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);...
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...
U.S. Geological Survey water resources activities in Florida, 1985-86
M.E. Glenn, editor(s)
1986, Open-File Report 86-150
This report contains summary statements of water resources activities in Florida conducted by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with Federal, State , and local agencies during 1985-86. These activities are part of the Federal program of appraising the Nation 's water resources. Water resources...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin metropolitan area, Texas, 1984
J.D. Gordon, D.L. Pate, M.E. Dorsey
1986, Open-File Report 85-676
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...
Sediment data for computation of deposition rates in the tidal Potomac system, Maryland and Virginia
J.L. Glenn, E.A. Martin, C. A. Rice
1986, Open-File Report 86-318
Sixty-two cores ranging in length from 33 to 1002 cm were collected from the tidal Potomac system and from selected tributaries downstream from the local head-of-tides between June 1978 and July 1981. Segments from selected depths below the sediment surface have been analyzed for a variety of constituents, including lead-210,...
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...
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,...
Hydrologic activities of the U.S. Geological Survey related to Indian water rights
B.K. Gilbert, T.J. Buchanan
1986, Open-File Report 86-52
Simulation of mine drainage for preliminary development of oil shale and associated minerals, Piceance basin, northwestern Colorado
O. James Taylor
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4011
The Piceance basin of northwestern Colorado contains large resources of oil shale, nahcolite, and dawsonite. Development of these minerals will require drainage of water from mines. A six-layer hydrologic model of the basin was prepared to simulate mine drainage for mineral development. Streams and major tributaries were simulated as head-dependent...
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....
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...
Geohydrologic data from Port Royal Sound, Beaufort County, South Carolina
R.A. Burt, D.L. Belval, Michael Crouch, W.B. Hughes
1986, Open-File Report 86-497
Nine offshore wells were drilled through overlying sediments into the Upper Floridan aquifer in Port Royal Sound, South Carolina and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean, to obtain geologic, hydrologic, and water quality data. The Upper Floridan aquifer consists predominantly of light-gray, poorly consolidated, fossiliferous limestone. In the Port Royal Sound area,...
Hydrology and water quality of the Edwards Aquifer associated with Barton Springs in the Austin area, Texas
Raymond M. Slade Jr., Michael E. Dorsey, Sheree L. Stewart
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4036
Urban development over the Edwards aquifer in the Austin, Texas, area has caused concerns about the availability and quality of water in the aquifer. The study area, the Edwards aquifer that discharges to Barton Springs, includes parts of Travis and Hays Counties and extends from the city of Kyle to...
Hydrogeologic data for the Dakota aquifer system in Nebraska
M. J. Ellis
1986, Open-File Report 86-526
Data utilized in preparing an interpretive hydrogeologic report on the Dakota aquifer system in Nebraska are summarized. The study area is a 370,000 sq mi area that includes all of Kansas and Nebraska and parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The broad objective for each Regional...
Hydrology and ecology of the Apalachicola River, Florida; a summary of the river quality assessment
J. F. Elder, S.D. Flagg, H. C. Mattraw
1986, Open-File Report 85-626
No abstract available. ...
January 1986 water levels, and data related to water-level changes, western and south-central Kansas
B.J. Dague
1986, Open-File Report 86-317
Hydrologic data related to water level measurements were made 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...
Application of the aerial profiling of terrain system
E.J. Cyran
1986, Open-File Report 86-2
Test well Ch-Bf 146 was drilled to 1,650 ft below land surface to explore and evaluate the Patapsco Formation aquifers deeper than 1,000 ft in the Waldorf/La Plata area of Charles County, Maryland. The test hole penetrated two major aquifer systems above a depth of 1,000 ft and another major...
Sources of climatologic, hydrologic, and hydraulic information in the Illinois River basin, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
G.W. Curtis
1986, Open-File Report 85-629
Information on the sources of climatologic, hydrologic, and hydraulic data for the Illinois River basin is compiled in 20 tables. The study was conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, to provide information for their master regulation manual of the llliniois Waterway. Eighteen governmental...
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...
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...
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 reconnaissance and summary of existing data on surface and ground-water resources in the Missouri River valley in Woodbury and Monona counties, Iowa, 1985
R.C. Buchmiller
1986, Open-File Report 86-144
A hydrologic reconnaissance of the Missouri River valley in western Iowa was begun in 1985. The study area is about 400 sq mi of Missouri River flood plain used mainly for agricultural purposes and is located mostly in parts of Woodbury and Monona Counties, Iowa. The reconnaissance was conducted 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...
Hydrologic effects of withdrawal of ground water on the West Fargo aquifer system, eastern Cass County, North Dakota
C. A. Armstrong
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4279
The West Fargo area is underlain by glaciofluvial deposits, which comprise the West Fargo aquifer system* These deposits range in thickness from 5 to 227 feet. The West Fargo aquifer system extends from the vicinity of Argusville, Cass County, to at least as far south as Richland County. The aquifer...
Hydraulic properties of rock units and chemical quality of water for INEL-1 — A 10,365-foot deep test hole drilled at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho
L. J. Mann
1986, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4020
A 10,365-ft deep test hole drilled at the INEL (Idaho National Engineering Laboratory) in southeastern Idaho provided hydraulic information for rock units underlying the Snake River Plain aquifer. Four aquifer tests showed that the hydraulic conductivity decreased with depth--from an average of 0.03 ft/day for the interval from 1,511 to...
