Structure and sediment distribution in the western Bering Sea
P. D. Rabinowitz, A. Cooper
1977, Marine Geology (24) 309-320
Eleven seismic reflection profiles across Shirshov Ridge and the adjacent deep-water sedimentary basins (Komandorsky and Aleutian Basins) are presented to illustrate the sediment distribution in the western Bering Sea. A prominent seismic reflecting horizon, Reflector P (Middle—Late Miocene in age), is observed throughout both the Aleutian and Komandorsky Basins at...
Map showing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in eastern southern Alaska
E.M. MacKevett Jr., Carleen D. Holloway
1977, Open-File Report 77-169-A
No abstract available....
Water resources of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
Joseph B. Gonthier, D.D. Harris
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-3
Water resources of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are poorly distributed both geographically and in time. On the reservation, only the Umatilla River and one of its principal tributaries, Meacham Creek, have significant perennial flows. Runoff of the principal streams is largely from snowmelt in the Blue Mountains and is highly...
Geology of the Midnite uranium mine area, Washington — Maps, description, and interpretation
J. Thomas Nash
1977, Open-File Report 77-592
Bedrock geology of about 12 km2 near the Midnite mine has been mapped at the surface, in mine exposures, and from drilling, at scales from 1:600 to 1:12,000 and is presented here at 1:12,000 to provide description of the setting of uranium deposits. Oldest rocks in the area are metapelitic...
Progress report on uranium investigations in the Zane Hills area, west-central Alaska
Thomas P. Miller, Raymond L. Elliott
1977, Open-File Report 77-428
The Zane Hills pluton underlies a mountainous area of about 460 km2 in west-central Alaska and is locally enriched in uranium and thorium (Miller and Ferrians, 1968; Miller, 1970; Staatz and Miller, 1976). While over 90 percent of the pluton consists of granodiorite with average contents of uranium and thorium,...
Ground-water quality near a sewage-sludge recycling site and a landfill near Denver, Colorado
Stanley G. Robson
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-132
The Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District and the City and County of Denver operate a sewage-sludge recycling site and a landfill in an area about 15 miles (24 kilometers) east of Denver. The assessment of the effects of these facilities on the ground-water system included determining the direction of ground-water...
Geohydrology of the Englishtown Formation in the northern Coastal Plain of New Jersey
W. D. Nichols
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-123
The Englishtown Formation of the Matawan Group of Late Cretaceous age is exposed in the western part of the New Jeresy Coastal Plain along a northeast-southwest trending zone extending from Raritan Bay to Delaware Bay. In outcrop, in the northern part of the Coastal Plain, the Englishtown typically consists of...
Estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods on natural-flow streams in Massachusetts
S. William Wandle Jr.
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-39
The magnitude and frequency of floods on natural-flow streams in Massachusetts, with drainage areas between 0.25 square mile and 497 square miles, may be estimated from drainage area, main channel slope, a precipitation index, and a storage factor. Multiple-regression techniques were used to define the relationship between basin and climatic...
Gamma aeroradioactivity map of parts of Norfolk and Eastville quadrangles, outer Coastal Plain, North Carolina and Virginia
E. R. Force, S. K. Bose
1977, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 863
No abstract available....
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the eastern North Slope, Alaska, 1975
Joseph M. Childers, C. E. Sloan, J.P. Meckel, J. W. Nauman
1977, Open-File Report 77-492
The part of the Arctic coast of Alaska between the Colville River and the Canadian boundary was visited in April, August, and November 1975. The study area is characterized by its cold climate and is largely uninhabited, but oil and gas discoveries have spurred development of parts of the area....
Chemical composition of Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Tertiary rocks from east-central Alaska
Earl E. Brabb, Bette R. Hamachi
1977, Open-File Report 77-631
The purpose of this report is to make available 108 analyses of a variety of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks from east-central Alaska. The rocks were collected by the senior author, Michael Churkin, Jr., G. Donald Eberlein, Reuben J. Ross, Jr., and James Melik from 1960 to 1963....
Geologic framework of lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Michael A. Fisher, Leslie B. Magoon
1977, Open-File Report 77-136
Lower Cook Inlet is located in south-central Alaska between lat 58°45' and 60°30' N. and between long 151° and 154° W. (fig. 1). Geographic features on the perimeter of the area are the Aleutian Range on the northwest, Kalgin Island on the northeast, the Kenai Peninsula on the east, the...
Triaxial and consolidation testing of cores from the 1976 Atlantic Margin Coring Project of the United States Geological Survey
Paul G. Swanson, Ralph E. Brown
1977, Open-File Report 78-124
This report contains the results of triaxial and consolidation-compression testing on selected cores taken by the Atlantic Margin Coring Project, a 60-day expedition to obtain core samples by drilling beneath the Continental Shelf and Slope of the eastern United States. The coring took place in July, August and September, 1976...
Effects of the catastrophic flood of December 1966, north rim area, eastern Grand Canyon, Arizona
Maurice E. Cooley, B. N. Aldridge, Robert C. Euler
1977, Professional Paper 980
Precipitation from the unusual storm of December 1966 was concentrated on highlands in northern Arizona, southwestern Utah , southern Nevada, and south-central California and caused widely scattered major floods in the four States. In Arizona the largest amount of precipitation was in the north rim area of eastern Grand Canyon,...
Map showing original (pre-mining) distribution of coal in Kentucky River Area Development District and vicinity, Eastern Kentucky
Wayne L. Newell, C. L. Rice
1977, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 865-C
No abstract available....
Geological studies on the COST No. B-2 well, U. S. Mid-Atlantic outer continental shelf area
Peter A. Scholle
1977, Circular 750
The COST No. B-2 well is the first deep stratigraphic test to be drilled on the United States Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (AOCS) area. The well was drilled on the eastern flank of the Baltimore Canyon trough to a total depth of 16,043 feet; it penetrated a section composed almost...
Municipal, industrial, and irrigation water use in Washington, 1975
N. P. Dion, W. E. Lum
1977, Open-File Report 77-308
An assessment of water use in 1975 in the 39 counties and 62 Water Resources Inventory Areas of Washington, indicated that 2.49 trillion gallons of water was used for municipal, industrial, and irrigation purposes. That amount represents a 10-percent increase over a similar water-use assessment in 1965, but a slight...
Water-level changes in the northern high plains of Colorado, 1964 to 1976 and 1972 to 1976
Ronald G. Borman, Thomas J. Major
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-42
The northern High Plains of Colorado is an area of about 9,500 mi2 (24,600 km2) in the eastern part of the State (index map). The boundaries of the High Plains of Colorado are the State line and the limit of the Ogallala...
Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resources; Souris-Red-Rainy region
Harold O. Reeder
1977, Open-File Report 77-565
A broad-perspective analysis of the ground-water resources and present and possible future water development and management in the Souris-Red-Rainy Region is presented. The region includes the basins of the Souris River within Montana and North Dakota; the Red River of the North in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota; and...
Shelled benthic fauna of the eastern Chukchi Sea
Dennis M. Mann
1977, Open-File Report 77-672
The purposes of this study were to identify the benthic shelled infauna and epifauna of the eastern Chukchi Sea, compile species lists and distribution maps, determine recurrent groups of species (communities), and examine the environmental parameters that may control the distribution of the faunal groups. The study was partly supported...
A summary of the mineral resources of the proposed Great Bear wilderness, Flathead, Teton, and Pondera counties, Montana
Melville Rhodes Mudge, Robert L. Earhart, Dudley D. Rice, Lawrence Y. Marks
1977, Open-File Report 77-95
The proposed Great Bear wilderness has a good potential for oil and gas (mainly gas), and a moderate potential for submarginal resources of copper and silver in a belt 25 miles (40 km) long and about 1 mile (1.6 km) wide that is partly within the study area along the...
Hydrology of Lake Panasoffkee, Sumter County, Florida
G.F. Taylor
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-88
Lake Panasoffkee, in midwest Sumter County of central Florida, receives water from three creeks and discharges water through Outlet River at an average daily rate of 207 cubic feet per second. The eastern shore of the lake is marsh and wooded swamp with inflow to the lake coming from the...
Generalized geologic map of the eastern part of southern Alaska
Helen M. Beikman, C. D. Holloway, E. M. MacKevett
1977, Open-File Report 77-169-B
No abstract available....
Bedrock map of Fairfax County, Virginia
Avery A. Drake Jr., A.J. Froelich
1977, Open-File Report 77-523
The generalized rock-type of lithologic map separates the firm consolidated bedrock that underlies most of Fairfax County into thirteen (13) major rock types; each type groups rock units with grossly similar physical characteristics. Although crystalline bedrock underlies the Coastal Plain deposits of Eastern Fairfax County, it was not subdivided on...
Ground-water hydrology of the Lower Milliken-Sarco-Tulucay Creeks area, Napa County, California
Michael J. Johnson
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-82
The Sonoma Volcanics are the principal water-bearing materials in the lower Milliken-Sarco-Tulucay Creeks area, which occupies about 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) in and east of Napa, Calif. The distribution and composition of these volcanic units are highly variable and complex. Within the Sonoma Volcanics the tuffs constitute the...
