Map of water table in Graham County, northwestern Kansas, March 1979
Joseph M. Spinazola
1981, Open-File Report 81-333
A map of the water table in Graham County, prepared in collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, provides current (1980) information on water levels in the unconsolidated deposits. Graham County, an area of 900 square miles in northwestern Kansas, is within the rolling, moderately to well-dissected terrain on the...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the Agua Fria area, Yavapai and Maricopa Counties, Arizona
G. R. Littin
1981, Open-File Report 81-804
The Aqua Fria area includes about 1,500 mi2 in central Arizona. The area is bounded by the Prescott National Forest on the west, north, and east; by the Tonto National Forest on the southeast; and by the Bradshaw Mountains and Lake Pleasant on the southwest. Ground-water development has been slight, and...
Birds of the St. Croix River valley: Minnesota and Wisconsin
Craig A. Faanes
1981, North American Fauna 73
The St. Croix River Valley encompasses nearly 11,550 km2 in east-central Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. A wide range of habitats are available for birds including upland oak, lowland deciduous, maple-basswood, lowland and upland coniferous forests, natural basin wetlands, and grasslands. Situated in the north-central region of the United States, the...
Potentially favorable areas for large-yield wells in the Red River Formation and Madison Limestone in parts of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska
L.M. MacCary, E. M. Cushing, David L. Brown
1981, Open-File Report 81-220
The need for large quantities of energy has created interest in the Fort Union coal region of the Northern Great Plains. Extensive development of this coal, which may include onsite steam-power generation, gasification, liquefaction, and slurry-pipeline transport of the coal from this region, would place a heavy demand on the...
Measured sections of the Browns Park Formation (Miocene) in Moffat County, Colorado, 1980
Stanley J. Luft, William L. Thoen
1981, Open-File Report 81-171
Eight partial sections of the Browns Park Formation of Miocene age were measured in Moffat County, northwestern Colorado, during the 1980 field season, as part of a study of the stratigraphy and depositional environments of the formation. These newly measured sections are intended to complement other surface sections of the...
Seismicity of the lower east rift zone of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, 1960 to 1980
Robert Y. Koyanagi, Jennifer S. Nakata, Wilfred R. Tanigawa
1981, Open-File Report 81-984
No abstract available....
Map showing ground-water conditions in the Sacramento Valley area, Mohave County, Arizona; 1979
C.L. Pfaff, D.M. Clay
1981, Open-File Report 81-418
The Sacramento Valley area includes about 8002 miles in northwestern Arizona and is bounded on the west by the Black and Buck Mountains and on the east by the Cerbat and Hualapai Mountains. The Black Mountains consist mainly of volcanic rocks; the Buck, Cerbat, and Hualapai Mountains consist of igneous,...
Ground-water hydrology of the Mormon Island Crane Meadows wildlife area near Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska
R. Theodore Hurr
1981, Open-File Report 81-1109
The Platte River in south-central Nebraska flows generally eastward in a broad, flat valley. The river banks and many areas adjacent to the river support thick stands of cottonwood and willow trees. Brush, grass, pasture land, and cultivated fields occupy most of the remaining area. This is the habitat for...
Analysis of stream-aquifer system interrelationships in the Big Blue and Little Blue River basins in Gage and Jefferson Counties, Nebraska
M. J. Ellis
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-29
Seepage measurements made during the fall of 1978 at 21 sites in the Big Blue River basin and at 35 sites in the Little Blue River basin were used to determine stream gains or losses in 20 drainage areas in the Big Blue River basin and 31 drainage areas in...
Clay mineralogy of Devonian shales in the Appalachian Basin
John W. Hosterman, Sallie I. Whitlow
1981, Open-File Report 81-585
A study of the clay mineralogy of the Devonian black shales of the Appalachian basin was undertaken to help predict areas for potential gas resources. More than 2,100 samples from 84 drill holes representing 11 shale units were analyzed for clay mineralogy or whole—rock mineralogy or both. Approximately 1,300 samples...
Complete Bouguer gravity map of the southern Black Hills: Parts of southwestern South Dakota and eastern Wyoming
T.G. Hildenbrand, R.P. Kucks
1981, Open-File Report 81-760
No abstract available....
Ground-water hydrology of strip-mine areas in eastern Ohio (conditions during mining of two watersheds in Coshocton and Muskingum counties)
John O. Helgesen, Allan C. Razem
1981, Open-File Report 81-913
Ground-water conditions during coal strip mining in two small watersheds are described as part of an ongoing study of effects of mining on hydrologic systems. Both watersheds were underlain by stratified sedimentary rocks containing two perched aquifers above clay beds which underlaid the major coal seams. Mining involved removing the...
Quality of surface water in the coal-mining areas of western Maryland and adjacent areas of Pennsylvania and West Virginia from April 1979 to June 1980
W. W. Staubitz
1981, Open-File Report 81-812
The U.S. Geological Survey is studying the water quality of streams within the Eastern Coal Province. This report contains streamflow, water-quality, and biologic data collected in the North Branch Potomac River basin and in the Maryland portion of the Youghiogheny and Casselman River basins. Data collected from 64 streams from...
Eastern Gulf of Alaska seismicity: Annual report to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for April 1, 1980, through March 31, 1981
Christopher D. Stephens, John C. Lahr, John A. Rogers
1981, Open-File Report 81-897
The objective of this research is to collect and analyze data on earthquake activity in the northeast Gulf of Alaska (NEGOA) and adjacent onshore areas in order to develop a better regional seismotectonic model and more accurately assess the earthquake potential. This information is critical to the establishment of criteria...
Shallow ground-water conditions and vegetation classification, central Volusia County, Florida
Edward P. Simonds Jr., Benjamin F. McPherson, Peter W. Bush
1981, Open-File Report 80-752
In the early 1970's, the Volusia County Council recognized the need to develop new sources of freshwater for future growth and development. County Council, using data from the U.S. Geological Survey and private consultants, concluded that the central wetlands were an optimal area for well-field development. With this in mind,...
Evaluation of major dike-impounded ground-water reservoirs, Island of Oahu, with a section on flow hydraulics in dike tunnels in Hawaii
Kiyoshi J. Takasaki, John F. Mink
1981, Open-File Report 81-1119
Ground-water reservoirs impounded by volcanic dikes receive a substantial part of the total recharge to ground water on the island of Oahu because they generally underlie the rainiest areas. They accumulate the infiltration from rainfall, store it temporarily, and steadily leak it to abutting basal reservoirs or to streams cutting...
Petrology and petrography for USGS test wells 1, 2, and 3 in the Madison Limestone in Montana and Wyoming
Paul A. Thayer
1981, Open-File Report 81-221
The need for large quantities of energy has created interest in the Fort Union coal region of the Northern Great Plains. Extensive development of this coal, which may include on-site steam-power generation, gasification, liquefaction, and slurry-pipeline transport of the coal out of the region, would place a heavy demand on...
Hydrologic data of the Shawsheen River basin, Massachusetts
Frederick B. Gay, David F. Delaney
1981, Open-File Report 81-802
The Shawsheen River basin drains a 77-square-mile area northwest of metropolitan Boston in eastern Massachusetts and discharges into the Merrimack River. Principal tributaries to the Shawsheen River are: Content, Elm, Heath, Hussey, Kiln, Rogers, Spring, Strong Water, Vine, and Webb Brooks....
Samples from the United States eastern continental margin collected by the U.S. Geological Survey
Wayne M. Ferrebee, Donald K. McElroy
1981, Open-File Report 81-467
As part of the National Geophysical and Solar-Terrestrial Data Center's (NGSDC's) project to maintain a computer-accessed list of marine geological samples, the U.S. Geological Survey has inventoried 3,949 samples from the continental margin of the Eastern United States (Fig. 1). Most (3,868) of these samples are grab and dredge samples...
Geohydrology of the Vamoosa-Ada aquifer, east-central Oklahoma
Joseph J. D’Lugosz, Roger G. McClaflin, Melvin V. Marcher
1981, Open-File Report 81-62
The Vamoosa-Ada aquifer, which underlies an area of about 2,320 square miles, consists principally of the Vamoosa Formation and the overlying Ada Group of Pennsylvanian age. Rocks comprising the aquifer were deposited in a near-shore environment ranging from marine on the west to nonmarine to the east. Because of changes...
Hydrologic data of the lower Merrimack River basin, Massachusetts, from Concord River, Lowell, to Plum Island, Newburyport
David F. Delaney, Frederick B. Gay
1981, Open-File Report 81-1185
The lower Merrimack River basin study area drains approximately 180 square miles along the New Hampshire border in northeastern Massachusetts. This area includes parts of the Merrimack River basin within Massachusetts east of the Beaver Brook and Concord River basins, except for the Shawsheen River basin. Even though the Blackwater...
Computer simulation of the steady-state flow system of the Tertiary limestone (Floridan) aquifer system in east-central Florida
C. H. Tibbals
1981, Open-File Report 81-681
The predevelopment steady-state ground-water flow system for 13 ,700 square miles of the Tertiary limestone aquifer system (known as the Florida aquifer in Florida) in east-central Florida is simulated by means of a digital computer model. The model results indicate that about 1,900 cubic feet per second recharges the aquifer...
Gulf of Alaska and Lower Cook Inlet summary report 2, June 1981: A revision of Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Alaska (including Lower Cook Inlet) and their onshore impacts: A summary report, September 1980
Karen M. Collins, Anne Stadnychenko
1981, Open-File Report 81-607
The search for oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Alaska subregion of the Alaska leasing Region began in 1967, when geophysical surveys of the area were initiated. Three lease sales have been held in the subregion. Lease Sale 39, for the northern Gulf...
Flow routing in the Susquehanna River Basin: Part IV - Routing reservoir releases in the eastern Susqehanna river basin in New York State
Thomas J. Zembrzuski Jr.
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-117
Flow-routing models for six reaches of major streams in the eastern Susquehanna River basin in New York were developed and used to trace releases of water from East Sidney Lake and Whitney Point Lake to gaged points downstream. Daily streamflow during 1942-77 was modeled for the following reaches: Susquehanna River--Unadilla...
Alluvial aquifer of the Cache and St. Francis River basins, northeastern Arkansas
Matthew E. Broom, Forest P. Lyford
1981, Open-File Report 81-476
The alluvial aquifer underlies about 9,000 square miles of the study area. Well yields from the aquifer commonly are from 1,000 to 2,000 gallons per minute. Flow toward the main area of pumping stress is eastward from the Cache River and westward from the St. Francis River. The Memphis aquifer...
