Interpretation and description of seismic data from Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Michael A. Fisher
1976, Open-File Report 76-561
A coarse grid of 480 kilometres of seismic lines was collected in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska between Homer on the north and Cape Douglas on the south. Paper and mylar copies of the seismic sections and shot point maps are available to the public from NOAA in Boulder, Colorado.The seismic...
Data for calibrating unsteady-flow sediment-transport models, East Fork River, Wyoming, 1975
Holly A. Mahoney, Edmund D. Andrews, William W. Emmett, Luna Bergere Leopold, Robert H. Meade, Robert M. Myrick, Carl F. Nordin
1976, Open-File Report 76-22
In 1975, data to calibrate a one-dimensional unsteady-flow and sediment-transport routing model were collected on a reach of the East Fork River of western Wyoming. The reach, 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) in length, wan immediately upstream from a previously established bedload sampling station. Nineteen channel cross sections were sounded at...
Principal facts for gravity stations in the Nevada portion of the Mariposa 2 degrees sheet
D.L. Healey
1976, Open-File Report 76-58
The northeast corner of the Mariposa 2° topographic sheet occurs within the State of Nevada (fig. 1) and includes parts of Mineral and Esmeralda Counties. In this area field crews of the U.S. Geological Survey have established 95 gravity observations in conjunction with geologic studies being made as part of...
Volcanic rocks of the McDermitt Caldera, Nevada-Oregon
Robert C. Greene
1976, Open-File Report 76-753
The McDermitt caldera, a major Miocene eruptive center is locatedin the northernmost Great Basin directly west of McDermitt, Nev. The alkali rhyolite of Jordan Meadow was erupted from the caldera and covered an area of about 60,000 sq km; the volume of rhyolite is about 960 cubic km. Paleozoic and...
Water resources of the Satus Creek Basin, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington
M.J. Mundorff, Mac Nish, D.R. Cline
1976, Open-File Report 76-685
The Satus Creek basin lies on the east flank of the Cascade Range in south-central Washington. The basin is entirely within the Yakima Indian Reservation and is bordered and drained on the east by the Yakima River.Average annual precipitation ranges from about 35 inches in the western upland to less...
Digital-model analysis to predict water levels in a well field near Columbus, Indiana
Michael Planert
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-63
Columbus, Indiana, obtains its water supply from six municipally owned wells southwest of the city. The wells are screened in an outwash sand and gravel aquifer that was deposited by glacial melt water in a preglacial bedrock valley. The well field is midway between the East Fork White River and...
Boundaries of the United States and the several States
F. K. Van Zandt
1976, Professional Paper 909
The original territory of the United States, as defined by the treaties of November 30, 1782, and September 3, 1783, with Great Britain, was bounded on the north by Canada, on the south by the Spanish Colonies of East and West Florida, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and...
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Arkansas-White-Red region
M. S. Bedinger, R. T. Sniegocki
1976, Professional Paper 813-H
The Arkansas-White-Red Region, an area of265,000 square miles (6.86x1011 square metres), is characterized by diversity in geography, climate, and geology and, in turn, by diversity in water resources and water problems. The western semiarid part of the region is water deficient, that is, potential evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation. The eastern, humid part...
Availability of ground water near Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana
D. C. Gillies
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-46
A study of the hydraulic characteristics of the unconsolidated glacial deposits near the city of Carmel in central Indiana shows that 21.3 million gallons per day (933 litres per second) of additional water could be withdrawn from the aquifer for an indefinite period of time . This pumpage is approximately...
Water resources of south-central Missouri
E. E. Gann, Edward Joseph Harvey, Don E. Miller
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 550
This atlas describes hydrology in an area of approximately 23 ,000 sq mi and includes all or parts of 38 counties in Missouri. The area is bounded on the north by the southern edge of the Missouri River flood plain, on the east by the Mississippi River and the Plateaus-Lowlands...
Waterlogging in an alluvial aquifer near Lake Minnequa, Pueblo, Colorado
Patrick J. Emmons
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-53
The Lake Minnequa area, located immediately south of the Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo., is mantled with as much as 46 feet (14 meters) of alluvium covering bedrock of Pierre Shale and Niobrara Formation. Surface water enters the area by the Minnequa Canal and the St. Charles Flood Ditch. The...
Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Charley River and Coleen quadrangles, Alaska
Edward Huntington Cobb
1976, Open-File Report 76-632
These summaries of references are designed to aid in library research on metallic and nonmetallic (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) mineral occurrences in the Charley River and Coleen quadrangles in east-central Alaska. All references to reports of the Geological Survey, to most reports of the U.S. Bureau of...
Sediment characteristics of streams in the eastern Piedmont and western Coastal Plain regions of North Carolina
Clyde E. Simmons
1976, Water Supply Paper 1798-O
The sediment-transport characteristics of streams were determined in a 15,500-square-kilometre (6,000-square-mile) area of the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions of eastern North Carolina during 1969-73. The study covered all or parts of 21 counties and included data for 28 sediment-sampling stations in parts of 4 major river basins?the Roanoke, Pamlico,...
High-resolution seismic reflection profiling for mapping shallow aquifers in Lee County, Florida
T.M. Missimer, Richard Alfred Gardner
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-45
High-resolution continuous seismic reflection profiling equipment was utilized to define the configuration of sedimentary layers underlying part of Lee County, Florida. About 45 miles (72 kilometers) of profile were made on the Caloosahatchee River Estuary and San Carlos Bay. Two different acoustic energy sources, a high resolution boomer and a...
Water resources of the Des Moines River Watershed, southwestern Minnesota
H.W. Anderson, W.L. Broussard, D.F. Farrell, M. F. Hult
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 553
The Des Moines River drains about 1,350 square miles (3,496 km2) of the north, west, and central parts of the watershed, and the East Fork Des Moines River along with several small creeks drain about 200 square miles (518 km2) in the east part. These tributaries join the Des Moines river...
Free-air gravity anomaly map of the eastern Chukchi and southern Beaufort seas
Byron D. Ruppel, A. Graig McHendrie
1976, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 785
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Regional flood limits of lower Yahara River, Lake Waubesa and south, in Dane County, Wisconsin
Carl L. Lawrence
1976, Open-File Report 76-805
The purpose of this report is to provide information on the extent , depth, and frequency of flooding of the lower Yahara River in Dane County, Wis. The report contains discharge-frequency data for flood peaks, flood–frequency profiles, and the regional flood– (100-year flood) inundation limits for the lower Yahara River. The...
The Alaskan Mineral Resource Assessment Program: Background information to accompany folio of geologic and mineral resource maps of the Tanacross quadrangle, Alaska
Helen Laura Foster, N. R. D. Albert, D.F. Barnes, G.C. Curtin, Andrew Griscom, D.A. Singer, James G. Smith
1976, Circular 734
The Tanacross quadrangle, consisting of 17,400 km 2 (6,700 mi 2) in east-central Alaska, was investigated by an interdisciplinary research team for the purpose of assessing the mineral resource potential of the quadrangle. This report provides the background information for a folio of maps on the geology, geophysics, reconnaissance geochemistry,...
Time of travel of solutes in the East Fork Trinity River, November 1975; and Elm Fork Trinity River, December 1975; Trinity River basin, Texas
Dennis R. Myers, Raymond M. Slade Jr.
1976, Open-File Report 76-683
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the North Central Texas Council of Governments, the Trinity River Authority of Texas, and the Texas Water Development Board, conducted two time-of-travel studies in the Trinity River basin in November and December, 1975. Field data were collected on the East Fork Trinity River...
The shallow aquifer : a prime freshwater resource in eastern Palm Beach County, Florida
Harry G. Rodis, Larry F. Land
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-21
The shallow aquifer underlies all of Palm Beach County and is the source of almost all fresh-water supplies in the eastern part of the county. It consists of mixtures of sand, shell sandstone, and limestone. In this area the concentration of dissolved solids in the ground water usually does not...
Preliminary summary of the 1976 Atlantic Margin Coring Project of the U.S. Geological Survey
John Cummins Hathaway, J.J. Schlee, C. W. Poag, P. C. Valentine, Elaine G. A. Weed, Michael H. Bothner, F. A. Kohout, F.T. Manheim, R. Schloam, R.E. Miller, D.M. Schultz
1976, Open-File Report 76-844
The U.S. Geological Survey Atlantic Margin Coring Project, 1976, a 60-day expedition to obtain core samples by drilling beneath the floor of the Continental Shelf and Slope of the eastern United States, was carried out in July, August, and September 1976 aboard D/V GLOMAR CONCEPTION. The coring penetrated as much...
Statistical analysis of water-level, springflow, and streamflow data for the Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas
Celso Puente
1976, Open-File Report 76-393
Water-level, springflow, and streamflow data were used to develop simple and multiple linear-regression equations for use in estimating water levels in wells and the flow of three major springs in the Edwards aquifer in the eastern San Antonio area. The equations provide daily, monthly, and annual estimates that compare very...
Generalized descriptions of uranium-bearing veins, pegmatites, and disseminations in non-sedimentary rocks, eastern United States
Richard I. Grauch, Katrin Zarinski
1976, Open-File Report 76-582
The Lisburne Group: A potential major hydrocarbon objective of the Arctic Slope, Alaska
Kenneth J. Bird, Clifton F. Jordan
1976, Open-File Report 76-786
The Lisburne Group, a thick carbonate rock unit of Mississippian and Pennsylvanian age, is one of the most widespread potential reservoir rock units in northern Alaska. A comprehensive review of the Lisburne in the subsurface of the eastern Arctic Slope indicates attractive reservoir characteristics in a favorable source and migration...
Trace-element variations at Summer Coon volcano, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, and the origin of continental-interior andesite
Robert A. Zielinski, Peter W. Lipman
1976, GSA Bulletin (87) 1477-1485
The Oligocene Summer Coon center, an eroded continental-interior volcano of the eastern San Juan Mountains, Colorado, was the source of magmas ranging in composition from basaltic andesite to rhyolite. Previous Pb and Sr isotope studies indicate derivation of the magmas from an isotopically homogeneous source. This study presents new data...
