International strategic minerals inventory summary report; cobalt
R.N. Crockett, G.R. Chapman, M.D. Forrest
1987, Circular 930-F
Major world resources of cobalt are described in this summary report of information in the International Strategic Minerals Inventory {ISMI}. ISMI is a cooperative data-collection effort of earth-science and mineral-resource agencies in Australia, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of South Africa, and the United States of America....
Roughness coefficients for densely vegetated flood plains
G.J. Arcement, V.R. Schneider
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4247
Although much research has been done on Manning 's roughness coefficients for stream channels, very little has been done on the selection of roughness values for densely vegetated flood plains. In this report four method for determining roughness coefficients for flood plains are examined and evaluated. Field data were collected...
Traveltime and dispersion in the New River, Hinton to Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
David H. Appel, S. B. Moles
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4012
Traveltime and dispersion studies were conducted on a 65-mile-long reach of the New River between Hinton and Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Four sets of measurements were made from August 1985 to May 1986 at river discharges of about 2,220, 3 ,200, 9,200, and 18,000 cu ft/sec, which correspond to flow...
Water-level records for the northern High Plains of Colorado, 1970-86
R.L. Reed
1987, Open-File Report 87-26
Water-level declines, land subsidence, and specific compaction near Apache Junction, south-central Arizona
M. C. Carpenter
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4071
No abstract available....
Preliminary assessment of water quality and its relation to hydrogeology and land use: Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, New Jersey
Cynthia Barton, E. F. Vowinkel, J. P. Nawyn
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4023
The relation of water quality to hydrogeology and land use was evaluated using analysis of water samples from 71 wells in the northern part of the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system in New Jersey. The sampling network was evaluated for variations in hydrogeology. Well depths, pumping rates, and the number of wells...
Water quality in the lower Puyallup River valley and adjacent uplands, Pierce County, Washington
J.C. Ebbert, Gilbert C. Bortleson, L. A. Fuste, E. A. Prych
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4154
The quality of most ground and surface water within and adjacent to the lower Puyallup River valley is suitable for most typical uses; however, some degradation of shallow groundwater quality has occurred. High concentrations of iron and manganese were found in groundwater, sampled at depths of < 40 ft, from...
Geohydrology and susceptibility of major aquifers to surface contamination in Alabama; area 1
C. R. Bossong, W. F. Harris
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4068
This report delineates and describes the geohydrology and susceptibility of the major aquifers to contamination in Area 1 - Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limeston, Madison, and Morgan Counties. Most of the area is underlain by a Mississippian carbonate sequence that includes two major aquifers, the Tuscumbia-Fort Payne aquifer and the...
Cenozoic stratigraphy and geologic history of the Tucson Basin, Pima County, Arizona
S. R. Anderson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4190
This report was prepared as part of a geohydrologic study of the Tucson basin conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the city of Tucson. Geologic data from more than 500 water supply and test wells were analyzed to define characteristics of the basin sediments that may affect...
Data from laboratory dissolution experiments using a welded tuff from Snowshoe Mountain near Creede, Colorado
M.M. Reddy, M.G. Werner
1987, Open-File Report 87-550
Interlaboratory comparability, bias, and precision for four laboratories measuring analytes in wet deposition, October 1983-December 1984
Myron H. Brooks, LeRoy J. Schroder, Timothy C. Willoughby
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4067
Four laboratories involved in the routine analysis of wet-deposition samples participated in an interlaboratory comparison program managed by the U.S. Geological Survey. The four participants were: Illinois State Water Survey central analytical laboratory in Champaign, Illinois; U.S. Geological Survey national water-quality laboratories in Atlanta, Georgia, and Denver, Colorado; and Inland...
Computation of rapidly varied unsteady, free-surface flow
D.R. Basco
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4284
Many unsteady flows in hydraulics occur with relatively large gradients in free surface profiles. The assumption of hydrostatic pressure distribution with depth is no longer valid. These are rapidly-varied unsteady flows (RVF) of classical hydraulics and also encompass short wave propagation of coastal hydraulics. The purpose of this report is...
Difference between the potentiometric surfaces of the Magothy Aquifer in Fall of 1975 and Fall of 1986 in southern Maryland
F. K. Mack, D. C. Andreasen, S. E. Curtin, J. C. Wheeler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4217
The potentiometric map is highlighted with indications concerning: (1) outcrop areas of the Magothy aquifer; (2) the approximate location of the line of equal difference between the potentiometric surface in fall 1975 and fall 1986; (3) observation and/or supply wells yielding < 10,000 gallons/day (gpd); and (4) other supply wells...
Difference between the potentiometric surfaces of the Aquia aquifer in spring of 1979 and fall of 1986 in southern Maryland
F. K. Mack, D. C. Andreasen, S. E. Curtin, J. C. Wheeler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4215
No abstract available....
Quality of water from freshwater aquifers and principal well fields in the Memphis Area, Tennessee
J. V. Brahana, W. S. Parks, M.W. Gaydos
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4052
Water from the freshwater aquifers in the Memphis area is suitable for most uses. Freshwater aquifers are the alluvium and fluvial (terrace) deposits of Quaternary age, the Memphis Sand and Fort Pillow Sand of Tertiary age, and the Ripley Formation and McNairy Sand of Cretaceous age. About 180 million gallons/day...
Bias and precision of selected analytes reported by the National Atmospheric Deposition Program and National Trends Network, 1984
M. H. Brooks, L.J. Schroder, T. C. Willoughby
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4050
The U.S. Geological Survey operated a blind audit sample program during 1974 to test the effects of the sample handling and shipping procedures used by the National Atmospheric Deposition Program and National Trends Network on the quality of wet deposition data produced by the combined networks. Blind audit samples, which...
Reconnaissance of hydrology, land use, ground-water chemistry, and effects of land use on ground-water chemistry in the Albuquerque-Belen basin, New Mexico
S. K. Anderholm
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4174
In 1984, the U.S. Geological Survey began regional assessments of groundwater contamination in 14 areas, one of which was the Albuquerque-Belen basin. Groundwater recharge occurs along the basin margins. Groundwater discharge occurs as evapotranspiration in the Rio Grande valley, pumpage, and groundwater flow to the Socorro basin. Open-space land use,...
pH measurement of low-conductivity waters
Eurybiades Busenberg, Niel Plummer
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4060
pH is an important and commonly measured parameter of precipitation and other natural waters. The various sources of errors in pH measurement were analyzed and procedures for improving the accuracy and precision of pH measurements in natural waters with conductivities of < 100 uS/cm at 25 C are suggested. Detailed...
A conceptual framework for ground-water solute-transport studies with emphasis on physical mechanisms of solute movement
Thomas E. Reilly, O. Lehn Franke, Herbert T. Buxton, Gordon D. Bennett
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4191
Analysis of solute transport in groundwater systems involves a complex, multi-discipline study that requires intensive and costly investigation. Groundwater contamination, particularly from point sources, has been growing in importance in recent years. This report examines the physical mechanisms of solute transport, advection and dispersion, and explains how they relate to...
Comparison of irrigation pumpage with change in ground-water storage in the High Plains aquifer in Chase, Dundy, and Perkins counties, Nebraska, 1975-83
F.J. Heimes, C.F. Ferrigno, E. D. Gutentag, R.R. Lucky, D.M. Stephens, J.B. Weeks
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4044
The relation between pumpage and change in storage was evaluated for most of a three-county area in southwestern Nebraska from 1975 through 1983. Initial comparison of the 1975-83 pumpage with change in storage in the study area indicated that the 1 ,042,300 acre-ft of change in storage was only about...
Overview of water resources in Owens Valley, California
L.S. Rogers
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4357
In 1982-84, a water resources appraisal of Owens Valley was made by using available hydrologic information. Results of the appraisal provided an overview of water resources in Owens Valley; a better understanding of the groundwater system; and a framework for additional studies. Owens Valley is in east-central California and is...
Relation of water chemistry of the Edwards aquifer to hydrogeology and land use, San Antonio Region, Texas
Paul M. Buszka
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4116
Water-chemistry data from the Edwards aquifer for 1976-85, consisting of nearly 1,500 chemical analyses from 280 wells and 3 springs, were used to statistically evaluate relations among ground-water chemistry, hydrogeology, and land use. Five land uses associated with sampled wells were classified on the basis of published information and field...
US Geological Survey urban-stormwater data base of constituent storm loads; characteristics of rainfall, runoff, and antecedent conditions; and basin characteristics
M. H. Mustard, N. E. Driver, John Chyr, B.G. Hansen
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4036
A data base which consists of constituent storm loads, characteristics of rainfall, runoff, and antecedent conditions, and basin characteristics measured at most of the stations in the U.S. Geological Survey urban-stormwater data-collection network in metropolitan areas throughout the United States has been compiled. Tables of these constituents storm loads and...
Pesticide data for selected Wyoming streams, 1976-78
David L. Butler
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4127
In 1976, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, started a monitoring program to determine pesticide concentrations in Wyoming streams. This program was incorporated into the water-quality data-collection system already in operation. Samples were collected at 20 sites for analysis of various insecticides, herbicides, polychlorinated...
Ground-water resources of Jones County, Mississippi
E. H. Boswell, G.A. Bednar, Daphne Darden
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4342
Jones County, Mississippi, is supplied with groundwater from aquifers in strata of Eocene and younger age. The largest groundwater withdrawals are from aquifers in the Catahoula Sandstone of the Miocene aquifer system that occur at depths of 200 and 400 ft in the Laurel area. Several public and industrial water...
