Geophysical observations in parts of the Grants District, McKinley County, New Mexico
Kenneth L. Cook, Calvin K. Moss
1952, Trace Elements Investigations 244
Geophysical observations near Haystack Mesa in the Grants district, McKinley County, New Mexico, had the dual objective of investigating the unusual occurrence of negative aeromagnetic anomalies in close association with airborne radioactivity anomalies, and of investigating other geophysical methods which might assist directly or indirectly in the search for uranium ores in the Grants district....
Ground-water data collected in the Missouri River basin units in Kansas during 1951
B.J. Mason, Delmar W. Berry
1952, 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...
Preliminary report on the Passamaquoddy bedrock survey, July-August, 1951
William Ogden Smith, J. E. Upson
1952, Open-File Report 52-140
In order to understand the results of the Passamaquoddy bedrock survey and the details of the method of obtaining them, it is desirable to have, in outline, a general idea of the methods and their application. In this part of the report a general account of the operation will be...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in Idaho (third Idaho report)
Frank W. O’Malley, D.F. Davidson, R.A. Hoppin, R.P. Sheldon
1952, Open-File Report 52-111
The first of a series of reports giving detailed stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in the Western phosphate field as measured and described by the Geological Survey will soon be published as Circulars. Because of the needs of industry for many of these data during the 1951 field season,...
Progress report on geologic study of the Crosby and Ironton area of the Cuyuna Range, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Robert Gordon Schmidt, Carl E. Dutton
1952, Open-File Report 52-136
The detailed geology of part of the Guyana manganiferous iron-ore district was mapped during the summer and autumn of 1951. The only exposures of bedrock in or near this area are in the open-pit and underground mines where two or more layers of iron-formation and associated elastic sediments have been...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation measured and sampled in 1951
Thomas McGiffin Cheney, J.A. Peterson, M.A. Warner, R.A. Smart, R.G. Waring, R.P. Sheldon
1952, Open-File Report 52-23
The first four of a series of reports giving detailed stratigraphic sections and analyses of samples of the Phosphoria formation in the western phosphate field as described and sampled by the U. S. Geological Survey will soon be published as Circulars 208 through 211. Because of the needs of industry...
The industrial utility of public water supplies in the east south central states, 1952
E. W. Lohr, G. A. Billingsley, J.W. Geurin, W.L. Lamar
1952, Circular 197
The location of industrial plants is dependent on an ample water supply of suitable quality. Information relating to the chemical characteristics of the water supplies is not only essential to the location of many plants but also is an aid in the manufacture and distribution of many commodities. Public water...
Index of water-resources records in the Delaware River basin to September 30, 1951
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1952, Circular 190
This report is an index of all surface-water, ground-water, and quality-of-water data which have been or are now being collected on a continuous or periodic basis, by the U. S. Geological Survey and the cooperating agencies in the Delaware River basin, to September 30, 1951. The index is divided into...
Coal resources of Virginia
Andrew Brown, Henry L. Berryhill Jr., Dorothy A. Taylor, James V. A. Trumbull
1952, Circular 171
The U. S. Geological Survey and the Virginia Geological Survey have cooperated in preparing this reappraisal of the coal resources of Virginia, which is based on a study of all information" on the reserves of the State available in the publications and files of the two organizations, supplemented by mine...
Water resources of the Lake Erie shore region in Pennsylvania
John William Mangan, Donald W. Van Tuyl, Walter F. White
1952, Circular 174
An abundant supply of water is available to the Lake Erie Shore region in Pennsylvania. Lake i£rie furnishes an almost inexhaustible supply of water of satisfactory chemical quality. Small quantities of water are available from small streams in the area and from the ground. A satisfactory water supply is one...
The industrial utility of public water supplies in the Mountain States, 1952
E. W. Lohr, C. S. Howard, R.T. Kiser, J.D. Hem, H. A. Swenson
1952, Circular 203
The location of industrial plants is dependent on an ample water supply of suitable quality. Information relating to the chemical characteristics of the water supplies is not only essential to the location of many plants but also is an aid in the manufacture and distribution of many commodities.Public water supplies...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Green River in Utah and Colorado
H. E. Thomas
1952, Circular 129
The Green River, rising in Wyoming and draining high mountains in that state, northeast Utah and northwest Colorado, is a major tributary of the Colorado River. In the late summer, after the snow has melted from these mountains, the flow in the Green River reaches its minimum for the year....
Evaluation of streamflow records in Flathead River basin, Montana
R.T. Plunkett
1952, Circular 182
This report presents data which are, in general, supplementary to those of the surface-water investigations made in the past by the Geological Survey. Those investigations have consisted essentially of the operation of the many gaging stations on the Flathead River and tributaries. The data presented were obtained from a detailed...
Floods in Youghiogheny and Kiskiminetas River basins, Pennsylvania and Maryland, frequency and magnitude
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1952, Circular 204
Engineers have long appreciated the fact that it is seldom economically sound to design hydraulic structures either for the maximum previous floods or for the computed maximum probable floods, unless failure of such structures involves loss of life or serious property damage. Such floods may not occur more often, on...
Evaluation of streamflow records in Rogue River basin, Oregon
Donald Richardson
1952, Circular 187
This report presents data which are, in general, supplementary to those the surface-water investigations made in the past by the U. S. Geological Survey. Those have been essentially investigations of the operation of the many gaging stations on the Rogue River and tributaries. The data presented were obtained from a...
Fourth progress report on the cooperative investigation of springs and streamflow in the Tecolote Tunnel area of Santa Barbara County, California
C.E. Burgess
1952, Open-File Report 52-21
This is a continuation of annual progress reports giving the results of discharge measurements made in the Santa Ynez Mountains between Refugio Canyon on the west to San Marcos Pass and the Painted Cave area on the east. This portion of Santa Barbara County has been designated as the "Tecolote...
Graphic method for plotting field pumping-test data
G.A. LaRocque Jr.
1952, Open-File Report 52-91
Geology and hydrology of dam sites on the island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands
R. R. Meyer
1952, Open-File Report 52-98
The Virgin Islands Corporation plans to build a series of small earth dams along some of the streams on the island of St. Croix, and field studies involving the selection and hydrology of possible sites was carried on by the Geological Survey during the months of August and September 1951....
Interim report on an appraisal of the uranium possibilities of Alaska
Helmuth Wedow, Max G. White, Robert M. Moxham
1952, Open-File Report 52-165
Summaries of the geology and mineral deposits, and appraisals of the uranium possibilities of the various regions of Alaska are presented in this report. A short statement on previous knowledge and investigation of radioactive materials in the Territory is also given. The review of data and appraisal for the Seward...
Pumice deposits in the Alaska Peninsula-Cook Inlet region
R.M. Moxham
1952, Open-File Report 52-103
Three principal areas of pumice deposition have been found in the Alaska Peninsula-Cook Inlet region: Katmai National Monument, Augustine Island, and the Veniaminof-Aniakchak area. Vast quantities of pumice were deposited in Katmai National Monument resulting from the eruption of Mt. Katmai and related volcanic action in 1912. The principal deposits in...
Memorandum on the ground-water resources of the Horse Creek and Cherry Creek drainage basins, Wyoming
H. M. Babcock
1952, Open-File Report 52-8
This report is one of several that are being made by the United States Geological Survey as part of the program of the Department of the Interior for the control, conservation, development, and use of the water resources of the Missouri River basin. The purpose of this report is to...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in Wyoming, 1947-48
Vincent Ellis McKelvey, L.E. Smith, R.A. Hoppin, F.C. Armstrong
1952, Trace Elements Investigations 184
As part of a comprehensive investigation of the phosphate deposits of the western field begun in 1947, the U. S. Geological Survey has measured and sampled the Permian Phosphoria formation at many localities in Wyoming and adjacent states. Because these data will not be fully synthesized for many years,...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria in Montana, 1947-48
Roger Warren Swanson, M. R. Klepper, W.R. Lowell, F.S. Honkala, E. R. Cressman, D.A. Bostwick, O.A. Payne, E. T. Ruppel
1952, Trace Elements Investigations 186
The U. S. Geological Survey has recently measured and sampled the Phosphoria formation at many localities in Montana and other western states. These data will not be fully synthesized and analyzed for several years, but segments of the data, accompanied by little or no interpretation, will be published as...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in Utah, 1947-48
Vincent Ellis McKelvey, L.E. Smith, D.M. Kinney, J. W. Huddle, G.F. Hosford, R.S. Sears, D.P. Sprouse, M.D. Steward
1952, Trace Elements Investigations 185
As part of a comprehensive investigation of the phosphate deposits of the western field begun in 1947, the U. S. Geological survey has measured an sampled the full thickness of the Permian Phosphoria formation and its partial correlative, the Park City formation, at many localities in Utah and other western...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in Idaho, 1947-48, Part I
Vincent Ellis McKelvey, D.F. Davidson, F. W. O’Malley, L.E. Smith, F.C. Armstrong, R.P. Sheldon
1952, Trace Elements Investigations 183
The Permian Phosphoria formation of the western states contains one of the world's largest reserves of phosphate. Although previous investigations (see especially Mansfield, 1927), including reconnaissance geologic mapping and sampling, established the location of most of the important deposits and their quality of scattered localities, they were not sufficiently detailed...
