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...
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...
Summary geochemical maps for samples of rock, stream sediment, and nonmagnetic heavy-mineral concentrate, east part of the Raymond Peak Roadless Area, Alpine County, California
M.A. Chaffee
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1365-D
The Raymond peak Roadless Area consists of two separate units. The west part (5985), about 12 miles southwest of Markleeville in Stanislaus National Forest, has been studied separately as part of the Mokelumne Wilderness and vicinity (McKee and others, 1982). The east part (4985) is discussed here....
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....
Summary geochemical maps for samples of rock, stream sediment, and nonmagnetic heavy-mineral concentrate, Pyramid Roadless Area, El Dorado County, California
M.A. Chaffee
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1616-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 be submitted to the President and...
Summary geochemical maps for samples of rock, stream sediment, and nonmagnetic heavy-mineral concentrate, Sweetwater Roadless Area, Mono County, California and Lyon and Douglas Counties, Nevada
Maurice A. Chaffee
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1535-C
The Sweetwater Roadless Area lies between Yerington, Nevada, and Bridgeport, California, along the California-Nevada boundary. The area encompasses approximately 72,240 acres in Toiyabe National Forest in Mono County, California, and Lyon and Douglas Counties, Nevada. This roadless area, which lies just east of the Sierra Nevada range, exhibits rugged topography. Elevations...
Water use on the Snake River plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
S. A. Goodell
1986, Open-File Report 85-559
No abstract available. ...
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...
Maps showing mines and prospects in the Southern Massanutten Roadless Area, Page and Rockingham counties, Virginia
Mark L. Chatman, Paul T. Behum
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1527-C
The Southern Massanutten Roadless Area contains about 11,800 acres in the George Washington National Forest in the Valley and Ridge physiographic province of west-central Virginia. The area, which is 13 mi long and 1 to 2 mi wide, is in Page and Rockingham Counties on the eastern side of the...
Log of an exploratory trench in the New Madrid seismic zone near Blytheville, Arkansas
Kathleen M. Haller, Anthony J. Crone
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1858
During the winter of 1811-12, at least three major earthquakes having estimated magnitudes of MS 8.3-8.8 (Nuttli and Herrmann, 1984) struck the area near New Madrid, Mo. Since the 1811-12 series of earthquakes, 20 damaging earthquakes have occurred in the area (Nuttli, 1982), making the New Madrid seismic zone (fig....
Median-permeability contour maps of the J sandstone, Dakota Group, in the Denver Basin, Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming
D.K. Higley, D. L. Gautier
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1837
The Lower Cretaceous J sandstone of the Dakota Group (MacKenzie, 1965) is present in the Denver basin in eastern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming, and southwestern Nebraska. This informally named unit deposited during a regression of the Cretaceous epi continental sea and is composed primarily of sandstone and shale of deItaic and...
Maps showing geology, geochemistry, and mineral resources assessment of the Rough Mountain Roadless Area, Alleghany and Bath counties, Virginia
Frank G. Lesure, Suzanne W. Nicholson
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1811
The Rough Mountain Roadless Area comprises about 9,300 acres of George Washington National Forest land in the Valley and Ridge province in west-central Virginia. The area, which is about 6 mi long and 2 mi wide, is in Bath and Alleghany Counties, about 3 mi south of Millboro Springs, Va....
Correlation of coal beds in the Fruitland Formation as interpreted from geophysical logs, east-central San Juan County, New Mexico
Dorothy T. Sandberg
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1848
Correlation of coal beds in the Fruitland Formation (Upper Cretaceous) in the subsurface, from interpretation of geophysical logs, is an outgrowth of unpublished studies of deep coal on the Navajo Reservation by the author in the Toadlena 30 x 60 minute quadrangle, New Mexico, and by W. J. Mapel in...
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...
Water resources data for Virginia water year 1985
B.J. Prugh, F.J. Easton, D. D. Lynch
1986, Water Data Report VA-85-1
No abstract available. ...
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...
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...
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...
Geohydrology and ground-water quality on Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York, 1983-84
D. L. Simmons
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4165
Shelter Island, with an area of about 11 sq mi, lies between the north and south forks of eastern Long Island in Suffolk County. The thin upper glacial (water table) aquifer contains the lens-shaped freshwater body that is the sole source of freshwater for the Town 's population of about...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hydrologic effects of withdrawal of ground water on the West Fargo aquifer system, eastern Cass County, North Dakota
C. A. Armstrong
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4279
The West Fargo area is underlain by glaciofluvial deposits, which comprise the West Fargo aquifer system* These deposits range in thickness from 5 to 227 feet. The West Fargo aquifer system extends from the vicinity of Argusville, Cass County, to at least as far south as Richland County. The aquifer...