The use of resistivity‐methods in the location of salt‐water bodies in the El Paso, Texas, Area
A.N. Sayre, E.L. Stephenson
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 393-398
During 1935 and 1936 the Ground‐Water Division of the United States Geological Survey made an investigation of the ground‐water resources of the El Paso, Texas, Area. Geological and hydrological studies comprised the principal part of the investigation, and these studies were supplemented by measurements of earth‐resistivity made largely by the...
Ground‐water in Utah
George H. Taylor
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 536-541
In common with many of the arid and semiarid States, the prosperity of Utah probably is more dependent upon the amount of water available than upon any other natural resource. Although only about four per cent of the State is irrigated, a shortage of water for irrigation becomes a major...
Extraordinary topaz‐replacement body in the Brewer Mine, South Carolina
Jewell J. Glass
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 243-246
A large body of massive topaz forms a part of the gold‐bearing lode at the Brewer Mine, South Carolina. This gold‐mine was opened 100 years ago and merits the distinction of being one of the early gold‐discoveries of the Southern Appalachian Region. The Brewer Mine is located near Jefferson, in...
Appendix A—A selected list of papers relating to ground‐water hydrology
Albert Nelson Sayre
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 325-328
In the following list, brief‐statements have been added to certain references to call attention to special phases of ground‐water problems which are not apparent from the titles. Abstracts of most of the papers have been or will be published in the Annotated Bibliography of Economic Geology....
Amount of ground‐water recharge in the southern High Plains
Charles V. Theis
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 564-568
For the last six years the United States Geological Survey, in cooperation with the State Engineer of New Mexico, has been making somewhat intensive studies of ground‐water in the part of the High Plains that lies in New Mexico, and in 1933 and 1934 the Geological Survey, with funas allocated...
The value of geophysical methods in ground‐water studies
O. E. Meinzer
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 385-387
Two meanings are unfortunately given to the term geophysics. In the broad sense, based on the etymology of the term, geophysics means the physics of the Earth. This is its significance in the names “Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington,” “International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics,” and “American...
The mutual interference of artesian wells on Long Island, New York
R.M. Leggette
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 490-494
The withdrawal of water from a well necessarily produces a drop in water‐level in the well. The ground‐water level in the vicinity of the well from which the water is withdrawn likewise declines, but the amount of decline decreases with increasing distance from the well, so that a cone of...
Report of the committee on chemistry of natural waters, 1936–37
C. S. Howard
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 342-343
The membership of this Committee is as follows: C. S. Howard, Chairman, U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C.D. G. Thompson, U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C.A. C. Lane, 22 Arlington Street, Cambridge, MassachusettsC. S. Scofield, Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Dept. Agri., Washington, D. C.I. A. Denison, U.S. Bureau...
Report of the committee on underground waters, 1936–37
D. G. Thompson
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 318-325
In accordance with the by‐laws of the Section, the Committee on Underground Waters has been reconstituted during the past year. With their research interests turning to other subjects, several members have dropped out, and four new men have been appointed. In order to maintain contact with the work of related...
Recent geologic studies on Long Island with respect to ground-water supplies
David Grosh Thompson, Francis Gerritt Wells, Horace Richard Blank
1937, Economic Geology (32) 451-470
Recent studies have shown that relatively impermeable clay beds are widespread on Long Island but that erosion channels cutting through them permit restricted recharge of the underlying beds in some parts of the island. Of the more than 200,000,000 gallons of water a day now pumped from wells, about 65...
Preliminary report on the North Atlantic deep‐sea cores taken by the Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution
W.H. Bradley, M. N. Bramlette, J.A. Cushman, L.G. Henbest, K.E. Lahman, P.D. Trask
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 224-226
A series, of 11 cores from the North Atlantic sea‐bottom between the Newfoundland Banks and the banks off the Irish Coast have been studied by a group of geologists of the United States Geological Survey. These cores were taken by Dr. C. S. Piggot of the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory...
Fifty-eighth annual report of the Director of the Geological Survey
Walter Curran Mendenhall
1937, Annual Report 58
During the fiscal year 1937 the Geological Survey continued its systematic work in investigating, mapping, and reporting on the geology, the mineral and water resources, and the physical features of the United States. The results of this work are basic in all conservational activities, as those who plan and direct...
Ground water in Avra-Altar Valley, Arizona
David A. Andrews
1937, Water Supply Paper 796-E
No abstract available....
Stream-gaging work: Section 2 of Chapter 6 in Twentieth biennial report of the State Engineer to the governor of Utah: 1935-1936
A.B. Purton
1936, Utah State Engineer Biennial Report 20-6
Stream gaging is primarily the work of collecting basic data relating to the surface-water supplies of the State. These records are used as the basis for all developments involving the use of water....
Ground water investigations in Utah to June 30, 1936: A part of Chapter 8 in Twentieth biennial report of the State Engineer to the governor of Utah: 1935-1936
G.H. Taylor, H. E. Thomas
1936, Utah State Engineer Biennial Report 20-8
During the past few years of drouth the importance of ground-water supplies has become more fully appreciated. During this time, because of subnormal replenishment of the ground-water reservoirs and the increased withdrawals from wells, the ground-water levels have declined in most developed areas in the State, a condition which has...
Withdrawal of ground water on Long Island, N.Y.
D. G. Thompson, R.M. Leggette
1936, Bulletin GW-1
Supplementary report on the ground-water supplies of the Atlantic City region
Henry C. Barksdale, Raymond W. Sundstrom, Maurice S. Brunstein
1936, Special Report 6
This report is the second progress report on the ground-water investigations in the Atlantic City region. Many important problems still remain to be solved, however, and it is in no sense a final report. The report covers the area immediately surrounding Atlantic City, extending from Brigantine to Sea Isle City along...
Surface water supply of the United States, 1934, Part IV, St. Lawrence River basin
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1936, Water Supply Paper 759
Ground-water resources of Kleberg County, Texas
Penn Poore Livingston, Thomas W. Bridges
1936, Water Supply Paper 773-D
Abundant supplies of fresh water are obtained from deep artesian wells In all parts of Kleberg County. The water is derived from a stratum of sand, 10 to 150 feet thick, which usually has been referred to the Goliad sand but possibly may be at the base of the LIssie...
Water resources of the Edwards limestone in the San Antonio area, Texas
Penn Livingston, A.N. Sayre, W. N. White
1936, Water Supply Paper 773-B
The water discharged from the large springs of San Antonio and most of the deep wells of the San Antonio area comes from a common reservoir in fissures and solution channels in the Edwards limestone. The water enters the limestone in a zone of outcrop along the Balcones escarpment, which crosses...
Floods in the United States — Magnitude and frequency
Clarence S. Jarvis
1936, Water Supply Paper 771
From time immemorial floods have transformed beneficent river waters into a menace to humanity. Man's progress toward economic stability has been repeatedly halted or even thrown backward by the interruption of his efforts to make effective use of rivers and of valley lands. This handicap is not imposed by the...
Studies of relations of rainfall and run-off in the United States
William Glenn Hoyt
1936, Water Supply Paper 772
Droughts of 1930-34
John Clayton Hoyt
1936, Water Supply Paper 680
Ground water in south-central Tennessee
C.V. Theis
1936, Water Supply Paper 677
Surface water supply of the United States, 1934, Part II, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1936, Water Supply Paper 757
