Ground-water levels in the Great Basin region of Nevada, Utah, and adjacent states
James M. Thomas, James L. Mason, James D. Crabtree
1986, Hydrologic Atlas 694-B
The Great Basin Regional Aquifer-System Analysis (RASA) is the tenth study in a national program b the U.S. Geological Survey to analyze regional ground-water systems that comprise a major part of the Nation’s water supply. The main objectives of RASA studies are to: (1) Describe the ground-water systems as they...
Hydrogeologic framework of the Upper Colorado River Basin- excluding the San Juan Basin-Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Arizona
O. James Taylor, J. W. Hood, Everett A. Zimmerman
1986, Hydrologic Atlas 687
No abstract available....
Irrigated acreage and other land uses on the Snake River Plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
Gerald F. Lindholm, S. A. Goodell
1986, Hydrologic Atlas 691
Prompted by the need for a current, accurate, and repeatable delineation of irrigated acreage on the Snake River Plain, the U.S. Geological Survey entered into a cooperative agreement with the Idaho Department of Water Resources Image Analysis Facility and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to delineate 1980 land use form...
Flood of August 1, 1985, in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Stanley A. Druse, M. E. Cooley, S. L. Green, H. W. Lowham
1986, Hydrologic Atlas 699
No abstract available....
Annual summary of ground-water conditions in Arizona, spring 1984 to spring 1985
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1986, Open-File Report 86-422-W
In arid and semiarid regions such as Arizona, the availability of adequate water supplies has a significant influence on the type and extent of economic development. About two-thirds of the water used in the State is groundwater. The nature and extent of the groundwater reservoirs must be known for proper...
Channel geometry and hydrologic data for six eruption-affected tributaries of the Lewis River, Mount St. Helens, Washington, water years 1983-84
H. A. Martinson, H.E. Hammond, W.W. Mast, P.D. Mango
1986, Open-File Report 85-631
The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens generated a lateral blast, lahars, and tephra deposits that altered stream channels in the Lewis River drainage basin. In order to assess potential flood hazards, monitor channel adjustments, and construct a sediment budget for disturbed drainages on the east and southeast...
Hydrology of Area 31, eastern region, interior coal province, Illinois and Indiana
E.E. Zuehls
1986, Open-File Report 85-342
River-quality assessment of the Truckee and Carson River system, California and Nevada: Hydrologic characteristics
W. M. Brown III, J. O. Nowlin, L. H. Smith, M. R. Flint
1986, Open-File Report 84-576
A study of the Truckee and Carson Rivers was begun in October 1978 to assess the cause and effect relations between human and natural actions, and the quality of water at different times and places along the rivers. This report deals with the compilation of basic hydrologic data and the...
Proceedings of conference XXXII; workshop on Future directions in evaluating earthquake hazards of Southern California
William M. Brown III, William J. Kockelman, Joseph I. Ziony, editor(s)
1986, Open-File Report 86-401
Hydrologic data were collected at White Sands Missile Range, NM, in 1985. The total groundwater withdrawal in 1985 was 676,433 ,800 gallons. The 11 supply wells in the Post Headquarters well field produced 642,056,000 gallons, or about 95 percent of the total. The six Range area supply wells produced 34,377,800...
Hydrologic data from small rural and developing watersheds in west-central Florida, 1981-84
W. M. Woodham
1986, Open-File Report 86-55
Methods for hydrologic monitoring of surface mining in the central-western United States
J.T. Turk, R. S. Parker, R.S. Williams Jr.
1986, Open-File Report 84-600
The regulations promulgated pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act require the monitoring of potentially impacted hydrologic systems before, during, and after mining operations. This report details characteristics and processes that commonly determine the most acceptable approaches to hydrologic monitoring in the arid and semiarid central-western United States....
Hydrology of the Price River basin, Utah, with emphasis on selected coal-field areas
K.M. Waddell, J.E. Dodge, D.W. Darby, S.M. Theobald
1986, Water Supply Paper 2246
Data obtained during a hydrologic study of the Price River basin, Utah, are used to describe seasonal variations off low of springs, relation between ground water and surface water, hydraulic properties of the ground-water reservoir, ground-water recharge and discharge, flood characteristics of streams, mineralogic composition and depositional rates of sediments,...
Water-use information for California
W. E. Templin
1986, Open-File Report 86-483
This pamphlet reports on the availability of water use information to and for the state of California, through the development of the State Water-Use Data System (SWUDS). SWUDS is currently organized into 12 water use categories: Agricultural non-irrigation; Commercial; Domestic; Industrial; Irrigation; Mining; Power generation--fossil fuel, geothermal, hydroelectric , nuclear;...
Current water resources activities in Alabama, fiscal year 1986
L. J. Slack, E.A. Meadows
1986, Open-File Report 86-131
The purpose of this report is to describe the current (as of 1986) water resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Alabama. The responsibilities and objectives of the Survey; organization of the Alabama District; sources of funding; current projects; hydrologic data program; and a selected bibliography of hydrologic reports...
Selected hydrologic data for Salt Lake Valley, Utah, October 1968 to October 1985
R. L. Seiler
1986, Open-File Report 86-249
This report contains hydrologic data collected in Salt Lake Valley from October 1968 to October 1985. The report area is bounded by the Wasatch Range on the east, the Oquirrh Mountains on the west, the Traverse Mountains on the south, and the boundary between Davis and Salt Lake Counties on...
Use and availability of continuous streamflow records in Wyoming
J.R. Schuetz
1986, Open-File Report 85-685
This report documents a survey that identifies local, State, and Federal uses of data from 139 continuous-record, surface-water stations, presently (1984) operated by the Wyoming District of the U. S. Geological Survey; identifies sources of funding pertaining to collections of streamflow data; and presents frequency of data availability. Uses of...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, October 1985 through September 1986
Robert S. Roberts
1986, Open-File Report 86-421-W
Water resources programs and activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana consist principally of hydrologic data collection (6 projects); local areal, or statewide hydrologic investigation (12 projects); and research (1 project). The work is supported by direct Federal funding, by transfer of funds from other federal agencies, and by...
Activities of the U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Division in North Carolina, 1986
J. F. Turner (compiler), R.J. Deckard
1986, Open-File Report 86-226
Water resources programs conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in the state of North Carolina during 1985 and proposed programs for 1986 are described. This is the first in a series of biennial progress reports on Survey activities in the state. Activities such as gathering, interpreting and publishing hydrologic data...
Hydrologic-test data from wells at hydrologic-test pads H-7, H-8, H-9, and H-10 near the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
S. F. Richey
1986, Open-File Report 86-413-W
Climatic data for Mirror Lake, West Thornton, New Hampshire, 1984
A.M. Sturrock, D.C. Buso, J.L. Scarborough, T. C. Winter
1986, Open-File Report 86-134
Research on the hydrology of Mirror lake, (north-central) New Hampshire includes study of evaporation. Presented here are those climatic data needed for energy-budget and mass-transfer studies, including: temperature of lake water surface; dry-bulb and wet-bulb air temperatures; wind speed at 3 levels above the water surface; and solar and atmospheric...
Flood of April 5-7, 1984, in northeastern New Jersey
Mark O. Philips, Robert D. Schopp
1986, Open-File Report 86-423-W
This report documents hydrologic and meteorologic aspects of flooding in northeastern New Jersey and nearby New York during April 5-7, 1984. Recorded rainfall varied from 2 inches to slightly more than 8 inches within the study area. Peak stages and discharges at 46 streamflow-gaging sites are tabulated and compared to...
Records of wells, drillers' logs, water-level measurements, and chemical analyses of ground water in Chambers, Liberty, and Montgomery counties, Texas, 1980-84
James F. Williams III, L.S. Coplin, C.E. Ranzau Jr., W.B. Lind
1986, Open-File Report 86-57
Information on major new water wells in Chambers, Liberty, and Montgomery Counties was compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey from 1980 through 1984. This report presents the results of the hydrologic data collection on new largecapacity and other selected wells, including well location and completion data, drillers' logs of the...
Compilation of well and ground-water quality data, Groveland-Collins and surrounding areas near Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho
D. J. Parliman
1986, Open-File Report 86-127
Well-construction, geologic, and water level data from 1978 to 1985 were compiled for 163 sites near Blackfoot, Idaho. Groundwater quality data were compiled for 51 sites for the period 1961-83 and for 54 sites for the period 1984-85. Data were collected in support of the hydrologic and water quality components...
Climatic data for the Cottonwood Lake area, Stutsman County, North Dakota 1982
A.M. Sturrock, B.A. Hanson, J.L. Scarborough, T. C. Winter
1986, Open-File Report 86-477
Research on the hydrology of the Cottonwood Lake area, Stutsman County, North Dakota, includes study of evaporation. Presented here are those climatic data needed for energy-budget and mass-transfer evaporation studies, including: water-surface temperature, sediment temperature dry-bulb and wet-bulb air temperatures, vapor pressure at and above the water surface, wind speed,...
Ground-water quality in Nevada -- A proposed monitoring program
Jon O. Nowlin
1986, Open-File Report 78-768
A program was designed for the systematic monitoring of ground-water quality in Nevada. Basic hydrologic and water-quality principles are discussed in the formulation of a rational approach to developing a statewide monitoring program. A review of ground-water monitoring efforts in Nevada through 1977 indicates that few requirements for an effective...
