National water summary 1983: Hydrologic events and issues
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1984, Water Supply Paper 2250
The United States as a Nation possesses abundant water resources and has developed and used those resources extensively. The national renewable supply of water is about 1,400 billion gallons per day (for the conterminous 48 States). Approximately 380 billion gallons per day of freshwater is withdrawn for use by the...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Kolob, Alton, and Kaiparowits Plateau coal fields, south-central Utah
G.G. Plantz
1984, Open-File Report 84-71
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Hydrologic data: South Branch Casselman River, Garrett County, and Marsh Run, Washington County, Maryland
John T. Hilleary
1984, Open-File Report 84-426
This report is a compilation of well construction data, lithologic and geophysical logs, and water level and water quality data for selected wells and springs in the South Branch Casselman River and Marsh Run drainage basins, Garrett and Washington Counties, Maryland. The report contains, for the two areas combined, records...
Geologic and hydrologic characterization and evaluation of the Basin and Range Province relative to the disposal of high-level radioactive waste: Part I, Introduction and guidelines
M. S. Bedinger, Kenneth A. Sargent, J.E. Reed
1984, Circular 904-A
The U.S. Geological Survey's program for geologic and hydrologic evaluation of physiographic provinces to identify areas potentially suitable for locating repository sites for disposal of high-level nuclear wastes was announced to the Governors of the eight States in the Basin and Range Province on May 5, 1981. Representatives of Arizona,...
Maps showing ground-water levels, springs, and depth to water, Basin and Range Province, Oregon
J.E. Reed, M. S. Bedinger, J. B. Gonthier, William H. Langer, W. D. McFarland, D. A. Mulvihill
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4120-B
This report on ground-water levels, springs and depth to ground water in the Basin and Range province of Oregon (see index map) was prepared as part of a program of the U.S. Geological Survey to identify prospective regions for further study relative to isolation of high level nuclear waste (Bedinger,...
A qualitative appraisal of the hydrology of the Yemen Arab Republic from Landsat images
Maurice J. Grolier, G. Chase Tibbitts Jr., Mohammed Mukred Ibrahim
1984, Water Supply Paper 1757-P
Potential effects of surface coal mining on the hydrology of the Corral Creek area, Hanging Woman Creek coal field, southeastern Montana
N. E. McClymonds
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4260
The Corral Creek area of the Hanging Woman Creek coal field, 9 miles east of the Decker coal mines near the Tongue River, contains large reserves of Federal coal that have been identified for potential lease sale. A hydrologic study was conducted in the area to describe existing hydrologic systems...
Maximum known stages and discharges of New York streams through September 1983
J.A. Robideau, P. M. Burke, Richard Lumia
1984, Open-File Report 83-927
This report lists the maximum known stages and discharges of New York streams through September 1981. The data represent 1,189 sites. Most data were obtained from files of the U.S. Geological Survey, but some were provided by other Federal, State, and private organizations. The information is grouped by major drainage...
A reconnaissance study of saltwater contamination in the El Dorado aquifer, Union County, Arkansas
Matthew E. Broom, T. F. Kraemer, William V. Bush
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4012
Since 1960 chloride concentrations in the El Dorado aquifer have increased near El Dorado, Arkansas. The aquifer is a major source for municipal and industrial water supply in Union County. Greatest withdrawal occurs near El Dorado. Because of this withdrawal, the potentiometric surface at El Dorado has been lowered more...
Application of a parameter-estimation technique to modeling the regional aquifer underlying the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
S. P. Garabedian
1984, Open-File Report 84-461
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 computer program simulates two-dimensional, steady-state ground-water flow. Hydrologic data for the 1980 water year were used to calculate recharge rates, boundary fluxes, and...
Earth and water resources and hazards in Central America
Charles G. Cunningham, R.W. Fary, Marianne Guffanti, Della Laura, M. P. Lee, C.D. Masters, R. L. Miller, Ferdinand Quinones-Marquez, R.W. Peebles, J.A. Reinemund, D. P. Russ
1984, Circular 925
Long-range economic development in Central America will depend in large part on production of indigenous mineral, energy, and water resources and on mitigation of the disastrous effects of geologic and hydrologic hazards such as landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods. The region has six world-class metal mines at present as...
Quantitative analysis of the hydrothermal system in Lassen Volcanic National Park and Lassen Known Geothermal Resource Area
M.L. Sorey, S. E. Ingebritsen
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4278
The conceptual model of the Lassen system is termed a liquid-dominated hydrothermal system with a parasitic vapor-dominated zone. The essential feature of this model is that steam and steam-heated discharge at relatively high elevations in Lassen Volcanic National Park (LVNP) and liquid discharge with high chloride concentrations at relatively low...
Runoff, sediment transport, and water quality in a northern Illinois agricultural watershed before urban development, 1979-81
H.E. Allen Jr., J. R. Gray
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4073
A study designed to quantify and evaluate changes in runoff and sediment transport attributable to construction activities during urban development of a watershed required identification of pre-construction hydrologic conditions. Data collected before construction on a 2.81 sq m (7.28 sq km) agricultural watershed (upper Spring Creek) near Rockford, IL, show...
Brief statement on the hydrology of the Sampit River area near Georgetown, South Carolina
J.M. Cahill
1984, Open-File Report 84-243
The Carolina Refining and Distributing Company is planning to locate an oil-refining plant near Georgetown, South Carolina. To aid in the preparation of an environmental impact statement, a description of the stratigraphy, ground-water resources, and an assessment of possible seismic activity that may occur in the Winyah Bay vicinity has...
Effects of three phosphate industrial sites on ground-water quality in central Florida, 1979 to 1980
R. L. Miller, Horace Sutcliffe Jr.
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4256
Geologic, hydrologic, and water quality data and information on test holes collected in the vicinity of gypsum stack complexes at two phosphate chemical plants and one phosphatic clayey waste disposal pond at a phosphate mine and beneficiation plant in central Florida are presented. The data were collected from September 1979...
State hydrologic unit maps
P. R. Seaber, F.P. Kapinos, G.L. Knapp
1984, Open-File Report 84-708
A set of maps depicting approved boundaries of, and numerical codes for, river-basin units of the United States has been developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. These ' State Hydrologic Unit Maps ' are four-color maps that present information on drainage, culture, hydrography, and hydrologic boundaries and codes: (1) the...
Hydrologic data for the Larimer-Weld regional water-monitoring program, Colorado, 1975-82
S. R. Blakely, J.T. Steinheimer
1984, Open-File Report 84-139
The Larimer-Weld, Colorado, regional Monitoring Program was begun in 1976 to provide information on the quality and quantity of the surface-water resources in the area. Three stations on the big Thompson River and five stations on the Cache La Poudre River were selected for a data-collection network. Four previously established...
Ground water in the Fresno area, California; preliminary report
H. T. Mitten
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4246
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Fresno County, is developing a computer model of the unconfined aquifer system in the Fresno area. In the area, consolidated rocks are overlain by unconsolidated deposits. The unconsolidated deposits are divided into a lower fine-grained unit and an overlying coarse-grained unit. The system...
Map showing outcrops of granitic rocks, Basin and Range Province, Nevada
K. A. Sargent, Kurt Roggensack
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4119-D
This map report is one of a series of geologic and hydrologic maps covering all or parts of States within the Basin and Range province of the western United States. The map reports contain information on subjects that characterize the geohydrology of the province, including the ground-water hydrology, ground-water quality,...
Physical and chemical characteristics of water in coal-mine ponds, eastern Oklahoma, June to November 1977-81
L. J. Slack, S. P. Blumer
1984, Open-File Report 84-446
Water at 102 sites in 59 coal-mine ponds in eastern Oklahoma was sampled at lease twice during June to November 1977-81 to determine temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, pH, and dissolved sulfate, chloride, iron, and manganese--as part of a study of the hydrology of the Oklahoma coalfield. These determinations show...
Conceptual hydrologic model of flow in the unsaturated zone, Yucca Mountain, Nevada
P.M. Montazer, W.E. Wilson
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4345
The unsaturated volcanic tuffs beneath Yucca Mountain, Nevada, are being evaluated as a host rock for a potential repository for high-level radioactive waste. A conceptual hydrologic model is proposed to describe the flow of fluids through these rocks. Thickness of the unsaturated zone is about 500 to 750 meters and...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, October 1983 through September 1984
R.S. Roberts
1984, Open-File Report 84-435
U.S. Geological Survey investigations of the water resources of Montana are described. Hydrologic information and knowledge of the water resources are gained and disseminated principally by programs of (1) collecting hydrologic data on a continuing basis , (2) conducting water-resources appraisals of surface and ground water, (3) conducting supportive research...
Geohydrology, aqueous geochemistry, and thermal regime of the Soda Lakes and Upsal Hogback geothermal systems, Churchill County, Nevada
F. H. Olmsted, A. H. Welch, A. S. Van Denburgh, S. E. Ingebritsen
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4054
A flow-routing model of the upper Schoharie Creek basin, New York, was developed and used to simulate high flows at the inlet of the Blenheim-Gilboa Reservoir. The flows from Schoharie Creek at Prattsville, the primary source of flow data in the basin, and tributary flows from the six minor basins...
Ground water hydrology of the Elizabethtown area, Kentucky
D. S. Mull, M. A. Lyverse
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4057
The principal aquifer in a 52 square mile karst area in north central Kentucky is the St. Louis Limestone of Mississippian age. Unconsolidated residuum and surficial deposits of slumped material may store water and recharge the underlying limestone aquifer. Precipitation averages 49 inches annually; 6 inches recharges ground-water reservoirs. The...
Maps showing ground-water levels, springs, and depth to ground water, Basin and Range Province, Southern California
William H. Langer, W. R. Moyle, L. R. Woolfenden, D. A. Mulvihill
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4116-B
This report on ground-water levels, springs and depth to ground water in the Basin and Range province of southern California (see index map) was prepared as part of a program of the U.S. Geological Survey to identify prospective regions for further study relative to isolation of high-level nuclear waste (Bedinger, Sargent,...
