Sediment discharge in the Santa Clara River Basin, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, California
Rhea P. Williams
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-78
Sediment data collected in the Santa Clara River basin during the 1967-75 water years were analyzed to determine the particle size and quantity of sediment transported past three gaging stations. The total sediment discharge of the basin, computed from records of Santa Clara River at Montalvo for water years 1968-75,...
Results of transient simulations of a digital model of the Arikaree Aquifer near Wheatland, southeastern Wyoming
Dwight T. Hoxie
1979, Open-File Report 79-1280
Revised ground-water pumpage data have been imposed on a ground-water flow model previously developed for the Arikaree aquifer in a 400 square-mile area in central Platte County, Wyo. Maximum permitted annual ground-water withdrawals of 750 acre-feet for industrial use were combined with three irrigation-pumping scenarios to predict the long-term effects...
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1978: Volume 2. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Water Data Report HI-78-2
Volume 2 of water resources data for the 1978 water year for other Pacific areas consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage of a reservoir; and water levels in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 44 gaging stations; stage only record for...
Statistical summaries of Arizona streamflow data
T. W. Anderson, Natalie D. White
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-5
The report includes statistical summaries of streamflow data for 143 gaging stations in Arizona. Statistical summaries are given for all active streamflow-gaging stations at which flow is unregulated, for discontinued stations that have at least 5 years of record, and for a few stations at which the flow is partly...
Streamflow simulation studies of the Hillsborough, Alafia, and Anclote Rivers, west-central Florida
J.F. Turner Jr.
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-102
A modified version of the Georgia Tech Watershed Model was applied for the purpose of flow simulation in three large river basins of west-central Florida. The model was calibrated for six streamflow stations located in these basins using 4 years of historical and current rainfall, runoff, and estimated evapotranspiration data....
Annual and seasonal low-flow characteristics of Iowa streams
Oscar G. Lara
1979, Open-File Report 79-555
The low-flow characteristics of Iowa streams are described by annual and seasonal low-flow frequency and duration data. Tabulated in this report are low-flow data collected at 135 gaging stations on Iowa streams, three on the Mississippi River, four on the Missour River, and 426 partial-record sites. The information contained in...
Geologic evaluation of major Landsat lineaments in Nevada and their relationship to ore districts
Lawrence C. Rowan, Pamela Heald Wetlaufer
1979, Open-File Report 79-544
Analysis of diverse geologic, geophysical, and geochemical data shows that eight major lineament systems delineated in Landsat images of Nevada are morphological and tonal expressions of substantially broader structural zones. Southern Nevada is dominated by the 175 km-wide northwest-trending Walker Lane, a 150 km-wide zone of east-trending lineament systems consisting...
Preliminary report on the geology and geophysics of drill hole UE25a-1, Yucca Mountain, Nevada Test Site
Richard W. Spengler, D. C. Muller, R.B. Livermore
1979, Open-File Report 79-1244
A subsurface geologic study in connection with the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations has furnished detailed stratigraphic and structural information about tuffs underlying northeastern Yucca Mountain on the Nevada Test Site. Drill hole UE25a-1 penetrated thick sequences of nonwelded to densely welded ash-flow and bedded tuffs of Tertiary age. Stratigraphic...
WATSTORE User's Guide, National Water Data Storage and Retrieval System, Vol. 4, Chapter 1, Instructions for peak flow file
W.D. Lepkin, M.M. DeLapp, W.H. Kirby, T.A. Wilson
1979, Open-File Report 79-1336-I
No abstract available....
Water quality of the French Broad River, North Carolina : An analysis of data collected at Marshall, 1958-77
C. C. Daniel III, H.B. Wilder, M. S. Weiner
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-87
An investigation of water quality in the industrialized French Broad River basin of western North Carolina has identified water-quality variations, the extent of man's influence on water quality, and trends in changes in the chemical quality of the river. The study centered on data collected during 1958-77 at the U.S....
Quantity and quality of urban runoff from three localities in the Denver Metropolitan area, Colorado
Sherman R. Ellis, William M. Alley
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-64
Considerable variation in constituent concentrations was shown in urban runoff data for 1975-77 from three metropolitan Denver drainage basins. Constituent concentrations, greatest during initial rainfall runoff, generally peaked midday of snowmelt runoff, corresponding with maximum melting and runoff. Instantaneous loads of constituents were largely a function of discharge. Days since...
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...
Traveltime, unit-concentration, longitudinal-dispersion, and reaeration characteristics of upstream reaches of the Yampa and Little Snake Rivers, Colorado and Wyoming
Daniel P. Bauer, R. E. Rathbun, H. W. Lowham
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-122
Measurements were made along a 58-mile reach of the Yampa River in Colorado and a 77-mile reach of the Little Snake River in Colorado and Wyoming to determine traveltime, unit-concentration , and longitudinal-dispersion characteristics. Two traveltime, unit-concentration, and dispersion analyses were made along the Yampa River when its average streamflow...
Nonpoint-source discharges in Pequea Creek Basin, Pennsylvania, 1977
Janice R. Ward, David A. Eckhardt
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-88
A study of Pequea Creek included measurement of streamflow and collection of water and bottom-material samples during selected base-flow and storm periods from February to December 1977. Samples were analyzed for nitrogen and phosphorus species, suspended sediment, organic carbon, and pesticides. Daily mean constituent concentrations and discharges transported from the...
In situ determination of heat flow in unconsolidated sediments
J.H. Sass, J.P. Kennelly, W.E. Wendt, T.H. Moses, J.P. Ziagos
1979, Open-File Report 79-593
Subsurface thermal measurements are the most effective, least ambiguous tools for identifying and delineating possible geothernml resources. Measurements of thermal gradient in the upper few tens of meters generally are sufficient to outline the major anomalies, but it is always desirable to combine these gradients with reliable estimates of thermal...
Major and trace element data with partition coefficients for lava flows from the San Francisco volcanic field
Karen J. Wenrich-Verbeek
1979, Open-File Report 79-998
Major and trace element data from San Francisco Mountain (a stratovolcano), as well as major element data from representative flows of the surrounding volcanic field (figure 1), are presented in this report. Also included are conventional and normalized partition coefficients for trace elements in each of the coexisting mineral phases...
Seepage study for unnamed tributary to Alder Creek, Stevens County, Washington
P.J. Carpenter, B. W. Drost
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-33
Analysis of seepage measurements in the Alder Creek basin, Stevens County, Wash., shows that approximately 50% of 0.2 cubic foot per second taken from an unnamed tributary and used for the 1978 irrigation season would have reached Alder Creek as surface flow. Differences in discharge and specific conductance are explained...
Instrumentation of urban hydrology monitoring sites in southeast Florida
Jack Hardee
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-37
An instrumentation system developed and built in laboratories of the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va., has been used since 1974 to collect synchronized rainfall, runoff, and water-quality data from urban basins. A number of field modifications were made to adapt the system to local hydrologic conditions and for collection of...
Selected hydrologic data for Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington 1977-78
E.L. Bolke, J.V. Vaccaro
1979, Open-File Report 79-333
This report presents the ground-water data collected from March 1977 to May 1978 in the Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington, for the purpose of developing a computer simulation of flow and mass transport in the Spokane aquifer. Data collected include an inventory of wells and springs, water-level data, and chemical analyses...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Wyoming, fiscal year 1979
D.D. Carlson, S. L. Green
1979, Open-File Report 79-1278
This report contains lists of surface-water stations, ground-water stations, water-quality stations, sediment stations , and peak-flow partial-record stations in Wyoming. The locations of the data-collection sites are shown on maps. Water-resources projects in Wyoming are also described, including many that are related to development of energy resources. The general locations...
Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, Yockanookany River near Thomastown, Mississippi
B.E. Colson, C. O. Ming, George J. Arcement
1979, Hydrologic Atlas 599
Floodflow data that will provide a base for evaluating digital models relating to open-channel flow were obtained at 22 sites on streams in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Thirty-five floods were measured. Analysis of the data indicated methods currently in use would be inaccurate where densely vegetated flood plains are crossed...
Backwater at bridges and densely wooded flood plains, west fork Amite River near Liberty, Mississippi
B.E. Colson, C. O. Ming, George J. Arcement
1979, Hydrologic Atlas 598
Floodflow data that will provide a base for evaluating digital models relating to open-channel flow were obtained at 22 sites on streams in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Thirty-five floods were measured. Analysis of the data indicated methods currently in use would be inaccurate where densely vegetated flood plains are crossed...
Sediment discharge and channel change in the North Fork Teton River, 1977-78, Fremont and Madison counties, Idaho
Rhea P. Williams
1979, Open-File Report 79-1335
The Teton Dam failure flood of June 5, 1976, severely disrupted the geomorphic character of North Fork Teton River in Idaho. Extensive channel restoration was required to contain expected normal spring flows. Six principal sites were established on the 17-mile reach of the river to study sediment transport and channel...
Hydrologic data, 1974-77, Stovepipe Wells Hotel area, Death Valley National Monument, Inyo County, California
Charles Edwin Lamb, D.J. Downing
1979, Open-File Report 79-203
Ground-water levels in most wells did not change significantly from 1974 to 1977 in the Stovepipe Wells Hotel area. The average water-level decline was less than 0.10 foot between August 1974 and August 1977 in 10 observation wells. Water-level contours show a depression centered on the two pumping wells, but...
Principal facts for borehole gravity stations in wells DC-3, DC-5, and DC-7 at the Hanford Site, Washington, and in well RSH No. 1 on Rattlesnake Hills, Washington
S. L. Robbins, R.J. Martinez, D.L. Smith
1979, Open-File Report 79-849
Borehole gravity surveys were carried out in four wells in the State of Washington by the U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) in September and October of 1978 using the U.S.G.S. - LaCoste and Romberg borehole gravity meter G-95 (BHGM) (McCulloh and others, 1967a; McCulloh and others, 1967b). The primary objective of...
