Composition of tidal flat sediments, Willapa Bay, Washington
Gary W. Hill, John L. Chinn
1981, Open-File Report 81-272
The purpose of this study was to characterize the modern sediments of sandy tidal flats in Willapa Bay, Washington based on their composition.Generally, clay comprises less than five percent of the sediment. Clay content increases upslope and up-estuary. Principal clay minerals are montmorillanite, illite, and chlorite; two clay mineral suites...
Outline for a hydrologic data base for Portugal
Norman E. Hutchison
1981, Open-File Report 81-424
The Agency for International Development requested the assistance of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to help the Government of Portugal in the investigation and management of ground water resources in the Algarve region. The assistance was to be provided in four specialty areas, but the scope of this report is...
Mineral resource potential of the Baker-Cypress BLM Instant Study Area and Timbered Crater Forest Service Further Planning (RARE II) Areas, Modoc, Shasta, and Siskiyou Counties, California
Jocelyn A. Peterson, L.M. Martin, L. E. Esparza, Gary J. Cwick
1981, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1214-B
In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Public Law 94-579, October 21, 1976), the Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines have conducted mineral surveys on certain areas, which formally had been identified as "natural" and "primitive" areas prior to November 1, 1975.The Wilderness...
Comparison of the propane-area tracer method and predictive equations for determination of stream-reaeration coefficients on two small streams in Wisconsin
Leo B. House, Steven Skavroneck
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-105
This study was made to identify the best predictive equations for a stream's reaeration-rate coefficient. Reaeration-rate information is needed in dissolvedoxygen modeling work, but an actual tracer measurement is not always possible. The propane-area gas-tracer method and predictive equations were compared for determination of stream-reaeration coefficients (K.2) for reaches of two...
An archeological sample survey in the Cache Creek-Little Granite Creek area of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, western Wyoming
Carlos F. Caraveo, Stephen Lau
1981, Open-File Report 81-852
Archeological Services of Laramie, Wyoming, undertook a Class II archeological reconnaissance of a large tract of land in a proposed wilderness area in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The findings were to be submitted for inclusion in an Environmental Impact Statement being assembled by Land Management Services of Jackson, Wyoming. The...
One-dimensional reservoir-lake temperature and dissolved oxygen model
Leo B. House
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-5
This report describes and documents a one-dimensional computer model that predicts dissolved-oxygen and temperature profiles in a lake or reservoir. Downstream release dissolved-oxygen concentrations and temperatures also are computed based on a user-specified outflow withdrawal elevation. The model can, therefore, be used to compare top-draw versus bottom-draw outlet configuration effects...
Hydrogeology of well-field areas near Tampa, Florida; Phase I, development and documentation of a two-dimensional finite-difference model for simulation of steady-state ground-water flow
C. B. Hutchinson, Dale M. Johnson, James M. Gerhart
1981, Open-File Report 81-630
A two-dimensional finite-difference model was developed for simulation of steady-state ground-water flow in the Floridan aquifer throughout a 932-square-mile area, which contains nine municipal well fields. The overlying surficial aquifer contains a constant-head water table and is coupled to the Floridan aquifer by a leakage term that represents flow through...
A qualitative appraisal of the hydrology of the Yemen Arab Republic from Landsat images
Maurice J. Grolier, G. Chase Tibbitts, M.M. Ibrahim
1981, Open-File Report 80-565
Landsat-1 and Landsat-2 images were analyzed in June 1976 to describe the flow regimens of streams and the regional distribution of vegetation in the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR). The findings provide a factual basis for planning a surface-water data collection program, and for preparing maps of plant distribution and agricultural...
Hydrologic effects of proposed changes in management practices, Winnebago Pool, Wisconsin
William R. Krug
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-107
Various changes in the management practices for the Winnebago pool have been proposed. The objectives of the proposed changes are protecting wetlands adjacent to the lakes in the pool and assuring adequate flow in the Fox River downstream from Lake Winnebago. Three proposed operation plans for the Winnebago pool were...
Ground-water-level monitoring network, Hollister and San Juan Valleys, San Benito County, California
C. D. Farrar
1981, Open-File Report 81-66
The addition of 17 wells to the existing 86-well network is proposed to improve the ground-water monitoring in the Hollister and San Juan Valleys in California. The new wells were selected on the basis of well-construction data, availability, location, accessibility, use, and condition, either to replace wells that are no...
Hydrogeology of the Buffalo aquifer, Clay and Wilkin Counties, West-Central Minnesota
R. J. Wolf
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-4
The Buffalo aquifer is the principal source of ground-water supplies in the Moorhead, Minnesota area. The aquifer is an elongate deposit of sand and gravel, which locally contains water under confined conditions. Although the Buffalo aquifer contains about 270 billion gallons of water in storage, only 120 billion gallons could...
The hydrothermal system in southern Grass Valley, Pershing County, Nevada
Alan H. Welch, M.L. Sorey, F. H. Olmsted
1981, Open-File Report 81-915
Southern Grass Valley is typical extensional basin in the Basin and Range province. Leach Hot Springs, in the southern part of the valley, represents the discharge end of an active hydrothermal flow system with an estimated deep aquifer temperature of 163-173C. This report discusses results of geologic, hydrologic, geophysical and...
Hydrogeologic setting of the Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatlands, northern Minnesota
Donald I. Siegel
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-24
Seven test holes drilled in the Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatlands indicate that the thickness of surficial materials along a north-south traverse parallel to Minnesota Highway 72 ranges from 163 feet near Blackduck, Minnesota to 57 feet about 3 miles south of Upper Red Lake. Lenses of sand and gravel occur...
Interpretation of an aerial radiometric survey of the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area and vicinity, San Bernardino County, California
James A. Pitkin, Joseph S. Duval
1981, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1161-B
The aerial radiometric data for the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area show slight correlation with mapped geology and contain no information of economic significance. Precambrian and modified Precambrian crystalline rocks have more eTh compared to Mesozoic plutonic rocks and one rock unit mapped as a pluton has slightly more K. These...
Baseline studies of the feasibility and reliability of using animal behavior as a component in the prediction of earthquakes
Dale F. Lott, Benjamin L. Hart, Kenneth L. Verosub
1981, Open-File Report 81-378
This project was established to determine if it were possible to advance the state of the art in earthquake prediction by learning more about claims that unusual animal behavior was an earthquake precursor. We used intensive post-earthquake interview surveys to gather objective reports both of instances of unusual animal behavior...
Hydrogeochemistry and simulated solute transport, Piceance Basin, northwestern Colorado
S. G. Robson, G.J. Saulnier Jr.
1981, Professional Paper 1196
Oil-shale mining activities in Piceance basin in northwestern Colorado could adversely affect the ground- and surface-water quality in the basin. This study of the hydrology and geochemistry of the area used ground-water solute-transport-modeling techniques to investigate the possible impact of the mines on water quality. Maps of the extent and...
Vertical displacement measurements in Central California with a long-baseline two-fluid tiltmeter
Howard C. Merchant
1981, Open-File Report 81-885
The need for a water-tube tiltmeter and the details of its operation were covered by Eaton [1] in 1959. Since that time more modern instrumentation has allowed modification and further development beyond the basic single-tube fluid tiltmeter with a mechanical surface sensor. A number of instruments are discussed in connection...
Water-quality reconnaissance of Harding Creek, Lawrence County, Arkansas
James C. Petersen
1981, Open-File Report 81-1058
A study of Harding Creek conducted between April and October 1980 to assess the water quality of the creek indicates no serious water-quality problems. Eight water samples were collected during periods of low to moderate streamflow (less than 19 cubic feet per second). The water was hard to very hard...
Stratigraphy, sedimentology, and paleomagnetism of the Coral Ridge sand body, eastern Taylor Valley, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Donald Parker Elston, Paul H. Robinson, Stephen L. Bressler
1981, Open-File Report 81-1303
A body of moderately well sorted and well stratified ice-cemented sand, here informally called the Coral Ridge sand body, was deposited across eastern Taylor Valley before the deposition of a veneer of glaciogenic deposits related to late Pleistocene incursions of the Ross Sea ice sheet. The Coral Ridge sand body...
Selected biological characteristics of streams in the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado
Ronald W. Naten, Richard H. Fuller
1981, Open-File Report 81-644
Biological sampling was carried out during 1976-78 in five streams in the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado, in order to provide baseline water-quality data for an area of potential oil-shale development. The biological activity in the streams sampled generally is limited by physical factors more so than by chemical...
Map showing mineral-resource potential of the King Range and Chemise Mountain Instant Study Areas, Humboldt and Mendocino counties, California
R. J. McLaughlin, D. H. Sorg, H.N. Ohlin, E.C. Beutner
1981, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1196-C
The potential for economic development of energy-related or metallic mineral resources in the King Range and Chemise Mountain Instant Study Areas is low to moderate as indicated by geologic, geophysical, and geochemical investigations. No oil or gas seeps or coal seams were detected within the King Range or Chemise Mountain Study...
Map showing geothermal resources of the Lake City-Surprise Valley Known Geothermal Resource Area, Modoc County, California
1981, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1299
This report summarizes geothermal data from published and unpublished geophysical, geochemical, and geologic reports on Surprise Valley that have been prepared during the past 26 years. Particular emphasis is placed on a comprehensive structural interpretation of the west half of the valley that is based on map compilation of concealed...
Selected hydrogeologic data from the Judith Basin, central Montana
Julianne F. Levings, Kent A. Dodge
1981, Open-File Report 81-1015
Selected hydrogeologic data from the Judith basin, central Montana, have been compiled for use as the physical basis of a ground-water model prepared as part of a 4-year study of Cenozoic and Mesozoic aquifers of the northern Great Plains area of Montana. Records of Cenozoic and Mesozoic aquifers of the...
A stochastic streamflow model of the Platte River at Overton, Odessa, and Grand Island, Nebraska
A.V. Vecchia Jr.
1981, Open-File Report 81-1188
A stochastic model is developed to simulate flows for three seasons (September through February, March and April, May through August) at Overton, Odessa, and Grand Island, Nebraska on the Platte River. The model preserves the first and second order moment properties of the historical flow series, including significant autocorrelations within...
Dissolution of sphalerite in ferric chloride solution
Huai Su
1981, Open-File Report 81-609
The dissolution of sphalerite in acidic ferric chloride solution of polished flat surfaces and of spherical particle surface was investigated. Tests were conducted on sphalerite to study rate of dissolution by the effects of stirring speed, temperature, ferric and ferrous concentrations, purity, and particle size.Kinetic investigations were conducted in a...
