Selected water-quality data from the Merced River, California, November 1976 through August 1977
Ray J. Hoffman
1978, Open-File Report 78-735
The Merced River originates on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and flows through Yosemite National Park. The river drains 1,276 square miles before joining the San Joaquin River near Stevinson, Calif. Data were collected to permit descriptions of the river's quality during a hydrologic cycle, the natural and...
Estimated agricultural ground-water pumpage in parts of Fresno, Kings, and Madera counties, San Joaquin Valley, California, 1974-77
Hugh T. Mitten
1978, Open-File Report 78-826
The area of this report is on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley in parts of Fresno, Kings, and Madera Counties, and has approximately the boundaries of the Westlands Water District. The District receives surface water from the San Luis Service Area of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation....
Virgin Islands sand resource study
Charles Ward Holmes
1978, Open-File Report 78-919
The depletion of sand resources in the Virgin Islands has necessitated the search for more economical supplies. The dynamic processes which produce sand in the nearshore environments are very slow, and removal of this material would cause a depletion of beaches upon which the island economy is predicated. A search...
Sonobuoy refraction data near Kodiak, Alaska
Mark L. Holmes, Charles A. Meeder, Kenneth Clark Creager
1978, Open-File Report 78-368
A total of 88 unreversed sonobuoy refraction lines were shot over the continental shelf and slope near Kodiak, Alaska, in 1976 and 1977. Useful results were obtained from 59 of these attempts. The field measurements were carried out aboard the USGS research vessel SAMUEL P. LEE. The refraction lines were...
Geophysical investigations in southeastern Utah
Vincent J. Flanigan
1978, Open-File Report 78-1104
Geophysical investigations in Fairfax County, Virginia
Vincent J. Flanigan
1978, Open-File Report 78-150
Documentation of potential for surface faulting related to ground-water withdrawal in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada
Thomas L. Holzer
1978, Open-File Report 78-79
Leveling data collected in Las Vegas Valley are compatible with the interpretation that ongoing land-surface displacements related to ground-water withdrawal may be precursory to fault offset of the land surface. Zones of potential faulting intersect regions of intense urban development. The degree of risk and the potential economic consequences from...
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. ...
Telluric profile location map and telluric data for the Glamis Known Geothermal Resource Area, California
Donald B. Hoover, Bruce Radtke, D.D. Moeller
1978, Open-File Report 78-106-C
No abstract available. ...
Coastal morphology, coastal erosion, and barrier islands of the Beaufort Sea, Alaska
David Moody Hopkins, Roger W. Hartz
1978, Open-File Report 78-1063
Low-flow characteristics of small streams in proposed Public Law 566 basins
Stephen J. Field
1978, Open-File Report 78-664
Low-flow characteristics of Wisconsin streams in basins considered for work under Public Law 566 are presented in this report. The low-flow characteristics presented are the annual minimum 1-day mean flow below which the flow will fall on the average of once in 2 years (Q7,2) and the annual minimum 7-day...
Geophysical data from the 1975 cruise of the NOAA ship Surveyor in northern Gulf of Alaska
Bruce Molnia, Paul R. Carlson, Lisa H. Wright
1978, Open-File Report 78-209
In April and Flay 1975, a U.S. Geological Survey marine geology field party under the leadership of Bruce F. Molnia and Paul R. Carlson collected geophysical data from the N.O.A.A. ship Surveyor. The cruise, which consisted of 3 legs, studied the area between Cross Sound and Seward (Figure 1). Maps...
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...
Water-quality data for landfills, Hillsborough County, Florida, January 1974-October 1977
Mario Fernandez Jr., Robin R. Hallbourg
1978, Open-File Report 78-820
Periodic water-quality data were collected at four landfills in Hillsborough County from January 1974 through October 1977. Water samples were analyzed for nitrogen and phosphorous species, cations, trace metals, chloride, specific conductance, chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, and coliforms. Select ground-water samples were analyzed for herbicide and pesticide. Results...
Water-quality data from a sludge disposal test site, St. Petersburg, Florida, November 1973-July 1977
Mario Fernandez
1978, Open-File Report 78-821
From November 1973 to July 1977, water samples were collected from wells to identify background water-quality conditions and to determine the effects on ground-water quality by St. Petersburg 's sludge-disposal operation (sod farm). Specific conductance and pH were determined in the field. Samples were collected for laboratory determination of selected...
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...
Map and tables describing areas of mineral resource potential, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Travis Hudson, DeYoung Jr.
1978, Open-File Report 78-1-C
Radium and uranium data for mineral springs in eight Western States
J. Karen Felmlee, Robert Allen Cadigan
1978, Open-File Report 78-561
Data for 116 mineral springs in eight Western States show a wide range of values. Specific conductance, temperature, and pH were measured at the sites between 1975 and 1977, and samples for radium and uranium analysis were collected. Correlation and regression analyses among the five measured parameters indicate that a...
Determination of uranium in source rocks by using radium in Crystal Springs, Great Salt Lake area, Utah
J. Karen Felmlee, Robert Allen Cadigan
1978, Open-File Report 78-102
Impact of flow regulation and power plant effluents on the flow and temperature regimes of the Chattahoochee River - Atlanta to Whitesburg, Georgia
Robert E. Faye, Harvey E. Jobson, Larry F. Land
1978, Open-File Report 78-528
A calibrated and verified transient flow temperature model was used to evaluate the effects of flow regulation and powerplant loadings on the natural temperature regime of the Chattahoochee River in northeast Georgia. Estimates were made of both instantaneous and average natural temperatures in the river during an eight-day period in...
Report on the beach dynamics, geology, and oil spill susceptibility of the Gulf of Alaska coastline in Glacier Bay National Monument -- Sea Otter Creek to Icy Point
Bruce Molnia, Mark C. Wheeler
1978, Open-File Report 78-284
Observations of the Gulf of Alaska coastline in Glacier Bay National Monument were conducted between June 1975 and July 1977 to: (1) characterize the beach environment, and (2) assess the effects of an oil spill (fig. 1). These included overflights in June 1975, June 1976, July 1976, January 1977, May...
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...
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...
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...
