Evaluation of major dike-impounded ground-water reservoirs, Island of Oahu, with a section on flow hydraulics in dike tunnels in Hawaii
Kiyoshi J. Takasaki, John F. Mink
1981, Open-File Report 81-1119
Ground-water reservoirs impounded by volcanic dikes receive a substantial part of the total recharge to ground water on the island of Oahu because they generally underlie the rainiest areas. They accumulate the infiltration from rainfall, store it temporarily, and steadily leak it to abutting basal reservoirs or to streams cutting...
Annotated selected references on natural resources investigations, Collier County, Florida
Leo J. Swayze
1981, Open-File Report 81-1184
A data base for future natural resources investigations in Collier County was initiated by compiling a selected annotated bibliography. This report provides references and annotations for selected reports released between 1950 and 1978. The references are presented by subject material as follows: biologic, ecologic, geologic, geochemical, and hydrologic....
Quality of surface water in the coal-mining areas of western Maryland and adjacent areas of Pennsylvania and West Virginia from April 1979 to June 1980
W. W. Staubitz
1981, Open-File Report 81-812
The U.S. Geological Survey is studying the water quality of streams within the Eastern Coal Province. This report contains streamflow, water-quality, and biologic data collected in the North Branch Potomac River basin and in the Maryland portion of the Youghiogheny and Casselman River basins. Data collected from 64 streams from...
Potential hydrologic effects of developing coal and other geo-energy resources of Oregon; a review
W.C. Sidle
1981, Open-File Report 81-1014
Southwestern Oregon has several hundred million tons of good-quality minable coal. Because of the dip of the coal beds, the only economical method of mining would be by underground methods. In addition, minor occurrences of low-quality coal have been noted at more than 20 sites in both western and northeastern...
Summary of U.S. Geological Survey investigations and hydrologic conditions in southwest Florida for 1979
H.C. Rollins
1981, Open-File Report 81-78
This report summarizes the hydrologic setting and the water-resources investigations in the Southwest Florida Water management District performed by the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, for fiscal year 1979. Hydrologic conditions in southwest Florida are described and illustrated by hydrographs of selected surface-water, ground-water, and lake-stage data-collection sites. In...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the San Antonio, Texas, metropolitan area, 1978
Roberto Perez
1981, Open-File Report 81-922
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...
Results of exploratory drilling at Point MacKenzie, Alaska, 1981
Leslie Patrick
1981, Open-File Report 81-1072
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough anticipates industrial development near Point MacKenzie, Alaska. Because little hydrologic information is available for the area, the Borough contracted for the drilling of two test wells. It was found that: Both wells penetrated unconsolidated stratified clay, silt, sand, and gravel; each well penetrated a shallow unconfined and...
January 1981 water levels, and data related to water-level changes, western and south-central Kansas
Marilyn E. Pabst
1981, Open-File Report 81-1001
This report provides hydrologic data related to water-level measurements in observation wells in western and south-central Kansas during January 1981. Annual water-level measurements are made by personnel from the Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, and from the U.S. Geological Survey . State-agency support for this cooperative...
Hydrology and the effects of industrial pumping in the Nikiski area, Alaska
Gordon L. Nelson
1981, Open-File Report 81-685
Ground-water consumption for industrial use at Nikiski increased from about 1 million gallons per day in 1968 to 4.2 million gallons per day in 1979. Water managers and local citizens are concerned that industrial pumping may reduce the esthetic and recreational value of local lakes. Some lake levels have declined...
Hydrology of the Beryl-Enterprise area, Escalante Desert, Utah, with emphasis on ground water
R. W. Mower, G. W. Sandberg
1981, Open-File Report 81-533
Potential flood and debris hazards at Cottonwood Cove, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Clark County, Nevada
Otto Moosburner
1981, Open-File Report 80-1216
At Cottonwood Cove, Nevada, most of the existing dikes at the recreation sites are effective in diverting and routing floodflows, up to and including the 100-year flood, away from people and facilities. The dikes across Ranger Residence Wash and Access Road Wash at the mouth divert floods up to the...
Hydrologic data for the Pelican River sand-plain aquifer, western Minnesota
R. T. Miller
1981, Open-File Report 80-695
Hydrogeologic data for the Pelican River sands aquifer have been compiled in this report for use by the public and by State and local officials in making water development and management decisions. This report will supplement an interpretive report on the hydrogeology of the Pelican River sands aquifer that is...
Hydrologic studies of the U.S. Geological Survey in major coal-resource areas of Utah through 1980
Gregory C. Lines
1981, Open-File Report 81-216
Increased interest in coal has created greater interest in water, both for environmental and water-supply reasons. This report summarizes hydrologic studies conducted in and near the major coal fields of Utah (fig. 1) by the U.S. Geological Survey through 1980. It is intended as a reference for those people dealing...
Hydrologic monitoring in the coal fields of central Utah, August 1978-September 1979
Gregory C. Lines, Gerald G. Plantz
1981, Open-File Report 81-138
Surface-water quantity and quality were observed at 12 gaging stations downstream from mined and lease areas in the Wasatch Plateau, Book Cliff's, and Emery coal fields in central Utah. Measurements of base flow were made at 52 additional sites in the region. The report describes the hydrologic setting of this...
Plan of study for the regional aquifer-system analysis of the Snake River plain, Idaho and eastern Oregon
Gerald F. Lindholm
1981, Open-File Report 81-689
The 15,600-square-mile Snake River Plain is largely in southern Idaho and includes one of the Nation 's major regional aquifers. A comprehensive investigation of the area 's ground-water resources will be made as part of the U.S. Geological Survey 's Regional Aquifer-System Analysis (RASA) program. Basaltic and sedimentary rocks in...
Selected hydrogeologic data from the Northern Great Plains area of Montana
Gary W. Levings
1981, Open-File Report 81-534
Selected hydrologic data have been used in a 4-year study of aquifers of Cenozoic and Mesozoic age in the northern Great Plains to define the hydrologic system and to generate hydrologic maps. Records of 6,754 wells and 188 springs are tabulated in the report. The well data include site location,...
Selected drill-stem-test data from the Northern Great Plains area of Montana
Gary W. Levings
1981, Open-File Report 81-326
Selected drill-stem-test data were collected for use in the hydrologic analysis of aquifers in the northern Great Plains area of Montana. To supplement existing data defining the potentiometric surface of various aquifers, shut-in pressures recorded during drill-stem tests of oil and gas test wells were used to calculate the altitude...
Magnitude and chemical quality of base flow of Otter Creek, Tongue River, and Rosebud Creek, southeastern Montana, October 26-November 5, 1977
Roger W. Lee, Steven E. Slagle, James R. Stimson
1981, Open-File Report 80-1298
Hydrologic and chemical data were collected during base-flow conditions on three streams in southeastern Montana from October 26 to November 5, 1977, to characterize groundwater discharge. Maximum measured flow of Otter Creek, an interrupted stream, was 1.2 cubic feet per second. The water chemistry was dominated by sodium, magnesium, and...
Hydrogeologic data from selected wells and test holes in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, 1972-80
Richard K. Krulikas
1981, Open-File Report 81-500
The population of Suffolk County, New York, an area of 922 square miles, has increased rapidly, from less than 200,000 in 1940 to about 1.3 million in 1978. Ground-water pumpage has increased from an average of 42 million gallons per day in 1950 to about 257 million gallons per day...
Addendum to sources of powerplant cooling water in the desert area of Southern California: a reconnaissance study
J. H. Koehler, Michael J. Mallory
1981, Open-File Report 81-527
A hydrologic reconnaissance study was made in five basins in southern California previously classified as suitable for providing sufficient ground water for cooling a 1,000-megawatt electric-power generating plant. The criteria used to evaluate the basins were (1) theoretical aquifer response to pumping, (2) alternative sources of water, and (3) chemical...
Changes in surface-water hydrology, Platte River basin in Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska upstream from Duncan, Nebraska
J. E. Kircher, M.R. Karlinger
1981, Open-File Report 81-818
Hydrologic data for North Creek, Trinity River basin, Texas, 1979
C.C. Kidwell
1981, Open-File Report 81-823
This report contains rainfall and runoff data collected during the 1979 water year for the 21.6-square mile area above the stream-gaging station North Creek near Jacksboro, Texas. A continuous water-stage recording gage was installed at one representative floodwater-retarding structure (site 28-A) on Oct. 5, 1972. The data are collected to...
Drainage areas of surface water bodies of the Penobscot River basin in central Maine
Richard A. Fontaine
1981, Open-File Report 78-556-F
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...
Ground-water hydrology of the Mormon Island Crane Meadows wildlife area near Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska
R. Theodore Hurr
1981, Open-File Report 81-1109
The Platte River in south-central Nebraska flows generally eastward in a broad, flat valley. The river banks and many areas adjacent to the river support thick stands of cottonwood and willow trees. Brush, grass, pasture land, and cultivated fields occupy most of the remaining area. This is the habitat for...
Hydrology of area 16, Eastern Coal Province, Virginia-Tennessee
Peter W. Hufschmidt
1981, Open-File Report 81-204
