Preliminary reconnaissance geologic maps of the Garnet Range, western Montana
C. A. Wallace, M. R. Klepper, A. B. French
1978, Open-File Report 78-418
Preliminary photogeologic map of the Four Buttes, Scobey, and Flaxville quadrangles, Daniels County, Montana
Roger B. Colton, S. T. Whitaker, W. C. Ehler, H.K. Fuller
1978, Open-File Report 78-898
Preliminary reconnaissance bedrock geologic map of part of the Casa Grande Mountains Quadrangle, Pinal County, Arizona
Joel R. Bergquist, Philip M. Blacet
1978, Open-File Report 78-547
Preliminary geologic map of the west half of the Pocatello 1° x 2° quadrangle, Idaho
Richard L. Armstrong, J. F. Smith Jr., H. R. Covington, P. L. Williams
1978, Open-File Report 78-533
No abstract available....
Preliminary megafossil biostratigraphy and correlation of stratigraphic sections in the Gulf of Alaska Tertiary province
Warren O. Addicott, G. R. Winkler, George Plafker
1978, Open-File Report 78-491
No abstract available....
Preliminary geologic map of the Vernal 1° x 2° Quadrangle, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming
Peter D. Rowley, Ogden Tweto, Wallace R. Hansen
1978, Open-File Report 78-573
No abstract available. ...
Preliminary geologic map of the Las Vegas 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada, Arizona, and California
Robert G. Bohannon
1978, Open-File Report 78-670
No abstract available....
Stratigraphic sections of the upper Mancos Shale-lower Mesaverde Formation interval along the Grand Hogback between Rifle Gap and North Thompson Creek, Garfield and Pitkin counties, Colorado
James R. Gill, Val L. Freeman
1978, Open-File Report 78-178
Stratigraphy of lava flows in drill holes at the proposed Safety Research Experiment Facility (SAREF) facility, Argonne National Laboratories West, National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), Idaho
Mel A. Kuntz
1978, Open-File Report 78-665
Methods of estimating recharge to the Floridan aquifer in northeast Florida
G. G. Phelps
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-109
Recharge to the principal artesian aquifer in a six-county area in northeast Florida was calculated using closed contour methods , water budgets, and formulas for computing leakage through confining beds. Each estimate was tested in a computer model of groundwater flow to see which estimate was best. Calculations of flow...
Postimpoundment survey of water-quality characteristics of Raystown Lake, Huntingdon and Bedford Counties, Pennsylvania
Donald R. Williams
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-42
Water-quality data, collected from May 1974 to September 1976 at thirteen sites within Raystown Lake and in the inflow and outflow channels, define the water-quality characteristics of the lake water and the effects of impoundment on the quality of the lake outflow. Depth-profile measurements show Raystown Lake to be dimictic....
Interpretation of well logs in a carbonate aquifer
L.M. MacCary
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-88
This report describes the log analysis of the Randolph and Sabial core holes in the Edwards aquifer in Texas, with particular attention to the principles that can be applied generally to any carbonate system. The geologic and hydrologic data were obtained during the drilling of the two holes, from extensive...
Stream quality in the San Lorenzo River Basin, Santa Cruz County, California
Marc A. Sylvester, Kenneth J. Covay
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-19
Stream quality in the San Lorenzo River basin, Calif., was studied from November 1973 through June 1975 to determine areal and temporal variations in water quality, problem areas and times of water quality degradation, and compliance with State and local water-quality objectives. Sampling from November 1973 through July 1974 was...
Sediment transport by the White River into Mud Mountain Reservoir: Washington, June 1974-June 1976
Leonard M. Nelson
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-133
This reconnaissance evaluation of the sediment transport by the White River into the Mud Mountain Reservoir, in Washington, during the period June 1974-June 1976 showed that the river transported 430,000 tons of suspended sediment into the reservoir during the first year of the study and 1,400,000 tons in the second...
Determination of acetone and methyl ethyl ketone in water
D. Y. Tai
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-123
Analytical procedures for the determination of acetone and methyl ethyl ketone in water samples were developed. Concentrations in the milligram-per-liter range were determined by injecting an aqueous sample into the analysis system through an injection port, trapping the organics on Tenax-GC at room temperature, and thermally desorbing the organics into...
Areas subject to inundation by the 100-year flood in Avra Valley, Pima County, Arizona
R.H. Roeske
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-33
Avra Valley in Pima County, Arizona, is sparsely populated and is used mainly for agriculture and cattle grazing; however, its proximity to Tucson makes it desirable for urban development. Administrators and planners concerned with future land development may use the map report to determine the approximate areas that are subject...
A preliminary appraisal of the impact of agriculture on ground-water availability in southwest Georgia
L.D. Pollard, R.G. Grantham, H.E. Blanchard Jr.
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-7
Irrigated acreage in the study area in southwest Georgia increased from 130,000 acres in 1976 to 261,000 in 1977. Acreage irrigated entirely by ground water increased 85 percent for the same period. The largest quantity of ground water used for irrigation was in the Dougherty Plain district, where 92 percent...
Leachate migration from a pesticide waste disposal site in Hardeman County, Tennessee
C.L. Sprinkle
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-128
Between 1964 and 1972, approximately 300,000 drums (55-gallon steel barrels) of waste derived from the manufacturing of pesticides were buried on 45 acres of land in northern Hardemen County, Tennessee. Leachates from these wastes are migrating from the disposal site in surface runoff, through shallow perched water zones, and through...
Sediment transport in the Feather River, Lake Oroville to Yuba City, California
George Porterfield, Robert D. Busch, Arvi O. Waananen
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-20
Regulation of the Feather River by Oroville Dam and reservoir in northeast California (beginning in 1967) changed the streamflow and sediment discharge downstream from the dam. Changes in channel geometry to adjust to the new regimen were still in process in 1975. Streamflow and sediment concentration and discharge had decreased....
Ground-water resources of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina
M. D. Winner Jr.
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-52
Fresh groundwater in the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina occurs in the unconfined aquifer, an upper confined aquifer, and a lower limestome aquifer. The unconfined aquifer beneath dunes on the barrier islands is estimated to yield as much as 30 gallons per minute of freshwater to a horizontal...
Flood profiles for Cypress Creek, west-central Florida
W. R. Murphy Jr.
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-8
Flood profiles are included for selected recurrence-interval floods in west-central Florida for a 27-mile reach of Cypress Creek, for a 4-mile tributary reach, and for a 1.2-mile distributary reach. The procedure for constructing flood profiles is based on flood heights computed in a step-backwater analysis using the following data: 2-,...
Hydrology of the Nevin Wetland near Madison, Wisconsin
R.P. Novitzki
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-48
The 120-acre Nevin wetland at the south edge of Madison, Wis., is a discharge area of the local ground-water system. A hydrologic unit composed of drift and the upper part of an underlying sandstone sequence provides ground-water inflow. Ground water enters as springflow and as leakage upward through the organic...
Water resources of the Waccasassa River Basin and adjacent areas, Florida
G.F. Taylor, L.J. Snell
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-101
This map report was prepared in cooperation with the Southwest Florida Water Management District which, with the Waccasassa River Basin Board, had jurisdiction over waters within the Waccasassa River basin, the coastal areas adjacent to the basin, and other adjacent areas outside the basin. New water management district boundaries, effective...
Flood profiles for lower Brooker Creek, west-central Florida
W.R. Murphy
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-115
Flood heights are computed for a range of recurrence intervals for a 12.6 mile reach of Brooker Creek, beginning at the mouth at Lake Tarpon. A Geological Survey step-backwater computer program, E431, was used in these analyses using: (1) Stream and valley cross-section geometry and roughness data; (2) Recurrence interval...
Flood profiles for Peace River, south-central Florida
W. R. Murphy Jr., K.M. Hammett, C. V. Reeter
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-57
This report presents flood heights and profiles for a 70-mile reach of Peace River from Bartow to Arcadia, Fla. The flood heights were calculated using the U.S. Geological Survey step-backwater model. Profiles were prepared for floods having expected recurrence intervals of 2, 2.33, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and...