Cruise report for a seismic investigation of gas hydrates in the Mississippi Canyon region, northern Gulf of Mexico: Cruise M1-98-GM
Alan K. Cooper, Patrick E. Hart, Ingo Pecher
1998, Open-File Report 98-506
During June 1998, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of Mississippi Marine Minerals Technology Center (MMTC) conducted a 12-day cruise in the Mississippi Canyon region of the Gulf of Mexico (Fig. 1). The R/V Tommy Munro, owned by the Marine Research Institute of the University of Southern Mississippi,...
Description of piezometers installed in the Duranes well field area, Albuquerque, New Mexico
C. R. Thorn
1998, Open-File Report 98-415
Since 1993, the aquifer system in the Middle Rio Grande Basin, and particularly in the Albuquerque area, has been the focus of studies to further define the extent of the most productive parts of the aquifer and to gain a better understanding of ground-water/surface-water interactions. Twenty-one piezometers were installed during...
Concepts for monitoring water quality in the Spokane River Basin, northern Idaho and eastern Washington
M.A. Beckwith
1998, Open-File Report 98-534
Numerous environmental studies have been conducted in the Spokane River Basin over the past several decades by government agencies, academic institutions, and environmental engineering firms. Most of these efforts have focused on the environmental effects of more than a century of silver, lead, and zinc mining and oreprocessing activities in the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River valley in...
Quality of nutrient data from streams and ground water sampled during 1993-95; National Water-Quality Assessment Program
David K. Mueller
1998, Open-File Report 98-276
Data Quality Objectives and Criteria for Basic Information, Acceptable Uncertainty, and Quality-Assurance and Quality-Control Documentation
Gregory E. Granato, Fred G. Bank, Patricia A. Cazenas
1998, Open-File Report 98-394
The Federal Highway Administration and State transportation agencies have the responsibility of determining and minimizing the effects of highway runoff on water quality; therefore, they have been conducting an extensive program of water-quality monitoring and research during the last 25 years. The objectives and monitoring goals of highway runoff studies...
Hydrogeology and sources of recharge to the Buffalo and Wahpeton aquifers in the southern part of the Red River of the North drainage basin, west-central Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota
Michael Schoenberg
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4084
Declining hydraulic heads in the Buffalo and Wahpeton aquifers are of concern to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and local water managers because of limited groundwater resources in the southern part of the Red River of the North drainage basin. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Minnesota...
Methods for estimating selected flow-duration and flood-frequency characteristics at ungaged sites in Central Idaho
L.C. Kjelstrom
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4120
Methods for estimating daily mean discharges for selected flow durations and flood discharge for selected recurrence intervals at ungaged sites in central Idaho were applied using data collected at streamflow-gaging stations in the area. The areal and seasonal variability of discharge from ungaged drainage basins may be described by estimating...
Preliminary estimates of residence times and apparent ages of ground water in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and water-quality data from a survey of springs
Michael J. Focazio, Niel Plummer, John K. Bohlke, Eurybiades Busenberg, L. Joseph Bachman, David S. Powars
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4225
Knowledge of the residence times of the ground-water systems in Chesapeake Bay watershed helps resource managers anticipate potential delays between implementation of land-management practices and any improve-ments in river and estuary water quality. This report presents preliminary estimates of ground-water residence times and apparent ages of water in...
Water-quality data for selected wells in Harrison County, Mississippi, April 1998
E. W. Strom, W. T. Oakley
1998, Open-File Report 98-386
Freshwater resources and saline water near the Sac and Fox Nation tribal lands, eastern Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Marvin M. Abbott
1998, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4173
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the freshwater resources and possible sources of high-chloride and high-sulfate concentrations in parts of the aquifer near the Sac and Fox Nation tribal land in eastern Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Water-quality sampling and borehole geophysical data indicate the potential for fresh ground water...
Physical and chemical data on sediments deposited in the Missouri and the Mississippi River flood plains during the July through August 1993 flood
Gregg K. Schalk, Robert R. Holmes Jr., Gary P. Johnson
1998, Circular 1120-L
Because sediments deposited by the 1993 floods on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers were thought to contain elevated concentrations of nutrients and trace elements, sediment deposits were sampled at 25 floodplain locations. The samples were analyzed for particle size, water content, volatile solids, nutrients, carbon, selected trace elements, pesticides, and...
A Review of Semivolatile and Volatile Organic Compounds in Highway Runoff and Urban Stormwater
Thomas J. Lopes, Shannon G. Dionne
1998, Open-File Report 98-409
Many studies have been conducted since 1970 to characterize concentrations of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in highway runoff and urban stormwater. To a lesser extent, studies also have characterized concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), estimated loads of SVOCs, and assessed potential impacts of these contaminants on receiving streams. This...
Computer Programs to Display and Modify Data in Geographic Coordinates and Methods to Transfer Positions to and from Maps, with Applications to Gravity Data Processing, Global Positioning Systems, and 30-Meter Digital Elevation Models
Donald Plouff
1998, Open-File Report 98-233
Computer programs were written in the Fortran language to process and display gravity data with locations expressed in geographic coordinates. The programs and associated processes have been tested for gravity data in an area of about 125,000 square kilometers in northwest Nevada, southeast Oregon, and northeast California. This report discusses...
Geology and mineral resources of the Lake Valley area, Sierra County, New Mexico
C.J. Nutt, J.M. O’Neill, V. T. McLemore, David A. Lindsey, J.C. Ratte, D. C. Hedlund, D. P. Klein, M. D. Kleinkopf
1998, Open-File Report 98-347
At the request of the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed the Lake Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), which includes the historic Lake Valley townsite and silver-manganese mining district, for undiscovered mineral resources. The Lake Valley ACEC is along the southeastern margin of the Black...
Hydrologic and water-quality data for the lower Bradley River, Alaska, November through April 1995-98
Ronlad L. Rickman
1998, Open-File Report 98-385
A dam constructed at the outlet of Bradley Lake near Homer, Alaska has blocked natural flows to the lower Bradley River. To protect salmon egg incubation habitat during the period of November 2 to April 30, a fish-water bypass was incorporated into the design of the dam to ensure a...
Digital map of specific yield for the High Plains Aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming
J. R. Cederstrand, M.F. Becker
1998, Open-File Report 98-414
This digital data set consists of specific yield percentage contours and polygons for the High Plains aquifer in the central United States. The High Plains aquifer extends from south of 32 degrees to almost 44 degrees north latitude and from 96 degrees 30 minutes to almost 106 degrees west longitude....
Implementation of the century ecosystem model for an eroding hillslope in Mississippi
Jodie Sharpe, Jennifer W. Harden, Seth M. Dabney, Dennis Ojima, William Parton
1998, Open-File Report 98-440
The objective of this study was to parameterize and implement the Century ecosystem model for an eroding, cultivated site near Senatobia, in Panola County, Mississippi, in order to understand the loss and replacement of soil organic carbon on an eroding cropland. The sites chosen for this study are located on...
Digital Geologic Map of the Rosalia 1:100,000 Quadrangle, Washington and Idaho: A Digital Database for the 1990 S.Z. Waggoner Map
Pamela D. Derkey, Bruce R. Johnson, Beatrice B. Lackaff, Robert E. Derkey
1998, Open-File Report 98-357
The geologic map of the Rosalia 1:100,000-scale quadrangle was compiled in 1990 by S.Z. Waggoner of the Washington state Division of Geology and Earth Resources. This data was entered into a geographic information system (GIS) as part of a larger effort to create regional digital geology for the Pacific Northwest....
Digital data from the Isleta-Kirtland aeromagnetic survey, collected south of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Ltd. Sander Geophysical
1998, Open-File Report 98-341
Sulfur dioxide emission rates of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, 1979-1997
Tamar Elias, A. J. Sutton, J. B. Stokes, T. J. Casadevall
1998, Open-File Report 98-462
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission rates from Kilauea Volcano were first measured by Stoiber and Malone (1975) and have been measured on a regular basis since 1979 (Casadevall and others, 1987; Greenland and others, 1985; Elias and others, 1993; Elias and Sutton, 1996). The purpose of this report is to present...
Water-level data for the Albuquerque Basin, central New Mexico, period of record through 1997
D.R. Rankin
1998, Open-File Report 98-408
The Albuquerque Basin, located in central New Mexico, is about 100 miles long and 25 to 40 miles wide. The basin is defined as the extent of Cenozoic deposits that encompass the structural Rio Grande Rift within the basin. Drinking-water supplies throughout the Albuquerque Basin are obtained solely from ground-water...
Hydrogeological data collected from a test well in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico
Carlos Conde-Costas
1998, Open-File Report 98-267
Digital map of hydraulic conductivity for the High Plains Aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming
J. R. Cederstrand, M.F. Becker
1998, Open-File Report 98-548
This digital data set consists of hydraulic conductivity contours and polygons for the High Plains aquifer in the central United States. The High Plains aquifer extends from south of 32 degrees to almost 45 degrees north latitude and from 96 degrees 30 minutes to almost 104 degrees west longitude. The...
Quaternary geology and liquefaction susceptibility, Napa, California 1:100,000 quadrangle: A digital database
Janet M. Sowers, Jay S. Noller, William R. Lettis
1998, Open-File Report 98-460
Earthquake-induced ground failures such as liquefaction have historically brought loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure. Observations of the effects of historical large-magnitude earthquakes show that the distribution of liquefaction phenomena is not random. Liquefaction is restricted to areas underlain by loose, cohesionless sands and silts...
Summary of floods in the United States, January 1992 through September 1993
Charles A. Perry, L. J. Combs, editor(s)
1998, Water Supply Paper 2499
This volume contains a summary of the flooding in the upper Mississippi River Basin during the spring and summer of 1993 and 36 articles describing severe, widespread, or unusual flooding in the United States from January 1, 1992, to the end of the 1993 water year, September 30, 1993. Each...
