Water resources data for Michigan, water year 1973; Part 1, Surface water records
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Water Data Report MI-73-1
Surface-water records for the 1973 water year for gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites within the State of Michigan are given in this report. For convenience there are also included records for a few pertinent gaging stations in bordering States. The records were collected and computed by the Water...
Index to maps of flood-prone areas in Indiana
William G. Weist Jr.
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 74-48
A listing of flood maps for Indiana prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey through 1974 is presented by county. The list provides information on the type of flooding depicted and the reliability of the delineation.The list was prepared from a computer file, and an available program allows retrieval of data...
Map showing the thickness of loosely packed sediments and the depth to bedrock in the Sugar House quadrangle, Salt Lake County, Utah
Edward E. McGregor, Richard Van Horn, Ted Arnow
1974, IMAP 766-M
This map provides information on the location and distribution of three general types of geologic materials in part of Salt Lake County, including the southeastern part of Salt Lake City, Utah. These materials have different physical properties that are pertinent to comprehensive planning and zoning, land-use studies, and engineering usage....
Water resources data for New Mexico, water year 1973; Part 2, Water quality records
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Water Data Report NM-73-2
No abstract available. ...
Water resources data for Nebraska, water year 1973; Part 1, Surface water records
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Water Data Report NE-73-1
No abstract available. ...
Geological Survey published reports on Alaska, 1940-1959, indexed by quadrangle
Edward Huntington Cobb
1974, Open-File Report 74-261
Geological Survey reports published as Professional Papers, Bulletins, Water Supply Papers, and Circulars are listed by the quadrangles (scale 1:250,000) into which Alaska has been divided for topographic mapping (p. 2). This index does not include reports that deal only with administrative matters or that were placed in open files...
Low-flow characteristics of Wisconsin streams at sewage-treatment plants
W.A. Gebert, B. K. Holmstrom
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 74-45
Low-flow characteristics of Wisconsin streams at 415 sewage -treatment plants are presented in this report. The low-flow characteristics presented are the annual minimum 7-day mean flow that occurs on the average of once in 2 years (Q7, 2) and the annual minimum 7 -day mean flow that occurs on the...
Application of statistical techniques to the estimation of ground-water withdrawals in northwestern Kansas
William M. Kastner
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 74-41
This study was made to determine the accuracy of using readily available data with certain statistical techniques to estimate ground-water withdrawals in western Kansas. The data used in the investigation were from a sample of wells chosen from the total inventoried irrigation wells in nine counties in northwestern Kansas; they...
Temperature and chemical data for selected thermal wells and springs in southeastern California
W. R. Moyle Jr.
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 73-33
This report lists data on temperature and chemical quality for 95 wells or springs in southeastern California that contain water in excess of 38°C (Celsius) or 100°F (Fahrenheit). The highest temperature listed is 280°C (536°F)....
Flood profiles and inundated areas along the Lower Nisqually River, Washington
J. E. Cummans
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 73-42
Nisqually River flood profiles, covering the reach from near the river mouth to river mile 6.4, were developed in a 2-year field study (1970-72) as part of a continuing program with the State of Washington Department of Ecology. The main channel of the reach will convey without overflow discharges as...
Selected geologic data for the Beltsville Quadrangle, Prince Georges, Montgomery and Howard counties, Maryland
Charles F. Withington, A.J. Froelich
1974, Open-File Report 74-1129
Optical data processing and projected applications of the ERTS-1 imagery covering the 1973 Mississippi River Valley floods
Morris Deutsch, Fred Ruggles
1974, Water Resources Bulletin (10) 1023-1039
Flooding along the Mississippi River and some of its tributaries was detected by the multispectral scanner (MSS) on the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1) on at least three orbits during the spring of 1973. The ERTS data provided the first opportunity for mapping the regional extent of flooding at the...
Survey of remote sensing applications
Morris Deutsch
1974, Water Well Journal (28) 35-38
Data from the first earth resources technology satellite (ERTS) as well as from NASA and other aircraft, contain much of the information indicative of the distribution of groundwater and the extent of its utilization. Thermal infrared imagery from aircraft is particularly valuable in studying groundwater discharge to the sea and...
EROS: A space program for Earth resources
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Report
The EROS Program, administered by the U. S. Geological Survey, works with representatives of departmental bureaus and offices to coordinate research and application of remote-sensing technology to the day to-day operations of the department. Most of the research and applications have been made possible by the experimental data acquisition systems...
Upward migration of deep-well waste injection fluids in Floridan Aquifer, south Florida
M. I. Kaufman, D.J. McKenzie
1974, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (3) 261-271
Geochemical data from an industrial deep-well waste injection system southeast of Lake Okeechobee indicate a decrease in sulfate concentration concomitant with an increase in hydrogen sulfide concentration, a result of oxidation of injected organic waste by anaerobic bacteria. Subtle decreases in the sulfate-chloride ratio suggest that the waste migrated upward...
Palynological applications of principal component and cluster analyses
David P. Adam
1974, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (2) 727-741
Two multivariate statistical methods are suggested to help describe patterns in pollen data that result from changes in the relative frequencies of pollen types produced by past climatic and environmental variations. These methods, based on a geometric model, compare samples by use of the product-moment correlation coefficient computed from data...
Detailed near-bottom geophysical profile across the continental slope off northern California
Eli A. Silver
1974, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (2) 563-567
A geophysical profile was run across the continental slope off the California-Oregon border by use of a deeply submerged instrument package, approximately 50 m above the sea floor, containing a proton magnetometer and a 3.5-kHz transducer for shallow seismic penetration. Surface-towed seismic reflection equipment was operated concurrently. The deep-tow data...
Calculated volumes of individual shield volcanoes along the Hawaiian-Emperor chain
Keith E. Bargar, Everett D. Jackson
1974, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (2) 545-550
Volume was calculated for the 107 individual volcanic shields along the Hawaiian Ridge Emperor Seamounts chain to help fulfill the need for volume data essential to determining eruption rates, fraction of mantle melted, and other parameters. Boundaries used were based principally upon location of rift zones related to each shield....
A discussion of sources and description of the Earth's magnetic field and its secular variations
Leroy Romney Alldredge, Charles O. Stearns
1974, Journal of Geomagnetism & Geoelectricity (26) 393-404
The problem of collecting data for making geomagnetic charts including secular change is reviewed. Satellite data gives excellent coverage, but the satellite total field intensity data is not sufficient to properly define the field components. In constructing charts, the specific time and space filtering that is used should be specified...
Structure of the continental margin of Liberia, West Africa
John C. Behrendt, John Schlee, James M. Robb, M. Katherine Silverstein
1974, GSA Bulletin (85) 1143-1158
Geophysical surveys made by R/V Unitedgeo I (USGS–IDOE Cruise Leg 5), combined with earlier surveys and available geologic information, provide the basis for interpreting the structure of the continental margin of Liberia. This area lies at the junction of the Americas and Africa in published reconstructions of Gondwanaland prior to the opening...
Generalization of stream travel rates and dispersion characteristics from time-of-travel measurements
Charles W. Boning
1974, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (2) 495-499
Prediction of travel rates of water in streams is important for pollution control and for warning systems where contaminant spillage is possible. A method of estimating traveltime and dispersion of solutes in streams where such data are not available is provided in this report. Generalized relations for travel rates...
Energy dispersive spectrometry for quantitative mineralogical analyses: An ancillary system on an electron microphobe
George A. Desborough, Robert H. Heidel
1974, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (2) 441-446
Investigation of the Li-drifted Si-semiconductor X-ray detector for quantitative elemental analysis of some common rock-forming minerals shows that amounts of certain major elements having K spectra in the energy range of about 1.74 (Si) to 8.64 (Zn) kiloelectronvolts may be accurately determined, if spectral interferences are absent. Elements in major...
Plasma enzyme activities in coturnix quail fed graded doses of DDE, polychlorinated biphenyl, malathion, and mercuric chloride
M. P. Dieter
1974, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology (27) 86-98
Male Coturnix quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were fed diets for 12 weeks containing graded levels of DDE, polychlorinated biphenyl (Aroclor 1254), malathion, and mercuric chloride. Birds were bled prior to exposure and at 2, 4 and 12 weeks, and the plasma used to measure the activities of creatine kinase, aspartate...
Estimating the “thickness” of the Boulder Batholith, Montana, from heat-flow and heat-productivity data
Robert I. Tilling
1974, Geology (2) 457-460
Estimates of minimum thickness of the Boulder batholith, computed using the linear relation between heat flow and heat productivity and assuming constant heat productivity with depth, are highly nonspecific. They can vary between about 3 and 20 km, depending on values of surface-rock heat productivity and values of assumed contribution...
Preparation and use of isopleth maps of landslide deposits
Robert H. Wright, Russell H. Campbell, Tor H. Nilsen
1974, Geology (2) 483-485
Isopleth maps derived from landslide inventory maps generalize and quantify the areal distribution of landslide deposits in contour form and may be uniquely useful for some types of regional planning. The isopleth format permits incorporation of landslide information with other quantified map data in the preparation of slope stability maps....
