Water resources along the TAPS route, Alaska, 1970-74
Joseph M. Childers, J. W. Nauman, D.R. Kernodle, P.F. Doyle
1978, Open-File Report 78-137
The U.S. Geological Survey installed 10 streamgaging and water-quality stations along the trans-Alaska pipeline route (TAPS) starting in 1970. These stations, mostly north of Fairbanks, add to the historical network of gaging stations and provide records of hydrologic conditions along the TAPS route. Selected data from 23 gaging stations along...
Progress report on Black Mesa monitoring program; 1977
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Open-File Report 78-459
Monitoring activities of coal mine operations on Black Mesa were started in 1971 for the purpose of monitoring the effects of strip mining on the water resources of the area. Black Mesa is located in northeastern Arizona near the center of the Navajo Indian Reservation and is a prominent topographic...
Notes on acquisition of high-resolution seismic profiles in southern Puget Sound, Washington
P. D. Snavely Jr., H. D. Gower, J. C. Yount, J. E. Pearl, A. R. Tagg, J.W. Lee, D.L. Lander
1978, Open-File Report 78-328
Approximately 275 km of high-resolution seismic reflection profiles were obtained in Puget Sound, Washington from the U.S. Geological Survey's research vessel DON J. MILLER from January 13 through 19, 1976. These data, recorded on microfilm, were obtained to provide information on the thickness and distribution of Quaternary deposits, to identify folds and faults that deform...
Test drilling for potash resources: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Site, Eddy County, New Mexico
C.L. Jones
1978, Open-File Report 78-592
Twenty-one borings to augment existing information on potash resources at the proposed site for a waste isolation pilot plant in eastern Eddy County, N. Mex., were drilled and logged in an 11-week period, mid-August to November 1976. The basic data developed from the borings are tabulated in the present report....
Ground-water data, 1974-76, Indian Wells Valley, Kern, Inyo, and San Bernardino Counties, California
C. E. Lamb, D.J. Downing
1978, Open-File Report 78-335
Water-level measurements were made annually in 115 wells in Indian Wells Valley, Kern, Inyo, and San Bernardino Counties, Calif., in 1974-76. In the Inyokern area the average water-level decline was 2.0 ft for two wells between October 1973 and November 1976. In the intermediate area the average decline was 6.2...
Flood investigations in Nevada through 1977 water year
Otto Moosburner
1978, Open-File Report 78-610
Maximum annual discharges, gage heights, and probable flood dates for 127 sites are compiled for Nevada streams. Data have been collected in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Highways at most of the sites (108).Also included in the report are the peak discharges, gage heights, and flood dates for the...
Drought in California; water resources data for 1977
Leonard N. Jorgensen, Verrie F. Pearce
1978, Open-File Report 78-613
The 2-year dry period 1976-77 was the most severe drought in northern California 's history, and the quantity and quality of all water-supply sources in the State were affected. This report contains special water-resources data collected by the Geological Survey during 1977. These data include: streamflow at 11 selected stations,...
Drilling, construction, and testing of water-supply wells 21 and 22, White Sands Missle Range, Dona Ana County, New Mexico
Clyde A. Wilson, R.R. White, R. G. Roybal, J.L. Gonzales
1978, Open-File Report 78-172
During the spring and summer of 1976, two municipal-supply wells (designated as well 21 and well 22 - 2,000 feet apart) were drilled at the Post Headquarters area of White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The design specifications for both wells called for 24-inch diameter surface casing cemented in place...
A computer-oriented system for logging, annotating, tabulating, and plotting marine geophysical and geological data collected by the Pacific-Arctic Branch of the Office of Marine Geology, U.S. Geological Survey
Bradley R. Larsen, A. K. Cooper, G.A. McHendrie, J.V. Gardner
1978, Open-File Report 78-288
Analyses and description of geochemical samples, Cranberry Wilderness Study Area, Pocahontas and Webster counties, West Virginia
J. M. Motooka, J.C. Negri, J. D. Sharkey, F. G. Lesure
1978, Open-File Report 78-215
Semiquantitative spectrographic and other analyses on 104 stream sediment and 100 rock and mineral samples are reported here in detail. Location for all samples are in universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates. Brief descriptions of rock and mineral samples are included. Rocks analyzed include sandstone and shale; two samples of pyrite...
Analytical results for 89 water samples from the Papago Indian Reservation, Arizona
Walter H. Ficklin, Wheeler Ashton, D. J. Preston, G.A. Nowlan
1978, Open-File Report 78-1092
Eighty-nine water samples were collected from the Papago Indian Reservation during 1977 and 1978 as a part of a mineral resource study. Each sample was analyzed for copper, zinc, molybdenum, arsenic, uranium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate, sulfate, chloride, fluoride, and silica. Temperature, pH, and specific conductance were also measured....
Bibliography of the available data on the solubility of silica in water substance
Robert W. Potter, W.L. Marshall, R.O. Fournier, O.I. Martynova
1978, Open-File Report 78-731
The following bibliography represents the currently available experimental data for the solubility of silica in water substance as a function of temperature and pressure. These references were compiled by the silica subcommittee of Working Group IV at the 1977 meeting of LAPS in Moscow. The data summarized in these references...
Computer model of two-dimensional solute transport and dispersion in ground water
Leonard F. Konikow, J.D. Bredehoeft
1978, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 07-C2
This report presents a model that simulates solute transport in flowing ground water. The model is both general and flexible in that it can be applied to a wide range of problem types. It is applicable to one- or two-dimensional problems involving steady-state or transient flow. The model computes changes...
Comprehensive tables giving physical data and thermal energy estimates for young igneous systems of the United States
R. L. Smith, H. R. Shaw, R. G. Luedke, S.L. Russell
1978, Open-File Report 78-925
Ground-water data for 1976-77 in Joshua Tree National Monument, California
D.J. Downing
1978, Open-File Report 78-854
A continuing study of ground water in Joshua Tree National Monument shows that during 1976-77 water levels fluctuated seasonally; slight declines were detected in the Oasis of Mara and the Pinto Basin. Water quality was generally good, with a high concentration of fluoride in one well in the southern part...
Estimation of ground motion parameters
David M. Boore, Adolph A. Oliver III, Robert A. Page, William B. Joyner
1978, Open-File Report 78-509
Strong motion data from western North America for earthquakes of magnitude greater than 5 are examined to provide the basis for estimating peak acceleration, velocity, displacement, and duration as a function of distance for three magnitude classes. Data from the San Fernando earthquake are examined to assess the effects of...
Summary of water resources for the Campo, Cuyapaipe, La Posta, and Manzanita Indian Reservations and vicinity, San Diego County, California
W. R. Moyle, D.J. Downing
1978, Open-File Report 77-684
Since 1945, precipitation and runoff in California on the Campo, Cuyapaipe, La Posta, and Manzanita Indian Reservations and surrounding areas generally have been below normal, and ground-water levels are declining. Most of the water is of excellent quality. The analysis of water from one well on the Campo Reservation indicates...
Geophysical data from the 1975 cruise of the NOAA ship Surveyor in northern Gulf of Alaska
Bruce Molnia, Paul R. Carlson, Lisa H. Wright
1978, Open-File Report 78-209
In April and Flay 1975, a U.S. Geological Survey marine geology field party under the leadership of Bruce F. Molnia and Paul R. Carlson collected geophysical data from the N.O.A.A. ship Surveyor. The cruise, which consisted of 3 legs, studied the area between Cross Sound and Seward (Figure 1). Maps...
Report of the annual yield of the Arkansas River basin for the Arkansas River Basin Compact, Arkansas--Oklahoma 1977 water year
G. Louis Ducret
1978, Open-File Report 78-259
The computed annual yields for subbasins in the Arkansas River basin as defined in the Arkansas River Basin Compact, Arkansas-Oklahoma, 1972, are presented in this report. The area bounded by the Compact is shown in figure 1.This report was prepared by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey...
Geochronologic data for the Arabian Shield
Lyman Thomas Aldrich, Glen F. Brown, Carl Hedge, Richard Marvin
1978, Open-File Report 78-75
The radiometric ages reported below were completed during the period 1957-1936. the rock samples were provided and examined petrographically by Glen F. Brown and his associates at the U.S. Geological Survey. The 25 Rb-Sr ages of biotites and feldspars and the 25 K-Ar ages of biotites, hornblendes, and total rock...
Estimation of ground motion parameters
David M. Boore, W. B. Joyner, A.A. Oliver, R.A. Page
1978, Circular 795
Strong motion data from western North America for earthquakes of magnitude greater than 5 are examined to provide the basis for estimating peak acceleration, velocity, displacement, and duration as a function of distance for three magnitude classes. A subset of the data (from the San Fernando earthquake) is used to...
Description of CRIB, the GIPSY retrieval mechanism, and the interface to the General Electric MARK III Service : CRIB, the mineral resources data bank of the U.S. Geological Survey--guide for public users, 1977
James Alfred Calkins, Eleanor K. Keefer, Regina A. Ofsharick, George T. Mason, Patricia Tracy, Mary Atkins
1978, Circular 755-A
The U.S. Geological Survey's Computerized Resources Information Bank (CRIB) is being made available for public use through the computer facilities of the University of Oklahoma and the General Electric Company, U.S.A. The use of General Electric's worldwide information-services network provides access to the CRIB file to a worldwide clientele. This...
Definitions of components of the Water Data Sources Directory maintained by the National Water Data Exchange
William A. Knecht, Melvin D. Edwards
1978, Open-File Report 77-775
This report contains a definition and description of each component of the Water Data Souces Directory data base maintained by the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX). It is intended, primarily, to assist those persons using the Water Data Sources Directory in understanding information obtained from the data base. The Water...
Ground-water levels and quality data for Georgia, 1977
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Open-File Report 79-213
This report begins a publication format that will present annually both water-level and water-quality data. In this format the information is presented in two-page units: the left page includes text which summarizes the information for an area or subject and the right page consists of one or more illustrations. Daily...
Principal facts for borehole gravity stations in stratigraphic test well ERDA No. 9, Eddy County, New Mexico
Bruce A. Kososki, Stephen L. Robbins, James W. Schmoker
1978, Open-File Report 78-696
Since 1972 the U.S. Geological Survey has been conducting a series of field evaluation studies in southeastern New Mexico for the Waste Management Division of the Department of Energy (formerly U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration). On the basis of these studies, a tentative site for a nuclear waste repository/disposal...
