Surface-water hydrology of the Western New York Nuclear Service Center Cattaraugus County, New York
William M. Kappel, W. E. Harding
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4309
Precipitation data were collected from October 1980 through September 1983 from three recording gages at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, and surface water data were collected at three continuous-record gaging stations and one partial-record gage on streams that drain a 0.7 sq km part of the site. Seepage...
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....
Climatic data for Williams Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota, 1985
A.M. Sturrock, D.O. Rosenberry, T. C. Winter
1987, Open-File Report 86-607
Research on the hydrology of Williams Lake, north-central Minnesota includes study of evaporation. Presented here are those climatic data needed for energy-budget and mass-transfer studies, including: water-surface temperature, dry-bulb and wet-bulb air temperatures, wind speed, precipitation, and solar and atmospheric radiation. Data are collected at raft and land stations....
Application of the precipitation-runoff model in the Warrior coal field, Alabama
Robert E. Kidd, C. R. Bossong
1987, Water Supply Paper 2306
A deterministic precipitation-runoff model, the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System, was applied in two small basins located in the Warrior coal field, Alabama. Each basin has distinct geologic, hydrologic, and land-use characteristics. Bear Creek basin (15.03 square miles) is undisturbed, is underlain almost entirely by consolidated coal-bearing rocks of Pennsylvanian age (Pottsville...
Streamflow characteristics at hydrologic bench-mark stations
C.L. Lawrence
1987, Circular 941
The Hydrologic Bench-Mark Network was established in the 1960's. Its objectives were to document the hydrologic characteristics of representative undeveloped watersheds nationwide and to provide a comparative base for studying the effects of man on the hydrologic environment. The network, which consists of 57 streamflow gaging stations and one lake-stage...
The principle of superposition and its application in ground-water hydraulics
Thomas E. Reilly, O. Lehn Franke, Gordon D. Bennett
1987, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 03-B6
The principle of superposition, a powerful mathematical technique for analyzing certain types of complex problems in many areas of science and technology, has important applications in ground-water hydraulics and modeling of ground-water systems. The principle of superposition states that problem solutions can be added together to obtain composite solutions. This...
Selected papers in the hydrologic sciences, 1986
Seymour Subitzky
1987, Water Supply Paper 2310
Water-quality data from long-term (24 years), fixed- station monitoring at the Cape Fear River at Lock 1 near Kelly, N.C., and various measures of basin development are correlated. Subbasin population, number of acres of cropland in the subbasin, number of people employed in manufacturing, and tons of fertilizer applied in...
Activities of the Alaska District, Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 1987
E. F. Snyder (compiler)
1987, Open-File Report 87-38
Hydrologic data collection activities by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska are described. Seventeen projects were active in 1987. Each description includes information on period of project, project chief, funding sources, location, purpose, current status, and published or planned reports. The compilation also contains a bibliography of reports published by...
U.S. Geological Survey program on toxic waste--ground-water contamination; proceedings of the Third technical meeting, Pensacola, Florida, March 23-27, 1987
Bernard J. Franks, editor(s)
1987, Open-File Report 87-109
Problems of ground-water contamination from leaking surface impoundments are common in surficial aquifers, and are a subject of increasing concern and attention. A potentially widespread contamination problem involves organic chemicals used in wood-preserving processes. Creosote is the most extensively used industrial preservative in the United States today, with more than...
Climatic data for the Cottonwood Lake area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, 1983
A.M. Sturrock, B.A. Hanson, J.L. Scarborough, T. C. Winter
1987, Open-File Report 87-216
Research on the hydrology of the Cottonwood Lake area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, includes study of evaporation. Climatic data needed for energy-budget and mass-transfer evaporation studies that were collected during 1983 include water-surface temperature, sediment temperature, dry-bulb and wet-bulb air temperature, vapor pressure at and above the water surface, wind...
Description of the physical environment and coal-mining history of west-central Indiana, with emphasis on six small watersheds
Jeffrey D. Martin, Charles G. Crawford, R.F. Duwelius, D.E. Renn
1987, Open-File Report 87-212
Information on the geology, geomorphology, soils, climate, hydrology, water use, land use, population, and coal mining history of Clay, Owen, Sullivan, and Vigo Counties in Indiana is summarized. Site-specific information is given on the morphology , geology, soils, land use, coal mining history, and hydrologic instrumentation of the six watersheds...
Hydrologic hazards along Squaw Creek from a hypothetical failure of the glacial moraine impounding Carver Lake near Sisters, Oregon
Antonius Laenen, K. M. Scott, J. E. Costa, L.L. Orzol
1987, Open-File Report 87-41
A hydrologic hazard exists that could create a large-magnitude, but short-duration, flood in the Squaw Creek drainage and inundate areas in and around the community of Sisters, Oregon. There is a 1 to 5% probability that Carver Lake, located at elevation 7,800 ft above sea level on the east slope...
Hydrology of area 27, Eastern Region, Interior Coal Province, Illinois
E.E. Zuehls
1987, Open-File Report 84-707
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...
Hydrology of area 41, Western Region, Interior Coal Province, Oklahoma and Arkansas
M.V. Marcher, D. L. Bergman, L. J. Slack, S. P. Blumer
1987, Open-File Report 84-129
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...
Summary of water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado: Fiscal year 1987
J. M. Stewart
1987, Open-File Report 87-388
The annual summary of water-resources activities in Colorado is presented for fiscal year 1987. The report includes an introduction of these activities and names of the management personnel to whom information requests may be addressed; a summary of the U.S. Geological Survey mission and of the Water Resources Division mission;...
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...
