The utility of petroleum seismic exploration data in delineating structural features within salt anticlines
S.L. Stockton, Alfred H. Balch
1978, Open-File Report 78-591
The Salt Valley anticline, in the Paradox Basin of southeastern Utah, is under investigation for use as a location for storage of solid nuclear waste. Delineation of thin, nonsalt interbeds within the upper reaches of the salt body is extremely important because the nature and character of any such fluid-...
Transport and dispersion of fluorescent tracer particles for the dune-bed condition, Atrisco Feeder Canal near Bernalillo, New Mexico
R. E. Rathbun, Vance C. Kennedy
1978, Professional Paper 1037
A fluorescent tracer technique was used to study the rates of transport and dispersion of sediment particles of various diameters and specific gravities for a dune-bed condition in an alluvial channel, Atrisco Feeder Canal near Bernalillo, N. Mex. The total transport rates of bed material measured by the steady-dilution and...
Hydrologic analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Mines' underground oil-shale research-facility site, Piceance Creek Basin, Rio Blanco County, Colorado
R. H. Dale, John B. Weeks
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-28
The U.S. Bureau of Mines plans to develop an underground oil-shale research facility near the center of Piceance Creek basin in Colorado. The oil-shale zone, which is to be penetrated by a shaft, is overlain by 1,400 feet of sedimentary rocks, primarily sandstone and marlstone, consisting of two aquifers separated...
Map showing anomalous tungsten and gold distribution in stream sediment concentrates, Hillsboro and San Lorenzo quadrangles exclusive of the Black Range Primitive Area, Sierra and Grant Counties, New Mexico
K. C. Watts, H. V. Alminas, J. M. Nishi, W.C. Crim
1978, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 900-I
This map shows the distribution of anomalous tungsten in the two sample fractions, magnetic (M-1) and nonmagnetic (NM-1) gold in the nonmagnetic (NM-1) fraction; these are plotted on a base which includes sample localities, topography, and generalized geology modified from Hedlund (1975a, b). It is part of a series of...
Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, Tallahala Creek at Waldrup, Mississippi
B.E. Colson, C. O. Ming, George J. Arcement
1978, Hydrologic Atlas 590
New techniques for predicting water-surface profiles, needed in the design of economical, structurally sound, and environmentally compatible stream crossings, are under investigation. The investigation has accelerated with the advent of digital computers capable of analyzing large quantities of data. Among the techniques is the development of two-dimensional (2-D) digital models. ...
Calibration of a simple oilspill trajectory model using the Argo Merchant spill
Timothy Wyant
1978, Open-File Report 78-334
An oil spill risk analysis was conducted to determine the relative envionmental hazards of developing oil in different regions of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf lease area. The study analyzed the probability of spill occurrence, likely paths of the spills, and locations in space and time of...
Estuarine research: An annotated bibliography of selected literature, with emphasis on the Hudson River estuary, New York and New Jersey
William N. Embree, Denise A. Wiltshire
1978, Open-File Report 78-782
Abstracts of 177 selected publications on water movement in estuaries, particularly the Hudson River estuary, are compiled for reference in Hudson River studies. Subjects represented are the hydraulic, chemical, and physical characteristics of estuarine waters, estuarine modeling techniques, and methods of water-data collection and analysis. Summaries are presented in five...
Digital-model simulation of the glacial-outwash aquifer, Otter Creek-Dry Creek basin, Cortland County, New York
O. J. Cosner, J. F. Harsh
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-71
The city of Cortland, New York, and surrounding areas obtain water from the highly productive glacial-outwash aquifer underlying the Otter Creek-Dry Creek basin. Pumpage from the aquifer in 1976 was approximately 6.3 million gallons per day and is expected to increase as a result of population growth and urbanization. A...
Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, Bogue Chitto near Summit, Mississippi
B.E. Colson, C. O. Ming, George J. Arcement
1978, Hydrologic Atlas 592
New techniques for predicting water-surface profiles, needed in the design of economical, structurally sound, and environmentally compatible stream crossings, are under investigation. The investigation has accelerated with the advent of digital computers capable of analyzing large quatities of data. Among the techniques is the development of two-dimensional (2-D) digital models....
Sonobuoy refraction data near Kodiak, Alaska
Mark L. Holmes, Charles A. Meeder, Kenneth Clark Creager
1978, Open-File Report 78-368
A total of 88 unreversed sonobuoy refraction lines were shot over the continental shelf and slope near Kodiak, Alaska, in 1976 and 1977. Useful results were obtained from 59 of these attempts. The field measurements were carried out aboard the USGS research vessel SAMUEL P. LEE. The refraction lines were...
Postulated model of uranium occurrence in the central mining area, Marysvale District, west-central Utah
Charles G. Cunningham, Thomas August Steven
1978, Open-File Report 78-1093
Uranium in the central mining area of Marysvale, Utah occurs in hydrothermal veins cutting granitic and volcanic rocks in the eastern source area of the Mount Belknap Volcanics. A preliminary model for the origin of the veins envisages deposition in near-surface fractures above an unexposed pluton that may host a...
Map showing anomalous bismuth distribution in stream sediment concentrates, Hillsboro and San Lorenzo quadrangles, exclusive of the Black Range Primitive Area, Sierra and Grant counties, New Mexico
K. C. Watts, H. V. Alminas, J. M. Nishi, W.C. Crim
1978, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 900-K
This map shows the distribution of anomalous bismuth in the nonmagnetic (NM-1) sample fraction plotted on a base which includes sample localities, topography, and generalized geology modified from Hedlund (1975a, b). It is part of a series of maps for several metals that accompany this folio. Distributions of bismuth values...
Map showing anomalous lead distribution in stream sediment concentrates, Hillsboro and San Lorenzo quadrangles, exclusive of the Black Range Primitive Area, Sierra and Grant counties, New Mexico
K. C. Watts, H. V. Alminas, J. M. Nishi, W.C. Crim
1978, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 900-J
This map shows the distribution of anomalous lead in the two sample fractions, magnetic (M-1) and nonmagnetic (NM-1) plotted on a base which includes sample localities, topography, and generalized geology modified from Hedlund (1975a, b). It is part of a series of maps for several metals that accompany this folio....
An abbreviation key for the DASCH System: A lithostratigraphic information storage and retrieval system
Juergen Reinhardt, J. Nicholas Van Driel
1978, Open-File Report 78-961
DASCH is a computer-based information storage and retrieval system which accepts lithostratigraphic information and produces both graphic and tabular compilations. This system has been modified for use on the U.S.G.S. MULTICS computer....
The Coffee Sand and Ripley aquifers in Mississippi
E. H. Boswell
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-114
The Coffee Sand and Ripley aquifers, of Cretaceous age, are in the Selma Group in northern Mississippi. The aquifers contain freshwater in an area of about 4,400 square miles in northern Mississippi. Water produced from the aquifers by public water systems and numerous industries in 1975 averaged about 4 Mgal/d....
Stream channel modification in Hawaii. Part D: summary report
J.D. Parrish
1978, FWS/OBS 78/19
Continuous tilt, strain, and magnetic field measurements near four earthquakes (ML = 3.6 to 3.8) on the San Andreas fault, California
M.J.S. Johnston, A.C. Jones, C.E. Mortensen, B.E. Smith
1978, Open-File Report 78-987
Four moderate earthquakes (M = 3.6 to 3.8) have occurred on the San Andreas fault in central California since October, 1977. These earthquakes are the first since 1974 to occur at this magnitude level within the array of tilt, strain, and magnetic instruments between Chalome (35.726N, 12.249 W) and San...
A conceptual ecological model for Chesapeake Bay
Katherine A. Green
1978, FWS/OBS 78/69
Transit losses and traveltimes of reservoir releases along the Arkansas River from Pueblo Reservoir to John Martin Reservoir, southeastern Colorado
Russell K. Livingston
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-75
The need for accurate information regarding the transit losses and traveltimes associated with releases from Pueblo Reservoir has been stimulated by construction of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Fryingpan-Arkansas Project and a proposed winter-water storage program in Pueblo Reservoir. To meet this need, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with...
Contact-metasomatic magnetite deposit, Medfra Quadrangle, Alaska
M.L. Throckmorton, William Wallace Patton
1978, Open-File Report 78-26
A small contact-metasomatic magnetite deposit was discovered in the Medfra quadrangle, Alaska, in 1976. It occurs at the contact between a Cretaceous or early Tertiary quartz monzonite stock and Paleozoic limestone and dolomite. The ore is a magnetite-clinohumite-hematite rock that contains up to 60 volume percent magnetite and 76 weight...
Mineral resources of the Charles Sheldon wilderness study area, Humboldt and Washoe Counties, Nevada, and Lake and Harney Counties, Oregon
John B. Cathrall, R. C. Greene, Donald Plouff, D. F. Siems, G. L. Crenshaw, E.F. Cooley, E.T. Techek, F.J. Johnson, M. D. Conyac
1978, Open-File Report 78-1002
A mineral survey of the Charles Sheldon wilderness study area, located in Humboldt and Washoe Counties, Nevada, and Lake and Harney Counties, Oregon was conducted in 1974 and 1975 (fig. 1A, 1B, 1C). The mineral resource potential was evaluated by geological, geochemical, and geophysical studies by the U.S. Geological Survey,...
Tsunami microprocessor tide system
Harold Clark, Gary L. Heckendorn
1978, Open-File Report 78-95
A Tsunami Microprocessor Tide System was developed to replace the Advanced Tsunami Tide System. The use of microprocessor based systems will reduce manpower and hardware costs from $4,000 per advanced system to $400 per microprocessor system. In addition to the cost reduction; the capacity, capability, and flexibility of the microprocessor...
Exploration geophysics calculator programs for use on Hewlett-Packard models 67 and 97 programmable calculators
David L. Campbell, Raymond D. Watts
1978, Open-File Report 78-815
Program listing, instructions, and example problems are given for 12 programs for the interpretation of geophysical data, for use on Hewlett-Packard models 67 and 97 programmable hand-held calculators. These are (1) gravity anomaly over 2D prism with = 9 vertices--Talwani method; (2) magnetic anomaly (?T, ?V, or ?H) over 2D...
A simple-harmonic model for depicting the annual cycle of seasonal temperatures of streams
Timothy Doak Steele
1978, Open-File Report 78-155
Due to economic or operational constraints, stream-temperature records cannot always be collected at all sites where information is desired or at frequencies dictated by continuous or near-continuous surveillance requirements. For streams where only periodic measurements are made during the year, and that are not appreciably affected by regulation or by...
Five-day recorder seismic system
Ed Criley, Jerry P. Eaton, Jim Ellis
1978, Open-File Report 78-266
The 10-day recorder seismic system used by the USGS since 1965 has been modified substantially to improve its dynamic range and frequency response, to decrease its power consumption and physical complexity, and to make its recordings more compatible with other NCER systems to facilitate data processing. The principal changes include:...
