Summary of water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado: Fiscal year 1987
J. M. Stewart
1987, Open-File Report 87-388
The annual summary of water-resources activities in Colorado is presented for fiscal year 1987. The report includes an introduction of these activities and names of the management personnel to whom information requests may be addressed; a summary of the U.S. Geological Survey mission and of the Water Resources Division mission;...
Quality of water from freshwater aquifers and principal well fields in the Memphis Area, Tennessee
J. V. Brahana, W. S. Parks, M.W. Gaydos
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4052
Water from the freshwater aquifers in the Memphis area is suitable for most uses. Freshwater aquifers are the alluvium and fluvial (terrace) deposits of Quaternary age, the Memphis Sand and Fort Pillow Sand of Tertiary age, and the Ripley Formation and McNairy Sand of Cretaceous age. About 180 million gallons/day...
Water resources data for South Dakota, water year 1986
E.B. Hoffman, R.D. Benson, S.J. Lawrence
1987, Water Data Report SD-86-1
No abstract available. ...
Water Resources Data for California, Water Year 1985. Volume 1. Southern Great Basin from Mexican Border to Mono Lake Basin, and Pacific Slope Basins from Tijuana River to Santa Maria River
J. C. Bowers, C.E. McConaughy, K. G. Polinoski, G.B. Smith
1987, Water Data Report CA-85-1
Water resources data for the 1985 water year for California consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells. Volume 1 contains discharge records for 150 gaging stations; stage and contents for 17...
Water Resources Data for California, Water Year 1985. Volume 2. Pacific Slope Basins from Arroyo Grande to Oregon State Line except Central Valley
S. Anderson, K.L. Markham, L.F. Trujillo, W.F. Shelton, D.A. Grillo
1987, Water Data Report CA-85-2
Water resources data for the 1985 water year for California consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; and stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells. Volume 2 contains discharge records for 133 gaging stations; stage and contents for...
Water Resources Data for California, Water Year 1985. Volume 3. Southern Central Valley Basins and the Great Basin from Walker River to Truckee River
T.C. Hunter, J.R. Mullen, R.G. Simpson, D.A. Grillo
1987, Water Data Report CA-85-3
Water resources data for the 1985 water year for California consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs. Volume 3 contains discharge records for 149 gaging stations; stage and contents for 41 lakes and reservoirs; gage height records for...
New information resources of the U.S. Geological Survey Library System, May 1987
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1987, Open-File Report 87-400-E
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in South Dakota; fiscal years 1986-87
E. M. Decker (compiler)
1987, Open-File Report 87-383
In South Dakota, the first collection of streamflow data by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was in 1903. Despite its early beginning, it was not until October 16, 1944, that the Bismarck District, comprising the states of North Dakota and South Dakota , was created to assess the water resources...
Some aspects of U.S. Geological Survey activities related to the effects of contaminants on water resources
B.K. Gilbert, William B. Mann IV, P. A. Emery
1987, Open-File Report 87-574
The U.S. Geological Survey 's water resources programs are supported by direct annual appropriations from Congress, the Federal-State Cooperative Program (50:50 matching of funds), and by funds provided by other Federal agencies. For fiscal year 1987, total obligations exceeded $250 million for activities in every State, Puerto Rico, and several...
Data on ground-water quality for the Winnemucca 1° x 2° quadrangle, central Nevada
Alan H. Welch, Rhea P. Williams
1987, Open-File Report 85-648-G
Water quality data for groundwater has been compiled for the Winnemucca 1 degree x 2 degree quadrangle which covers a portion of central Nevada. Chemical characteristics of the water are shown on a map (at a scale of 1:250,000) and on trilinear diagrams for the major ions. The data for...
Water movement in the unsaturated zone at a low-level radioactive-waste burial site near Barnwell, South Carolina
K.F. Dennehy, P.B. McMahon
1987, Open-File Report 87-46
Four unsaturated zone monitoring sites and a meteorologic station were installed at the low level radioactive waste burial site near Barnwell, South Carolina, to investigate the geohydrologic and climatologic factors affecting water movement in the unsaturated zone. The study site is located in the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The unsaturated zone...
Approximate water-level changes in wells completed in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, 1977-87 and 1986-87, and measured compaction, 1973-87, in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas
James F. Williams III, C.E. Ranzau Jr., W.B. Lind
1987, Open-File Report 87-108
This report consists of: (1) four maps that present data on water level changes during 1977-87 and 1986-87 in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, and in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas, and (2) one set of graphs and one map that present data on land subsidence caused by compaction of sub-surface...
The U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water-Resources Program, fiscal year 1986
B.K. Gilbert, W.B. Mann
1987, Open-File Report 87-27
The U.S. Geological Survey 's Federal-State Cooperative Water Resources Program has been in operation for 91 years as of fiscal year (FY) 1986. Hydrologic data collection and interpretive investigations are underway in every State, Puerto Rico, and several territories in cooperation with more than 900 State, regional and local agencies....
Organochlorine pesticide residues in bed sediments of the San Joaquin River and its tributary streams, California
R. J. Gilliom, D.G. Clifton
1987, Open-File Report 87-531
The distribution and concentrations of organochlorine pesticide residues in bed sediments were assessed from samples collected at 24 sites in the San Joaquin River and its tributaries in the San Joaquin Valley, California. Sampling was designed to collect the finest grained bed sediments present in the vicinity of each site....
Chemical analyses of waters from Crater Lake, Oregon and nearby springs
J. M. Thompson, L. D. White, Manuel Nathenson
1987, Open-File Report 87-587
Nevada ground-water quality
J. M. Thomas, R.J. Hoffman
1987, Open-File Report 87-738
Water resources data, Wyoming, water year 1986
S. A. Druse, W. R. Glass, P. B. McCollum, H.I. Kennedy
1987, Water Data Report WY-86-1
Water resources data for the 1986 water year for Wyoming consists of records of stage, discharge and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 195 gaging stations; stage and contents for...
Index to selected machine-readable geohydrologic data for Precambrian through Cretaceous rocks in Kansas
J. M. Spinazola, C. V. Hansen, E. J. Underwood, J. F. Kenny, R. J. Wolf
1987, Open-File Report 87-396
Machine-readable geohydrologic data for Precambrian through Cretaceous rocks in Kansas were compiled as part of the USGS Central Midwest Regional Aquifer System Analysis. The geohydrologic data include log, water quality, water level, hydraulics, and water use information. The log data consist of depths to the top of selected geologic formations...
Reconnaissance of Volatile Synthetic Organic Chemicals at Public Water Supply Wells Throughout Puerto Rico, November 1984-May 1985
Senen Guzman-Rios, Rene Garcia, Ada Aviles
1987, Open-File Report 86-63
INTRODUCTION Ground water is the principal source of drinking water for about 850,000 people in Puerto Rico (National Water Summary, 1985). Ground-water withdrawals for public supply, agricultural, and industrial water uses in Puerto Rico are about 250 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) (Torres-Sierra and Aviles, 1985). The development of the most...
Hawaii ground-water quality
Johnson J.S. Yee
1987, Open-File Report 87-721
Geohydrology of the unsaturated zone at the burial site for low-level radioactive waste near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada
William D. Nichols
1987, Water Supply Paper 2312
Low-level radioactive solid waste has been buried in trenches at a site near Beatty, Nev., since 1962. In 1976, as part of a national program, the U.S. Geological Survey began a study of the geohydrology of the waste-burial site to provide a basis for estimating the potential for radionuclide migration...
Data on ground-water quality for the Lovelock 1° x 2° quadrangle, western Nevada
Alan H. Welch, Rhea P. Williams
1987, Open-File Report 85-648-F
Water quality data for groundwater has been compiled for the Lovelock 1 degree x 2 degree quadrangle which covers a portion of western Nevada. Chemical characteristics of the water are shown on a map (at a scale of 1:250,000) and on trilinear diagrams for the major ions. The data for...
Oregon ground-water quality
T.K. Edwards, Greg Pettit
1987, Open-File Report 87-747
Analytical results and locality map for 82 well water samples from the lower Santa Cruz Basin, Pinal County, Arizona
J. B. McHugh, G.A. Nowlan
1987, Open-File Report 87-66
Abstracts of papers presented at the Geographic information systems symposium, June 2-4, 1987, Reston, Virginia
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1987, Open-File Report 87-314
