Earthquake Data Archiving and Retrieval System; archived data sets in the standardized library, SL000001 to SL000100
D.M. Tottingham, J.T. Newberry, W.H. Lee
1985, Open-File Report 85-397
Selected hydrologic data for the south Platte River through Denver, Colorado
N.E. Spahr, S. R. Blakely, S.E. Hammond
1985, Open-File Report 84-703
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the cities of Littleton and Englewood, Colorado, studied the effects of the discharge of treated effluent from the Bi-City Waste Water Treatment Plant on low-flow conditions of the South Platte River. An 18-mile reach of the South Platte River, beginning below Chatfield Reservoir,...
Earthquake data archiving and retrieval system; user's manual
G.R. Crane, W.H. Lee, M. E. O'Neill
1985, Open-File Report 85-368
No abstract available. ...
Annual water-resources review, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, 1984
R. R. Cruz
1985, Open-File Report 85-645
Hydrologic data were collected at White Sands Missile Range in 1984. The total groundwater withdrawal in 1984 was 685,275,000 gallons. The Post Headquarters well field produced 650,821,000 gallons in 1984. Six new wells were drilled at White Sands Missile Range in 1984. Nineteen water samples were collected for major chemical-constituent,...
January 1985 water levels, and data related to water-level changes, western and south-central Kansas
B.J. Dague
1985, Open-File Report 85-423
Hydrologic data related to water level measurements made in approximately 1,350 observation wells in western and south-central Kansas are shown in this report. The measurements were made in mid-winter when pumping was minimal and water levels had recovered, for the most part, form the effects of pumping during the previous...
Seismic refraction data collected in the Chugach Mountains and along the Glenn Highway in southern Alaska in 1984
Margaret A. Daley, Elizabeth L. Ambos, Gary S. Fuis
1985, Open-File Report 85-531
Hydrologic and micrometeorologic data from an unsaturated zone study at a low-level radioactive waste burial site near Barnwell, South Carolina
K.F. Dennehy, P.B. McMahon
1985, Open-File Report 85-476
Two years of selected hydrologic and micrometeorologic data collected at a low-level radioactive waste burial site near Barnwell, South Carolina are available on magnetic tape in card-image format. Hydrologic data include daily measurements of soil-moisture tension, soil-moisture specific conductance, and soil temperature at four monitoring site locations. Micrometeorlogic data include...
Ground-water data from the San Miguel River basin, southwestern Colorado
D. J. Ackerman, T.D. Brooks
1985, Open-File Report 85-191
Hydrologic data were collected from 36 wells and 80 springs in the San Miguel River basin from 1977 to 1979. Depth to water was measured for 22 wells and discharges were measured for 53 springs. Chemical analyses for water samples collected from 23 wells and 25 springs indicated larger dissolved...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas; fiscal years 1982-84
R.U. Grozier, L. F. Land
1985, Open-File Report 85-346
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was established by an act of Congress on March 3, 1879, to provide a permanent Federal agency to conduct the systematic and scientific classification of the public lands, and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of national domain. An integral part of...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in South Dakota; fiscal year 1984
E. F. LeRoux, E.M. Decker
1985, Open-File Report 85-422
Project descriptions, water-resources summaries, and lists of hydrologic-data stations are presented to show the status of the U.S. Geological survey water-resources studies in South Dakota. (USGS)...
Sedimentation and water quality in the West Branch Shade River basin, Ohio, 1984 water year
C.J. Childress, R.L. Jones
1985, Open-File Report 85-552
Sedimentation in, and flooding of, the West Branch Shade River and its tributaries have been major concerns of residents and State and local officials. The area was extensively surface mined for coal between the mid-1940 's and the early 1960's. Reclamation efforts immediately after mining were unsuccessful. The results have...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Nebraska, 1984
J.E. McKinney
1985, Open-File Report 85-181
The State of Nebraska has a greater abundance of water than most of the surrounding States. The major water issues in the State concern the management of these water resources in regard to their availability areally across the State and temporally over the changing seasons and cycles of weather. Management...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri, fiscal year 1985
W.M. Kratzer, K.L. Jenkins
1985, Open-File Report 85-188
Water-resource activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri consist of collecting hydrologic data and making interpretive studies. These projects are funded through joint-funding agreements with State and local agencies, transfer of funds from other Federal agencies, and direct Federal funds. These data and the results of the investigations are...
Water resources activities in Louisiana district, fiscal year 1985
R.A. Herbert, E.A. Ellsworth
1985, Open-File Report 85-415
Water resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Louisiana consist of collecting water resources data and conducting interpretive hydrologic investigations and research. The water resources data and the results of the interpretive investigations are published or released by either the USGS or by cooperating agencies. The USGS water...
Water-quality data-collection activities in Colorado and Ohio; Phase I, Inventory and evaluation of 1984 programs and costs
Janet Hren, Thomas H. Chaney, J. Michael Norris, Carolyn J. Oblinger Childress
1985, Open-File Report 85-574
Pilot projects are being conducted in Colorado and Ohio to determine the extent to which existing water quality data, collected by different groups for various purposes and using different procedures, can be aggregated for use in addressing selected water quality questions of regional and national scope. The project has been...
Records of wells, test borings, and some measured geologic sections near the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, Cattaraugus County, New York
M. P. Bergeron
1985, Open-File Report 83-682
The Western New York Nuclear Service Center (WNYNSC) is a 3 ,336-acre tract of land in northern Cattaraugus County, NY, about 30 mi south of Buffalo. In 1963, 247 acres within the WNYNSC was developed for a nuclear-fuel reprocessing plant and ancillary facilities, including (1) a receiving and storage facility...
U.S. Geological Survey urban-stormwater data base for 22 metropolitan areas throughout the United States
N. E. Driver
1985, Open-File Report 85-337
The U.S. Geological Survey has been collecting urban rainfall, runoff, and water-quality data nationally for several decades. These data have been stored in many data bases and locations. A collective urban-stormwater data base has now been assembled on magnetic tape and contains data from the U.S. Geological Survey 's urban-stormwater...
Trace element data for rock samples from the Petersburg, and parts of the Port Alexander and Sumdum quadrangles, southeastern Alaska
S. M. Hart, R. D. Koch, J. D. Hoffman, G.W. Day, S. J. Sutley, S.K. McDanal
1985, Open-File Report 85-146
No abstract available....
Water-quality data for 35 sites, September 1984, near the Y-12 Plant, the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee
Pamela J. Pulliam
1985, Open-File Report 85-553
Water quality data were collected at 35 sites in the vicinity of the Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on September 16 and 17, 1984. Concentrations of dissolved major and trace constituents were determined; field determinations of specific conductance, pH, temperature, alkalinity, and dissolved oxygen were made. Gross alpha and beta...
Data report for the July-August 1983 seismic-refraction experiment in the Mono Craters-Long Valley region, California
P. J. Meador, D.P. Hill, J.H. Luetgert
1985, Open-File Report 85-708
No abstract available....
Short-term velocity measurements at Columbia Glacier, Alaska: August-September 1984
B. H. Vaughn, C. F. Raymond, Lowell A. Rasmussen, D. S. Miller, C. A. Michaelson, M. F. Meier, R. M. Krimmel, A. G. Fountain, W. W. Dunlap, C. S. Brown
1985, Open-File Report 85-487
Ice velocity data are presented for the lower reach of Columbia Glacier, Alaska. The data span a 29 day period and contain 1,072 angle sightings from two survey stations to 22 markers placed on the ice surface, and 1,621 laser measurements of the distance to one of those markers (number...
Selected hydrologic data from wells in the East Shore area of the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1985
Gerald G. Plantz, Cynthia L. Appel, David W. Clark, Patrick M. Lambert, Robert L. Puryear
1985, Open-File Report 86-139
This report contains hydrologic data for wells collected in the East Shore area of the Great Salt Lake, Utah. It includes water-quality data, discharge measurements, water levels, and drillers* logs. The East Shore area (plate 1) includes about 430 square miles, bounded by the Wasatch Range on the east and...
Iowa ground-water-quality monitoring program
M.G. Detroy
1985, Open-File Report 84-815
A ground-water-quality monitoring network has been designed to collect data to describe the long-term chemical quality of major bedrock and Quaternary aquifer systems in Iowa. The network was designed because of data needs expressed by several State and Federal agencies. Areas where new or additional data are needed are nitrate and...
Water-quality data for 34 sites, April and June 1984, near the Y-12 Plant, the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee
Pamela J. Pulliam
1985, Open-File Report 85-165
Water-quality data were collected at 34 sites in the vicinity of the Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on April 12 and 13, 1984. Concentrations of dissolved major and trace constituents were determined; field determinations of specific conductance, pH temperature, alkalinity, and dissolved oxygen were made. Gross alpha and beta activity...
Methods for determination of inorganic substances in water and fluvial sediments
Marvin J. Fishman, Linda C. Friedman, editor(s)
1985, Open-File Report 85-495
Chapter Al of the laboratory manual contains methods used by the Geological Survey to analyze samples of water, suspended sediments, and bottom material for their content of inorganic constituents. Included are methods for determining the concentration of dissolved constituents in water, total recoverable and total of constituents in water-suspended sediment...