Ice gouge obliteration and sediment redistribution event: 1977-1978, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Peter W. Barnes, Erk Reimnitz
1979, Open-File Report 79-848
In 1978 major changes in shelf morphology were observed during a routine re-survey of part of the inner shelf region of the central Beaufort Sea. Regional observations are coupled with a detailed diving and side-scan study of a single ice gouge of known age to develop a detailed description of...
Preliminary hydrogeologic investigation of the Maxey Flats radioactive waste burial site, Fleming County, Kentucky
Harold H. Zehner
1979, Open-File Report 79-1329
Burial trenches at the Maxey Flats radioactive waste burial site , Fleming County, Ky., cover an area of about 0.03 square mile, and are located on a plateau, about 300 to 400 feet above surrounding valleys. Although surface-water characteristics are known, little information is available regarding the ground-water hydrology of...
Geological Survey research 1979
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Professional Paper 1150
No abstract available....
Plan of study for the northern Great Plains regional aquifer-system analysis in parts of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming
George A. Dinwiddie
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-34
The Northern Great Plains, an area of about 250,000 square miles in parts of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, is underlain by an accumulation of sediments eroded from the Black Hills and from mountains to the west. Principal aquifers are areally extensive beds of sandstone within these sedimentary...
Seismic engineering program report, May-August 1978
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Circular 785-B
The importance of dissolved free oxygen during formation of sandstone-type uranium deposits
Harry Clifford Granger, C. G. Warren
1979, Open-File Report 79-1603
One factor which distinguishes t, he genesis of roll-type uranium deposits from the Uravan Mineral Belt and other sandstone-type uranium deposits may be the presence and concentration of dissolved free oxygen in the ore-forming. solutions. Although dissolved oxygen is a necessary prerequisite for the formation of roll-type deposits, it is...
Water quality in the proposed Prosperity Reservoir area, Center Creek Basin, Missouri
James H. Barks, Wayne R. Berkas
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-22
Water in Center Creek basin, Mo., upstream from the proposed Prosperity Reservoir damsite is a calcium bicarbonate type that is moderately mineralized, hard, and slightly alkaline. Ammonia and organic nitrogen, phosphorus, total organic carbon, chemical oxygen demand, and bacteria increased considerably during storm runoff, probably due to livestock wastes. Nitrogen...
Hydrologic data for a subsurface waste-injection site at Mulberry, Florida; 1972-77
William Edward Wilson, David C. Parsons, R. M. Spechler
1979, Open-File Report 79-683
Since October 1972, industrial liquid waste has been injected into a brine aquifer of limestone and dolomite in Mulberry, FL., at a depth of more than 4,000 feet below land surface. During 1977, the injection rate was about 8.8 million gallons per month. To determine what effect the injected waste...
Effects of landfill leaching on water quality and biology of a nearby stream, South Cairo, Greene County, New York
Theodore A. Ehlke
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-13
A 1-kilometer stream reach receiving leachate-enriched water from a small municipal landfill in Greene County, N.Y., was studied from 1971-75 to document streamflow rates and chemical quality of the stream and ground water. The distribution of benthic invertebrates and microorganisms in the stream above the landfill was markedly different from...
Ground-water quality in the upper Santa Ana River basin, southern California
Lawrence A. Eccles
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-113
The principal ground-water quality problems in the Santa Ana River basin, as determined from two samplings (1968-69 and 1977-78), are high concentrations of dissolved solids in general and nitrate-nitrogen in particular. The distribution of dissolved solids exceeding 800 milligrams per liter was smaller in area in 1977-78 than in 1968-69....
Water-quality assessment of Rattlesnake Creek watershed, Ohio
Kenneth F. Evans, Robert L. Tobin
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-17
Chemical and biological water quality in Rattlesnake Creek basin, Ohio, are evaluated. The data include field and laboratory data for eight sites during August 1976- August 1977 and summaries of earlier (1972-76) data. Streamflow was below normal during the study period. Basin waters types were calcium bicarbonate or calcium magnesium...
Flood elevations for the Sooes River at proposed fish hatchery, Clallam County, Washington; a surface-water site study
J.H. Bartells
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-130
Water-surface elevations were derived for various combinations of selected river discharges and tide elevations along a reach of the Sooes River 3 miles upstream from the mouth at the site of a proposed fish hatchery in Clallam County, Washington. Flood-frequency analyses determined river discharges having exceedence probabilities of 1, 2,...
Analysis of ground water by different laboratories: a comparison of chloride and nitrate data, Nassau and Suffolk counties, New York
Brian G. Katz, Richard K. Krulikas
1979, Open-File Report 79-1063
Water samples from wells in Nassau and Suffolk Counties were analyzed for chloride and nitrate. Two samples were collected at each well; one was analyzed by the U.S. Geological Survey, the other by a laboratory in the county from which the sample was taken. Results were compared statistically by paired-sample...
Regional stochastic generation of streamflows using an ARIMA (1,0,1) process and disaggregation
Jeffrey T. Armbruster
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-3
An ARIMA (1,0,1) model was calibrated and used to generate long annual flow sequences at three sites in the Juniata River basin, Pennsylvania. The model preserves the mean, variance, and cross correlations of the observed station data. In addition, it has a desirable blend of both high and low frequency...
Metals in Devonian kerogenous marine strata at Gibellini and Bisoni properties in southern Fish Creek Range, Eureka County, Nevada
George A. Desborough, F. G. Poole, R. K. Hose, A. S. Radtke
1979, Open-File Report 79-530
A kerogen-rich sequence of siliceous mudstone, siltstone, and chert as much as 60 m thick on ridge 7129 in the southern Fish Creek Range, referred to as Gibellini facies of the Woodruff Formation, has been evaluated on the surface and in drill holes principally for its potential resources of vanadium,...
A synoptic approach for analyzing erosion as a guide to land-use planning
William M. Brown III, Walter G. Hines, David A. Rickert, Gary L. Beach
1979, Circular 715-L
A synoptic approach has been devised to delineate the relationships that exist' between physiographic factors, land-use activities, and resultant erosional problems. The approach involves the development of an erosional-depositional province map and a numerical impact matrix for rating the potential for erosional problems. The province map is prepared by collating...
Preliminary data for Madison Limestone test well 3, NW 1/4 Sec. 35. T. 2 N., R. 27 E., Yellowstone County, Montana
Richard K. Blankennagel, L.W. Howells, W. R. Miller, C. V. Hansen
1979, Open-File Report 79-745
This report provides preliminary data for Madison Limestone test well 3 in Yellowstone County, Mont., including test-well history , geology of the test well, hydrologic testing, and geochemistry. It also discusses the preliminary results and future testing. The test well was drilled as part of the study to determine the...
Water resources data for Oklahoma, water year 1978, Volume 1, Arkansas River basin
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Water Data Report OK-78-1
No abstract available....
Analysis of picric acid in water by high-performance liquid chromatography
D.F. Goerlitz
1979, Open-File Report 79-207
Methods for the determination of picric acid (2,4,6, trinitrophenol) in water employing high-performance liquid chromatography are presented. Ion-pair chromatography under an isocratic condition is performed on a reverse-phase column. Picric acid can be determined directly in water at a lower detection limit of 10 micrograms per liter. By use of...
The U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 1979 programs
Robert F. Gilmore, Linda-Lee Harris, Lisa D. Tennison
Katherine M. Reed, editor(s)
1979, Circular 804-A
This circular describes the 1979 programs of the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska. The mission of the Geological Survey is to identify the Nation 's land, water, energy, and mineral resources; to classify federally-owned mineral lands and water-power sites; to resolve the exploration and development of energy and natural resources...
Mid- and North Atlantic multichannel seismic reflection profiles, 7, 8 A, B, and C, 12 E, F, G, H, I, and J, and 13 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Open-File Report 78-685
Available are four multichannel profiles collected by Digicon Geophysical Corporation in 1975 using a 48-channel streamer (3600 m long), and a 27.9 cubic liter airgun array. They were processed in Denver on the Phoenix "I" by William C. Petterson. The processing includes demultiplexing and resampling, geometry and common-depth-point, definition, velocity...
Selected geologic information from drill holes in southeastern Iowa
Daniel J. Gockel
1979, Open-File Report 79-415
This report presents selected geologic information derived from wells in a 22-county area of southeastern Iowa. The information was extracted from the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) geologic file of the Iowa and U.S. Geological Surveys. The data presented include location, well identification number, and elevation of the well sites; depth and stratigraphic classification of...
Water-quality conditions in the Milner Reach, Snake River, south-central Idaho, October 18-21, 1977
Walton H. Low
1979, Open-File Report 79-747
Controlled photomosaic of the Phoenicis Lacus Southwest Quadrangle of Mars
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, IMAP 1189
Ecological and physiological/toxicological effects of petroleum on aquatic birds: A summary of research activities FY76 through FY78
Lucille F. Stickel, Michael P. Dieter
1979, FWS/OBS 79/23
Oil and gas development and exploration in marine coastal areas and the Great Lakes will result in unavoidable spills of polluting oil. Although large oil spills may kill thousands of birds and stimulate much public concern, the bulk of oil that reaches aquatic environmentS released in the course of normal operations,...
