Water resources of the Palau Islands
Otto Van der Brug
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4140
The Palau Islands are a group of 350 islands, ranging in size from a few hundred square feet to the 153-square-mile island of Babelthuap. Babelthuap is the second largest island in the Western Pacific and comprises more than 80 percent of the total land area of the Palau Islands. Most...
Gazetteer of hydrologic characteristics of streams in Massachusetts — Coastal river basins of the North Shore and Massachusetts Bay
S. W. Wandle
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4281
The coastal river basins of the North Shore and Boston Bay include streams draining the Parker River (60.4 square miles), Rowley River (9.9 square miles), Ipswich River (156 miles), Mystic River (66.0 square miles), Charles River (311 square miles), Neponset River (117 square miles), Weymouth Fore and Weymouth Back Rivers...
Gazetteer of hydrologic characteristics of streams in Massachusetts — Blackstone River basin
S. W. Wandle, A. F. Phipps
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4286
The Blackstone River basin encompasses 335 square miles in south-central Massachusetts, including parts of Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, and Worcester Counties. Drainage areas, using the latest available 1:24,000 scale topographic maps, were computed for the first time for streams draining more than 3 square miles and were recomputed for data-collection sites....
Water quality of the tidal Potomac River and Estuary; hydrologic data report supplement, 1979 through 1981 water years
R.H. Coupe, W.E. Webb
1984, Open-File Report 84-132
This report is a companion report to the U.S. Geological Survey 1979, 1980, and 1981 Hydrologic Data Reports of the tidal Potomac River and Estuary. It contains values of biochemical oxygen demand and specific rate constants, incident light and light attenuation measurements; numbers of phytoplankton, fecal coliform and fecal streptococci,...
Maps showing distribution of dissolved solids and dominant chemical type in ground water, Basin and Range Province, Oregon
Thomas H. Thompson, Richard Chappell, J. B. Gonthier, W. D. McFarland
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4120-C
This map report is one of a series of geologic and hydrologic maps of States in the Basin and Range Province. These map reports contain information on ground-water hydrology, ground-water quality, surface distribution of selected rock types, data on tectonic conditions, areal geophysical data, Pleistocene lakes and marshes and natural...
Maps showing distribution of dissolved solids and dominant chemical type in ground water, Basin and Range Province, Southern California
Thomas H. Thompson, Janet Nuter, W. R. Moyle Jr., Linda R. Woolfenden
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4116-C
This map report is one of a series of geologic and hydrologic maps of States in the Basin and Range Province. These map reports contain information on ground-water hydrology, ground-water quality, surface distribution of selected rock types, data on tectonic conditions, areal geophysical data, Pleistocene lakes and marshes and natural...
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,...
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,...
Maps showing ground-water levels, springs, and depth to ground water, Basin and Range Province, Texas
B. T. Brady, M. S. Bedinger, D. A. Mulvihill, John Mikels, W. H. Langer
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4121-B
This report on ground-water levels, springs, and depth to ground water in the Basin and Range province of Texas (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,...
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...
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...
Availability of hydrologic data in San Juan County, New Mexico
R.L. Klausing, G. E. Welder
1984, Open-File Report 84-608
San Juan County, in the northwestern corner of New Mexico, uses surface water from the San Juan, Animas, and La Plata Rivers as a principal source of water for the county, but the water in these streams is fully appropriated. Ground water is present in San Juan County in several...
Impacts of the Tampa Bypass Canal system on the areal hydrology, Hillsborough County, Florida
R. L. Knutilla, M. A. Corral
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4222
Construction of the Tampa Bypass Canal, Florida has resulted in an increase in streamflow from the canal area. Base-flow discharge is more than twice preconstruction amounts. Discharge from springs has decreased by one half or more. Ground-water levels show an increase of up to 4 feet near structure S-160 due...
Selected geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the Basin and Range Province, western United States coal, oil and gas wells, seeps and tar sandstone occurrences
B. T. Brady
1984, IMAP 1522-E
Maps showing altitude of the potentiometric surface and changes in water levels of the alluvial aquifer in eastern Arkansas, Spring 1983
Joe Edds, Daniel J. Fitzpatrick
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4264
The Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer is a major source of water supply for irrigation in much of eastern Arkansas. Hydrologic maps of the potentiometric surface, water-level changes and depths to water in the aquifer, based on Spring 1983 measurements, are presented. The Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer is comprised of Quaternary...
Ground-water hydrology and quality before and after strip mining of a small watershed in Jefferson County, Ohio
A. C. Razem
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4215
Ground-water conditions before and after surface mining of a small watershed are described as part of a study to determine the effects of mining on hydrologic systems. The watershed was underlain by stratified sedimentary rocks containing local aquifers above shaley clay beds associated with the major coal seams. Mining involved...
Geohydrologic framework of the Snake River plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
R.L. Whitehead
1984, Open-File Report 84-51
This report is one in a series resulting from the U.S. Geological Survey's Snake River Plain RASA (Regional Aquifer System Analysis) study that was initiated in October 1979. As stated by Lindholm (1981), the purpose of the study was to (1) refine knowledge of the regional ground-water flow system, (2) determine...
Hydrology and land use in Van Buren County, Michigan
T. R. Cummings, F. R. Twenter, D. J. Holtschlag
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4112
This report gives the results of an investigation to determine the chemical and physical characteristics of ground and surface water in Van Buren County and to relate these characteristics to the agricultural use of land. Chemical inputs to the hydrologic system, including those from precipitation, animal wastes, septic tanks, and...
Floods of March 1982, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio
D.R. Glatfelter, G.K. Butch, J. A. Stewart
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4201
Rapid melting of a snowpack containing 2 to 6 inches of water equivalent coinciding with moderate rainfall caused flooding in March 1982 across northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and northwestern Ohio. Millions of dollars in property damage and the loss of four lives resulted from the flooding. Peak discharges at several...
Description and evaluation of the information transfer workshop series "Coal hydrology in Virginia"
Peter W. Hufschmidt
1984, Open-File Report 83-852
A series of workshops was conducted in September, 1982, by staff of the Virginia Office, Mid-Atlantic District of the U.S.-Geological Survey for the benefit of coal operators, consultants, and resource managers in the coal-producing area of southwest Virginia. The purpose of the workshop series was to present hydrologic information and...
Comment on the International Atomic Energy Agency Report on the Advisory Group Meeting on Stable Isotope Reference Samples for Geochemical and Hydrological Investigation, Vienna, Austria, September 19-21, 1983
T.B. Coplen, Irving Friedman, J. R. O’Neil
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4136
According to U.S. Geological Survey records, a report prepared by R. Gonfiantini summarizing the findings and recommendations of the 1983 Advisory Group Meeting on Stable Isotope Reference Samples for Geochemical and Hydrologic Investigations held in Vienna does not accurately represent the consultants ' consensus on three important points. The consultants...
Application of the U.S. Geological Survey's precipitation-runoff modeling system to the Prairie Dog Creek basin, southeastern Montana
L. E. Cary
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4178
The U.S. Geological Survey 's precipitation-runoff modeling system was tested using 2 year 's data for the daily mode and 17 storms for the storm mode from a basin in southeastern Montana. Two hydrologic response unit delineations were studied. The more complex delineation did not provide superior results. In this...
Hydrology of Area 62, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Coal Provinces, New Mexico and Arizona
F.E. Roybal, J.G. Wells, R.L. Gold, J.V. Flager
1984, Open-File Report 83-698
This report summarizes available hydrologic data for Area 62 and will aid leasing decisions, and the preparation and appraisal of environmental impact studies and mine-permit applications. Area 62 is located at the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Coal Province in parts of New Mexico and Arizona and includes approximately...
Evaluation of the ground-water resources of parts of Lancaster and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania
J. M. Gerhart, G.J. Lazorchick
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4327
Secondary openings in bedrock are the avenues for virtually all ground-water flow in a 626-sqare-mile area in Lancaster and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania. The number, size, and interconnection of secondary openings are functions of lithology, depth, and topography. Ground water actively circulates to depths of 150 to 300 feet below land...
Potential effects of surface coal mining on the hydrology of the Circle West coal tracts, McCone County, eastern Montana
M. R. Cannon
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4181
The Circle West coal tracts in McCone County, Montana, contain about 460 million tons of recoverable coal reserves. Estimates of coal reserves for the tract are based predominantly on the S coal bed, which averages about 16 ft in thickness. About 175 million tons, or 38%, of the recoverable coal...
