Preliminary catalog of earthquakes in northern Imperial Valley, California, October 1977-December 1977
Gary S. Fuis, C.E. Johnson, D.J. Jenkins
1978, Open-File Report 78-673
The northern section of the Imperial Valley region in southern California is an area of known geothermal resources and an area of high seismicity. To study in detail the relationship between geothermal areas and earthquakes, the U.S. Geological Survey has been monitoring seismicity in the Imperial Valley with a 16-station...
RFM (relative fraction magnitude): program explanation and computer program listing
Henry V. Alminas, George Van Trump
1978, Open-File Report 78-1013
The RFM (relative fraction magnitude) program is proposed as an aid in the estimation of depth to ore-mineral concentration. This estimate is based on the determination of the relative position of the sampled surface plane within the zonational framework of a hydrothermal sulfide mineralization. The program requires analytical data on...
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...
Fluvial sediment in Ohio
Peter W. Anttila, Robert L. Tobin
1978, Water Supply Paper 2045
Characteristics of fluvial sediment in Ohio streams and estimates of sediment yield are reported. Results are based on data from several daily record stations and 5 years of intermittent record from a 38-station network. Most of the sediment transported by Ohio streams is in suspension. Mean annual bedload discharge, in...
Analysis of runoff from small drainage basins in Wyoming
Gordon S. Craig, James G. Rankl
1978, Water Supply Paper 2056
A flood-hydrograph study has defined the magnitude and frequency of flood volumes and flood peaks that can be expected from drainage basins smaller than 11 square miles in the plains and valley areas of Wyoming. Rainfall and runoff data, collected for 9 years on a seasonal basis (April through September),...
Improvements in magnetic observatory construction and operation in permafrost areas
John B. Townshend
1978, Open-File Report 78-213
The operation of the Barrow, Alaska, magnetic observatory (lat. 71.32°N, long. 156.62°W) has been complicated because foundations for the instrument piers must be constructed on permafrost. Better understanding of environmental conditions and the availability of more modern instrumentation since the original construction have led to the design and construction of...
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...
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: January 1978
J.B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, M.J. Moorman, S.P. Tilton
1978, Open-File Report 78-300-A
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;...
Water resources data for Indiana, water year 1977
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Water Data Report IN-77-1
Water resources data for the 1977 water year for Indiana consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels in wells. This report contains discharge records for 191 gaging stations; stage and contents for 12 lakes...
Impact of flow regulation and power plant effluents on the flow and temperature regimes of the Chattahoochee River - Atlanta to Whitesburg, Georgia
Robert E. Faye, Harvey E. Jobson, Larry F. Land
1978, Open-File Report 78-528
A calibrated and verified transient flow temperature model was used to evaluate the effects of flow regulation and powerplant loadings on the natural temperature regime of the Chattahoochee River in northeast Georgia. Estimates were made of both instantaneous and average natural temperatures in the river during an eight-day period in...
Guidelines for the use of structural versus regression analysis in geomorphic studies
W. R. Osterkamp, Jesse M. McNellis, Paul Robert Jordan
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-135
Simple-regression and structural analysis are similar methods of developing a linear relation from a bivariant group of data. Regression analysis is a useful curve-fitting technique, but often is misapplied to geomorphic data sets. When error components can be identified for both variables, the statistical technique of structural analysis is preferred....
Water resources data for Alabama, water year 1977
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Water Data Report AL-77-1
Water resources data for the 1977 water year for Alabama consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 92 gaging stations; stage only records for...
Ages of flow units in the far eastern lunar maria based on crater density
Joseph M. Boyce
1978, Open-File Report 78-879
The distribution of major geologic units of uniform relative age exposed in the far eastern maria (i.e., Mare Marginis, Mare Smythii, and Mare Crisium) and Mare Humorum was compiled in map form on the basis of a crater density mapping technique. Correlation of crater densities and radiometric ages of Apollo...
Tin and related elements in sediments and beach sands from Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkey
J. A. Domenico, W.C. Overstreet, A.E. Hubert, R. B. Tripp
1978, Open-File Report 79-1188
Sixty samples of sediments from stream beds, outwash plains, and beaches were collected in Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkey by Fred L. Klinger,U.S. Bureau of Mines, as part of the field work undertaken by the National Geographic-Smithsonian Pyrotechnological Expedition of 1968. Facilities for the analysis of the samples for tin and...
Hydrologic data for the Antlers aquifer, southeastern Oklahoma
Robert E. Davis, Donald L. Hart Jr.
1978, Open-File Report 78-1038
The U.S. Geological Survey has collected data on Oklahoma's ground-water resources since 1934. Most of these data were collected as part of specific ground-water studies conducted in cooperation with various Federal, State, and local agencies.The information in this report was obtained in the field, from published reports (Davis, 1960, Hart,...
Nitrification in four acidic streams in southern New Jersey
James C. Schornick Jr., Neil M. Ram
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-121
Four characteristically acidic streams in southern New Jersey were investigated to determine the effect of secondary effluent on nitrification in the receiving waters. Chemical and microbiological data were obtained at four sites on each stream. From these data seven factors were evaluated to determine the proclivity of each stream to...
Isotopic and chemical data from carbonate cements in surface rocks over and near four Oklahoma oil fields
Mitchell E. Henry, Terrence J. Donovan
1978, Open-File Report 78-927
Carbonate cements in outcropping sandstones overlying the Doyle, Fox-Graham, Velma, and part of Wheeler oil fields, Oklahoma, were analyzed for their C13/ 12, 018/016, iron, and manganese compositions. The peculiar areal distribution of the values obtained is interpreted to be the direct result of hydrocarbon microseepage....
Water resources data for New York, water year 1977, volume 1, New York, excluding Long Island
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Water Data Report NY-77-1
No abstract available. ...
Overburden chemistry and mineralogy at Hanging Woman Creek, Big Horn County, Montana, and recommendations for sampling at similar sites
Todd K. Hinkley, Richard John Ebens, Josephine G. Boerngen
1978, Open-File Report 78-393
Cored overburden rock of the Fort Union Formation at the Hanging Woman Creek potential coal mine site was classified in hand specimen on the basis of color and grain size into 3 types: sandstone. siltstone-plus-shale, and dark shale. The samples were analyzed for bulk chemistry and mineralogy. In general the...
Water resources data for New York, water year 1977, volume 2, Long Island
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Water Data Report NY-77-2
No abstract available. ...
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...
Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, Bogue Chitto near Summit, Mississippi
B.E. Colson, C. O. Ming, George J. Arcement
1978, Hydrologic Atlas 592
New techniques for predicting water-surface profiles, needed in the design of economical, structurally sound, and environmentally compatible stream crossings, are under investigation. The investigation has accelerated with the advent of digital computers capable of analyzing large quatities of data. Among the techniques is the development of two-dimensional (2-D) digital models....
Reconnaissance evaluation of water resources for hydraulic coal mining, Grand Hogback coal field: Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado
William M. Alley, Linda J. Britton, Elaine L. Boyd
1978, Open-File Report 78-885
Surface-water and ground-water data were compiled for the parts of the Colorado River and the White River basins in and adjacent to the Grand Hogback coal field. The data were evaluated to assess the quantity and quality of water resources available in the area for use in hydraulic coal mining....
Reconnaissance evaluation of water resources for hydraulic coal mining, Crested Butte coal field, Gunnison County, Colorado
William M. Alley, Linda J. Britton, Elaine L. Boyd
1978, Open-File Report 78-938
Available surface-water and ground-water data were compiled for the parts of the Gunnison River basin in and adjacent to the Crested Butte coal field. The data were evaluated to assess the quantity and quality of water resources in the area for use in hydraulic coal mining.Based on discharge records, surface-water...
An analysis of stream temperatures, Green River Basin, Wyoming
H. W. Lowham
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-13
A method for estimating temperatures of streams in the Green River basin, Wyoming, utilizes a regional model for estimating mean daily temperatures of streams at unmeasured sites. The regional model was developed by describing annual temperature patterns at 43 measured sites and by applying the harmonic function T = M...
