Artesian pressures and water quality in Paleozoic aquifers in the Ten Sleep area of the Bighorn Basin, north-central Wyoming
Maurice E. Cooley
1986, Water Supply Paper 2289
The major Paleozoic artesian aquifers, the aquifers most favorable for continued development, in the Ten Sleep area of the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming are the Tensleep Sandstone, the Madison Limestone and Bighorn Dolomite (Madison-Bighorn aquifer), and the Flathead Sandstone. The minor aquifers include the Goose Egg and Park City Formations...
A comparison of analytic and simulation methods for petroleum play analysis and aggregation
R. A. Crovelli
1986, Open-File Report 86-97
Hydrology and ecology of the Apalachicola River, Florida; a summary of the river quality assessment
J. F. Elder, S.D. Flagg, H. C. Mattraw
1986, Open-File Report 85-626
No abstract available. ...
Hydrologic conditions in Connors Bog Area, Anchorage, Alaska
R. L. Glass
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4044
Connors Bog is a wetland in Anchorage, Alaska, which provides a habitat for many wildlife species and is a popular area for driving off-road vehicles. A landfill, and residential and commercial developments are present in areas which were once wetland. The main source of water is precipitation, which averages about...
Metallogenic map of volcanogenic massive-sulfide occurrences in New Mexico
J. M. Robertson, M.S. Fulp, M.D. Daggett
1986, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 1853-A
New Mexico volcanogenic massive-sulfide occurrences, which typically contain pyrite and pyrrhotite accompanied by variable amounts of base-metal sulfides and precious metals, are found within mainly subaqueous, compositionally bimodal metavolcanic successions of Early to Middle Proterozoic age that are exposed primarily in the north-central part of the state. Host rocks include...
Evaluation of the U.S. Geological Survey's gaging-station network in Illinois
D. M. Mades, K. A. Oberg
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4072
Data collected at 97 of the 176 gaging stations operated in Illinois during 1983 were used to describe rainfall-runoff processes, to monitor and forecast floods, and to monitor and regulate lake levels, discharge from reservoirs, or discharge of navigable streams. Stream-gaging stations on the Illinois River at Havana, East Branch...
Potentiometric surface of the Floridan aquifer system in the Northwest Florida Water Management District, May 1985
Jack C. Rosenau, Paul E. Meadows
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4183
The potentiometric surface map of the Floridan aquifer system in the northwest Florida Water Management District depicts the level to which water rose in tightly cased wells that tap the Floridan aquifer system in May 1985. The surface was mapped by determining the altitude of water levels in a network...
Ground-water availability in the eastern part of the Lake Ontario Basin, New York
Todd S. Miller
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4201
A set of three maps show surficial geology, significant unconsolidated aquifers and well yield, and selected well locations for the Lake Ontario basin, New York. In the low areas , glaciers and wave action of former high-level lakes deposited permeable sand and gravel to form aquifers that yield more than...
Maps showing altitude of the potentiometric surface and changes in water levels in the aquifer in the Sparta and Memphis Sands in eastern Arkansas, spring 1985
Joe Edds, D. J. Fitzpatrick
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4084
Aquifers in the Tertiary Sparta and Memphis Sands are a major source of water supply for much of eastern and south-central Arkansas. Major withdrawals occur from the aquifer for industrial and public supply, with generally lesser but locally significant amounts withdrawn for agricultural uses. Water level data from wells tapping...
Potentiometric surface, ground-water withdrawals, and recharge area for the Lisbon aquifer in Alabama, fall 1982
John S. Williams, Michael Planert, Sydney S. DeJarnette
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4120
The U.S. Geological Survey began a nationwide program in 1978, termed Regional Aquifer-System Analysis (RASA), to study a number of the major aquifer systems that provide a significant part of the country 's water supply. One of the aquifer systems chosen for study was the thick and extensive sequence of...
Hydrogeology of the eastern part of the Salt River Valley area, Maricopa and Pinal Counties, Arizona
R. L. Laney, Mary Ellen Hahn
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4147
The Salt River Valley is a major agricultural and metropolitan area in semiarid south-central Arizona. Groundwater in the permeable sedimentary deposits underlying the area is a major water supply for agricultural, municipal, and industrial users. Groundwater levels have declined as much as 400 ft in recent years. Management of the...
Quality of water resources of the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas
Elizabeth F. Cole, E. E. Morris
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4166
Surface water and groundwater quality was documented in the Ouachita National Forest by collecting surface water quality data at 15 points and groundwater quality data at 11 sites from April 1984 through August 1985. The data were compared to drinking water standards and the results are tabulated. Surface water in...
Potentiometric-surface map of the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed, Powder River structural basin, Wyoming, 1973-84
Pamela B. Daddow
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4305
Previous water level maps of shallow aquifers in the Powder River structural basin in Wyoming were based on water levels from wells completed in different stratigraphic intervals within thick sequences of sedimentary rocks. A potentiometric surface using water levels from a single aquifer had never been mapped throughout the basin....
Configuration and hydrology of the Pre-Cretaceous rocks underlying the southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system
Robert L. Wait, Marvin E. Davis
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4010
An investigation was conduced to define the configuration and hydrology of the rock surface upon which the sand aquifers and confining beds of the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system were deposited. The base of the Southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system consists of crystalline rocks, saprolite, Paleozoic rocks, Triassic sedimentary rocks...
Water level and saturated thickness maps of the alluvial aquifer in eastern Arkansas, 1984
Maria Plafcan, Joe Edds
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4014
The Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, is a major source of water for most of eastern Arkansas. Agriculture is largely dependent on the aquifer as approximately 3.3 billion gallon per day are withdrawn for that purpose. Much smaller withdrawals also occur for industrial, public supply, and domestic use. The purpose...
Hydrogeologic and water-quality characteristics of crystalline-rock aquifers of Archean and Proterozoic age, Minnesota
H. W. Anderson Jr.
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4033
Five aquifers in crystalline rocks of Archean and Proterozoic age in Minnesota include in descending order the North Shore Volcanic, Sioux Quartzite, Proterozoic metasedimentary, Biwabik Iron formation and undifferentiated Precambrian aquifers. The North Shore Volcanic aquifer generally yields < 15 gal/min to wells from interflow sediments and fractures in the...
Ground-water availability in the Black River Basin, New York
Roger Milton Waller
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4040
There are three maps in this set, which were prepared in 1966-68 as part of a study on the water resources of the Black River basin in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The data presented on the maps show well locations, well yield from bedrock...
Surficial geology and ground-water availability in the Allegheny River basin and part of the Lake Erie basin, New York
Michael H. Frimpter
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4041
New York State 's need to develop a groundwater management program for protection of its aquifers led in 1985 to a cooperative program between the U.S. Geological Survey and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (through regional planning agencies) to publish data from previous studies. The two maps...
Ground-water levels in three basalt hydrologic units underlying the Columbia Plateau, Washington and Oregon, spring 1984
K. J. Whiteman
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4046
No abstract available....
Ground-water availability in the Genesee River Basin, New York and Pennsylvania
John C. Kammerer, William A. Hobba Jr.
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4048
New York State 's need to develop a groundwater management strategy for the protection of its aquifers led, in 1985, to a cooperative program between the U.S. Geological Survey and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, through the Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council, to publish basinwide groundwater availability...
Altitude of the freshwater-saltwater interface in a regionally extensive coastal plain aquifer of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia
Donald J. Strickland, Gary L. Mahon
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4058
Geophysical well logs from over 150 oil test and water wells in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia were examined and calculations of the dissolved solids concentration in ground water were made using the spontaneous potential deflection as a measure of ionic activity. The values derived from these calculations were used to...
Generalized potentiometric surface of the Catahoula aquifer in central Louisiana, 1980
Angel Martin Jr., Charles D. Whiteman Jr.
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4059
Generalized contours of the altitude of water levels in wells completed in the Catahoula aquifer in central Louisiana, are illustrated by this map. Most water level measurements used in compiling the map were made in 1980; however, in parts of the State where water levels from 1980 were unavailable and...
Recharge zone of the Edwards aquifer hydrologically associated with Barton springs in the Austin area, Texas
Diana L. Slagle, Ann F. Ardis, Raymond M. Slade Jr.
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4062
The Edwards aquifer extends in a narrow belt from Bell County in the northeast to Kinney County in the southwest (index map) and provides water for at least nine counties in south-central Texas. Hydrologic boundaries divide the Edwards aquifer in the Austin area for which Barton Springs is the major...
Location of potential ground-water quality monitoring wells, West Palm Beach 1° x 2° quadrangle, Florida
Martha E. Thagard, Paul R. Seaber
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4144
No abstract available....
Hydrogeology of the Lake Miona area, northeast Sumter County, Florida
L. A. Bradner
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4002
The Lake Miona area, in northeast Sumter County, is characterized by karstic depressions that contain lakes, ponds, and marshes that drain vertically to the upper Floridan aquifer. Lake Miona, Black Lake, and Cherry Lake are the prominent water features of the area. When the lake levels are lowest, the lakes...
