Determination and analysis of bearing capacity of calcarenites off the Florida Keys
J.S. Booth, R.A. Farrow, G.N. Wiley, R.C. Circe
1982, Open-File Report 82-309
A specially designed instrument was used to determine the in situ bearing capacity at 12 sites in the carbonate sand seaward of the Florida Keys. The resulting data set not only represents unique information in such an environment, but also provided an opportunity to determine whether bearing capacity is controlled...
Geochemical reconnaissance for uranium occurrences in the Notch Peak intrusive area, House Range, Millard County, Utah
R. A. Cadigan, Keith Robinson
1982, Open-File Report 82-491
Samples collected from the contact metamorphic zone of the Notch Peak intrusive area, House Range, Millard County, Utah, indicate the occurrence of low-grade uranium and thorium ore. Maximum abundances in the altered mineralized rocks in the contact zone are 450 ppm uranium and 480 ppm thorium. Interpretation of factor analysis...
Activities in Idaho; status of projects, fiscal years 1982-83
Linda K. Channel (compiler)
1982, Open-File Report 83-40
Twenty-three projects were conducted by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey in Idaho during FY 's (fiscal year) 1982-83. These projects were done in cooperation with seven State and local and nine federal agencies. State and local cooperative funding amounted to $566,123 in FY 1982 and $570,000...
Selected hydrologic and climatologic data from the Prairie Dog Creek basin, southeastern Montana, water year 1980
L. E. Cary, J.D. Johnson
1982, Open-File Report 82-273
Hydrologic and climatologic data are being collected in a 25-square-mile (65-square-kilometer) basin in southeastern Montana to provide a base for development, calibration, and verification of a precipitation-runoff model. The study area and data-collection stations within the area are shown on a map. A summary of data collected at each station...
Uranium and other element geochemical covariation in a granitic host rock and in the derived sediment, Deep Creek Range, Juab County, Utah
R. A. Cadigan
1982, Open-File Report 82-416
Correlation and factor analysis of geochemical data from a Tertiary biotite quartz monzonite, the Ibapah stock, and from derived sediment shows on comparison a major shift in element covariation among uranium and 24 other elements. Samples used were collected for a 1978 study in the central part of the Deep...
Annual water-resources review, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
R. R. Cruz
1982, Open-File Report 82-757
Ground-water data were collected in 1981 at White Sands Missile Range in south-central New Mexico. The total amount of water pumped at White Sands Missile Range was approximately 59 million gallons less than in 1980; however the five supply wells in the Range areas adjacent to the Post Headquarters area...
Map showing selected surface-water data for the Alton-Kolob coal-fields area, Utah
Don Price
1982, IMAP 1235-D
This is one of a series of maps that describe the geology and related natural resources of the Alton-Kolob coal-fields area, Utah. Streamflow records used to compile the map and the following table were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division...
Uranium-series dating of mollusks and corals, and age of Pleistocene deposits, Chesapeake Bay area, Virginia and Maryland
Robert B. Mixon, Barney J. Szabo, James Patrick Owens
1982, Professional Paper 1067-E
Geologic mapping in conjunction with uranium-series dating of fossil mollusks and corals suggests that the low-lying ( < 17 m in altitude) terrace deposits in the central and southern Chesapeake Bay area include two main depositional sequences, each of which represents a high stand of the sea in late Pleistocene...
Mineralization and other geologic factors related to the Morrison Formation in particular the northern two-thirds of the Colorado Plateau region; basic data and factor-analysis results
Robert Allen Cadigan
1982, Open-File Report 82-1130
A vanadium-mercury mineralization factor and five other significant geologic factors were determined by multivariate factor analysis of data for Morrison Formation rock samples from the Colorado Plateau region. The data presented in the report were obtained from an agglomeration of 876 samples which yielded a correlation matrix of 44 variables....
Precipitation data for burial grounds 5 and 6, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, 1976-1980
D.A. Webster, J.S. Beatty, Pamela K. Benjamin, W.M. Tranum
1982, Open-File Report 82-254
As part of a hydrogeologic investigation, precipitation data were collected at two stations, one each in Burial Grounds 5 and 6 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee. Daily, monthly, and annual values are reported herein for the period from January 1976 through December 1980. During this period, annual values...
Compendium of available surface-water data in the upper Tombigbee River basin
B.E. Colson, Richard Alfred Gardner
1982, Open-File Report 82-558
The economic feasibility of operational earth sensing from space
Alden P. Colvocoresses
1982, Open-File Report 82-250
Earth-sensing satellites designed to follow Landsat involve spatial resolution in the order of 10 to 30 m as compared to the 80 m of the Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS). At these higher resolutions such satellites will perform inspection functions of high importance to government agencies and which are beyond the...
Water resources data, New Mexico, water year 1981
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1982, Water Data Report NM-81-1
Water resources data for the 1981 water year for New Mexico consist of records of discharge and water quality of streams; stage, contents and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 227 gaging stations; stage...
Mineral-resource assessment of the Iron River 1° x 2° quadrangle, Michigan and Wisconsin
W.F. Cannon
1982, Open-File Report 82-223
The Iron River 1° x 2° quadrangle contains identified resources of copper and iron. Copper-rich shale beds in t1n north part of the quadrangle contain 12.2 billion pounds (5.5 billion kg) of copper in well-studied deposits including 9.2 billion pounds (4.2 billion kg) that are economically mineable by 1980 standards....
Geophysical data collected on the southern Washington continental shelf along Line 12, USGS R/V S.P. Lee cruise 3-76
Parke Detweiler Snavely Jr., Holly Clyde Wagner
1982, Open-File Report 82-424
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska, August 1982
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence, T.K. Cunningham
1982, Open-File Report 82-300-H
The preliminary geomagnetic data included here is made available to scientific personnel and organizations, as part of a cooperative effort and on a data exchange basis because of the early need by some users. To avoid delay, all of the data is copied from original forms processed at the observatory;...
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: April 1982
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence
1982, Open-File Report 82-300-D
The preliminary geomagnetic data included here is made available to scientific personnel and organizations, as part of a cooperative effort and on a data exchange basis because of the early need by some users. To avoid delay, all of the data is copied from original forms processed at the observatory;...
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: March 1982
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence
1982, Open-File Report 82-300-C
The preliminary geomagnetic data included here is made available to scientific personnel and organizations, as part of a cooperative effort and on a data exchange basis because of the early need by some users. To avoid delay, all of the data is copied from original forms processed at the observatory;...
Tracklines of multichannel seismic-reflection data collected in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas in 1977 for which demultiplexed field tapes are available from the U.S. Geological Survey
Arthur Grantz, S. D. May, Dennis M. Mann
1982, Open-File Report 82-651
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: February 1982
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence
1982, Open-File Report 82-300-B
The preliminary geomagnetic data included here is made available to scientific personnel and organizations, as part of a cooperative effort and on a data exchange basis because of the early need by some users. To avoid delay, all of the data is copied from original forms processed at the observatory;...
Annual peak discharges from small drainage areas in Montana through September 1981
R. J. Omang
1982, Open-File Report 82-270
Annual peak stage and discharge data have been collected and tabulated for crest-stage gaging sites in Montana. The crest-stage program was begun in July 1955 to investigate the magnitude and frequency of floods from small drainage areas. The program has expanded from 45 crest-stage gaging stations initially to 172 stations...
Geohydrology of the valley-fill aquifer in the Jamestown area, Chautauqua County, New York
H. R. Anderson, W. G. Stelz, J. L. Belli, R. V. Allen
1982, Open-File Report 82-113
This report is the sixth in a series of 11 map sets depicting geohydrologic conditions in selected aquifers in upstate New York. Geohydrologic data are compiled on six maps at 1:24,000 scale. Together, the maps provide a comprehensive overview of a major valley-fill aquifer in southeastern Chautauqua County. The maps...
Geohydrologic data from sandstone aquifers in southwestern Kansas
Jack Kume, Joseph M. Spinazola
1982, Open-File Report 82-868
Data collected during a reconnaissance investigation of the geology and hydrology of sandstone aquifers provide useful information in the study of, and planning for, water-resources development in a 17,400 square-mile area in 26 counties of southwestern Kansas. The aquifers consist chiefly of saturated sandstones that occur in Upper Permian, Upper...
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: May 1982
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, E.A. Sauter, L.Y. Torrence
1982, Open-File Report 82-300-E
The preliminary geomagnetic data included here is made available to scientific personnel and organizations, as part of a cooperative effort and on a data exchange basis because of the early need by some users. To avoid delay, all of the data is copied from original forms processed at the observatory;...
Hydrologic data from Naval Oil Shale Reserves, Parachute Creek basin, northwestern Colorado, 1975-79
Ralph O. Patt, D. Briane Adams, Dannie L. Collins
1982, Open-File Report 82-696
This report summarizes data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. Department of Energy, Naval Petroleum, and Oil Shale Reserves in the Parachute Creek drainage basin of western Colorado. It includes data from five surface-water gages, two automatic sediment samplers and two water-quality monitors. Instantaneous streamflow measurements were...
