Directory of member organizations of the National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX)
Melvin D. Edwards, Janet M. Nokes
1979, Open-File Report 79-1075
The National Water Data Exchange (NAWDEX) is a national confederation of water-oriented organizations working together to improve access to water data. It consists of member organizations from all sectors of the water-data community. This Directory provides the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all NAWDEX member organizations and their designated...
Floodflow characteristics of Butternut Creek and Jamesville Reservoir, Jamesville, Onondaga County, New York
Bernard Dunn
1979, Open-File Report 79-1292
A hydrologic study of Butternut Creek, near Jamesville, Onondaga County, N.Y., was done to develop inflow and outflow hydrographs of the ' probable maximum flood ' and the ' standard project flood ' of Jamesville Reservoir, as defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The inflow and outflow discharges...
Water-resources investigations in Kansas; fiscal year 1978
Harold E. McGovern, L. J. Combs
1979, Open-File Report 79-561
Hydrologic investigations in Kansas during fiscal year 1978 consisted of collecting and analyzing data to assess the State 's water resources, describe the framework of hydrologic systems , and provide quantity and quality of water data for optimum development and management. Surface-water studies were made to analyze long-term records of...
Trace element analysis of marine organisms by anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV)
Gary W. Hill
1979, Open-File Report 79-392
Trace element analysis of marine organisms has generally been conducted by (1) sophisticated instrumentation (e. g., atomic absorption), (2) complicated cookbook laboratory procedures utilizing a host of chemicals and glassware, or (3) a combination of the above. All these procudures present problems to the investigator. For example, analysis by methods...
The origin, distribution, and depositional history of gravel deposits on the Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf, Alaska
Craig A. Rodeick
1979, Open-File Report 79-234
Two distinct gravel populations are present on the Beaufort Sea continental shelf. First, a geographically arcuate deposit that is convex seaward has been designated as the Chert Facies. This deposit is restricted to landward of the 10 meter bathymetric contour and west of Heald Point. The Chert Facies, originally a...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Dallas, Texas, metropolitan area, 1977
B.B. Hampton, C.M. Wood
1979, Open-File Report 79-562
In August 1961, the Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Dallas, began a program of investigations designed to evaluate hydrologic factors affecting floods on several small streams in Dallas. During the 1977 water year, the original program was expanded to include the greater Dallas metropolitan area....
Small-stream flood investigations in Minnesota, October 1958 to September 1977
George H. Carlson, Kurt T. Gunard
1979, Open-File Report 79-1061
An investigation of flood flows from small drainage basins in Minnesota is being made to aid in the design of bridges, culverts and other highway drainage structures. Results of the investigation provide peak-flow data on streams generally with drainage areas less than 50 square miles, placing particular emphasis on those...
Drainage areas of surface water bodies of southern Maine coastal river basins
Richard A. Fontaine
1979, Open-File Report 78-556-D
The report contains drainage-area values for: lakes and ponds included in the Maine Informational Display Analysis System (MIDAS) File 906-Z, streams that drain areas greater than 25 mil2, dams, and locations where hydrologic data are collected. Supplemental information includes State and Federal location systems used to identify these lakes and...
Analyses of surficial deposits, central Brooks Range, Alaska
Thomas D. Hamilton, James H. Trexler, James McCalpin
1979, Open-File Report 79-228
Seventy-nine sediment samples from the central Brooks Range were analyzed for grain-size distribution, shape and composition of grains, and other physical properties. Four statistical measures (sorting, mean diameter, skewness, and kurtosis) were then computed for the sand-to-clay size fraction of all samples.Fan sediments resemble the other alluvial-gravel deposits in consisting...
Selected Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines, and Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical surveys reports and maps on Alaska released during 1978, indexed by quadrangle
Edward Huntington Cobb
1979, Open-File Report 79-706
This open—file report lists all Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines, and State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys reports and maps on the geology, geophysics, and mineral and water resources of Alaska published or released to open files in 1978. They are listed by the quadrangles (scale...
Hydrologic characteristics of Elim, Skunk, and Deer creeks, upper Nemadji River basin, Minnesota
E.G. Giacomini, R. J. Wolf, G. A. Payne, D. G. Adolphson
1979, Open-File Report 80-47
No abstract available....
A one-dimensional, steady-state, dissolved-oxygen model and waste-load assimilation study for Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana
William G. Wilber, Charles G. Crawford, James G. Peters, Frank P. Girardi
1979, Open-File Report 79-1533
The Indiana State Board of Health is developing a State water-quality management plan that includes establishing limits for wastewater effluents discharged into Indiana streams. A digital model calibrated to conditions in Clear Creek was used to develop alternatives for future waste loadings that would be compatible with Indiana stream water-quality...
Ground-water data for Michigan, 1977
G.C. Huffman
1979, Open-File Report 79-332
The purpose of this report is to make available the 1977 records of water levels and related data for the principal aquifers of the State. These records and data provide a means for evaluating available ground-water supplies. Long- term records serve as a framework to which short-term records may be...
Seminar on water quality in the tidal Potomac River
1979, Open-File Report 79-1588
In the interest of maintaining communication between researchers and managers concerned with the tidal Potomac River, the U.S. Geological Survey sponsored a Seminar on the Water Quality of the Tidal Potomac River. The Seminar was held on December 6 and 7, 1978, at the U.S. Geological Survey National Headquarters in...
Rainfall-runoff data from small watersheds in Colorado, October 1974 through September 1977
Betty J. Cochran, H.E. Hodges, R.K. Livingston, R.D. Jarret
1979, Open-File Report 79-1261
Rainfall-runoff data from small watersheds in Colorado are being collected and analyzed for the purpose of defining the flood characteristics of these and other similar areas. Data collected from October 1974 through September 1977 at a total of 18 urban stations, 10 Denver Federal Center stations, and 48 rural (or...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, October 1978 through September 1979
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Open-File Report 79-418
The report describes water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, October 1978 through September 1979. Programs consist of (1) collecting hydrologic data on a continuing basis, (2) conducting water-resources appraisals of surface and ground water, (3) conducting supportive research in hydrology and related fields, (4) disseminating water data...
Comprehensive monitoring of meteorology, hydraulics, and thermal regime of the San Diego Aqueduct, California
Harvey E. Jobson, Alex M. Sturrock
1979, Professional Paper 1137
Water temperature, as well as meteorologic and hydraulic variables which influence the energy budget of the San Diego Aqueduct in southern California, were continuously monitored for a 1-year period beginning July 24, 1973. Incoming solar and atmospheric radiation, windspeed and direction, water temperature, and wet- and dry-bulb air temperatures were...
Water quality of south San Francisco Bay and Coyote Creek after failure of the San Jose-Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant I. 17 September - 10 October 1979
James E. Cloern, Brian E. Cole
1979, Open-File Report 79-1600
Data are presented to document some short-term biological and chemical consequences of a sewage spill in the southern area of San Francisco Bay and its receiving-water tributary, Coyote Creek. Sampling was conducted at fixed U.S. Geological Survey stations in South Bay, and at six new stations in Coyote Creek, on...
Geological studies of the COST GE-1 well, United States South Atlantic outer continental shelf area
Peter A. Scholle
1979, Circular 800
The COST No. GE-1 well is the first deep stratigraphic test to be drilled in the southern part of the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (AOCS) area. The well was drilled within the Southeast Georgia Embayment to a total depth of 13,254 ft (4,040 m). It penetrated a section composed...
Geophysical logging of water wells for coal occurrences in northern Campbell County and eastern Sheridan County, Wyoming
Richard N. Babcock, Robert G. Hobbs
1979, Open-File Report 79-1213
Status of surface-water modeling in the U.S. Geological Survey
Marshall E. Jennings, Nobuhiro Yotsukura
1979, Circular 809
The U.S. Geological Survey is active in the development and use of models for the analysis of various types of surface-water problems. Types of problems for which models have been, or are being developed, include categories such as the following: (1)specialized hydraulics, (2)flow routing in streams, estuaries, lakes, and reservoirs,...
Modeling highly transient flow, mass, and heat transport in the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta, Georgia
Harvey E. Jobson, Thomas N. Keefer
1979, Professional Paper 1136
A coupled flow-temperature model has been developed and verified for a 27.9-km reach of the Chattahoochee River between Buford Dam and Norcross, Ga. Flow in this reach of the Chattahoochee is continuous but highly regulated by Buford Dam, a flood-control and hydroelectric facility located near Buford, Ga. Calibration and verification...
Helium in soil-gas and helium/radon in ground water in the vicinity of a south Texas uranium roll-type deposit
G. Michael Reimer, C.G. Bowles, D.G. Murrey, J.M. Been
1979, Open-File Report 79-1625
A survey was run in the vicinity of a south Texas uranium roll-type deposit to determine the general concentration of helium in the soil gas and helium/radon ratios in the ground water for deposits of this nature. The helium in soil-gas concentrations are typical of the concentrations found associated with...
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...
Assessment of geothermal resources of the United States: 1978
L.J. Patrick Muffler
1979, Circular 790
The geothermal resource assessment presented in this Circular is a refinement and updating of USGS Circular 726. Nonproprietary information available in June 1978 is used to assess geothermal energy in the ground and, when possible, to evaluate the fraction that might be recovered at the surface. Five categories of geothermal...
