Water type and suitability of Oklahoma surface waters for public supply and irrigation; Part I, Arkansas river mainstem and Verdigris, Neosho, and Illinois river basins through 1978
Jerry D. Stoner
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-33
Water-quality data in the Arkansas River mainstem and the Verdigris, Neosho, and Illnois River basins are examined for water type and suitability for public water supply and for irrigation use. The classification of water type is based on the relation of the major ions -- calcium, magnesium, sodium, bicarbonate/carbonate, sulfate,...
Use of flow-duration curves to evaluate effects of urbanization on streamflow patterns on Long Island, New York
Keith R. Prince
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-114
Streamflow patterns on Long Island, N.Y., have been changing over the last three decades in response to eastward population growth and urbanization. Flow-duration curves for nine streams in Nassau and Suffolk Counties indicate that, during this time, streams in urbanized areas have had increased peak flows and decreased base flows,...
Survey of selected organic compounds in aquifers of New York State excluding Long Island
Roy A. Schroeder, Deborah S. Snavely
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-47
Samples from 56 wells at 49 sites in New York State, excluding Long Island, were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for the presence of organic compounds designated ' priority pollutants ' by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Most samples were taken from public-supply wells tapping shallow, permeable aquifers, the most...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Beluga, Peters Creek, and Healy coal areas, Alaska
David R. Scully, Andrea P. Krumhardt, Donald R. Kernodle
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-56
The Beluga, Peters Creek, and Healy coal areas in Alaska were studied during 1975-78, with major emphasis on surface-water hydrology and water quality.In the Beluga coal area, mean annual discharge is estimated to range from 2.2 to 3.4 cubic feet per second per square mile of drainage area. The 7-day...
Hydrologic reconnaissance near Fourth of July Creek, Seward, Alaska
Gordon L. Nelson
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-21
The 1.3-square-mile alluvial fan of Fourth of July Creek, Seward , Alaska, is being developed as an industrial area and port. Fourth of July Creek is a glacier-fed stream that occupies a braided channel near the middle of the fan. The presence of glacial flow during the summer and low...
Preimpoundment water quality in the Tioga River Basin, Pennsylvania and New York
Janice R. Ward
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-1
The water quality in the Tioga River basin was studied from September 1973 to September 1978, prior to impoundment by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Results of the investigation will be used in the operation of three reservoirs that were in the final stages of construction in late 1979. Annual...
Stormwater quality processes for three land-use areas in Broward County, Florida
Harold C. Mattraw Jr., Robert A. Miller
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-23
Systematic collection of rainfall, runoff, and water-quality samples from three small urban areas of Broward County, Florida, were obtained between 1974 and 1977. Stormwater loads for 30 or more storms were computed for the residential, highway, and commercial investigation areas. Stepwise, multiple, linear regression models were constructed for total nitrogen,...
Variations in climatic characteristics as related to evapotranspiration in South Park, central Park County, Colorado
Norman E. Spahr
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-86
Data collected from May through September in 1977, 1978, and 1979 at three stations were analyzed using an analysis of variance technique to determine variations in climatic characteristics in South Park, Colo. Knowledge of these climatic characteristics will aid in determining the amount of water that may be transferred from...
Potential effects of urbanization on peak flows in Rattlesnake Creek, Missoula County, Montana
Charles Parrett
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-34
No abstract available. ...
Extraction and analysis of adenosine triphosphate from aquatic environments
Doyle W. Stephens, David J. Shultz
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-5
A variety of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) extraction procedures have been investigated for their applicability to samples from aquatic environments. The cold sulfuric-oxalic acid procedure was best suited to samples consisting of water, periphyton, and sediments. Due to cation and fulvic acid interferences, a spike with a known quantity of ATP...
Effect of snowmelt on the quality of Filson Creek and Omaday Lake, northeastern Minnesota
Donald I. Siegel, L. E. Anderson, J. A. Rogalla
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-66
Concentrations of major constituents were determined in the surface water, ground water, and precipitation in Filson Creek watershed to evaluate the effects of acid precipitation on surface-water quality during snowmelt. Concentrations of sulfate increased in Filson Creek and Omaday Lake during snowmelt from less than 2 to 12 milligrams per...
Hydrogeologic setting of the Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatlands, northern Minnesota
Donald I. Siegel
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-24
Seven test holes drilled in the Glacial Lake Agassiz Peatlands indicate that the thickness of surficial materials along a north-south traverse parallel to Minnesota Highway 72 ranges from 163 feet near Blackduck, Minnesota to 57 feet about 3 miles south of Upper Red Lake. Lenses of sand and gravel occur...
Quality of surface water before implementation of a flood-control project in Chaska, Minnesota
L. H. Tornes
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-83
Samples were collected for 1 year from East Creek, Chaska Creek, and Courthouse Lake in Chaska, Minnesota, to determine the water quality before implementation of a flood-control project proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The creeks had similar water-quality characteristics. Data indicate that ground water may be the...
Chemical quality of ground water in San Joaquin and part of Contra Costa Counties, California
Stephen K. Sorenson
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-26
Chemical water-quality conditions were investigated in San Joaquin and part of Contra Costa Counties by canvassing available wells and sampling water from 324 representative wells. Chemical water types varied, with 73 percent of the wells sampled containing either calcium-magnesium bicarbonate, or calcium-sodium bicarbonate type water. Substantial areas contain ground water...
Stratigraphy of the Chattanooga Shale (Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian) in vicinity of Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, with a section on petrology
Roy Clark Kepferle, Paul Edwin Potter, Wayne Arthur Pryor, T.V. Stenbeck
1981, Bulletin 1499
Mineral resources of the Rainbow Lake Wilderness Area and the Flynn Lake Wilderness Study Area, Bayfield County, Wisconsin
William F. Cannon, C. C. Cameron, A. E. Grosz, M. L. Dunn Jr., Gertrude C. Gazdik, J. J. Hill
1981, Bulletin 1511
No abstract available....
Mineral resources of the Boulder-Pioneer wilderness study area, Blaine and Custer Counties, Idaho
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines
1981, Bulletin 1497
No abstract available....
Mineral resources of the Snow Mountain Wilderness Study Area, California, with a section on interpretation of aeromagnetic data
Robert David Brown Jr., D. J. Grimes, Reinhard Leinz, F. E. Federspiel, A. M. Leszcykowsky, Andrew Griscom, R.D. Brown Jr.
1981, Bulletin 1495
No abstract available....
Geology, geochemistry, and regional resource implications of a stratabound sphalerite occurrence in the northwest Adirondacks, New York
M. P. Foose
1981, Bulletin 1519
Mineral resources of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness and adjacent areas, Grant County, Oregon
Thomas Prence Thayer, James E. Case, Ronald B. Stotelmeyer
1981, Bulletin 1498
Mineral resources of the Lone Peak wilderness study area, Utah and Salt Lake counties, Utah, with a section on interpretation of aeromagnetic data
Calvin Stanton Bromfield, Lowell L. Patten, Don R. Mabey
1981, Bulletin 1491
Space Oblique Mercator projection mathematical development
John Parr Snyder
1981, Bulletin 1518
Geologic names of the United States through 1975
Roger Warren Swanson, M.L. Hubert, G.W. Luttrell, V.M. Jussen
1981, Bulletin 1535
Chromite deposits in the Seiad Valley and Scott Bar quadrangles, Siskiyou County, California
Henry Rowland Cornwall
1981, Bulletin 1382-D
Mineral resources of the Galiuro Wilderness and contiguous further planning areas, Arizona
S.C. Creasey, J. E. Jinks, F. E. Williams, H. C. Meeves, W. E. Davis
1981, Bulletin 1490
No abstract available....
