Data on water wells in the Willow Springs, Gloster, and Chaffee areas, Kern County, California
Fred Kunkel
1957, Open-File Report 57-62
The data presented in this report were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey as a part of a reconnaissance ground-water investigation throughout much of the desert region of southern California. The study has been financed in part by Federal funds for Arid Regions studies, and in part by cooperation with...
Progress report of hydrology and sedimentation in Bixler Run, Corey Creek, and Elk Run watersheds, Pennsylvania
J.K. Culbertson
1957, Open-File Report 57-30
This report describes the results of an investigation in progress and presents some tentative findings from a study of hydrology and sedimentation of three small watersheds where soil conservation practices are being applied. The study was begun in April 1954, to determine precipitation, runoff, probable sources and yields of sediment,...
Water resources of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin, North Carolina
Robert Eugene Fish, H. E. LeGrand, G. A. Billingsley
1957, Water Supply Paper 1415
Sufficient water is available in the basin of the Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers to meet present requirements and those for many years to come if water use increases at about the present rate. Data presented in this report show that the average annual streamflow from approximately 82 percent of...
Ground-water possibilities south of the Snake River between Twin Falls and Pocatello, Idaho
E. G. Crosthwaite
1957, Water Supply Paper 1460-C
The Snake River Plain and tributary valleys south of the Snake River between Twin Falls and Pocatello, Idaho (here called the South Side area), contain about 180,000 acres of irrigated land, of which 145,000 acres is irrigated with surface water and 35,000 is irrigated wholly or partly with ground water. The area also contains...
Floods of April-June 1957 in Oklahoma and western Arkansas
D.L. Weiss, C.W. Sullivan
1957, Open-File Report 57-127
Floods of unusual magnitude in volume for the three-month period in Oklahoma and western Arkansas resulted from several heavy rains. In one storm period 20 inches of precipitation fell within 24 hours, on May 15, 16, near Hennessey, Okla., according to information obtained by a 'bucket survey.' Total precipitation for...
Geology and ground-water resources of the lower Lodgepole Creek drainage basin, Nebraska, with a section on chemical quality of the water
Louis Jay Bjorklund, Eugene R. Jochens
1957, Water Supply Paper 1410
The area described is almost wholly in Nebraska and is the drainage basin of Lodgepole Creek from the Wyoming State line to the Colorado State line, a distance along the stream valley of about 95 miles. It covers about 1,950 square miles. The purposes of the study were to ascertain...
Computation of peak discharge at culverts
Rolland William Carter
1957, Circular 376
Methods for computing peak flood flow through culverts on the basis of a field survey of highwater marks and culvert geometry are presented. These methods are derived from investigations of culvert flow as reported in the literature and on extensive laboratory studies of culvert flow. For convenience in computation, culvert...
Drainage areas of Iowa streams
O.J. Larimer
1957, Iowa Highway Research Board Bulletin 7
The drainage area of a stream at a specified location ordinarily may be defined as that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is enclosed by a topographic divide such that direct surface runoff from precipitation would drain by gravity into the river basin above the specified point. One of the...
Application of punched cards to geologic data concerning uranium deposits in sandstone
Warren I. Finch
1957, Economic Geology (52) 180-191
The punched card has been chosen for use in compiling the great mass of geologic data concerning uranium deposits in sandstone into permanent file. The most valuable uses of the punched-card file are as a multiple index to data and as a means of correlating different data. By using the...
A truckmounted spectrographic laboratory for use in geochemical exploration
Frank C. Canney, A.T. Myers, F. N. Ward
1957, Economic Geology (52) 289-306
A truck-mounted spectrographic laboratory has been designed and built by the U. S. Geological Survey to investigate the feasibility of using and transporting such equipment in the field as an aid in supplying rapid on-the-spot analytical data to geochemical exploration field parties.The laboratory is housed inside a 7- X 12-foot...
Some limitations on the possible composition of the ore-forming fluid
Paul B. Barton
1957, Economic Geology (52) 333-353
The activity ratios of various important anions (S (super =) , CO 3 (super =) , SO 4 (super =) , OH (super -) , F (super -) , and Cl (super -) ) in hydrothermal solutions at the time of deposition are evaluated using a simple thermodynamic technique. The ratios are interpreted in...
Report and recommendations on surface water resources investigation in Turkey
K. N. Phillips
1957, Report
Turkey is in a state of transition from an agricultural and pastoral economy to an economy that combines agriculture and industry. Such a transition includes use of water resources for water power, irrigation, manufacturing, and domestic uses. The control of streams for multiple purposes invariably leads to conflicts of interest....
A fluorimetric study of the thorium-morin system
R.G. Milkey, M. H. Fletcher
1957, Journal of the American Chemical Society (79) 5425-5435
Thorium reacts with morin to yield a yellow complex that fluoresces when irradiated with ultraviolet light. The effect on the fluorescence of such variables as concentration of acid, alcohol, thorium, morin, and complex; time, temperature and wave length of exciting light are studied to determine experimental conditions yielding maximum fluorescence....
Semi-quantitative spectrographic analysis and rank correlation in geochemistry
F.J. Flanagan
1957, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (12) 315-322
The rank correlation coefficient, rs, which involves less computation than the product-moment correlation coefficient, r, can be used to indicate the degree of relationship between two elements. The method is applicable in situations where the assumptions underlying normal distribution correlation theory may not be satisfied. Semi-quantitative spectrographic analyses which are reported as...
Application of punched cards to geologic data concerning uranium deposits in sandstone
Warren Irvin Finch
1956, Trace Elements Memorandum 980
No abstract available....
Progress report number 1: investigations of some sedimentation characteristics of a sand-bed stream
D. W. Hubbell
1956, Report
Several important aspects of sediment transport have been investigated by utilizing data from the turbulence flume in the Middle Loup River at Dunning, Nebr. These data have also been used to evaluate sedimentation formulas. However, additional work of a research nature is needed to provide information on specific transport phenomena...
Some uses of mark sensing in collecting game management data in the field
S. Overton, J.L. Sincock
1956, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Commissioners (10) 131-134
Ground-water data collected in the Missouri River basin units in Kansas during 1955
B.J. Mason
1956, Report
Ground-water studies in the Missouri River Basin were begun by the United States Geological Survey during the fall of 1945 as a part of the program for development of the resources of the basin by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and other Federal Agencies. The studies of the ground-water resources...
Some observations on rutherfordine
Joan R. Clark, C. L. Christ
1956, Trace Elements Investigations 584
The optical properties of rutherfordine, UO2CO3, previously determined on microscopic crystals, have been redetermined on considerably larger crystals; and the relations among the indices of refraction, the morphology, and the crystal structure have been examined. Rutherfordine is orthorhombic, biaxial positive, with α = 1.715, β = 1.730, γ =...
A fluorimetric study of the thorium-morin system
Robert G. Milkey, Mary H. Fletcher
1956, Trace Elements Investigations 589
Thorium reacts with morin to yield a yellow complex that fluoresces when irradiated with ultraviolet light. The effect on the fluorescence of such variable as concentration of acid, alcohol, thorium, morin, and complex; time, temperature, and wavelength of exciting light are studied to determine experimental conditions yielding maximum fluorescence....
Bear River hydrometric data, tri-state investigations, 1954
A.H. Harris, W.N. Jibson
1956, Open-File Report 56-49
Bear River hydrometric data, tri-state investigations, 1955
A.H. Harris, W.N. Jibson
1956, Open-File Report 56-50
An inferred relationship between some uranium deposits and calcium carbonate cement in southern Black Hills, South Dakota
Garland B. Gott
1956, Trace Elements Memorandum 1000
Evidence resulting from geologic mapping in the southern Black Hills indicates that the areas marginal to some of the larger carbonate-cemented sandstones constitute favorable geochemical environments for the localization of uranium deposits. To determine whether these favorable environments are predictable a limited experimental core-drilling program was carried out. An extensive...
Host rocks and their alterations as related to uranium-bearing veins in the United States
George W. Walker
1956, Trace Elements Investigations 638
This paper, dealing with the different kinds of host rocks and their alterations associated with uranium-bearing veins in the United States, is a chapter of a comprehensive report entitled , "Geology of uranium-bearing vein deposits in the United States," in preparation by George W. Walker, Frank W. Osterwald, and others....
Surficial geology and geomorphology of Potter County, Pennsylvania
C. S. Denny
1956, Professional Paper 288
Potter County is located in the Appalachian Plateaus of north-central Pennsylvania and contains the headwaters of the Genesee River, the Allegheny River, and the Susquehanna River. Drift of Wisconsin age covers the northeastern part of the county. This study includes a detailed survev of the surficial deposits of the Genesee...
