Climatic data for Williams Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota, 1984
A.M. Sturrock, D.O. Rosenberry, J.L. Scarborough, T. C. Winter
1986, Open-File Report 86-64
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....
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...
Hydrologic characteristics of soils in parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas
Jack T. Dugan
1986, Hydrologic Atlas 678
Certain physical characteristics of soils, including permeability, available water capacity, thickness, and topographic position, have a definite effect on the hydrology of an area. They control the rate at which precipitation infiltrates or is transmitted through the soil, and thus they have a significant role in determining the rates both...
Geologic, hydrologic, and cultural factors in the selection of sites for the land disposal of wastes in Washington
N. P. Dion, R. C. Alvord, T.D. Olson
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4279
As part of a program to deal with the problems of waste disposal in Washington, the Department of Ecology (WDOE), in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, completed a study designed to provide the geologic, hydrologic, and cultural data needed to evaluate the suitability of State land areas for the...
Manual for estimating selected streamflow characteristics of natural-flow streams in the Colorado River basin in Utah
R.C. Christensen, E.B. Johnson, G.G. Plantz
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4297
Methods are presented for estimating 10 streamflow characteristics at three types of sites on natural flow streams in the Colorado River Basin in Utah. The streamflow characteristics include average discharge and annual maximum 1-, 7-, and 15-day mean discharges for recurrence intervals of 10, 50 and 100 years. At or...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in New Mexico, fiscal year 1986
R. L. Knutilla (compiler)
1986, Open-File Report 86-141
All U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic investigations in the New Mexico District in progress during fiscal year 1986 are summarized. The summaries include sections on the problem addressed, the objective and approach of the investigation, progress of the investigation and plans for 1986 fiscal year, and reports published as a result...
Hydrologic data for the south-central area, Nebraska
P.A. Bartz, J. M. Peckenpaugh
1986, Open-File Report 86-246
Hydrologic data were compiled for the South-Central hydrogeology study, which covers an area of approximately 5,600 square miles in south-central Nebraska. Data pertain to the groundwater, surface water, climate, land use, and pumpage and precipitation at water use sites in the study area. Groundwater data include water level elevations from...
Compilation of references on geology and hydrology of the Snake River drainage basin above Weiser, Idaho
M. D. Bassick
1986, Open-File Report 86-245
More than 1,100 references concerning geology and hydrology of the Snake River drainage basin above Weiser, Idaho, are compiled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey 's RASA (Regional Aquifer-System Analysis) study of the Snake River Plain. The list of references is intended as a primary source of information for...
Geohydrology of and potential for fluid disposal in the Arbuckle Aquifer in Kansas
J. E. Carr, H.E. McGovern, Tony Gogel, J.H. Doveton
1986, Open-File Report 86-491
The Arbuckle aquifer is an extensive aquifer that contains mostly saline water and that immediately overlies Precambrian ' basement ' rocks throughout Kansas, except for major uplift areas where it has been removed by erosion. In the southeast part of the state, it is a major freshwater aquifer. The upper...
Distributed information system (water fact sheet)
A.W. Harbaugh
1986, Open-File Report 85-649
During 1982-85, the Water Resources Division (WRD) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) installed over 70 large minicomputers in offices across the country to support its mission in the science of hydrology. These computers are connected by a communications network that allows information to be shared among computers in each...
Hydrologic data for the Weldon Spring radioactive waste-disposal sites, St. Charles County, Missouri; 1984-1986
M. J. Kleeschulte, L. F. Emmett, J.H. Barks
1986, Open-File Report 86-488
Hydrologic and water quality data were collected during an investigation of the Weldon Spring radioactive waste disposal sites and surroundings area in St. Charles County, Missouri, from 1984 to 1986. The data consists of water quality analyses of samples collected from 45 groundwater and 27 surface water sites. This includes...
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....
Water-resources activities in New York, 1985-86
A. J. Finch (compiler), S.M. Durocher
1986, Open-File Report 86-146
The U.S. Geologic Survey conducts water-resources investigations and hydrologic data collection in all states to provide the data and understanding needed for optimum use and management of the nation 's surface water and groundwater. This is achieved through jointly funded programs with state, county, municipal, and other Federal agencies. The...
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,...
Selected papers in the hydrologic sciences, 1986
Seymour Subitzky, editor(s)
1986, Water Supply Paper 2290
West Point Reservoir is a multiple-purpose project on the Chattahoochee River about 112 river kilometers downstream from Atlanta on the Alabama-Georgia border. Urbanization has placed large demands on the Chattahoochee River, and water quality below Atlanta was degraded even before impoundment. Water-quality, bottom-sediment, and fish-tissue samples were collected from the...
Application of a parameter-estimation technique to modeling the regional aquifer underlying the eastern Snake River plain, Idaho
Stephen P. Garabedian
1986, Water Supply Paper 2278
A nonlinear, least-squares regression technique for the estimation of ground-water flow model parameters was applied to the regional aquifer underlying the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho. The technique uses a computer program to simulate two-dimensional, steady-state ground-water flow. Hydrologic data for the 1980 water year were used to calculate recharge...
Magnitude and frequency of high flows of unregulated streams in Kansas
Paul Robert Jordan
1986, Water Supply Paper 2280
Information on high-flow magnitude and frequency is needed for hydrologic evaluation of such factors as flood-control storage and dam safety. High-flow information given in this report is for streamflows unaffected by major regulation, such as by large reservoirs. High-flow magnitude and frequency data are given for 91 streamflow-gaging stations throughout...
Regional Aquifer-System Analysis Program of the U.S. Geological Survey: Summary of projects, 1978-84
Ren Jen Sun, editor(s)
1986, Circular 1002
The Regional Aquifer-System Analysis Program of the U.S. Geological Survey was initiated in 1978 as a result of specifications of the appropriations bill of the 95th Congress, prompted by the 1977 drought. The purpose of this program is to define the regional hydrology and geology and to establish a framework...
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...
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...
Data on the solute concentration within the subsurface flows of Little Lost Man Creek in response to a transport experiment, Redwood National Park, northwest California
Gary W. Zellweger, V. C. Kennedy, K.E. Bencala, R.J. Avanzino, A. P. Jackman, F.J. Triska
1986, Open-File Report 86-403-W
A solute transport experiment was conducted on a 327-m reach of Little Lost Man Creek, a small stream in Humboldt County, California. Solutes were injected for 20 days. Chloride was used as a conservative tracer; lithium, potassium, and strontium were used as reactive tracers. In addition, nitrate and phosphate were...
Principal facts of gravity data for the Greenville 1 degree by 2 degrees Quadrangle, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
J. C. Wynn, K. R. Bond, R.T. Williams, L.T. Long
1986, Open-File Report 86-411
This report presents hydrologic data used in the Southern Sand Hills hydrogeology study, which encompasses an area of approximately 4,330 square miles in west-central Nebraska. These data include summary logs of 64 test holes drilled in or adjacent to the study area. Water level data for 240 wells are included....
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...
Summary of water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado– Fiscal year 1986
J. M. Stewart
1986, Open-File Report 86-70
The annual summary of water records activities in Colorado is presented for fiscal year 1986. 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...
Water resources activities in Kentucky, 1986
R. J. Faust (compiler)
1986, Open-File Report 86-71
The U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, conducts three major types of activities in Kentucky in order to provide hydrologic information and understanding needed for the best management of Kentucky 's and the Nation 's water resources. These activities are: (1) Data collection and dissemination; (2) Water-resources appraisals (interpretive studies);...
