Fluvial sediment concepts
Harold P. Guy
1970, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 03-C1
This report is the first of a series concerned with the measurement of and recording of information about fluvial sediment and with related environmental data needed to maintain and improve basic sediment knowledge. Concepts presented in this report involve (1) the physical characteristics of sediment which include aspects relative 'to...
Sediment transport by streams in the Palouse River basin, Washington and Idaho, July 1961-June 1965
P. R. Boucher
1970, Water Supply Paper 1899-C
The Palouse River basin covers about 3,300 square miles in southeastern Washington and northwestern Idaho. The eastern part of the basin is composed of steptoes and foothills which are generally above an altitude of 2,600 feet; the central part is of moderate local relief and is mantled chiefly by thick...
Floods of December 1966 in southwestern Utah
Elmer Butler, J. C. Mundorff
1970, Water Supply Paper 1870-A
Severe floods occurred in parts of southwestern Utah on December 5-6, 1966, as a result of precipitation of about 1 inch to more than 12 inches during December 3-6. The flood on the Virgin River was the greatest since the first settlers arrived in 1860.The peak discharge of the Virgin...
Correlative estimates of streamflow in the upper Colorado River basin
Lamar E. Carroon
1970, Water Supply Paper 1875
Most hydrologic analyses, whether for appraisal of the water resource, feasibility of a particular development, design of a system of operation, assessment of gains or losses from acts of man or natural changes, or almost any other use, require the extension in time of some streamflow records. In the Upper...
Quality of surface water in the Bear River basin, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho
K.M. Waddell
1970, Utah Basic-Data Release 18
Water-quality data have been collected intermittently at several sites in the Bear River basin since 1947. Because the Bear River flows through three States - Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho - water-quality programs have been confined for the most part within State boundaries. In 1967, the U.S. Geological Survey, as a...
Daily water-temperature records for Utah streams, 1944-68
G.L. Whitaker
1970, Utah Basic-Data Release 19
Temperature is an important and sometimes critical factor for many uses of water. Temperature affects the usefulness of the water for recreation, fish and wildlife propagation, industrial cooling, food processing, and manufacturing. Temperature also affects the ability of the water to accommodate biologic and vegetative types of life.The purpose of...
Stage-discharge characteristics of a Weir in a sand-channel stream
Don D. Gonzalez, C.H. Scott, James K. Culbertson
1969, Water Supply Paper 1898-A
A unique relation between water-surface elevation and water discharge usually does not exist for sand-channel streams. The relation is affected by changes in bed roughness and changes in bed elevation because of scour and fill. An artificial control on a sand-channel stream must control both the resistance to flow and...
Water in the Kahuku area, Oahu, Hawaii
K. J. Takasaki, Santos Valenciano
1969, Water Supply Paper 1874
The Kahuku area comprises the north end of the Koolau Range and its bordering coastal plain. This part of the range is less deeply eroded than oth3r parts, and except for long, narrow valleys and cliffs near the shore, it has retained the general shape of the original volcanic dome....
Estuarine studies in upper Grays Harbor, Washington
Joseph P. Beverage, Milton N. Swecker
1969, Water Supply Paper 1873-B
Improved management of the water resources of Grays Harbor, Wash., requires more data on the water quality of the harbor and a better understanding of the influences of industrial and domestic wastes on the local fisheries resources. To provide a more comprehensive understanding of these influences, the U.S. Geological Survey...
Preliminary geologic interpretation of aeromagnetic data in the Nixon Fork district, Alaska
Lennart A. Anderson, Bruce L. Reed, Gordon R. Johnson
1969, Open-File Report 69-9
An aeromagnetic map covering 480 square miles was compiled for the Nixon Fork district, which is located approximately 35 miles northeast of McGrath, Alaska. The survey was flown in search of concealed intrusive rocks which may have produced contact metamorphic deposits in limestone similar to the known lode deposits which...
Effects of urban development on direct runoff to East Meadow Brook, Nassau County, Long Island, New York
G.E. Seaburn
1969, Professional Paper 627-B
The study described in this report is concerned with the effects of intensive urban development on direct runoff to East Meadow Brook, a southward-flowing stream in central Nassau County, N.Y., during the period 1937-66. The specific objectives of the study were (a) to relate indices of urban development to increases...
Ground-water levels in observation wells in Oklahoma, 1967-68
R.H. Bingham
1969, Open-File Report 69-335
The investigation of the ground-water resources of Oklahoma by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board includes a continuing program to collect records of water levels in selected observation wells on a systematic basis. These water-level records: (1) provide an index to available ground-water supplies;...
Ground-water data as of 1967, Central Coastal Subregion, California
J. S. Bader
1969, Report
Most usable ground water in the predominantly mountainous Central Coastal Subregion occurs in alluvium-filled valleys and coastal plains and in deeper aquifers of Quaternary and Tertiary age. The intervening mountainous areas are underlain by consolidated sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks, mainly of Mesozoic age. These older rocks contain only small...
Floods in the Guayanilla-Yauco area, Puerto Rico
Fred K. Fields
1969, Report
This report is a compilation of data pertaining to floods in Rios Guayanilla and Yauco, based principally upon information obtained from residents in the study area. This information is a useful tool in making land-use and development decisions.The Guayanilla and Yauco basins lie in the southwestern part of Puerto Rico....
Dissolved-mineral inflow to Great Salt Lake and chemical characteristics of the salt lake brine: Summary for water years 1960, 1961, and 1964
D. C. Hahl
1968, Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey Water-Resources Bulletin 10
The investigation of dissolved-mineral inflow to Great Salt Lake during the water years 1960, 1961, and 1964 was conducted during conditions of streamflow that were representative of the lowest and the average recorded during the water years 1934-64. The study conducted during the 1960 and 1961 water years was limited...
Extension of streamflow records in Utah
J.K. Reid, L.E. Carroon, G. E. Pyper
1968, Technical Publication 20
This report provides long-term data on streamflow at selected short-term gaging stations in Utah. The records of streamflow at the short-term or secondary gaging stations are extended on the basis of a graphical correlation with concurrent records at long-term or primary gaging stations. The data presented consist of records of...
Water resources inventory of Connecticut Part 3: lower Thames and southeastern coastal river basins
Chester E. Thomas Jr., Michael A. Cervione Jr., I.G. Grossman
1968, Connecticut Water Resources Bulletin 15
The lower Thames and southeastern coastal river basins have a relatively abundant supply of water of generally good quality which is derived from streams entering the area and precipitation that has fallen on the area. Annual precipitation has ranged from about 32 inches to 65 inches and has averaged about...
Statistical properties of dune profiles
C.F. Nordin Jr.
1968, Open-File Report 68-201
Properties of sand waves formed by subcritical unidirectional water currents are investigated by statistical analyses of records of streambed profiles. Records of bed elevation y as a function of distance x along the channel, y = y(x), and time records at a fixed point of the channel, y = y(t),...
River channel bars and dunes - Theory of kinematic waves
Walter Basil Langbein, Luna Bergere Leopold
1968, Professional Paper 422-L
A kinematic wave is a grouping cf moving objects in zones along a flow path and through which the objects pass. These concentrations may be characterized by a simple relation between the speed of the moving objects and their spacing as a result of interaction between them.Vehicular traffic has long...
Analysis of water quality of the Mahoning River in Ohio
Gene A. Bednar, Charles R. Collier, William Perry Cross
1968, Water Supply Paper 1859-C
The Mahoning River drains the densely populated and industrialized Warren-Youngstown area in northeastern Ohio. Significant chemical constituents and physical properties generally regarded as important in establishing water-quality standards for the Mahoning River are evaluated on the basis of hydrologic conditions and water use. Most of the interpretations and the appraisal...
Chemical quality of surface waters in Devils Lake basin North Dakota, 1952-60
Hugh T. Mitten, C.H. Scott, Philip G. Rosene
1968, Water Supply Paper 1859-B
Above-normal precipitation in 1954, 1956, and 1957 caused the water surface of Devils Lake to rise to an altitude of 1,419.3 feet, its highest in 40 years. Nearly all the water entering the lake flowed through Big Coulee, and about three-fourths of that inflow was at rates greater than 100...
Geology and ground-water resources of the Deer Lodge Valley, Montana
Richard L. Konizeski, R. G. McMurtrey, Alex Brietkrietz
1968, Water Supply Paper 1862
The Deer Lodge Valley is a basin trending north-south within Powell, Deer Lodge, and Silver Bow Counties in west-central Montana, near the center of the Northern Rocky Mountains physiographic province. It trends northward between a group of relatively low, rounded mountains to the east and the higher, more rugged Flint...
Infrared survey of the Pisgah Crater area, San Bernardino County, California - a geologic interpretation
Stephen J. Gawarecki
1968, Open-File Report 69-104
The infrared survey of the Pisgah Crater Area, San Bernardino County, California was primarily undertaken to establish parameters by which rock types, structures, and textures peculiar to this locale could be recognized or differentiated. A secondary purpose was to provide an adequate evaluation and calibration of airborne and ground-based instruments...
Reconnaissance investigations of the discharge and water quality of the Amazon River
Roy Edwin Oltman
1968, Circular 552
Selected published estimates of the discharge of Amazon River in the vicinity of Obidos and the mouth are presented to show the great variance of available information. The most reasonable estimates prepared by those who measured some parameters of the flow were studied by Maurice Parde, who concluded that the...
Storage requirements for Arkansas streams
James Lee Patterson
1968, Water Supply Paper 1859-G
The supply of good-quality surface water in Arkansas is abundant. owing to seasonal and annual variability of streamflow, however, storage must be provided to insure dependable year-round supplies in most of the State. Storage requirements for draft rates that are as much as 60 percent of the mean annual flow...
