Flood investigations in Nevada through 1977 water year
Otto Moosburner
1978, Open-File Report 78-610
Maximum annual discharges, gage heights, and probable flood dates for 127 sites are compiled for Nevada streams. Data have been collected in cooperation with the Nevada Department of Highways at most of the sites (108).Also included in the report are the peak discharges, gage heights, and flood dates for the...
Estimates of 7-day, 10-year minimum flows at selected stream sites in Puerto Rico
Ernest D. Cobb
1978, Open-File Report 78-583
The 7-day, 10-year minimum flow of streams is used as an index for determining the capacity of streams to receive waste effluents. This index of flow was computed from streamflow records for 31 stream sites in Puerto Rico. In addition, there was a need for the 7-day, 10-year minimum flow...
Water resources data for Colorado, water year 1977: Volume 3. Dolores River basin, Green River basin, San Juan River basin
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Water Data Report CO-77-3
Water-resources data for Colorado for the 1977 water year consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs, and water levels and water quality of wells and springs. This report (Volumes 1, 2, and 3) contains discharge records for...
Water resources data for Washington, water year 1977, Vol. 2 - Eastern Washington
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Water Data Report WA-77-2
Water resources data for the 1977 water year for Washington consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water-quality of ground water. This report, in two volumes, contains discharge records for 258 gaging stations;...
A summary of measured hydraulic data for the series of steady and unsteady flow experiments over uniform grass roughness
Dannie L. Collins, Kathleen M. Flynn
1978, Open-File Report 78-808
The primary purpose of this report is to summarize and make available to other investigators the measured hydraulic data collected in the Flood Plain Simulation Facility located at the Gulf Coast Hydroscience Center, near Bay St. Louis, Miss., during a series of experiments designed to study steady and unsteady flow...
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1977: Volume 1. Hawaii
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Water Data Report HI-77-1
Volume 1 of water resources data for the 1977 water year for Hawaii and other Pacific Areas consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; and water levels and water quality in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 114 gaging stations; water quality for...
Water resources data for Michigan, water year 1977
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Water Data Report MI-77-1
Water resources data for the 1977 water year for Michigan consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water temperature of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 195 gaging stations; stage only...
An analysis of stream temperatures, Green River Basin, Wyoming
H. W. Lowham
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-13
A method for estimating temperatures of streams in the Green River basin, Wyoming, utilizes a regional model for estimating mean daily temperatures of streams at unmeasured sites. The regional model was developed by describing annual temperature patterns at 43 measured sites and by applying the harmonic function T = M...
Storm-water data for Bear Creek basin, Jackson County, Oregon 1977-78
Loren A. Wittenberg
1978, Open-File Report 79-217
Storm-water-quality samples were collected from four subbasins in the Bear Creek basin in southern Oregon. These subbasins vary in drainage size, channel slope, effective impervious area, and land use. Automatic waterquality samplers and precipitation and discharge gages were set up in each of the four subbasins. During the period October...
Hydrologic data for the Copper Basin area, a potential mining area in Yavapai County, Arizona
B. W. Thomsen, R.S. Stulik
1978, Open-File Report 78-413
Large low-grade ore bodies have been discovered in Copper Basin, and a large copper-mining operation is anticipated in the near future. Hydrologic data are being collected to provide the data base necessary to determine the effects of a potential mining operation on the water resources of the area. The area...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Wyoming, fiscal year 1978
F. C. Boner
1978, Open-File Report 78-239
This report contains lists of streamflow and reservoir stations, peak-flow partial-record stations, chemical-quality stations, sediment stations, and observation wells where water levels are measured in Wyoming. The locations of the basic-data sites are shown on maps. Thirty-two water-resources appraisal projects in Wyoming are also described, including many that are related...
Ages of flow units in the far eastern lunar maria based on crater density
Joseph M. Boyce
1978, Open-File Report 78-879
The distribution of major geologic units of uniform relative age exposed in the far eastern maria (i.e., Mare Marginis, Mare Smythii, and Mare Crisium) and Mare Humorum was compiled in map form on the basis of a crater density mapping technique. Correlation of crater densities and radiometric ages of Apollo...
Hydrologic data in Bear Creek Basin and western Jackson County, Oregon, 1976-77
Loren A. Wittenberg, Stuart W. McKenzie
1978, Open-File Report 78-230
To determine irrigation return flow impacts on Meyer Creek and Griffin Creek, 12 sites were sampled prior to and during the irrigation season. Thirty-three sets of samples, consisting of irrigation inflow and outflow samples on farms, were collected to determine if the use of irrigation water was improving or degrading...
Map showing principal drainage basins, principal runoff-producing areas, and selected stream flow data in the Kaiparowits coal-basin area, Utah
Don Price
1978, IMAP 1033-E
This is one of a series of maps that describe the geology and related natural resources in the Kaiparowits coal-basin area. Streamflow records used to compile this map and the accompanying table were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah State Engineer and the Utah Department...
Study to determine discharge at 50-percent flow duration and ordinary high water for streams in Louisiana
Braxtel L. Neely Jr.
1978, Open-File Report 78-218
Techniques are presented for estimating the discharge at 50-percent duration and "ordinary high water" on ungaged streams in Louisiana that have drainage areas of less than 3,000 square miles. Discharge data from 91 gaging stations were used in developing the techniques. The discharge at 50-percent duration can be estimated if...
Water resources data for Indiana, water year 1977
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Water Data Report IN-77-1
Water resources data for the 1977 water year for Indiana consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels in wells. This report contains discharge records for 191 gaging stations; stage and contents for 12 lakes...
Drought in California; water resources data for 1977
Leonard N. Jorgensen, Verrie F. Pearce
1978, Open-File Report 78-613
The 2-year dry period 1976-77 was the most severe drought in northern California 's history, and the quantity and quality of all water-supply sources in the State were affected. This report contains special water-resources data collected by the Geological Survey during 1977. These data include: streamflow at 11 selected stations,...
Planning report for the southeastern limestone regional aquifer system analysis
Richard H. Johnston
1978, Open-File Report 78-516
The southeastern limestone aquifer system is one of the major sources of ground water in the United States. Over 3 billion gallons of water are pumped daily making the aquifer the principal source of municipal, industrial, and agricultural water supply in large parts of Florida and Georgia and to a...
High-flow frequencies for selected streams in Oklahoma
Thomas L. Huntzinger
1978, Open-File Report 78-161
Streamflow records are analyzed statistically to determine high-flow characteristics of selected streams in Oklahoma. Tables are included which show the 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year high-flow frequencies for durations of 1, 3, 7, 30, 90, and 365 days. The log-Pearson Type III frequency distribution was used in the...
Risk analyses for a water-supply system; Occoquan Reservoir, Fairfax and Prince William counties, Virginia
Robert M. Hirsch
1978, Open-File Report 78-452
This report demonstrates two techniques for evaluating risks in the operation of a water-supply system. Both rely on reconstructed historical streamflow data to develop estimates of the probabilities of certain specific events occurring in the future. These techniques are applied to the Occoquan Reservoir which was experiencing an unprecedented low...
A water-quality assessment of the Muddy Fork Silver Creek watershed, Clark, Floyd, and Washington counties, Indiana
Mark A. Hardy
1978, Open-File Report 78-202
Data collected for a wide range of flow conditions from September 8, 1975, to July 13, 1976, reveal that human and animal waste loading of streams and pesticide use in the watershed are probably the most significant water-quality problems. Generally, the type(s) of water in tributary streams in the south...
Low-flow and flow duration of Tennessee streams
Robert L. Gold
1978, Open-File Report 78-807
Low-flow frequency and duration data are presented to define variations of the low flow of Tennessee streams both in time and place. Analysis has been made of 204 continuous record stations, both regulated and unregulated and 651 partial-record stations operated either by the U.S. Geological Survey or Tennessee Valley Authority...
Water chemistry of the Redwood Creek and Mill Creek basins, Redwood National Park, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, California
Wesley L. Bradford, Rick T. Iwatsubo
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-115
A 2-year study was made in the Redwood Creek and Mill Creek drainage basins of Redwood National Park to determine existing chemical water-quality conditions and to identify the effects of logging on water quality in the main stems and tributaries of the two basins. Overall, the chemical water quality of...
Computer model of two-dimensional solute transport and dispersion in ground water
Leonard F. Konikow, J.D. Bredehoeft
1978, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 07-C2
This report presents a model that simulates solute transport in flowing ground water. The model is both general and flexible in that it can be applied to a wide range of problem types. It is applicable to one- or two-dimensional problems involving steady-state or transient flow. The model computes changes...
Selected low-flow characteristics of streams in the vicinity of Warwick, Orange County, New York
Benjamin B. Eissler
1978, Open-File Report 78-811
Base flows were measured during 1971-76 at 10 partial-record sites and three continuous-record stations on major streams in and bordering the Town of Warwick. Discharge measurements at the partial-record sites were correlated with records from three suitable continuous-record gaging stations near the town to determine 7-day, 2-year low flows and...
