The Breeding Bird Survey: Its first fifteen years, 1965-1979
C.S. Robbins, D. Bystrak, P.H. Geissler
1986, Resource Publication 157
The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is an ongoing cooperative program sponsored jointly by the U.S. Fish and Wildife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service. Its main purpose is to estimate population trends of the many species of birds that nest in North America north of Mexico and that migrate across...
Aquatic birds and selenium in the San Joaquin Valley
Harry M. Ohlendorf
1986, Book chapter, Selenium and agricultural drainage: Implications for San Francisco Bay and the California environment - Proceedings of the second selenium symposium
Kesterton Reservoir is a series of ponds comprising 1,200 acres sitting in the grasslands of the Kesterton National Wildlife Refuge. It is bounded on the east by the San Luis Drain, a concrete-lined canal that discharges agricultural drainage into the ponds at their southern end, from which point it then...
Mechanical response of the south flank of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, to intrusive events along the rift systems
J.J. Dvorak, A.T. Okamura, T.T. English, R. Y. Koyanagi, J. S. Nakata, M. K. Sako, W.T. Tanigawa, K.M. Yamashita
1986, Tectonophysics (124) 193-209
Increased earthquake activity and compression of the south flank of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, have been recognized by previous investigators to accompany rift intrusions. We further detail the temporal and spatial changes in earthquake rates and ground strain along the south flank induced by six major rift intrusions which occurred...
Compilation of selected geophysical references for the Snake River plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
R.L. Whitehead
1986, Geophysical Investigations Map 969
No abstract available....
Inventory of interbasin transfer of water in the Eastern United States
W. S. Mooty, H.H. Jeffcoat
1986, Open-File Report 86-148
Preliminary delineation and description of the regional aquifers of Tennessee: the East Tennessee aquifer system
J. V. Brahana, Dolores Mulderink, J. A. Macy, M. W. Bradley
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4091
The east Tennessee aquifer system occurs in the Valley and Ridge and the Blue Ridge provinces of Tennessee. These areas are underlain by rocks of Precambrian to Pennsylvanian age which have been structurally deformed and faulted during the Appalachian orogeny. Groundwater in the Valley and Ridge occurs primarily in solution...
Shallow ground-water flow, water levels, and quality of water, 1980-84, Cowles Unit, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
D.A. Cohen, R. J. Shedlock
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4340
The Cowles Unit of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter County, northwest Indiana, contains a broad dune-beach complex along the southern shoreline of Lake Michigan and a large wetland, called the Great Marsh, that occupies the lowland between the shoreline dunes and an older dune-beach complex farther inland. These lacustrine...
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...
Assessment of low-flow water quality in the Du Page River, Illinois
W.O. Freeman, A.R. Schmidt, J. K. Stamer
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4344
The relations of several stream processes to concentrations of dissolved oxygen and other constituents during low-flow periods were evaluated for a 70.3-mile reach of the Du Page River in northeastern Illinois, using measured data and computer simulations. Reaeration rates and traveltimes were measured at various flow rates using a steady-state...
Summary geochemical maps for samples of rock, stream sediment, and nonmagnetic heavy-mineral concentrate, Cypress Roadless Area, Kern County, California
M.A. Chaffee, D.L. Fey, R. H. Hill, S. J. Sutley
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1532-B
The Cypress Roadless Area comprises approximately 3 square miles (1,949 acres) of Sequoia National Forest, Kern County, California. The area is at the southern end of the Sierra Nevada, approximately 30 miles east-northeast of Bakersfield, and 2.5 miles and 3.5 miles south-southeast of the communities of Bodfish and Lake Isabella,...
Geophysical maps of the Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Cochise County, Arizona
G. A. Abrams
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1873-A
The Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness Study Area, Arizona, lies along part of the crest and northeast flank of the Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, near the southeast corner of Arizona (fig. 1). The U.S. Bureau of Land Management requested mineral surveys of about 11,921 acres of the approximately 15,000 acre...
Floods of June-July 1982, in Iowa
A.J. Heinitz
1986, Open-File Report 85-151
Record flood-peak discharges occurred in June and July, 1982, in southwestern, south-central, and east-central Iowa. The record flood peaks resulted from rainfalls of 6 to 8 inches on soil saturated from persistent moderate to heavy rainfalls that began in May and continued through mid July. May was the wettest across Iowa...
Bibliographies and location maps of aeromagnetic and aeroradiometric publications for the states east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers
Patricia L. Hill
1986, Open-File Report 86-525-C
Bibliographies and location maps of selected publications containing aeromagnetic and/or aeroradiometric data have been compiled for each state. These state indexes have been grouped together to form seven open-file reports: four for the conterminous United States (see index map below), one for Alaska and Hawaii, one for Puerto Rico and...
Bibliographies and location maps of aeromagnetic and aeroradiometric publications for the states east of the Mississippi River and south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers
Patricia L. Hill
1986, Open-File Report 86-525-D
Bibliographies and location maps of selected publications containing aeromagnetic and/or aeroradiometric data have been compiled for each state. These state indexes have been grouped together to form seven open-file reports: four for the conterminous United States (see index map below), one for Alaska and Hawaii, one for Puerto Rico and...
Genesis and evolution of the Baid al Jimalah tungsten deposit, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Robert J. Kamilli
1986, Open-File Report 86-588
The Baid al Jimalah tungsten deposit flat 25°09 N., long 42°41' E.) is a swarm of steeply dipping, sheeted, tungsten-bearing quartz veins. It is spatially, temporally, and genetically associated with a 569 Ma, highly differentiated, porphyritic granite that intrudes late Proterozoic, immature sandstones of the Murdama group. The bulk of the...
Pacific Enewetak Atoll Crater Exploration (PEACE) program, Enewetak Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Part 1: Drilling operations and descriptions of boreholes in vicinity of KOA and OAK craters
Thomas W. Henry, Bruce R. Wardlaw, Betty Skipp, Richard P. Major, Joshua I. Tracey Jr.
1986, Open-File Report 86-419
From mid-1984 through mid-1985, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) engaged in an investigation of two craters formed from high-yield, near-surface nuclear bursts in the Marshall Islands at Enewetak Atoll (figures 1 and 2). Supported by the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA), this cooperative venture is referred to by the acronym...
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...
Hydrogeology and simulation of water flow in strata above the Bearpaw Shale and equivalents of eastern Montana and northeastern Wyoming
W. R. Hotchkiss, J. F. Levings
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4281
The Powder River, Bull Mountains, and Williston basins of Montana and Wyoming were investigated to understand the geohydrology and subsurface water flow. Rocks were separated into: Fox Hills-lower Hell Creek aquifer (layer 1), upper Hell Creek confining layer (layer 2), Tullock aquifer (layer 3), Lebo confining layer (layer 4), and...
Three-dimensional model simulation of steady-state ground-water flow in the Albuquerque-Belen Basin, New Mexico
J. M. Kernodle, W. B. Scott
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4353
As part of the Southwest Alluvial Basins study, model was constructed to simulate the alluvial aquifer system underlying the Albuquerque-Belen Basin. The model was used to simulate the steady-state flow condition assumed to have existed prior to 1960. Until this time there apparently were no long-term groundwater level changes of...
Chemical quality of ground water in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1969-85
K.M. Waddell, R. L. Seiler, D. K. Solomon
1986, Open-File Report 86-138
During 1979-84, 35 wells completed in the principal aquifer in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah, that had been sampled during 1962-67 were resampled to determine if water quality changes had occurred. The dissolved solids concentration of the water from 13 of the wells has increased by more than 10% since...
Shallow ground-water conditions, Tom Green County, Texas
J.N. Lee
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4177
Most of the water needs of Tom Green County, Texas, are supplied by ground water; however, the city of San Angelo is supplied by surface water. Groundwater withdrawals during 1980 (latest year for which data are available) in Tom Green County totaled about 15,300 acre-feet, all derived from shallow aquifers....
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...
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...
Application of a parameter-estimation technique to modeling the regional aquifer underlying the eastern Snake River plain, Idaho
Stephen P. Garabedian
1986, Water Supply Paper 2278
A nonlinear, least-squares regression technique for the estimation of ground-water flow model parameters was applied to the regional aquifer underlying the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho. The technique uses a computer program to simulate two-dimensional, steady-state ground-water flow. Hydrologic data for the 1980 water year were used to calculate recharge...
Thermal maturity map of the lower part of the Upper Cretaceous Mesaverde Group, Uintah Basin, Utah
Vito F. Nuccio, Ronald C. Johnson
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1842
The ability of rock to generate oil and gas is directly related to the type and quantity of kerogen and to its thermal maturity; therefore, thermal maturity is a commonly used tool for oil and gas exploration. The purpose of this study ws to provide a thermal-maturity map for the...
