Mineral resources of the East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Washoe and Humboldt counties, Nevada
Jay A. Ach, Donald Plouff, R. L. Turner, S. W. Schmauch
1987, Bulletin 1707-B
The part of the East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness Study Area (CA-020-914/NV-020-006A) included in this study encompasses 33,460 acres in the northwestern part of Nevada. Throughout this report, "wilderness study area" and "study area" refertothe 33,460 acres for which mineral surveys were requested. The U.S. Geological Survey and the...
Magnetotelluric study of the thickness of volcanic and sedimentary rock in the Pullman-Moscow basin of eastern Washington
D. P. Klein, R. A. Sneddon, J. L. Smoot
1987, Open-File Report 87-140
No abstract available....
Patterns of acid deposition variability in the Eastern United States, 1981-84
H.F. Lins, K.J. Lanfear, T. L. Schertz
1987, Open-File Report 87-454
An increase in pH and a decrease in sulfate concentration of precipitation were recorded at National Atmospheric Deposition Program and National Trends Network (NADP/NTN) monitoring sites in the Eastern United States between 1981 and 1984. The decline in acidity, however, was not spatially or temporally uniform. The range in acidity...
Data on ground-water quality for the Caliente 1° x 2° quadrangle, eastern Nevada
Alan H. Welch, Rhea P. Williams
1987, Open-File Report 85-648-L
Water quality data for groundwater has been compiled for the Caliente 1° x 2° quadrangle which covers a portion of eastern Nevada. Chemical characteristics of the water are shown on a map (at a scale of 1:250,000) and on trilinear diagrams for the major ions. The data for the area...
Streamflow and water quality of the Grand Calumet River, Lake County, Indiana, and Cook County, Illinois, October 1984
Charles G. Crawford, David J. Wangsness
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4208
A diel (24-hour) water-quality survey was done to investigate the sources of dry-weather waste inputs attributable to other than permitted point-source effluent and to evaluate the waste-load assimilative capacity of the Grand Calumet River, Lake County, Indiana, and Cook County, Illinois, in October 1984. Flow in the Grand Calumet River...
Statistics of petroleum exploration in the non-Communist world outside the United States and Canada
David H. Root, Emil D. Attanasi, Robert M. Turner
1987, Circular 981
The search for petroleum has expanded to include most countries in the world. From January 1, 1950, through 1980, about 160,000 crew months were spent in geologic and geophysical exploration in a study area that includes all nonCommunist countries outside the United States and Canada. By the end of 1982,...
Geohydrologic framework of the Snake River plain regional aquifer system, Idaho and eastern Oregon
R.L. Whitehead
1987, Open-File Report 87-107
No abstract available....
Summary mineral resource appraisal of the Richfield 1° x 2° quadrangle, west-central Utah
Thomas August Steven, Hal T. Morris
1987, Circular 916
The mineral resource potential of the Richfield 1° x 2° quadrangle, Utah, has been appraised using geological, geophysical, geochemical, and remote-sensing techniques. These studies have led to many publications giving basic data and interpretations; of these, a series of 18 maps at 1:250,000 and 1:500,000 scales summarizing aspects of the...
Analytical results and sample locality map of stream-sediment, moss-trap-sediment, and heavy-mineral-concentrate samples from the White Mountains Recreation Area, Livengood and Circle quadrangles, east-central Alaska
S. J. Sutley, R. M. O’Leary, G. K. Lee, T.D. Light
1987, Open-File Report 87-285
No abstract available....
Analytical results and sample locality map of stream-sediment, heavy mineral-concentrate, rock, and water samples from the Skedaddle (CA-020- 612) and Dry Valley Rim (CA-020-615) Wilderness Study Areas, Lassen County, California, and Washoe County, Nevada
B. M. Adrian, J. G. Frisken, L. A. Bradley, Cliff D. Taylor, J. B. McHugh
1987, Open-File Report 87-494
In the summer of 1985, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a reconnaissance geochemical survey of the Skedaddle (CA-020-612) and Dry Valley Rim (CA-020-615) Wilderness Study Areas in Lassen County, California, and Washoe County, Nevada.Skedaddle and Dry Valley Rim are contiguous wilderness study areas (WSA) located in the eastern part of...
Hydrologic hazards along Squaw Creek from a hypothetical failure of the glacial moraine impounding Carver Lake near Sisters, Oregon
Antonius Laenen, K. M. Scott, J. E. Costa, L.L. Orzol
1987, Open-File Report 87-41
A hydrologic hazard exists that could create a large-magnitude, but short-duration, flood in the Squaw Creek drainage and inundate areas in and around the community of Sisters, Oregon. There is a 1 to 5% probability that Carver Lake, located at elevation 7,800 ft above sea level on the east slope...
Quality of ground water in Idaho
Johnson J. Yee, William R. Souza
1987, Water Supply Paper 2272
The major aquifers in Idaho are categorized under two rock types, sedimentary and volcanic, and are grouped into six hydrologic basins. Areas with adequate, minimally adequate, or deficient data available for groundwater-quality evaluations are described. Wide variations in chemical concentrations in the water occur within individual aquifers, as well as...
Hydrologic effects of artificial-recharge experiments with reclaimed water at East Meadow, Long Island, New York
B.J. Schneider, H. F. Ku, E. T. Oaksford
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4323
Artificial recharge experiments were conducted at East Meadow, Long Island, New York, from October 1982 through January 1984 to evaluate the degree of groundwater mounding and the chemical effects of artificially replenishing the groundwater system with tertiary-treated wastewater. More than 800 million gallons of treated effluent was returned to the...
Water quality of the Malheur Lake system and Malheur River, and simulated water-quality effects of routing Malheur Lake water into Malheur River, Oregon, 1984-85
L. A. Fuste, S. W. McKenzie
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4202
Above average precipitation and runoff between 1980 and 1985 have raised the water-surface elevation of Harney, Mud, and Malheur Lakes in eastern Oregon to the highest levels recorded and have caused mixing and interflow of water among the three lakes. A 50% increase in specific conductance throughout Malheur Lake from...
Evaluation of availability of water from drift aquifers near the Pomme de Terre and Chippewa rivers, western Minnesota
G. N. Delin
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4321
Ground-water flow in the confined- and unconfined-drift aquifers near Appleton and Benson, Minnesota, was simulated with a three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water-flow model. Model results indicate that 98 percent of the total inflow to the modeled area is from precipitation. Of the total outflow, 38 percent is ground-water discharge to the Pom...
Relation of sediment and nutrient loads to watershed characteristics and land use in the Otisco Lake basin, Onondaga County, New York
J.E. Paschal, D. A. Sherwood
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4026
Otisco Lake, the smallest and easternmost of New York State 's Finger Lakes, is the source of water supply for several villages in Onondaga County. In recent years, turbidity and algal blooms have periodically impaired the lake 's use for both water supply and recreation. Principal land uses within the...
Movement and fate of ethylene dibromide (EDB) in ground water in Seminole County, Georgia
J. B. McConnell
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4030
An investigation to assess the movement and fate of ethylene dibromide (EDB) in the Upper Floridan aquifer (formerly the principal artesian aquifer) was conducted, because a previous investigation conducted in August 1983, had found EDB contamination of the aquifer in about a 4 sq mi area in central Seminole County,...
Ground-water hydrology of the Toppenish Creek basin, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington
J.A. Skrivan
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4010
A groundwater flow model was constructed for the Toppenish Creek basin aquifer system in eastern Washington. Flow was simulated in three aquifer units: (1) the confined old valley fill and shallow basalt (unit 2); (2) the underlying primary basalt (unit 3); and (3) the deep basalt (unit 4). Water levels...
Hydrogeology of the Socorro and La Jencia basins, Socorro County, New Mexico
Scott K. Anderholm
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4342
The Socorro and La Jencia Basins are located in central Socorro County, New Mexico. The principal aquifer system in the Socorro and La Jencia Basins consists of, in descending order, the shallow aquifer, the Popotosa confining bed, and the Popotosa aquifer. The minor aquifer systems, which are dominant along the...
Maps of runoff in the northeastern region and the southern Blue Ridge Province of the United States during selected periods in 1983-85
D.J. Graczyk, W.A. Gebert, W.R. Krug, G.J. Allord
1987, Open-File Report 87-106
Maps of annual runoff for two regions in the eastern United States were prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey for the Direct/Delayed Response Project being conducted by the U.S. EPA. These maps show annual runoff during water year 1984 in the northeastern region and in the Southern Blue Ridge Province. Runoff...
Oligocene and Miocene volcanic rocks in the central Pioche-Marysvale igneous belt, western Utah and eastern Nevada
Myron G. Best, S. Kerry Grant, H. H. Mehnert, J. D. Keith, C. W. Naeser
1987, Professional Paper 1433-A-B
No abstract available....
Hydrogeology, chemical quality, and availability of ground water in the Upper Floridan aquifer, Albany area, Georgia
D.W. Hicks, H.E. Gill, S.A. Longsworth
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4145
Large withdrawals of groundwater in the 1500 sq mi Albany area of southwestern Georgia have lowered water levels in deep aquifers as much as 140 ft. This study was conducted to evaluate the development potential of the shallow Upper Floridan aquifer as an alternate source of groundwater, especially for public...
Uranium resource assessment by the Geological Survey; methodology and plan to update the national resource base
Warren Irvin Finch, Richard B. McCammon
1987, Circular 994
Based on the Memorandum of Understanding {MOU) of September 20, 1984, between the U.S. Geological Survey of the U.S. Department of Interior and the Energy Information Administration {EIA) of the U.S. Department of Energy {DOE), the U.S. Geological Survey began to make estimates of the undiscovered uranium endowment of selected...
Mineral resources of the Fort Piute Wilderness Study Area, San Bernardino County, California
Jane E. Nielson, James G. Frisken, Robert C. Jachens, John R. McDonnell Jr.
1987, Bulletin 1713-C
The Fort Piute Wilderness Study Area (CDCA-267) is in northeastern San Bernardino County, California, near the boundary between California and Nevada. Mineral surveys were requested for 31,371 acres of the Fort Piute Wilderness Study Area. In this report the area studied is referred to as "the study area". Examination of...
Simulation of flow in the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio region, Texas, and refinement of storage and flow concepts
R.W. Maclay, L. F. Land
1987, Open-File Report 86-532
The Edwards aquifer is a complexly faulted, carbonate aquifer lying within the Balcones fault zone of south-central Texas. The aquifer is recharged mainly by streamflow losses in the outcrop area of the Edwards aquifer and is discharged by major springs located at considerable distances, as much as 150 mi, from...
