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...
Geohydrology of and potential for fluid disposal in the Arbuckle Aquifer in Kansas
J. E. Carr, H.E. McGovern, Tony Gogel, J.H. Doveton
1986, Open-File Report 86-491
The Arbuckle aquifer is an extensive aquifer that contains mostly saline water and that immediately overlies Precambrian ' basement ' rocks throughout Kansas, except for major uplift areas where it has been removed by erosion. In the southeast part of the state, it is a major freshwater aquifer. The upper...
Analytical results and sample locality map for minus-60-mesh (0.25-mm) stream-sediment samples from the eastern part of the Tonopah 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada
R. H. Hill, D. F. Siems, J. T. Nash
1986, Open-File Report 86-445
No abstract available....
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...
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...
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...
Annotated bibliography of studies on the geology, geochemistry, mineral resources, and geophysical character of the early Mesozoic basins of the eastern United States, 1880-1984
Jacob Margolis, G.R. Robinson Jr., Constance M. Schafer
1986, Bulletin 1688
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)...
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency, California, showing ground-water subunits and areas, location of wells, and water-level contours for spring 1984
W. R. Moyle Jr., Florence M. Glenn
1986, Open-File Report 86-498
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
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...
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...
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...
Preliminary geologic map of the Pahoa South quadrangle, eastern Hawaii
Richard B. Moore
1986, Open-File Report 85-715
No abstract available....
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...
Geohydrology of the southwest alluvial basins regional aquifer- systems analysis, parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas
D. W. Wilkins
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4224
The Southwest Alluvial Basins study is part of the National Regional Aquifer-Systems Analysis program. Twenty-two structural basins extend from the San Luis Basin in southern Colorado to the Presidio Basin in western Texas. Closed surface-water basins west of the Guadalupe Mountains and east of the Peloncillo Mountains are included in...
Geohydrology and potential for artificial recharge in the western part of the U.S. Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, California, 1982-83
J. P. Akers
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4119
A recent gravity survey indicates that sedimentary deposits in the Deadman Lake area of the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base, California, are as much as 10,500 feet thick. These deposits fill an ancient valley in the bedrock complex. This valley is alined east-west in the Surprise Spring area and north-south...
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...
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...
Example evaluation of a permit application for a proposed hazardous-waste landfill in eastern Adams County, Colorado
E. R. Banta
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4131
A project was undertaken by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency to demonstrate methods by which RCRA (Resources Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976) Part B permit applications might be evaluated. The purpose of the project was to prepare a report that would...
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....
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...
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...
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– 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...
