Geological and geochemical data for seamounts and associated ferromanganese crusts in the Ratak Chain, Marshall Islands
W. C. Schwab, J.R. Hein, A. S. Davis, L.A. Morgenson, C.L. Daniel, J.A. Haggerty
1986, Open-File Report 86-338
In 1984, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a reconnaissance cruise L9-84-CP aboard the R/V S.P. LEE along the northern Ratak Ridge, Marshall Islands (Fig. 1). Preliminary geochemical results from the cruise show that ferromanganese crusts (Mn crusts) on the submarine slopes of seamounts, and islands may have potential for...
Altitude and configuration of the water table in the High Plains Aquifer in Kansas, 1960
Marilyn E. Pabst, Lloyd E. Stullken
1986, Open-File Report 82-429
The High Plains aquifer in Kansas is part of a regional aquifer system that extends into Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. The aquifer in Kansas underlies an area of 31,000 square miles in the western and south-central part of the State. The aquifer is a...
Sediment accumulation in San Leandro Bay, Alameda County, California, during the 20th century -- A preliminary report
K.M. Nolan, C. C. Fuller
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4057
Major changes made in the configuration of San Leandro Bay, Alameda County, California, during the 20th century have caused rapid sedimentation within parts of the Bay. Opening of the Oakland tidal channel and removal of 97% of the marshlands formerly surrounding the Bay have decreased tidal velocities and volumes. Marshland...
Plan of study for the Regional Aquifer-System Analysis, Columbia Plateau, Washington, northern Oregon, and northwestern Idaho
J. J. Vaccaro
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4151
The U.S. Geological Survey began a 4-year study of the regional aquifer system underlying the Columbia Plateau, in central and eastern Washington, northern Oregon, and northwestern Idaho in October 1983, as part of the Regional Aquifer System Analysis program. The study will describe the geohydrology, geochemistry, and quality of water...
Preliminary delineation and description of the regional aquifers of Tennessee– The Cretaceous aquifer system of west-Tennessee
J. V. Brahana, Dolores Mulderink, M. W. Bradley
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4039
The Cretaceous aquifer in Tennessee is composed of sand and clay of Cretaceous age. The aquifer occurs in west Tennessee from the Mississippi River east to the Tennessee River. Groundwater in the Cretaceous aquifer is recharged at outcrops and through overlying permeable deposits. The overlying Porter 's Creek clay acts...
Geohydrology and simulated response to ground-water pumpage in Carson Valley, a river-dominated basin in Douglas County, Nevada, and Alpine County, California
D. K. Maurer
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4328
A numerical model was used to simulate the effect of development of the groundwater reservoir in Carson Valley on Carson River outflow, evapotranspiration, and groundwater levels and storage. The basin-fill groundwater reservoir consists of: (1) confined and unconfined sedimentary deposits of Quaternary age that underlie the valley floor, and (2)...
Preliminary delineation and description of the regional aquifers of Tennessee – The central basin aquifer system
J. V. Brahana, M. W. Bradley
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4002
A sand and gravel aquifer about 65 feet thick underlies Wurtsmith Air Force Base in northeastern lower Michigan. The water table ranges in depth from 10 feet to 25 feet below land surface. Mathematical models indicate that ground-water flow ranges from 0.8 feet per day in the eastern part of...
The Conterminous United States Mineral Assessment Program; background information to accompany folio of geologic, geophysical, geochemical, mineral-occurrence, mineral-resource potential, and mineral-production maps of the Charlotte 1 degree x 2 degrees Quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina
Jacob Eugene Gair, Richard Goldsmith, D. L. Daniels, W. R. Griffitts, J. H. DeYoung, M. P. Lee
1986, Circular 944
This Circular and the folio of separately published maps described herein are part of a series of reports compiled under the Conterminous United States Mineral Assessment Program ICUSMAP). The folio on the Charlotte 1 degree ? 2 degree quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina, includes (1) a geologic map; (2)...
Preliminary delineation and description of the regional aquifers of Tennessee– Tertiary aquifer system
J. V. Brahana, M. W. Bradley, Dolores Mulderink
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4011
The Tertiary aquifer system in Tennessee is composed of sands and clays of Quaternary and Tertiary age. The aquifer system occurs in west Tennessee from the Mississippi River east to the outcrop of the Porters Creek Clay. Groundwater in the Tertiary aquifer system is recharged at outcrops and through overlying...
Divisions of potential fracture permeability, based on distribution of structures and linear features in sedimentary rocks, northern Great Plains-Rocky Mountains region of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and northern Nebraska
Maurice E. Cooley
1986, IMAP 1687
Division of fracture traces in sedimentary rocks of Cenozoic to Precambrian Age - Eastern and central North and South Dakota and northern Nebraska include only Cenozoic to Pennsylvanian rocks at the surface and at relatively shallow depths; the area of shallow thrust faulting in north-central Montana includes many Cretaceous rocks....
Water use on the Snake River plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
S. A. Goodell
1986, Open-File Report 85-559
No abstract available. ...
Mines and prospects of the Butte 1° x 2° Quadrangle, Montana
James E. Elliott, Jeffrey S. Loen, K. K. Wise, Michael J. Blaskowski
1986, Open-File Report 86-632
The Butte quadrangle, in the Northern Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, has had a long, productive, and colorful mining history. Butte, the city from which the quadrangle takes its name, is located in the most famous mining district of the quadrangle. This district, the Butte or Summit Valley district, has...
Mineral resource assessment map of the Big Gum Swamp Roadless Area, Columbia and Baker counties, Florida
J.B. Cathcart, C. C. Cameron, S. H. Patterson
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1572-C
The Big Gum Swamp Roadless Area (figs, 1 and 2) comprises 13,600 acres in the north-central part of the Osceola National Forest in Columbia and Baker Counties, about 12 airline miles northeast of Lake City, Fla. The area is bounded by Forest Service road 211 and Florida highway 250 on...
Ground water in the Long Meadow area and its relation with that in the General Sherman Tree area, Sequoia National Park, California
J. P. Akers
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4178
Westward movement of ground water from the Long Meadow area of Sequoia National Park, California, to the General Sherman Tree area is prevented by an eastward hydraulic gradient and low fracture permeability of a granodiorite ridge separating the two areas. Clay beds present in the alluvium in the Long Meadow...
Aeromagnetic map of the Wet Beaver Roadless Area, Yavapai and Coconino counties, Arizona
R.A. Martin
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1558-C
The Wet Beaver Roadless Area includes 9,890 acres (15.4 mi2) of the Coconino National Forest and is in T. 15 N., Rs. 6, 7, and 8 E., Yavapai and Coconino Counties, central Arizona. Camp Verde, the nearest major population center, is about 13 mi southwest of the road less area. The...
Aeromagnetic map of the Rattlesnake Roadless Area, Coconino and Yavapai counties, Arizona
R.A. Martin
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1567-C
The Rattlesnake Road less Area covers 32,870 acres between long 11°37'30" and long 111°47'30" W. and between lat 34°40' and lat 34°45' N., Coconino and Yavapai Counties, in central Arizona. Sedona and 0ak Creek, the nearest population centers, are located, respectively, at the northwest corner and along the west boundary...
Ground-water levels in the alluvial aquifer in eastern Arkansas, 1985
Maria Plafcan
1986, Open-File Report 86-242
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 in 485 wells tapping the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer of eastern Arkansas. The measurements were made by district...
Hydrogeologic and water-quality characteristics of the Cretaceous aquifer, southwestern Minnesota
D. G. Woodward, H. W. Anderson Jr.
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4153
The Cretaceous aquifer in southwest Minnesota consists of discontinuous, basal sandstone beds in the Dakota Formation and the overlying Codell Sandstone Member of the Carlile Shale of the Colorado Group. These sandstone beds are not laterally or vertically persistent throughout the area and generally are separated shale beds in the...
Water demands in Kansas, 1944-84
J. F. Kenny
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4038
The State of Kansas has administered water rights according to an appropriations doctrine since 1945. Water rights are issued by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources, for eight categories of beneficial use. Water rights data and limited information on reported water use are stored on a...
Geochemical map of the North Fork John Day River Roadless Area, Grant County, Oregon
James G. Evans
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1581-B
The Wilderness Act (Public Law 88-577, September 3, 1964) and related acts require the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines to survey certain areas on Federal lands to determine their mineral resource potential. Results must be made available to the public and submitted to the President and the...
Water resources data, New York, water year 1985, volume 1, eastern New York, excluding Long Island
G.D. Firda, Richard Lumia, R.J. Archer, P. M. Burke
1986, Water Data Report NY-85-1
No abstract available. ...
Irrigated acreage and other land uses on the Snake River Plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
Gerald F. Lindholm, S. A. Goodell
1986, Hydrologic Atlas 691
Prompted by the need for a current, accurate, and repeatable delineation of irrigated acreage on the Snake River Plain, the U.S. Geological Survey entered into a cooperative agreement with the Idaho Department of Water Resources Image Analysis Facility and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to delineate 1980 land use form...
Map showing slope movements in the Oak Forest Quadrangle, Greene County, southwestern Pennsylvania
J. S. Pomeroy
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1794
This map is the first example in the eastern United States of a 1:24,000-scale 7.5– minute quadrangle map that identifies areas with slope—stability problems in detail. Such a map enables the user to make a rapid evaluation of the potential for mass movement. Furthermore, detailed slope movement inventory of this...
Techniques for estimating streamflow characteristics in the Eastern and Interior coal provinces of the United States
Kim L. Wetzel, J.M. Bettandorff
1986, Water Supply Paper 2276
Techniques are presented for estimating various streamflow characteristics, such as peak flows, mean monthly and annual flows, flow durations, and flow volumes, at ungaged sites on unregulated streams in the Eastern Coal region. Streamflow data and basin characteristics for 629 gaging stations were used to develop multiple-linear-regression equations. Separate equations...
Structure contour map of the top of the Castlegate Sandstone, eastern part of the Uinta Basin and the western part of the Piceance Creek basin, Utah and Colorado
R. C. Johnson
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1826
No abstract available. ...
