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...
Assessment of ground-water contamination by coal-tar derivatives, St. Louis Park area, Minnesota
M. F. Hult
1984, Open-File Report 84-867
Operation of a coal-tar distillation and wood-preserving facility in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, during 1918-72 contaminated ground water with coal-tar derivatives and inorganic chemicals. Coal-tar derivatives entered the groundwater system through three major paths: (1) Spills and drippings that percolated to the water table, (2) surface runoff and plant process...
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...
Characteristics of some silver-, and base metal-bearing, epithermal deposits of Mexico and Peru
Nora K. Foley
1984, Open-File Report 84-633
Introduction Lithotectonic, mineralogical, and geochemical data on two silver- and base metal-bearing deposits from Peru and two from Mexico are compiled to facilitate comparisons with other epithermal deposits. Silver and base metal-bearing deposits of Mexico and Peru constitute an important portion of the world silver production derived from shallow, vein-type deposits...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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....
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...
Summary geochemical maps, Hoover Wilderness and adjacent study area, Mono and Tuolumne counties, California
M.A. Chaffee, R. H. Hill, S. J. Sutley
1984, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1101-B
The Hoover Wilderness and the adjacent Hoover Extension (East), Hoover Extension (West), and Cherry Creek A Roadless Areas (the adjacent study area) encompass approximately 153,900 acres (241 mi2; 623 km2) in the Inyo, Stanislaus, and Toiyabe Naitonal Forests, Mono and Tuolumne Counties, Calif. These two areas lie along and mostly...
Water withdrawn for irrigation in 1980 on the Snake River plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
B. B. Bigelow, S. A. Goodell, G. D. Newton
1984, Open-File Report 84-434
No abstract available....
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...
Geology, altitude, and depth of the bedrock surface; altitude of the water table in 1980; and saturated thickness of the Ogallala aquifer in 1980 in the southern High Plains of Colorado
Ronald G. Borman, Thomas S. Meredith, Sean M. Bryn
1984, Hydrologic Atlas 673
The southern High Plains of Colorado, an area of about 2,800 square miles in the southeastern part of the state, is underlain by the Ogallala Formation of late Tertiary age, The southern High Plains of Colorado extend from the Colorado State line on the east and the ans south to...
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...
Techniques for estimating streamflow characteristics in the Eastern and Interior coal provinces of the United States
K. L. Wetzel, J.M. Bettandorff
1984, Open-File Report 83-948
No abstract available. ...
Aldicarb-pesticide contamination of ground water in eastern Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Julian Soren, W. G. Stelz
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4251
Aldicarb, a toxic oxime-carbamate pesticide that was believed incapable of reaching ground water, was used in potato-farming areas of eastern Suffolk County, New York during 1975-80. In 1979, aldicarb was found in substantial concentrations in ground water throughout the area. The New York State Department of Health set a limit...
Effect of water quality on survival of Lahontan Cutthroat trout eggs in the , west-central Nevada and eastern California
R.J. Hoffman, G.G. Scoppettone
1984, Open-File Report 84-437
No abstract available. ...
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...
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...
Twenty-two measured sections of Cretaceous-lower Tertiary rocks, eastern North Slope, Alaska
C. M. Molenaar, A. R. Kirk, L. B. Magoon, A. C. Huffman
1984, Open-File Report 84-695
No abstract available....
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...
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...
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...
The ecology of tidal freshwater marshes of the United States East Coast: a community profile
William E. Odum, T. J. Smith III, J.K. Hoover, Carole C. McIvor
1984, FWS/OBS 83/17
