Depositional environment of Upper Cretaceous black sandstones of the Western Interior
Robert Stroud Houston, John F. Murphy
1977, Professional Paper 994-A
Thermal loading of natural streams
Alan P. Jackman, Nobuhiro Yotsukura
1977, Professional Paper 991
The impact of thermal loading on the temperature regime of natural streams is investigated by mathematical models, which describe both transport (convection-diffusion) and decay (surface dissipation) of waste heat over 1-hour or shorter time intervals. The models are derived from the principle of conservation of thermal energy for application to...
Composite stratigraphic section of Tertiary volcanic rocks in Eldorado Mountains, Nevada
R. Ernest Anderson
1977, Open-File Report 77-483
Water-quality effects on Baker Lake of recent volcanic activity at Mount Baker, Washington
Gilbert Carl Bortleson, R.T. Wilson, B. L. Foxworthy
1977, Professional Paper 1022-B
Calcic soils and calcretes in the southwestern United States
George Odell Bachman, Michael N. Machette
1977, Open-File Report 77-794
Secondary calcium carbonate of diverse origins, 'caliche' of many authors, is widespread in the southwestern United States. 'Caliche' includes various carbonates such as calcic soils and products of groundwater cementation. The term 'caliche' is generally avoided in this report in favor of such terms as calcrete, calcic soils, and pervasively...
Ordovician and Silurian graptolite succession in the Trail Creek area, central Idaho; a graptolite zone reference section
Claire Carter, Michael Churkin Jr.
1977, Professional Paper 1020
Carboniferous microfacies, microfossils, and corals, Lisburne Group, Arctic Alaska
Augustus K. Armstrong, Bernard L. Mamet
1977, Professional Paper 849
Resource appraisal of the Mt. Shasta Wilderness Study Area, Siskiyou County, California
Robert L. Christiansen, F.L. Kleinhampl, R.J. Blakely, E.T. Tuchek, F. L. Johnson, M. D. Conyac
1977, Open-File Report 77-250
Radioelement concentrations and preliminary radiometric ages of rocks of the Kigluaik Mountains, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Carl Maurice Bunker, Carl E. Hedge, C.L. Sainsbury
1977, Open-File Report 77-735
A sequence of old metamorphic rocks including the Kigluaik and Nome Groups is exposed in the Kigluaik Mountains of the Seward Peninsula. The high-grade metasedimentary rocks give a whole-rock Rb-Sr age of 735 m.y. This late Precambrian age is believed to be the time of metamorphism. Orthogneisses, intrusive into the...
Stratigraphy, petrology, and depositional environment of the Kenwood Siltstone Member, Borden Formation (Mississippian), Kentucky and Indiana
Roy Clark Kepferle
1977, Professional Paper 1007
Movement of moisture in the unsaturated zone in a loess-mantled area, southwestern Kansas
Robert C. Prill
1977, Professional Paper 1021
A study of moisture movement associated with ponding near Garden City, Kansas, indicates that loess-manted areas have excellent potential for artificial recharge by water spreading. Infiltration stabilized at rates ranging from 0.7 to 2.2 feet (0.2 to 0.7 meter) per day reflecting changes in hydraulic conductivity of soil horizons. Results...
Sediment transport to the Fox Chain of Lakes, Illinois
Timothy P. Brabets
1977, Open-File Report 77-867
Two main tributaries to the Fox Chain of Lakes, the Fox River and Nippersink Creek, were sampled twice weekly and during periods of high runoff to determine the amount of suspended inorganic sediment being transported into the Chain of Lakes. Sediment yields were determined by using the transport-duration technique. It...
Artificial recharge to a freshwater-sensitive brackish-water sand aquifer, Norfolk, Virginia
Donald L. Brown, William Dudley Silvey
1977, Professional Paper 939
Fresh water was injected into a brackish-water sand for storage and retrieval. The initial injection rate of 400 gpm decreased to 70 gpm during test 3. The specific capacity of the well decreased also, from 15.4 to 0.93 gpm. Current-meter surveys indicated uniform reduction in hydraulic conductivity of all contributing...
Ground-water resources in the Libby area, northwestern Montana
Arnold J. Boettcher, Kathleen R. Wilke
1977, Open-File Report 77-397
Plutonism and orogeny in north-central Washington: Timing and regional context
Kenneth F. Fox Jr., C. Dean Rinehart, Joan C. Engels
1977, Professional Paper 989
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Flood-hazard study: 100-year flood stage for Lucerne Lake, San Bernadino County, California
Mark William Busby
1977, Open-File Report 77-597
A study of the flood hydrology of Lucerne Valley, Calif., was made to develop the 100-year stage for Lucerne Lake. Synthetic-hydrologic techniques were used; and the 100-year flood stage was estimated to be at an elevation of 2,849.3 feet above mean sea level. Channel dimensions were measured at 59 sites...
Measured sections of Paleogene rocks from the California coast ranges
Earl E. Brabb, Joseph C. Clark, Constance K. Throckmorton
1977, Open-File Report 77-714
Preliminary geologic studies of cold climate dunes, North Park, Jackson County, Colorado
Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, Sarah Andrews
1977, Open-File Report 77-145
Paleozoic-Mesozoic boundary in the Berry Creek Quadrangle, northwestern Sierra Nevada, California
Anna Martta Hietanen
1977, Professional Paper 1027
Structural and petrologic studies in the Berry Creek quadrangle at the north end of the western metamorphic belt of the Sierra Nevada have yielded new information that helps in distinguishing between the chemically similar Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks. The distinguishing features are structural and textural and result from different degrees...
Mineral resources of the North Absaroka study area, Park and Sweet Grass counties, Montana
James E. Elliott, Ronald B. Stotelmeyer, D. L. Gaskill, W. H. Raymond, D. L. Peterson, F. L. Johnson, D.S. Lindsey, J. Ridenour, S. W. Schmauch, N. T. Zilka
1977, Open-File Report 77-700
Stillwater Complex, Montana; rock succession, metamorphism and structure of the complex and adjacent rocks
Norman J. Page
1977, Professional Paper 999
Characteristic marine molluscan fossils from the Dakota sandstone and intertongued Mancos Shale, west-central New Mexico
William Aubrey Cobban
1977, Professional Paper 1009
Multichannel seismic reflection data acquired on the M/V Cecil H. Green in the Gulf of Alaska, June-August 1975
Terry R. Bruns, Kenneth C. Bayer
1977, Open-File Report 77-352
Mineral resources of the West Elk Wilderness and vicinity, Delta and Gunnison counties, Colorado
David L. Gaskill, J. G. Rosenbaum, H. D. King, H. C. Meeves, C.L.L. Bieniewski
1977, Open-File Report 77-751
Effects of the catastrophic flood of December 1966, north rim area, eastern Grand Canyon, Arizona
Maurice E. Cooley, B. N. Aldridge, Robert C. Euler
1977, Professional Paper 980
Precipitation from the unusual storm of December 1966 was concentrated on highlands in northern Arizona, southwestern Utah , southern Nevada, and south-central California and caused widely scattered major floods in the four States. In Arizona the largest amount of precipitation was in the north rim area of eastern Grand Canyon,...