Geohydrology of the Foothill ground-water basin near Santa Barbara, California
J. R. Freckleton
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4017
Geohydrologic data presented in this report indicate that the East Subbasin of the Goleta groundwater basin and Storage Unit II of the Santa Barbara groundwater basin should be considered as a separate groundwater basin, which is referred to as the Foothill groundwater basin in this report. The 4.5 sq-mi Foothill...
Sources and concentrations of dissolved solids and selenium in the San Joaquin River and its tributaries, California, October 1985 to March 1987
D.G. Clifton, R. J. Gilliom
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4217
Sources and concentrations of dissolved solids and selenium in the San Joaquin River and its tributaries, California, were assessed by a mass-balance approach to determine the effects of tile-drain water and irrigation-return flows on the river. The study included low-flow periods from October 1985 to mid-February 1986 and mid-May 1986...
Water resources of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation, east-central Minnesota
J. F. Ruhl
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4114
Water resources in the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation meet the present (1987) needs for drinking-water supplies and other household uses with respect to water quality and quantity, and provide valuable ecological, recreational, and aesthetic benefits. Total annual water use in the Reservation is about 36.5 million gallons per year...
Effects of the 1986 drought on streamflow in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia
Timothy W. Hale, Evelyn H. Hopkins, Robert F. Carter
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4212
A severe drought in the Southeastern United States during 1986 resulted in the lowest flows of record for many streams. Minimum flows in many streams occurred in mid-summer, several months earlier in the year than the minimums that occurred during notable regional droughts of 1954 and 1981. Streamflow data for...
Water resources of the upper Big Wood River basin, Idaho
S.A. Frenzel
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4018
Mean annual water yields, estimated using a water-budget method, for the upper Big Wood River basin above Glendale Road and for Trail Creek, Warm Springs Creek, and East Fork Big Wood River, Idaho were 410,000, 50,000, 60,000 and 50,000 acre-ft, respectively. Yields also were estimated for 1986 and 1987 water...
Hydrology and digital simulation of the regional aquifer system, eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
S. P. Garabedian
1989, Open-File Report 87-237
No abstract available. ...
Alluvial and bedrock aquifers of the Denver Basin — Eastern Colorado's dual ground-water resource
Stanley G. Robson
1989, Water Supply Paper 2302
Large volumes of ground water are contained in alluvial and bedrock aquifers in the semiarid Denver basin of eastern Colorado. The bedrock aquifer, for example, contains 1.2 times as much water as Lake Erie of the Great Lakes, yet it supplies only about 9 percent of the ground water used...
Potential hazards from future volcanic eruptions in California
C. Dan Miller
1989, Bulletin 1847
More than 500 volcanic vents have been identified in the State of California. At least 76 of these vents have erupted, some repeatedly, during the last 10,000 years. Past volcanic activity has ranged in scale and type from small rhyolitic and basaltic eruptions through large catastrophic rhyolitic eruptions. Sooner or...
Bedrock geology of the Bristol quadrangle, Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven Counties, Connecticut
Howard E. Simpson
1989, Bulletin 1573
Metamorphosed strata of sedimentary origin underlie the upland surface of western Connecticut, and nonmetamorphosed sedimentary strata underlie the adjacent lowland surface of central Connecticut. The metamorphic rocks consist chiefly of micaceous schists and gneisses, with minor amounts of pegmatite, amphibolite, and metaquartzite. These rocks represent three formations. They are, in...
Construction data and retrieval procedures for selected wells drilled from 1985 through 1987 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee
H.H. Zehner
1989, Open-File Report 89-61
Twenty-eight wells were constructed by the U. S. Geological Survey for use in describing the groundwater flow system in Melton Valley, at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee. The wells were installed at 18 locations in Melton Valley and along the Clinch River during the period 1985 through...
A guide for using soil and weathering profile data in chronosequence studies of the coastal plain of the Eastern United States
Helaine W. Markewich, M.J. Pavich, M.J. Mausbach, R. G. Johnson, V.M. Gonzalez
1989, Bulletin 1589-D
Geochemistry of soils and shallow ground water, with emphasis on arsenic and selenium, in part of the Garrison Diversion Unit, North Dakota, 1985-87
D. A. Goolsby, R. C. Severson, S. A. Wilson, Kurt Webber
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4104
The Garrison Diversion Unit is being constructed to transfer water from the Missouri River (Lake Sakakawea) to areas in east-central and southeastern North Dakota for expanded irrigation of agricultural lands. During initial investigations of irrigation return flows in 1969-76, the potential effects of toxic elements were considered, and the U.S....
Hydrogeologic framework of the North Carolina Coastal Plain aquifer system
M. D. Winner Jr., R. W. Coble
1989, Open-File Report 87-690
The hydrogeologic framework of the North Carolina Coastal Plain aquifer system consists of ten aquifers separated by nine confining units. From top to bottom the aquifers are: the surficial aquifer, Yorktown aquifer, Pungo River aquifer, Castle Hayne aquifer, Beaufort aquifer, Peedee aquifer, Black Creek aquifer, upper Cape Fear aquifer, lower...
Tectonically controlled fan delta and submarine fan sedimentation of late Miocene age, southern Temblor Range, California
Robert T. Ryder, Alan Thomson
1989, Professional Paper 1442
The Santa Margarita Formation in the southern Temblor Range, composed of conglomerate and subordinate sandstone, evolved as a large complex of fan deltas and submarine fans in late Miocene time. An 80 to 90-m.y.-old granitic basement of the Salinian block and an accompanying 23.5-m.y.-old volcanic field now located in the...
Geology and water resources of Owens Valley, California
Kenneth J. Hollett, W.R. Danskin, W. F. McCaffrey, C.L. Walti
1989, Open-File Report 88-715
Owens Valley, a long, narrow valley located along the east flank of the Sierra Nevada in east-central California, is the main source of water for the city of Los Angeles. The city diverts most of the surface water in the valley into the Owens River-Los Angeles Aqueduct system, which transports...
Water quality and supply on Cortina Rancheria, Colusa County, California
E.B. Yates
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4004
Cortina Rancheria covers an area of 1 sq mi in Colusa County, California, near the western edge of the Sacramento Valley. Local sources of water for residents of the rancheria are of poor quality or limited availability. Domestic needs are presently met by water from a hand-dug well and from...
Compilation of mean annual suspended-sediment yields for selected streams draining basins within and adjacent to coal fields in the eastern United States
R.E. Hickman
1989, Open-File Report 88-80
Mean annual suspended-sediment yields are listed for 481 selected stations on streams draining basins within and adjacent to the coal fields of the Eastern Coal Province and the eastern region of the Interior Coal Province of the Eastern United States. The drainage basin of each of these stations has an...
Aquifers in Cretaceous rocks of the central Coastal Plain of North Carolina
M. D. Winner Jr., W.L. Lyke
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4178
Aquifers in rocks of Cretaceous age are the major source of groundwater for public supplies in the central Coastal Plain. These aquifers consist of sand, gravel, and limestone beds of the Peedee, Black Creek, and the upper and lower Cape Fear aquifers, each separated by a confining unit composed of...
Preliminary bedrock map of the Stratton Mountain quadrangle, Vermont
Nicholas M. Ratcliffe, William C. Burton
1989, Open-File Report 89-200
No abstract available....
Results of hydrologic research at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois
Barbara J. Ryan, editor(s)
1989, Open-File Report 88-318
Ten years of hydrologic research have been conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey at a commercial low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois. Research included studies of microclimate, evapotranspiration, and tritium release by plants; runoff and land modification; water movement through a trench cover; water and tritium movement in the...
Preliminary analysis of the shallow ground-water system in the vicinity of the Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Canal, northwestern Indiana
Lee R. Watson, R. J. Shedlock, K. J. Banaszak, L. D. Arihood, P. K. Doss
1989, Open-File Report 88-492
The shallow groundwater system in the vicinity of the Grand Calumet River-Indiana Harbor Canal, Indiana was analyzed from June 1985 to May 1986. This analysis was done to obtain detailed information about the physical characteristics of the Calumet aquifer and the shallow groundwater flow system. 36 shallow wells were installed...
Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene sedimentary rocks and isotopic ages of Paleogene tuffs, Uinta basin, Utah. Ages of late Paleogene and Neogene tuffs and the beginning of rapid regional extension, eastern boundary of the Basin and Range Province near Salt Lake City, Utah
Bruce Bryant, C. W. Naeser, R. F. Marvin, H. H. Mehnert
1989, Bulletin 1787-J,K
No abstract available....
Hydrogeology of the western part of the Salt River Valley area, Maricopa County, Arizona
James G. Brown, D. R. Pool
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4202
The Salt River Valley is a major population and agricultural center of more than 3,000 mi2 in central Arizona (fig. 1). The western part of the Salt River Valley area (area of this report) covers about 1,500 mi2. The Phoenix metropolitan area with a population of more than 1.6 million...
North American Datum of 1983, map data conversion tables; United States east of 96 degrees West longitude, Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1989, Bulletin 1875-A
Corrosive ground water in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in the vicinity of Ocean County, east-central New Jersey
George R. Kish, Julia L. Barringer, Randy L. Ulery
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4181
Corrosive groundwater, which has been linked to trace-metal leaching from plumbing materials in Europe and the United States , has been identified in the Coastal Plain of New Jersey. The corrosiveness of groundwater in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in New Jersey has been estimated by calculating values for the Aggressive...
