Gain-loss study along two streams in the upper Sabine River basin, Texas; August-September 1981
Dennis R. Myers
1983, Open-File Report 83-36
A gain-loss study was made August-September 1981 along the upper Sabine River from Lake Tawakoni to Farm Road 2517 near Carthage and along Lake Fork Creek from Lake Fork Reservoir to its junction (mouth) with the Sabine River. The hydrologic data collected during the gain-loss study indicated that during periods...
Streamflow and suspended-sediment transport in Garvin Brook, Winona County, southeastern Minnesota: Hydrologic data for 1982
G. A. Payne
1983, Open-File Report 83-212
Streamflow and suspended-sediment-transport data were collected in Garvin Brook watershed in Winona County, southeastern Minnesota, during 1982. The data collection was part of a study to determine the effectiveness of agricultural best-management practices designed to improve rural water quality. The study is part of a Rural Clean Water Program demonstration...
A statistical summary of data from the U.S. Geological Survey's national water quality networks
R. A. Smith, R. B. Alexander
1983, Open-File Report 83-533
The U.S. Geological Survey Operates two nationwide networks to monitor water quality, the National Hydrologic Bench-Mark Network and the National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN). The Bench-Mark network is composed of 51 stations in small drainage basins which are as close as possible to their natural state, with no human...
Hydrology of area 47, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Coal Provinces, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana
O.A. Crosby, R.L. Klausing
1983, Open-File Report 83-221
No abstract available....
Flood characteristics of urban watersheds in the United States
Vernon B. Sauer, W.O. Thomas Jr., V.A. Stricker, K. V. Wilson
1983, Water Supply Paper 2207
A nationwide study of flood magnitude and frequency in urban areas was made for the purpose of reviewing available literature, compiling an urban flood data base, and developing methods of estimating urban floodflow characteristics in ungaged areas. The literature review contains synopses of 128 recent publications related to urban floodflow....
Instrumentation for measuring and recording streamflow data at river-control structures
Instrument Development Laboratory
1983, Open-File Report 83-872
Instrumentation was developed in the mid to late 60 's to resolve the dilemma of intolerably high percentages of missing streamflow records on certain large and highly controlled streams in industrialized parts of the United States. Analysis of the field situation at specific problem sites quickly suggested that conventional stream...
Geologic and hydrologic characterization and evaluation of the Basin and Range Province relative to the disposal of high-level radioactive waste: Part III, Geologic and hydrologic evaluation
M. S. Bedinger, Kenneth A. Sargent, Bruce T. Brady
1983, Open-File Report 83-756
No abstract available....
Data from the surface-water hydrologic investigations of the Hay Creek Study Area, Montana, and the West Branch Antelope Creek Study Area, North Dakota, October 1976 through April 1982
Douglas G. Emerson, Steven W. Norbeck, Kelvin L. Boespflug
1983, Open-File Report 83-136
Data are provided for the Hay Creek study area near Wibaux, Mont., and the West Branch Antelope Creek study area near Beulah, N. Dak. The report contains data on the following: Air temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind run, solar radiation, precipitation, soil temperature, snowpack temperature, snowpack density and water...
Geohydrology and model analysis of the stream-aquifer system along the Arkansas River in Kearny and Finney counties, southwestern Kansas
L. E. Dunlap, Richard J. Lindgren, C. G. Sauer
1983, Open-File Report 83-222
A study was made, in cooperation with the Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, to determine geohydrologic conditions in an area comprising nearly 850,000 acres along the Arkansas River valley in Kearny and Finney Counties, southwestern Kansas. The Arkansas River meanders atop and interacts hydraulically with the...
Hydrology of area 38, Western Region, Interior Coal Province, Iowa and Missouri
M.G. Detroy, John Skelton
1983, Open-File Report 82-1014
A nationwide need for information characterizing hydrologic conditions in mined and potential mine areas has become paramount with the enactment of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. This report is designed to be useful to the mine owners, operators, and others by presenting information about the existing...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas; fiscal years 1981 and 1982
J. F. Kenny, L. J. Combs
1983, Open-File Report 83-932
One of the primary missions of the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas is to investigate the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of surface and groundwater throughout the State. Primary activities include the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of hydrologic data, evaluation of water demands, and water-resources research. Hydrologic investigations...
Funding history of the U.S. Geological Survey Federal data collection and analysis program, 1973-1982
Alberto Condes de la Torre
1983, Open-File Report 83-47
Federal program activities in the collection and analysis of hydrologic data are funded in six categories established in order of priority. Over the period 1973 to 1982, the funding available for the programs supported in each category has increased, but when viewed without the effect of inflation the purchasing power...
Selected hydrologic data, Kolob-Alton-Kaiparowits coal-fields area, south-central Utah
Gerald G. Plantz
1983, Open-File Report 83-871
The Kolob-Alton-Kaiparowits coal-field area (pi. 1) includes about 4,500 square miles in parts of the Colorado River Basin and the Great Basin. The area varies in altitude from less than 4,000 to more than 10,000 feet, and is comprised chiefly of plateaus, benches, and terraces that are dissected by deep,...
Hydrologic data from the Tamarack Wildlife Area and vicinity, Logan County, Colorado
Alan W. Burns
1983, Open-File Report 83-139
Hydrologic data were collected from the Tamarack Ranch Wildlife area and vicinity near Crook, Colo., during the period September 1979 to August 1981. These data will aid in the analysis of the effects of proposed water-development projects on the hydrologic system of the wildlife area. The data collected included a...
Hydrology and water resources of tributary basins to the Merrimack River from Salmon Brook to the Concord River, Massachusetts
Richard A. Brackley, Bruce P. Hansen
1983, Open-File Report 82-441
Water quality of the Potomac River at Chain Bridge at Washington, D.C.; hydrologic-data report, 1978 water year
Stephen F. Blanchard
1983, Open-File Report 83-147
Water quality data are presented, measured at the Potomac River at Chain Bridge at Washington, D.C. for the 1978 water year. Samples were generally collected twice a week and more frequently during periods of high flow. The samples were analyzed for nitrogen, phosphorus, silica and suspended sediments. (USGS)...
Selected geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the Basin and Range Province, Western United States-- Pleistocene lakes and marshes
T.R. Williams, M. S. Bedinger
1983, Open-File Report 83-751
No abstract available....
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
1983, Open-File Report 83-759
No abstract available....
Instrumentation used for hydraulic testing of potential water-bearing formations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico
J.A. Basler
1983, Open-File Report 83-144
Requirements for testing hydrologic test wells at the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, New Mexico, necessitated the use of inflatable formation packers and pressure transducers. Observations during drilling and initial development indicated small formation yields which would require considerable test times by conventional open-casing methods. A pressure-monitoring system...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in South Dakota, project status summary, July 1, 1983
E. F. LeRoux, E.M. Decker
1983, Open-File Report 83-754
Project descriptions 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)...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, October 1982 through September 1983
Robert S. Roberts (compiler)
1983, Open-File Report 83-260
The investigative efforts of the U.S. Geological Survey toward the water resources of Montana are described. Hydrologic information and knowledge of the water resources are gained annd disseminated principally by programs of (1) collecting hydrologic data on a continuing basis, (2) conducting water-resources appraisals of surface and ground water, (3)...
Water resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri, fiscal year 1983
Wanietia M. Kratzer
1983, Open-File Report 83-251
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri consist of collecting hydrologic data and making interpretive investigations. These data and the results of the investigations are published or released by either the U.S. Geological Survey or by cooperating agencies. This report describes the data-collection activities and investigations in Missouri...
The U.S. Geological Survey's water resources program in New York
Denise A. Wiltshire
1983, Open-File Report 83-270
The U.S. Geological Survey performs hydrologic investigations throughout the United States to appraise the Nation's water resources. The Geological Survey began its water-resources investigations in New York in 1895. To meet the objectives of assessing New York's water resources, the Geological Survey (1) monitors the quantity and quality of surface...
Hydrology of the Price River basin, Utah, with emphasis on selected coal-field areas
K.M. Waddell, J.E. Dodge, D.W. Darby, S.M. Theobald
1983, Open-File Report 83-208
Data obtained during a hydrologic study of the Price River basin, Utah, are used to describe seasonal variations of flow of springs, relation between ground water and surface water, hydraulic properties of the ground-water reservoir, ground-water recharge and discharge, flood characteristics of streams, mineralogic composition and depositional rates of sediments,...
Hydrology of Area 61, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Coal Provinces, Colorado and New Mexico
P.O. Abbott, Arthur L. Geldon, Doug Cain, Alan P. Hall, Patrick Edelmann
1983, Open-File Report 83-132
Area 61 is located on the Colorado-New Mexico boundary in Huerfano and Las Animas Counties, Colorado, and Colfax County, New Mexico, and includes the Raton Mesa coal region. The 5 ,900-square-mile area is an asymmetrical structural trough bounded by the Rocky Mountains on the west and the Great Plains on...
