Earthquake data report, May 1989
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1989, Open-File Report 89-605-A
Estimating soil matric potential in Owens Valley, California
Stephen K. Sorenson, Reuben F. Miller, Michael R. Welch, David P. Groeneveld, Farrel A. Branson
1989, Water Supply Paper 2370-C
Much of the floor of Owens Valley, California, is covered with alkaline scrub and alkaline meadow plant communities, whose existence is dependent partly on precipitation and partly on water infiltrated into the rooting zone from the shallow water table. The extent to which these plant communities are capable of adapting...
Water resources data, Louisiana, water year 1988
G.J. Arcement, L.J. Dantin, C.R. Garrison, C.G. Stuart
1989, Water Data Report LA-88-1
Water resources data for the 1988 water year for Louisiana consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This report contains records for water discharge at 61 gaging stations;...
Lithology, mineralogy, and paleontology of Quaternary lake deposits in Long Valley Caldera, California
R.B. Fournier
1989, Open-File Report 89-413
Drill cores and cuttings from two drill holes, about 3 km apart, in Long Valley caldera, Mono County, California, were studied using x-ray diffraction and optical methods. A thick sequence of tuffs and lake sediments was encountered in LVCH-1 (1,000 ft deep) and Republic well 66-29 (6,920 ft deep), drilled...
Cost-effectiveness of the streamflow-gaging program in Minnesota
T. A. Winterstein, A.D. Arntson
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4129
A three-step analysis of the cost-effectiveness of the streamflow-gaging program in Minnesota is documented in this report. In the first step of the analysis, the data uses and funding sources were identified for the 96 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations operated in 1985. Nineteen sources of funding and 42 uses were identified for...
Suspended-sediment data in the upper Rio Grande De Loiza basin, Puerto Rico
Senen Guzman-Rios
1989, Open-File Report 88-324
Fluvial sediment, a widely recognized pollutant of surface water , is reducing the efficiency and useful life of almost all reservoirs in Puerto Rico. Sediment transported from the upper basin of the Rio Grande de Loiza is eventually deposited in the bottom of Lago Loiza, a water reservoir. Suspended sediment...
Chemical, geologic, and hydrologic data from the study of acidic contamination in the Miami Wash-Pinal Creek area, Arizona, water years 1984-87
J.H. Eychaner, M.R. Rehmann, J. G. Brown
1989, Open-File Report 89-410
Occurrence and movement of acidic contamination in the aquifer and streams of the Pinal Creek basin near Globe, Arizona, is the focus of an ongoing study by the U.S. Geological Survey. Groundwater data from that study for water years 1984 to 1987 include location, construction information, and site plans for...
Raw gravity and navigation data from R/V Starella cruises S1-86, S2-86, and S3-86 in the Caribbean Sea
B.J. Irwin
1989, Open-File Report 90-43
Water resources data, Michigan, water year 1988
S. P. Blumer, J.C. Failing, W.W. Larson, C.R. Whited, R.L. LeuVoy
1989, Water Data Report MI-88-1
Water resources data for the 1988 water year for Michigan consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water temperature of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 138 streamflow-gaging stations; stage only records for...
Lithologic, geophysical, and well-construction data for observation wells in the Melton Valley area, Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee
Patrick Tucci, D. W. Hanchar
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4197
Nineteen wells were installed at nine sites in the Melton Valley area. The wells are intended to provide information on water levels in both regolith and bedrock, aquifer characteristics, and subsurface lithology. Well depths range from 24 to 86 ft for shallow wells, and from 126 to 301 ft for...
Construction, geologic, and water-level data for observation wells near Brentwood, Williamson County, Tennessee
Dorothea Withington Hanchar
1989, Open-File Report 87-248
Thirty-four observation wells were installed at 17 sites in the area of a hazardous-waste disposal site near Brentwood, in Williamson County, Tennessee. These wells were installed to supplement data collected from domestic wells in the area, to help define the geology of the study area and to determine the water...
Geohydrology of the Escondido hydrologic subarea, San Diego County, California
L. R. Woolfenden
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4223
The San Diego region of California is undergoing rapid growth with a corresponding increase in the demand for water. To update the basin plan developed in 1975 by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region, water-level and water quality data for the 44-sq mi Escondido hydrologic subarea...
Selected quality assurance data for water samples collected by the US Geological Survey, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, 1980 to 1988
S.J. Wegner
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4168
Multiple water samples from 115 wells and 3 surface water sites were collected between 1980 and 1988 for the ongoing quality assurance program at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. The reported results from the six laboratories involved were analyzed for agreement using descriptive statistics. The constituents and properties included: tritium,...
The U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water- Resources Program: Fiscal Year 1988
Bruce K. Gilbert, William B. Mann IV
1989, Open-File Report 89-389
The Federal-State Cooperative Program is a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey and State and local agencies. It provides a balanced approach to the study and resolution of water-related problems and to acquiring hydrologic data. The principal program objectives are to: (1) collect, on a systematic basis, data needed for...
Selected water-quality characteristics and flow of ground water in the San Luis basin, including the Conejos River subbasin, Colorado and New Mexico
R.S. Williams Jr., S.E. Hammond
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4040
Chemical analyses of water from 99 wells and 19 springs in the San Luis basin in Colorado and New Mexico were evaluated to determine selected water quality characteristics as an aid in understanding the flow of groundwater in the basin. The evaluation shows that the distribution of chemical water types...
Chemical characteristics, including stable-isotope ratios, of surface water and ground water from selected sources in and near East Fork Armells Creek basin, southeastern Montana, 1985
R. F. Ferreira, J. H. Lambing, R. E. Davis
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4024
Water samples were collected from 29 sites to provide synoptic chemical data, including stable-isotope ratios, for an area of active surface coal mining and to explore the effectiveness of using the data to chemically distinguish water from different aquifers. Surface-water samples were collected from one spring, four sites on East...
Compilation of geohydrologic data collected as part of the areal appraisal of ground-water resources near Branson, Missouri
J. L. Imes
1989, Open-File Report 89-401
A rapidly developing retirement community and tourist industry in the Branson, Missouri area has created an increased demand for potable water, especially in the summer months. The rapid pace of residential and business expansion has created concerns regarding the future groundwater availability and quality. Water levels measured in the Ozark...
Application of drilling, coring, and sampling techniques to test holes and wells
Eugene Shuter, Warren E. Teasdale
1989, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 02-F1
The purpose of this manual is to provide ground-water hydrologists with a working knowledge of the techniques of test drilling, auger drilling, coring and sampling, and the related drilling and sampling equipment. For the most part, the techniques discussed deal with drilling, sampling, and completion of test holes in unconsolidated...
Water resources data for Oregon water year 1988, Volume 2. Western Oregon
L.E. Hubbard, T.A. Herrett, R.L. Kraus, R. L. Moffatt
1989, Water Data Report OR-88-2
No abstract available....
Assessment of hydrologic and hydrogeologic data at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base, North Carolina
Douglas Harned, O. B. Lloyd Jr., M.W. Treece Jr.
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4096
The Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base occupies 164 square miles in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, including 30 square miles of the New River estuary that bisects the Base. As much as 1,500 feet of unconsolidated or partly consolidated sand,...
Water resources data, Nebraska, water year 1988
J.A. Boohar, C.G. Hoy, M. J. Ellis
1989, Water Data Report NE-88-1
No abstract available. ...
Water resources data, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, water year 1988
R. E. Curtis Jr., Zaida Aquino, P.L. Diaz, Ricardo Vachier
1989, Water Data Report PR-88-1
No abstract available. ...
A telemetry-based data-acquisition system; Part 2, the data-acquisition reciever
G.K. Miller
1989, Open-File Report 89-553-B
The vertical distribution of selected trace metals and organic compounds in bottom materials of the proposed lower Columbia River export channel, Oregon, 1984
Gregory J. Fuhrer, Arthur J. Horowitz
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4099
A proposal to deepen the lower Columbia River navigation channel in Oregon prompted a study of the vertical distribution of selected trace metals and organic compounds in bottom sediments. These data are needed to evaluate the effects of dredging and disposal operations. Elutriation testing of bottom material indicated chemical concentrations...
A telemetry-based data-acquisition system; Part I, The remote data-acquisition transmitter
G.K. Miller
1989, Open-File Report 89-553-A