A comparison of the largest rainfall-runoff floods in the United States with those of the People's Republic of China and the world
J. E. Costa
1987, Journal of Hydrology (96) 101-115
The maximum historic rainfall-runoff floods measured in the United States, the People's Republic of China and the world all plot close to a smooth curve of drainage area versus discharge. In the United States, the possibility that flood peaks were overestimated and the closeness of these peaks to the probable...
The Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program: Background information to accompany folio of geologic and mineral resource maps of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska
Helen Laura Foster, W. D. Menzie, J. W. Cady, S. L. Simpson, J. N. Aleinikoff, Frederic H. Wilson, R. B. Tripp
1987, Circular 986
The geology, geochemistry, geophysics, and Landsat imagery of the Circle quadrangle were investigated by an interdisciplinary research team for the purpose of assessing the mineral potential of the area. The quadrangle covers approximately 15,765 km2 in east-central Alaska; most of it is included in the mountainous Yukon-Tanana Upland physiographic division,...
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...
Ground-water levels in the alluvial aquifer in eastern Arkansas, 1986
Maria Plafcan
1987, Open-File Report 87-545
This report, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, and local Conservation Districts, contains groundwater level measurements of 512 wells tapping the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer of eastern Arkansas. The measurements were made by district...
Geologic map of the east part of the San Francisco Volcanic Field, north-central Arizona
Richard B. Moore, Edward W. Wolfe
1987, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1960
The geologic map of the east part of the San Francisco volcanic field (called the East map area) is one of five adjoining geologic maps (fig. 1) prepared under the Geothermal Research Program of the U.S. Geological Survey as a basis for interpreting the history of magmatic activity in the...
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...
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...
Maps and seismic profiles showing geology of the inner continental shelf, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts
Robert N. Oldale, Jennifer Bick
1987, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1923
This report depicts the geology and discusses the geologic history of the Inner Continental Shelf off the central part of the Massachusetts east coast. Massachusetts Bay is located between Cape Cod Bay and Cape Ann, and its eastern limit lies in the vicinity of Stellwagen Basin (figs. 1, 2)....
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,...
Water withdrawn for irrigation in 1980 on the Snake River Plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
B. B. Bigelow, S. A. Goodell, G. D. Newton
1987, Hydrologic Atlas 690
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...
Water resources data, New York, water year 1986, volume 1, eastern New York, excluding Long Island
Gary D. Firda, Richard Lumia, Patricia M. Burke
1987, Water Data Report NY-86-1
Water resources data for the 1986 water year for New York consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water- levels in observation wells. This volume contains records of water discharge at 97 gaging stations; stage only...
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...
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...
Evaluation of the potential for artificial ground-water recharge in eastern San Joaquin County, California — Phase 3
S. N. Hamlin
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4164
Infiltration tests were used to evaluate the potential of basin spreading surface water as a means of artificially recharging the aquifer system in eastern San Joaquin County, California. Two infiltration sites near Lockeford and Linden were selected on the basis of information collected during the first two phases of the...
Cross sections showing stratigraphic framework of upper Cretaceous Dakota Sandstone, Mancos Shale, Mesaverde Group, and Mesaverde Formation, and lower Tertiary Wasatch Formation, west-central Piceance Basin, Garfield County, Colorado
Margaret S. Ellis, B.S. Kelso
1987, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2008-A
Cross sections A-A' and B-B' show the stratigraphic framework of Upper Cretaceous rocks in part of the Piceance basin, northwestern Colorado. This Laramide basin is asymmetric in shape and has a gently dipping western flank and a steeply dipping eastern flank. The basin is bounded by the Uinta uplift to...
Water resources data for Oregon, water year 1985. Volume 1: Eastern Oregon
C.W. Alexander, R. L. Moffatt, P. R. Boucher, M.L. Smith
1987, Water Data Report OR-85-1
Water Resources Data for the 1985 water year for Oregon consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; and stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs. This report, in two volumes , contains discharge records for 259 gaging stations; stage only records for 10 gaging...
Surface water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River basin, Kentucky: Project description
K. D. White, J. L. Smoot, J. K. Jackson, Anne F. Choquette
1987, Open-File Report 87-234
In April 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey began the National Water Quality Assessment Program, which at present (1987) is in a pilot phase in which assessment concepts and approaches are being tested and modified to prepare for full implementation of the program in the future. Seven pilot projects (four surface...
Ground-water conditions in Avra Valley, Pima and Pinal Counties, Arizona -1985
Melinda K. Cuff, S. R. Anderson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4192
Avra Valley is a north-trending alluvial basin about 15 mi west of Tucson in Pima and Pinal Counties in south-central Arizona. The valley includes about 520 sq mi of which about 100 sq mi is in the San Xavier Indian Reservation. The basin is bounded on the east by the...
Oblique map of the northern Sierra Nevada, California, showing location of gold-bearing areas
T. R. Alpha, F. C. W. Dodge, J. D. Bliss
1987, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1981
More than a third of the gold produced by the United States was mined in California. The bulk of this gold was recovered from the western slope of the northern half of the Sierra Nevada between the Merced River in the south and the Feather River to the north, a...
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...
Geochemical map of the Pond Mountain and Pond Mountain Addition Roadless Areas, Carter County, Tennessee
K.A. Duttweiler, W. R. Griffitts, E.F. Cooley, J. W. Whitlow
1987, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1648-B
In the spring of 1980, K. A. Duttweiler, J. W. Whitlow, and W. R. Griffitts of the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a reconnaissance geochemical survey of the Pond Mountain and Pond Mountain Addition Roadless Areas. The purpose of the study was to determine the geochemical nature of the study area...
Distribution, thickness, overburden, and structure contour maps of potentially recoverable lignite beds in the eastern part of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana
John K. Hardie, Harold H. Arndt
1987, Open-File Report 87-674
No abstract available....
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...
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...
