Preliminary catalog of earthquakes in northern Imperial Valley, California, July 1978 - September 1978
V. Lamanuzzi, C.E. Johnson
1979, Open-File Report 79-931
The northern section of the Imperial Valley region in southern California is an area of known geothermal resources and high seismicity. To investigate the relationship between geothermal areas and earthquakes in the Imperial Valley, a 16-station seismic network was established in early 1973 by the U. S. Geological Survey. Six...
Uranium and thorium in granitic rocks of northeastern Washington and northern Idaho, with comments on uranium resource potential
J. Thomas Nash
1979, Open-File Report 79-233
Northeastern Washington and northern Idaho is a uranium province in which many Cretaceous and Tertiary granitic plutons contain abnormal amounts of uranium. Mean uranium content of 108 samples of granitic rock is 8.8 parts per million (ppm), more than twice normal for rocks of this composition. The mean thorium content,...
Ground-water data for Michigan, 1977
G.C. Huffman
1979, Open-File Report 79-332
The purpose of this report is to make available the 1977 records of water levels and related data for the principal aquifers of the State. These records and data provide a means for evaluating available ground-water supplies. Long- term records serve as a framework to which short-term records may be...
Progress report to the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Commission for year ending September 30, 1978
Marion S. Hines
1979, Open-File Report 79-523
The economic design of bridges and culverts requires a knowledge of the magnitude and frequency of floods for all size drainage basins. In addition, an analysis of the hydrologic and hydraulic characteristics at specific sites where unusual circumstances exist is a prerequisite to design.The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Commission...
Drainage areas of streams in Arkansas, Ouachita River basin
John J. Yanchosek, Marion S. Hines
1979, Open-File Report 80-334
Drainage areas, determined in accordance with procedure recommended by the Subcommittee on Hydrology of the Federal Inter-Agency River Basin Committee, are listed for points on streams in the Ouachita River basin in Arkansas. Points on the streams are identified by some topographic feature and by latitude and longitude....
Trace element analysis of marine organisms by anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV)
Gary W. Hill
1979, Open-File Report 79-392
Trace element analysis of marine organisms has generally been conducted by (1) sophisticated instrumentation (e. g., atomic absorption), (2) complicated cookbook laboratory procedures utilizing a host of chemicals and glassware, or (3) a combination of the above. All these procudures present problems to the investigator. For example, analysis by methods...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado; fiscal year 1979
1979, Open-File Report 79-402
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado consist of collecting water-resources data and conducting interpretive hydrologic investigations. The water-resources data and the results of the investigations are published or released by either the U.S. Geological Survey or by cooperating agen-cies. This report describes the water-resources investigations in Colorado...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Fort Worth, Texas, metropolitan area, 1977
R.M. Slade Jr., J.M. Taylor, D.L. Haynes
1979, Open-File Report 79-216
Hydrologic investigations of urban areas in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. These investigations are now in progress in several major metropolitan areas including Austin, Dallas, Dallas County, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.In October 1968, the Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Fort...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area, 1977
R.M. Slade, J.D. Gordon, R.N. Mitchell
1979, Open-File Report 79-271
No abstract available....
Low-flow characteristics of Alabama streams
Roy H. Bingham
1979, Open-File Report 79-208
Catalog of earthquakes in southern Alaska: January-March 1978
C.D. Stephens, J.C. Lahr, K.A. Fogleman, M.A. Allan, S.M. Helton
1979, Open-File Report 79-718
The National Center for Earthquake Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a program of telemetered seismic recording in south-central Alaska in 1971. The principal objectives of this program have been to use data recorded by this network to precisely locate earthquakes in the active seismic zones of southern...
A one-dimensional, steady-state, dissolved-oxygen model and waste-load assimilation study for West Fork Blue River, Washington County, Indiana
James G. Peters, William G. Wilber, Charles G. Crawford, Frank P. Girardi
1979, Open-File Report 79-1479
The Indiana State Board of Health is developing a water-quality management plan that includes establishing limits for wastewater effluents discharged into Indiana streams. A digital model calibrated to conditions in West Fork Blue River was used to predict alternatives for future waste loadings that would be compatible with Indiana stream...
GNAP (Graphic Normative Analysis Program)
Roger W. Bowen, John Odell North, L.D.
1979, Open-File Report 79-1211
A user-oriented command language is developed to provide direct control over the computation and output of the standard CIPW norm. A user-supplied input format for the oxide values may be given or a standard CIPW Rock Analysis format may be used. Once the oxide values have been read by the...
Coal resource occurrence and coal development potential maps of the Oliver Draw quadrangle, Campbell County, Wyoming
IntraSearch Inc.
1979, Open-File Report 79-27
No abstract available....
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico District, fiscal year 1978
Pat LeRoy Soule, D. W. Wilkins
1979, Open-File Report 79-560
This is the first of an annual series of reports in which the program of the New Mexico District, U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, will be summarized. This report, which is for fiscal year 1978, should be useful to cooperating agencies and to the users of water data in...
A one-dimensional, steady-state, dissolved-oxygen model and waste-load assimilation study for the Mississinewa River, Grant County, Indiana
William G. Wilber, Charles G. Crawford, James G. Peters
1979, Open-File Report 79-1534
The Indiana State Board of Health is developing a State water-quality management plan that includes establishing limits for wastewater effluents discharged into Indiana streams. A digital model calibrated to conditions in the Mississinewa River was used to develop alternatives for future waste loadings that would be compatible with Indiana stream...
A one-dimensional, steady-state, dissolved-oxygen model and waste-load assimilation study for Sand Creek, Decatur County, Indiana
William G. Wilber, Charles G. Crawford, James G. Peters
1979, Open-File Report 79-1344
The Indiana State Board of Health is developing a State water-quality management plan that includes establishing limits for wastewater effluents discharged into Indiana streams. A digital model calibrated to conditions in Sand Creek was used to develop alternatives for future waste loadings that would be compatible with Indiana stream water-quality...
Geophysical logs and coal sections of holes drilled during 1977 and 1978 in the Browns Hill Quadrangle, Carbon County, Wyoming
C.S. Venable Barclay
1979, Open-File Report 79-1528
Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Mount Hayes Quadrangle, Alaska
Edward Huntington Cobb
1979, Open-File Report 79-238
These summaries of references are designed to aid in library research on metallic and nonmetallic (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) mineral occurrences in the Mount Hayes quadrangle, Alaska. References to most reports of the Geological Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the State of Alaska Division of...
Inventory of drilling activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in the United States, fiscal years 1979-1980
1979, Open-File Report 79-1567
No abstract available. ...
Annual water-resources review, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, 1978
R. R. Cruz
1979, Open-File Report 79-985
Ground-water data were collected in 1978 at White Sands Missile Range in south-central New Mexico. Total ground-water pumpage in 1978 was 692,045,700 gallons or 7,248,300 less than in 1977. Wells at the Post Headquarters produced 98 percent of the total volume. Water levels in test wells around the Post Headquarters...
Interior Board of Land Appeals files concerning certain 1975 bid rejections for Alvord KGRA, Oregon
Frances Firek
1979, Open-File Report 79-1681
Ground-water levels and quality data for Georgia, 1978
J.S. Clarke, W.G. Hester, M. P. O’Byrne
1979, Open-File Report 79-1290
Mean water levels in wells across Georgia were from 0.25 foot higher to 11.4 feet lower in 1978 than in 1977, and in some areas were the lowest on record. Water levels in the principal artesian aquifer underwent a long-term decline during the period 1969-78. In some areas water levels...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Wyoming, fiscal year 1979
D.D. Carlson, S. L. Green
1979, Open-File Report 79-1278
This report contains lists of surface-water stations, ground-water stations, water-quality stations, sediment stations , and peak-flow partial-record stations in Wyoming. The locations of the data-collection sites are shown on maps. Water-resources projects in Wyoming are also described, including many that are related to development of energy resources. The general locations...
A one-dimensional, steady-state, dissolved-oxygen model and waste-load assimilation study for Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana
William G. Wilber, Charles G. Crawford, James G. Peters, Frank P. Girardi
1979, Open-File Report 79-1533
The Indiana State Board of Health is developing a State water-quality management plan that includes establishing limits for wastewater effluents discharged into Indiana streams. A digital model calibrated to conditions in Clear Creek was used to develop alternatives for future waste loadings that would be compatible with Indiana stream water-quality...
