Ground-water data for the Riley and Andrews Resource Areas, southeastern Oregon
Paul J. Townley, Constance M. Soja, W.C. Sidle
1980, Open-File Report 80-419
Appraisals of the resources of selected management areas in eastern Oregon are being made by the U.S. Bureau of Land Mangement. To provide needed hydrologic information, the Bureau of Land Management requested the U.S. Geological Survey to inventory ground-water data for the Riley and Andrews Resource Areas. The inventory included...
Trap-efficiency study, Highland Creek flood retarding reservoir near Kelseyville, California, water years 1966-77
L.F. Trujillo
1980, Open-File Report 80-735
This investigation is part of a nationwide study of trap efficiency of detention reservoirs. In this report, trap efficiency was computed from reservoir inflow and outflow sediment data and from reservoir survey and outflow data. Highland Creek Reservoir is a flood retarding reservoir located in Lake County, near Kelseyville, California....
Statistical summaries of selected streamflow data, South Platte River in Colorado and Nebraska, North Platte and Platte Rivers in Nebraska
H.E. Petsch Jr., K.B. Rennick, C.F. Nordin Jr.
1980, Open-File Report 80-679
This report is a compilation of statistical summaries of streamflow data for 22 gaging stations on the South Platte River in Colorado and Nebraska, and the North Platte and Platte Rivers in Nebraska. (USGS)...
Test and calibration of the Seismic Research Observatory
Jon Peterson, Charles R. Hutt, L. Gary Holcomb
1980, Open-File Report 80-187
The Seismic Research Observatory (SRO) network is generating an important new data base for seismological research. The SRO systems have extended both the range and resolution of seismic measurements beyond the limits of conventional seismographs and the data are recorded in digital format making it convenient to automate processing and...
Preliminary observations of noise spectra at the SRO and ASRO stations
Jon Peterson
1980, Open-File Report 80-992
The seismic noise spectra presented in this report were derived from SRO and ASRO station data for the purpose of evaluating the performance of the seismic instruments. They are also useful for constructing a spectral estimate of earth noise at a quiet site based on noise samples obtained from a...
Quality of water and time of travel in Hobolochitto Creek, Pearl River County, Mississippi
Gene A. Bednar
1980, Open-File Report 80-203
In Mississippi, an intensive study of Hobolochitto Creek, including the lower parts of East and West Hobolochitto Creeks, was conducted on September 12-14, 1978. The quality-of-water data were collected during a period of generally low streamflow and seasonally high air temperatures. These data show that the quality of water in...
Quality of water and time of travel in Yockanookany River, Choctaw County, Mississippi
Gene A. Bednar
1980, Open-File Report 80-770
An intensive study of a 3.3-mile reach of the Yockanookany River, including a major tributary, was conducted August 29-31, 1978. The quality-of-water data were collected during a period of generally law streamflow and seasonally high air temperatures. These data show that the quality of water in Yockanookany River was generally...
Ground-water quality in North Idaho
D. J. Parliman, Harold R. Seitz, Michael L. Jones
1980, Open-File Report 80-596
From July 1977 to May 1978, water samples were collected from 116 wells north of the Palouse River in Idaho to define water-quality conditions, on a reconnaissance level, in major aquifers. Geologic and hydrologic data were combined with water-quality data to develop an understanding of factors affecting present and future...
January 1980 water levels, and data related to water-level changes, western and south-central Kansas
M.E. Pabst
1980, Open-File Report 80-958
This report contains hydrologic data on water-level measurements in observation wells in western and south-central Kansas. The measurements were made in mid-winter, mostly in January, when pumping was minimal and water levels had recovered from the effects of pumping during the previous irrigation season. This report also provides basic hydrologic...
Borehole gravity surveys of the U.S. Geological Survey (1963-1975); brief history and basic data
L. A. Beyer
1980, Open-File Report 80-903
Procedure for computer-graphic processing of mapped linear data
Douglas F. Black, Vincent M. Caruso
1980, Open-File Report 80-353
Flood data for the Sacramento River and Butte Basin, 1878 to 1978, Sacramento Valley, California
J. C. Blodgett
1980, Open-File Report 80-971
Streamflow data at various locations were assembled for the Sacramento River between Red Bluff and Meridian, Calif., and for Butte Basin, which serves as an overflow basin during periods of flooding. Data were obtained from various Federal and State agencies and private sources to document the magnitude of flooding from...
Planning report for the southwest alluvial basins (east) regional aquifer-system analysis, parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas
D. W. Wilkins, W. B. Scott, C. A. Kaehler
1980, Open-File Report 80-564
The study of the Southwest alluvial basins (east) will involve an analysis of the regional aquifer system in parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. This area has been divided into 22 basins. The study of the alluvial aquifer-system will be made in the following stages: (1) project planning, (2)...
Ground-water-level monitoring for earthquake prediction: A progress report based on data collected in southern California, 1976-79
W. R. Moyle Jr.
1980, Open-File Report 80-413
The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a research program to determine if groundwater-level measurements can be used for earthquake prediction. Earlier studies suggest that water levels in wells may be responsive to small strains on the order of 10 to the minus 8th power to 10 to the minus 10th...
Surface faulting near Livermore, California, associated with the January 1980 earthquakes
Manuel G. Bonilla, James J. Lienkaemper, J. C. Tinsley
1980, Open-File Report 80-523
The earthquakes of 24 January (Ms 5.8) 1980 north of Livermore, California, and 26 January (Ms 5.2), were accompanied by surface faulting in the Greenville fault zone and apparently in the Las Positas fault zone also. The surface faulting was discontinuous and of small displacement. The main rupture within the...
Hydrologic monitoring program in Eldridge-Wilde and East Lake Road well-field areas, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, Florida, 1978
L. R. Mills
1980, Open-File Report 80-1195
This report describes the observation-well network in Eldridge-Wilde and East Lake Road well-field areas, Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Florida. Data obtained in 1978 from the network in and adjacent to the two well fields, as well as rainfall and pumpage records, are presented. The Southwest Florida Water Management District has...
Review of Lake Michigan seismic reflection data
Richard J. Wold
1980, Open-File Report 80-902
Water-quality characteristics of selected lakes and reservoirs in Colorado
Linda J. Britton, Dennis A. Wentz
1980, Open-File Report 80-436
During the summers and autumns of 1973, 1974, and 1975, water-quality data were collected and compiled for 56 lakes and reservoirs in Colorado. The lakes and reservoirs sampled range from large reservoirs in the eastern part of the State to smaller natural lakes in the higher western parts of the...
Status of Federal coal resource and reserve data
Charles D. Masters
1980, Open-File Report 80-250
Cross-section, velocity, and bedload data at two erosion sites on the Tanana River near Fairbanks, Alaska, 1979
Robert L. Burrows
1980, Open-File Report 80-699
In an effort to relate river processes to vertical and lateral erosion at two sites on the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, measurements of depth, velocity, and bedload-transport rates were made at several sections at each site. To facilitate comparison of the river processes and ongoing erosion,...
Technique for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in West Virginia
Gerald S. Runner
1980, Open-File Report 80-1218
A technique is presented to provide a method of estimating the magnitude of peak discharges of T-year frequencies for unregulated, virtually natural streams in West Virginia. Multiple regression techniques were used to develop the relation between peak discharges and drainage area. Data collected at 170 stream gaging sites were used...
Continuous acoustic profiles and sedimentologic data from R/V Sea Sounder cruise (S-1-76), eastern Gulf of Alaska
Paul R. Carlson, Bruce F. Molnia, William P. Levy
1980, Open-File Report 80-65
Holocene geomagnetic secular variation in the western United States: implications for the global geomagnetic field
Duane E. Champion
1980, Open-File Report 80-824
A record of Holocene geomagnetic secular variation in the western 14 United States has been measured from volcanic rocks dated by 14C. Analysis of errors associated with the paleomagnetic techniques used suggests that all laboratory measurement errors are smaller than those introduced by deformation of the volcanic units and the...
Thermal springs in the Payette River basin, west-central Idaho
R.E. Lewis, H.W. Young
1980, Open-File Report 80-1020
The Payette River basin, characterized by steep, rugged mountains and narrow river valleys, occupies an area of about 3 ,300 square miles in west-central Idaho. Predominant rock types in the basin include granitic rocks of the Idaho batholith and basalt flows of the Columbia River Basalt Group. Waters from thermal...
Effects of Urbanization on the Magnitude and Frequency of Floods on Small Streams in Tennessee - Basic Data Report No. 1
Fred N. Lee
1980, Open-File Report 80-572
Peak stages and discharges recorded at 17 gaging stations on streams draining small (less than 20 sq mi) urbanized basins across Tennessee are presented. Sites gaged are in 17 different municipaities with population range between 5,000 and 100.000. The report gives a description of each gaged site along with a...
