Low-flow characteristics of streams in the Kishwaukee River basin, Illinois
Howard E. Allen Jr., Ellen A. Cowan
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4311
Seven-day, 2-year, and 7-day, 10-year natural low flows are estimated at five continuous-record gaging stations based on streamflow records and records of wastewater effluent furnished by treatment plants. Low flows are also estimated at 22 partial-record stations by relating natural low-flow estimates for long-term stations to discharge measurements at partial-record...
Relation between ground-water quality and mineralogy in the coal-producing Norton Formation of Buchanan County, Virginia
John D. Powell, Jerry D. Larson
1985, Water Supply Paper 2274
The geochemical processes controlling ground-water chemistry in the coal-producing strata of southwestern Virginia include hydrolysis of silicates, dissolution of carbonates, oxidation of pyrite, cation exchange, and precipitation of secondary minerals, kaolinite and goethite. Core material from the Norton Formation of the Pennsylvania Period is composed of slightly more than one-half...
Surficial geologic map of the Botsford Quadrangle, Connecticut
J. R. Stone, E.H. London
1985, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1524
Interlaboratory comparability, bias, and precision for four laboratories measuring constituents in precipitation, November 1982-August 1983
M. H. Brooks, L.J. Schroder, B.A. Malo
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4313
Four laboratories were evaluated in their analysis of identical natural and simulated precipitation water samples. Interlaboratory comparability was evaluated using analysis of variance coupled with Duncan 's multiple range test, and linear-regression models describing the relations between individual laboratory analytical results for natural precipitation samples. Results of the statistical analyses...
A primer on trace metal-sediment chemistry
Arthur J. Horowitz
1985, Water Supply Paper 2277
In most aquatic systems, concentrations of trace metals in suspended sediment and the top few centimeters of bottom sediment are far greater than concentrations of trace metals dissolved in the water column. Consequently, the distribution, transport, and availability of these constituents can not be intelligently evaluated, nor can their environmental...
Hydrologic factors affecting lake-level fluctuations in Big Marine Lake, Washington County, Minnesota
R. G. Brown
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4176
A study by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1981 through 1984, in cooperation with the Carnelian-Marine Watershed District and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, investigated the causes of large lake-level fluctuations at Big Marine Lake. Historic records document that Big Marine Lake has changed substantially in surface area during...
Map showing depth to bedrock in the Seattle 30' by 60' Quadrangle, Washington
J. C. Yount, G.R. Dembroff, G.M. Barats
1985, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1692
Maps depicting thicknesses of sedimentary units (isopach maps) are standard tools for interpretation of processes and patterns of sedimentation within basins (Potter and Pettijohn, 1977, p. 283-287). Isopach maps showing the thickness of unconsolidated sedimentary deposits overlying bedrock may help locate sources of aggregate and potential ground-water aquifers. These maps...
Hydrology of coal-lease areas near Durango, Colorado
Tom Brooks
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4125
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management leases Federal lands and minerals for coal mining near Durango, Colorado. This report addresses the hydrologic suitability of those lands for coal leasing; the report describes the general hydrology of the Durango area and, more specifically, the hydrology of the Stollsteimer Creek study area...
Traveltime, longitudinal-dispersion, reaeration, and basin characteristics of the White River, Colorado and Utah
J. M. Boyle, N.E. Spahr
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4050
Traveltime and longitudinal-dispersion characteristics were measured for the White River using dye tracers. Discharges ranged from 281 to 1,840 cubic feet per second and velocities ranged from 1.26 to 3.17 miles per hour. Traveltimes were determined for discharges other than measured discharges by a graphical method and a linear-regression method....
Preliminary evaluation of the Central Basin aquifer system in Tennessee for receiving injected wastes
M. W. Bradley
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4103
An aquifer may be allowed to receive injected wastes where the aquifer meets criteria established in the Environmental Protection Agency 's Underground Injection Control program. The Central Basin aquifer system in Tennessee consists of Ordovician to Devonian carbonate rocks and it occurs from the Valley and Ridge province to west...
The ground-water system in the LaGrange Aquifer near LaGrange, southeastern Wyoming
W. B. Borchert
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4024
Groundwater is being developed from the La Grange aquifer in southeastern Wyoming. It consists of saturated permeable alluvium that is hydraulically connected with most of the underlying White River Group. In the area of principal interest east of Horse Creek, Hawk Springs Reservoir and 14 adjacent wells used to supplement...
Development and testing of highway storm-sewer flow measurement and recording system
F. A. Kilpatrick, W.R. Kaehrle, Jack Hardee, E. H. Cordes, M. N. Landers
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4111
A comprehensive study and development of measuring instruments and techniques for measuring all components of flow in a storm-sewer drainage system was undertaken by the U.S. Geological Survey under the sponsorship of the Federal Highway Administration. The study involved laboratory and field calibration and testing of measuring flumes, pipe insert...
Maps showing abundance and distribution of mercury in rock samples, Medford 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, Oregon-California
Charles L. Whittington, David J. Grimes, Reinhard W. Leinz
1985, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1383-K
This map presents data on the abundance and distribution of mercury in 3,146 rock samples from the Medford quadrangle. Most of the rock samples were collected incidental to geologic, geochemical, and mineral resources studies in the period from 1974 to 1980, but about 6 percent date from earlier investigations (Wells,...
Analysis of water-level fluctuations of the U.S. Highway 90 retention pond, Madison, Florida
W. C. Bridges
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4057
A closed basin stormwater retention pond, located 1 mile west of Madison, Florida, has a maximum storage capacity of 134.1 acre-feet at the overtopping altitude of 100.2 feet. The maximum observed altitude (July 1982 to March 1984) was 99.52 feet (126.7 acre-feet) on March 28, 1984. This report provides a...
Evaluation of the precipitation-runoff modeling system, Beaver Creek basin, Kentucky
D.E. Bower
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4316
The Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) was evaluated with data from Cane branch and Helton Branch in the Beaver Creek basin of Kentucky. Because of previous studies, 10.6 years of record were available to establish a data base for the basin including 60 storms for Cane Branch and 50 storms...
Assessment of undiscovered phosphate resource potential of the Dominican Republic
R.P. Sheldon, R. C. McDowell
1985, Open-File Report 85-732
Earthquake map of south Hawaii, 1968-1981
F. W. Klein, R. Y. Koyanagi
1985, IMAP 1611
No abstract available....
Test wells in central Washington, 1977 to 1979: Description and results
W. E. Lum, D.R. Cline
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4259
During the period October 1977-March 1979, four wells were added to a network of wells in central Washington State to provide information on potential sources of ground-water supplies from aquifers in the Columbia River Basalt Group and supplemental ground-water data for water-management purposes where they cannot be obtained by other...
The surficial aquifer in Pinellas County, Florida
K.W. Causseaux
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4289
The surficial aquifer in Pinellas County, Florida, contains potable water throughout most of the county and is a potential source of water to augment the public supply that is presently imported from adjacent counties. The county accounts for 38 percent of the public supply consumption of ground water in the...
Phase data catalogue for IASPEI events
B.W. Presgrave
1985, Open-File Report 85-398
Bedrock geologic map of the Old Mystic and part of the Mystic quadrangles, Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island
Richard Goldsmith
1985, IMAP 1524
Mineral production maps of the Charlotte 1° x 2° quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina
J.H. DeYoung Jr., M. P. Lee, J. P. Dorian
1985, IMAP 1251-F
No abstract available....
Magnetic anomaly map of Missouri
Isidore Zietz, K. R. Bond, F. E. Riggle
1985, Geophysical Investigations Map 965
No abstract available....
Geologic map of the Silver City 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, New Mexico and Arizona
Harald Drewes, B. B. Houser, D. C. Hedlund, D.H. Richter, C.H. Thorman, T.L. Finell
1985, IMAP 1310-C
Feasibility of artificial recharge to the 800-foot sand of the Kirkwood Formation in the coastal plain near Atlantic City, New Jersey
J.E. May
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4063
Renewed development of the Atlantic City area since the mid-1970 's has increased the demand for water. Increased pumpage from the 800-foot sand of the Kirkwood Formation has reversed an antecedent water-level recovery in this aquifer, thus reducing water in storage and increasing the potential for saltwater intrusion. Practicable approaches...
