Population ecology of the mallard: IV. A review of duck hunting regulations, activity, and success, with special reference to the mallard
Elwood M. Martin, Samuel M. Carney
1977, Resource Publication 130
This, the fourth in a series of reports on the mallard, (Anas platyrhynchos), deals at length with the harvest of mallards by waterfowl hunters. Long-term summaries of duck hunting regulations (1948- 1974), Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp sales (1934-1974), Hunter Questionnaire (1952-1974), Duck Wing Collection (1960-1974), and Hunter Performance (1965-1972) Survey...
Compilation of stable isotope fractionation factors of geochemical interest
Irving Friedman, J. R. O’Neil
1977, Professional Paper 440-KK
Estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods on natural-flow streams in Massachusetts
S. William Wandle Jr.
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-39
The magnitude and frequency of floods on natural-flow streams in Massachusetts, with drainage areas between 0.25 square mile and 497 square miles, may be estimated from drainage area, main channel slope, a precipitation index, and a storage factor. Multiple-regression techniques were used to define the relationship between basin and climatic...
Time of travel of solutes in selected reaches of Ohio streams, 1973 and 1975
Arthur O. Westfall
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-116
The basic field data for time-of-travel measurements on six streams in Ohio are presented. In general, additional data on stream cross sections, tributary inflows, and chemical analyses for mainstream and tributary flows are given. Insufficient data were obtained to establish time-distance or time-discharge relationships....
Saltwater intrusion in the Floridan aquifer, coastal Citrus and Hernando Counties, Florida, 1975
L. R. Mills, Paul D. Ryder
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-100
The coastal parts of Citrus and Hernando Counties, Fla., are undergoing extensive urban development along U.S. Highway 19. The Floridan aquifer, a thick sequence of limestone and dolomite , is the principal source of water supply for the coastal parts of these two counties. The construction of canals that penetrate...
Preliminary geologic map of Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Travis Hudson
1977, Open-File Report 77-167-A
This preliminary map is the first of several data compilations being prepared as a foundation for evaluating the mineral resource potential of Seward Peninsula. In addition to the sources of geologic data credited in the index map, Sainsbury's recent (1975) summary of his extensive geologic studies on Seward Peninsula has...
Map showing preliminary framework data for evaluation of the metallic mineral resource potential of northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Travis Hudson
1977, Open-File Report 77-167-B
No abstract available....
Deep drilling data, Raft River Geothermal Area, Idaho; Raft River Geothermal Exploration Well No. 1
H. R. Covington
1977, Open-File Report 77-226
Deep drilling data, Raft River geothermal area, Idaho; Raft River geothermal exploration No. 3
H. R. Covington (compiler)
1977, Open-File Report 77-616
Deep drilling data: Raft River Geothermal Area, Idaho; Raft River Geothermal Exploration Well No. 2
H. R. Covington (compiler)
1977, Open-File Report 77-243
Flow routing in the Susquehanna River Basin: Part I - Effects of Raystown Lake on the low-flow frequency characteristics of the Juniata and lower Susquehanna Rivers, Pennsylvania
Jeffrey T. Armbruster
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-12
A flow-routing model was used to simulate 17 water years of daily streamflows at five sites. The sites were Mapleton Depot and Newport, Pennsylvania, on the Juniata River, and Harrisburg and Marietta, Pennsylvania, and Conowingo, Maryland, on the Susquehanna River. The purpose for the simulations was to determine the effects...
Water resources of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
Joseph B. Gonthier, D.D. Harris
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-3
Water resources of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are poorly distributed both geographically and in time. On the reservation, only the Umatilla River and one of its principal tributaries, Meacham Creek, have significant perennial flows. Runoff of the principal streams is largely from snowmelt in the Blue Mountains and is highly...
Small-stream flood investigations in Minnesota: October 1958 to September 1975
Lowell C. Guetzkow, Kurt T. Gunard
1977, Open-File Report 77-39
An investigation of flood flows from small drainage basins in Minnesota was initiated to aid in the design of bridges, culverts and other highway drainage structures. The program provides peak flow data on streams having drainage areas generally less than 50 square miles, placing particular emphasis on those less than...
Water quality of the glacial-outwash aquifer in the Great Miami River Basin, Ohio
Kenneth F. Evans
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-76
The present water-quality conditions of the highly productive glacial-outwash aquifer in the Great Miami River basin of southwestern Ohio are documented by analyses of water from 98 sampling sites. Localized high concentrations of iron up to 5600 micrograms per liter, ammonia nitrogren as nitrogen up to 11 milligrams per liter,...
Assessment of increased thermal activity at Mount Baker, Washington, March 1975-March 1976
David Frank, Mark Frederick Meier, Donald A. Swanson, James W. with contributions by Babcock, Marvin O. Fretwell, Stephen D. Malone, Charles L. Rosenfeld, Ronald L. Shreve, Ray E. Wilcox
1977, Professional Paper 1022-A
In March 1975 Mount Baker showed a large increase in thermal emission, which has persisted for more than 1 year. Fumarole ejecta accompanied the thermal activity from March to September, but the ejecta had no constituents that suggest a magmatic source. Estimates of that part of the total heat flux...
Subsurface-temperature data for some wells in western Utah
F. Eugene Rush
1977, Open-File Report 77-132
The data contained in this report were gathered as part of a hydrothermal reconnaissance of the State of Utah. These data, plus additional data and information, will form the basis for a future interpretive report. These data are being released separately from and prior to the interpretive report, to make...
Test-well drilling in the upper Satus Creek basin, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington
H. E. Pearson
1977, Open-File Report 77-455
Two test wells were drilled in the upper Satus Creek basin of the Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington, using the air-rotary method. At site 1 the well penetrated a young basalt and 175 feet of the Yakima Basalt, and at site 2 the well penetrated the young basalt. The well at...
Hydrologic data for Mountain Creek, Trinity River basin, Texas, 1975
H.D. Buckner
1977, Open-File Report 77-72
Mountain Creek drains the northeast corner of Johnson County, the northwest corner of Ellis County, the southeast corner of Tarrant County, and part of the southwest corner of Dallas County, Tex. The basin is 30 miles long and averages 10 miles in width. The total drainage area at the mouth...
Computer program for the calculation of grain size statistics by the method of moments
Michael B. Sawyer
1977, Open-File Report 77-580
A computer program is presented for a Hewlett-Packard Model 9830A desk-top calculator (1) which calculates statistics using weight or point count data from a grain-size analysis. The program uses the method of moments in contrast to the more commonly used but less inclusive graphic method of Folk and Ward (1957). The...
Effect of channel material on width-discharge relations for perennial streams, with emphasis on streams in Kansas -- a progress report
W. R. Osterkamp
1977, Open-File Report 77-38
Using consistent procedures for width measurement at established streamflow-gaging stations, data were compiled to develop a power-function relation between width and mean discharge for high-gradient perennial streams. High-gradient channels, which generally exhibit low variability for most factors influencing the width-discharge relation, were selected to define a standard exponent in the...
Assay for uranium and determination of disequilibrium by means of in situ high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry
Allan B. Tanner, Robert M. Moxham, F. E. Senftle
1977, Open-File Report 77-571
Two sealed sondes, using germanium gamma-ray detectors cooled by melting propane, have been field tested to depths of 79 m in water-filled boreholes at the Pawnee Uranium Mine in Bee Co., Texas. When, used as total-count devices, the sondes are comparable in logging speed and counting rate with conventional scintillation...
Quality of rivers of the United States, 1975 water year; based on the National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN)
John C. Briggs, John F. Ficke
1977, Open-File Report 78-200
The National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) was established by the U.S. Geological Survey to provide a nationally uniform basis for continuously assessing the quality of U.S. rivers. Stations generally are at the downstream end of hydrologic accounting units in order to measure the quantity and quality of water flowing...
Annual water-resources review, White Sands Missile Range, 1976: a basic-data report
R. R. Cruz
1977, Open-File Report 77-330
Information is presented on the water resources of the White Sands Missile Range, N. Mex., that was collected during the period December 1975 to December 1976 by personnel of the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division. Data on ground-water pumpage and resulting water-level fluctuation, chemical quality and precipitation, and miscellaneous...
Audio-magnetotelluric station location map and data, Belt Basin, Montana
Jeffrey C. Wynn, C. L. Tippens, Stephan A. Manydeeds
1977, Open-File Report 77-673
January 1977 water levels, and data related to water-level changes since 1950, western Kansas
Marilyn E. Pabst
1977, Open-File Report 77-264
This report contains basic data on water-level measurements in observation wells in western Kansas. Most of the measurements were made in January 1977; a few were made in December 1976 and in February 1977. The measurements were made in mid-winter when pumping was minimal and water levels had recovered from...
