Ground water in northeastern Louisville, Kentucky with reference to induced infiltration
M. I. Rorabaugh
1956, Water Supply Paper 1360-B
In cooperation with the city of Louisville, Ky., the U. S. Geological Survey made a detailed investigation during the period February 1945 to March 1947 of the ground-water resources of a 3-square-mile area along the Ohio River north-east of Louisville. Test drilling shows that the principal aquifer consists of about...
Floods of April 1952 in the Missouri River basin
J. V. B. Wells
1955, Water Supply Paper 1260-B
The floods of April 1952 in the Milk River basin, along the Missouri River from the mouth of the Little Missouri River to the mouth of the Kansas River, and for scattered tributaries of the Missouri River in North and South Dakota were the greatest ever observed. The damage amounted...
The industrial utility of public water supplies in the United States, 1952; Part 2: States west of the Mississippi River
E. W. Lohr, S. K. Love
1954, Water Supply Paper 1300
Public water supplies are utilized extensively by industries for processing, cooling, and steam generation. The requirements as to quality of water for each industry are specific, therefore information on the quality or chemical character of the water supply is essential not only in the location of industrial plants but also...
The industrial utility of public water supplies in the United States, 1952, part 1, States east of the Mississippi River
E. W. Lohr, S. K. Love
1954, Water Supply Paper 1299
Public water supplies are utilized extensively by industries for processing, cooling, and steam generation. The requirements as to quality of water for each industry are specific, therefore information on the quality or chemical character of the water supply is essential not only in the location of industrial plants but also...
Fifth progress report on the cooperative investigation of springs and streamflow in the Tecolote Tunnel area of Santa Barbara County, California
Walter Hofmann
1953, Open-File Report 53-121
This report is the fifth in a continuing series of annual progress reports giving the results of discharge measurements made at more than 120 selected sites in the "Tecolote Tunnel Area" of the Santa Ynez Mountains. This area derives its name from the tunnel now being built by the Bureau...
Stratigraphic sections of the phosphoria formation in Utah, 1949-1951
T. M. Cheney, R.A. Smart, R.G. Waring, M.A. Warner
1953, Trace Elements Investigations 360
As part of a comprehensive investigation of the phosphate deposits of the western field begun in 1947, the U.S. Geological Survey has measured and sampled the full thickness of the Permian Phosphoria formation and its partial correlative, the Park City formation, at many localities in Utah and other states....
The industrial utility of public water supplies in the east south central states, 1952
E. W. Lohr, G. A. Billingsley, J.W. Geurin, W.L. Lamar
1952, Circular 197
The location of industrial plants is dependent on an ample water supply of suitable quality. Information relating to the chemical characteristics of the water supplies is not only essential to the location of many plants but also is an aid in the manufacture and distribution of many commodities. Public water...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in Idaho (third Idaho report)
Frank W. O’Malley, D.F. Davidson, R.A. Hoppin, R.P. Sheldon
1952, Open-File Report 52-111
The first of a series of reports giving detailed stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in the Western phosphate field as measured and described by the Geological Survey will soon be published as Circulars. Because of the needs of industry for many of these data during the 1951 field season,...
The industrial utility of public water supplies in the Mountain States, 1952
E. W. Lohr, C. S. Howard, R.T. Kiser, J.D. Hem, H. A. Swenson
1952, Circular 203
The location of industrial plants is dependent on an ample water supply of suitable quality. Information relating to the chemical characteristics of the water supplies is not only essential to the location of many plants but also is an aid in the manufacture and distribution of many commodities.Public water supplies...
Water resources of the Lake Erie shore region in Pennsylvania
John William Mangan, Donald W. Van Tuyl, Walter F. White
1952, Circular 174
An abundant supply of water is available to the Lake Erie Shore region in Pennsylvania. Lake i£rie furnishes an almost inexhaustible supply of water of satisfactory chemical quality. Small quantities of water are available from small streams in the area and from the ground. A satisfactory water supply is one...
Ground water for industrial use in the vicinity of Little Rock, Arkansas
R. C. Baker, and others
1951, Open-File Report 51-95
Several inquiries about the availability of ground water and its quality for industrial use in the vicinity of Little Rock, Ark. have led to the assembling of the following information from the files of the United States Geological Survey in Little Rock and Fayetteville. There are large undeveloped reserves of ground...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in Utah
V.E. McKelvey, L.E. Smith, D.M. Kinney, J.W. Huddle, G.F. Hosford, R.S. Sears, D.P. Sprouse, M.D. Stewart
1951, Open-File Report 51-18-C
The first of a series of reports giving detailed stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in the Western phosphate field as measured and described by the Geological Survey will be released as Circulars within the next few months. Because of the needs of industry for many of these data during...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in Montana
R. W. Swanson, M. R. Klepper, W.R. Lowell, F.S. Honkala, E. R. Cressman, D.A. Bostwick, O.A. Payne, E. T. Ruppel
1951, Open-File Report 51-18-B
The first of a series of reports giving detailed stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in the Western phosphate field as measured and described by the Geological Survey will be released as Circulars within the next few months. Because of the needs of industry for many of these data during...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in Wyoming
V.E. McKelvey, L.E. Smith, R.A. Hoppin, F.C. Armstrong
1951, Open-File Report 51-18-D
The first of a series of reports giving detailed stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in the Western phosphate field as measured and described by the Geological Survey will be released as Circulars within the next few months. Because of the needs of industry for many of these data during...
Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in Idaho
V.E. McKelvey, D.F. Davidson, F.W. O’Malley, L.E. Smith, F.C. Armstrong, R.P. Sheldon
1951, Open-File Report 51-18-A
The first of a series of reports giving detailed stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation in the Western phosphate field as measured and described by the Geological Survey will be released as Circulars within the next few months. Because of the needs of industry for many of these data during...
Preliminary report on ground-water conditions in the Cloquet area, Carlton County, Minnesota
P.D. Akin
1951, Open-File Report 51-90
A study of the geology and ground-water conditions in the.area including Cloquet, Minn., was begun by the United States Geological Survey in 1948 in financial cooperation with the Minnesota State Department of Conservation, at the request of the city of Cloquet for assistance in locating large additional ground-water supplies for...
Preliminary report on the geology and ground-water supply of the Newark, New Jersey, area
Henry Herpers, Henry C. Barksdale
1951, Special Report (New Jersey Division of Water Policy and Supply) 10
In the Newark area, ground water is used chiefly for industrial cooling, air-conditioning, general processing, and for sanitary purposes. A small amount is used in the manufacture of beverages. Total ground-water pumpage in Newark is estimated at not less than 20,000,000 gallons daily. The Newark area is underlain by formations of...
Progress report on the geology and ground-water hydrology of the lower Platte River Valley, Nebraska, with a section on the chemical quality of the ground water
Herbert A. Waite, Herbert A. Swenson
1949, Circular 20
The occurrence of abundant ground-water supplies in the lower Platte River Valley has made possible the present agricultural and industrial economy of the area. Likewise, the future development of the area is dependent on the wise use of this important resource. The current investigation, on which this report is based,...
Ground-water supplies of the Ypsilanti area, Michigan
Charles L. McGuinness, O.F. Poindexter, E. G. Otton
1949, Water Supply Paper 1078
As of the date of this report (August 1945), the major water users in the Ypsilanti area are: (1) the city of Ypsilanti, (2) the Willow Run bomber plant, built by the Federal Government and operated by the Ford Motor Co., and (3) the war housing project of the Federal...
Ground water in the East Shore area, Utah. Part I. Bountiful District, Davis County
H. E. Thomas, W.B. Nelson
1948, Technical Publication 5
The Bountiful district in Davis County, Utah, less than 10 miles from the heart of Salt Lake City, is rapidly becoming an integral part of the metropolitan area of Salt Lake City. It cannot achieve the development that its location merits unless the present water supplies are increased. The district...
Texas floods of 1940
Seth D. Breeding
1948, Water Supply Paper 1046
Floods occurred in Texas during, June, July, and November 1940 that exceeded known stages on many small streams and at a few places on the larger streams. Stages at several stream-gaging stations exceeded the maximum known at those places since the collection of daily records began. A storm, haying its...
Preliminary report on the geology along the route of a proposed tunnel to develop hydroelectric power from Eklutna Lake, Alaska
F.F. Barnes
1948, Open-File Report 48-11
A preliminary investigation of the geology of the ridge north- west of the lower end of Eklutna Lake was made in the period June 11-18, 1947, by the writer, assisted by L. A. Hale. The purpose of this study was to obtain geological information bearing on the feasibility of constructing a tunnel through this...
Ground water in Tooele Valley, Tooele County, Utah
H. E. Thomas
1946, Technical Publication 4
Tooele Valley is a typical basin of the Basin and Range Province located about 30 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. It is roughly 15 miles long and 10 miles wide and has a population of about 7,000. Bordered on the west by the Stansbury Range, on the east by...
Ground-water resources of the Houston district, Texas
Walter N. White, N.A. Rose, William F. Guyton
1944, Water Supply Paper 889-C
This report covers the current phase of an investigation of the supply of ground water available for the Houston district and adjacent region, Texas,- that has been in progress during the past 10 years. The field operations included routine inventories of pumpage, measurements of water levels in observation wells and...
Geophysical and geologic investigations of the Casper Mountain chromite deposit, Wyoming
E.L. Stephenson
1941, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (31) 170-170
The Casper Mountain chromite deposit is located on the summit of Casper Mountain in Natrona County, Wyo., 11 miles by road south of the city of Casper....
