Potential for leakage among principal aquifers in the Memphis area, Tennessee
D. D. Graham, W. S. Parks
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4295
The principal aquifers in the Memphis area consist primarily of sand or sand and gravel, and the confining beds consist of clay, silt, sand, and lignite. The Jackson Formation and upper part of the Claiborne Group serve as the confining bed separating the water table aquifers from the Memphis Sand;...
Approximate change in water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers 1977-86 and 1985-86, and measured compaction 1973-86, in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas
James Frank Williams III, C.E. Ranzau Jr.
1986, Open-File Report 86-135
This report consists of: (1) Four maps that present data on water level changes during 1977-86 and 1985-86 in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, Houston, Texas, and (2) one set of graphs and one map that present data on land subsidence and compaction of subsurface materials for 1973-86. (USGS)...
Methods for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in Montana based on data through 1983
R. J. Omang, Charles Parrett, J. A. Hull
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4027
Equations are presented for estimating flood magnitudes for ungaged sites in Montana based on data through 1983. The State was divided into eight regions based on hydrologic conditions, and separate multiple-regression equations were developed for each region. These equations relate annual flood magnitudes and frequencies to basin characteristics and are...
Hydrologic data for the southern Sand Hills area, Nebraska
M.S. Johnson, J.E. Geoke, R. A. Engberg
1986, Open-File Report 86-411-W
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, October 1985 through September 1986
Robert S. Roberts
1986, Open-File Report 86-421-W
Water resources programs and activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana consist principally of hydrologic data collection (6 projects); local areal, or statewide hydrologic investigation (12 projects); and research (1 project). The work is supported by direct Federal funding, by transfer of funds from other federal agencies, and by...
Gravity survey data of the Terry Badlands, Antelope Creek, and Cow Creek BLM study areas, Blaine, Phillips, and Prairie counties, Montana
Viki Bankey, Anne McCafferty
1986, Open-File Report 86-590
Free-air gravity anomaly map of the Long Island Platform
D. R. Hutchinson, W.D. Leeds, Robin Bell, J. A. Grow
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1807
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has collected marine gravity data along the U.S. Atlantic continental margin during the last decade. This map of the Long Island platform combines the data used to make the preliminary free-air gravity anomaly map of the Atlantic continental margin (Grow and others, 1976) with the...
Compilation of field and laboratory geotechnical test data for U.S. Geological Survey drill holes 1C-79, 2C-80, CW 81-2, and CE 82-1, Beluga resource area, upper Cook Inlet region, Alaska
J. K. Odum
1986, Open-File Report 86-382
Traveltime and dispersion of a soluble dye in the South Branch Potomac River, Petersburg to Green Spring, West Virginia
A. R. Jack
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4167
Traveltime studies, using rhodamine dyes, were made in 1970 and 1982 on the South Branch Potomac River from Petersburg, West Virginia, to the confluence with the North Branch Potomac River at Green Spring, West Virginia. Flow duration at the time of the studies was approximately 32% in November 1970 and...
Progress report on the effects of highway construction on suspended-sediment discharge in the Coal River and Trace Fork, West Virginia, 1975-81
S. C. Downs, David H. Appel
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4275
Construction of the four-lane Appalachian Corridon G highway disturbed about 2 sq mi in the Coal River and 0.35 sq mi of the 4.75 sq mi Trace Fork basin in southern West Virginia. Construction had a negligible effect on runoff and suspended-sediment load in the Coal River and its major...
Quaternary geologic map of the Jacksonville 4 degrees x 6 degrees quadrangle, United States
M.S. Knapp, M. S. Friddell, David L. Weide, David S. Fullerton
Gerald M. Richmond, editor(s)
1986, IMAP 1420(NH-17)
This map is part of the Quaternary Geologic Atlas of the United States (I-1420). It was first published as a printed edition in 1986. The geologic data have now been captured digitally and are presented here along with images of the printed map sheet and component parts as PDF files. The...
Low-flow profiles of the upper Ocmulgee and Flint rivers in Georgia
R.F. Carter, E. H. Hopkins, H. Perlman
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4176
This report provides low-flow information for use in evaluating the capacity of streams to supply withdrawals or to accept waste loads from potential new industries without exceeding the limits of State water-quality standards. The report is the first phase of a study of all stream basins north of the Fall...
Geohydrology of the glacial-outwash aquifer in the Baldwinsville area, Seneca River, Onondaga County, New York
Timothy S. Pagano, David B. Terry, Arlynn W. Ingram
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4094
Seven sheets of map data comprise this geohydrologic report. Sheet 1, surficial geology, illustrates the distribution of: open water areas; artificial fill; made land; urban land; alluvial silt and sand; alluvial sand and gravel; peat, marl, muck and clay; lake silt and/or clay; delta sand and gravel; beach sand and...
Palynologic data from Cretaceous and early Tertiary rocks in the Salt Lake 30' by 60; Quadrangle, Utah
D. J. Nichols, Bruce Bryant
1986, Open-File Report 86-116
Quality of water resources of the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas
Elizabeth F. Cole, E. E. Morris
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4166
Surface water and groundwater quality was documented in the Ouachita National Forest by collecting surface water quality data at 15 points and groundwater quality data at 11 sites from April 1984 through August 1985. The data were compared to drinking water standards and the results are tabulated. Surface water in...
Ground-water and surface-water-level data at Rindge Tract on the Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel, San Joaquin County, California, 1983-84
Michael J. Pierce, Karen L. Johnson
1986, Open-File Report 85-573
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is formed at the confluence of the two major rivers that drain the Central Valley of California. The Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and many interconnecting sloughs meandered back and forth across the tidelands, frequently overflowing their banks. Approximately 1 ,100 miles of levees were constructed...
Detection of contaminant plumes in ground water of Long Island, New York, by electromagnetic terrain-conductivity surveys
Thomas J. Mack, P. E. Maus
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4045
Electromagnetic terrain conductivity surveys were conducted at four landfills in Suffolk county and at an artificial recharge site in Nassau County to assess the feasibility of this technique for detecting contaminant plumes. The technique was successful at three of the landfills; results compared closely with those indicated by specific conductance...
Maps showing altitude of the potentiometric surface and changes in water levels in the aquifer in the Sparta and Memphis Sands in eastern Arkansas, spring 1985
Joe Edds, D. J. Fitzpatrick
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4084
Aquifers in the Tertiary Sparta and Memphis Sands are a major source of water supply for much of eastern and south-central Arkansas. Major withdrawals occur from the aquifer for industrial and public supply, with generally lesser but locally significant amounts withdrawn for agricultural uses. Water level data from wells tapping...
Geologic implications of Paleozoic and Mesozoic paleontology and biostratigraphy, Blue Mountains province, Oregon and Idaho
Howard C. Brooks
T.L. Vallier, editor(s)
1986, Professional Paper 1435
This volume contains, besides the present review, seven papers on the biostratigraphy of pre-Tertiary rocks in the Blue Mountains province. Geologic implications of the faunal data are discussed in the context of terrane analyses. Most of the authors agree that the pre-Tertiary rocks of this province were formed in a...
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: June 1986
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, H.K. Rex, L.Y. Torrence
1986, Open-File Report 86-300-F
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: August 1986
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, H.K. Rex, L.Y. Torrence
1986, Open-File Report 86-300-H
Lithologic, geotechnical, and geophysical data for drill hole CE-82-1, Chuitna East coal field, Cook Inlet region, Alaska
Jack K. Odum, C. A. Gardner, H. R. Schmoll, L. A. Yehle, L.L. Dearborn
1986, Bulletin 1637
Hydrology of the Price River basin, Utah, with emphasis on selected coal-field areas
K.M. Waddell, J.E. Dodge, D.W. Darby, S.M. Theobald
1986, Water Supply Paper 2246
Data obtained during a hydrologic study of the Price River basin, Utah, are used to describe seasonal variations off low of springs, relation between ground water and surface water, hydraulic properties of the ground-water reservoir, ground-water recharge and discharge, flood characteristics of streams, mineralogic composition and depositional rates of sediments,...
Hydrology of Hunters Lake, Hernando County, Florida
S.E. Henderson
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4242
The size and shape of Hunters Lake, Florida has been significantly altered by development of the surrounding Spring Hill residential community. The lake is the largest in Hernando County, enlarged by lakeshore excavation and connection to nearby ponds to an area of 360 acres at an average stage of 17.2...
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: January 1986
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, H.K. Rex, L.Y. Torrence, P.A. Franklin
1986, Open-File Report 86-300-A
