Feb. 17-26, 1961. Three distinct low-pressure systems recurred in essentially the same area. Precipitation totaled more than 18 inches in some areas. Multiple floods of small streams became superimposed in the large rivers to...
Estimated use of water in the United States, 1960
K.A. MacKichan, J.C. Kammerer
1961, Circular 456
The estimated overage withdrawal use of water in the United States during 1960 was almost 270,000 mgd (million gallons per day), exclusive of water used to develop water power. This estimated use amounts to about 1,500 gpd (galIons per day) per capita. An additional 2,000,000 mgd were used to develop...
Preliminary estimate of water used in southeast river basins, 1960
Kenneth Allen MacKichan, John Craig Kammerer
1961, Circular 449
The estimated withdrawal use of water in the Southeast River Basins during 1960 was about 3,900 mgd exclusive of water used to develop waterpower and exclusive of water used by the Savannah River Plant of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. This estimated use amounts to 770 gallons per capita per...
Floods in New York, magnitude and frequency
F. Luman Robison
1961, Circular 454
This report presents a practical means of predicting the probable magnitude of floods on streams in New York State. Because of the limited amount of data on small drainage basins this method is not applicable to sites where the drainage area is less than 10 square miles or to streams...
Floods of September 6, 1960, in eastern Puerto Rico
Harry Hawthorne Barnes, Dean Butler Bogart
1961, Circular 451
The floods of September 6, 1960, were the greatest known on many streams in eastern Puerto Rico. There were 117 lives lost, 30 persons missing, and 136 injured. Total damage was estimated in excess of $7 million. Several thousand persons were forced from their homes by the floods as 484,...
Geologic reconnaissance of granitic intrusive masses at Gold Meadows, Tem Piute and Trappman's Camp, Lincoln and Nye Counties, Nevada, and comparison with the Climax Stock at the Nevada Test Site
F. N. Houser, R. E. Davis, W.L. Emerick
1961, Open-File Report 61-70
Ground-water resources--Development and management
Clyde Stuart Conover
1961, Circular 442
Time of travel of water in the Potomac River, Cumberland to Washington
James K. Searcy, Luther C. Davis
1961, Circular 438
This report introduces a graphical procedure for estimating the time required for water to travel down the Potomac River in the reach extending from Cumberland, Md., to Washington, D.C. The time of travel varies with the flow of the river; so the stage of the river at the lower end...
Progress in the application of landform analysis in studies of semiarid erosion
Stanley Alfred Schumm, R. F. Hadley
1961, Circular 437
The analysis of topographic and hydrologic data gathered during studies of erosion in semiarid areas of Western United States show the following relation: (a) Mean annual sediment yield from small drainage basins is related to a ratio of basin relief to length; (b) mean annual runoff from small drainage basins...
Floods of January-February 1959 in Indiana
Malcolm D. Hale, Richard Earl Hoggatt
1961, Circular 440
The floods of January-February 1959 in Indiana exceeded those previously known on many streams in the southeastern portion of the State in January and on several streams in the Wabash Valley during February. At least 3 lives were lost, more than 2,000 people were evacuated, and dozens of bridges were...
Reports and maps of the Geological Survey released only in the open files, 1960
Betsy A. Weld, Erwin S. Asselstine, Arthur Johnson
1961, Circular 448
Occurrence of minor elements in water
W. H. Durum, Joseph Haffty
1961, Circular 445
Three basic studies, using spectrographic methods, have been used to establish the occurrence of minor elements in natural waters. One study, of oceanborne chemicals in principal rivers, has established a method for the quantitative analysis of many minor elements. Strontium, barium, lithium, rubidium, chromium, nickel, copper, lead, boron, titanium, molybdenum,...
Core from the Irish Creek well, Ziebach County, South Dakota
Harry Allison Tourtelot, Leonard Gene Schultz
1961, Open-File Report 61-165
No abstract available....
Preliminary report on the geology and mineralogy of clays on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, with a chapter on usability tests
Leonard Gene Schultz, Howard P. Hamlin
1961, Open-File Report 61-153
Stratigraphy and origin of the Chinle formation (Upper Triassic) on the Colorado Plateau
John Harris Stewart
1961, Open-File Report 61-161
No abstract available....