Crustal structure of the Appalachian Highlands in Tennessee
C. Prodehl, J. Schlittenhardt, S.W. Stewart
1984, Tectonophysics (109) 61-76
Crustal structure of the southern Appalachians and adjacent Interior Low Plateaus in Tennessee is derived from seismic-refraction measurements observed by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1965 along reversed lines, normal (NW-SE) and parallel (NE-SW) to the structure of the Appalachian Highlands' major geologic divisions. Its easternmost part is located approximately...
Use of a digital model to evaluate hydrogeologic controls on groundwater flow in a fractured rock aquifer at Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.A.
M.L. Maslia, R.H. Johnston
1984, Journal of Hydrology (75) 167-194
The Hyde Park landfill is a 15-acre (6.1 ha) chemical waste disposal site located north of Niagara Falls, New York. Underlying the site in descending order are: (1) low-permeability glacial till and lacustrine deposits; (2) a moderately permeable fractured rock aquifer - the Lockport Dolomite; and (3) a low-permeability unit...
Transport and concentration controls for chloride, strontium, potassium and lead in Uvas Creek, a small cobble-bed stream in Santa Clara County, California, U.S.A.: 1. Conceptual model
V. C. Kennedy, A. P. Jackman, S.M. Zand, G. W. Zellweger, R.J. Avanzino
1984, Journal of Hydrology (75) 67-110
Stream sediments adsorb certain solutes from streams, thereby significantly changing the solute composition; but little is known about the details and rates of these adsorptive processes. To investigate such processes, a 24-hr. injection of a solution containing chloride, strontium, potassium, sodium and lead was made at the head of a...
Maps showing distribution of pH, copper, zinc, fluoride, uranium, molybdenum, arsenic, and sulfate in water, Richfield 1° x 2° quadrangle, Utah
J. B. McHugh, W. R. Miller, W. H. Ficklin
1984, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1246-L
These maps show the regional distribution of copper, zinc, arsenic, molybdenum, uranium, fluoride, sulfate, and pH in surface and ground water from the Richfield 1° x 2° quadrangle. This study supplements (Miller and others, 1984a-j) the regional drainage geochemical study done for the Richfield quadrangle under the U.S. Geological Survey’s...
Irrigated acreage and other land uses on the Snake River Plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
Gerald F. Lindholm, S. A. Goodell
1984, Open-File Report 84-452
No abstract available....
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...
The Conterminous United States Mineral Appraisal Program; background information to accompany folio of geologic, geochemical, geophysical, and mineral resources maps of the Walker Lake 1 degree x 2 degrees Quadrangle, California and Nevada
John Harris Stewart, M.A. Chaffee, J. C. Dohrenwend, D. A. John, R. W. Kistler, F. J. Kleinhampl, W. D. Menzie, Donald Plouff, L. C. Rowan, Norman J. Silberling
1984, Circular 927
The Walker Lake 1? by 2? quadrangle in eastern California and western Nevada was studied by an interdisciplinary research team to appraise its mineral resources. The appraisal is based on geological, geochemical, and geophysical field and laboratory investigations, the results of which are published as a folio of maps, figures,...
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...
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....
Floods in south-central Oklahoma and north-central Texas, October 1981
Harold D. Buckner, Joanne K. Kurklin
1984, Open-File Report 84-65
Heavy rains fell over south-central Oklahoma and north-central Texas during October 11-14, 1981, causing record flooding in both States. Six lives were lost, many people were temporarily left homeless, and damages amounted to nearly $115 million. The maximum rainfall of 23 inches occurred 5 miles north of Clyde, Texas, in...
Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, Southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive waste; characterization of the Rio Grande region, New Mexico and Texas
M. S. Bedinger, K. A. Sargent, W. H. Langer, editor(s)
1984, Open-File Report 84-740
The Rio Grande region, New Mexico and Texas, includes most of the area east of the Rio Grande to the Sacramento Mountains. The Legion encompasses two large basins, the Jornada del Muerto and Tularosa basins, and the intervening San Andres Mountains. The altitude of the valley surfaces generally are from...
Ground-water resources of Limestone County, Texas
P.L. Rettman
1984, Open-File Report 84-713
Limestone County, located in east-central Texas, has small to plentiful ground-water supplies available, depending upon the location within the county. The Wilcox Group in the eastern part of the county has adequate supplies to meet the expected water demands in the foreseeable future. The thicker zones of the Wilcox Group...
Application of a parameter-estimation technique to modeling the regional aquifer underlying the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
S. P. Garabedian
1984, Open-File Report 84-461
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 computer program simulates two-dimensional, steady-state ground-water flow. Hydrologic data for the 1980 water year were used to calculate recharge rates, boundary fluxes, and...
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...
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...
Impact of development on availability and quality of ground water in eastern Nassau County, Florida, and southeastern Camden County, Georgia
D.P. Brown
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4190
The primary sources of water in the area are from the surficial and Floridan aquifers. The surficial aquifer, consisting of thin permeable zones of sand, shell, and limestone, provides limited water supplies (10-50 gallons per minute). Its estimated transmissivity ranges from less than 100 to 10,000 feet squared per day....
Review of buried crystalline rocks of eastern United States in selected hydrogeologic environments potentially suitable for isolating high-level radioactive wastes
R. W. Davis
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4091
Among the concepts suggested for the deep disposal of high-level radioactive wastes from nuclear power reactors is the excavation of a repository in suitable crystalline rocks overlain by a thick sequence of sedimentary strata in a hydrogeologic environment that would effectively impede waste transport. To determine the occurrence of such...
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,...
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...
Chemical and biological quality of streams at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana, 1978-80
M. A. Hardy
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4208
A variety of land uses affects water quality of streams at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Discharge from storm sewers and runoff from roads contributed lead, zinc, and chlorinated hydrocarbons (chlordane, DOT, ODD, DDE, and PCB's) to all streams except Derby ditch. In addition, the Little Calumet River received ammonia...
Evaluation of the potential for artificial ground-water recharge in eastern San Joaquin County, California — Phase 2
R. L. Ireland
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4207
In response to the increasing demand on water supplies and declining water levels in eastern San Joaquin County, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, is evaluating the potential for artificially recharging the aquifer system in eastern San Joaquin County,...
Water levels and water-level changes in the Prairie du Chien-Jordan and Mount Simon-Hinckley aquifers, Twin Cities metropolitan area, Minnesota, 1971-80
Michael Schoenberg
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4237
The ground-water system in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area includes five aquifers; two of these aquifers the Prairie du Chien-Jordan and the Mount Simon-Hinckley supply about 80 percent and 10 percent, respectively, of the ground water pumped for public supply. Water levels and changes in water levels in these two...
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....
Stratigraphy and structure of the western Kentucky fluorspar district
R. D. Trace, D.H. Amos
1984, Professional Paper 1151-D
The western Kentucky fluorspar district is part of the larger Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district, the largest producer of fluorspar in the United States. This report is based largely on data gathered from 1960 to 1974 during the U.S. Geological Survey-Kentucky Geological Survey cooperative geologic mapping program of Kentucky. It deals chiefly...
Geohydrologic framework of the Snake River plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
R.L. Whitehead
1984, Open-File Report 84-51
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 initiated in October 1979. As stated by Lindholm (1981), the purpose of the study was to (1) refine knowledge of the regional ground-water flow system, (2) determine...
