Controlled photomosaic of part of the Valles Marineris region of Mars
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1984, IMAP 1591
Ground-water-quality monitoring network design for the San Joaquin Valley ground-water basin, California
William E. Templin
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4080
Ideal and actual ground-water-quality monitoring networks are proposed for the San Joaquin Valley basin in California. The ideal network, which comprises several subnetworks, provides direction in the development of an actual network of wells currently monitored by known operating agencies. The ideal network can serve as a basis for the...
Ground-water contamination by crude oil at the Bemidji, Minnesota, research site; US Geological Survey Toxic Waste--ground-water contamination study
M. F. Hult, editor(s)
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4188
The U.S. Geological Survey has begun a research project to improve understanding of the mobilization, transport, and fate of petroleum contaminants in the shallow subsurface and to use this understanding to develop predictive models of contaminant behavior. The project site is near Bemidji in northern Minnesota where an accidental spill of...
A method of estimating flood volumes in western Kansas
C. A. Perry
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4164
Relationships between flood volume and peak discharge in western Kansas were developed considering basin and climatic characteristics in order to evaluate the availability of surface water in the area. Multiple-regression analyses revealed a relationship between flood volume, peak discharge, channel slope , and storm duration for basins smaller than 1,503...
Performance of ice meter and weight assemblies
V.R. Schneider, J.C. Futrell
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4035
The performance of three ice meters and weight assemblies used by the U.S. Geological Survey and Environment Canada were compared in a towing tank. Each meter was rated individually on a rod suspension and then rerated on a cable suspension, with the appropriate weight assembly. Vertical and veer cable angles...
U.S. Geological Survey research in radioactive waste disposal; fiscal year 1982
Robert Schneider, N.J. Trask
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4205
Water resources of Kosrae, Caroline Islands
Otto Van der Brug
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4161
Kosrae is a high volcanic island about 42 square miles in area and the easternmost of the Caroline Islands. Mount Finkol (Mt. Crozer), at 2,065 feet, is the highest point on the island. Mountainous ridges descend sharply to narrow coastal strips which support a population of 5,500 people. Many streams,...
Oregon ground-water quality and its relation to hydrogeologic factors — A statistical approach
T. L. Miller, J. B. Gonthier
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4242
An appraisal of Oregon ground-water quality was made using existing data accessible through the U.S. Geological Survey computer system. The data available for about 1,000 sites were separated by aquifer units and hydrologic units. Selected statistical moments were described for 19 constituents including major ions. About 96 percent of all...
Wireline-rotary air coring of the Bandelier Tuff, Los Alamos, New Mexico
W.E. Teasdale, R.R. Pemberton
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4176
This paper describes experiments using wireline-rotary air-coring techniques conducted in the Bandelier Tuff using a modified standard wireline core-barrel system. The modified equipment was used to collect uncontaminated cores of unconsolidated ash and indurated tuff at Los Alamos, New Mexico. Core recovery obtained from the 210-foot deep test hole was...
Water resources of Ponape, Caroline Islands
Otto Van der Brug
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4139
Ponape is the third largest island in the western Pacific, with a land area of 129 square miles. The island is volcanic, nearly circular in shape, and covered with lush tropical vegetation. The mountainous interior has the highest peaks in the western Pacific. Annual rainfall at Kolonia and other coastal...
Hydrologic conditions in the Chicod Creek basin, North Carolina, before and during channel modifications, 1975-81
S.A. Watkins, C.E. Simmons
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4025
Beginning in late 1978, stream channels throughout the 60-square mile Chicod Creek basin underwent extensive modification to increase drainage efficiency and reduce flooding potential. Drainage modifications in this Coastal Plain basin, consisting primarily of channel excavation and clearing of channel blockages, were completed in December 1981. The hydrologic condition of...
Effects of three phosphate industrial sites on ground-water quality in central Florida, 1979 to 1980
R. L. Miller, Horace Sutcliffe Jr.
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4256
Geologic, hydrologic, and water quality data and information on test holes collected in the vicinity of gypsum stack complexes at two phosphate chemical plants and one phosphatic clayey waste disposal pond at a phosphate mine and beneficiation plant in central Florida are presented. The data were collected from September 1979...
Distribution and occurrence of total coliform bacteria in Floridan aquifer wells, western Lake County, Florida
G.F. Taylor
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4130
Total coliform bacteria data for Floridan aquifer wells in western Lake County, central Florida, are presented. Included are data collected from 1966 to 1979 by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation for 98 public-supply wells, and data collected during 1982 by the U.S. Geological Survey for 29 wells. The data...
Water-quality investigations of the Jordan River, Salt Lake County, Utah, 1980-82
D. W. Stephens
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4298
Water-quality studies were conducted on the Jordan River, Utah, to investigate specific problems: dissolved oxygen, toxic substances, sanitary quality, and turbidity and suspended sediment. The dissolved oxygen decreased from 8 milligrams per liter at the Jordan Narrows to less than 5 milligrams per liter at 500 North Street. Chemical oxygen...
Water resources of the Palau Islands
Otto Van der Brug
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4140
The Palau Islands are a group of 350 islands, ranging in size from a few hundred square feet to the 153-square-mile island of Babelthuap. Babelthuap is the second largest island in the Western Pacific and comprises more than 80 percent of the total land area of the Palau Islands. Most...
Seasonal patterns of alkalinity in the San Francisco Bay estuarine system, California, during 1980
L. E. Schemel
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4102
Salinity and alkalinity were measured in the near-surface waters of San Francisco Bay estuarine system at two-week intervals during 1980. Results are presented in figures and as numerical values, and the analytical methods are detailed. The transport of alkalinity to the Bay from the delta during 1980 was 3.8 x...
Salinity, alkalinity, and dissolved and particulate organic carbon in the Sacramento River water at Rio Vista, California, and at other locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, 1980
L. E. Schemel
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4059
Salinity, alkalinity, and dissolved and particulate organic carbon (DOC and POC respectively) concentrations in the Sacramento River water at Rio Vista were measured every three to five days during 1980 as part of an effort to identify time-dependent variations in the composition of the freshwater flow from the Sacramento-San Joaquin...
Quality-assurance data for routine water analysis in the laboratories of the US Geological Survey for water-year 1983
D.B. Peart, Nancy Thomas
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4234
The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a quality-assurance program based on the analysis of reference samples for its two water-analysis laboratories located in Atlanta, Georgia, and Denver, Colorado. Reference samples containing selected inorganic constituents are prepared at the U.S. Geological Survey 's Ocala, Florida office and disguised as routine samples ,...
Gazetteer of hydrologic characteristics of streams in Massachusetts — Thames River basin
S. W. Wandle, J. A. LeBlanc
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4287
The Thames River basin includes streams draining the Quinebaug River (141 square miles), French River (99.5 square miles), and Middle River (about 6 square miles) basins in south central Massachusetts. Drainage areas, using the latest available 1:24 ,000 scale topographic maps, were computed for the first time for streams draining...
Aldicarb-pesticide contamination of ground water in eastern Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Julian Soren, W. G. Stelz
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4251
Aldicarb, a toxic oxime-carbamate pesticide that was believed incapable of reaching ground water, was used in potato-farming areas of eastern Suffolk County, New York during 1975-80. In 1979, aldicarb was found in substantial concentrations in ground water throughout the area. The New York State Department of Health set a limit...
Gazetteer of hydrologic characteristics of streams in Massachusetts — Hudson River basin
S. William Wandle Jr.
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4250
The Hudson River basin includes streams draining the Hoosic River (205 square miles), Kinderhook Creek (20.9 square miles), and Roeliff Jansen Kill (13.3 square miles) basins in western Massachusetts, eastern New York, and southern Vermont. Drainage areas, using the latest available 1:24,000 scale topographic maps, are re-computed for data-collection sites...
Relationship of suspended sediment to streamflow in the Green River Basin, Wyoming
B. H. Ringen
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4026
The relation of suspended-sediment concentration to water discharge was computed using regression analysis for 33 stations and 2 miscellaneous sites in the Green River basin, Wyoming. These relations show that suspended-sediment concentrations vary in direct proportion to streamflow. The number of coincident instantaneous suspended-sediment concentration and water-discharge values available for...
Dissolved-oxygen regime of the Jordan River, Salt Lake County, Utah
D. W. Stephens
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4056
Concentrations of dissolved oxygen in the Jordan River in Salt Lake County decrease considerably as the river flows northward. Mean concentrations of dissolved oxygen decreased from 8.1 milligrams per liter at the Jordan Narrows to 4.7 milligrams per liter at 500 North Street during April 1981 to September 1982. Coincident...
Georgia irrigation, 1970-1980 : a decade of growth
Robert R. Pierce, Nancy L. Barber, H.R. Stiles
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4177
Surface-water quantity and quality in the lower Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
C.S. Savard, D.R. Scully
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4161
New information on stream discharge and quality were collected over a 2-year period in the lower Kenai Peninsula. This new information improved understanding of the area 's surface-water hydrology. Average annual runoff ranges from 11 inches in the lowland portions of the peninsula to 100 inches in the Seldovia area....