Time of travel of the Flint River, Utah Dam to highway M-13, Michigan, August 4-8, 1981
T. Ray Cummings, John B. Miller
1982, Open-File Report 82-853
Tracing of rhodamine WT dye has provided time-of-travel data for waste-load allocation studies of a 42.8-mile reach of the Flint River at low flow. A discharge equaled or exceeded about 90 percent of the time was measured at Grand Traverse Street in Flint before dye injection. Dye was injected at...
An evaluation of suspended sediments and turbidity in Cow Creek, Oregon
D. A. Curtiss
1982, Open-File Report 82-364
During a 6-month period from December 1980 through May 1981, samples were collected from Cow Creek near Azalea, Oreg., and analyzed for suspended sediment, particle-size distribution, and turbidity. Of the estimated suspended-sediment discharge of 4,270 tons for the 1981 water year, 95 percent (4,050 tons) was transported during a major...
Hydrologic monitoring in the area of the proposed Yazoo River navigation project, west-central Mississippi, 1978-80
Daphne Darden
1982, Open-File Report 82-369
The ground—water level data presented in this report were collected in conjunction with a study of the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in part of the Yazoo River Basin. Funding for the collection of water—level data was provided by the Vicksburg District, Corps of Engineers, who also drilled the observation...
Hydrologic data from test wells and low-flow investigations in the middle reach of the Eagle River valley, Alaska; 1980-81
Gary Deeter, R.S. George
1982, Open-File Report 82-362
Test wells and low-flow investigations in the Eagle River valley , Alaska, were used to evaluate the feasibility of developing ground water for a public supply. Aquifers capable of supplying large yield wells were not indicated in any of the drilling areas. The data include: results of low-flow seepage investigations...
South Atlantic summary report 2: A revision of Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activities in the South Atlantic (U.S.) and their onshore impacts, a summary report, July 1980
Jeffrey L. Deis, Frederick N. Kurz, Elizabeth O. Porter
1982, Open-File Report 82-15
The search for oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the South Atlantic Region began in 1960, when geophysical surveys of the area were initiated. In 1977, a Continental Offshore Stratigraphic Test (COST) well was drilled in the Southeast Georgia Embayment. In March 1978, the first lease...
Survey of helium in natural water wells and springs in southwest Montana and vicinity, and Imperial Valley, California; Part IV, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1981
W. P. Doering, Irving Friedman
1982, Open-File Report 82-486
Ground water and geology of Marquette County, Michigan
C. J. Doonan, J. L. Van Alstine
1982, Open-File Report 82-501
Ground-water resources of Marquette County are about evenly divided between bedrock aquifers and aquifers in glacial deposits. In the northern and the extreme southern parts of the county, most wells are completed in bedrock at depths less than 100 feet. In the central part, most wells are completed in glacial...
Water resources of the Gig Harbor Peninsula and adjacent areas, Washington
B. W. Drost
1982, Open-File Report 81-1021
The study area is a remnant of a glacial-drift plain nearly surrounded by marine embayments. A water-resources appraisal was made because the area is experiencing rapid population growth. Additional ground water is available for use in the study area. At least 11 cubic feet per second, five times the 1978...
Report of the annual yield of the Arkansas River basin for the Arkansas River Basin Compact, Arkansas-Oklahoma, 1981 water year
G.L. Ducret Jr.
1982, Open-File Report 82-168
The computed annual yield and deficiency of the subbasins as defined in the Arkansas River Compact, Arkansas-Oklahoma, 1980, are presented. Actual runoff from the subbasins and depletion caused by major reservoirs in the compact area are also given. Monthly, maximum, minimum, and mean discharges are shown for the 14 streamflow...
Data management system for USGS/USEPA urban hydrology studies program
W.H. Doyle Jr., J.A. Lorens
1982, Open-File Report 82-442
A data management system was developed to store, update, and retrieve data collected in urban stormwater studies jointly conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 11 cities in the United States. The data management system is used to retrieve and combine data from USGS data...
Ground-water levels in Arkansas, spring 1982
Joe Edds
1982, Open-File Report 82-852
The report contains about 640 ground-water level measurements made in observation wells in Arkansas in the spring of 1982. In addition, the report contains potentiometric-surface maps and well hydrographs relating to the alluvial aquifer and the Sparta Sand, the most important aquifers with respect to ground-water availability and use in...
Definitions of components of the Water Data Sources Directory maintained by the National Water Data Exchange
Melvin D. Edwards
1982, Open-File Report 82-923
This report contains a definition and description of each component of the Water Data Sources Directory data base maintained by the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX). It is intended, primarily, to assist those persons using the Water Data Sources Directory in understanding information obtained from the data base. The Water...
Identification codes for organizations listed in computerized data systems of the U.S. Geological Survey
Melvin D. Edwards, Beverly M. Josefson
1982, Open-File Report 82-921
This report contains codes for the identification of public and private organizations listed in computerized data systems. These codes are used by the U.S. Geological Survey 's National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX), National Water Data Storage and Retrieval System (WATSTORE), National Cartographic Information Center (NCIC), Office of Water Data Coordination...
Production and decomposition of forest litter fall on the Apalachicola River flood plain, Florida
John F. Elder, Duncan J. Cairns
1982, Open-File Report 82-252
Measurements of litter fall (leaves and other particulate organic material) and leaf decomposition were made on the bottom-land hardwood swamp of the Apalachicola River flood plain in 1979-80. Litter fall was collected monthly from nets located in 16 study plots. The plots represented five forest types in the swamp and...
Selected ground-water data, Sevier Desert, Utah, 1935-82
Michael Enright, Walter F. Holmes
1982, Open-File Report 82-910
No abstract available....
Hydrology of the Arbuckle Mountain area, south-central Oklahoma
Roy W. Fairchild, Ronald L. Hanson, Robert E. Davis
1982, Open-File Report 82-775
Rocks that make up the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer crop out over about 500 square miles in the Arbuckle Mountains province in south-central Oklahoma. The aquifer consists of limestone, dolomite, and sandstone of the Arbuckle and Simpson Groups of Late Cambrian to Middle Ordovician age and is about 5,000 to 9,000 feet...
Effects of Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic faulting on the geology and hydrology of the coastal plain near the Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina
R.E. Faye, D.C. Prowell
1982, Open-File Report 82-156
Geologic and hydrologic investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey have defined stratigraphic and hydraulic anomalies suggestive of faulting within Coastal Plain sediments between the Ogeechee River in east-central Georgia and the Edisto River in west-central South Carolina. Examination of borehole cuttings, cores, and geophysical logs from test wells indicate that...
Radioactivity and geochemistry of selected mineral-spring waters in the Western United States; basic data and multivariate statistical analysis
J.K. Felmlee, R. A. Cadigan
1982, Open-File Report 82-324
Multivariate statistical analyses were performed on data from 156 mineral-spring sites in nine Western States to analyze relationships among the various parameters measured in the spring waters. Correlation analysis and R-mode factor analysis indicate that three major factors affect water composition in the spring systems studied: (1) duration of water...
Selected hydrogeologic data from southern Sweet Grass County, south-central Montana
R.D. Feltis, W.A. Wood
1982, Open-File Report 82-265
Selected hydrogeologic data from Sweet Grass County south of the Yellowstone River have been compiled to show baseline ground-water conditions. Included are records from a 1981 onsite inventory of 94 water wells and 30 springs. Chemical analyses of water show the major cation and anion concentrations for 40 wells and...
Chemical and physical characteristics of water in estuaries of Texas, October 1976-September 1978
J.C. Fisher
1982, Open-File Report 82-354
The Texas Water Plan (1968) proposes development and utilization of water resources in Texas and includes provision for the use and preservation of water in the estuaries of the State. Management of estuarine waters requires knowledge of the hydrodynamics and of the continuing changes in the chemical and physical characteristics...
Origin of the Mariano Lake uranium deposit, McKinley County, New Mexico
Neil S. Fishman, Richard L. Reynolds
1982, Open-File Report 82-888
The Mariano Lake uranium deposit, hosted by the Brushy Basin Member of the Jurassic Morrison Formation, occurs in the trough of an east-west trending syncline at the western end of the Smith Lake-Mariano Lake group of uranium deposits near Crownpoint, New Mexico. The orebody, which contains abundant amorphous organic material,...
The lanthanides and yttrium in minerals of the apatite group; a review
Michael Fleischer, Z. S. Altschuler
1982, Open-File Report 82-783
More than 1000 analyses have been tabulated of the distribution of the lanthanides and yttrium in minerals of the apatite group, recalculated to atomic percentages. Average compositions have been calculated for apatites from 14 types of rocks. These show a progressive change of composition from apatites of granitic pegmatites, highest...
Compilation of selected ground-water-quality data from the San Joaquin Valley, California
R. P. Fogelman
1982, Open-File Report 82-335
Drainage areas of surface water bodies of central Maine coastal river basins
Richard A. Fontaine
1982, Open-File Report 78-556-I
The report contains drainage-area values for: lakes and ponds included in the MIDAS (Maine Informational Display Analysis System) File 906-Z, streams that drain an area greater than 25 square miles, dam sites, and locations where hydrologic data are available. Supplemental information includes State and Federal location systems used to identify...
Drainage areas of surface water bodies of eastern Maine coastal river basins
Richard A. Fontaine
1982, Open-File Report 78-556-H
The report contains drainage-area values for: lakes and ponds included in the MIDAS (Maine Informational Display Analysis System) File 906-Z, streams that drain an area greater than 25 square miles, dam sites, and locations where hydrologic data are available. Supplemental information includes State and Federal location systems used to identify...
