January 1982 water levels, and data related to water-level changes, western and south-central Kansas
M.E. Pabst
1982, Open-File Report 82-649
Water-level measurements were made, mostly in January 1982, in about 1,530 wells in western and south-central Kansas. The measurements were made in mid-winter when pumping was minimal and water levels had recovered, for the most part, from the effects of pumping during the previous irrigation season. Annual hydrologic data are...
A regional assessment of potential environmental hazards to and limitations on petroleum development of the Southeastern United States Atlantic continental shelf, slope, and rise, offshore North Carolina
Peter Popenoe, E. L. Coward, K. V. Cashman
1982, Open-File Report 82-136
More than 11,000 km of high-resolution seismic-reflection data, 325 km of mid-range sidescan-sonar data, and 500 km of long-range sidescan-sonar data were examined and used to construct an environmental geology map of the Continental Shelf, Slope, and Rise for the area of the U.S. Atlantic margin between lats. 32?N. and...
Land use and land cover, 1972-76, Alabama; Tennessee
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1982, Land Use and Land Cover 90
The evaluation of selected one-dimensional stream water quality models with field data
Steve C. McCutcheon
1982, Open-File Report 82-851
The U.S. Geological Survey One-Dimensional Stream Water-Quality Model, QUAL II Stream Water-Quality Routing Model, the U.S. Army corps of Engineers Water Quality for River Reservoir Systems Model, and the M.I.T. Transient Water Quality Network were evaluated and compared using actual water-quality data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey. The field...
Flood of May 24-25, 1981, in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area
B.C. Massey, W.E. Reeves, W.A. Lear
1982, Hydrologic Atlas 656
Hydrologic data pertaining to the magnitude and areal extent of flooding that occurred on May 24-25, 1981, along Shoal, Walnut, and Little Walnut Creeks in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area are presented in this atlas. The flood boundary maps and other flood data provide a technical data base for land-use...
Land use and land cover and associated maps for Twin Falls, Idaho
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1982, Open-File Report 82-1
Land use and land cover and associated maps for Tyler, Texas
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1982, Open-File Report 82-805
Water resources of the Black Hand Sandstone Member of the Cuyahoga Formation aquifers of Mississippian age in southeastern Ohio
S.E. Norris, G.C. Mayer
1982, Open-File Report 82-170
The Black Hand Sandstone Member of the Cuyahoga Formation and associated acquifers of Mississippian age, including the Allensville Conglomerate Member of the Logan Formation, (both members of the local usage) were investigated in a 1 ,500-square-mile area in southeastern Ohio. These aquifers are the chief sources of water beneath the...
Suspended sediment in selected streams of southeastern Montana
D. W. Litke
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4087
The relatively flat Badger Road area near Fairbanks occupies part of the alluvial plain of the Chena and Tanana Rivers and is underlain by scattered areas of permafrost. The water table of the high-transmissivity aquifer that underlies the area is generally shallower than 15 feet, fluctuates seasonally about 2 feet,...
Regional geohydrology of the northern Louisiana salt-dome basin; Part I, conceptual model and data needs
G.N. Ryals
1982, Open-File Report 82-343
As part of the National Waste Terminal Storage Program, the U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a regional study of the geohydrology of the northern Louisiana salt-dome basin and developing a regional multi-layered ground-water flow model to determine regional flow paths. In the salt-dome basin the Tokio Formation and Brownstown Marl...
Contour map showing minimum depth to ground water, upper Santa Ana River valley, California, 1973-1979
Scott E. Carson, Jonathan C. Matti
1982, Open-File Report 82-1128
A contour map showing minimum depth to ground water from 1973 through 1979 was constructed for the upper Santa Ana River valley region. The map was prepared as an initial step in an ongoing liquefaction-potential study, but is not a liquefaction-hazard map. The contour map indicates where ground water shallower...
Preliminary geological investigation of the Bir Hayzan diatomite deposit, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a section on selected physical properties and implications for future geophysical exploration
J.W. Whitney, M. E. Gettings
1982, Open-File Report 82-1046
A 2.2-m-thick lake bed composed entirely of diatomite was found in the southwestern arm of the Nafud sand sea, about 67 km east of Tayma in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Its stratigraphic position above eolian sand and below a large barchanoid dune indicates deposition during an exceptional period of pluvial climate...
Performance assessments for radioactive waste repositories; the rate of movement of faults
Newell J. Trask
1982, Open-File Report 82-972
Performance assessments of mined repositories for radioactive waste require estimates of the likelihood of fault movements and earthquakes that may affect the repository and its surrounding ground water flow system. Some previous assessments have attempted to estimate the rate of formation of new faults; some have relied heavily on historic...
Chloride Concentration in Water from the Upper Permeable Zone of the Tertiary Limestone Aquifer System, Southeastern United States
Craig L. Sprinkle
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-1103
INTRODUCTION The tertiary limestone aquifer system of the southeastern United States is a sequence of carbonate rocks referred to as the Floridan aquifer in Florida and the principal artesian aquifer in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. More than 3 billion gallons of water are pumped daily from the limestone aquifer; and...
Methodology for hydrologic evaluation of a potential surface mine: Loblolly Branch basin, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Lynn M. Shown, D. G. Frickel, R.F. Miller, F.A. Branson
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-50
Methodology for evaluating premining hydrology and postmining effects of mining and reclamation on the hydrology of an area is presented for a potential mine-permit area of 1,680 acres in the Warrior Coal Field, northwestern Alabama.Information is included on climate, geology, soil-water relations, vegetation, surface water, ground water, and quality of...
Support by the U.S. Geological Survey for adjudications, compacts, and treaties
Alberto Condes de la Torre
1982, Open-File Report 82-680
The U.S. Geological Survey supports interstate compacts, treaties, and court decrees by providing hydrologic data and analysis needed in their administration and by providing Federal representation on compact commissions. As part of this program, in fiscal year 1982 the Geological Survey operated 171 streamflow stations, 3 sediment stations, and 13...
Geohydrologic descriptions of selected solid waste disposal sites in Puerto Rico
Arturo Torres-Gonzalez, Fernando Gómez-Gómez
1982, Open-File Report 81-490
Fifty solid-waste disposal sites in Puerto Rico were examined in 1977 and ranked according to their potential for degradation of the water resources. Twenty-five of the sites show significant leachate pollution potential. The cover material at 21 sites is relatively permeable and offers insignificant attenuation to leachates. Thirty-six sites are...
Potentiometric surface of the Floridan Aquifer, Southwest Florida Water Management District, September 1982
G. L. Barr, George R. Schiner
1982, Open-File Report 82-1011
A September 1982 potentiometric surface map of the Southwest Florida Water Management District depicts the annual high water-level period. Water levels in most wells measured in September 1982 were higher than in May 1982. Levels averaged about 12 feet higher in the southern part of the area and about 5...
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...
Compilation of selected ground-water-quality data from the San Joaquin Valley, California
R. P. Fogelman
1982, Open-File Report 82-335
Water resources of southeastern Oahu, Hawaii
K. J. Takasaki, John F. Mink
1982, Open-File Report 82-628
Southeastern Oahu comprises the eastern end of the Koolau Range and is divided into two roughly equal parts by the crest of the range. The northside of the crest is commonly called the windward side and the southside, the leeward. Precipitous cliffs aproned by a gently sloping landscape are the...
Preliminary projections of the effects of chloride-control structures on the Quaternary aquifer at Great Salt Plains, Oklahoma
J.E. Reed
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-120
About 1,200 tons of chloride per day are added to the salt load of the Salt Fork Arkansas River at Great Salt Plains Lake.from brine discharge from the rocks of Permian age in the vicinity of the lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has planned a chloride-control project. The...
Hydrology of the Floridan Aquifer in Northwest Volusia County, Florida
A. T. Rutledge
1982, Open-File Report 82-108
Northwest Volusia County, in east-central Florida, is a 262-square-mile area including the southern part of the Crescent City Ridge and the northern tip of the DeLand Ridge. The hydrogeologic units in the area include the Floridan aquifer, which is made up of parts of the Lake City Limestone, the Avon...
Potentiometric surface of the Floridan aquifer, Southwest Florida Water Management District, May 1982
G. L. Barr, George R. Schiner
1982, Open-File Report 82-697
A May 1982 potentiometric surface map of the Southwest Florida Water Management District depicts the annual low water-level period. Water levels in most wells measured in May 1982 were lower than in September 1981. Levels averaged about 9 feet lower in the southern part of the area and 1.5 feet...
Preliminary map showing availability of ground water from glacial-drift aquifers in Logan County, south-central North Dakota
Robert L. Klausing
1982, Open-File Report 82-515
This preliminary map is the first product of the ground-water resources study of Logan County, which has an area of 1,015 mi2 (2,629 km2) in south-central North Dakota (see location map). This study is part of a statewide program to determine the...
