Chemical composition of streams during low flow; Fairfax County, Virginia
J. D. Larson
1978, Open-File Report 78-719
Water samples were collected and stream discharges were measured at 49 sites in Fairfax County, Virginia during a period of low flow in August 1977. In addition, pesticide and metal content of residue on stream-bottom sediments from several major streams in the county were analysed. Waters from the streams in...
Impact of coastal processes on resource development with an example from Icy Bay, Alaska
Bruce F. Molnia
1978, Open-File Report 79-1693
The coastline of Alaska is dynamic and continually readjusting to changes in the many processes that operate in the coastal zone. Because of this dynamic nature, special consideration must be made in planning for development, and. caution must be exercised in site selection for facilities to be emplaced in the...
Maps and tables describing metalliferous mineral resource potential of southern Alaska
E. M. MacKevett, D.A. Singer, Carleen D. Holloway
1978, Open-File Report 78-1-E
Preliminary analysis of the petroleum potential of the Arctic National Wildlife Range, Alaska
Arthur Grantz, Charles G. Mull
1978, Open-File Report 78-489
South Carolina seismic program seismological data report, July 1975-June 1977
David L. Carver, Mary Kay Wharton, Ronald D. Cook
1978, Open-File Report 78-487
The purpose of this data report is to collect and distribute preliminary data acquired from a network of seismic stations (Tarr and King, 1974) in order to facilitate current studies of earthquake occurrence. Record interpretation, data processing, and collation of hypocenter data and related-event parameters are performed by the U.S....
Selected hydrologic data, Yampa River basin and parts of the White River basin, northwestern Colorado and south-central Wyoming
T.F. Giles, Robert E. Brogden
1978, Open-File Report 78-23
Selected hydrologic data are presented from four energy-related projects conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Yampa River basin and parts of the White River basin in northwestern Colorado and south-central Wyoming. Water-quality data during 1974 and 1975 and parts of 1976 for 129 ground-water sites and 119 surface-water...
Agricultural land use and water quality in the upper St. Joseph River basin, Michigan
T. Ray Cummings
1978, Open-File Report 78-950
Land use in the upper St. Joseph River basin of south-central Michigan is primarily agricultural. In the 144-square-mile area, the chemical and physical characteristics of water are determined by the climate and soils, as well as by land conservation practices. Municipal waste discharges affect water quality at some locations, as...
Electrical properties of salt cored from Carlsbad, New Mexico
G.R. Olhoeft
1978, Open-File Report 78-463
Water supply potential of the Lake Sally System, Marquette County, Michigan
Norman G. Grannemann
1978, Open-File Report 78-1046
Six lakes in the headwaters of Ely Creek form the Lake Sally system. This system is the source of water for Ishpeming and several small communities in the central part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. During years of average precipitation, more water is used from the system than is supplied to...
Hydrologic data for the Antlers aquifer, southeastern Oklahoma
Robert E. Davis, Donald L. Hart Jr.
1978, Open-File Report 78-1038
The U.S. Geological Survey has collected data on Oklahoma's ground-water resources since 1934. Most of these data were collected as part of specific ground-water studies conducted in cooperation with various Federal, State, and local agencies.The information in this report was obtained in the field, from published reports (Davis, 1960, Hart,...
Chemical and biological quality of Lakes Faith, Hope, and Charity at Maitland, Florida, with emphasis on the effects of storm runoff and bulk precipitation, 1971-1974
Neville G. Gaggiani, A. G. Lamonds
1978, Open-File Report 77-491
Located in a closed basin, near Orlands, Fla., Lake Faith, Hope, and Charity cover a combined area of 132 acres and are surrounded by residential, citrus grove and undeveloped areas. All of these areas affect the water quality of the lakes through storm runoff and transport of windborne material. During...
Coal resource occurrence and coal development potential maps of the Carbon quadrangle, Carbon County, Wyoming
Texas Instruments Incorporated
1978, Open-File Report 78-44
Overburden chemistry and mineralogy at Hanging Woman Creek, Big Horn County, Montana, and recommendations for sampling at similar sites
Todd K. Hinkley, Richard John Ebens, Josephine G. Boerngen
1978, Open-File Report 78-393
Cored overburden rock of the Fort Union Formation at the Hanging Woman Creek potential coal mine site was classified in hand specimen on the basis of color and grain size into 3 types: sandstone. siltstone-plus-shale, and dark shale. The samples were analyzed for bulk chemistry and mineralogy. In general the...
Audio-magnetotelluric data log for Cedarville, California, 15-minute Quadrangle
Donald B. Hoover, Susan Gardner, Jackie M. Williams
1978, Open-File Report 78-105-B
No abstract available. ...
Floodflow analysis of Ninemile Creek, Onondaga County, New York
Richard Lumia, Bernard Dunn
1978, Open-File Report 78-85
A flood-stage and discharge analysis was made for a 3.61 mile reach of Ninemile Creek between Amboy and Camillus. Water-surface profiles were developed for 50-year, 100-year, and September 26, 1975 flood discharges at Camillus for four different channel conditions: (1) with four culverts at Camillus bypass and a bridge at...
Identification codes for organizations listed in computerized data systems of the U.S. Geological Survey
Melvin D. Edwards, Margery O. Drilleau
1978, Open-File Report 78-398
This report contains codes for the identification of public and private organizations listed in computerized data systems. These codes are used by the U.S. Geological Survey 's National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX), National Water Data Storage and Retrieval System (WATSTORE), National Cartographic Information Center (NCIC), and Office of Water Data...
Directory of member organizations of the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX)
Melvin D. Edwards, Janet M. Nokes
1978, Open-File Report 78-872
The National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) is a national confederation of water-oriented organizations working to improve access to water data. It consists of member organizations from all sectors of the water-data community. This Directory provides the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all NAWDEX member organizations and their designated NAWDEX...
Principal facts for gravity stations in the Hillsboro and San Lorenzo Quadrangles, Grant and Sierra Counties, New Mexico
Dan A. Dansereau, Jeffrey C. Wynn
1978, Open-File Report 78-541
Landsat 3 Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) imagery (EC 62 Landsat)
Alden P. Colvocoresses
1978, Open-File Report 78-507
Enclosed is a copy of an early Landsat-3 RBV image of Cape Canaveral printed at 1:500,000 scale. The exposure setting was 5.6 milliseconds (ms) which resulted in some overexposure. With the shorter exposure times of 2.4 or 4 ms, which will generally be used, overall exposure should be more normal....
Preliminary contour map on the top of the Eocene series, Charleston area, South Carolina
B.B. Higgins, Gregory S. Gohn, L.M. Bybell
1978, Open-File Report 78-548
Analyses of rock, soil, stream sediments, and heavy-mineral concentrates of the Elkhorn Wilderness, Montana
J. M. Motooka, J. B. McHugh, W. R. Miller, S. D. Ludington, W.R. Greenwood
1978, Open-File Report 78-250
Floods in the Skunk River basin, Iowa
Albert J. Heinitz, Sulo Werner Wiitala
1978, Open-File Report 79-272
Evaluation of flood hazards, and the planning, design, and operation of various facilities on flood plains require information on floods. This report provides information on flood stages and discharges, flood magnitudes and frequency, and flood profiles for the Skunk River and some of its tributaries. It covers the Skunk --...
A compilation of hydrologic data before and during highway construction in parts of Tijeras Canyon, New Mexico, 1972-1977
J.D. Hudson
1978, Open-File Report 78-238
Tijeras Canyon is located at the eastern edge of Albuquerque, New Mexico and extends about 15 miles to the east. The canyon is the construction site of a new east-west interstate highway. This basic-data report contains surface and ground-water data collected prior to and during highway construction. Well and spring...
Coastal morphology, coastal erosion, and barrier islands of the Beaufort Sea, Alaska
David Moody Hopkins, Roger W. Hartz
1978, Open-File Report 78-1063
Selected sources of geologic, hydrologic, and related information for the Puget Sound region, Washington
David P. Dethier, Gilbert Carl Bortleson, James D. Scerra
1978, Open-File Report 78-252
