Evaluation and design of a streamflow-data network in Washington
Marshall E. Moss, W.L. Haushild
1978, Open-File Report 78-167
A method of evaluating the transferability of streamflow information by regional regression analysis was applied in Washington to several streamflow variables. The annual mean and annual standard deviation were chosen to represent the development potential of the water resource, while the mean, standard deviation, and the 50-year recurrence interval of...
Comments on classification of uranium resources
Charles D. Masters
1978, Open-File Report 78-76
National resource assessments are intended to give some insight into future possibilities for the recovery of a desired resource. The resource numbers themselves only useful when related to economically controlled factors, such as industry capability as reflected in rated of production, rates of discovery, and technology development. To that end,...
Color image maps from black-and-white photographs
Sheila Martin
1978, Open-File Report 79-680
Low-flow characteristics of small streams in proposed Public Law 566 basins
Stephen J. Field
1978, Open-File Report 78-664
Low-flow characteristics of Wisconsin streams in basins considered for work under Public Law 566 are presented in this report. The low-flow characteristics presented are the annual minimum 1-day mean flow below which the flow will fall on the average of once in 2 years (Q7,2) and the annual minimum 7-day...
Impact of flow regulation and power plant effluents on the flow and temperature regimes of the Chattahoochee River - Atlanta to Whitesburg, Georgia
Robert E. Faye, Harvey E. Jobson, Larry F. Land
1978, Open-File Report 78-528
A calibrated and verified transient flow temperature model was used to evaluate the effects of flow regulation and powerplant loadings on the natural temperature regime of the Chattahoochee River in northeast Georgia. Estimates were made of both instantaneous and average natural temperatures in the river during an eight-day period in...
Geophysical and lithologic logs of 11 coal test holes drilled during 1977 in the Pats Bottom Quadrangle, Carbon County, Wyoming
Robert D. Hettinger, Robert Brown
1978, Open-File Report 78-539
Water-quality data for landfills, Hillsborough County, Florida, January 1974-October 1977
Mario Fernandez Jr., Robin R. Hallbourg
1978, Open-File Report 78-820
Periodic water-quality data were collected at four landfills in Hillsborough County from January 1974 through October 1977. Water samples were analyzed for nitrogen and phosphorous species, cations, trace metals, chloride, specific conductance, chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, and coliforms. Select ground-water samples were analyzed for herbicide and pesticide. Results...
Water-quality data from a sludge disposal test site, St. Petersburg, Florida, November 1973-July 1977
Mario Fernandez
1978, Open-File Report 78-821
From November 1973 to July 1977, water samples were collected from wells to identify background water-quality conditions and to determine the effects on ground-water quality by St. Petersburg 's sludge-disposal operation (sod farm). Specific conductance and pH were determined in the field. Samples were collected for laboratory determination of selected...
Radium and uranium data for mineral springs in eight Western States
J. Karen Felmlee, Robert Allen Cadigan
1978, Open-File Report 78-561
Data for 116 mineral springs in eight Western States show a wide range of values. Specific conductance, temperature, and pH were measured at the sites between 1975 and 1977, and samples for radium and uranium analysis were collected. Correlation and regression analyses among the five measured parameters indicate that a...
Reconnaissance of ground water in the vicinity of the Wichita Mountains, southwestern Oklahoma
John S. Havens
1978, Open-File Report 78-857
Regional and local networks of horizontal control, Cerro Prieto geothermal area, Mexico
Bruce L. Massey
1978, Open-File Report 78-929
The Cerro Prieto geothermal area in the Mexicali Valley 30 km southeast of Mexicali, Baja California, is probably deforming due to (1) the extraction of large volumes of steam and hot water, and (2) active tectonism. Two networks of precise horizontal control were established in Mexicali Valley by the U.S....
Determination of uranium in source rocks by using radium in Crystal Springs, Great Salt Lake area, Utah
J. Karen Felmlee, Robert Allen Cadigan
1978, Open-File Report 78-102
Overburden chemistry and mineralogy at Hanging Woman Creek, Big Horn County, Montana, and recommendations for sampling at similar sites
Todd K. Hinkley, Richard John Ebens, Josephine G. Boerngen
1978, Open-File Report 78-393
Cored overburden rock of the Fort Union Formation at the Hanging Woman Creek potential coal mine site was classified in hand specimen on the basis of color and grain size into 3 types: sandstone. siltstone-plus-shale, and dark shale. The samples were analyzed for bulk chemistry and mineralogy. In general the...
Helium, mercury, sulfur compounds, and carbon dioxide in soil gases of the Puhimau Thermal area, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Margaret Hinkle
1978, Open-File Report 78-246
Drought in California; water resources data for 1977
Leonard N. Jorgensen, Verrie F. Pearce
1978, Open-File Report 78-613
The 2-year dry period 1976-77 was the most severe drought in northern California 's history, and the quantity and quality of all water-supply sources in the State were affected. This report contains special water-resources data collected by the Geological Survey during 1977. These data include: streamflow at 11 selected stations,...
Geophysical and lithologic logs for 1977 coal drilling in Wibaux County, Montana, and Golden Valley County, North Dakota
J.C. Harksen
1978, Open-File Report 78-251
Electrical properties of salt cored from Carlsbad, New Mexico
G.R. Olhoeft
1978, Open-File Report 78-463
Cyclic landsliding at Wrightwood, southern California: A preliminary report
Douglas M. Morton, Russell H. Campbell
1978, Open-File Report 78-1079
Recurring landslide and mudflow events in the Wrightwood area of Southern California are parts of a composite cycle of landslide activity that includes three recognizable stages. The three stages are interdependent, occur in sequence, and are of different duration. Deposits of the first stage--the largest in size--are removed to positions...
Rock control and tectonism: their importance in shaping the Appalachian Highlands
John Tilton Hack
1978, Open-File Report 78-403
Risk analyses for a water-supply system; Occoquan Reservoir, Fairfax and Prince William counties, Virginia
Robert M. Hirsch
1978, Open-File Report 78-452
This report demonstrates two techniques for evaluating risks in the operation of a water-supply system. Both rely on reconstructed historical streamflow data to develop estimates of the probabilities of certain specific events occurring in the future. These techniques are applied to the Occoquan Reservoir which was experiencing an unprecedented low...
Map and tables describing mineral resource potential of the Brooks Range, Alaska
Donald G. Grybeck, DeYoung Jr.
1978, Open-File Report 78-1-B
Water resources of the Kodiak-Shelikof subregion, south-central Alaska
Stanley H. Jones, Robert J. Madison, Chester Zenone
1978, Open-File Report 78-127
Unprospected zone of pyritic alteration in west-central Utah
H. T. Morris
1978, Open-File Report 78-791
No abstract available....
Deep drilling data, Raft River geothermal area, Idaho Raft River geothermal exploration well No. 4
H. R. Covington (compiler)
1978, Open-File Report 78-91
Drainage areas of surface water bodies of the Royal and Presumpscot River basins in southwestern Maine
Derrill J. Cowing, J.L. McNelly
1978, Open-File Report 78-556-A
The report contains drainage area values for: lakes and ponds included in the Maine Informational Display Analysis System (MIDAS) File 906-Z, streams that drain an area greater than 25 mi2, dams, and hydrologic data collection sites. Supplemental information in the report includes State and Federal location systems used to identify...
