Geotechnical properties of northern Bering Sea sediment
Edward C. Clukey, Hans Nelson, John E. Newby
1978, Open-File Report 78-408
The physical properties of sediments taken from the northern Bering Sea (Norton Sound area) have been determined in order to evaluate their impact on recently identified possible geologic hazards in the area. Standard identification tests (water content, Atterberg limits, grain size, specific gravity and density) as well as shear strength...
Application of hydraulic and hydrologic data in urban stormwater management
Thomas L. Huntzinger
1978, Open-File Report 78-414
Techniques are described for using flood-insurance study information from the Federal Insurance Administration to analyze flood plain management alternatives. A method of developing rating curves which relate flood discharge to flood elevation is explained. Graphical methods of determining urban flood discharges are used in conjunction with rating curves to develop...
High-flow frequencies for selected streams in Oklahoma
Thomas L. Huntzinger
1978, Open-File Report 78-161
Streamflow records are analyzed statistically to determine high-flow characteristics of selected streams in Oklahoma. Tables are included which show the 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year high-flow frequencies for durations of 1, 3, 7, 30, 90, and 365 days. The log-Pearson Type III frequency distribution was used in the...
Principal facts for gravity observations in the Coso Hot Springs area, California
William F. Isherwood, Donald Plouff
1978, Open-File Report 78-298
Gravity observations were made at 292 locations in the Coso Hot Springs area, California (figs. 1 and 2). The field work was completed during June 1976 by William F. Isherwood and Jerry H. Hassemer using LaCoste-Romberg Gravity Meters G-131 and G-159. The purpose of the gravity survey is to provide...
Water resources of No Name Valley, Colville Indian Reservation, Washington
Denzel R. Cline
1978, Open-File Report 78-122
No Name Creek valley is a trough cut in granitic bedrock in north-central Washington. A low topographic divide in the northern third of the valley separates it into the No Name Creek basin on the south and Omak Creek basin on the north. Omak Creek is the larger stream and...
Sediment transport in the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1977
William W. Emmett, Robert L. Burrows, Bruce Parks
1978, Open-File Report 78-290
Measurements of suspended- and bedload-sediment transport for the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, show that suspended-sediment load, G in tons per day, relates to water discharge, Q, in cubic feet per scond, as:GS = 1.66 x 10-8 Q2.83The bedload transport rate is approximately one percent of the...
Seismicity near Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1976-1977
Lawrence H. Jaksha, Jerry Locke
1978, Open-File Report 78-1054
Estuarine research: An annotated bibliography of selected literature, with emphasis on the Hudson River estuary, New York and New Jersey
William N. Embree, Denise A. Wiltshire
1978, Open-File Report 78-782
Abstracts of 177 selected publications on water movement in estuaries, particularly the Hudson River estuary, are compiled for reference in Hudson River studies. Subjects represented are the hydraulic, chemical, and physical characteristics of estuarine waters, estuarine modeling techniques, and methods of water-data collection and analysis. Summaries are presented in five...
A literature review of interaction of oxidized uranium species and uranium complexes with soluble organic matter
Joan K. Jennings, J.S. Leventhal
1978, Open-File Report 78-179
Organic material is commonly found associated with uranium ores in sandstone-type deposits. This review of the literature summarizes the classes and separations of naturally occurring organic material but the emphasis is on soluble organic species. The main class of materials of interest is humic substances which are high-molecular-weight complex molecules...
Thermal modeling of flow of the San Diego Aqueduct, California, and its relation to evaporation
Harvey E. Jobson
1978, Open-File Report 78-1026
No abstract available. ...
Table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, Alaska
Raymond L. Elliott, Henry C. Berg, Susan M. Karl
1978, Open-File Report 78-73-B
No abstract available....
Selected low-flow characteristics of streams in the vicinity of Warwick, Orange County, New York
Benjamin B. Eissler
1978, Open-File Report 78-811
Base flows were measured during 1971-76 at 10 partial-record sites and three continuous-record stations on major streams in and bordering the Town of Warwick. Discharge measurements at the partial-record sites were correlated with records from three suitable continuous-record gaging stations near the town to determine 7-day, 2-year low flows and...
A water-quality assessment of the Busseron Creek watershed, Sullivan, Vigo, Greene, and Clay counties, Indiana
Stephen E. Eikenberry
1978, Open-File Report 78-13
Chemical quality of surface water in the 237-square mile Busseron Creek watershed is significantly affected by drainage from coal mines and municipalities. Drainage from coal mines is primarily a problem of higher than normal dissolved-solids concentration, whereas, drainage from municipalities is generally a problem of bacteria and phytoplankton. Generally, the...
Floods of June 4 and 12, 1976, at Culbertson, Montana
M. V. Johnson
1978, Open-File Report 78-429
Runoff from rainfall caused flooding in the town of Culbertson, Montana, on June 4 and 12, 1976. Flood damage was mostly to business and residential structures within Culberston. Two small drainage contributed the peak flows, which at one site exceeded 1,200 cubic feet per second per square mile of contributing...
Preliminary geologic map of Tooele 2 degrees Quadrangle, Utah
William J. Moore, Martin L. Sorensen
1978, Open-File Report 78-257
Local magnetic field measurements, fault creep observations and local earthquakes on the San Andreas fault
M.J.S. Johnston, B.E. Smith, Robert Martin Mueller
1978, Open-File Report 78-809
Simultaneous records of local variations in magnetic field, fault creep and the occurrence times of local earthquakes have been obtained for the period early 1974 through mid-1977 along the San Andreas fault between the most southern extent of the 1906 earthquake fault break and the most northern extent of the...
Planning report for the southeastern limestone regional aquifer system analysis
Richard H. Johnston
1978, Open-File Report 78-516
The southeastern limestone aquifer system is one of the major sources of ground water in the United States. Over 3 billion gallons of water are pumped daily making the aquifer the principal source of municipal, industrial, and agricultural water supply in large parts of Florida and Georgia and to a...
Instrumentation for obtaining seismic anisotropy data from ocean bottom using moored sonobuoys
Alan C. Jones
1978, Open-File Report 79-854
Using observations by Raitt and Shor, Hess (1964) noted that there was a correlation of compressional wave velocity in the mantle with seismic profile direction, suggesting that seismic anisotropy existed over a broad area of the Pacific basin. This paper describes a system developed and used to look for the...
Test drilling for potash resources: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Site, Eddy County, New Mexico
C.L. Jones
1978, Open-File Report 78-592
Twenty-one borings to augment existing information on potash resources at the proposed site for a waste isolation pilot plant in eastern Eddy County, N. Mex., were drilled and logged in an 11-week period, mid-August to November 1976. The basic data developed from the borings are tabulated in the present report....
Water resources of the Kodiak-Shelikof subregion, south-central Alaska
Stanley H. Jones, Robert J. Madison, Chester Zenone
1978, Open-File Report 78-127
Drought in California; water resources data for 1977
Leonard N. Jorgensen, Verrie F. Pearce
1978, Open-File Report 78-613
The 2-year dry period 1976-77 was the most severe drought in northern California 's history, and the quantity and quality of all water-supply sources in the State were affected. This report contains special water-resources data collected by the Geological Survey during 1977. These data include: streamflow at 11 selected stations,...
Status of the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) - September 1977
Melvin D. Edwards
1978, Open-File Report 78-154
Major progress in the implementation of the National Water Data Exchange (Nawdex) took place during Fiscal Year 1977--beginning October 1, 1976 and ending September 30, 1977. This report describes the status of the program at the end of this period. Program advancement is reported in the areas of administration, membership,...
Program objectives for the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) for fiscal year 1979
Melvin D. Edwards
1978, Open-File Report 78-975
This report describes the program objectives of the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) for Fiscal Year 1979. These objectives include NAWDEX membership, program administration, management, and coordination, NAWDEX services, identification of sources of water data, indexing of water data, programs and systems documentation, recommended methods for the handling and exchange...
FORTRAN programs for calculating nonlinear seismic ground response in two dimensions
W. B. Joyner
1978, Open-File Report 78-287
The programs described here were designed for calculating the nonlinear seismic response of a two-dimensional configuration of soil underlain by a semi-infinite elastic medium representing bedrock. There are two programs. One is for plane strain motions, that is, motions in the plane perpendicular to the long axis of the structure,...
Pillar Mountain Landslide, Kodiak, Alaska
Reuben Kachadoorian, Willard H. Slater
1978, Open-File Report 78-217
Pillar Mountain landslide on the southeast face of Pillar Mountain is about 915 m (3,000 ft) southwest of the city of Kodiak, Alaska. The landslide is about 520 m (1,700 ft) wide at its base and extends approximately from sea level to an altitude of about 343 m (1,125 ft)....
