Maps showing ground-water conditions in the Bill Williams area, Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties, Arizona - 1980
H. W. Sanger, G. R. Littin
1982, Open-File Report 82-87
The Bill Williams area includes about 3,200 mi2 in Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties in west-central Arizona. The west half of the area is in the Basin and Range lowlands water province, and the east half is in the Central high-lands water province (see index map). The Basin and Range...
Hydrology of the sand-and-gravel aquifer, southern Okaloosa and Walton Counties, northwest Florida
L. R. Hayes, D. E. Barr
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4110
The sand-and-gravel aquifer in southern Okaloosa and Walton Counties, northwest Florida, extends from land surface to depth of 50 to 150 feet. Intervening layers of clay generally separate the aquifer into an unconfined surficial zone, composed principally of fine to medium sand, and a lower confined zone, consisting of variable...
Flood of September 16, 1975 in the Guayanilla Valley, Puerto Rico
Karl G. Johnson
1982, Open-File Report 80-1282
This report provides hydrologic and hydraulic information related to the flood of September 16, 1975 in the Guayanilla Valley. The information presented is a compilation of data recovered by the U.S. Geological Survey, and information provided by the residents in the study area....
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...
Methodology for hydrologic evaluation of a potential surface mine: Loblolly Branch basin, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Lynn M. Shown, D. G. Frickel, R.F. Miller, F.A. Branson
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-50
Methodology for evaluating premining hydrology and postmining effects of mining and reclamation on the hydrology of an area is presented for a potential mine-permit area of 1,680 acres in the Warrior Coal Field, northwestern Alabama.Information is included on climate, geology, soil-water relations, vegetation, surface water, ground water, and quality of...
Perennial-streamflow characteristics related to channel geometry and sediment in Missouri River basin
W. R. Osterkamp, E. R. Hedman
1982, Professional Paper 1242
Geometry, channel-sediment, and discharge data were collected and compiled from 252 streamflow-gaging stations in the Missouri River basin. The sites represent the complete ranges of hydrologic and geologic conditions found in the basin. The data were analyzed by computer to yield equations relating various discharge characteristics to variables of channel...
Hydrologic maps of the High Plains aquifer, January 1981, southwestern Kansas
Joseph M. Spinazola
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4079
The U.S. Geological Survey furnishes maps depicting saturated thickness of the High Plains aquifer to the Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3 through a continuing cooperative agreement. The Groundwater Management District uses the maps to calculated a planned depletion rate of 40 percent of the saturated thickness of the...
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....
Hydrologic information for land-use planning, Badger Road area, Fairbanks, Alaska
A.P. Krumhardt
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4097
Results of hydrologic tests and water-chemistry analyses, Wells H-6A, H-6B, and H-6C, at the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
Kevin F. Dennehy
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-8
Hydrologic testing was conducted at wells H-6A, H-6B, and H-6C in the northwestern part of the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico to define hydraulic properties of three water-bearing zones. The zones tested were the Magenta and Culebra Dolomite Members of the Rustler Formation and the...
Geologic and well-construction data for the H-9 borehole complex near the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
S.L. Drellack, J.G. Wells
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4111
The H-9 complex, a group of three closely spaced boreholes, is located 5.5 miles south of the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site in east-central Eddy County, New Mexico. The holes were drilled during July, August, and September 1979 to obtain geologic and hydrologic data to better define the...
Results of hydrologic tests and water-chemistry analyses, wells H-5A, H-5B, and H-5C, at the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, southeastern New Mexico
Kevin F. Dennehy, Jerry W. Mercer
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-19
Data were collected during hydrologic testing at wells H-5A, H-5B, and H-5C in the northeastern part of the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site in southeastern New Mexico. The three water-bearing zones tested, the Magenta and Culebra Dolomite Members of the Rustler Formation and the Rustler Formation-Salado Formation contact, yield...
Hydrology of the Prairie Dog Creek drainage basin, Rosebud and Big Horn Counties, Montana
N. E. McClymonds
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-37
The Prairie Dog Creek drainage basin in southeastern Montana was investigated during 1978-79 to assess the surface-water and ground-water resources and the quality of water in an area having coal-mining potential. The area, a 24.2-square-mile basin, is located 30 miles southwest of Ash-land, Montana. The principal mineable coal is the...
Water information for northwestern Missouri: A planning document
John Skelton, Edward Joseph Harvey, Don E. Miller
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-27
Water supplies are limited in much of northwestern Missouri, and water-resources data also are limited. This report presents a summary of hydrologic data and an evaluation of areas where additional hydrologic data are needed to provide a data base suitable for use in making decisions regarding future water development.The largest...
Aquatic biology in Nederlo Creek, southwestern Wisconsin
Phil A. Kammerer Jr., R.A. Lidwin, J.W. Mason, R.P. Narf
1982, Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-56
This report presents the results of biologic investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources during a study of hydrology and water quality in a small drainage basin in the "Driftless Area" of southwest Wisconsin. The investigation included aquatic macrophytes, periphytic and planktonic algae, benthic...
Semiannual water-table and potentiometric surface for two water-yielding zones in the surficial aquifer, 1975-79, Naples area, Florida
R.C. Buchmiller
1982, Open-File Report 82-120
Potable ground water in the Naples area along the coastal ridge of western Collier County, Florida, is available from two principal sources-the water-table zone and the pumped zone, both within the surficial aquifer. The primary source of public supply is from the pumped zone, locally known as the Coastal Ridge...
Summary of ground-water and surface-water data for city of Pensacola and Escambia County, Florida
J.E. Coffin
1982, Open-File Report 82-361
Hydrologic, geologic, and water-quality data collected in Escambia County, Florida, October 1962 through September 1980 are presented. The data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of a cooperative investigation with the city of Pensacola and Escambia County to provide information on the quality and quantity of water...
Drainage areas of surface water bodies of eastern Maine coastal river basins
Richard A. Fontaine
1982, Open-File Report 78-556-H
The report contains drainage-area values for: lakes and ponds included in the MIDAS (Maine Informational Display Analysis System) File 906-Z, streams that drain an area greater than 25 square miles, dam sites, and locations where hydrologic data are available. Supplemental information includes State and Federal location systems used to identify...
Drainage areas of surface water bodies of the St. John River basin in northern Maine
Richard A. Fontaine, Emily Herrick, Nancy Norman
1982, Open-File Report 78-556-G
The report contains drainage-area values for: lakes and ponds included in the MIDAS (Maine Informational Display Analysis System) File 906-Z, streams that drain an area greater than 25 square miles, dam sites, and locations where hydrologic data are available. Supplemental information includes State and Federal location systems used to identify...
Methodology for stormwater runoff investigation, urban Leon County, Florida
M.A. Franklin
1982, Open-File Report 82-355
The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with Leon County is currently (1981) developing a lumped-parameter, rainfall-runoff model for the urban area of the county. Flood information from 16 sites is being collected and will be analyzed to define hydrologic relations useful for estimating magnitude and frequency of discharges in urban...
Hydrologic analysis of the upper San Pedro basin from the Mexico-United States international boundary to Fairbank, Arizona
G. W. Freethey
1982, Open-File Report 82-752
A definition of the hydrologic system of the upper San Pedro basin was obtained by developing a numerical ground-water model to evaluate a conceptual model of the system. Information on hydraulic properties of the basin fill, recharge from bordering mountain ranges, discharge by evapotranspiration, and exchange of water between aquifer...
Hydrology of area 19, Eastern Coal province, Tennessee
Michael W. Gaydos, and others
1982, Open-File Report 81-901
Hydrology of area 12, Eastern Coal Province, West Virginia
Theodore A. Ehlke
1982, Open-File Report 81-902
Hydrology of area 17, Eastern Coal province, Tennessee and Kentucky
Michael W. Gaydos, and others
1982, Open-File Report 81-1118
Shallow subsurface temperatures and some estimates of heat flow from the Colorado Plateau of northeastern Arizona
J.H. Sass, Claudia Stone, D. J. Bills
1982, Open-File Report 82-994
Temperature data to depths of a few hundred meters were obtained from 29 wells in northeastern Arizona; 12 in the region surrounding the San Francisco Volcanic Field, 8 in the Black Mesa area, and 9 in the south-central Colorado Plateau which includes the White Mountains. Although there was evidence for...
