Monazite in the granitic rocks of the southeastern Atlantic States: An example of the use of heavy minerals in geologic exploration
John Beaver Mertie Jr.
1979, Professional Paper 1094
The principal part of this report is a discussion of the three monazite belts and the descriptions of the panned concentrates that justify their delineation, details that constitute an example of the use of heavy minerals in regional geologic exploration. The tenors of accessory minerals in rocks from the monazite...
Summary of hydrologic data for Tampa Bypass Canal System, July 1974 to September 1976
Kennedy W. Causseaux, H.C. Rollins
1979, Open-File Report 79-1297
The Tampa Bypass Canal is part of a flood-control project east of the city of Tampa under construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It will divert floodwater from the Hillsborough River at points upstream from Tampa through a canal system to McKay Bay. The U.S. Geological Survey began...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area, 1977
James S. Hutchison
1979, Open-File Report 79-1294
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in Austin, Dallas and Dallas County, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Houston, began studies in the Houston metropolitan area...
Hydrometeorological model for streamflow prediction
Wendell V. Tangborn
1979, Open-File Report 79-741
The hydrometeorological model described in this manual was developed to predict seasonal streamflow from water in storage in a basin using streamflow and precipitation data. The model, as described, applies specifically to the Skokomish, Nisqually, and Cowlitz Rivers, in Washington State, and more generally to streams in other regions that...
Fish remains from core 8, Clear Lake, Lake County, California
Richard W. Casteel, J.H. Williams, C.K. Throckmorton, J.D. Sims, D.P. Adam
1979, Open-File Report 79-1148
A 21.2-m-long core taken in the northwest part of the Upper Arm or main body of Clear Lake, California, has yielded a continuous record of fish life in this part of the lake during approximately the last 24,500 years. This record provides data concerning faunal changes in the Upper Arm,...
Floods of December 1978 in Kentucky
J.N. Sullavan, F. Quinones, Richard Foster Flint
1979, Open-File Report 79-977
In 1978, severe flooding throughout the State of Kentucky occurred from December 3-10 as a result of intense precipitation from two storms. The storms of December 3-5 and December 7-10 produced record peak discharges in several areas throughout central and eastern Kentucky, resulting in damages of nearly 50 million dollars...
Derivation of homogeneous streamflow records for the Green River basin, Kentucky
T.W. Hale
1979, Open-File Report 79-1066
Four flood-control reservoirs, Green River Lake, Nolin River Lake, Barren River Lake, and Rough River Lake, were completed in the Green River basin of Kentucky between 1959 and 1969. A digital computer model of these reservoirs and the stream reaches from the reservoirs downstream to the Green River at Calhoun,...
Hydrogeologic data for the Eagle River-Chugiak area, Alaska
Paula R. Johnson
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-59
Water for the Eagle River-Chugiak area is provided by private, subdivision and trailer court wells. Data from these wells were stud-ied to determine aquifer materials, yield, well depth and depth to water. The aquifer material is unconsolidated glacial or alluvial gravel and sand and bedrock from the McHugh Complex, the...
Subsurface stratigraphy and geochemistry of late Quaternary evaporites, Searles Lake, California, with a section on radiocarbon ages of stratigraphic units
George I. Smith, Minze Stuiver
1979, Professional Paper 1043
Searles Lake is a dry salt pan, about 100 km 2 in area, that lies on the floor of Searles Valley, in the desert of southeast California. Several salt bodies of late Quaternary age lie beneath the surface, mostly composed of sodium and potassium carbonate, sulfate, chloride, and borate minerals....
Mineral resources of the Beartooth Primitive Area and vicinity, Carbon, Park, Stillwater, and Sweet Grass Counties, Montana, and Park County, Wyoming, with a section on interpretation of aeromagnetic data
Frank S. Simons, T.J. Armbrustmacher, R. M. Van Noy, N. T. Zilka, F. E. Federspiel, James Ridenour, L. A. Anderson
1979, Bulletin 1391-F
No abstract available....
Mineralization and gossans in the Wadi Wassat-Wadi Qatan region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Christopher F. Blain
1979, Open-File Report 79-671
Very large bodies of stratabound iron sulfides in volcanic rocks of the Wadi Wassat-Wadi Qatan region of Saudi Arabia are capped at surface by numerous iron oxide-rich gossan outcrops. The gossan at Hadbah overlies a low-grade nickel-bearing sulfide body, but most of the sulfide lenses are almost devoid of base...
Resource report for the deep-water areas of proposed OCS lease sale No. 70, St. George Basin, Alaska
Alan K. Cooper, D.W. Scholl, T.L. Vallier, E. W. Scott
1979, Open-File Report 80-246
This report summarizes geological and geophysical data from the deep-water (greater than 200m) region of the St. George Basin lease sale area #70. The shallow-water region is discussed in detail by Marlow and others (1979a) in a companion report. The triangular deep-water region lies at the junction of the Bering...
A slingram survey on the Nevada Test Site: part of an integrated geologic geophysical study of site evaluation for nuclear waste disposal
Vincent J. Flanigan
1979, Open-File Report 79-277
A slingram geophysical survey was made in early 1978 as part of the integrated geologlcal-geophysical study aimed at evaluating the Eleana Formation as a possible repository for nuclear waste. The slingram data were taken over an alluvial fan and pediments along the eastern flank of Syncline Ridge about 45 km...
Water Resources Data for Illinois, Water Year 1978--Volume 2. Illinois River Basin
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Water Data Report IL-78-2
Modeling highly transient flow, mass, and heat transport in the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta, Georgia
Harvey E. Jobson, Thomas N. Keefer
1979, Professional Paper 1136
A coupled flow-temperature model has been developed and verified for a 27.9-km reach of the Chattahoochee River between Buford Dam and Norcross, Ga. Flow in this reach of the Chattahoochee is continuous but highly regulated by Buford Dam, a flood-control and hydroelectric facility located near Buford, Ga. Calibration and verification...
Comprehensive monitoring of meteorology, hydraulics, and thermal regime of the San Diego Aqueduct, California
Harvey E. Jobson, Alex M. Sturrock
1979, Professional Paper 1137
Water temperature, as well as meteorologic and hydraulic variables which influence the energy budget of the San Diego Aqueduct in southern California, were continuously monitored for a 1-year period beginning July 24, 1973. Incoming solar and atmospheric radiation, windspeed and direction, water temperature, and wet- and dry-bulb air temperatures were...
Hydrologic data collected at closure of Gainesville Lock and Dam, Tombigbee River near Gainesville, Alabama
E. Grady Ming, Fletcher C. Sedberry
1979, Open-File Report 80-348
The Gainesville Lock and Dam is the first of ten lock and dam projects on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway to be completed. The structure was completed in 1978 and filling of the reservoir commenced March 20, 1978 resulting in changes in stream stage and discharge, ground-water levels, and chemical quality of...
Spectrographic data for the ash of ground birch (Betula rotundifolia Sarg.) leaves and black spruce (Picea mariana B.S.P.) needles collected from the Tanacross 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska
Gordon W. Day, Gary C. Curtin, Theodore M. Billings
1979, Open-File Report 79-1355
No abstract available....
Programs and activities of the Missouri District, Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, fiscal year 1979
1979, Open-File Report 79-1058
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri consist of collecting hydrologic data and conducting interpretive investigations. The data and the results of the investigations are published or released by either the U.S. Geological Survey or by cooperating agencies. This report describes the data-collection activities and investigations in Missouri...
Water resources data for North Carolina, water year 1978
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Water Data Report NC-78-1
No abstract available. ...
The Yampa River basin, Colorado and Wyoming : a preview to expanded coal-resource development and its impacts on regional water resources
Timothy Doak Steele, D. P. Bauer, D.A. Wentz, J. W. Warner
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-126
Expanded coal production and conversion in the Yampa River basin , Colorado and Wyoming, may have substantial impacts on water resources, environmental amenities, and socioeconomic conditions. Preliminary results of a 3-year basin assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey are given for evaluation of surface- and ground-water resources using available data,...
Evaluation of methods for estimating ground-water withdrawals in western Kansas
Claud H. Baker Jr.
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-92
During 1978, methods of estimating ground-water withdrawals in western Kansas were examined and evaluated, using both existing data from the files of the U.S. Geological Survey and newly collected data.Values for annual ground-water withdrawals reported to the Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, by water users probably...
Hydrologic evaluation of the Alton reclamation-study site, Alton coal field, Utah
G. W. Sandberg
1979, Open-File Report 79-346
This investigation was conducted from July 1974 to September 1977 to define general hydrologic conditions at a reclamation-study site in the Alton coal field near Kanab, Utah. The average annual streamflow through the area was less than 600 acre-feet (0.7 cubic hectometer), and the water carried little sediment except during...
Water Resources Data for Idaho, Water Year 1977
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Water Data Report ID-77-1
Publications related to the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX), 1971-79
(compiler) Beverly M. Myers
1979, Open-File Report 79-1299
The National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX), formally established in January 1976, is a national confederation of water-oriented organizations working to improve access to water data. Its primary objective is to assist users of water data in the identification, location, and acquistion of useful data. NAWDEX is coordinated by a central...
