Selected environmental and geohydrologic reports for the Fort Wainwright and Fairbanks areas, Alaska as of July 1995
M. R. Lilly, K.L. DePalma, S.L. Benson
1995, Open-File Report 95-420
As part of its effort to help collect data and gather information for geohydrologic investigations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects and reviews environmental and technical reports relating to geology, hydrology, and geohydrology. The USGS investigation efforts are coordinated with ongoing technical investigations by the Water Research Center of the...
Revised digital aeromagnetic data for areas in and adjacent to the National Petroleum Reserve Area (NPRA), North Slope, Alaska
V.J. Grauch, Esther Castellanos
1995, Open-File Report 95-835
No abstract available....
Measured sections and correlations of mid-Cretaceous rocks near the Lombard thrust of the Helena Salient in southwestern Montana
T. S. Dyman, R. G. Tysdal, K. W. Porter, G. A. Thompson
1995, Open-File Report 95-841
Two surface sections that generally characterize mid-Cretaceous strata in the central to southern part of the Helena salient of the Montana thrust belt (Figs. 1 and 2) are presented here. We have not published detailed descriptions of the lithic units of these sections, and the stratigraphic correlations are tentative. The...
Preliminary compilation of descriptive geoenvironmental mineral deposit models
Edward A. du Bray
1995, Open-File Report 95-831
Summary: This book was released in paper form in June, 1996. After its release, it was converted to digital form as Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files using Acrobat version 2.1. The Acrobat presentation you are accessing is a facsimile of the published book. A few minor editorial changes were made...
K1-95-HW: Cruise report 1995 - Preliminary results, phase III: Sediment chemistry and biological sampling survey
M.E. Torresan, M. A. Hampton, J. H. Barber Jr., F. L. Wong
1995, Open-File Report 95-839
Mamala Bay, off the south shore of the island of Oahu, has been used as a repository of dredged material primarily from Pearl and Honolulu Harbors for over a century. The U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are conducting an integrated study...
Assessment of the subsurface hydrology of the UIC-NARL main camp, near Barrow, Alaska, 1993-94
K. A. McCarthy, G. L. Solin
1995, Open-File Report 95-737
Imikpuk Lake serves as the drinking-water source for the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation-National Arctic Research Laboratory (UIC-NARL, formerly known as the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory) near Barrow, Alaska. Previously acceptable hazardous-waste disposal practices and accidental releases of various fuels and solvents during the past several decades have resulted in contamination of...
Ground-water quality in agricultural areas, Anoka Sand Plain Aquifer, east-central Minnesota, 1984-90
M.K. Landon, G. N. Delin
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4024
Ground-water quality in the Anoka Sand Plain aquifer was studied as part of the multiscale Management Systems Evaluation Area (MSEA) study by collecting water samples from shallow wells during August through November 1990. The sampling was conducted to: (1) aid in selection of the MSEA research area; (2) facilitate comparison...
Spatial and seasonal variability in water quality of Devils Lake, North Dakota, September 1988 through October 1990
Steven K. Sando, Robert M. Lent
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4081
Devils Lake, in northeastern North Dakota, is a closed-basin lake characterized by large fluctuations in water level and in concentrations of dissolved chemical constituents. A study was conducted to assess spatial and seasonal variability in water-quality conditions in Devils Lake during September 1988 through October 1990.Specific conductance, which generally increased...
Water-elevation, stream-discharge, and ground-water quality data in the Alaska Railroad Industrial Area, Fairbanks, Alaska, May 1993 to May 1995
A.T. Kriegler, M. R. Lilly
1995, Open-File Report 95-364
From May 1993 to May 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining and Water Management collected data on ground-water and surface-water elevations, stream discharge, and ground-water quality in the Alaska Railroad Industrial area in Fairbanks, Alaska. The data- collection efforts...
Results of a shallow seismic-refraction survey in the Little Valley area near Hemet, Riverside County, California
L. F. Duell Jr.
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4138
Little Valley, a small locally named valley southeast of the city of Hemet in Riverside County, California, is being evaluated for development of a constructed wetland and infiltration area as part of a water-resources management program in the area. The valley is a granitic basin filled with unconsolidated material. In...
Water wells on Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico
G.S. Cherry, Juan Ramos
1995, Open-File Report 95-368
Arctic delta processes : a computer animation and paper models
Tau Rho Alpha, Erk Reimnitz
1995, Open-File Report 95-843-A
Arctic delta processes: A computer animation and paper models
Tau Rho Alpha, Erk Reimnitz
1995, Open-File Report 95-843-B
This report shows, by means of a computer animation and paper models, how deltas are affected by fresh and salt water currents, topography and location. The report is intended to help students and others visualize how ice shapes and forms a delta. By studying the animations and the paper models,...
Summer evapotranspiration rates, by Bowen-ratio and eddy-correlation methods, in Boulder Flat and in Maggie Creek area, Eureka County, Nevada, 1991-92
M. J. Johnson
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4079
No abstract available....
Potentiometric surface of the upper Floridan Aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity, May 1995
Leel Knowles Jr., A. M. O’Reilly, G. G. Phelps, L. A. Bradner
1995, Open-File Report 95-461
This map depicts the potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity for May 1995. The map is based on water-level measurements made at more than 900 wells and springs. Approximately 30 new wells were added to better define the potentiometric...
Piedmont geology of the Stafford, Storck, Salem Church, and Fredericksburg quadrangles, Stafford, Fauquier, and Spotsylvania Counties, Virginia
Louis Pavlides
1995, Open-File Report 95-577
No abstract available....
Topographic maps of Novarupta dome and selected portions of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Robert Strobe, William Rice, C.A. Neal
1995, Open-File Report 95-619
Ground-water quality in northeastern St. Joseph County, Indiana
J.M. Fenelon, E. Randall Bayless, Lee R. Watson
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4092
This report describes the ground-water quality of a 220-square-mile area in northeastern St. Joseph County, Indiana. Ground-water samples were collected from 30 monitoring wells at 20 sites during May 1992; the wells were screened in either a shallow or a deep sand and gravel aquifer. Samples were analyzed for general...
Water Budget for the Island of Kauai, Hawaii
Patricia J. Shade
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4128
A geographic information system model was created to calculate a monthly water budget for the island of Kauai. Ground-water recharge is the residual component of a monthly water budget calculated using long-term average rainfall, streamflow, and pan-evaporation data, applied irrigation-water estimates, and soil characteristics. The water-budget components are defined seasonally,...
Location and site characteristics of the ambient ground-water-quality-monitoring network in West Virginia
M.D. Kozar, D.P. Brown
1995, Open-File Report 95-130
Ground-water-quality-monitoring sites have been established in compliance with the 1991 West Virginia "Groundwater Protection Act." One of the provisions of the "Groundwater Protection Act" is to conduct ground-water sampling, data collection, analyses, and evaluation with sufficient frequency so as to ascertain the characteristics and quality of ground water and...
Evaluation of a monitoring program for assessing the effects of management practices on the quantity and quality of drainwater from the Panoche Water District, western San Joaquin Valley, California
David A. Leighton, John L. Fio
1995, Open-File Report 95-731
An evaluation was made of an existing monitoring program in the Panoche Water District for 1986-93. The Panoche Water District is an agricultural area located in the western San Joaquin Valley of California. Because irrigation drainage from this area has high concentrations of dissolved solids and selenium, management strategies have...
Ground-Water Data-Collection Protocols and Procedures for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program: Collection and Documentation of Water-Quality Samples and Related Data
Michael T. Koterba, Franceska D. Wilde, Wayne W. Lapham
1995, Open-File Report 95-399
Protocols for ground-water sampling are described in a report written in 1989 as part of the pilot program for the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). These protocols have been reviewed and revised to address the needs of the full-scale implementation of the NAWQA Program...
Wetland and peat resource map of the Exeter 7.5-minute Quadrangle, New Hampshire and Massachusetts
John C. Jackson, C. C. Cameron
1995, Open-File Report 95-245
Hydrochemistry of aquifer systems and relation to regional flow patterns in Cretaceous and older rocks underlying Kansas, Nebraska, and parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming
Claud H. Baker Jr., Robert B. Leonard
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4144
Aquifer systems in Cretaceous and older rocks of the Central Midwest are divided on the basis of hydrochemistry and ground-water flow patterns in the Plains subregion, the Western Interior Plains aquifer system contains sodium chloride type water with large concentrations of dissolved solids. Ion ratios suggest that the water was...
Characterization of selected radionuclides in sediment and surface water in Standley Lake, Great Western Reservoir, and Mower Reservoir, Jefferson County, Colorado, 1992
D. W. Clow, D. A. Johncox
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4126
Lake sediment and surface water from Standley Lake, Great Western Reservoir, and Mower Reservoir, near Denver, Colorado, were sampled and analyzed for selected radionuclides during August through October, 1992. Sample concentrations were summarized and compared to results from a study conducted in 1983-84. Median plutonium-239,240 (239,240Pu) concentrations in lake-sediment...
