Dissolved-solids concentrations of ground water in the Sacramento Valley, California
Ronald P. Fogelman
1982, Hydrologic Atlas 645
The general quality of the ground water in the Sacramento Valley , Calif., in terms of dissolved-solids concentration is considered good for irrigation, domestic, and most other uses. This map shows the distribution of dissolved-solids concentrations and is based on about 1,330 chemical analyses collected from about 900 wells between...
A study of trends in dissolved oxygen and fecal coliform bacteria at NASQAN stations
Richard A. Smith, Richard B. Alexander
1982, Open-File Report 82-1019
Most stations in the U.S. Geological Survey's National Stream Quality Accounting Network show no significant trend in either dissolved oxygen concentration or fecal coliform bacteria population for the period October 1974. through October 1981. Of the stations which do show trends, however, most show improved water quality: thirty-one of a...
GLORIA sidescan and seismic data collected by the DESV STARELLA along the continental slope and upper continental rise of the Eastern United States in 1979
Kathryn M. Scanlon
1982, Open-File Report 82-1095
A cruise on the- DESV STARELLA was conducted between October 23. 1979, and November 8, 1979, by the U.S. Geologic.al Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United Kingdom's Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (IOS). The purpose of the study was to gain an overview of the morphology of large areas of...
Water resources data, Florida, water year 1981; Volume 2B. South Florida ground water
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1982, Water Data Report FL-81-2B
Water resources data for the 1981 water year for south Florida consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; elevation and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; water-levels and water quality of wells; and discharge and water quality of springs. Additional water data were collected at various...
Interpretation of resistivity and induced polarization profiles with severe topographic effects, Yucca Mountain area, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
Christian Smith, H. P. Ross, D.B. Hoover
1982, Open-File Report 82-182
Application of computer graphics to generate coal resources of the Cache coal bed, Recluse geologic model area, Campbell County, Wyoming
G. B. Schneider, S.S. Crowley, M.A. Carey
1982, Open-File Report 82-402
Low-sulfur subbituminous coal resources have been calculated, using both manual and computer methods, for the Cache coal bed in the Recluse Model Area, which covers the White Tail Butte, Pitch Draw, Recluse, and Homestead Draw SW 7 1/2 minute quadrangles, Campbell County, Wyoming. Approximately 275 coal thickness measurements obtained from...
Discussion of proposed rule in Federal Register, 10 CFR Part 60, pertaining to ground-water travel time; an appendix to report by Sandia National Laboratories to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, assessing the technical criteria for geologic disposal of high-level radioactive waste
Robert Schneider
1982, Open-File Report 82-626
Environmental conflict management workshops: Final report
An Painter
1982, Open-File Report 82-810
No abstract available. ...
An oilspill risk analysis for the South Atlantic (proposed sale 78) outer continental shelf lease area
W.B. Samuels
1982, Open-File Report 82-807
An oilspill risk analysis was conducted for the South Atlantic (proposed sale 78) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease area. The analysis considered the probability of spill occurrences based on historical trends; likely movement of oil slicks based on a climatological model ; and locations of environmental resources which could be...
Drilling results at the Farah Garan ancient mine, southwestern Saudi Arabia
Charles W. Smith, Mustafa M. Mawad
1982, Open-File Report 82-942
The Farah Garan ancient mine is located at fat 17?41'00'' N., long 43?38'15'' E. in the southwestern part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Three diamond drill holes intersected base-metal sulfides, which are present both as conformable layers in Precambrian tuffaceous volcanic rocks and as fracture fillings, irregularly shaped masses,...
Data on selected deep wells in south Florida
C.A. Smith, Lauralee Lidz, F.W. Meyer
1982, Open-File Report 82-348
A data base of 870 deep wells was assembled for the south Florida part of the Southeastern Limestone Regional Aquifer Study. The data in this report are for wells in Broward, Collier , Dade, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Monroe, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties. Data are compiled for water wells,...
Regional geohydrology of the northern Louisiana salt-dome basin; Part I, conceptual model and data needs
G.N. Ryals
1982, Open-File Report 82-343
As part of the National Waste Terminal Storage Program, the U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a regional study of the geohydrology of the northern Louisiana salt-dome basin and developing a regional multi-layered ground-water flow model to determine regional flow paths. In the salt-dome basin the Tokio Formation and Brownstown Marl...
Petrographic study of sandstones from measured sections of the Morrison Formation and related units, southwestern San Juan Basin, New Mexico
L.J. Schmitt
1982, Open-File Report 82-991
Continuous water sampling and water analysis in estuaries
L. E. Schemel, L.A. Dedini
1982, Open-File Report 82-551
Salinity, temperature, light transmission, oxygen saturation, pH, pCO2, chlorophyll a fluorescence, and the concentrations of nitrate, nitrite, dissolved silica, orthophosphate, and ammonia are continuously measured with a system designed primarily for estuarine studies. Near-surface water (2-m depth) is sampled continuously while the vessel is underway; on station, water to depths...
Approximate altitude of water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston area, Texas, spring 1982
C.E. Ranzau Jr., Jeffrey L. Strause
1982, Open-File Report 82-559
The purpose of this report, which was prepared in cooperation with the City of Houston, the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District, and the Texas Department of Water Resources, is to show the altitudes of water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area. The...
Sulfate concentration in water from the upper permeable zone of the Tertiary limestone aquifer system, southeastern United States
Craig L. Sprinkle
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-1101
Review of earthquake activity and current status of seismic monitoring in the region of the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project, southern Kenai Peninsula, Alaska; November 27, 1980 - November 30, 1981
C.D. Stephens, J.C. Lahr, J. A. Rogers
1982, Open-File Report 82-417
Chemical analyses of coal samples cored during 1979 from the Wasatch and Fort Union formations, Campbell County, Wyoming
R.J. Noah, T.P. Lonnie
1982, Open-File Report 82-29
Geology of the Harney Peak Granite, Black Hills, South Dakota
J. A. Redden, J.J. Norton, R. J. McLaughlin
1982, Open-File Report 82-481
Regional neotectonic analysis of the Sonoran Desert
B. A. Schell, K. L. Wilson
1982, Open-File Report 82-57
No abstract available....
List of published articles on mineralogy and geochemistry for which translations by U.S. Geological Survey members are deposited at the USGS Library in Reston, Virginia
Constance M. Schafer, Constance J. Conte, Michael Fleischer
1982, Open-File Report 82-982
No abstract available....
Reconnaissance investigation of evaporites and brines of the Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
C. L. Smith
1982, Open-File Report 82-594
In the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from south of Al Hasa oasis (about lat 25? N., long 50? E.) north to near the southern border of the neutral zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (about lat 28? N., long 48? E.), sabkhah-associated brines form either by...
Report of the River Master of the Delaware River for the period December 1, 1981, to November 30, 1982
Francis T. Schaefer, Robert E. Fish
1982, Open-File Report 83-538
The Amended Decree of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1954 established the position of Delaware River Master to administer provisions of the decree relative to diversions from the Delaware by the City of New York and the State of New Jersey , and releases from reservoirs of...
U.S. Geological Survey research in radioactive waste disposal; fiscal year 1980
Robert Schneider, N.J. Trask
1982, Open-File Report 82-509
The report summarizes progress on geologic and hydrologic research related to the disposal of radioactive wastes. The research is described according to whether it is related most directly to: (1) High-level and transuranic wastes; (2) Low-level wastes, or (3) Uranium mill tailings. Included is research applicable to the identification and...
Geochemical analyses of minus-200 mesh stream sediments of the Anaconda-Pintlar Wilderness, Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, and Ravalli counties, Montana
D. F. Siems, E. P. Welsch, D. R. Zimbelman
1982, Open-File Report 82-490
