Earth and water resources and hazards in Central America
Charles G. Cunningham, R.W. Fary, Marianne Guffanti, Della Laura, M. P. Lee, C.D. Masters, R. L. Miller, Ferdinand Quinones-Marquez, R.W. Peebles, J.A. Reinemund, D. P. Russ
1984, Circular 925
Long-range economic development in Central America will depend in large part on production of indigenous mineral, energy, and water resources and on mitigation of the disastrous effects of geologic and hydrologic hazards such as landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods. The region has six world-class metal mines at present as...
Ground-water levels in observation wells in Oklahoma, 1982-83 climatic years
R. L. Goemaat, L.D. Mize, D.E. Spiser
1984, Open-File Report 84-472
In the 1982-83 climatic years, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources, collected ground-water level data in Oklahoma from 1,087 sites in 77 counties. This report presents those data points....
The Georges Bank monitoring program, 1984: Analysis of trace metals in bottom sediments during the second year of monitoring
Michael H. Bothner, R.R. Rendigs, Esma Campbell, M. W. Doughten, C.M. Parmenter, M. J. Pickering, R. G. Johnson, J.R. Gillison
1984, Circular 936
Of the 12 elements analyzed in bulk (undifferentiated) sediments collected adjacent to drilling rigs on Georges Bank, only barium was found to increase in concentration during the drilling period (July 1981 until September 1982). The maximum postdrilling concentration of barium (a major element in drilling mud) reached 172 ppm in...
Estimation of distributional parameters for censored trace-level water-quality data
R. J. Gilliom, D.R. Helsel
1984, Open-File Report 84-729
Data report for a seismic-refraction investigation: Morro Bay to the Sierra Nevada, California
J.M. Murphy, A. W. Walter
1984, Open-File Report 84-642
No abstract available....
Grade, tonnage and lithologic data for sediment-hosted submarine exhalative Zn-Pb and sandstone-hosted Pb-Zn deposits
W. D. Menzie, D.L. Mosier
1984, Open-File Report 85-206
Quantity and quality of streamflow in the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado
K.L. Lindskov, Briant A. Kimball
1984, Water Supply Paper 2224
The southeastern Uinta Basin of Utah and Colorado includes an area of 3,000 square miles containing large oilshale deposits. Future mining and retorting of the oil shale in northeastern Utah is expected to impact the area's water resources. In order to determine premining conditions, streamflow and water-quality data were collected...
Computation of water-surface profiles in open channels
Jacob Davidian
1984, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 03-A15
The standard step-backwater method of computing water-surface profiles is described in this chapter. The hydraulic principles and assumptions are reviewed, and the field data requirements are described. Certain special cases of backwater curves and certain special field conditions are discussed in detail. The technique is used to establish or extend...
Discharge ratings at gaging stations
E.J. Kennedy
1984, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 03-A10
A discharge rating is the relation of the discharge at a gaging station to stage and sometimes also to other variables. This chapter of 'Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations' describes the procedures commonly used to develop simple ratings where discharge is related only to stage and the most frequently encountered types...
Test well DO-CE 88 at Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland
Henry Trapp Jr., LeRoy L. Knobel, Harold Meisler, P. Patrick Leahy
1984, Water Supply Paper 2229
Test well DO-CE 88 at Cambridge, Maryland, penetrated 3,299 feet of unconsolidated Quaternary, Tertiary and Cretaceous sediments and bottomed in quartz-monzonite gneiss. The well was drilled to provide data for a study of the aquifer system of the northern Atlantic Coastal Plain. Twenty-one core samples were collected. Six sand zones...
Water-quality data for the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system in southwestern New Jersey, 1923-83
T. V. Fusillo, J. J. Hochreiter, D. G. Lord
1984, Open-File Report 84-737
Water-quality data for wells in and near the outcrop area of the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system in Mercer, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties, New Jersey, have been compiled for the period 1923-83. The data were collected during various U.S. Geological Survey projects, including county-wide ground-water studies, the New Jersey saltwater-intrusion...
Chemical analyses of elutriates, native water, and bottom material from the Chetco, Rogue, and Columbia rivers in western Oregon
Gregory J. Fuhrer
1984, Open-File Report 84-133
Chemical analyses of elutriates, bottom sediment, and water samples for selected metals, nutrients and organic compounds including insecticides, herbicides, and acid/neutral extractables have been made to provide data to determine short-term water-quality conditions associated with dredging operations in rivers and estuaries. Between April and August 1982, data were collected from...
Compilation of selected hydrologic data from the MX missile-siting investigation, east-central Nevada and western Utah
Robin L. Bunch, James R. Harrill
1984, Open-File Report 84-702
Construction, water-level, and water-quality data for wells and site-description, discharge, and water-quality data for springs and streams in 37 hydrographic areas in Nevada and Utah are presented in this report. These data are grouped in tables, by area. Additional tables contain a summary of data and aquifer-test results for wells...
Water quality in the New River from Calexico to the Salton Sea, Imperial County, California
James G. Setmire
1984, Water Supply Paper 2212
The New River enters the United States at Calexico, Calif., after it crosses the international boundary. Water-quality data from routine collection indicated that the New River was degraded by high organic and bacterial content. Intensive sampling for chemical and physical constituents and properties of the river was done May 9-13,...
Lydonia Canyon experiment; data report for moored array deployment I, October 1980-April 1981
Bradford Butman, S. J. Conley
1984, Open-File Report 84-201
ENSTA; a program to calculate orthopyroxene compositions from X-ray data
C.A. Carlson, Barry Moring
1984, Open-File Report 85-104
Yukon River ice; freeze-up data (1883-1975)
A. G. Fountain, B. H. Vaughn
1984, Open-File Report 84-601
Appearance and water quality of turbidity plumes produced by dredging in Tampa Bay, Florida
Carl R. Goodwin, D.M. Michaelis
1984, Water Supply Paper 2192
Turbidity plumes in Tampa Bay, Florida, produced during ship-channel dredging operations from February 1977 to August 1978, were monitored in order to document plume appearance and water quality, evaluate plume influence on the characteristics of Tampa Bay water, and provide a data base for comparison with other areas that have...
Geologic and hydrologic data collected during 1976-1983 at the Sheffield low-level radioactive waste disposal site and adjacent areas, Sheffield, Illinois
J.B. Foster, George Garklavs, G.W. Mackey
1984, Open-File Report 83-926
Hydrogeologic studies were conducted at the low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois, from 1976-84. Data in this report include water levels in wells, lake stages, inorganic, organic, and radiometric chemical analyses of ground and surface water, hydraulic conductivities of glacial materials, grain-size distribution, clay and carbonate mineralogy, and cation...
SPIKE; a program to plot three-dimensional data
C.A. Carlson
1984, Open-File Report 85-105
Index of surface-water stations in Texas, January 1984
E.R. Carrillo, H.D. Buckner
1984, Open-File Report 84-147
The U.S. Geological Survey's investigations of the water resources of Texas are conducted in cooperation with the Texas Department of Water Resources, river authorities, cities, counties, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, International Boundary and Water Commission, and others. Investigations are under the general direction of C. W....
Index of surface-water stations in Texas, January 1985
E.R. Carrillo, H.D. Buckner, Jack Rawson
1984, Open-File Report 85-185
The U.S. Geological Survey's investigations of the water resources of Texas are conducted in cooperation with the Texas Department of Water Resources, river authorities, cities, counties, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, International Boundary and Water Commission, and others. As of January 1, 1984, 404 streamflow, 89 reservoir-contents,...
Characteristics of some silver-, and base metal-bearing, epithermal deposits of Mexico and Peru
Nora K. Foley
1984, Open-File Report 84-633
Introduction Lithotectonic, mineralogical, and geochemical data on two silver- and base metal-bearing deposits from Peru and two from Mexico are compiled to facilitate comparisons with other epithermal deposits. Silver and base metal-bearing deposits of Mexico and Peru constitute an important portion of the world silver production derived from shallow, vein-type deposits...
Map showing selected surface-water data for the Manti 30 x 60-minute quadrangle, Utah
Don Price
1984, IMAP 1482
This is one of a series of maps that describe the geology and related natural resources of the Manti 30 x 60 minute quadrangle. Streamflow records used to compile this map were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water...
Map showing selected surface-water data for the Huntington 30 x 60-minute quadrangle, Utah
Don Price
1984, IMAP 1514
This is one of a series of maps that describe the geology and related natural resources of the Huntington 30 x 60-minute quadrangle, Utah. Streamflow records used to compile this map were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water...
