Reconnaissance of the upper Au Sable River a cold-water river in the north-central part of Michigan's southern peninsula
G. E. Hendrickson, C. J. Doonan
1974, Hydrologic Atlas 527
The Au Sable River is one of Michigan’s most popular trout streams and canoe trails. Its riverside campgrounds are enjoyed by thousands of campers each year, and many cabins and homes have been built on its banks. At present, interests of the different recreationists – fishermen, canoers, campers, and riverside...
Search for geothermal seismic noise in the East Mesa area, Imperial Valley, California
Hariharaiyer Mahadeva Iyer
1974, Open-File Report 74-96
The U. S. Geological Survey made seismic noise measurements in the East Mesa area of Imperial Valley, California, to find out if a noise anomaly was associated with the Mesa thermal anomaly. Thirty-three locations were occupied in the area using slow-speed tape-recording seismic systems. One of the stations (CEN) was...
Water availability in central Wisconsin — An area of near-surface crystalline rock
Edwin Allen Bell, Marvin G. Sherrill
1974, Water Supply Paper 2022
Available ground water in much of central Wisconsin is limited to discharge through wells of low yield. Aquifers that yield small amounts of water to wells include fractured crystalline rock at or near surface in the eastern part of the area, sandstone overlying crystalline rock in the southern and western...
Surface water supply of the United States, 1966-70, Part 2, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, v. 1, Basins from James River to Savannah River
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Water Supply Paper 2104
Mineral resources of proposed additions to the Salmon-Trinity Alps Primitive Area, California
Preston E. Hotz, Robert C. Greene, Terry J. Close, Robert K. Evans
1974, Open-File Report 74-71
A mineral survey of four areas totalling 80 square miles, not included during the 1968-70 examination of the proposed Salmon-Trinity Alps Wilderness, was made by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1973. Geological Survey personnel mapped the geology and collected stream-sediment and rock samples for spectrographic...
A water-quality reconnaissance of Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino County, California, 1972-1973
George A. Irwin, Michael Lemons
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 74-3
A water-quality reconnaissance study of the Big Bear Lake area in southern California was made by the U.S. Geological Survey from April 1972 through April 1973. The primary purpose of the study was to measure the concentration and distribution of selected primary nutrients, organic carbon, dissolved oxygen, phytoplankton, and water...
Water resources of the Cannon River watershed, southeastern Minnesota
H. W. Anderson Jr., D.F. Farrell, W.L. Broussard, P.E. Felsheim
1974, Hydrologic Atlas 522
The 1,462 square miles of land surface in the Cannon River watershed varies considerably from areas of low hills and plains to areas dominated by streams deeply incised into bedrock. Much of the south-central part of the area consists of a till plain that ranges in altitude from 1,100 to...
Water resources of the Crow River watershed, south-central Minnesota
Gerald F. Lindholm, D.F. Farrell, John O. Helgesen
1974, Hydrologic Atlas 528
The Crow River watershed, an area of about 2,760 square miles, is covered entirely by glacial deposits. A topographically high, east-west-trending end moraine divides most of the watershed into two drainage areas of approximately equal size. The North Fork Crow River drains a mixture of glacial outwash and till deposits,...
Water resources of the lower St. Croix river watershed, east-central Minnesota
Gerald F. Lindholm, J. O. Helgesen, W.L. Broussard, D.F. Farrell
1974, Hydrologic Atlas 490
The lower St. Croix River watershed is an elongate area of about 930 square miles bounded on the east by the St. Croix River. The St. Croix River forms the Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary along the eastern side of the watershed. Additional drainage to the St. Croix River includes areas of about 2,500...
Water resources of the Snake River watershed, east-central Minnesota
Gerald F. Lindholm, J. O. Helgesen, W.L. Broussard, D.W. Ericson
1974, Hydrologic Atlas 488
Glacial drift overlies sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks in the Snake River watershed. The Snake River, which drains an area of about 1,030 square miles, originates in an extensive area of peat bogs in the northern part of the watershed. It flows southward across gently rolling glacial terrain in which the...
Water resources of the Rum River Watershed, east-central Minnesota
Donald W. Ericson, Gerald F. Lindholm, John O. Helgesen
1974, Hydrologic Atlas 509
The Rum River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, drains an elongate area of about 1,550 square miles. The source of the Rum River is Mille Lacs Lake. Much of the northern half of the watershed is forested, and there are large areas of swampland. Population is most concentrated in...
Water resources of the Blue Earth River watershed, south-central Minnesota
H.W. Anderson, D.F. Farrell, W.L. Broussard
1974, Hydrologic Atlas 525
The Blue Earth River Watershed in Minnesota includes 3,106 square miles of land surface, which varies from fairly flat to gently rolling. The drainage extends south to include an additional 450 square miles in Iowa. The western, southern, and eastern boundaries are end moraines formed by Pleistocene glaciers. Major streams...
Water resources of the Lower Minnesota River Watershed, south-central Minnesota
H.W. Anderson, D.F. Farrell, W.L. Broussard
1974, Hydrologic Atlas 526
The lower Minnesota River watershed, an area of 2,005 square miles, is fairly flat west of the Minnesota River, but rises to a hilly ridge along the east side of the watershed. Most of the area is covered by ground moraine cut deeply by the Minnesota River and less deeply...
Availability of ground water in the Blackstone River area Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Herbert E. Johnston, David C. Dickerman
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 74-4
The Blackstone River study area covers 83 square miles of northern Rhode Island and 5 square miles of adjacent Massachusetts (fig. 1). It includes parts of the Blackstone, Moshassuck, and Tenmile River basins, and a coastal area that drains to the brackish Seekonk and Providence Rivers. In Rhode Island, all...
Seismotectonic map of the Eastern United States
Jarvis B. Hadley, James F. Devine
1974, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 620
The purpose of a seismotectonic map is to describe the distribution of historic seismic activity in relation to geologic structures and tectonic provinces and to identify structures or regions that are characterized by consistent relations between seismic activity and structural features. An experimental study to test the feasibility of preparing...
Aeromagnetic map of eastern half of the Livengood Quadrangle, northeastern Alaska
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Open-File Report 74-1104
No abstract available....
Aeromagnetic map of eastern half of the Chandalar quadrangle, northeastern Alaska
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Open-File Report 74-1103
No abstract available....
Availability of ground water for irrigation, municipal, or industrial use in the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
E. H. McGavock, R. J. Edmonds
1974, IMAP 878
The Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations are located mainly in northeastern Arizona, although the Navajo Indian reservation extends into northwestern New Mexico and southeastern Utah (see location map). The area of this report coincides with the areas of the Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations except in part of New Mexico,...
Quality of surface waters of the United States, 1970, Part 2, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Water Supply Paper 2152
Flood characteristics of Oklahoma streams techniques for calculating magnitude and frequency of floods in Oklahoma, with compilations of flood data through 1971
Vernon B. Sauer
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 73-52
The 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year recurrence interval floods are related to basin and climatic parameters for natural streams in Oklahoma by multiple regression techniques through the mathematical model, Qx=aAbScPd,where Qx is peak discharge for recurrence interval x, A is contributing drainage area, S is main channel slope,...
Systematics, environment, and biogeography of some Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician trilobites from eastern New York State
Michael E. Taylor, Robert B. Halley
1974, Professional Paper 834
Base and thickness of the Post-Eocene continental deposits in the Sacramento Valley, California
R. W. Page
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 73-45
The Sacramento Valley, which forms most of the northern one-third of the Central Valley, is a broad structural trough. The study area comprises the valley floor and some of the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Ranges, a total area of about 6,000 square miles.Beneath most places in...
Hydrology of the Dismal Swamp, Virginia-North Carolina
William Francis Lichtler, Patrick Neil Walker
1974, Open-File Report 74-39
The Dismal Swamp, on the border between eastern Virginia and North Carolina is one of the few remaining large (approximately 210,000 acres) areas of wet wilderness in the eastern United States. There has been much speculation concerning the hydrologic conditions that led to the formation of the swamp.Oaks and Coch...
Erosion and sediment yields in mountain watersheds of the Transverse Ranges Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, California; analysis of rates and processes
Kevin M. Scott, Rhea P. Williams
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 73-47
Major-storm and long-term erosion rates in mountain watersheds of the western Transverse Ranges of Ventura County are estimated to range from low values that will not require the construction of catchments or channel-stabilization structures to values as high as those recorded anywhere for comparable bedrock erodibilities.A major reason for this...
A method for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods in South Dakota
Lawrence D. Becker
1974, Water-Resources Investigations Report 74-35
A general flood-frequency analysis has provided a method for estimating flood magnitudes and frequencies on South Dakota streams. Related flood data useful in planning and design also are included in the report.Two distinct hydrologic regions are delineated within the State. The divisional boundary for these regions is, in general, the...
