Digital data sets that describe aquifer characteristics of the Tillman terrace and alluvial aquifer in southwestern Oklahoma
C.J. Becker, D. L. Runkle, Alan Rea
1997, Open-File Report 96-452
ARC/INFO export and nonproprietary format files This diskette contains digitized aquifer boundaries and maps of hydraulic conductivity, recharge, and ground-water level elevation contours for the Tillman terrace and alluvial aquifer in southwestern Oklahoma. The Tillman terrace aquifer encompasses the unconsolidated terrace deposits and alluvium associated with the North Fork of the...
Digital data sets that describe aquifer characteristics of the Vamoosa-Ada aquifer in east-central Oklahoma
Marvin M. Abbott, D. L. Runkle, Alan Rea
1997, Open-File Report 96-444
Nonproprietary format files This diskette contains digitized aquifer boundaries and maps of hydraulic conductivity, recharge, and ground-water level elevation contours for the Vamoosa-Ada aquifer in east-central Oklahoma. The Vamoosa-Ada aquifer is an important source of water that underlies about 2,320-square miles of parts of Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Creek, Lincoln, Okfuskee, and...
Digital data sets that describe aquifer characteristics of the High Plains aquifer in western Oklahoma
C.J. Becker, D. L. Runkle, Alan Rea
1997, Open-File Report 96-451
ARC/INFO export files This diskette contains digitized aquifer boundaries and maps of hydraulic conductivity, recharge, and ground-water level elevation contours for the High Plains aquifer in western Oklahoma. This area encompasses the panhandle counties of Cimarron, Texas, and Beaver, and the western counties of Harper, Ellis, Woodward, Dewey, and Roger Mills....
Digital data sets that describe aquifer characteristics of the Enid isolated terrace aquifer in northwestern Oklahoma
C.J. Becker, D. L. Runkle, Alan Rea
1997, Open-File Report 96-450
ARC/INFO export and nonproprietary format files The data sets in this report include digitized aquifer boundaries and maps of hydraulic conductivity, recharge, and ground-water level elevation contours for the Enid isolated terrace aquifer in northwestern Oklahoma. The Enid isolated terrace aquifer covers approximately 82 square miles and supplies water for irrigation,...
Streamflow, tidal-water-level, and water-quality data for the tidal embayments of the Metedeconk and Toms Rivers, New Jersey, water years 1993-94
R.E. Hickman
1997, Open-File Report 96-368
Water-quality assessments of ground water and surface water in the Warwick aquifer area, Fort Totten Indian Reservation, North Dakota
K.C. Vining
1997, Open-File Report 97-201
A data summary was prepared to assess the quality of ground water and surface water in the Warwick aquifer area. During 1967-93, a total of 205 samples were collected from 61 wells and 18 surface-water locations, and the samples were analyzed for various water-quality constituents. Overall, the quality of ground...
Bathymetric surveys of Morse and Geist Reservoirs in central Indiana made with acoustic Doppler current profiler and global positioning system technology, 1996
J.T. Wilson, S. E. Morlock, N.T. Baker
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4099
Acoustic Doppler current profiler, global positioning system, and geographic information system technology were used to map the bathymetry of Morse and Geist Reservoirs, two artificial lakes used for public water supply in central Indiana. The project was a pilot study to evaluate the use of the technologies for bathymetric surveys....
Surface-water quantity and quality data, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site near Denver Colorado, water year 1996
M.E. Smith, J.W. Unruh, C.H. Thompson
1997, Open-File Report 97-194
Physical and chemical properties of water and sediments, Grand Portage and Wauswaugoning Bays, Lake Superior, Grand Portage Indian Reservation, northeastern Minnesota, 1993-96
J. F. Ruhl
1997, Open-File Report 97-199
This report is a compilation of data on the physical and chemical properties of water and sediments in Grand Portage and Wauswaugoning Bays of Lake Superior along the shoreline of the Grand Portage Indian Reservation. The data were collected during 1993-96 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the...
A quality-assurance plan for district ground-water activities of the U.S. Geological Survey
J.O. Brunett, N. L. Barber, A.W. Burns, R. P. Fogelman, D. C. Gillies, R.A. Lidwin, Thomas J. Mack
1997, Open-File Report 97-11
As the Nation's principal earth-science information agency, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is depended upon to collect data of the highest quality. This document provides the framework for collecting, analyzing and reporting ground-water data that are quality assured and quality controlled....
Effects of the 1993 flood on the determination of flood magnitude and frequency in Iowa
David A. Eash
1997, Circular 1120-K
To evaluate the effects of the 1993 flood in the upper Mississippi River Basin on the determination of flood magnitude and frequency, discharges that had recurrence intervals of 10, 25, 50, and 100 years computed from data through the 1992 water year were compared with those computed from data through...
Identification of potential water-bearing zones by the use of borehole geophysics in the vicinity of Keystone Sanitation Superfund Site, Adams County, Pennsylvania, and Carroll County, Maryland
Randall W. Conger
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4104
Between April 23, 1996, and June 21, 1996, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contracted Haliburton-NUS, Inc., to drill four clusters of three monitoring wells near the Keystone Sanitation Superfund Site. The purpose of the wells is to allow monitoring and sampling of shallow, intermediate, and deep waterbearing zones for the...
Ground-water hydrology and water quality of Irwin Basin at Fort Irwin National Training Center, California
Jill N. Densmore, Clark J. Londquist
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4092
Geohydrologic data were collected from Irwin Basin at Fort Irwin National Training Center in the Mojave Desert of southern California by the U.S. Geological Survey during 199296 to deter mine the quantity and quality of ground water available in this basin. In addition to data collected from existing wells and...
Flood-hydrology data for the Potomac River and selected tributaries in the vicinity of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia
Edward J. Doheny
1997, Open-File Report 97-200
This report presents flood-hydrology data for the Potomac River and selected tributaries in the vicinity of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Park (C & O Canal NHP). Data were compiled for the floods of (1) March 17-19, 1936; (2) June 22-24, 1972; (3) November 4-7, 1985; (4) January...
Geomorphology of the lower Copper River, Alaska
Timothy P. Brabets
1997, Professional Paper 1581
The Copper River, located in southcentral Alaska, drains an area of more than 24,000 square miles. About 30 miles above its mouth, this large river enters Miles Lake, a proglacial lake formed by the retreat of Miles Glacier. Downstream from the outlet of Miles Lake, the Copper River flows past...
Mineral-resource data bases
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1997, Fact Sheet 076-97
Data bases are essential for modern scientific research. The new and exciting work being done in the Mineral Resource Program in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) usually begins with the question, "Where are the known deposits?" A mineral-resource data base containing this type of information and more can be useful...
Water-quality assessment of the Las Vegas Valley area and the Carson and Truckee River basins, Nevada and California: Nutrients, pesticides, and suspended sediment, October 1969-April 1990
Kathryn C. Kilroy, Stephen J. Lawrence, Michael S. Lico, Hugh E. Bevans, Sharon A. Watkins
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4106
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) is designed to provide long-term, consistent information on water quality that can be used to describe local, regional, and national conditions. The full-scale NAWQA Program, initiated in 1991, includes both study-unit and national synthesis activities. Study-unit investigations provide scientific data and...
Taking the Earth's pulse
Robert L. Woodward, Harly M. Benz, William M. Brown III
1997, Fact Sheet 103-97
During the past 35 years, scientists have developed a vast network of seismometers that record earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and nuclear explosions throughout the world. Seismographic data support disaster response, scientific research, and global security. With this network, the United States maintains world leadership in monitoring the greatest natural and technological...
Livengood GeoExplorer: An interactive geologic database on CD-ROM, Livengood quadrangle, Alaska
T.D. Light, C. E. Barnwell, Julio Andrade
1997, Open-File Report 97-484-E
No abstract available....
Geology and structure of the Pine River, Florida River, Carbon Junction, and Basin Creek gas seeps, La Plata County, Colorado
James E. Fassett, Steven M. Condon, A. Curtis Huffman Jr., David J. Taylor
1997, Open-File Report 97-59
Introduction: This study was commissioned by a consortium consisting of the Bureau of Land Management, Durango Office; the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; La Plata County; and all of the major gas-producing companies operating in La Plata County, Colorado. The gas-seep study project consisted of four parts; 1) detailed...
Pesticides in surface and ground water of the San Joaquin-Tulare basins, California: Analysis of available data, 1966 Through 1992
Joseph L. Domagalski
1997, Water Supply Paper 2468
Available pesticide data (1966-92) for surface and ground water were analyzed for the San Joaquin-Tulare Basins, California, one of 60 large hydrologic systems being studied as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. Most of the pesticide data were for the San Joaquin Valley, one...
Natural and mining-related sources of dissolved minerals during low flow in the Upper Animas River Basin, southwestern Colorado
Winfield G. Wright
1997, Fact Sheet 148-97
As part of the Clean Water Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-500), all States are required to establish water-quality standards for every river basin in the State. During 1994, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment proposed to the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission (CWQCC) an aquatic-life standard of...
Trace elements and organic compounds associated with riverbed sediments in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo basin, Mexico and Texas
R. W. Lee, J.T. Wilson
1997, Fact Sheet 098-97
In 1991, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) was mandated by the Texas Clean Rivers Act (Senate Bill 818) to assess water quality of rivers in Texas. Recent efforts to collect information for the assessment of water quality in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin have involved Federal agencies on...
Suspended-sediment budget for the Kankakee River Basin, 1993-95
Robert R. Holmes Jr.
1997, Open-File Report 97-120
A suspended-sediment budget was constructed for the Kankakee River Basin using suspended-sediment data collected from January 1993 through December 1995 at six existing U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations. The Iroquois River delivered almost twice as much suspended-sediment load to the Kankakee River main stem as did the Kankakee River above...
Geophysical database of the east coast of the United States; southern Atlantic margin, stratigraphy and velocity in map grids
D. R. Hutchinson, C. W. Poag, Aaron H. Johnson, Peter Popenoe, C. Wright
1997, Open-File Report 96-55
In 1990, the Naval Oceanographic Office and the U.S. Geological Survey agreed to develop a digital data base of stratigraphy and acoustic properties of sediments along the U.S. East Coast of the United States. The objective of this work was to utilize more than 25,000 km of publicly available multichannel...
