The handling, hazards, and maintenance of heavy liquids in the geologic laboratory
Phoebe L. Hauff, Joseph Airey
1980, Circular 827
In geologic laboratories the organic heavy liquids bromoform, methylene iodide, tetrabromoethane, and clerici compounds have been used for years in mineral separation processes. Because the volume of use of these compounds is low, insufficient data is available on their toxic properties. This report is an attempt to summarize the known...
Basic elements of ground-water hydrology with reference to North Carolina
Ralph Carr Heath
1980, Open-File Report 80-44
This report was prepared as an aid to developing a better understanding of the groundwater resources of North Carolina. It consists of 46 essays grouped into five parts. The topics covered by these essays range from the most basic aspects of ground-water hydrology to the identification and correction of problems...
Stratigraphy of mid-Cretaceous formations at drilling sites in Weston and Johnson counties, northeastern Wyoming
E.A. Mereweather
1980, Professional Paper 1186-A
The sedimentary rocks of early Late Cretaceous age in Weston County, Wyo., on the east flank of the Powder River Basin, are assigned, in ascending order, to the Belle Fourche Shale, Greenhorn Formation, and Carlile Shale. In Johnson County, on the west flank of the basin, the lower Upper Cretaceous...
U.S. Geological Survey role in earthquake prediction
David P. Hill
1980, Open-File Report 80-144
Work in the Seismology Branch on the problem of earthquake prediction is based primarily on the recording and analysis of seismic (elastic) waves in the Earth generated either by earthquakes themselves or by artificial sources such as quarry blasts or explosions detonated in drill holes. At the present time this...
Copper, lead, and zinc in stream-sediment samples from the De Long Mountains quadrangle, Alaska
Inyo F. Ellersieck, S.M. Curtis, A.L. Gruzensky, C.F. Mayfield, I.L. Tailleur
1980, Open-File Report 80-795
No abstract available....
Base of fresh ground water, northern Louisiana Salt-Dome Basin and vicinity, northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas
G.N. Ryals
1980, Open-File Report 80-2038
The National Waste Terminal Storage Program is an effort by the U.S. Department of Energy to locate and develop sites for disposal or storage of commercially produced radioactive wastes. As part of this program, salt domes in the northern Louisiana salt-dome basin are being studied to determine their suitability as...
Streamflow characteristics of the Yellowstone River Basin, Montana, through 1976
L. Grady Moore, Ronald R. Shields
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-41
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for selected stream-gaging and crest-stage gage sites are presented in this report to aid in appraising the hydrology of the Yellowstone River basin, Montana. Streamflow records presented for 45 gaging stations and 45 crest-stage gages for the period of record. Streamflow record collection in the...
Preliminary analysis of regional-precipitation periodicity
Charles A. Perry
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-74
Precipitation variability plays a major role in nearly every aspect of the hydrologic cycle. Precipitation is not a random event, but it occurs after a sequence of prerequi-sites has been fulfilled. Recent investigations have shown that activity of the sun can affect atmospheric vorticity, an important factor in precipitation formation....
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Caribbean region
Fernando Gómez-Gómez, James E. Heisel
1980, Professional Paper 813-U
The Caribbean Region consists of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (8,990 km2 (square kilometers)) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (350 km2). The mean annual precipitation varies locally from a high of 5,000 mm (millimeters) to a low of 730 mm. Maximum precipitation occurs within the peaks of Sierra de Luquillo,...
Geologic and hydrologic map reports for land-use planning in the Baltimore-Washington urban area
A.J. Froelich, John Tilton Hack, E. G. Otton
1980, Circular 806
No abstract available....
Testing an urban climate simulator
G.M. Greene
1980, Professional Paper 1099-E
Mathematical model of the Tesuque aquifer system underlying Pojoaque River basin and vicinity, New Mexico
Glenn A. Hearne
1980, Open-File Report 80-1023
A three-dimensional digital model of ground-water flow was constructed to represent the dipping anisotropic beds of the Tesuque aquifer system underlying the Pojoaque River basin and vicinity, New Mexico. Simulations of steady-state conditions and historical ground-water withdrawals were consistent with observed data. The model was used to simulate the response...
Chemical and microbiological monitoring of a sole-source aquifer intended for artificial recharge, Nassau County, New York
Brian G. Katz, Gail E. Mallard
1980, Open-File Report 80-567
In late 1980, approximately 4 million gallons per day of highly treated wastewater will be used to recharge the groundwater reservoir in central Nassau County through a system of 10 recharge basins and 5 shallow injection wells. To evaluate the impact of large-scale recharge with reclaimed water on groundwater quality,...
Barren area evapotranspiration estimates generated from energy budget measurements in the Gila River valley of Arizona
O.E. Leppanen
1980, Open-File Report 80-1003
Estimates of evapotranspiration for 479 successive days were created by using energy budget measurements. The measurement point was on the 2-kilometer wide flood plain of the Gila River in east-central Arizona, about 18 kilometers above Coolidge Dam. The flood plain had been cleared of all tall vegetation for distances of...
High-resolution seismic-reflection profiles collected by the R/V Columbus Iselin, cruise CI 7807-1, in the Baltimore Canyon outer continental shelf area, offshore New Jersey
James M. Robb
1980, Open-File Report 80-935
High-resolution seismic-reflection profiles were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) aboard R/V COLUMBUS ISELIN, cruise 7807-1, from 18 August to 4 September 1978 over the Continental Slope of the Eastern United States between Wilmington and Hudson Canyons. These data were acquired as part of a study to determine potential...
Ground-water hydrology of the Dade City area, Pasco County, Florida, with emphasis on the hydrologic effects of pumping from the Floridan aquifer
C. H. Tibbals, Warren Anderson, Charles P. Laughlin
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-33
The Dade City area, northeast Pasco County, Florida, is an area of about 260 square miles. Of the approximately 32 million gallons per day pumped from the Floridan aquifer in the area in 1975, about 16 million gallons per day were pumped from an area of about 0.25 square miles...
Geothermal resources in the Banbury Hot Springs area, Twin Falls County, Idaho
R.E. Lewis, H.W. Young
1980, Open-File Report 80-563
Thermal water (30.0 to 72.0 degrees Celsius) is produced from 26 wells and 2 springs in the vicinity of Banbury Hot Springs near Buhl, Idaho. Thermal water is used for space heating of private residences, catfish and tropical fish production, greenhouse operation, swimming pools, and therapeutic baths. In 1979, 10...
Preliminary geologic map and coal resources of the Holmes Ranch Quadrangle, Big Horn County, Montana
Nancy E. Doelger, Juliana Waring Fahy
1980, Open-File Report 80-212
Sedimentology of Southwestern Roads region, U.S. Virgin Islands: Origin and rate of sediment accumulation
R. J. Miller, Charles Ward Holmes, Jack L. Kindinger
1980, Open-File Report 80-549
No abstract available....
Surficial geology of part of Boylston Center quadrangle, Oswego County, New York
Todd S. Miller
1980, Open-File Report 80-1115
The location and extent of seven kinds of surficial deposits in part of Boylston Center quadrangle, Oswego County, N.Y., are mapped on a 7.5-minute U.S. Geological Survey topographic map. The map was compiled to indicate the lithology and potential for groundwater development at any specific location....
Quality of surface water in the coal-mining region, southwestern Indiana, March and May 1979
Danny E. Renn, Stephen E. Ragone, William G. Wilber
1980, Open-File Report 80-970
On August 3, 1977, the Surface Mine Control and Reclamation Act, Public Law 95-87 (the Act) was enacted by the 95th Congress. Under Section 507(b)(11) of the Act, an appropriate Federal or State agency must provide applicants for coal-mining permits hydrologic and water-quality information for the general use of proposed...
Potentiometric surface of the Floridan Aquifer, Southwest Florida Water Management District, September 1980
D. K. Yobbi, W. M. Woodham, George R. Schiner
1980, Open-File Report 80-1280
A September 1980 potentiometric-surface map of the Southwest Florida Water Management District depicts the annual high water-level period. Potentiometric levels rose 1 to 31 feet between May 1980 and September 1980 in the citrus and farming sections of southern Hillsborough, northern Hardee, southwestern Polk, northwestern DeSoto, and Manatee Counties. Water...
Distribution and description of the geologic units in the Stanwood Quadrangle, Washington
James P. Minard
1980, Open-File Report 80-462
Distribution and description of the geologic units in the Arlington West Quadrangle, Washington
James P. Minard
1980, Open-File Report 80-461
Model evaluation of the hydrogeology of the Morris Bridge well field and vicinity in West-Central Florida
Paul D. Ryder, Dale M. Johnson, James M. Gerhart
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-29
The Morris Bridge well field in west-central Florida, which is being developed may have a maximum well-field withdrawal of 40 million gallons per day. The water will be pumped from the Floridan aquifer--a sequence of carbonate rocks about 1,100 feet thick underlying surficial sand and clay deposits. A highly fractured...
