Selected climatological and hydrologic data, Raton basin, Huerfano and Las Animas Counties, Colorado, and Colfax County, New Mexico
Arthur L. Geldon, P.O. Abbott
1985, Open-File Report 84-138
The hydrology of the coal-bearing Raton Basin of Colorado and New Mexico was investigated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Data in the report were collected from 1977 to 1982, mainly in the watersheds of the Apishapa and Purgatoire Rivers; data from the Cucharas, Canadian, and Vermejo River watersheds are also...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Nebraska, 1984
J.E. McKinney
1985, Open-File Report 85-181
The State of Nebraska has a greater abundance of water than most of the surrounding States. The major water issues in the State concern the management of these water resources in regard to their availability areally across the State and temporally over the changing seasons and cycles of weather. Management...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri, fiscal year 1985
W.M. Kratzer, K.L. Jenkins
1985, Open-File Report 85-188
Water-resource activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri consist of collecting hydrologic data and making interpretive studies. These projects are funded through joint-funding agreements with State and local agencies, transfer of funds from other Federal agencies, and direct Federal funds. These data and the results of the investigations are...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area, 1982
Fred Liscum, J.P. Bruchmiller, J.S. Hutchinson, E.M. Paul
1985, Open-File Report 85-407
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 U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Houston, began studies in...
Water resources of the Copper River basin, Alaska
Philip A. Emery, Stanley H. Jones, R. L. Glass
1985, Hydrologic Atlas 686
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...
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....
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas; fiscal years 1982-84
R.U. Grozier, L. F. Land
1985, Open-File Report 85-346
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was established by an act of Congress on March 3, 1879, to provide a permanent Federal agency to conduct the systematic and scientific classification of the public lands, and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of national domain. An integral part of...
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in South Dakota; fiscal year 1984
E. F. LeRoux, E.M. Decker
1985, Open-File Report 85-422
Project descriptions, water-resources summaries, and lists of hydrologic-data stations are presented to show the status of the U.S. Geological survey water-resources studies in South Dakota. (USGS)...
Estimate of self-supplied domestic water use in Nebraska during 1980
E.K. Steele
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4257
No data base of actual measurements exists for self-supplied, domestic water use in Nebraska, because Nebraska laws do not require drilling permits, well registration, or reporting of volumes withdrawn from domestic wells. Self-supplied, domestic water use of 31,280 acre-ft in Nebraska during 1980 was computed from estimates of gal/day/capita use...
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. ...
Estimation of evaporation from Ned Wilson Lake, Flat Tops Wilderness Area, Colorado
N.E. Spahr, J.T. Turk
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4244
As part of an effort to define the hydrology and water quality of Ned Wilson Lake, evaporation rates were estimated for the summer periods of 1983 and 1984. Mass-transfer and energy-budget techniques and the Morton model were used to estimate evaporation using data collected at the lake and data collected...
Percentage change in saturated thickness of the High Plains aquifer, west-central Kansas, 1950 to average 1983-85
Barbara J. Dague
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4255
Continuing studies are being made in west-central Kansas to provide up-to-date information to aid in the management of groundwater for irrigation. This report, prepared in cooperation with the Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1, presents the fifth in a series of studies that uses a statistical technique, called kriging,...
Geochemistry and hydrology of thermal springs in the Idaho Batholith and adjacent areas, central Idaho
H.W. Young
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4172
The occurrence of nature of thermal springs in the Idaho batholith and adjacent areas suggest a relation between structural controls and deeply circulating hot-water systems. Springs issuing from granitic rocks are associated mostly with major regional fault structures. Springs issuing from other rocks probably are related to local faulting. Individual...
Water budget and estimated suspended-sediment inflow for Reelfoot Lake, Obion and Lake Counties, Northwestern Tennessee, May 1984-April 1985
Clarence H. Robbins
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4284
Reelfoot Lake in northwestern Tennessee, with a surface area of 15,500 acres at normal pool elevation, is the largest natural lake in Tennessee. Over the years, the lake has become an important economic, environmental, and recreational resource to the people in the area, and to the State of Tennessee. The...
Hydrology of coal-lease areas near Durango, Colorado
Tom Brooks
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4125
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management leases Federal lands and minerals for coal mining near Durango, Colorado. This report addresses the hydrologic suitability of those lands for coal leasing; the report describes the general hydrology of the Durango area and, more specifically, the hydrology of the Stollsteimer Creek study area...
Hydrology of the alluvial, buried channel, basal Pleistocene and Dakota aquifers in west-central Iowa
D. L. Runkle
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4239
A ground-water resources investigation in west-central Iowa indicates that water is available from alluvial, buried channel, basal Pleistocene, and Dakota aquifers. The west-central Iowa area includes Audubon, Carrol1, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Harrison, Monona, and Shelby Counties. Nine alluvial aquifers consisting of sand and gravel are in the valleys of the Little...
Geohydrology of the High Plains Aquifer in southeastern New Mexico
D.L. Hart, Douglas P. McAda
1985, Hydrologic Atlas 679
Maps of the Bonsall area of the San Luis Rey River valley, San Diego County, California, showing geology, hydrology, and ground-water quality
John A. Izbicki
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4112
In November 1984, 84 wells and 1 spring in the Bonsall area of the San Luis Rey River valley were inventoried by U.S. Geological Survey personnel. Depth to water in 38 wells ranged from 1.3 to 38 ft and 23 wells had depths to water less than 10 feet. Dissolved...
Hydrology of Lake Carroll, Hillsborough County, Florida
S.E. Henderson, R.D. Hayes, Y.E. Stoker
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4261
Lakeshore property around Lake Carroll has undergone extensive residential development since 1960. This development increased the lake shoreline, altered surface water flow to and from the lake, and may have affected lake-stage characteristics. Some areas of the lake were dredged to provide fill material for lakefront property. Water-balance analyses for...
Dissolved constituents including selenium in waters in the vicinity of Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge and the west grassland, Fresno and Merced Counties, California
T. S. Presser, Ivan Barnes
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4220
Analyses were made for dissolved constituents including selenium (Se) in waters associated with subsurface agricultural drainage from the western San Joaquin Valley of California. In the vicinity of Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge and the Grassland wetlands area Se was found to be mobilized in water. As a consequence of this...
Hydrology and its effects on distribution of vegetation in Congaree Swamp National Monument, South Carolina
Glenn G. Patterson, Gary K. Speiran, Benjamin H. Whetstone
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4256
Congaree Swamp National Monument preserves a large stand of old-growth southern bottomland hardwood forest on the flood plain of the Congaree River. The distribution of vegetation types in the Monument is controlled by duration of saturated soil conditions during the growing season, which is related to duration of inundation by...
Summary of hydrologic information for the Denver coal region, Colorado
J. M. Norris, S. G. Robson, R. S. Parker
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4337
A literature review of available hydrologic information for the Denver coal region is presented. Where little information is available, data from the U.S. Geological Survey 's WATSTORE data base are summarized. The information is divided into three categories: surface water, surface water quality, and groundwater. Data generally are lacking on...
Effects of surface coal mining and reclamation on ground water in small watersheds in the Allegheny Plateau, Ohio
Michael Eberle, A. C. Razem
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4205
The hydrologic effects of surface coal mining in unlimited areas is difficult to predict, partly because of a lack of adequate data collected before and after mining and reclamation. In order to help provide data to assess the effects of surface mining on the hydrology of small basins in the...
Management of ground water and evolving hydrogeologic studies in New Jersey : a heavily urbanized and industrialized state in the northeastern United States
P. Patrick Leahy
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4277
New Jersey is the most densely populated and one of the most industrialized states in the United States. An abundance of freshwater and proximity to major northeastern metropolitan centers has facilitated this development. Pumpage of freshwater from all aquifers in the State in 1980 was 730 million gallons per day...
