Summary of hydrologic information in the El Paso, Texas, area, with emphasis on ground-water studies, 1903-80
D. E. White
1983, Open-File Report 83-775
Significant development of ground water in the El Paso area started in the early 1900's; pumping gradually increased to the early 1950's and has since accelerated commensurate with the area's rapid population growth. In 1980, withdrawals of ground water for municipal, industrial, and military supplies totaled 164,354 acre-feet (203 cubic...
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....
Evidence for acid-precipitation-induced trends in stream chemistry at hydrologic bench-mark stations
Richard A. Smith, Richard B. Alexander
1983, Circular 910
Ten- to 15-year water-quality records from a network of headwater sampling stations show small declines in stream sulfate concentrations at stations in the northeastern quarter of the Nation and small increases in sulfate at most southeastern and western sites. The regional pattern of stream sulfate trends is similar to that...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in New Mexico; fiscal year 1981
Robert R. White (compiler), J.G. Wells
1983, Open-File Report 83-772
The Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey investigates the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of the Nation 's surface and underground waters, and coordinates Federal water data acquisition activities. During fiscal year 1981, the New Mexico District had 40 active projects, released 19 reports, and answered hundreds...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in South Dakota
E. F. LeRoux, E.M. Decker
1983, Open-File Report 82-912
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)...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area, 1981
R.M. Slade, J.E. Veenhuis, M.E. Dorsey, Heather Gardiner, A. E. Smith
1983, Open-File Report 83-44
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in Austin, and Houston. Studies have been completed in the Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio areas.The Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Water Resources, began...
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....
A hydrochemical reconnaissance study of the Walker River basin, California and Nevada
L. V. Benson, R. J. Spencer
1983, Open-File Report 83-740
During 1975 and 1976, a large number of water and sediment samples were collected from the Walker River Basin. Additional surface water samples were collected during 1980 and 1981. Data are given herein for chemical analyses of snowmelt, tributary, river, spring, well, lake, reservoir, lake sediment pore fluid, tufa, lake...
Geohydrologic and drill-hole data for test well USW H-1, adjacent to Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada
F. Eugene Rush, William Thordarson, Laura Bruckheimer
1983, Open-File Report 83-141
This report presents data collected to determine the hydraulic characteristics of rocks penetrated in test well USW H-1. The well is one of a series of test wells drilled in and near the southwestern part of the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, in a program conducted on behalf of...
Long-range plans for hydrologic investigations in New Mexico
H. L. Case III, G. E. Welder
1983, Open-File Report 83-696
Objectives of the hydrologic-data-collection projects presented in this report include continuing to identify future data needs; conducting an analysis of the water-quality, ground-water, and surface-water observation networks; and entering all available current and historical hydrologic data into the U.S. Geological Survey Water Data Storage and Retrieval System (WATSTORE). Objectives of...
Operation of hydrologic data collection stations by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1983
Alberto Condes de la Torre
1983, Open-File Report 83-862
The U.S. Geological Survey operated hydrologic data collection stations during 1983 in response to the needs of all levels of Government for hydrologic information. Surface-water discharge was determined at 11,076 stations; stage data on streams, reservoirs, and lakes were recorded at 2,136 stations; and surface-water quality was determined at 4,610...
Hydrology of area 10, Eastern Coal Province, West Virginia and Virginia
T. A. Ehlke, S. D. McCauley, R. A. Schultz, J. S. Bader, G. S. Runner, S. C. Downs
1983, Open-File Report 82-864
No abstract available....
Inventory and analyses of information for flood plain management in North Dakota
D. G. Emerson, J. D. Wald
1983, Open-File Report 84-53
Governmental units that have been identified as having flood hazard areas but do not have detailed base flood information are required to use the "best available data" to regulate new development or expansion of existing development in flood prone areas. Information for flood plain management has been identified for 95...
Quality of surface water in the coal-mining region, southwestern Indiana, October 1979 to September 1980
D.E. Renn
1983, Open-File Report 83-680
The U.S. Geological Survey collected water-quality and other hydrologic data for surface water in the coal-mining region of southwestern Indiana. These data were collected at 85 sites in 19 counties during October 1979 and at 21 of the 85 sites in 12 of the 19 counties monthly from January through...
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 for the drainage basins of Chatfield and Cherry Creek Lakes, Denver metropolitan area, Colorado
J. W. Gibbs, L.M. Arnold, R.L. Reed
1983, Open-File Report 83-857
Chatfield and Cherry Creek Lakes are flood control lakes constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and leased to the Colorado Division of Parks and Recreation. Both lakes are in the Denver metropolitan area and provide a variety of recreational activities, including boating, camping, fishing, picnicking, and swimming. The...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area, 1980
Fred Liscum, J.S. Hutchison, J.P. Bruchmiller, L.S. Walther
1983, Open-File Report 83-264
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in Austin, and Houston. Studies have been completed in the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio areas. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Houston, began studies in...
Structure, temperature, pressure, and salinity of Cenozoic aquifers of south Texas
John B. Wesselman
1983, Hydrologic Atlas 654
A study of the hydrogeology of deep sedimentary basins using the Neogene deposits of the northern Gulf of Mexico basin as a model was initiated by the U.S. Geological Survey in the 1960's (Jones, 1969). This study led to investigations of geopressured-geothermal resources in this basin (Papadopulos and others, 1975;...
Estimated average annual streamflow into the Central Valley of California
Paul Nady, Lori L. Larragueta
1983, Hydrologic Atlas 657
Hydraulic characteristics of the principal bedrock aquifers in the Denver Basin, Colorado
Stanley G. Robson
1983, Hydrologic Atlas 659
Ground-water quality in the Sacramento Valley, California - water types and potential nitrate and boron problem areas
Ronald P. Fogelman
1983, Hydrologic Atlas 651
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, Water-Resources Investigations 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...
The Ogallala aquifer in the northern High Plains of Colorado - saturated thickness in 1980; saturated-thickness changes, predevelopment to 1980; hydraulic conductivity; specific yield; and predevelopment and 1980 probable well yields
Ronald G. Borman
1983, Hydrologic Atlas 671
Depth to the water table (1976-1977) in the Greater Denver area, Front Range urban corridor, Colorado
D. E. Hillier, P. A. Schneider Jr., E. C. Hutchinson
1983, IMAP 856-K
Knowledge of the depth to the water table is useful to State and local officials in making decisions on land use in the rapidly urbanizing greater Denver are. This report presents the results of a 2-year investigation to determine the depth to the water table, water-table fluctuations and trends, and to relate...
Well yields and chemical quality of water from water-table aquifers in the greater Denver area, Front Range urban corridor, Colorado
D. E. Hillier, P. A. Schneider Jr., E. C. Hutchinson
1983, IMAP 856-J
Knowledge of the well yields and chemical quality of water from water-table aquifers is useful to State and local officials in making decisions on land use and in locating water supplies in the rapidly urbanizing greater Denver are. This report presents the results of a 2-year investigation to obtain this...
