Preliminary geologic map of the Puu Anahulu quadrangle, Hawaii
Richard B. Moore, David A. Clague, Wendy A. Bohrson, W. S. Wise
1989, Open-File Report 89-284
Vent deposits and lava flows from Hualalai Volcano and lava flows from Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Volcanoes cover the Puu Anahulu 7 1/2-minute quadrangle. Hualalai's diffuse north-trending rift zone, marked by the large trachyte cone of Puu Waawaa and several basaltic spatter cones, is located mainly in the southwestern...
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....
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...
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. ...
Correlation of surface sections of the intertongued Eocene Wasatch and Green River formations across the central part of the Sand Wash Basin, northwest Colorado, and eastern part of the Washakie Basin, southwest Wyoming
H. W. Roehler
1989, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2106
No abstract available....
Correlation of the Charleston Sandstone of the proposed Pennsylvanian stratotype with strata in eastern Kentucky, western West Virginia, and southern Ohio
W.F. Outerbridge
1989, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2110
No abstract available....
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...
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...
Preliminary hydrogeologic evaluation of the Cincinnati Arch region for underground high-level radioactive waste disposal, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio
O. B. Lloyd, R. W. Davis
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4098
Preliminary interpretation of available hydrogeologic data suggests that some areas underlying eastern Indiana, north-central Kentucky, and western Ohio might be worthy of further study regarding the disposal of high-level radioactive waste in Precambrian crystalline rocks buried beneath Paleozoic sedimentary rocks in the area. The data indicate that (1) largest areas...
Geologic map of the Latir Volcanic Field and adjacent areas, northern New Mexico
P. W. Lipman, J. C. Reed Jr.
1989, IMAP 1907
This map was first published as a printed edition in 1989. The geologic data have now been captured digitally and are presented here along with images of the printed map sheet and component parts as PDF files. This map encompasses all or parts of ten 7.5 minute quadrangles in the Taos...
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...
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...
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...
Hydrogeology of the stratified-drift aquifers in the Utica area, Oneida and Herkimer Counties, New York — Part 2 (east)
George D. Casey, Richard J. Reynolds
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4195
No abstract available....
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...
Summary of hydrologic data for the San Gabriel River basin and Edwards Aquifer, Georgetown area, Texas, water year 1988
Larry F. Land, M.E. Dorsey
1989, Open-File Report 89-226
The Edwards aquifer is the principle source of freshwater for municipal, domestic, and industrial users in the Georgetown area. Other sources of freshwater are the streams draining the San Gabriel River basin and Lake Georgetown. Lake Georgetown, located on the North Fork San Gabriel River west of Georgetown, is a...
Depositional environments of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation in the eastern San Juan Basin and vicinity, New Mexico. Trace fossils and mollusks from the upper member of the Wanakah Formation, Chama Basin, New Mexico; evidence for a lacustrine origin. Stratigraphy, facies, and paleotectonic history of Mississippian rocks in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico and adjacent areas
Russell F. Dubiel, Jennie L. Ridgley, Augustus K. Armstrong, Lee D. Holcomb
1989, Bulletin 1808-B-D
No abstract available....
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...
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, ground-water movement, and subsurface storage in the Floridan aquifer system in southern Florida
Frederick W. Meyer
1989, Professional Paper 1403-G
The Floridan aquifer system of southern Florida is composed chiefly of carbonate rocks that range in age from early Miocene to Paleocene. The top of the aquifer system in southern Florida generally is at depths ranging from 500 to 1,000 feet, and the average thickness is about 3,000 feet. It...
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...
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...
Flow of ground water through fractured carbonate rocks in the Prairie du Chien-Jordan Aquifer, southeastern Minnesota
J. F. Ruhl
1989, Open-File Report 89-253
Contamination of groundwater from point and nonpoint sources (such as landfills, feedlots, agricultural chemicals applied to fields, and septic systems) is a recognized problem in the karst area of southeastern Minnesota. The US Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Legislative Commission on Minnesota...
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...
Continuous seismic-reflection survey of the Great Salt Lake, Utah– East of Antelope and Fremont Islands
P. M. Lambert, J. C. West
1989, Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4157
A continuous seismic-reflection survey of the Great Salt Lake, Utah, was conducted east of Fremont and Antelope Islands in 1984 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources and produced data along approximately 80 miles of seismic lines. The survey was conducted to determine...
