Ground water in the Oklahoma Panhandle
S.L. Schoff
1940, Economic Geology (35) 534-545
An investigation begun in 1937 by the United States and the Oklahoma Geological Surveys, has shown that the depth to the water table in the Oklahoma Panhandle ranges from less than 25 feet in parts of major valleys to about 3oo feet in parts of the uplands. In 8 upland...
Geology and ground-water resources of the islands of Lanai and Kahoolawe, Hawaii
Harold T. Stearns, Gordon Andrew Macdonald, Joel Howard Swartz
1940, Bulletin 6
Lanai lies 59 miles southeast of Honolulu, Oahu, has an area of 141 square miles, and is 3,370 feet high. (See fig. 1 and pl. 1.) Lanai City is the only town of importance. The island produces pineapples and cattle. The surface above about 1,200 feet is generally covered with...
Tagging experiments with lake trout, whitefish, and other species of fish from Lake Michigan
Oliver H. Smith, John Van Oosten
1940, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (69) 63-84
A total of 2,902 Lake Michigan fish was tagged and released, 48.8 per cent of which were lake trout and 85 per cent lake trout, lake herring, and whitefish. A total of 388 fish or 13.4 per cent was recaptured. The percentages of returns indicated a tremendous fishing intensity for...
Chromite deposits of the eastern part of the Stillwater complex, Stillwater County, Montana
Joe Webb Peoples, Arthur Lloyd Howland
1940, Bulletin 922-N
No abstract available....
Floods in the Canadian and Pecos River basins of New Mexico, May and June 1937
Tate Dalrymple
1939, Water Supply Paper 842
In May and June floods occurred in the Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico that were unusually high and in many places were record breaking. The floods were caused by heavy rains that occurred over the eastern part of the State from May 23 to June 4 in...
Geology and ground-water hydrology of the Mokelumne area, California
A. M. Piper, H. S. Gale, H. E. Thomas, T. W. Robinson
1939, Water Supply Paper 780
The Mokelumne River basin of central California comprises portions of the California Trough and the Sierra Nevada section of the Pacific Mountain system. The California Trough is divisible into four subsections-the Delta tidal plain, the Victor alluvial plain, tlie river flood plains and channels, and the Arroyo Seco dissected pediment....
Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 2, Townships 22 and 23 north, ranges 8 and 9 east
C. T. Kirk, H. D. Jenkins, Otto Leatherock, W. R. Dillard, L. E. Kennedy, N. W. Bass
1939, Bulletin 900-B
This report on the subsurface geology of Osage County, Okla., describes the structural features, the character of the oil- and gas-producing beds, and the localities where additional oil and gas may be found. It embodies a part of the results of a subsurface geologic investigation of the Osage Indian Reservation,...
Transit traverse in Missouri, 1900-1937. Part 1, Southeastern Missouri, 1903-37
John G. Staack
1939, Bulletin 916-A
This bulletin, which for convenience is to be published in eight parts, contains the results of all transit traverse* done In Missouri through 1937 by the Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, including those heretofore published. (See page X.) Each of the parts deals with one of eight...
Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 3, Townships 24 and 25 north, ranges 8 and 9 east
N. W. Bass, L. E. Kennedy, J. N. Conley, J. H. Hengst
1939, Bulletin 900-C
No abstract available....
Subsurface geology and oil and gas resources of Osage County, Oklahoma. Part 1, Townships 22 and 23 north, ranges 10 and 11 east
N. W. Bass, L. E. Kennedy, W. R. Dillard, Otto Leatherock, J. H. Hengst
1938, Bulletin 900-A
No abstract available....
Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February 1937, with a section on the Flood deposits of the Ohio River, January-February 1937
Nathan Clifford Grover, George Rogers Mansfield
1938, Water Supply Paper 838
In January and February 1937 the Ohio and mid-Mississippi Rivers experienced floods which, over reaches many hundreds of miles in length, exceeded all previously recorded stages. When measured by the loss of life and property, extent of damage, and general disruption of human activities, these floods constituted a major catastrophe. The...
Surface water supply of the United States, 1937, Part II, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1938, Water Supply Paper 822
Surface water supply of the United States, 1936, Part II, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1938, Water Supply Paper 802
Michigan's commercial fisheries of the Great Lakes
John Van Oosten
1938, Michigan History Magazine (22) 107-145
Five races of cottontail rabbits belonging to three species occur in Virginia. One of them, the Mearns cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsi), is reported here for the first time. It occurs in six southwestern counties of the state, while the eastern cottontail (S. f. mallurus) occurs in the remainder of...
Geology and mineral resources of north-central Chouteau, western Hill, and eastern Liberty counties, Montana
William Gamewell Pierce, Charles Butler Hunt
1937, Bulletin 847-F
No abstract available....
Nonmetallic mineral resources of eastern Oregon
Bernard Nettleton Moore
1937, Bulletin 875
No abstract available....
Geology and ground-water resources of Ogden Valley, Utah
R.M. Leggette, G.H. Taylor
1937, Water Supply Paper 796-D
Ogden Valley is a fault trough bounded on both the east and west by faults that dip toward the middle of the valley. This fault trough contains unconsolidated deposits of clay, sand, and gravel, whose thickness is more than 600 feet. These materials are stream and lake deposits and in...
Surface water supply of the United States, 1935, Part II, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1937, Water Supply Paper 782
Thermal springs in the United States
Norah D. Stearns, Harold T. Stearns, Gerald A. Waring
1937, Water Supply Paper 679-B
The earliest extensive studies of thermal springs in the United States were made by physicians. In 1831 Dr. John Bell issued a book entitled "Baths and Mineral Waters" in which he listed 21 spring localities. In the edition of his work published in 1855 the number was increased to 181....
Ground‐water in Utah
George H. Taylor
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 536-541
In common with many of the arid and semiarid States, the prosperity of Utah probably is more dependent upon the amount of water available than upon any other natural resource. Although only about four per cent of the State is irrigated, a shortage of water for irrigation becomes a major...
Extraordinary topaz‐replacement body in the Brewer Mine, South Carolina
Jewell J. Glass
1937, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (18) 243-246
A large body of massive topaz forms a part of the gold‐bearing lode at the Brewer Mine, South Carolina. This gold‐mine was opened 100 years ago and merits the distinction of being one of the early gold‐discoveries of the Southern Appalachian Region. The Brewer Mine is located near Jefferson, in...
Stream flow, suspended, and dissolved matter in streams on and near soil conservation project, La Crosse, WI
N.C. Grover
1936, Report
Measurements of stream flow and movement of suspended natter have been obtained at stations on the La Crosse project as indicated below: Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis. Drainage area 77.1 square miles. The station is in sec. 3, T. 16 N., R. 4 W., 2 miles northwest of...
Surface water supply of the United States, 1934, Part II, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1936, Water Supply Paper 757
Ground-water resources of Kleberg County, Texas
Penn Poore Livingston, Thomas W. Bridges
1936, Water Supply Paper 773-D
Abundant supplies of fresh water are obtained from deep artesian wells In all parts of Kleberg County. The water is derived from a stratum of sand, 10 to 150 feet thick, which usually has been referred to the Goliad sand but possibly may be at the base of the LIssie...
Geomorphology of the north flank of the Uinta Mountains
W. H. Bradley
1936, Professional Paper 185-I
The Uinta Mountains, whose northern margin is almost coincident with the southern boundary of Wyoming, extend from the Wasatch Range eastward across the northern part of Utah into northwestern Colorado. They were carved out of a large, simple anticlinal fold of sedimentary rocks arched up into essentially their present...
