Combined use of digital aquifer models and field base-flow data to identify recharge-leakage areas of artesian aquifers
Richard H. Johnston, P. Patrick Leahy
1977, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (5) 491-496
As a result of continuous pumping since the 1890's, a regional cone of depression encompassing 363 km2 has developed within the artesian Miocene Cheswold aquifer at Dover, Del. The aquifer is not being recharged significantly by leakage near the center of the cone, nor is major recharge induced in the...
Ground-water resources of Griggs and Steele Counties, North Dakota
Joe S. Downey, C. A. Armstrong
1977, Bulletin 64-3
Griggs and Steele Counties, in east-central North Dakota, are underlain by bedrock of Ordovician, Jurassic, and Cretaceous ages. The Fall River and Lakota Formations of Cretaceous age form the Dakota aquifer. The fractured upper part of the Pierre Formation (shale), also of Cretaceous age, forms another bedrock aquifer. The Dakota...
Hydrologic evaluation of Ashley Valley, northern Uinta basin area, Utah
James W. Hood
1977, Technical Publication 54
The water resources of the northern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado, were studied during 1971-74. Ashley Valley was evaluated in slightly greater detail than the general area, in order to assess the general relation of ground- and surface-water supplies. In Ashley Valley , the principal source of both irrigation supply and ground-water...
Seepage study of the Sevier Valley-Piute Canal, Sevier County, Utah
R.W. Cruff
1977, Technical Publication 58
A study of the gains or losses of the Sevier Valley-Piute Canal from near Joseph to near Aurora, Sevier County, Utah, was made to aid in water allocation for the canal system. Four sets of seepage measurements were made in 1976, with the three most representative being used in the...
The EROS Data Center
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1977, Report
The Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Program of the U.S. Department of the Interior, administered by the Geological Survey, was established in 1966 to apply remote-sensing techniques to the inventory, monitoring, and management of natural resources. To meet its primary objective, the EROS Program includes research and training in the...
National Cartographic Information Center Newsletter No. 6
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1977, Newsletter 6
As a rule we don't carry personnel information additions, subtractions, etc., in the newsletter. This is a technical publication, not a forum for office baseball league scores. Now, having got that disclaimer out of the way, we wanted to note that Dick Swinnerton, Chief of NCIC since the Center's inception...
Springs of Florida
Jack C. Rosenau, Glen L. Faulkner, Charles W. Hendry Jr., Robert W. Hull
1977, Bulletin 31
The first comprehensive report of Florida's springs, which contains both a story of the springs and a collection of facts about them, was published thirty years ago (Ferguson and others, 1947). Since then, much additional data on springs have been gathered and the current report, Springs of Florida, makes a...
Conversion factors: SI metric and U.S. customary units
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1977, Report
The policy of the U.S. Geological Survey is to foster use of the International System of Units (SI) which was defined by the 11th General Conference of Weights and Measures in 1960. This modernized metric system constitutes an international "language" by means of which communications throughout the world's scientific and...
Water and industry in the United States
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1977, Report
Man's economic and social progress depends on a plentiful and readily available supply of water. From his earliest days, man has found water to be an essential ingredient in improving his environment and the quality of life. Increased production of goods and continued introduction of new products have been accompanied...
United States Geological Survey Annual Report Fiscal Year 1976
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1977, Report
On July 4, 1976, the United States of America celebrated its Bicentennial. This report summarizes the progress made by the U.S. Geological Survey during the last year of the Bicentennial in collecting, analyzing, and publishing information about the Nation's mineral, water, and land resources and in supervising mineral operations authorized...
Save water, save money
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, VA Fairfax County
1977, Report
The United States uses huge quantities of water. In 1976, for example, it was estimated that for each person in the U.S., about 2,000 gallons of water were used daily in homes, offices, farms, and factories. This means that roughly 420 billion gallons of water were pumped, piped, or diverted...
Time-of-travel and dye-dispersion studies of selected streams and lakes in the Oswego River basin, New York, 1967-75
H.L. Shindel, L.A. Wagner, P.H. Hamecher
1977, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Report of Investigations RI-17
Ground-water quality near the water table in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Julian Soren
1977, Long Island Water Resources Bulletin LIWR-8
Hydrogeologic data from investigation of water resources of the South Fork, Suffolk County, New York
Bronius Nemickas, E. J. Koszalka, D.E. Vaupel
1977, Long Island Water Resources Bulletin LIWR-7
Analog-model prediction of the hydrologic effects of sanitary sewerage in southeast Nassau and southwest Suffolk Counties, New York
G.E. Kimmel, H.F.H. Ku, A.W. Harbaugh, D.J. Sulam, R.T. Getzen
1977, Long Island Water Resources Bulletin LIWR-6
Time-of-travel study, Black River from Lyons Falls to Dexter, New York
H.L. Shindel, L.A. Wagner
1977, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Report of Investigations RI-16
Oxygen and hydrogen isotope compositions as indicators of granite genesis in the New England Batholith, Australia
J. R. O’Neil, S.E. Shaw, R.H. Flood
1977, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (62) 313-328
Oxygen and hydrogen isotope studies of a number of granite suites and mineral separates from the New England Batholith indicate that ??O18 can be used to discriminate the major granite protoliths. The granite suites previously subdivided on the basis of mineralogical and geochemical criteria into S-type (sedimentary) and I-type (igneous)...
Stable isotope studies of metasomatic Ca-Fe-Al-Si skarns and associated metamorphic and igneous rocks, Osgood Mountains, Nevada
B.E. Taylor, J. R. O’Neil
1977, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (63) 1-49
Garnet-pyroxene skarns were formed 90 m.y. B.P. in the Osgood Mountains at or near contacts of grandiorite with calcareous rocks of the Cambrian Preble Formation. The metasomatic replacement followed contact metamorphic recrystallization of the Preble. The sources, temperature, and variation in H2O/CO2 ratios of the metasomatic fluid are interpreted from...
The landslide hazard in the San Francisco Bay region
E. E. Brabb
1977, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (7) 237-238
Development in hilly or mountainous terrain has resulted in much landslide damage. Areas susceptible to landsliding can be recognized. Practices for minimizing landslides are presented. ...
Effects of tide cycles on habitat selection and habitat partitioning by migrating shorebirds
J. Burger, M.A. Howe, D.C. Hahn, J. Chase
1977, The Auk (94) 743-758
We studied assemblages of feeding shorebirds in three intertidal habitats on the coast of New Jersey during August to document how species segregate spatially both among and within habitats and to determine the effects of tidal cycles on these patterns. The habitats were a sandy beach facing the ocean proper...
Breeding densities and migration periods of common snipe in Colorado
B. R. Johnson, R.A. Ryder
1977, The Wilson Bulletin (89) 116-121
Breeding densities and migration periods of Common Snipe in Colorado were investigated in 1974-75. Sites studied were near Fort Collins and in North Park, both in north central Colorado; in the Yampa Valley in northwestern Colorado; and in the San Luis Valley in south central Colorado....Estimated densities of breeding snipe...
Suspected lead toxicosis in a bald eagle
E. Jacobson, J. W. Carpenter, M. Novilla
1977, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (171) 952-954
An immature bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was submitted to the University of Maryland, College Park, for clinical examination. The bird was thin, had green watery feces, and was unable to maintain itself in upright posture. Following radiography, the bird went into respiratory distress and died. Numerous lead shot were recovered...
The use of feeding habitat by a colony of herons, egrets, and ibises near Beaufort, North Carolina
Thomas W. Custer
1977, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 1977 conference of the colonial waterbird group
Nine species of herons were followed to their feeding sites from a nesting colony near Beaufort, North Carolina, by airplane. Except for the Cattle Egret, which flew exclusively to fields and dumps, all other species flew mainly to saltmarsh habitat. In addition, habitats were selected in relation to tidal...
Identification of potential harvest units in the United States of the American woodcock
R.A. Coon, T.J. Dwyer, J.W. Artmann
Daniel M. Keppie, Ray B. Owen Jr., editor(s)
1977, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Sixth Woodcock Symposium, held at Fredericton, New Brunswick, October 4, 5 and 6
Potential harvest units were examined in the United States for American woodcock (Philohela minor) based on the distribution of both direct and indirect recoveries of preseason bandings. Unweighted and weighted recoveries were used to definefour sets of units with a minimal interchange of birds. With a configuration that...
Quantitative analysis of American woodcock nest and brood habitat
A. Bourgeois
Daniel M. Keppie, Ray B. Owen Jr., editor(s)
1977, Book chapter, Proceedings of the Sixth Woodcock Symposium, held at Fredericton, New Brunswick, October 4, 5 and 6
Sixteen nest and 19 brood sites of American woodcock (Philohela minoI) were examined in northern lower Michigan between 15 April and 15 June 1974 to determine habitat structure associated with these sites. Woodcock hens utilized young, second-growth forest stands which were similar in species composition for both nesting and brood...
