The U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State cooperative water-resources program
Bruce K. Gilbert, Thomas J. Buchanan
1981, Open-File Report 81-691
The U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water Resources Program is a partnership between the Geological Survey and State and local agencies for the collection of the hydrologic information needed for the continuing determination and evaluation of the quantity, quality, and use of the Nation 's water resources. The Cooperative Program...
Magnitude and chemical quality of base flow of Otter Creek, Tongue River, and Rosebud Creek, southeastern Montana, October 26-November 5, 1977
Roger W. Lee, Steven E. Slagle, James R. Stimson
1981, Open-File Report 80-1298
Hydrologic and chemical data were collected during base-flow conditions on three streams in southeastern Montana from October 26 to November 5, 1977, to characterize groundwater discharge. Maximum measured flow of Otter Creek, an interrupted stream, was 1.2 cubic feet per second. The water chemistry was dominated by sodium, magnesium, and...
Analytical results of 78 water samples from Domeland Wilderness and adjacent further planning areas (RARE II), California
John B. McHugh, Walter H. Ficklin, W. Roger Miller
1981, Open-File Report 81-730
Ground-water level and precipitation data for slopes near La Honda, California
Gerald F. Wieczorek
1981, Open-File Report 81-367
Ground water levels and precipitation were measured on a regular basis over a five-year period between October 1975 and October 1980 on two slopes near La Honda, California....
Hydrologic data for urban storm runoff from nine sites in the Denver metropolitan area, Colorado
Johnnie W. Gibbs
1981, Open-File Report 81-682
Urban storm-runoff data were collected April through September 1980, from nine urbanrunoff sites in the Denver metropolitan area, and are presented in this report. The sites consist of two single-family residential areas, two multi-family residential areas, one commercial area (shopping center), one mixed commercial and multi-family residential area, one native...
Analytical results for 60 water samples from Mount Naomi Wilderness Study Area, Utah-Idaho
John B. McHugh
1981, Open-File Report 81-196
National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) System 2000 data retrieval manual
Owen O. Williams, William A. Knecht
1981, Open-File Report 81-419
The manual offers general instructions on the use of SYSTEM 2000 to retrieve any type of data, and specific instructions on how to retrieve data from the U.S. Geological Survey 's Water Data Sources Directory and Master Water Data Index Data Bases. The manual is divided into five major sections...
Analytical results for 50 water samples from Milford Basin, Utah
John B. McHugh, W. Roger Miller
1981, Open-File Report 81-729
Hydrology of Area 5, Eastern Coal Province, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia
William J. Herb, L. C. Shaw, Deborah E. Brown
1981, Open-File Report 81-538
Hydrologic data are presented for area 5 of the Eastern Coal Province, the 7,384 square-mile Monongahela River basin in western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, and north-central West Virginia. One hundred thirty-four streams were sampled about three times during the 1979 and 1980 water years for specific conductance, pH, acidity, alkalinity dissolved...
Hydrology of area 3, Eastern Coal Province, Pennsylvania
William J. Herb, L. C. Shaw, Deborah E. Brown
1981, Open-File Report 81-537
Hydrologic data are presented for area 3 of the Eastern Coal Province, 4,077 square miles of the lower Allegheny River basin in western Pennsylvania. Seventy-three streams were sampled three times during the 1979 and 1980 water years for specific conductance, pH, acidity, alkalinity, dissolved and total iron, dissolved and total...
Analytical results for 30 water samples from Mineral Mountains, Utah
John B. McHugh, Walter H. Ficklin, W. Roger Miller
1981, Open-File Report 81-96
Quality of water in Tibbee Creek and tributaries near West Point, Mississippi
Stephen J. Kalkhoff
1981, Open-File Report 81-406
An intensive water-quality study was conducted on Tibbee Creek and two of its tributaries, Town Creek and Catalpa Creek, on June 19-22, 1979. The data were collected during a period of low discharge and high air temperatures. The water in Tibbee Creek and Catalpa Creek was of much better quality...
Sidescan-sonar data collected during May 1978 from the southern New England continental shelf
Charles E. McClennen
1981, Open-File Report 81-1127
Sidescan-sonar data were collected aboard R/V WESTWARD (Cruise W-39-4) during May 1978 by the U.S. Geological Survey using an Ocean Research Equipment System. Navigation in the study area was by Loran C. The 368 kilometers of survey were conducted in Block Island Sound, in Rhode Island Sound, and over the...
Predicted effects on ground water of construction of Divide Cut section, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, northeastern Mississippi, using a digital model
Mark S. McBride
1981, Open-File Report 81-649
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, connecting the Tennessee River in northeastern Mississippi with the Gulf of Mexico, is currently (1980) under construction. The Divide Section, the northernmost 39 miles of the Waterway, will consist, from north to south, of (1) a dredged channel, (2) the Divide Cut, and (3) an artifical lake...
Proposed observation-well network and ground-water level program for North Carolina
M. D. Winner Jr.
1981, Open-File Report 81-544
An initial system of 223 observation wells is proposed for monitoring ground-water levels in North Carolina. These wells are suggested to replace and upgrade nearly 650 observation wells currently measured in separate State and Federal programs, and are arranged in four groups or networks each having specific objectives. These groups...
Gulf of Mexico summary report 2, August 1981: A revision of Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico and their onshore impacts: A summary report, September 1980
Kenneth J. Havran
1981, Open-File Report 81-620
The Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) continues to be the most intensively developed offshore oil- and gas-producing region in the world. With the development of technology, exploration, development, and production are being extended to include areas off the coast of southwest Florida and deep-water areas near the Mississippi...
Documentation of a dissolved-solids model of the Tongue River, southeastern Montana
Paul F. Woods
1981, Open-File Report 81-479
A model has been developed for assessing potential increases in dissolved solids of the Tongue River as a result of leaching of overburden materials used to backfill pits in surface coal-mining operations. The model allows spatial and temporal simulation of streamflow and dissolved-solids loads and concentrations under user-defined scenarios of...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Dallas, Texas, metropolitan area, 1979
C.M. Wood, H.S. Butler, J.D. Benton
1981, Open-File Report 81-491
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. These studies are now in progress in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. The study for the Fort Worth metropolitan area was completed at the end of the 1978 water year, and this report is...
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Information Program: Alaska index (December 1974-November 1980)
Richard T. Dorrier
1981, Open-File Report 81-20
The United States is currently engaged in an effort to develop the oil and gas resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). In Alaska, State jurisdiction extends for 3 geographical (nautical) miles (5.56 km) from the coastline. The OCS, which comprises the submerged lands of the Continental Shelf seaward of...
Selected drill-stem-test data from the Northern Great Plains area of Montana
Gary W. Levings
1981, Open-File Report 81-326
Selected drill-stem-test data were collected for use in the hydrologic analysis of aquifers in the northern Great Plains area of Montana. To supplement existing data defining the potentiometric surface of various aquifers, shut-in pressures recorded during drill-stem tests of oil and gas test wells were used to calculate the altitude...
Dissolved-oxygen and algal conditions in selected locations of the Willamette River basin, Oregon
F. A. Rinella, S. W. McKenzie, S.A. Wille
1981, Open-File Report 81-529
During July and August 1978, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Enviromental Quality, made three intensive river-quality dissolved-oxygen studies in the upper Willamette River basin. Two studies were made on the upper Willamette River and one was made on the Santiam River, a Willamette River...
Update 2, February 1981: Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activities in the Mid-Atlantic and their onshore impacts: A summary report, November 1979
Richard T. Dorrier
1981, Open-File Report 81-603
The level of activity of oil and gas exploration on the Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) has remained constant, with two drilling rigs operating during the period from June through December 1980. Gas flows in two wells were announced in November, but neither has been shown to be commercial at...
An evaluation of the effects of acid rain on low conductivity headwater streams in Pennsylvania
John R. Ritter, Ann E. Brown
1981, Open-File Report 81-1025
Analyses of water collected at 32 sites on headwater streams in Pennsylvania during low-flow conditions in 1970-80 were compared to pre-1971 data to evaluate whether acid rain had changed the chemistry of the streams in the previous decade. Most pH, alkalinity, and sulfate values of the samples collected in 1970-80...
The U.S. Geological Survey Coal Hydrology Program and the potential of hydrologic models for impact assessments
W. Harry Doyle
1981, Open-File Report 81-542
A requirement of Public Law 95-87, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, is the understanding of the hydrology in actual and proposed surface-mined areas. Surface-water data for small specific-sites and for larger areas such as adjacent and general areas are needed also to satisfy the hydrologic requirements...
Current water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in North Dakota; fiscal year 1981
Cathy R. Martin, Luverne L. Albright
1981, Open-File Report 81-923
The U.S. Geological Survey, through its Water Resources Division, investigates the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of the surface and underground water that composes the Nation's water resources. This publication contains a brief description of the ongoing investigations of the North Dakota District. Much of the Geological Survey program is...
