Regional study of the Castle Hayne Aquifer of eastern North Carolina
W.L. Lyke, R. W. Coble
1987, Open-File Report 87-571
The Castle Hayne aquifer is an eastward sloping and thickening wedge of limestone and sandstone, located in a 12,500 sq mi area in the eastern part of North Carolina. The Castle Hayne aquifer is the major source of freshwater for much of coastal North Carolina where the aquifers underlying 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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Ground-penetrating radar study of the thickness and extent of sediments beneath Silver Lake, Berlin and Meriden, Connecticut
F.P. Haeni, D. K. McKeegan, D.R. Capron
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4108
A short-pulse ground-penetrating radar system was used to determine the extent and thickness of organic-rich lake-bottom sediments in Silver Lake in south-central Connecticut. Four mi of ground-penetrating radar profiles were obtained along traverses of the frozen lake during March 1984. The radar waves penetrated 6 inches of snow, 1 ft...
Development of sinkholes resulting from man's activities in the Eastern United States
John G. Newton
1987, Circular 968
Development of induced sinkholes in carbonate terranes in the Eastern United States has resulted in costly damage and water pollution. Previously, detailed investigations of sinkholes were limited to Alabama and Missouri, with the most comprehensive being in Alabama. An investigation of the remainder of the area was made in 1981...
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...
Water resources data for Virginia, water year 1986
B.J. Prugh, F.J. Easton, D. D. Lynch
1987, Water Data Report VA-86-1
No abstract available. ...
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...
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...
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...
Geohydrologic conditions at the nuclear-fuels reprocessing plant and waste-management facilities at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, Cattaraugus County, New York
M. P. Bergeron, W. M. Kappel, R. M. Yager
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4145
A nuclear-fuel reprocessing plant, a high-level radioactive liquid-waste tank complex, and related waste facilities occupy 100 hectares (ha) within the Western New York Nuclear Service Center near West Valley, N.Y. The facilities are underlain by glacial and postglacial deposits that fill an ancestrial bedrock valley. The main plant facilities are...
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...
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...
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 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...
Subsurface stratigraphy of the eastern Hollister Valley, California
Catherine R. McMasters, Darrell G. Herd, Constance K. Throckmorton, Linda E. Heusser
1987, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1461
In September 1977, four cores were recovered by shallow auger drilling from Hollister Valley, California, near the Calaveras fault. The wells were drilled to search for evidence that Hollister Valley may have been occupied by a large lake during the late Pleistocene or Holocene. This small valley, near Monterey Bay,...
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...
Estimated water use in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 1983-September 1985
Heriberto Torres-Sierra
1987, Open-File Report 86-537
St. Croix is the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, with a land area of 82 square miles. The island is located about 60 miles east-southeast of Puerto Rico and about 40 miles south of St. Thomas and St. John (fig. 1). St. Croix has experienced a dramatic increase in...
