Dams, reservoirs, and withdrawals for water supply; historic trends
W. B. Langbein
1982, Open-File Report 82-256
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from time to time has published an inventory of major reservoirs and controlled natural lakes. The latest available USGS report indicated that as of 1963, usable capacity in major reservoirs (those having 5 ,000 acre-ft of usable capacity) totaled 359 million acre-ft. The growth rate...
Geochemical reconnaissance for uranium occurrences in the Notch Peak intrusive area, House Range, Millard County, Utah
R. A. Cadigan, Keith Robinson
1982, Open-File Report 82-491
Samples collected from the contact metamorphic zone of the Notch Peak intrusive area, House Range, Millard County, Utah, indicate the occurrence of low-grade uranium and thorium ore. Maximum abundances in the altered mineralized rocks in the contact zone are 450 ppm uranium and 480 ppm thorium. Interpretation of factor analysis...
Map showing tracklines of high-resolution uniboom seismic-reflection profiles collected August 31, through September 21, 1980, in the Chukchi Sea
Arthur Grantz, David A. Dinter, Edwin Hill, T. E. Chase
1982, Open-File Report 82-527
No abstract available....
Techniques for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in the Dallas - Fort Worth metropolitan area, Texas
Larry F. Land, Elmer E. Schroeder, B.B. Hampton
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-18
Equations for predicting the magnitude and frequency of floods in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area were developed from recorded data from streams with drainage areas ranging in size from 1.25 to 66.4 square miles. The U. S. Geological Survey urban rainfall-runoff model was used to generate long-term flood-discharge record for...
Water quality of the three major tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay, the Susquehanna, Potomac, and James Rivers, January 1979 - April 1981
David J. Lang
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-32
Water-quality constituent loads at the Fall Line stations of the Susquehanna, Potomac, and James Rivers, the three major tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay, can be estimated with reasonable accuracy by regression techniques, especially for wet periods of 1 year or more. Net transport of all nutrient species and most other...
Delineation and hydrologic effects of a gasoline leak at Stovepipe Wells Hotel, Death Valley National Monument, California
A. Buono, Elaine M. Packard
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-45
Ground water is the only local source of water available to the Stovepipe Wells Hotel facilities of the Death Valley National Monument, California. A leak in a service station storage tank caused the formation of a gasoline layer overlying the water table, creating the potential for contamination of the water...
Fortran '77 programs for computing data fitting functions based on a principle of minimum integrated squared curvature
R.D. Watts
1982, Open-File Report 82-831
Evaluation of sediment yield and sediment data-collection network in the Piceance basin, northwestern Colorado
J. E. Kircher, Paul Von Guerard
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4046
Statistical relationships were developed between suspended-sediment discharge and several regional factors of climate, physiography, and land use in the Piceance basin, northwestern Colorado. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the existing sediment collection network, especially in regard to detecting changes in suspended-sediment discharge due to the development in...
Streamflows and channels of the Green River basin, Wyoming
H. W. Lowham
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-71
Width, depth, cross-sectional area, and velocity of streamflow were depicted for 51 gaged sites in or near the Green River basin of Wyoming by summarizing data obtained from current-meter discharge measurements. Using these at-a-station relations as a base, regional relations were then developed that characterize hydraulic features of streams throughout...
Suspended sediment in selected streams of southeastern Montana
D. W. Litke
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4087
The relatively flat Badger Road area near Fairbanks occupies part of the alluvial plain of the Chena and Tanana Rivers and is underlain by scattered areas of permafrost. The water table of the high-transmissivity aquifer that underlies the area is generally shallower than 15 feet, fluctuates seasonally about 2 feet,...
Analysis of three tests of the unconfined aquifer in southern Nassau County, Long Island, New York
J.B. Lindner, T. E. Reilly
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4021
Drawdown and recovery data from three 2-day aquifer tests (OF) the unconfined (water-table) aquifer in southern Nassau County, N.Y., during the fall of 1979, were analyzed. Several simple analytical solutions, a typecurve-matching procedure, and a Galerkin finite-element radial-flow model were used to determine hydraulic conductivity, ratio of horizontal to vertical...
Geochemical and geostatistical evaluation, Arkansas Canyon Planning Unit, Fremont and Custer Counties, Colorado
E. F. Weiland, R. A. Connors, M. L. Robinson, J. W. Lindemann, W. T. Meyer
1982, Open-File Report 82-462
A mineral assessment of the Arkansas Canyon Planning Unit was undertaken by Barringer Resources Inc., under the terms of contract YA-553-CTO-100 with the Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office. The study was based on a geochemical-geostatistical survey in which 700 stream sediment samples were collected and analyzed for 25...
Specific conductance and dissolved chloride concentrations of freshwater aquifers and streams in petroleum producing areas in Mississippi
S. J. Kalkhoff
1982, Open-File Report 82-353
Specific conductance and dissolved chloride reconnasissance sampling was conducted in six oil-producing areas of Mississippi during periods of low streamflow in 1980 and 1981. Water samples were collected at 224 ground-water and 190 suface-water sites. Samples from 55 surface-water and 17 ground-water sites contained dissolved chloride concentrations in excess of...
The Imperial Valley, California, earthquake, October 15, 1979; time dependent response spectrum plots
Virgilio Perez
1982, Open-File Report 82-183
Annual peak discharges from small drainage areas in Montana through September 1981
R. J. Omang
1982, Open-File Report 82-270
Annual peak stage and discharge data have been collected and tabulated for crest-stage gaging sites in Montana. The crest-stage program was begun in July 1955 to investigate the magnitude and frequency of floods from small drainage areas. The program has expanded from 45 crest-stage gaging stations initially to 172 stations...
Descriptions of four measured outcrop sections of Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian strata in Warren and Elk counties, Pennsylvania
S. P. Schweinfurth, M.A. Person, N. L. Hickling
1982, Open-File Report 82-133
Land use and land cover and associated maps for Sioux City, Iowa; Nebraska, South Dakota
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1982, Open-File Report 82-246
Streamflow and water-quality conditions, Wilsons Creek and James River, Springfield area, Missouri
Wayne R. Berkas
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-26
A network of water-quality-monitoring stations was established upstream and downstream from the Southwest Wastewater-Treatment Plant on Wilsons Creek to monitor the effects of sewage effluent on water quality. Data indicate that 82 percent of the time the flow in Wilsons Creek upstream from the wastewater-treatment plant is less than the...
Land use and land cover and associated maps for Dubuque, Iowa; Illinois, Wisconsin
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1982, Open-File Report 82-24
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the Bill Williams area, Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties, Arizona - 1980
H. W. Sanger, G. R. Littin
1982, Open-File Report 82-87
The Bill Williams area includes about 3,200 mi2 in Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties in west-central Arizona. The west half of the area is in the Basin and Range lowlands water province, and the east half is in the Central high-lands water province (see index map). The Basin and Range...
Evaluation of models for developing biological input for the design and location of water intake structures
M.A. Simmons, D.H. McKenzie
1982, FWS/OBS 82/13.2
Appraisal of water in bedrock aquifers, northern Cascade County, Montana
K.R. Wilke
1982, Open-File Report 82-1025
Suburban residential expansion of the city of Great Falls has resulted in an increased demand on water supplies from bedrock aquifers in northern Cascade County. The unconsolidated deposits aquifer of Quaternary age, including alluvium and glacial lake deposits, also is an important source of water in the area. Water levels...
Results of USGS oil-shale core drilling in the eastern Uinta basin, Utah; Coyote Wash-1 drill hole
R.W. Scott Jr., M. P. Pantea
1982, Open-File Report 82-966
Magnitude and frequency of floods from selected drainage basins in South Dakota
Lawrence D. Becker
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-31
The 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year floods are determined for gaged sites on 120 selected, small drainage basins in South Dakota. These estimates are from the frequency curves defined from the streamflow records. Short-term records for 66 sites were extended on the basis of long-term climatic records and...
Report of the annual yield of the Arkansas River basin for the Arkansas River Basin Compact, Arkansas-Oklahoma, 1981 water year
G.L. Ducret Jr.
1982, Open-File Report 82-168
The computed annual yield and deficiency of the subbasins as defined in the Arkansas River Compact, Arkansas-Oklahoma, 1980, are presented. Actual runoff from the subbasins and depletion caused by major reservoirs in the compact area are also given. Monthly, maximum, minimum, and mean discharges are shown for the 14 streamflow...
