Floods of March-April 1960 in Eastern Nebraska and adjacent states
H.D. Brice, R.E. West
1965, Water Supply Paper 1790-A
Snowmelt floods, record breaking on many streams and outstanding in terms of total area affected and runoff volumes generated, occurred in late March and early April 1960 on Missouri River tributaries in adjacent parts of six states. In order of area affected, the States are Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas,...
Water resources in the vicinity of municipalities on the west-central Mesabi Iron Range, northeastern Minnesota
R. D. Cotter, H. L. Young, L. R. Petri, C. H. Prior
1965, Water Supply Paper 1759-C
Additional supplies of water are available near the municipalities or the west-central Mesabi Iron Range. The largest sources are the ground-water aquifers in the Biwabik Iron-Formation and the stratified glacial drift. Areas of stratified drift that probably have good water potential have been outlined. Surface-water supplies are negligible in the...
Hydrology of the Little Plover River basin, Portage County, Wisconsin, and the effects of water resource development
Edwin P. Weeks, Donald W. Erickson, Charles Lee Roy Holt Jr.
1965, Water Supply Paper 1811
The Little Plover River basin is in the sand-plain area of central Wisconsin. The basin and the surrounding sand-plain area provide a good fish and wildlife habitat and is a popular locale for sport fishing. Good yields may be obtained in the area from irrigated crops, and the irrigated acreage...
Surface water records of Texas, 1964
U.S. Geological Survey
1965, Report
The surface-water records for the 1964 water year for gaging stations, partial-record stations, miscellaneous sites, and base-flow studies within the State of Texas are given in this report. For convenience there are also included records for a few pertinent gaging stations in bordering States. The records were collected and computed...
Ground-water levels in observation wells in Oklahoma, 1961-62
P.R. Wood, M.D. Moeller
1964, Open-File Report 64-169
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...
Flow characteristics of Wisconsin streams: Flow-duration, Hhgh-flow, and low-flow tables for selected streams through water-year 1960
K.B. Young
1964, Open-File Report 64-167
The collection of data on the flow of rivers in Wisconsin started on a continuing basis in 1913. A few streamflow records were started in the late 1800's, one as early as 1888 (Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls). Much of the work has been done under cooperative arrangements between the...
Geology and hydrology of the West Milton area, Saratoga County, New York
Frederick K. Mack, F. H. Pauszek, John R. Crippen
1964, Water Supply Paper 1747
This report describes the geology, ground-water conditions, streamflow characteristics, and quality of water in the West Milton area, Saratoga County, N.Y. The West Milton area is in the east-central part of New York in the hilly region that forms a transition zone between the Adirondack Mountains and the Hudson-Mohawk valley...
Magnitude and frequency of floods in Alaska south of the Yukon River
Vernon Kenneth Berwick, Joseph M. Childers, M.A. Kuentzel
1964, Circular 493
This report presents a method for evaluating the magnitude and frequency of floods on the basis of the analysis of flood records. One composite frequency curve is applied to the entire study region. This curve relates floods of various magnitudes at any site within the region to probable recurrence intervals...
Discharge characteristics of embankment-shaped weirs
Carl E. Kindsvater
1964, Water Supply Paper 1617-A
An embankment-shaped weir is an embankment overtopped by flood waters. Among the engineering problems frequently resulting from. this occurrence is the need to compute the peak discharge from postflood yield observations. The research described in this. report was concerned with the theoretical and experimental bases for the computation procedure. The...
Apparatus and techniques for measuring bedload
David Wellington Hubbell
1964, Water Supply Paper 1748
The need for accurate determinations of the total sediment discharge of particles of bedload size has prompted this investigation of available and possible measuring apparatus and procedures. The accuracy of measurements of sediment discharge made with trap-type samplers is affected by the variability of sampler efficiency, by the oscillatory variation...
Water resources of the Hartford-New Britain area, Connecticut
Robert Vittum Cushman, D. Tanski, M. P. Thomas
1964, Water Supply Paper 1499-H
The Hartford-New Britain area includes the metropolitan areas of Hartford and New Britain and parts of several adjoining towns. Water used in the area is withdrawn from the principal streams and aquifers at an average rate of 463.5 mgd (million gallons per day). Sufficient water is available from these sources...
Geology and ground-water resources of the Anchorage area, Alaska
Dagfin John Cederstrom, Frank W. Trainer, Roger Milton Waller
1964, Water Supply Paper 1773
The Anchorage area, at the head of Cook Inlet in south-central Alaska, occupies 150 square miles of a glaciated lowland and lies between two estuaries and the Chugach Mountains. Two military bases are in the area; Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska and the chief transportation center for this...
Hydrologic factors pertinent to ground‐water contamination
R. Brown
1964, Groundwater (2) 5-12
Predictions of where and how a fluid waste may travel from disposal site to the water table require detailed information on the physical characteristics, location, and extent of all pervious and impervious materials in the unsaturated zone. Principles concerning the flow system in the unsaturated zone indicate the importance of choice of...
Hydrologic factors pertinent to ground‐water contamination
R. Brown
1964, Groundwater (2) 5-12
Predictions of where and how a fluid waste may travel from disposal site to the water table require detailed information on the physical characteristics, location, and extent of all pervious and impervious materials in the unsaturated zone. Principles concerning the flow system in the unsaturated zone indicate the importance of choice of...
Hydrology of stock-water development on the public domain of western Utah
Charles T. Snyder
1963, Water Supply Paper 1475-N
A geologic and hydrologic reconnaissance was made on the public domain of western Utah to appraise the water resources of the area and to provide a basis for locating and developing sources of stock water. The study area includes the Bonneville, Pahvant, and Virgin Grazing Districts, in parts of Tooele,...
Hydrologic and biotic characteristics of grazed and ungrazed watersheds of the Badger Wash basin in western Colorado, 1953-58
Gregg C. Lusby, George C. Lusby, George T. Turner, J. R. Thompson, Vincent H. Reid
1963, Water Supply Paper 1532-B
A comprehensive study of the hydrologic and biotic characteristics of small drainage basins on the Colorado Plateau and the effect of grazing on these characteristics vas begun in 1953. This report presents data obtained during the first 5 years of the proposed 20-year study. Periodic observations were made at permanent...
Water resources of Red River Parish, Louisiana
Roy Newcome, Leland Vernon Page
1963, Water Supply Paper 1614
Red River Parish is on the eastern flank of the Sabine uplift in northwestern Louisiana. The 'area is underlain by lignitic clay and sand of Paleocene and Eocene age which dip to the east at the rate of about 30 feet per mile. The Red River is entrenched in these...
Hydraulic geometry of a small tidal estuary
Robert M. Myrick, Luna Bergere Leopold
1963, Professional Paper 422-B
A tidal channel in a marsh bordering the Potomac River near Alexandria, Va., was mapped, and current-meter measurements of discharge were made at various locations and at various stages in the tidal cycle. These measurements allowed analysis of the change of width, depth, and velocity with discharge at various cross...
Geology of the Anlauf and Drain quadrangles, Douglas and Lane counties, Oregon
Linn Hoover
1963, Open-File Report 59-56
The Anlauf and Drain quadrangles, Oregon, lie about 20 miles south of the City of Eugene, in Douglas and Lane Counties. They constitute an area of about 435 square miles that includes parts of both the Cascade Range and Coast Range physiographic provinces.A sequence of lower Tertiary sedimentary and volcanic...
Large uraniferous springs and associated uranium minerals, Shirley Mountains, Carbon County, Wyoming -- A preliminary report
J. D. Love
1963, Open-File Report 63-86
Ten springs along the southeast flank of the Shirley Mountains, Carbon County, Wyoming, have water containing from 12 to 27 parts per billion uranium, have a total estimated flow of 3 million gallons of clear fresh water per day, and have a combined annual output that may be as much...
Floods on White Rock Creek above White Rock Lake at Dallas, Texas
Clarence R. Gilbert
1963, Open-File Report 63-36
The White Rock Creek watershed within the city limits of Dallas , Texas, presents problems not unique in the rapid residential and industrial development encountered by many cities throughout the United States. The advantages of full development of the existing area within a city before expanding city boundaries, are related...
Surficial geology and soils of the Elmira-Williamsport region, New York and Pennsylvania, with a section on forest regions and great soil groups
Charles Storrow Denny, Walter Henry Lyford, J. C. Goodlett
1963, Professional Paper 379
The Elmira-Williamsport region, lying south of the Finger Lakes in central New York and northern Pennsylvania, is part of the Appalachian Plateaus physiographic province. A small segment of the Valley and Ridge province is included near the south border. In 1953 and 1954, the authors, a geologist and a soil...
Magnitude and frequency of floods in the United States, part 13. Snake River basin
C.A. Thomas, H. C. Broom, J. E. Cummans
1963, Water Supply Paper 1688
The magnitude of a flood of any selected frequency up to 50 years for any site on any stream in the Snake River basin can be determined by methods outlined in this report, with some limitations. The methods are not applicable for regulated streams, for drainage basins smaller than 10...
Effects of hydraulic and geologic factors on streamflow of the Yakima River Basin, Washington
Hallard B. Kinnison, Jack E. Sceva
1963, Water Supply Paper 1595
The Yakima River basin, in south-central Washington, is the largest single river system entirely within the confines of the State. Its waters are the most extensively utilized of all the rivers in Washington. The river heads high on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains, flows for 180 miles in a...
Electric analog of three-dimensional flow to wells and its application to unconfined aquifers
Robert W. Stallman
1963, Water Supply Paper 1536-H
Electric-analog design criteria are established from the differential equations of ground-water flow for analyzing pumping-test data. A convenient analog design was obtained by transforming the cylindrical equation of flow to a rectilinear form. The design criteria were applied in the construction of an electric analog, which was used for studying...
