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....
Selected hydrologic and physical properties of Mesozoic formations in the Upper Colorado River Basin in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming: Excluding the San Juan Basin
J. F. Weigel
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4170
Data for hydrologic and physical properties of Mesozoic formations in the Upper Colorado River Basin, excluding the San Juan Basin, have been collected by government agencies, private industry, property owners, and other sources. These data were compiled and analyzed so that they would be available for use by hydrologists, earth...
Hydrologic monitoring of selected streams in coal fields of central and southern Utah — Summary of data collected, August 1978-September 1984
Don Price, G.G. Plantz
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4017
The U.S. Geological Survey conducted a coal-hydrology monitoring program in coal-field areas of central and southern Utah during August 1978-September 1984 to determine possible hydrologic impacts of future mining and to provide a better understanding of the hydrologic systems of the coal resource areas monitored. Data were collected at 19...
Description and comparison of selected models for hydrologic analysis of ground-water flow, St. Joseph River basin, Indiana
J. G. Peters
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4199
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is developing water-management policies designed to assess the effects of irrigation and other water uses on water supply in the basin. In support of this effort, the USGS, in cooperation with IDNR, began a study to evaluate appropriate methods for analyzing the effects...
Water quality of Fremont Lake and New Fork Lakes, western Wyoming: A progress report
D. A. Peterson, R. C. Averett, K. L. Mora
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4016
Fremont Lake and New Fork Lakes in the New Fork River drainage of western Wyoming were selected for a comprehensive study of hydrologic processes affecting mountain lakes in the Rocky Mountains. Information is needed about lakes in this area to assess their response to existing and planned development. The concerns...
Hydrogeology and water quality of areas with persistent ground-water contamination near Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho
D. J. Parliman
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4150
The Groveland-Collins area near Blackfoot, Idaho, has a history of either periodic or persistent localized groundwater contamination. Water users in the area report offensive smell, metallic taste, rust deposits, and bacteria in water supplies. During 1984 and 1985, data were collected to define regional and local geologic, hydrologic, and groundwater...
Hydrology and chemistry of selected prairie wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, 1979-82
J. W. LaBaugh, T. C. Winter, V. A. Adomaitis, G.A. Swanson
1987, Professional Paper 1431
The relation of hydrologic setting and temporal variability in hydrology to nutrient content and geochemical characteristics of a group of prairie wetlands and adjacent ground water was studied during the period 1979-82. Although data were collected from many wetlands and wells at the study site, emphasis in this report primarily...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Houston metropolitan area, Texas, 1984
Fred Liscum, J.P. Bruchmiller, D. W. Brown, E.M. Paul
1987, Open-File Report 86-608
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in the Austin and Houston areas, and have been completed in the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio areas. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Houston, began...
Surface-water hydrology of the Little Black River basin, Missouri and Arkansas, before water-land improvement practices
W.R. Berkas, Suzanne R. Femmer, T. O. Mesko, B. W. Thompson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4076
The U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, in accordance with Public Law 566, is implementing various types of water-land improvement practices in the Little Black River basin in southeastern Missouri. These practices are designed, in part, to decrease the suspended sediment (SS) transport in the basin, decrease flood...
Area of influence and zone of contribution to superfund-site wells G and H, Woburn, Massachusetts
C. F. Myette, J.C. Olimpio, D.G. Johnson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4100
Groundwater contamination by chlorinated volatile organic compounds detected by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering in 1979 forced the closing of public supply wells G and H in the City of Woburn, MA. The EPA has ranked the wells G and H site on the National Priorities List as...
Water Resources Data for Georgia, Water Year 1986
W.R. Stokes, T.W. Hale, G. R. Buell
1987, Water Data Report GA-86-1
This volume of the annual hydrologic data report of Georgia is one of a series of annual reports that document hydrologic data gathered from the U.S. Geological Survey's surface- and ground-water data-collection networks in each State, Puerto Rico, and the Trust Territories. These records of streamflow, ground-water levels, and quality...
Water resources and potential effects of surface coal mining in the area of the Woodson Preference Right Lease Application, Montana
M. R. Cannon
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4027
Federal coal lands of the Woodson Preference Right Lease Application are located in Dawson and Richland Counties, northeastern Montana. A probable mine area, comprised of the lease area and adjacent coal lands, contains about 220 million tons of recoverable lignite coal in the 12-37 ft thick Pust coal bed. A...
Hydrology of the White Tail Butte area, northern Campbell County, Wyoming
M.E. Lowry, J.G. Rankl
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4117
Quantity of runoff and peak discharge from one small basin in the White Tail Butte area, determined from a calibrated rainfall-runoff model, is less than the quantity computed using results of a regional study. The difference is caused by the extensive beds of exposed, permeable clinker in the area. Potentiometric...
Method for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods at ungaged sites on unregulated rural streams in Iowa
O. G. Lara
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4132
This report provides techniques and procedures for estimating the probable magnitude and frequency of floods at ungaged sites on Iowa streams. Physiographic characteristics were used to define the boundaries of five hydrologic regions. Regional regression equations that relate the size of the drainage area to flood magnitude are defined for...
Preliminary assessment of potential well yields and the potential for artificial recharge of the Elm and Middle James aquifers in the Aberdeen area, South Dakota
P.J. Emmons
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4017
A complex hydrologic system exists in the glacial drift overlying the bedrock in the Aberdeen, South Dakota, area. The hydrologic system has been subdivided into three aquifers: the Elm, Middle James, and Deep James. These sand-and-gravel outwash aquifers generally are separated from each other by till or other fine-grained sediments....
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin metropolitan area, Texas, 1985
J.D. Gordon, D.L. Pate, M.E. Dorsey
1987, Open-File Report 87-224
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in Austin, and Houston. Studies have been completed in the Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio areas. The Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Water Reources, began...
Water withdrawn for irrigation in 1980 on the Snake River Plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
B. B. Bigelow, S. A. Goodell, G. D. Newton
1987, Hydrologic Atlas 690
No abstract available....
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas— Fiscal years 1985–86
1987, Open-File Report 86-602
Water-resources activities in Texas include collecting of hydrologic data, performing interpretive studies, and conducting research. This report describes the activities of the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas for fiscal years (October to September) 1985 to 1986....
Floods of December 1982 in southeastern Missouri
Loyd A. Waite, Terry W. Alexander
1987, Hydrologic Atlas 689
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...
Hydrologic data for selected streams in the coal area of southeastern Oklahoma, July 1978 to September 1982
S. P. Blumer, L.A. Alf
1987, Open-File Report 86-319
Hydrologic data on quantity and quality of surface waters were collected in the coal resource area of southeastern Oklahoma during an investigation of the effects of coal surface mining on the hydrology of the area. The objective of the study was to determine the characteristics of the regional hydrologic system...
