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...
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...
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 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)...
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...
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....
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)...
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
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...
Analysis and computer simulation of stream-aquifer hydrology, Arkansas River Valley, southwestern Kansas
R.A. Barker, C. G. Sauer, L. E. Dunlap
1983, Water Supply Paper 2200
A study was made, in cooperation with the Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, to determine geohydrologic conditions underlying nearly 110,000 acres of the Arkansas River Valley between the Colorado-Kansas State line and the Bear Creek Fault zone in southwestern Kansas. The Arkansas River meanders atop and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Highlights of the 1983 Federal-state cooperative water resources program
B.K. Gilbert, T.J. Buchanan
1983, Open-File Report 83-763
The U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water Resources Program in fiscal year 1983 continued to concentrate on investigations of highest priority to the Nation. Hydrologic data collection and interpretive studies were underway in every State, Puerto Rico, and several U.S. territories with focus on such current concerns as ground-water contamination,...
Hydrologic data for Point MacKenzie area, south-central Alaska
R. L. Glass
1983, Open-File Report 83-142
Hydrologic characteristics of lagoons at San Juan, Puerto Rico, during an October 1974 tidal cycle
Fernando Gómez-Gómez, S. R. Ellis
1983, Open-File Report 82-349
Flow and water-quality changes were studied during a period of intense rainfall in the San Juan Lagoon system. The study covered a 25-hour period beginning 0900 hours 22 October, 1974. Precipitation during the study period averaged 70 millimeters. Sampling stations were located at Boca de Cangrejos, the main ocean outlet;...
An assessment of the hydrologic information required for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management-U.S. Geological Survey coal-hydrology program in the West
Richard A. Herbert
1983, Open-File Report 82-1012
In 1974, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management began the Energy Minerals Rehabilitation Inventory and Analysis (EMRIA) Program, now known as the Coal Hydrologic Investigations Program, to collect detailed information on water and other resources of proposed coal-lease areas. The U.S. Geological Survey has been collecting water-resource information for the...
Hydrology of area 20, Eastern Coal Province, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama
E. F. Hollyday
1983, Open-File Report 82-440
No abstract available....
Ground-water hydrology and projected effects of ground-water withdrawals in the Sevier Desert, Utah
Walter F. Holmes
1983, Open-File Report 83-688
No abstract available. ...
Background hydrologic information in potential lignite mining areas in Mississippi, July 1982
Stephen J. Kalkhoff
1983, Open-File Report 83-257
A water-quality sampling program was initiated in 1980 to determine background hydrologic data in potential lignite mining areas of Mississippi. This report is the third in a planned five-part series to provide data to assess future impacts of mining on small streams. The data indicates that most streams in the...
Bryozoan fauna of the Upper Clays Ferry, Kope, and Lower Fairview formations (Edenian, Upper Ordovician) at Moffett Road, northern Kentucky
Olgerts L. Karklins
1983, Open-File Report 83-21
The geology, water movement, and sediment characteristics in the upstream part of the Spring River basin have been appraised, to assist the U.S. EPA in their study of dioxin contamination in the area. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that the dioxin compound, TCDD (2,3,7 ,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin), is present in...
Selective annotated bibliography of ground-water resources, records of wells and springs, and availability of streamflow data on Indian reservations in Montana
Gary W. Levings, Melvin K. White
1983, Open-File Report 83-129
A compilation was made, for each of the seven Indian reservations in Montana, of the availability of hydrologic data. The report consists of an annotated bibliography of ground-water resources reports, selected data for wells and springs from the data bases of the U.S. Geological Survey and Montana Bureau of Mines...
Hydrologic data from the Johnson Brook phosphorus loading study, Kennebec County, Maine
Thomas J. Maloney, David R. Dominie, William J. Nichols
1983, Open-File Report 83-143
Streamflow, water quality, and precipitation data collected during the 1980 and 1981 water years are reported. The purpose was to document changes in total phosphorus loads resulting from a change in agricultural waste management practices in the Johnson Brook watershed in Maine. Streamflow data include mean-daily discharges for the period...
Filling of Spirit Lake, Washington, May 18, 1980 to July 31, 1982
William Meyer, Philip J. Carpenter
1983, Open-File Report 82-771
The rockslide/debris avalanche from the north face of Mount St. Helens that precipitated the volcano 's eruption on May 18, 1980 , blocked outflow from Spirit Lake, Washington. There has been no surface outflow since that time. From May 21, 1980, when the first measurement of lake level was made,...
