Technical manual for estimating low-flow frequency characteristics of streams in the Susquehanna River basin
Jeffrey T. Armbruster
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-51
This report presents procedures for estimating low-flow frequency characteristics for streams in the Susquehanna River basin. The techniques can be used at ungaged sites as well as sites where insufficient data are available to make a reliable estimate. Streams have been divided intp two types--major and minor. Major streams are...
Physical, chemical, and biological aspects of subsurface organic waste injection near Wilmington, North Carolina
J.A. Leenheer, Ronald L. Malcolm, W.R. White
1976, Professional Paper 987
From May 1968 to December 1972, an industrial organic waste was injected at rates of 100 to 200 gallons per minute (6.3 to 12.6 litres per second) into a sand, gravel, and limestone aquifer of Late Cretaceous age by Hercules Inc. located near Wilmington, North Carolina. This report presents both...
Heat-flow data from southeastern Oregon
J.H. Sass, S.P. Galanis Jr., R. J. Munroe, T. C. Urban
1976, Open-File Report 76-217
Statistical analysis of water-level, springflow, and streamflow data for the Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas
Celso Puente
1976, Open-File Report 76-393
Water-level, springflow, and streamflow data were used to develop simple and multiple linear-regression equations for use in estimating water levels in wells and the flow of three major springs in the Edwards aquifer in the eastern San Antonio area. The equations provide daily, monthly, and annual estimates that compare very...
Limnological data for the major streams in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Bruce W. Lium
1976, Report
Limnological data on major streams in Chester County, Pennsylvania are tabulated to provide a base line as to the present stream conditions. As land-use patterns change and further urbanization takes place, it is anticipated that these data will serve as a basis for comparison of conditions in the future. The...
Computation of unsteady flows in rivers and estuaries by the method of characteristics
Chintu Lai, C. A. Onions
1976, Report
This report is a program documentation to the latest revision (1975) of the unsteady open-channel flow simulation model by the method of characteristics, Version 13 in the program series, which employs a multiple-reach scheme treating each subreach as a prismatic shape. A long waterway of variable cross section, properties and...
Limnological data report for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection: U.S. Geological Survey cooperative lake studies project
Derrill J. Cowing, Matthew Scott
1976, Report
The report contains physical, chemical, and biological information collected on 43 Maine lakes during the 1975 calendar year. Methods for the collection and analysis of the hydrologic data are outlined.Physical characteristics listed include drainage area, surface area, surface elevation, volume, maximum depth, mean depth, epilimnion depth, epilimnion volume, and length...
A method for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in Montana
M. V. Johnson, R. J. Omang
1976, Open-File Report 75-650
This report provides methods for estimating flood characteristics at most natural flow sites on rural streams in Montana. It also contains significant flood data and related information for many gaged sites on Montana streams. Frequency curves are provided for 442 gaged sites as defined by log-Pearson Type III analysis. To...
Chemical and physical data for the Flaming Gorge Reservation area, Utah and Wyoming, 1973-75
E.L. Bolke
1976, Utah Basic-Data Release 27
This report presents the basic data that were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during a study of the chemical quality of water in Flaming Gorge Reservoir. An interpretive report will follow. The basic data were collected from the reservoir during the period August 1973 to October 1975. The reservoir...
Statistical summaries of streamflow records, Oklahoma through 1974: Compilations of flow-duration, low-flow, high-flow, monthly duration tables and statistics of annual discharge through 1974
Lionel D. Mize
1975, Open-File Report 75-684
Tables summarizing daily streamflow data by year are presented for gaging stations in Oklahoma that have at least 5 years of either unregulated or regulated stream-gaging record through September 30, 1974. Separate tables are presented for unregulated and regulated periods of record. These summary tables include: (1) the number of...
Flood of April 1975 at Williamston, Michigan
R. L. Knutilla, L.A. Swallow
1975, Open-File Report 75-289
On April 18 between 5 p.m. and 12 p.m. the city of Williamston experienced an intense rain storm that caused the Red Cedar River and the many small streams in the area to overflow their banks and resulted in the most devastating flood since at least 1904. Local officials estimated...
Time-of-travel of solutes in the Trinity River basin, Texas, September 1973 and July-August 1974
R.H. Ollman
1975, Open-File Report 75-558
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Trinity River Authority of Texas, conducted timee-of-travel studies in the Trinity River basin during a period of low flow September 19-23, 1973, and during a period of moderate flow July 23-August 1, 1974. The purpose...
Water resources data for Iowa, water year 1974; Part II, Water quality records
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1975, Water Data Report IA-74-2
Water resources data for the 1974 water year for Iowa including records of streamflow or reservoir storage at gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites, and records of water-quality data on the chemical and physical characteristics of surface and ground water, are given in this report. In Part 1, records...
Time-of-travel study: Lake Erie-Niagara River basins
Bernard Dunn
1975, Open-File Report 66-32
Time of travel was determined for 80.54 stream miles on Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Ellicott, Murder, and Tonawanda Creeks; Cazenovia Creek basin; and the Buffalo River. Two or three runs at different discharge rates were made in 13 subreaches on the 7 streams except for a subreach of Ellicott ·creek. In the Ellicott Creek subreach from...
Water resources data for Kansas, water year 1974; Part 1, Surface water records
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1975, Water Data Report KS-74-1
Water resources data for the 1974 water year for Kansas including records of stream-flow or reservoir storage at gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites are given in this report. Records are included for 163 gaging stations of which 143 are streamflow discharge stations and 20 are reservoir or lake...
Water resources data for West Virginia, water year 1974
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1975, Water Data Report WV-74-1
Water resources data for the 1974 water year for West Virginia including records of streamflow or reservoir storage at gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites, records of water-quality data on the chemical and physical characteristics of surface water, and records of ground-water levels at index wells are given in...
Water resources data for Mississippi, water year 1974
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1975, Water Data Report MS-74-1
Water resources data for the 1974 water year for Mississippi including records of streamflow or reservoir storage at gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites, special information on the flood in south-central Mississippi in April, and records of water-quality data on the chemical and physical characteristics of surface water, are...
Preliminary hydrogeologic appraisal of selected hydrothermal systems in northern and central Nevada
F. H. Olmsted, P.A. Glancy, J. R. Harrill, F. E. Rush, A. S. Van Denburgh
1975, Open-File Report 75-56
Several hydrothermal systems in northern and central Nevada were explored in a hydrogeologic reconnaissance. The systems studied comprise those at Stillwater and Soda Lakes-Upsal Hogback in the Carson Desert, Gerlach, Fly Ranch-Granite Range, and Double Hot Springs in the Black Rock Desert, Brady's Hot Springs, Leach Hot Springs in Grass...
Satellite relay and processing of hydrologic data in south Florida
E.T. Wimberly
1975, Water-Resources Investigations Report 75-12
Management of water in south Florida requires current hydrologic data on water levels and rainfall. This need is being met by a data processing system which provides near-real-time data from remote areas. The flow of data is from data-collection platforms at field sites via LANDSAT-1 satellite to the National Aeronautics...
Chemical and biological quality of water in part of the Everglades, southeastern Florida
Bradley G. Waller, James E. Earle
1975, Water-Resources Investigations Report 75-56
A comprehensive monitoring network was established in a part of the Everglades to evaluate the quality of water being delivered to Everglades National Park. Physical, chemical, and biological parameters were determined in surface water, bottom sediment, and bulk precipitation (rainfall and dry fallout).The geology of the area, bottom sediment, bulk...
Environmental tritium in the Edwards Aquifer, central Texas 1963-71
Frederick Joseph Pearson, Paul L. Rettman, T.A. Wyerman
1975, Open-File Report 74-362
Tritium concentrations of samples from 50 wells and springs in the Edwards aquifer in the San Antonio area of Texas have been analysed. Tritium now in the aquifer is partly natural cosmic ray produced tritium, but most is tritium produced by atmospheric thermonuclear tests in the 1950's and early 1960's....
Data summary of June-July 1975 floods in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota
K.L. Lindskov
1975, Open-File Report 75-565
Torrential rains during late June and early July 1975, combined with wet antecedent conditions, caused severe flooding, mainly along the lower reaches of the Sheyenne and Maple Rivers and their tributaries in North Dakota, and in the Buffalo and Wild Rice River basins in Minnesota. The Red River of the...
Magnitude and frequency of floods in Washington
J. E. Cummans, Michael R. Collings, Edmund George Nasser
1975, Open-File Report 74-336
Relations are provided to estimate the magnitude and frequency of floods on Washington streams. Annual-peak-flow data from stream gaging stations on unregulated streams having 1 years or more of record were used to determine a log-Pearson Type III frequency curve for each station. Flood magnitudes having recurrence intervals of 2,...
Hydrology and sedimentation of Bixler Run basin, central Pennsylvania
Lloyd A. Reed
1975, Open-File Report 75-26
Rainfall, streamflow, stream chemical, and sediment discharge data were collected from Bixler Run near Loysville, Pa., during the period February 1954 to September 1969, as part of a project to evaluate sediment discharge from an agricultural area that had been adopting soil-conservation techniques at a moderate rate. The study was...
Basic data for some recent Australian heat-flow measurements
Robert J. Munroe, J.H. Sass, G.T. Milburn, J.C. Jaeger, H.Y. Tammemagi
1975, Open-File Report 75-567
This report has been compiled to provide background information and detailed temperature and thermal conductivity data for the heat-flow values reported in Sass, Jaeger, and Munroe (in press). The data were collected as part of a joint heat-flow study by the Australian National University (ANU) and the U.S. Geological Survey...
