Water-resources report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey, Texas District, 1973-1986
1987, Open-File Report 87-228
Since 1973, personnel of the Texas District, Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey have written and published approximately 300 reports concerning the water resources of Texas. These reports vary considerably in subject matter, complexity, format, desired audience, and publication outlet. Some of the reports have been published in...
Preliminary hydrologic data for wells tested in Nash Draw, near the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
S. F. Richey
1987, Open-File Report 87-37
Hydrologic testing was conducted at wells WIPP-25, WIPP-26, WIPP-27, WIPP-28, WIPP-29, and WIPP-30 in Nash Draw near the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico. The three water-bearing zones tested were the Magenta Dolomite Member of the Rustler Formation, Culebra Dolomite Member of the Rustler Formation, and the...
Preprocessor and postprocessor computer programs for a radial-flow finite-element model
A. A. Pucci Jr., D. A. Pope
1987, Open-File Report 87-680
Preprocessing and postprocessing computer programs that enhance the utility of the U.S. Geological Survey radial-flow model have been developed. The preprocessor program: (1) generates a triangular finite element mesh from minimal data input, (2) produces graphical displays and tabulations of data for the mesh , and (3) prepares an input...
Streamflow and cross-section data for the Tombigbee River between Gainesville and Demopolis locks and dams
W. L. Psinakis, R. A. Gardner
1987, Open-File Report 87-202
A review of records and historical research of floods indicate that the flood of April 15-18, 1979, was the highest recorded this century along the reach of the Tombigbee River that is now bounded upstream by Gainesville Lock and Dam and downstream by Demopolis Lock and Dam. The peak discharge...
Streamflow and cross-section data for the Tombigbee River between Aliceville and Gainesville locks and dams
W. L. Psinakis, R. A. Gardner
1987, Open-File Report 87-125
A review of records and historical research of floods for the Tombigbee River near Cochrane, Alabama, show that the flood of 1892 was the highest since 1818. In 1962 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimated a peak discharge of 235,000 cu ft/sec for this flood. This estimated discharge is...
Hydrologic data from the integrated lake-watershed acidification study in the west-central Adirondack Mountains, New York : October 1977 through January 1982
N.E. Peters, Peter S. Murdoch, F.N. Dalton
1987, Open-File Report 85-80
Hydrologic data were collected from three forested headwater lake watersheds in Herkimer and Hamilton Counties from October 1977 through early January 1982 as part of the Integrated Lake-Watersheds Acidification Study (ILWAS). ILWAS was established in 1977 to determine why these lakes differ in pH when all receive equal amounts of...
Reflections on writing hydrologic reports
Perry G. Olcott
1987, Open-File Report 87-398
Reporting of scientific work should be characterized by a logical argument that is developed through presentation of the problem, tabulation and display of data pertinent to the problem , and testing and interpretation of the data to prove hypotheses that address the problem. Organization of the report is vital to...
Records of wells and chemical analyses of ground water in Hand and Hyde counties, South Dakota
K.M. Neitzert, N.C. Koch
1987, Open-File Report 87-684
Well and chemical groundwater data contained in three tables were collected during a 4-year study started in 1972 to determine the geology and water resources of Hand and Hyde Counties, South Dakota. Physical, hydrologic, and geologic data for 2,729 wells and test holes have been entered into computer storage in...
Records of wells and chemical analyses of ground water in Campbell County, South Dakota
K.M. Neitzert, N.C. Koch
1987, Open-File Report 87-42
Well and chemical groundwater data contained in two tables were collected during a 3-yr study started in 1964 to determine the geology and water resources of Campbell County, South Dakota. Physical, hydrologic, and geologic data for 631 wells and test holes have been entered into computer storage in the Groundwater...
Estimation of the recharge area contributing water to a pumped well in a glacial-drift, river-valley aquifer
D. J. Morrissey
1987, Open-File Report 86-543
The highly permeable, unconfined, glacial drift aquifers that occupy most New England river valleys constitute the principal source of drinking water for many communities that obtain part or all of their public water supply from groundwater. Analytical , two-dimensional numerical and three-dimensional numerical models were used to delineate contributing areas...
Annual yield and selected hydrologic data for the Arkansas River Basin Compact, Arkansas-Oklahoma, 1986 water year
M. A. Moore, T.E. Lamb, S. P. Blumer
1987, Open-File Report 87-203
The computed annual yield and deficiency of the subbasins as defined in the Arkansas River Compact, Arkansas-Oklahoma, are given in tables. Actual runoff from the subbasins and depletion caused by major reservoirs in the compact area are also given in tabular form. Monthly, maximum, minimum, and mean discharges are shown...
Hydrologic data for the San Juan and Animas River valleys in the Farmington, Aztec, Bloomfield, and Cedar Hill areas, San Juan County, New Mexico
D. P. McAda, S. G. Shelton
1987, Open-File Report 87-385
In July 1985, the U.S. Geological Survey initiated a three-year study in San Juan County, New Mexico, to determine the concentrations of chemical constituents in the groundwater in the San Juan and Animas River valleys and to determine the direction and rate of groundwater flow and its relation to river...
Geology and hydrology of the Onondaga aquifer in eastern Erie County, New York, with emphasis on ground-water-level declines since 1982
W. W. Staubitz, Todd S. Miller
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4317
The Onondaga aquifer is a nearly flat-lying, 25- to 110-foot-thick, cherty limestone with moderately developed karst features such as sinkholes, disappearing streams, and solution-widened joints. Most groundwater moves through solution-widened bedding planes, although some moves through vertical joints. The yield of water from 42 wells ranges from 3 to 100...
Effects of surface coal mining and reclamation on the geohydrology of six small watersheds in west-central Indiana
Jeffrey D. Martin, Richard F. Duwelius, Charles G. Crawford
1987, Open-File Report 87-210
The watersheds studied include mined and reclaimed; mined and unreclaimed; and unmined, agricultural land uses, and are each < 3 sq mi in area. Surface water, groundwater, and meteorologic data for the 1981 and 1982 water years were used to describe and compare hydrologic systems of the six watersheds and...
Floods of October 1986 in southcentral Alaska
R. D. Lamke, B. B. Bigelow
1987, Open-File Report 87-391
Heavy precipitation associated with a large storm system resulted in major flooding in several areas of south-central Alaska during October 10-12, 1986. Flooding was particularly severe in the Seward area of the Kenai Peninsula and in tributaries to Susitna River from Telkeetna downstream. Flood damage has been estimated at $20...
The U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water-Resources Program, fiscal year 1986
B.K. Gilbert, W.B. Mann
1987, Open-File Report 87-27
The U.S. Geological Survey 's Federal-State Cooperative Water Resources Program has been in operation for 91 years as of fiscal year (FY) 1986. Hydrologic data collection and interpretive investigations are underway in every State, Puerto Rico, and several territories in cooperation with more than 900 State, regional and local agencies....
Water Resources Research Grant Program project descriptions, fiscal year 1987
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1987, Open-File Report 88-179
This report contains information on the 34 new projects funded by the United States Geological Survey's Water Resources Research Grant Program in fiscal year 1987 and on 3 projects completed during the year. For the new projects, the report gives the grant number, project title, performing organization, principal investigator(s), and...
Data-base development for water-quality modeling of the Patuxent River basin, Maryland
G. T. Fisher, R.M. Summers
1987, Open-File Report 87-379
Procedures and rationale used to develop a data base and data management system for the Patuxent Watershed Nonpoint Source Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling Program of the Maryland Department of the Environment and the U.S. Geological Survey are described. A detailed data base and data management system has been developed...
Hydrologic and geologic data for the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone near Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, 1986-87
M.E. Dorsey, Diana L. Slagle
1987, Open-File Report 87-691
This report presents a compilation and summary of data related to the interchange of water between the Edwards aquifer and streams, and to the hydraulics of vertical movement of water in the Georgetown Limestone in the Georgetown area of Williamson County. It presents hydrologic, geologic, hydraulic, physical, geophysical, and water-quality...
January 1987 water levels, and data related to water-level changes, western and south-central Kansas
B.J. Dague
1987, Open-File Report 87-241
Hydrologic data related to water level measurements were collected in observation wells in western and south-central Kansas. The measurements were made in midwinter when pumping was minimal and water levels had recovered, for the most part, from the effects of pumping during the previous irrigation season. Annual hydrologic data are...
Hydrology of area 46, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain coal provinces, North Dakota
M.G. Croft, Orlo A. Crosby
1987, Open-File Report 84-467
This report is one of a series that describes the hydrology of coal provinces nationwide. The Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Coal Provinces are divided into 20 separate reporting areas which are numbered 43 to 62. This report provides general hydrologic information for Area 46 using a brief text...
Operation of hydrologic data collection stations by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1987
Alberto Condes de la Torre
1987, Open-File Report 87-563
The U.S. Geological Survey operates hydrologic data collection stations nationwide which serve the needs of all levels of government, the private sector, and the general public, for water resources information. During fiscal year 1987, surface water discharge was determined at 10,624 stations; stage data on streams, reservoirs, and lakes were...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas; fiscal years 1985 and 1986
L. J. Combs (compiler)
1987, Open-File Report 87-211
The principal mission of the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, in Kansas is to investigate the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of surface and groundwater throughout the State. Primary activities include the systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of hydrologic data, evaluation of water demands, and water resources research....
Ground-water quality assessment of the central Oklahoma Aquifer, Oklahoma; project description
S. C. Christenson, D.L. Parkhurst
1987, Open-File Report 87-235
In April 1986, the U.S. Geological Survey began a pilot program to assess the quality of the Nation's surface-water and ground-water resources. The program, known as the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program, is designed to acquire and interpret information about a variety of water-quality issues. The Central Oklahoma aquifer project is...
Construction, geologic, and hydrologic data for observation wells in the Reelfoot Lake area, Tennessee and Kentucky
M. W. Bradley
1987, Open-File Report 87-249
Twenty-three observation wells were installed at 12 sites in the Reelfoot Lake area of Kentucky and Tennessee during July 1986. The wells were installed to supplement an existing water level network and to provide additional data on the hydraulic characteristics and vertical hydraulic gradients in the alluvial aquifer near Reelfoot...
