Selected hydrologic data for northern Utah Valley, Utah, 1935-82
Cynthia L. Appel, David W. Clark, Paul E. Fairbanks
1982, Open-File Report 82-1023
This report contains hydrologic data collected in northern Utah Valley from 1935 to 1982. Northern Utah Valley is approximately the northern half of an alluvial-filled basin partly occupied by Utah Lake in north-central Utah. The report area is bounded by the Wasatch Range on the east, the Lake Mountains on...
Hydrology of potential mining areas in the Warrior coal field, Alabama
Celso Puente, J.G. Newton
1982, Open-File Report 82-105
Hydrologic data for four small basins and for numerous other sites in the Warrior coal field are used to define the potential impact of surface mining on water resources. Bear and Blue Creek basins are underlain predominantly by relatively impermeable consolidated rocks in the Pottsville Formation. Turkey and Yellow Creek...
Evaluation of the hydrologic system in the New Leipzig coal area, Grant and Hettinger counties, North Dakota
C. A. Armstrong
1982, Open-File Report 82-698
Aquifers in the New Leipzig coal area consist of sandstone beds in the Fox Hills Sandstone, the Hell Creek Formation, the Cannonball and Ludlow Members of the Fort Union Formation, and the basal part of the Tongue River Member of the Fort Union Formation. Aquifers also occur in sandstone and...
A summary of selected publications, project activities, and data sources related to hydrology in the Warrior and Plateau coal fields of Alabama
Robert E. Kidd, Thomas J. Hill
1982, Open-File Report 82-913
The report is a reference source on hydrologic information related to coal-mining activities in the Warrior and Plateau coal fields of Alabama. It contains a bibliography of more than 200 references and selected annotations. Also included is information on maps, automated-data bases, water-monitoring programs, and data-source agencies and organizations....
Ground-water quality and data on wells and springs in Pennsylvania; Volume III, Delaware River basin
H.E. Koester, D.R. Miller
1982, Open-File Report 81-330
Volume III presents ground-water quality and physical data on about 1,250 wells and springs in the Delaware River Basin in Pennsylvania. Locations are shown on site-location maps derived from the hydrologic unit map. Codes showing the geologic age and aquifer are provided....
Background hydrologic information in potential lignite mining areas in Mississippi, August 1981
J. K. Arthur
1982, Open-File Report 82-326
The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Mississippi Bureau of Geology is conducting a hydrologic data-collection program in potential lignite-producing areas in Mississippi. During the period August 24-31, 1981, hydrologic data consisting of channel characteristics and stream discharge were collected at 18 sites, and water and channel bottom material...
Assessment of hydrologic conditions in potential coal-lease tracts in the Warrior coal field, Alabama
Celso Puente, John F. Newton, Roy H. Bingham
1982, Open-File Report 81-540
Assessing the hydrology of potential Federal coal-lease tracts, because of their dissemination and limited data, requires some predictive capability. Four tracts assessed were located in the outcrop of three coal groups and of other relatively impermeable rocks in the Pottsville Formation. Physical settings of the tracts and most other areas...
Three-dimensional mathematical model for simulating the hydrologic system in the Piceance basin, Colorado
J.O. Taylor
1982, Open-File Report 82-637
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the San Antonio, Texas, metropolitan area, 1979-80
Roberto Perez
1982, Open-File Report 82-158
Hydrologic investigations of urban drainage basins in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. These studies are now in progress in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. Studies were completed in the Fort Worth metropolitan area at the end of the 1977 water year, and in the Dallas...
Quality of runoff from small watersheds in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Minnesota: Hydrologic data for 1980
G. A. Payne, M. A. Ayers, R. G. Brown
1982, Open-File Report 82-504
An intensive study of nonpoint-source runoff was conducted in the Twin Cities metropolitan area in Minnesota during 1980. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationships between land use, watershed characteristics, and the quantity, quality, and timing of runoff. Discharge and water-quality data were collected at 19 sites located...
Ground-water quality in east-central Idaho valleys
D. J. Parliman
1982, Open-File Report 81-1011
From May through November 1978, water quality, geologic, and hydrologic data were collected for 108 wells in the Lemhi, Pahsimeroi, Salman River (Stanley to Salmon), Big Lost River, and Little Lost River valleys in east-central Idaho. Data were assembled to define, on a reconnaissance level, water-quality conditions in major aquifers...
Sediment and channel-geometry investigations for the Kansas River bank stabilization study, Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado
W. R. Osterkamp, R.E. Curtis, H.G. Crowther
1982, Open-File Report 81-128
Analysis of hydrologic data from the Kansas River basin suggests that the channels of the lower Solomon, Saline, and Smoky Hill Rivers have narrowed and stabilized as a result of construction of upstream reservoirs. The Kansas River channel, however, remains relatively unstable and locally active. Streamflow regulation and sediment trapping...
Ground-water levels and water quality in an area near Topaz Lake, Douglas County, Nevada
Jon O. Nowlin
1982, Open-File Report 80-2046
Intensive residential development of land along the northwest shore of Topaz Lake has raised concern regarding the adequacy of the water supply and possible effects of septic-tank effluents on the quality of local ground water and the lake. Existing data on water levels, well construction, and water quality were compiled,...
Geologic and well-construction data for the H-8 borehole complex near the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
J.G. Wells, S.L. Drellack
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4118
The H-8 complex, a group of three closely-spaced boreholes, is located 9 miles south of the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern Eddy County, New Mexico. The holes were drilled during July, August, and September of 1979 to obtain geologic and hydrologic data to better define the regional...
Ground-water applications of remote sensing
Gerald K. Moore
1982, Open-File Report 82-240
Remote sensing can be used as a tool to inventory springs and seeps and to interpret lithology, structure, and ground-water occurrence and quality. Thermograms are the best images for inventory of seeps and springs. The steps in aquifer mapping are image analysis and interpretation and ground-water interpretation. A ground-water interpretation...
Model modifications for simulation of flow through stratified rocks in eastern Ohio
J. O. Helgesen, A. C. Razem, S. P. Larson
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4019
A quasi three-dimensional groundwater flow model is being used as part of a study to determine impacts of coal-strip mining on local hydrologic systems. Modifications to the model were necessary to simulate local hydrologic conditions properly. Perched water tables required that the method of calculating vertical flow rate be changed....
Water for western oil shale development: Potential local supplies
G.A. Miller
1982, Open-File Report 82-31
Commercial-scale development of western oil shale resources will require a supply of water for both extraction and reclamation purposes. This paper summarizes some of the information on the occurrence of potential local supplies of water in the Piceance Creek Basin-Uinta Basin areas of northwest Colorado and northeast Utah. The discussion...
Bibliography of U.S. Geological Survey studies of lakes and reservoirs; the first 100 years
Thomas C. Winter
1982, Circular 859
For more than 100 years, the U.S. Geological Survey has pursued its mission of assessing and mapping the earth resources of the United States, including assessment of the Nation's water resources. Although the Survey has never been a water-management or development agency, it has assisted agencies that are responsible for...
Hydrology of area 12, Eastern Coal Province, West Virginia
Theodore A. Ehlke
1982, Open-File Report 81-902
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area, 1979
Fred Liscum, Jay F. Weigel, J.P. Bruchmiller
1982, Open-File Report 82-164
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Houston, began studies in the Houston metropolitan area in 1964. The program was expanded...
Preliminary evaluation of the ground-water-flow system in the Twin Cities Metropolitan area, Minnesota
John H. Guswa, Donald I. Siegel, Daniel C. Gillies
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-44
A preliminary quasi-three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water-flow model of the seven-county Twin Cities Metropolitan area was constructed and used to evaluate parameter sensitivity and adequacy of available data. Fourteen geologic units that underlie the study area were grouped into nine hydr,bgeologic units and were incorporated into a five-layer model. The layers in...
Geohydrologic data from sandstone aquifers in southwestern Kansas
Jack Kume, Joseph M. Spinazola
1982, Open-File Report 82-868
Data collected during a reconnaissance investigation of the geology and hydrology of sandstone aquifers provide useful information in the study of, and planning for, water-resources development in a 17,400 square-mile area in 26 counties of southwestern Kansas. The aquifers consist chiefly of saturated sandstones that occur in Upper Permian, Upper...
Reconnaissance of ground-water quality, eastern Snake River basin, Idaho
D. J. Parliman
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4004
Water-quality, geologic, and hydrologic data were collected for 165 wells in the eastern Snake River basin, Idaho. Water-quality characteristics analyzed include specific conductance, pH, water temperature, major dissolved cations and anions, and coliform bacteria. Ground water from aquifers in all rock units is generally composed of calcium, magnesium, and bicarbonate...
Investigation of trends in flooding in the Tug Fork basin of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia
Robert M. Hirsch, Arthur G. Scott, Timothy Wyant
1982, Water Supply Paper 2203
Statistical analysis indicates that the average size of annual-flood peaks of the Tug Fork (Ky., Va., and W. Va.) has been increasing. However, additional statistical analysis does not indicate that the flood levels that were exceeded typically once or twice a year in the period 1947-79 are any more likely...
Proceedings of the conference on coastal erosion and wetland modification in Louisiana: causes, consequences, and options
Donald F. Boesch, editor(s)
1982, FWS/OBS 82/59
This volume contains 16 papers and panel discussions from a conference held in Baton Rouge, La., 5-6 October 1981. The presentations consider the causes and consequences of coastal erosion and wetland modification in Louisiana and the mitigative options available to slow or reverse the rapid rate of coastal land loss....
