Ground-water-quality data from the northern Powder River Basin, southeastern Montana
Roger W. Lee
1979, Open-File Report 79-1331
Water-quality data collected during 1973-77 for hydrologic studies in the northern Powder River basin of southeastern Montana provide a data base for shallow ground water. The 665 water samples collected were analyzed for major cations and anions. Of the samples, 516 were from wells and 149 were from springs. About...
Hydrologic data for floods of July 1978 in Southeast Minnesota and Southwest Wisconsin
V.J. Latkovich
1979, Open-File Report 79-1166
Intense storms of July 1978 caused floods of historical significance in southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin. Local, State, and Federal officials need data and information to evaluate, coordinate, and manage programs concerned with floods and flood losses. Because of a need to document stream discharges, elevations, and sediment concentrations, current-meter...
Chemical analyses of ground water related to geothermal investigations in the Teton River area, eastern Idaho
E. G. Crosthwaite
1979, Open-File Report 79-687
Water samples were collected from 31 wells and springs in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming to help evaluate the potential geothermal resources in the Teton River area, Idaho. The water analyses included the common anions and cations, oxygen-18, deuterium, and several minor elements. Actual temperatures of the sampled thermal waters...
A one-dimensional, steady-state, dissolved-oxygen model and waste-load assimilation study for Wildcat Creek, Howard County, Indiana
Charles G. Crawford, William G. Wilber, James G. Peters
1979, Open-File Report 79-1252
The Indiana State Board of Health is developing a water-quality management plan that includes establishing limits for wastewater effluents discharged into Indiana streams. A digital model calibrated to conditions in Wildcat Creek was used to predict alternatives for future waste loadings that would be compatible with Indiana stream water-quality standards...
Water-resources data, 1970-75, for Perris Valley and vicinity, Riverside County, California
David J. Lang
1979, Open-File Report 79-1256
In 1969 the U.S. Geological Survey began in Perris Valley, Calif., to determine changes in the hydrologic regime as a rural area becomes urbanized. The investigations spanned several years when precipitation was below normal in most of southern California. Surface-water records were collected for a 6-year period at 21 sites, and...
Seawater intrusion, south coast of Puerto Rico, 1966-77
Jose Raul Diaz
1979, Open-File Report 79-1334
A salinity reconnaissance of the south coast alluvial aquifer of Puerto Rico, including the areas of Guenica, Guayanilla-Yauco, Tallaboa, Juana Diaz, and Jobos was made during 1966-68. In this investigation seawater was detected in the Guayanilla-Yauco and Tallaboa areas.Since 1968, water level and quality-of-water data have been collected from selected...
A one-dimensional, steady-state, dissolved-oxygen model and waste-load assimilation study for South Fork Wildcat Creek, Clinton County, Indiana
Charles G. Crawford, William G. Wilber, James G. Peters
1979, Open-File Report 79-1074
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 South Fork Wildcat Creek was used to predict alternatives for future waste loadings that would be compatible with Indiana...
Water-quality investigation of the Flat Bayou watershed, Jefferson County, Arkansas
T.E. Lamb
1979, Open-File Report 79-1300
The results of a 1-year study, in 1977-78, of surface-water quality in the Flat Bayou watershed, Jefferson County, Ark. are presented to document conditions before implementation of Soil Conservation Service programs. Analysis of samples collected at two sites showed that oxygen depletion, as low as 32 percent of saturation at...
Water-quality investigation of the Caney Creek watershed, northeast Arkansas
T.E. Lamb, G. Newsom
1979, Open-File Report 79-1064
The results of a 1-year study, in 1977-78, of surface-water quality in the Caney Creek watershed are presented to document conditions before implementation of Soil Conservation Service programs. Analyses of samples collected at two sites shows that water in Caney Creek and Caney Creek Ditch is of good quality with...
Glacial geology and stratigraphy of Western New York Nuclear Service Center and vicinity, Cattaraugus and Erie Counties, New York
Robert G. LaFleur
1979, Open-File Report 79-989
A detailed glacial geologic map at a scale of 1:24,000, embracing a 165 square-mile area in Erie and Cattaraugus Counties, NY, shows 27 mapping units, including the till complex in which the West Valley radioactive-waste burial site is located. Stratigraphic relationships at 24 boreholes at the burial site and 6...
Ground-water resources of the Palo Duro Creek basin, Texas and Oklahoma
Paul L. Rettman
1979, Open-File Report 79-209
No abstract available....
Statistical summaries of surface-water-quality data for selected sites in Oklahoma, through the 1975 water year
J. K. Kurklin
1979, Open-File Report 79-219
Statistical summaries of surface-water-quality data for 47 streams in Oklahoma have been compiled. Data for the period of record through the 1975 water year at each site were used to develop regression equations for specific conductance-constituent relationships for calcium, magnesium, sodium, sodium plus potassium, bicarbonate, sulfate, chloride, silica, and dissolved...
Flood of November 8-10, 1977, in northeastern and central New Jersey
Robert D. Schopp, Anthony J. Velnich
1979, Open-File Report 79-559
This report documents hydrologic and meteorologic aspects of flooding in northeastern and central New Jersey during November 8-10, 1977. Peak stages and discharges at 51 streamflow gaging sites are tabulated and compared to previous maximums. High-water flood crest elevations are presented for eight stream reaches in or near Bergen County...
Simulation of streamflow of Rock River at Lake Koshkonong, Wisconsin, to determine effects of withdrawal of powerplant-cooling water
William R. Krug
1979, Open-File Report 79-253
A flow-routing model was used to simulate 44 years of stage data from Lake Koshkonong, Wis., and streamflow data from the Rock River downstream from the lake. The simulation was repeated for five possible degrees of consumptive use, ranging from zero to an annual average of 40 cubic feet per...
In situ bulk density and porosity estimates from borehole gravity data in limestones of the Madison Group; test well No. 1, Crook County, Wyoming
Bruce A. Kososki, Stephen L. Robbins
1979, Open-File Report 79-1514
In 1975 the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Old West Regional Commission, prepared a plan of study (U.S. Geological Survey, 1975) for evaluating the water-supply potential of limestone of the Madison Group and associated rocks. To obtain better subsurface hydrologic and geologic information it was recognized that Madison...
Downhole pumps for water sampling in small diameter wells
F. C. Koopman
1979, Open-File Report 79-1264
The relatively high cost and difficulty in locating a source of pumps for use in obtaining ground-water samples from small-diameter wells has demonstrated a need for this report. Criteria for selection of a pump and pumping equipment to meet specific requirements has been tabulated to assist field personnel in making...
Floods in central Texas, August 1978
E.E. Schroeder, B.C. Massey, Kidd M. Waddell
1979, Open-File Report 79-682
Catastrophic floods, which resulted in millions of dollars in property damages and the loss of 33 lives, occurred in Central Texas during August 1-4, 1978, as a result of intense rainfall produced by the remnants of tropical storm Amelia. Rainfall in excess of 30 inches was unofficially reported at several...
Use of U.S. Geological Survey earth-science products by selected regional agencies in the San Francisco Bay region, California
William J. Kockelman
1979, Open-File Report 79-221
An inventory of the use of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) products in studies, plans, implementation, and other planning activities was made for seven selected regional agencies in the San Francisco Bay region -- a region of over five million people. This inventory was designed to determine and document the use...
A geohydrologic overview for the Pecora Symposium field trip, June 1979
Neil C. Koch
1979, Open-File Report 79-563
The settlement and development of South Dakota has been closely related to both its mineral and water resources In 1874 the discovery of gold in the Black Hills led to the opening and development of the area west of the Missouri River. Towns and farms both here and east of...
Summary of U.S. Geological Survey investigations and hydrologic conditions in the Southwest Florida Water Management District for 1978
Robert Lloyd Knutilla, H.C. Rollins
1979, Open-File Report 79-1257
This report summarizes water-resources investigations in the Southwest Florida Water Management District performed by the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, for fiscal year 1978. The investigations are part of the Federal program of appraising the nation 's water resources. The cooperative program for fiscal year 1978 included 37 interpretive...
Identification codes for organizations listed in computerized data systems of the U.S. Geological Survey
Melvin D. Edwards, Beverly M. Myers
1979, Open-File Report 79-331
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), and Office of Water Data Coordination...
Low-flow characteristics of streams in the Pecatonica-Sugar River basin, Wisconsin
D.A. Stedfast
1979, Open-File Report 79-1274-Pecatonica River, Sugar River
The purpose of this report is to describe low-flow characteristics of streams in the Pecatonica-Sugar River basin, Wisconsin, where streamflow data have been collected, and to present equations for estimating low-flow characteristics at ungaged sites. Low-flow characteristics were estimated for 11 gaging stations, 25 low-flow partial-record stations, and 207 miscellaneous sites...
Sediment transport in the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1977-78
Robert L. Burrows, Bruce Parks, William W. Emmett
1979, Open-File Report 79-1539
Measurements of the sediment load of the Tanana River in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska, show that suspended-sediment transport rate in tons per day, relates to water discharge, in cubic feet per second, as: Suspended-sediment transport rate (tons/day) = 5.717 x 10 to the minus 8th power x water discharge...
Multiyear low flow in southeastern Kansas
William J. Carswell Jr.
1979, Open-File Report 79-1288
Many existing water supplies in southeastern Kansas are proving inadequate to meet current and expanded future needs. One of the methods in which the use of highly variable streamflow in the area can be evaluated is with the aid of multiyear low-flow frequency information. Data from 19 stream-gaging stations in...
Programs and activities of the Missouri District, Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, fiscal year 1979
1979, Open-File Report 79-1058
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri consist of collecting hydrologic data and conducting interpretive investigations. The data and the results of the investigations are published or released by either the U.S. Geological Survey or by cooperating agencies. This report describes the data-collection activities and investigations in Missouri...
