Chemical composition of sedimentary rocks in California and Hawaii
Thelma P. Hill (compiler)
1981, Professional Paper 1097
A compilation of published chemical analyses of sedimentary rocks of the United States was undertaken by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1952 to make available scattered data that are needed for a wide range of economic and scientific uses. About 20,000-25,000 chemical analyses of sedimentary rocks in the United States...
Miscellaneous surface-water data, Pecos River basin, New Mexico
C. Clare Cranston, Georgianna E. Kues, G. E. Welder
1981, Open-File Report 81-218
Miscellaneous surface-water data from the Pecos River basin of New Mexico are assembled into one table. Measurements and estimates of the discharge of streams, springs, and diversion canals and pumps that are not readily available to the public are given. The principal sources of information are published and unpublished reports...
Plankton studies in San Francisco Bay; II, Phytoplankton abundance and species composition, July 1977-December 1979
Raymond L. J. Wong, James E. Cloern
1981, Open-File Report 81-214
Data are presented on the phytoplankton species composition and abundance in San Francisco Bay from July 1977 through December 1979. Phytoplankton identification and enumerations were made at selected stations. Sample collections were made at selected stations in the main channel of the Bay from Rio Vista on the Sacramento River...
Metamorphic mineral assemblages of slightly calcic pelitic rocks in and around the Taconic Allochthon, southwestern Massachusetts and adjacent Connecticut and New York
E-an Zen
1981, Professional Paper 1113
The mineral assemblages from metamorphosed slightly calcic pelitic rocks of the Taconic Range in southwestern Massachusetts and adjacent areas of Connecticut and New York were studied petrographically and chemically. These rocks vary in metamorphic grade from those below the chloritoid zone through the chloritoid and garnet zones into the kyanite-staurolite...
Mapsat conceptual design; system overview
Alden P. Colvocoresses
1981, Open-File Report 81-26
After more than 10 years of study and applications of Earth imaging satellite systems, the U. S. Geological Survey has conceptually defined a candidate Operational Land Remote Sensing Satellite. A conceptual design study of this system, known as MAPSAT, has been completed by Itek Optical Systems, a division of Itek...
Ground-water data for Georgia, 1980
S.E. Matthews, Willis G. Hester, M. P. O’Byrne
1981, Open-File Report 81-1068
More than 2,000 water-level measurements made in Georgia in 1980 provided the basic data for this report. Daily mean water-level fluctuations and trends are shown in hydrographs for the previous year and fluctuations of the monthly mean water level are shown for the previous 10 years in selected observation wells...
Results of hydrologic tests and water-chemistry analyses, wells H-4A, H-4B, and H-4C, at the proposed waste isolation pilot plant site, southeastern New Mexico
Jerry W. Mercer, Paul Davis, K.F. Dennehy, C. L. Goetz
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-36
Data were collected during hydrologic testing at wells H-4A, H-4B, and H-4C in the southern part of the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico. The three water-bearing zones tested, the Magenta and Culebra Dolomite Members of the Rustler Formation and the Rustler Formation-Salado Formation contact, yield...
Time-of-travel studies for the Little Androscoggin River, Maine
William J. Nichols, Barry M. Reed, Fred W. Greenlaw
1981, Open-File Report 81-640
Time-of-travel studies were conducted at flow durations of 20, 80, and 95 percent on the Little Androscoggin River from South Paris to Auburn, Maine. The river is about 29.3 miles long, and drains an area of about 354 square miles at its mouth.Traveltimes were determined by tracing the movement of...
Drainage areas of surface water bodies of the Penobscot River basin in central Maine
Richard A. Fontaine
1981, Open-File Report 78-556-F
The report contains drainage-area values for: lakes and ponds included in the MIDAS (Maine Informational Display Analysis System) File 906-Z, streams that drain an area greater than 25 square miles, dam sites, and locations where hydrologic data are available. Supplemental information includes State and Federal location systems used to identify...
Streamflow characteristics of the Hudson Bay and Upper Missouri River Basins, Montana, through 1979
Ronald R. Shields, Melvin K. White
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-32
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for selected gaging stations are presented in this report to aid in appraising the hydrology of the Hudson Bay and upper Missouri River basins in Montana. Streamflow records are presented for 122 gaging stations for the period of record of each station. Streamflow-record collection in...
An observation-well network concept as applied to North Carolina
M. D. Winner Jr.
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-13
A statewide observation-well program is proposed for North Carolina based on four networks of observation wells with different but clearly-defined objectives. These are referred to as the (1) climatic-effects network, (2) terrane-effects network, (3) local-effects network, and (4) areal-effects network. The characteristics of each network are related to natural and...
Analysis of stream-aquifer system interrelationships in the Big Blue and Little Blue River basins in Gage and Jefferson Counties, Nebraska
M. J. Ellis
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-29
Seepage measurements made during the fall of 1978 at 21 sites in the Big Blue River basin and at 35 sites in the Little Blue River basin were used to determine stream gains or losses in 20 drainage areas in the Big Blue River basin and 31 drainage areas in...
Simulated interactions between the proposed Narrows Reservoir and the water-table aquifer along the South Platte River, Morgan County, Colorado
Alan W. Burns
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-119
A computer model, including a ground-water-flow component and a mass balance reservoir-operations component, was developed to simulate the proposed Narrows Reservoir and the adjacent alluvial aquifer of the South Platte River, Morgan County, Colo. This model, using a weekly time step, simulated the transient interactions of these two systems for...
The surficial aquifer in east-central St. Johns County, Florida
Eugene C. Hayes
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-14
The surficial aquifer, a composite of confined and unconfined water-bearing zones overlying the Miocene Hawthorn Formation, is an important source of water in St. Johns County, Fla. The water from wells open to the surficial aquifer generally meets quality standards recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for public water...
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...
Two-dimensional ground-water flow model of the Cretaceous aquifer system of Lee County and vicinity, Mississippi
John Michael Kernodle
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-70
A two-dimensional ground-water flow model of the Eutaw-McShan and Gordo aquifers in the area of Lee County, Miss., was successfully calibrated and verified using data from six long-term observation wells and two intensive studies of areal water levels. The water levels computed by the model were found to be most...
Ground-water quality along the Mojave River near Barstow, California, 1974-79
Lawrence A. Eccles
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-109
The quality of ground water in the alluvium along the usually dry Mojave River near Barstow, Calif., has been monitored since 1974. Degradation has occurred as a result of wastewater discharge and irrigation return. Characteristics of the degraded ground water include concentrations of dissolved solids exceeding 1,000 milligrams per liter,...
Variations in climatic characteristics as related to evapotranspiration in South Park, central Park County, Colorado
Norman E. Spahr
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-86
Data collected from May through September in 1977, 1978, and 1979 at three stations were analyzed using an analysis of variance technique to determine variations in climatic characteristics in South Park, Colo. Knowledge of these climatic characteristics will aid in determining the amount of water that may be transferred from...
Effects of coal fly-ash disposal on water quality in and around the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
Mark A. Hardy
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-16
Dissolved constituents in seepage from fly-ash settling ponds bordering part of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (the Lakeshore) have increased the concentrations of major ions (calcium, fluoride, potassium, and sulfate), trace elements (aluminum, arsenic, boron, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, strontium, and zinc), and gross alpha and beta radioactivity in ground...
Limnological and geochemical survey of Williams Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota
J. W. LaBaugh, G.E. Groschen, Thomas C. Winter
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-41
A limnological and geochemical survey of Williams Lake, Minnesota, was made in 1979 to provide an initial interpretive description of the lake and the contiguous ground-water system. This survey was made as part of a continuing research program related to the investigation of the interaction of lakes and their contiguous...
Mean annual streamflow of selected drainage basins in the coal area of southeastern Montana
Rodger F. Ferreira
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-61
Streamflow characteristics of drainage basins within the Fort Union coal region of southeastern Montana were estimated to provide premining data for evaluating the future effects of mining on the environment. Estimated annual mean streamflow at 22 data-collection stations for water years 1975-77 ranged from 0 to 887 cubic feet per...
Impact of suburban residential development on water resources in the area of Winslow Township, Camden County, New Jersey
Thomas V. Fusillo
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-27
Surface-water and ground-water quality, streamflow, and data on ground-water levels in the upper Great Egg Harbor River basin in the vicinity of the Winslow Crossing residential development in Winslow Township are evaluated. The data include continuous streamflow at four sites, monthly stream water quality at seven sites, ground-water levels and...
Water-resources information for the Withlacoochee River region, west-central Florida
Robert A. Miller, Warren Anderson, Anthony S. Navoy, James L. Smoot, Roger G. Belles
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-11
Daily water use in the Withlacoochee River region in 1977 averaged about 2,005 million gallons per day, 94 percent of which was saline surface water used in thermoelectric power-generation cooling. Industrial and irrigation uses required 73 percent of the freshwater. The largest user of freshwater was Hernando County, using 43.0...
Borehole data-collection methods applicable for the regional observation and monitor well program, Southwest Florida Water Management District
John J. Hickey
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-57
Management of ground-water resources within the Southwest Florida Water Management District requires that hydrogeologic characteristics of water-bearing rocks and quality characteristics of water be described. Wells for the District 's Regional Observation and Monitor Well Program are drilled specifically to collect data to describe the ground-water resource. Suggested borehole data-collection...
Water type and suitability of Oklahoma surface waters for public supply and irrigation; Part 2: Salt Fork Arkansas and Cimarron River basins through 1978
Jerry D. Stoner
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-39
Water-quality data in the Salt Fork Arkansas and Cimarron River basins within Oklahoma, through 1978, were examined for water type and suitability for public water supply and irrigation use. Of 76 stations with available data, 32 stations or 42 percent were considered to have sufficient data for analysis. The classification...
