Geologic evaluation of waste-storage potential in selected segments of the Mesozoic aquifer system below the zone of fresh water, Atlantic Coastal Plain, North Carolina through New Jersey
Philip M. Brown, M.S. Reid
1976, Professional Paper 881
This report describes the distribution of subsurface environments in the Atlantic Coastal Plain?North Carolina through New Jersey, that are seen to have geologic potential for the storage of toxic waste. The environments described consist of layers of sand or sandstone, 20 feet or more in thickness, that are immediately overlain...
Hydrologic evaluation of salinity control and reclamation projects in the Indus Plain, Pakistan--A summary
Maurice John Mundorff, P.H. Carrigan Jr., T.D. Steele, A. D. Randall
1976, Water Supply Paper 1608-Q
This report summarizes the observations and findings of a team of four specialists from the U.S. Geological Survey assigned to Pakistan under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development during May to August 1972 for a hydrologic evaluation of Salinity Control and Reclamation Projects in the Indus Plain...
Hydrologic studies of the U.S. Geological Survey related to coal development on Colorado
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1976, Open-File Report 76-549
This report summarizes the hydrologic studies related to coal development being conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in the State of Colorado. The objective of the hydrologic data-acquisition program is to collect surface-water quality and quantity data and ground-water level records. These data are needed to define predevelopment conditions and...
Station location map and audio-magnetotelluric and telluric data for Wendel-Amedee Known Geothermal Resource Area, California
James E. O’Donnell, C. L. Long, R. Michael Senterfit, G.W. Brougham, R.J. Martinez, K. R. Christopherson
1976, Open-File Report 76-700-G
Machine-assisted analysis of Landsat data in the study of crop-soils relationships
William C. Draeger
1976, Open-File Report 76-603
To date, relatively few studies have dealt with crop-soil interactions as they affect the appearance of agricultural areas on Landsat imagery, and hence crop and soil classification or the analysis of agricultural land use.The Image 100, a computer-based data analysis system which allows an interpreter to interact directly and rapidly with Landsat computer...
Project development and data programs for assessing the quality of the Willamette River, Oregon
David A. Rickert, Walter G. Hines, Stuart W. McKenzie
1976, Circular 715-C
For nearly half a century the Willamette River in Oregon experienced severe dissolved-oxygen problems related to large loads of organically rich waste waters from industries and municipalities. Since the mid-1950 's dissolved oxygen quality has gradually improved owing to low-flow augmentation, the achievement of basinwide secondary treatment, and the use...
Aerial profiling of terrain to define stream-valley geometry: study report
Mukund Desai, William A. Drohan, John W. Hursh, Glenn Mamon, Douglas G. Youmans
1976, Open-File Report 76-672
A six-month engineering analysis was performed by The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., at the request of the U. S. Geological Survey, to investigate the suitability of an airborne instrument package based on inertial techniques to serve as the datum for a laser altimeter in a system for aerial profiling...
Floods of March-April 1973 in southeastern United States
George W. Edelen Jr., John Frederick Miller
1976, Professional Paper 998
Floods during March-April 1973 were the greatest of record on many streams in nine major river basins in seven Southeastern States. The major thrust of the flood extended throughout the central part of the Tennessee River basin and into adjacent basins. Recurrence intervals of peak discharges exceeded 100 years at...
Chemical composition data and calculated aquifer temperature for selected wells and springs of Honey Lake Valley, California
Robert H. Mariner, T. S. Presser, William C. Evans
1976, Open-File Report 76-783
Major element, minor element, and gas composition data are tabulated for 15 springs and wells in Honey Lake Valley, California. Wendel and Amedee hot springs issue Na-S04-C1 waters at boiling or near boiling temperatures; the remaining springs and wells issue Na-HC03 waters at temperatures ranging from 14 to 33 deg...
Flood-frequency analysis for small natural streams in Georgia
Harold G. Golden, McGlone Price
1976, Open-File Report 76-511
Flood information from 104 project basins (0.1 to 20 square miles) and data available from 170 larger basins (20 to 1,500 square miles) are analyzed to provide planners and designers with relations for estimating the magnitude and frequency of flood-peak discharges on small natural streams in Georgia. More than 90...
Hydrologic interpretation of geophysical data from the southeastern Hueco Bolson, El Paso, and Hudspeth Counties, Texas
Joseph Spencer Gates, W. D. Stanley
1976, Open-File Report 76-650
Airborne-electromagnetic and earth-resistivity surveys were used to explore for fresh ground water in the Hueco Bolson southeast of El Paso, Texas. Aerial surveys were made along about 500 miles (800 km) of flight line, and 67 resistivity soundings were made along 110 miles (180 km) of profile. The surveys did...
Shallow sedimentary framework of Georges Bank
R. S. Lewis, R. E. Sylwester
1976, Open-File Report 76-874
Two thousand nine hundred kilometers of minisparker data were collected on Georges Bank by the United States Geological Survey during October of 1975. Several sedimentary features have been observed in the data, The bank is recognized as a compound feature resulting from erosion of Tertiary coastal-plain strata followed by deposition...
Lithium in sediments and rocks in Nevada
Robert G. Bohannon, Allen L. Meier
1976, Open-File Report 76-567
Reconnaissance geochemical sampling has been conducted by the Lithium Resource Program of the United States Geological Survey for much of the Western U.S. Sediment, rock, and brine samples have been collected in many states, but this report describes just those solid samples collected in Nevada. Further reports by other members...
Physical, chemical, and biological aspects of subsurface organic waste injection near Wilmington, North Carolina
J.A. Leenheer, Ronald L. Malcolm, W.R. White
1976, Professional Paper 987
From May 1968 to December 1972, an industrial organic waste was injected at rates of 100 to 200 gallons per minute (6.3 to 12.6 litres per second) into a sand, gravel, and limestone aquifer of Late Cretaceous age by Hercules Inc. located near Wilmington, North Carolina. This report presents both...
Chemical analysis and statistical data for water samples collected in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona as part of a study of surface-water and stream-sediment sampling techniques used in uranium exploration
Sylvia S. Burnside, Karen J. Wenrich-Verbeek
1976, Open-File Report 76-851
Notes and analytical data on cordierite-bearing pelitic rocks, Serra de Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil
Gerhard W. Leo
1976, Open-File Report 76-587
Water-resources data collected in the Devils Hole area, Ash Meadows, Nevada, 1975-76
William Toby Hanes
1976, Open-File Report 76-797
The U.S. Geological Survey collected water-level, spring-flow, and power-consumption data in the Devils Hole area in Nevada from July 1975 through June 1976. The work for this sfurth annual data report was done in cooperation with the National Park Service. Continuous recorders were used to monitor water levels in Devils...
Multivariate analysis of geophysical and mineralogical data from uranium-bearing sandstones
Eugene L. Maxwell, Mary Jo Kluth, Mitchell Weiner
1976, Open-File Report 76-861
Identification codes for organizations listed in computerized data systems of the U.S. Geological Survey
Melvin D. Edwards, Margery O. Drilleau
1976, Open-File Report 76-855
This report contains codes for the identification of public and private organizations listed in computerized data systems. These codes are used by the U.S. Geological Survey 's National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX), National Water Data Storage and Retrieval System (WATSTORE), and National Cartographic Information Center (NCIC). The format structure of...
Water-quality data for the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, southwestern Colorado
E. Carter Hutchinson, Robert E. Brogden
1976, Open-File Report 76-16
Water-quality data from a study by the U.S. Geological Survey on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern Colorado are presented in two tables. The data were collected during 1973-76 from 338 ground-water and surface-water samples. All samples were analyzed for major catons and anions, and selenium and arsenic. Data...
Fluid-Inclusion Petrology - Data from Porphyry Copper Deposits and Applications to Exploration
J. Thomas Nash
1976, Professional Paper 907-D
Fluid-inclusion studies of 37 porphyry copper deposits, mainly in the United States, demonstrate that all but 3 evolved through a hydrothermal stage characterized by very high salinities, generally in excess of about 35 weight percent NaCI equivalent. Temperatures of these fluids ranged from about 250 deg to 700 deg C...
Status of the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX); September 1976
Melvin D. Edwards
1976, Open-File Report 76-719
The National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) has been established to assist users of water data in the identification, location, and acquisition of needed data. NAWDEX is not a depository of water data; its objectives are to provide the user with sufficient information to define what data are available, where these...
Basic data on urban storm-water quality, Portland, Oregon
Stuart W. McKenzie, Timothy L. Miller
1976, Open-File Report 76-594
To assess urban storm-water-quality characteristics in the metropolitan area of Portland, Oreg., seven drainage basins were selected with varying drainage areas, basin slopes, impervious areas, land uses, and active construction areas. Automatic water-quality samplers, rain gages, and stream gages were installed in each basin. From September 1, 1975, to may...
Tilt changes of short duration
Stuart McHugh
1976, Open-File Report 76-750
Section I of this report contains a classification scheme for short period tilt data. For convenience, all fluctuations in the local tilt field of less than 24 hours duration will be designated SP (i.e., short period) tilt events. Three basic categories of waveshape appearance are defined, and the rules for...
Field descriptions and laboratory data for a Quaternary soil sequence in the Golden-Boulder portion of the Colorado Piedmont
Michael N. Machette, P. W. Birkeland, R. M. Burke, Margaret J. Guccione, Rolf Kihl, Gergely Markos
1976, Open-File Report 76-804
