Digital model evaluation of the predevelopment flow system of the Tertiary limestone aquifer, Southeast Georgia, Northeast Florida, and South South Carolina
Richard E. Krause
1982, Open-File Report 82-173
A computer model using finite-difference techniques was used successfully to simulate the predevelopment flow regime within the multilayered Tertiary limestone aquifer system in Southeastern Georgia, Northeastern Florida, and Southern South Carolina as part of the U.S. Geological Survey 's Tertiary Limestone Regional Aquifer System analysis. The aquifer, of early Eocene...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Green sunfish
Robert J. Stuber, Glen Gebhart, O. Eugene Maughan
1982, FWS/OBS 82/10.15
This is one of a series of publications that provide information on the habitat requirements of selected fish and wildlife species. Literature describing the relationship between habitat variables related to life requisites and habitat suitability for the Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) are synthesized. These data are subsequently used to develop...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Common carp
Elizabeth A. Edwards, Katie Twomey
1982, FWS/OBS 82/10.12
The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a native of Asia. It is now found on every continent except Antarctica (Jester 1974) and in all 48 contiguous States (Sigler 1958). The northern limit to carp distribution appears to be the 18° C isotherm (Keleher 1956). The common carp hybridizes in nature...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Marten
Arthur W. Allen
1982, FWS/OBS 82/10.11
Habitat preferences and species characteristics of the pine marten (Martes americana) are described in this publication. It is one of a series of Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) models and was developed through an analysis of available scientific data on the species-habitat requirements of the pine marten. Habitat use information is...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Ferruginous hawk
Thomas M. Jasikoff
1982, FWS/OBS 82/10.10
The ferruginous hawk inhabits grasslands, shrublands, and steppe-deserts of the Western United States. It is a common nester in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming (Call 1978). Populations in the more Northern States tend to be migratory, spending the winter in New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma (Call 1979).Ferruginous...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Slough darter
Elizabeth A. Edwards, Mary Bacteller, O. Eugene Maughan
1982, FWS/OBS 82/10.9
The native range of the slough darter (Etheostoma gracile) extends from western Alabama (Smith-Vaniz 1968) to central Texas and northward in the lowland areas of the former Mississippi Embayment and the Interior Low Plateau to central Illinois (Collette 1962) and southwestern Indiana (Gerking 1945). Its distribution also includes southeast Kansas...
A Two-dimensional finite-element model study of backwater and flow distribution at the I-10 crossing of the Pearl River near Slidell, Louisiana
J. K. Lee, D.C. Froelich, J. J. Gilbert, G.J. Wiche
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4119
A two-dimensional finite-element surface-water flow modeling system was used to study the effect of Interstate Highway 10 on water-surface elevations and flow distribution during the flood on the Pearl River on April 2, 1980, near Slidell, La. A finite-element network was designed to represent the topography and vegetative cover of...
Thermal regime of permafrost at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
A.H. Lachenbruch, J.H. Sass, B.V. Marshall, T. H. Moses Jr.
1982, Open-File Report 82-535
Temperature measurements through permafrost in the oil field at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, combined with laboratory measurements of the thermal conductivity of drill cuttings permit an evaluation of in situ thermal properties and an understanding of the general factors that control the geothermal regime. A sharp contrast in temperature gradient at...
Habitat suitability index models: Black crappie
Elizabeth A. Edwards, Douglas A. Krieger, Mary Bacteller, O. Eugene Maughan
1982, FWS/OBS 82/10.6
Characteristics and habitat requirements of the black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) are described in a review of Habitat Suitability Index models. This is one in a series of publications to provide information on the habitat requirements of selected fish and wildlife species. Numerous literature sources have been consulted in an effort to...
Set-up manual for orienting stereo models of aerial photographs on the Kern PG2 photogrammetric plotter
N.G. Banks
1982, Open-File Report 82-985
Habitat suitability index models: Cutthroat trout
Terry J. Hickman, Robert F. Raleigh
1982, FWS/OBS 82/10.5
Cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki, are a polytypic species consisting of several geographically distinct forms with a broad distribution and a great amount of genetic diversity (Hickman 1978; Behnke 1979). Behnke (1979) recognized 13 extant subspecies: Coastal cutthroat (S. c. clarki) in coastal streams from Prince William Sound, Alaska to the...
Progress report on lithium-related geologic investigations in Bolivia
J.R. Davis, K. A. Howard, S.L. Rettig, R. L. Smith, G. E. Ericksen, Francois Risacher, Hugo Alarcon, Ricardo Morales
1982, Open-File Report 82-782
The September 1, 1981, Samoa Islands Region earthquake occurred at the extreme northern end of the Tonga arc in a region where the Pacific plate may be disjointed along a hinge fault. In the last 50 years, magnitude 7 or greater earthquakes have occurred in this region on the average...
Distribution of intensity for the Westmorland, California, earthquake of April 26, 1981
L.M. Barnhard, P.C. Thenhaus, Sylvester Theodore Algermissen
1982, Open-File Report 82-485
The maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of the April 26, 1981 earthquake located 5 km northwest of Westmorland, California is VII. Twelve buildings in Westmorland were severely damaged with an additional 30 sustaining minor damage. Two brick parapets fell in Calipatria, 14 km northeast of Westmorland and 10 km from the...
An oilspill risk analysis for the Gulf of Mexico outer continental shelf lease area; regional environmental impact statement
R.P. LaBelle
1982, Open-File Report 82-238
An oilspill risk analysis was conducted for the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)lease area region. Results of the analysis can be used to determine relative risks associated with oil production in different regions to be offered in OCS Lease Sales 72, 74, and 79. The analysis considered the...
Methodology for stormwater runoff investigation, urban Leon County, Florida
M.A. Franklin
1982, Open-File Report 82-355
The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with Leon County is currently (1981) developing a lumped-parameter, rainfall-runoff model for the urban area of the county. Flood information from 16 sites is being collected and will be analyzed to define hydrologic relations useful for estimating magnitude and frequency of discharges in urban...
Supplement to the New Mexico three-dimensional model
Glenn A. Hearne
1982, Open-File Report 82-857
The computer program documented in Open-File Report 80-421 has continued to evolve in response to needs. By January 1981, changes included the following: (1) treatment of head-dependent boundaries and specified-flow boundaries and (2) code which executes on the CRAY-1 computer. This report provides instructions for compiling and executing the computer...
Physical and hydrologic environments of the Mulberry coal reserves in eastern Kansas
J. F. Kenny, H.E. Bevans, A.M. Diaz
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4074
Strippable reserves of Mulberry coal underlie an area of approximately 300 square miles of Miami, Linn, and Bourbon Counties of eastern Kansas. Although subject to State reclamation law, current and projected strip mining of this relatively thin coal seam could alter and hydrologic environment of the study area. Drained by...
Ground-water storage depletion in Pahrump Valley, Nevada-California, 1962-75
James R. Harrill
1982, Open-File Report 81-635
During the 13-year period, February 1962 to February 1975, about 540,000 acre-feet of ground water was pumped from Pahrump Valley. This resulted in significant water-level declines along the base of the Pahrump and Manse fans where pumping was concentrated. Maximum observed net decline was slightly more than 60 feet. Much...
The relative importance of ground-water and surface-water supplies to oil-shale development, Piceance Basin, Colorado
W.M. Alley
1982, Open-File Report 82-340
A sensitivity analysis was perfomed of the required active storage capacity (VMAX) of a hypothetical reservoir on the White River to different assumptions about water demands for oil-shale development and the contributions from various sources of water. Estimates of VMAX were found to be sensitive to estimates of the supply...
Determination of in situ state of stress at the Spent Fuel Test-Climax site, Climax Stock, Nevada Test Site
W. L. Ellis, J. E. Magner
1982, Open-File Report 82-458
Determination of the in situ state of stress at the site of the Spent Fuel Test--Climax, using the U.S. Bureau of Mines overcore method, indicates principal stress magnitudes of 11.6 MPa, 7.1 MPa, and 2.8 MPa. The bearing and plunge of the maximum and minimum principal stress components are, respectively:...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Black bullhead
Robert J. Stuber
1982, FWS/OBS 82/10.14
The native range of the black bullhead (Ictalurus melas) extends from North Dakota eastward through southern Canada to the upper tributaries of the St. Lawrence River and southward and westward to Texas and northern Mexico (Trautman 1957; Hubbs and Lagler 1958: Scott and Crossman 1973). It has been wide ly...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Bluegill
Robert J. Stuber, Glen Gebhart, O. Eugene Maughan
1982, FWS/OBS 82/10.8
A literature review encompassing habitat and species characteristics of the bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is followed by a discussion of the relationship of habitat variables and life requisites of this species. These data re then incorporated into Habitat Suitability Index models for the bluegill. This is one in a series of publications...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Eastern meadowlark
Richard L. Schroeder, Patrick J. Sousa
1982, FWS/OBS 82/10.29
Habitat preferences of the eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) are described in this publication, which is one of a series of Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) models. Habitat use information is presented in a synthesis of the literature on the species-habitat requirements of the eastern meadowlark, followed by the development of the...
Heat-flow measurements at shot points along the 1978 Saudi Arabia seismic deep-refraction line; Part I, Results of the measurements
M. E. Gettings, Abdullah Showail
1982, Open-File Report 82-793
Heat-flow measurements were made at five onland shot points of the 1978 Saudi Arabian seismic deep-refraction line, which sample major tectonic elements of the Arabian Shield along a profile from Ar Riyad to the Farasan Islands. Because of the pattern drilling at each shot point, several holes (60 m deep)...
CONTOUR; a modification of G.I. Evenden's general purpose contouring program
R. H. Godson, M. W. Webring
1982, Open-File Report 82-797
A contouring program written for the DEC-10 computer (Evenden, 1975) has been modified and enhanced to operate on a Honeywell Multics 68/80 computer. The program uses a device independent plotting system (Wahl, 1977) so that output can be directed to any of several plotting devices by simply specifying one input...
