Availability and quality of water from the Dakota aquifer, northwest Iowa
M. R. Burkart
1984, Water Supply Paper 2215
The Dakota aquifer in northwest Iowa consists of sandstones in the Dakota Formation. It underlies most of the study area and is the most extensive source of ground water in the area. Individual sandstone beds are from less than 10 to more than 150 feet thick. The cumulative thickness of...
Effects of brine on the chemical quality of water in parts of Creek, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Payne, Pottawatomie, and Seminole counties, Oklahoma
Robert B. Morton
1984, Open-File Report 84-445
A study of water-quality degradation due to brine contamination was made in an area of about 1,700 square miles in east-central Oklahoma. The study area coincides, in part, with the outcrop of the Vamoosa-Ada aquifer of Pennsylvanian age.Water samples collected from 180 wells completed in the Vamoosa-Ada aquifer, and at...
Gazetteer of hydrologic characteristics of streams in Massachusetts — Hudson River basin
S. William Wandle Jr.
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4250
The Hudson River basin includes streams draining the Hoosic River (205 square miles), Kinderhook Creek (20.9 square miles), and Roeliff Jansen Kill (13.3 square miles) basins in western Massachusetts, eastern New York, and southern Vermont. Drainage areas, using the latest available 1:24,000 scale topographic maps, are re-computed for data-collection sites...
Peak flow, volume, and frequency of the January 1982 flood, Santa Cruz Mountains and vicinity, California
J. C. Blodgett, K.R. Poeschel
1984, Open-File Report 84-583
The areal distribution of precipitation and flooding during the January 1982 storm in the Santa Cruz Mountains and vicinity was influenced by the orographic effect of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Precipitation depths ranged from 12.2 inches in 1 day on the west side to 1.33 inches on the east side....
Assessment of selected ground-water-quality data in Montana
R. E. Davis, G.D. Rogers
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4173
Ground-water-quality data for Montana in the U.S. Geological Survey 's computer data file WATSTORE were evaluated for nine geohydrologic units in part of the State east of the Rocky Mountains and for two geohydrologic units in the western mountainous part of the stated region. The availability of data for inorganic,...
Leaching study of oil shale in Kentucky: With a section on hydrologic reconnaissance of the oil shale outcrop in Kentucky
Samuel S. Leung, D.W. Leist, R. W. Davis, Steven Cordiviola
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4073
Oil shales in Kentucky are rocks of predominantly Devonian age. The most prominant are the Ohio, Chattanooga, and New Albany Shales. A leaching study was done on six fresh oil shale samples and one retorted oil shale sample. Leaching reagents were distilled water, 0.0005 N sulfuric acid, and 0.05 N...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Eastern cottontail
Arthur W. Allen
1984, FWS/OBS 82/10.66
The eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is the most widely distributed cottontail in North America (Chapman et al. 1982). The species is considered to be a generalist that occupies a variety of habitats from southern Canada southward into South America (Chapman et al. 1980). The eastern cottontail's range overlaps that of...
Compilation of selected hydrologic data from the MX missile-siting investigation, east-central Nevada and western Utah
Robin L. Bunch, James R. Harrill
1984, Open-File Report 84-702
Construction, water-level, and water-quality data for wells and site-description, discharge, and water-quality data for springs and streams in 37 hydrographic areas in Nevada and Utah are presented in this report. These data are grouped in tables, by area. Additional tables contain a summary of data and aquifer-test results for wells...
Index of surface-water stations in Texas, January 1984
E.R. Carrillo, H.D. Buckner
1984, Open-File Report 84-147
The U.S. Geological Survey's investigations of the water resources of Texas are conducted in cooperation with the Texas Department of Water Resources, river authorities, cities, counties, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, International Boundary and Water Commission, and others. Investigations are under the general direction of C. W....
Water resources data, Virginia water year 1983
B.J. Prugh, F.J. Easton, D. D. Lynch
1984, Water Data Report VA-83-1
No abstract available....
Assessment of water resources in lead-zinc mined areas in Cherokee County, Kansas, and adjacent areas
Timothy B. Spruill
1984, Open-File Report 84-439
A study was conducted to evaluate water-resources problems related to abandoned lead and zinc mines in Cherokee County, Kansas, and adjacent areas in Missouri and Oklahoma. Past mining activities have caused changes in the hydrogeology of the area. Lead and zinc mining has caused discontinuities and perforations in the confining...
Analytical results, geology, and sample locality map of mercury-sulfur-gypsum mineralization at Crater, Inyo County, California
M. S. Erickson, S.P. Marsh, T. A. Roemer
1984, Open-File Report 85-512
The Crater mercury-su l fur-gypsum ~ineral ized area is located in east-central California along the crest of the Last Chance Range, west of the north end of Death Valley (fig. 1). The area is in the northwest quarter of the Last Chance Range 15-minute quadrangle and occupies the area between...
White clays of Pennsylvania
John W. Hosterman
1984, Bulletin 1558-D
The white clays of Pennsylvania are composed chiefly of kaolinite and various amounts of illite. Most of the white clays are silty and a few are sandy. Quartz or chert is the only nonclay mineral in the whitest material; goethite is also present in the colored samples high in iron....
Hydrology of Yucca Mountain and vicinity, Nevada-California — Investigative results through mid-1983
R. K. Waddell, J. H. Robison, R. K. Blankennagel
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4267
Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is one of several sites under consideration for construction of the first repository for high-level nuclear waste. The climate is arid; few perennial streams are present in the region. Flash floods occasionally occur. The site is underlain by at least 1,800 meters of volcanic tuffs of Tertiary...
Gazetteer of hydrologic characteristics of streams in Massachusetts — Coastal river basins of the North Shore and Massachusetts Bay
S. W. Wandle
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4281
The coastal river basins of the North Shore and Boston Bay include streams draining the Parker River (60.4 square miles), Rowley River (9.9 square miles), Ipswich River (156 miles), Mystic River (66.0 square miles), Charles River (311 square miles), Neponset River (117 square miles), Weymouth Fore and Weymouth Back Rivers...
Palynology of selected coal beds in the proposed Pennsylvanian System stratotype in West Virginia
Robert M. Kosanke
1984, Professional Paper 1318
The usefulness of Pennsylvanian palynomorphs, spores, and pollen grains, as an aid in coal-correlation investigations in the Appalachians, has been known for many years. However, much of this and subsequent information was scattered in the literature or was not from the proposed stratotype area of West Virginia. Investigation of coals...
Synopsis of ground-water and surface-water resources of North Dakota
T. C. Winter, R.D. Benson, R. A. Engberg, G.J. Wiche, D. G. Emerson, O.A. Crosby, J.E. Miller
1984, Open-File Report 84-732
This report describes the surface- and ground-water resources of North Dakota and the limitations of our understanding of these resources. Ground water and surface water are actually one resource, because they are often hydraulically interconnected. They are discussed separately for convenience. In general, the surface-water resources of the mainstem of...
Quantity and quality of streamflow in the White River basin, Colorado and Utah
J. M. Boyle, K.J. Covay, D. P. Bauer
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4022
The water quality and flow of existing streams in the White River basin, located in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah, are adequate for present uses, but future development (such as energy) may affect stream quality and quantity. Present conditions are described as a baseline to enable planners to allocate available...
The thrust belt in Southwest Montana and east-central Idaho
Edward T. Ruppel, David A. Lopez
1984, Professional Paper 1278
The leading edge of the Cordilleran fold and thrust in southwest Montana appears to be a continuation of the edge of the Wyoming thrust belt, projected northward beneath the Snake River Plain. Trces of the thrust faults that form the leading edge of the thrust belts are mostly concealed, but...
Water-quality and chemical loads of the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 1980 to March 1981
David K. Fishel
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4164
Water samples were analyzed for 42 chemical constituents to determine the water quality of the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from April 1, 1980, to March 31, 1981. The investigation was part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program's Fall Line Monitoring Project to provide information on...
Glastonbury Gneiss and mantling rocks (a modified Oliverian dome) in south-central Massachusetts and north-central Connecticut: Geochemistry, petrogenesis, and isotopic age
G. W. Leo, R. E. Zartman, D. G. Brookins
1984, Professional Paper 1295
The Glastonbury dome is a long, narrow structure trending approximately 70 km north-northeast through Connecticut and Massachusetts along the west side of the Bronson Hill anticlinorium. Structurally and stratigraphically the dome is analogous to the Oliverian domes of New Hampshire. It is cored by Glastonbury Gneiss and is mantled by...
Flow characteristics of the Snake River and water budget for the Snake River plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
L.C. Kjelstrom
1984, Open-File Report 84-52
This report is one in a series resulting from the U.S. Geological Survey's Snake River Plain Rasa (Regional Aquifer System Analysis) study that was initiation in October 1979. Purposes of the RASA study were to (1) refine knowledge of the regional ground-water flow system, (2) determine effects of conjunctive use of...
Hydrogeology and effects of tailings basins on the hydrology of Sands Plain, Marquette County, Michigan
N.G. Grannemann
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4114
Sands Plain, a 225-square mile area, is near the Marquette iron-mining district in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Gribben Basin, a settling basin for disposal of waste rock particles from iron-ore concentration, is in the western part. Because Sands Plain is near iron-ore deposits, but not underlain by them, parts of the...
Sediment yields in eastern Montana; summary of data and proposed techniques for estimating sediment yields from small, ungaged watersheds
J. H. Lambing
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4200
Sediment-yield data for 121 sites in eastern Montana have been compiled from results of studies conducted by various Federal, State, and private agencies. Methods used to determine mean annual sediment yields included reservoir sedimentation surveys, suspended-sediment sampling in streams, and estimates of gross erosion and indirect estimation based on physical...
Water resources data, Oregon water year 1983, volume 1: Eastern Oregon
L.L. Hubbard, T.D. Parks, D.L. Weiss
1984, Water Data Report OR-83-1
No abstract available. ...
