Water resources activities of the USGS, 1987
John E. Moore, C. William Cardin, editor(s)
1987, Open-File Report 87-111
Effective management of water resources requires an understanding of hydrologic systems and the factors that determine the distribution, availability, and quality of water. Within the Federal Government, the U.S. Geological Survey has the principal responsibility for providing hydrologic information and for appraising the Nation's water resources. The water resources activities...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Wyoming, fiscal years 1986 and 1987
S. L. Green, J.R. Schuetz
1987, Open-File Report 87-532
The two types of water-resources activities of the Wyoming District are collection of hydrologic data and water-resources-appraisal projects. Much of the work is done in cooperation with other agencies; during fiscal year 1986 and 1987 cooperators included eight State agencies, two counties, one municipality and seven Federal agencies. This report...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Pennsylvania, 1986-87
R. E. Helm
R. E. Helm, editor(s)
1987, Open-File Report 87-475
The U.S. Geological Survey 's water-resources activities in Pennsylvania are described. Some activities are topics of general interest to the water resources community while others are related to current water issues. The report also describes the mission of the Water Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey, and program...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in North Dakota, fiscal year 1986
1987, Open-File Report 87-530
This report was prepared to inform interested Federal, State, and local agencies and private individuals of the activities of the Water Resources Division in the State. All ongoing water-resources projects in North Dakota in fiscal year 1986 are listed. Information on each project includes objectives, approach, progress in 1985, plans...
Water-resources activities of the Louisiana District in fiscal years 1986-87
E. A. Ellsworth (compiler)
1987, Open-File Report 87-225
The U.S. Geological Survey conducts three types of water resources activities in Louisiana - data collection, investigations, and research. These activities are conducted, in large part, through cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies. Water-resources activities undertaken from October 1, 1985 to September 30, 1987 are described. Specifically, the...
Documentation for a digital computer model of nutrient and dissolved-oxygen transport in the Truckee River and Truckee Canal downstream for Reno, Nevada
J. O. Nowlin
1987, Open-File Report 87-554
A digital water quality model was constructed as part of a water quality assessment of the Truckee River downstream from Reno. This report provides documentation on the computer code and the principal data sets used in model calibration, verification, and simulation. (USGS)...
Water-resources activities in Illinois, 1986
M. L. Garrelts
1987, Open-File Report 87-39
This report gives an overview of U.S. Geological Survey, Illinois District, Water Resources Division activities related to the water resources of the State of Illinois. The report includes sections describing District organization, programs, water conditions, data collection activities, and project summaries. Also included is a complete listing of District and...
Water-quality data-collection activities in Colorado and Ohio; Phase II, Evaluation of 1984 field and laboratory quality-assurance practices
Carolyn J. Oblinger Childress, Thomas H. Chaney, Donna Myers, J. Michael Norris, Janet Hren
1987, Open-File Report 87-33
Serious questions have been raised by Congress about the usefulness of water-quality data for addressing issues of regional and national scope and, especially, for characterizing the current quality of the Nation's streams and ground water. In response, the U.S. Geological Survey has undertaken a pilot study in Colorado and Ohio...
U.S. Geological Survey program on toxic waste--ground-water contamination; proceedings of the Third technical meeting, Pensacola, Florida, March 23-27, 1987
Bernard J. Franks, editor(s)
1987, Open-File Report 87-109
Problems of ground-water contamination from leaking surface impoundments are common in surficial aquifers, and are a subject of increasing concern and attention. A potentially widespread contamination problem involves organic chemicals used in wood-preserving processes. Creosote is the most extensively used industrial preservative in the United States today, with more than...
Test plan for 32-bit microcomputers for the Water Resources Division; Chapter A, Test plan for acquisition of prototype 32-bit microcomputers
N.E. Hutchison, A.W. Harbaugh, R.A. Holloway, C.F. Merk
1987, Open-File Report 87-455
The Water Resources Division (WRD) of the U.S. Geological Survey is evaluating 32-bit microcomputers to determine how they can complement, and perhaps later replace, the existing network of minicomputers. The WRD is also designing a National Water Information System (NWIS) that will combine and integrate the existing National Water Data...
Surface water-quality assessment of the lower Kansas River basin, Kansas and Nebraska; project description
J. K. Stamer, P. R. Jordan, R. A. Engberg, J. T. Dugan
1987, Open-File Report 87-105
In 1986 the U.S. Geological Survey began a National Water-Quality Assessment Program to: (1) provide nationally consistent descriptions of the current status of water quality for a large, diverse, and geographically distributed part of the Nation 's surface water resources; (2) where possible, define trends in water quality; and (3)...
Surface water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River basin, Kentucky: Project description
K. D. White, J. L. Smoot, J. K. Jackson, Anne F. Choquette
1987, Open-File Report 87-234
In April 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey began the National Water Quality Assessment Program, which at present (1987) is in a pilot phase in which assessment concepts and approaches are being tested and modified to prepare for full implementation of the program in the future. Seven pilot projects (four surface...
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;...
South Dakota ground-water quality
N.C. Koch, S.J. Lawrence, Jeanne Goodman, S.M. Pirner
1987, Open-File Report 87-752
South Carolina ground-water quality
G. K. Speiran, R.W. Oldham, D.A. Duncan, R.L. Know
1987, Open-File Report 87-751
Shallow-water, high-resolution, marine multichannel seismic-reflection techniques
Myung W. Lee, J. J. Miller, Warren F. Agena, J. A. Grow
1987, Open-File Report 87-186
Selected literature on water-resources investigations in New Jersey by the U.S. Geological Survey, through 1986
F. L. Schaefer (compiler)
1987, Open-File Report 87-767
Because of the importance and complexity of the water resources of New Jersey today, there is a need for a current bibliography to serve as a basis for future water resources studies. This report lists about 400 book reports, map reports, and articles that deal with the water resources of...
Records of wells and chemical analyses of ground water in Hand and Hyde counties, South Dakota
K.M. Neitzert, N.C. Koch
1987, Open-File Report 87-684
Well and chemical groundwater data contained in three tables were collected during a 4-year study started in 1972 to determine the geology and water resources of Hand and Hyde Counties, South Dakota. Physical, hydrologic, and geologic data for 2,729 wells and test holes have been entered into computer storage in...
Records of wells, drillers' logs, water-level measurements, and chemical analyses of ground water in Harris and Galveston Counties, Texas, 1980-84
James F. Williams III, L.S. Coplin, C.E. Ranzau Jr., W.B. Lind, C.W. Bonnet, Glenn L. Locke
1987, Open-File Report 87-378
Information on major new water wells in Harris and Galveston Counties was compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1980 to 1984. This report presents the results of the hydro!ogic data collection on new large-capacity and other selected wells, including well location and completion data, drillers 1 logs of the...
Pumpage data from public supply wells at Anchorage, Alaska, 1957- 1985
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1987, Open-File Report 86-542
Tables of data for each well include monthly and yearly pumpage totals, average monthly pumpage for each year, and monthly (January-December) average pumpage for the period of record. Total monthly pumpage for each well is also portrayed graphically. The data are also accessible on computer files at the U.S. Geological...
Records of wells and chemical analyses of ground water in Campbell County, South Dakota
K.M. Neitzert, N.C. Koch
1987, Open-File Report 87-42
Well and chemical groundwater data contained in two tables were collected during a 3-yr study started in 1964 to determine the geology and water resources of Campbell County, South Dakota. Physical, hydrologic, and geologic data for 631 wells and test holes have been entered into computer storage in the Groundwater...
Statistical, graphical, and trend summaries of selected water-quality and streamflow data from the Trinity River near Crockett, Texas, 1964-85
Richard L. Goss
1987, Open-File Report 87-393
Statistical and graphical -.summaries of selected water-quality and'" streamflow data collected between 1964 and 1985 at the Trinity River near" Crockett are presented to document the baseline water quality of the Trinity River at this location. Dissolved oxygen exceeded 7.0 milligrams per liter in more than 50 percent- of the...
Nevada ground-water quality
J. M. Thomas, R.J. Hoffman
1987, Open-File Report 87-738
Manmade organic compounds in the surface waters of the United States: a review of current understanding
James A. Smith, Patrick J. Witkowski, Thomas V. Fusillo
1987, Open-File Report 87-209
This report reviews the occurrence and distribution of manmade organic compounds in the surface waters of the United States. On the basis of their aqueous solubilities, nonionic organic compounds partition themselves between water, dissolved organic matter, particulate organic matter, and the lipid reservoirs of aquatic organisms. Ionized organic compounds can...
Maryland and the District of Columbia ground-water quality
J. C. Wheeler, L.B. Maclin
1987, Open-File Report 87-730
