Geohydrology and susceptibility of major aquifers to surface contamination in Alabama; Area 8
J. C. Scott, R.H. Cobb, R.D. Castleberry
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4360
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, is conducting a series of geohydrologic studies to delineate the major aquifers and their susceptibility to contamination in Alabama. This report delineates and describes the geohydrology and susceptibility of the major aquifers to contamination in Area 8--Autauga,...
Geohydrology and susceptibility of Coldwater Spring and Jacksonville fault areas to surface contamination in Calhoun County, Alabama
J. C. Scott, W. F. Harris, R.H. Cobb
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4031
Coldwater Spring in eastern Calhoun County, Alabama, is one of the largest springs in Alabama. The spring, which has an average discharge of about 31 million gallons per day, supplies water for about 70,000 people in the Anniston, Alabama area. A potentiometric map of the study area indicates that the...
Geology and hydrology of the Onondaga aquifer in eastern Erie County, New York, with emphasis on ground-water-level declines since 1982
W. W. Staubitz, Todd S. Miller
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4317
The Onondaga aquifer is a nearly flat-lying, 25- to 110-foot-thick, cherty limestone with moderately developed karst features such as sinkholes, disappearing streams, and solution-widened joints. Most groundwater moves through solution-widened bedding planes, although some moves through vertical joints. The yield of water from 42 wells ranges from 3 to 100...
Helium soil gas survey of several collapse features and breccia pipes on the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona
G. Michael Reimer, Josh M. Been
1987, Open-File Report 87-14
Quaternary geologic map of the Chesapeake Bay 4 degrees x 6 degrees quadrangle, United States
Gerald M. Richmond, David S. Fullerton, David L. Weide, editor(s)
1987, IMAP 1420(NJ-18)
The Quaternary Geologic Map of the Chesapeake Bay 4? x 6? Quadrangle was mapped as part of the Quaternary Geologic Atlas of the United States. The atlas was begun as an effort to depict the areal distribution of...
Description of piezometer nests and water levels in the Rio Grande Valley near Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
S. K. Anderholm, T.F. Bullard
1987, Open-File Report 87-122
Twenty-four piezometers were installed from mid-October 1984 to mid-January 1985 in two sections of the Rio Grande valley near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Each cross section is comprised of four piezometer nests and each nest is comprised of three piezometers completed at different depths. The purpose of this report is to...
Catalog of thin sections available at the USGS Core Research Center, Denver, Colorado
D.L. Richards, T.C. Michalski
1987, Open-File Report 87-659
Preliminary hydrologic data for wells tested in Nash Draw, near the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
S. F. Richey
1987, Open-File Report 87-37
Hydrologic testing was conducted at wells WIPP-25, WIPP-26, WIPP-27, WIPP-28, WIPP-29, and WIPP-30 in Nash Draw near the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico. The three water-bearing zones tested were the Magenta Dolomite Member of the Rustler Formation, Culebra Dolomite Member of the Rustler Formation, and the...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Pennsylvania, 1986-87
R. E. Helm
R. E. Helm, editor(s)
1987, Open-File Report 87-475
The U.S. Geological Survey 's water-resources activities in Pennsylvania are described. Some activities are topics of general interest to the water resources community while others are related to current water issues. The report also describes the mission of the Water Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey, and program...
Preliminary geologic maps, cross sections, and explanation pamphlet for the Ophir and Mercur 7 1/2-minute quadrangles, Utah
E. W. Tooker
1987, Open-File Report 87-152
No abstract available....
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in North Dakota, fiscal year 1986
1987, Open-File Report 87-530
This report was prepared to inform interested Federal, State, and local agencies and private individuals of the activities of the Water Resources Division in the State. All ongoing water-resources projects in North Dakota in fiscal year 1986 are listed. Information on each project includes objectives, approach, progress in 1985, plans...
Water-resources activities of the Louisiana District in fiscal years 1986-87
E. A. Ellsworth (compiler)
1987, Open-File Report 87-225
The U.S. Geological Survey conducts three types of water resources activities in Louisiana - data collection, investigations, and research. These activities are conducted, in large part, through cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies. Water-resources activities undertaken from October 1, 1985 to September 30, 1987 are described. Specifically, the...
Report of the River Master of the Delaware River for the period December 1, 1985, to November 30, 1986
S.P. Sauer, W. E. Harkness, B. E. Krejmas, K.L. Vogel
1987, Open-File Report 87-250
A Decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1954 established the position of Delaware River Master. The Decree authorizes diversions of water from the Delaware River Basin (Figure 1) and requires compensating releases from certain reservoirs of the City of New York to be made under the...
Oil, gas, and coal resources of the McCullough Peaks Wilderness Study Area, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming
R. T. Ryder
1987, Open-File Report 87-646
Geologic map of the Chemehuevi Mountains area, San Bernardino County, California and Mohave County, Arizona
Barbara E. John
1987, Open-File Report 87-666
No abstract available....
Accumulation of selenium in benthic bivalves and fine-grained sediments of San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and selected tributaries, 1984-1986
C. Johns, S. N. Luoma
1987, Open-File Report 87-562
Fine-grained, oxidized, surface sediments and two benthic bivalves (Corbicula sp., a suspension-feeding freshwater clam, and Macoma balthica, a deposit-feeding brackish water clam) were used to examine spatial distributions of selenium within San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta and to compare riverine with local inputs of biologically available...
Rhode Island ground-water quality
H.E. Johnston, P. M. Barlow
1987, Open-File Report 87-750
Stratigraphic and sedimentologic studies of late Paleozoic strata in the Eagle Basin and northern Aspen Sub-basin, Northwest Colorado
S. Y. Johnson
1987, Open-File Report 87-286
Preliminary water-use estimates in the United States in 1985
W.B. Solley, R.R. Pierce, C.F. Merk
1987, Open-File Report 87-692
Preliminary 1985 water use estimates are tabulated by State for the Und States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. Preliminary estimates of water withdrawn from surface water and groundwater sources for offstream water use categories are presented prior to publication of the final estimates in a...
Fortran subroutines for VAX/VMS block I/O
P.J. Johnson
1987, Open-File Report 87-641
Semiquantitative spectrographic analysis of drill core from Sunbeam mine, Custer County, Idaho
K. M. Johnson
1987, Open-File Report 87-669
Pedological studies at Grays Landing terrace, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
R. B. Jacobson
1987, Open-File Report 87-128
No abstract available....
Summary of research on the effects of topographic amplification of earthquake shaking on slope stability
R.W. Jibson
1987, Open-File Report 87-268
Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Eocene Tejon Formation, western Tehachapi and San Emigdio mountains, California
Tor Helge Nilsen
1987, Professional Paper 1268
Experimental engineering-geologic and environmental-geologic maps of the conterminous United States
Dorothy H. Radbruch-Hall, Kathleen Edwards, Raymond M. Batson
1987, Bulletin 1610