Water-table decline in the south-central Great Basin during the Quaternary Period; implications for toxic-waste disposal
I.J. Winograd, Barney J. Szabo
1986, Open-File Report 85-697
The distribution of vein calcite, tufa, and other features indicative of paleo-groundwater discharge, indicates that during the early to middle Pleistocene, the water table at Ash Meadows, in the Amargosa Desert, Nevada, and at Furnace Creek Wash, in east-central Death Valley, California, was tens to hundreds of meters above the...
Water resources activities in Kentucky, 1986
R. J. Faust (compiler)
1986, Open-File Report 86-71
The U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, conducts three major types of activities in Kentucky in order to provide hydrologic information and understanding needed for the best management of Kentucky 's and the Nation 's water resources. These activities are: (1) Data collection and dissemination; (2) Water-resources appraisals (interpretive studies);...
Improvement of filament-protection circuitry in a Finnigan model 251 mass spectrometer
J. D. Wildman
1986, Open-File Report 86-484
As delivered from Finnigan MAT, the emission current of the Leybold-Heraeus model IM210 ionization vacuum gage on a model 251 isotope ratio mass spectrometer can turn on as soon as the ' PUMP ON ' switch is depressed, before a good vacuum in the mass spectrometer is attained. The filament...
Annotated bibliography of the hydrology, geology, and geothermal research of the Jemez Mountains and vicinity, north-central New Mexico
Cynthia G. Abeyta, B. M. Delaney
1986, Open-File Report 85-83
The Jemez Mountains volcanic complex, located in north-central New Mexico at the intersection of the Rio Grande rift and Jemez lineament, is a potential location for geothermal energy exploration. This bibliography lists selected papers pertaining to the geology, hydrology, geochemistry, geothermometry, geophysics, ecology, and geothermal and hydrologic modeling aspects of...
USGS research on energy resources, 1986; program and abstracts
Lorna M.H. Carter, editor(s)
1986, Circular 974
The extended abstracts in this volume are summaries of the papers presented orally and as posters in the second V. E. McKelvey Forum on Mineral and Energy Resources, entitled "USGS Research on Energy Resources-1986." The Forum has been established to improve communication between the USGS and the earth science community...
Predictive spatial modeling of narcotic crop growth patterns
Frederick A. Waltz, D. G. Moore
1986, Open-File Report 86-7
Spatial models for predicting the geographic distribution of marijuana crops have been developed and are being evaluated for use in law enforcement programs. The models are based on growing condition preferences and on psychological inferences regarding grower behavior. Experiences of local law officials were used to derive the initial model,...
Modifications to the Megatek Wand software package for the model 3355 color graphics workstation with IEEE-488 bus interface option
L.M. Baker
1986, Open-File Report 86-212
Sources of coal-mine drainage and their effects on surface-water chemistry in the Claybank Creek basin and vicinity, north-central Missouri, 1983-84
Dale W. Blevins
1986, Open-File Report 85-571
Eighteen sources of drainage related to past coal-mining activity were identified in the Claybank Creek, Missouri, study area, and eight of thew were considered large enough to have detectable effects on receiving streams. However, only three sources, coal wastes at Keota and Binkley, and drainage from underground coal mines near...
Chemical quality of ground water in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1969-85
K.M. Waddell, R. L. Seiler, D. K. Solomon
1986, Open-File Report 86-138
During 1979-84, 35 wells completed in the principal aquifer in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah, that had been sampled during 1962-67 were resampled to determine if water quality changes had occurred. The dissolved solids concentration of the water from 13 of the wells has increased by more than 10% since...
Geohydrology of and potential for fluid disposal in the Arbuckle Aquifer in Kansas
J. E. Carr, H.E. McGovern, Tony Gogel, J.H. Doveton
1986, Open-File Report 86-491
The Arbuckle aquifer is an extensive aquifer that contains mostly saline water and that immediately overlies Precambrian ' basement ' rocks throughout Kansas, except for major uplift areas where it has been removed by erosion. In the southeast part of the state, it is a major freshwater aquifer. The upper...
Guide to user modification of a three-dimensional digital ground-water model for Salt Lake Valley, Utah
R. L. Seiler, K.M. Waddell
1986, Open-File Report 86-307
A digital-computer model was calibrated to simulate, in three dimensions, the ground-water flow in the principal and shallow-unconfined aquifers in Salt Lake Valley, Utah. The model can be used to predict water-level and waterbudget changes that would be caused by changes in well recharge or discharge. This report shows how...
Flow testing of the Newberry 2 research drillhole, Newberry volcano, Oregon
S. E. Ingebritsen, W.W. Carothers, Robert H. Mariner, J.S. Gudmundsson, E.A. Sammel
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4133
A 20 hour flow test of the Newberry 2 research drillhole at Newberry Volcano produced about 33,000 kilograms of fluid. The flow rate declined from about 0.8 kilograms per sec to less than 0.3 kilograms per sec during the course of the test. The mass ratio of liquid water to...
Application of the aerial profiling of terrain system
E.J. Cyran
1986, Open-File Report 86-2
Test well Ch-Bf 146 was drilled to 1,650 ft below land surface to explore and evaluate the Patapsco Formation aquifers deeper than 1,000 ft in the Waldorf/La Plata area of Charles County, Maryland. The test hole penetrated two major aquifer systems above a depth of 1,000 ft and another major...
Conceptual design for the National Water Information System
Melvin D. Edwards, Arthur L. Putnam, Norman E. Hutchison
1986, Open-File Report 86-604
The Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey began the design and development of a National Water Information System (NWIS) in 1983. The NWIS will replace and integrate the existing data systems of the National Water Data Storage and Retrieval System, National Water Data Exchange, National Water-Use Information Program,...
Geologic application of the Interactive Surface Modeling Program (ISM)
N.K. Gardner, M.D. Carter
1986, Open-File Report 86-87
Leachate migration from an in situ oil-shale retort near Rock Springs, Wyoming
K. C. Glover
1986, Open-File Report 85-575
Geohydrologic factors influencing leachate movement from an in situ oil shale retort near Rock Springs, Wyoming, were investigated by developing models of groundwater flow and solute transport. Leachate, indicated by the conservative ion thiocyanate, has been observed 1/2 mi downgradient from the retort. The contaminated aquifer is part of the...
Forward modeling computer program for the very low frequency, radio-wave, terrain-resistivity electromagnetic method: VLF.BAS
Deborah G. Grantham, F.P. Haeni, David L. Mazzaferro
1986, Open-File Report 86-407-W
No abstract available....
Archaeology and public perception of a trans-scientific problem; disposal of toxic wastes in the unsaturated zone
Isaac Judah Winograd
1986, Circular 990
Predicting the effects of toxic-waste disposal on the environment over periods of millenia to hundreds of millenia is a transscientific problem; that is, one not fully addressed by quantitative scientific and engineering endeavors. Archaeology is a pertinent adjunct to such predictions in several ways. First, and foremost, archaeological records demonstrate...
Availability of selected meteorological data in computer-based files of the U.S. Geological Survey, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Brenda L. Link, L. E. Cary
1986, Open-File Report 85-693
Meteorological data were located, acquired, and stored from selected stations in Montana and North Dakota coal regions and adjacent areas including South Dakota and Wyoming. Data that were acquired have potential use in small watershed modeling studies. Emphasis was placed on acquiring data that was collected during the period 1970...
Ground-water conditions in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1969-83, and predicted effects of increased withdrawals from wells
K.M. Waddell, R. L. Seiler, M. Santini, D. K. Solomon
1986, Open-File Report 86-237
This report was prepared in cooperation with several organizations in the Salt Lake Valley and with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District to present results of a study to determine changes in the ground-water conditions in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, from 1969 to 1983, and to predict the aquifer response...
Two-hundred years of hydrogeology in the United States
J.E. Moore, S. W. Lohman, E.B. Chase
J.S. Rosenshein, editor(s)
1986, Open-File Report 86-480
The Hydrogeology Division of the Geological Society of America (GSA) sponsored a symposium entitled ' Hydrogeology in the United States, 1776- 1976 ' at the annual meeting of the GSA on November 9, 1976. The symposium was organized to provide a forum for discussion of major eras in the history...
Mineral resources of the Castle Peaks Wilderness Study Area, San Bernardino County, California
David M. Miller, James G. Frisken, Robert C. Jachens, Diann D. Gese
1986, Bulletin 1713-A
The Castle Peaks Wilderness Study Area (CDCA266) comprises approximately 45,000 acres in the northern New York Mountains, San Bernardino County, California. At the request of the Bureau of Land Management, 39,303 acres of the wilderness study area were studied. The area was investigated during 1982-1985 using combined geologic, geochemical, and...
Hydrology of carbonate aquifers in southwestern Linn County and adjacent parts of Benton, Iowa, and Johnson Counties, Iowa
Kenneth Wahl, Bill J. Bunker
1986, Water Supply Bulletin 15
Groundwater is the major source of water in Linn County and the surrounding area. Approximately 90 percent of the groundwater production is from Silurian, Devonian, and Quaternary aquifers. The Silurian and Devonian aquifers consist of limestone and dolomite with minor shale beds, which have a regional dip to the southwest of...
An oil spill and hazardous waste vulnerability modeling approach (Coastal Louisiana)
Floyd O. Stayner, James B. Johnston, James D. Scurry
1986, Conference Paper, Geographic information systems for environmental protection : A workshop
No abstract available....
A two-water model of aluminum mobilization and immobilization in a natural soil system
Isabelle M. Cozzarelli
1986, Thesis
No abstract available....
