Selected hydrologic data for the south Platte River through Denver, Colorado
N.E. Spahr, S. R. Blakely, S.E. Hammond
1985, Open-File Report 84-703
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the cities of Littleton and Englewood, Colorado, studied the effects of the discharge of treated effluent from the Bi-City Waste Water Treatment Plant on low-flow conditions of the South Platte River. An 18-mile reach of the South Platte River, beginning below Chatfield Reservoir,...
Hydrologic data from Naval Oil Shale Reserves, Parachute Creek basin, northwestern Colorado, water years 1982-83
K.C. Galyean, R.A. Jenkins, D.L. Collins
1985, Open-File Report 85-647
Data for water years 1982 and 1983, collected by the U.S. Department of Energy, Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves in the Parachute Creek drainage basin of western Colorado are summarized. These data are supplemental to data reported by Patt and others (1982) and Galyean and others (1983). Data from...
Water resources activities in Louisiana district, fiscal year 1985
R.A. Herbert, E.A. Ellsworth
1985, Open-File Report 85-415
Water resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Louisiana consist of collecting water resources data and conducting interpretive hydrologic investigations and research. The water resources data and the results of the interpretive investigations are published or released by either the USGS or by cooperating agencies. The USGS water...
Selected test-well data from the MX-missile siting study, Tooele, Juab, Millard, Beaver, and Iron Counties, Utah
James L. Mason, John W. Atwood, Priscilla S. Buettner
1985, Open-File Report 85-347
This report contains well data collected from 1979 to 1983 in a part of the Great Basin in western Utah (fig. 1). The area is characterized by a series of generally north-trending mountain ranges separated by alluviumfilled basins that are partially filled with sedimentary deposits eroded from the adjacent mountains...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas; fiscal years 1983 and 1984
L. J. Combs
1985, Open-File Report 85-178
The principal mission of the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, in Kansas is to investigate the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of surface and ground waters throughout the State. Primary activities include the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of hydrologic data, evaluation of water demands, and water-resources research....
The ground-water system and possible effects of underground coal mining in the Trail Mountain area, central Utah
Gregory C. Lines
1985, Water Supply Paper 2259
The ground-water system was studied in the Trail Mountain area in order to provide hydrologic information needed to assess the hydrologic effects of underground coal mining. Well testing and spring data indicate that water occurs in several aquifers. The coal-bearing Blackhawk-Star Point aquifer is regional in nature and is the...
Hydrology of Area 52, Rocky Mountain coal province, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah
H. W. Lowham, D. A. Peterson, L. R. Larson, E. A. Zimmerman, B. H. Ringen, K. L. Mora
1985, Open-File Report 83-761
This report is one of a series designed to characterize the hydrology of drainage basins within coal provinces, nationwide. Area 52 (in the Rocky Mountain Coal Province) includes the Green River Basin upstream from the Yampa River, and the Bear River upstream from the Bear Lake - a total of...
Studies of geology and hydrology in the Basin and Range Province, Southwestern United States, for isolation of high-level radioactive waste; basis of characterization and evaluation
M. S. Bedinger, K. A. Sargent, W. H. Langer, editor(s)
1985, Open-File Report 84-738
No abstract available. ...
Annual yield and selected hydrologic data for the Arkansas River Basin Compact, Arkansas-Oklahoma, 1984 water year
M. A. Moore, T.E. Lamb
1985, Open-File Report 85-179
The computer annual yield and deficiency of the subbasins as defined in the Arkansas River Compact, Arkansas-Oklahoma, are given in tables. Actual runoff from the subbasins and depletion caused by major reservoirs in the compact area are also given in tabular form. Monthly, maximum, minimum, and mean discharges are shown...
Hydrologic monitoring in the area of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Mississippi-Alabama, fiscal year 1984
Fred Morris III
1985, Open-File Report 85-692
Operation of hydrologic data collection stations by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1985
Alberto Condes de la Torre
1985, Open-File Report 85-640
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operated hydrologic data collection stations during fiscal yr 1985 in response to the needs of all levels of Government for hydrologic information. Surface water discharge was determined at 11,076 stations; stage data on streams, reservoirs, and lakes were recorded at 2,141 stations; and surface water...
Selected hydrologic data from wells in the East Shore area of the Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1985
Gerald G. Plantz, Cynthia L. Appel, David W. Clark, Patrick M. Lambert, Robert L. Puryear
1985, Open-File Report 86-139
This report contains hydrologic data for wells collected in the East Shore area of the Great Salt Lake, Utah. It includes water-quality data, discharge measurements, water levels, and drillers* logs. The East Shore area (plate 1) includes about 430 square miles, bounded by the Wasatch Range on the east and...
Study and interpretation of the chemical characteristics of natural water
John David Hem
1985, Water Supply Paper 2254
The chemical composition of natural water is derived from many different sources of solutes, including gases and aerosols from the atmosphere, weathering and erosion of rocks and soil, solution or precipitation reactions occurring below the land surface, and cultural effects resulting from human activities. Broad interrelationships among these processes and...
Hydrology of major estuaries and sounds of North Carolina
G. L. Giese, Hugh B. Wilder, Garald G. Parker Jr.
1985, Water Supply Paper 2221
Hydrology-related problems associated with North Carolina 's major estuaries and sounds include contamination of some estuaries with municipal and industrial wastes and drainage from adjacent, intensively farmed areas, and nuisance-level algal blooms. In addition, there is excessive shoaling in some navigation channels, salt-water intrusion into usually fresh estuarine reaches, too...
Federal-State Cooperative Program in Kansas, seminar proceedings, July 1985
T.L. Huntzinger
1985, Open-File Report 85-641
During the past few years, water-resource management in Kansas has undergone reorientation with the creation of the Kansas Water Authority and the Kansas Water office. New thrusts toward long-term goals based on the Kansas State Water plan demand strong communication and coordination between all water-related agencies within the State. The...
Bibliography of borehole geophysics as applied to ground-water hydrology
Ticie A. Taylor, Joyce A. Dey
1985, Circular 926
Most of the references on borehole geophysics that are relevant to ground-water hydrology are contained in this bibliography, but it does not include every reference that is available under each subject heading; the literature is much too extensive to compile a complete listing. Some of the references may appear under...
Supplement to inventory and analyses of information for flood plain management in North Dakota
D. G. Emerson, J. D. Wald
1985, Open-File Report 85-700
Governmental units that have been identified as having flood hazard areas but do not have detailed base flood information are required to use the ' best available data ' to regulate new development or expansion of existing development in flood prone areas. Information for flood plain management has been identified...
Ground-water data, Green River basin, Wyoming
Everett Alfred Zimmerman, K. R. Collier
1985, Open-File Report 83-943
Hydrologic and geologic data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of energy-related projects in the Green River basin of Wyoming are compiled from the files of the Geological Survey and the Wyoming State Engineer as of 1977. The data include well and spring location, well depth, casing diameter,...
Records of wells, test borings, and some measured geologic sections near the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, Cattaraugus County, New York
M. P. Bergeron
1985, Open-File Report 83-682
The Western New York Nuclear Service Center (WNYNSC) is a 3 ,336-acre tract of land in northern Cattaraugus County, NY, about 30 mi south of Buffalo. In 1963, 247 acres within the WNYNSC was developed for a nuclear-fuel reprocessing plant and ancillary facilities, including (1) a receiving and storage facility...
Data on surface-water quality and quantity, Truckee River system, Nevada and California, 1979-81
R.J. La Camera, R.J. Hoffmann, J. O. Nowlin, L. H. Smith, S.M. Lima
1985, Open-File Report 84-238
Selected hydrologic data were collected between May 1979 and October 1981 at 59 sites on the Truckee River, 10 sites on selected tributaries and smaller diversions, and 9 sites on the Truckee Canal. The data were collected in support of the water-quality and hydrologic investigation components of the Truckee-Carson River-Quality...
Geohydrology and model analysis of stream-aquifer system along the Arkansas River in Kearny and Finney Counties, southwestern Kansas
L. E. Dunlap, Richard J. Lindgren, C. G. Sauer
1985, Water Supply Paper 2253
A study was made, in cooperation with the Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, to determine geohydrologic conditions in an area comprising nearly 850,000 acres along the Arkansas River valley in Kearny and Finney Counties, southwestern Kansas. The Arkansas River meanders atop and interacts hydraulically with the...
Proposed work plan for the study of hydrologic effects of ground-water development in the Wet Mountain Valley, Colorado
S. G. Robson
1985, Open-File Report 84-866
Large-scale development of groundwater resources in the Wet Mountain Valley, Colorado, could adversely affect other water rights in the valley or in the Arkansas River Basin. Such infringement on senior water rights could severely limit development of additional water supplies in the valley. A work plan is presented for a...
Hydrologic hazards in karst terrain (water fact sheet)
A.J. Whallon, N.C. Crawford
1985, Open-File Report 85-677
Digitized hydrologic units for the United States at a scale of 1:2,500,000
K.J. Lanfear, J.C. Schornick
1985, Open-File Report 85-92
Ground-water data from the San Miguel River basin, southwestern Colorado
D. J. Ackerman, T.D. Brooks
1985, Open-File Report 85-191
Hydrologic data were collected from 36 wells and 80 springs in the San Miguel River basin from 1977 to 1979. Depth to water was measured for 22 wells and discharges were measured for 53 springs. Chemical analyses for water samples collected from 23 wells and 25 springs indicated larger dissolved...
