Hydrologic and morphologic changes in channels of the Platte River basin: A historical perspective
T.R. Eschner, R. F. Hadley, K.D. Crowley
1981, Open-File Report 81-1125
The channels of the Platte River and its major tributaries, the South Platte and North Platte Rivers in Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, have undergone major changes in hydrologic regime and morphology since 1860. These changes are attributed here to agricultural, municipal, and industrial water use.Although water-resource development varied temporally throughout...
Progress report on the effects of surface mining on the surface-water hydrology of selected basins in the Fort Union coal region, North Dakota and Montana
Douglas G. Emerson
1981, Open-File Report 81-678
The purpose of the investigation is to provide a means to assess the impacts on surface-water hydrology due to changes in land use resulting from surface mining of coal in the Fort Union Coal Region, North Dakota and Montana. The objectives of the study are to: (1) Determine premining hydrologic...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Wasatch Plateau-Book Cliffs coal-fields area, Utah
Kidd M. Waddell, P. Kay Contratto, C. T. Sumsion, John R. Butler
1981, Water Supply Paper 2068
Data obtained during a hydrologic reconnaissance in 1975-77 in the Wasatch Plateau-Book Cliffs coal-fields area of Utah were correlated with existing long-term data. Maps were prepared showing average precipitation, average streamflow, stream temperature, ground- and surface-water quality, sediment yield, and geology. Recommendations were made for additional study and suggested approaches...
The U.S. Geological Survey Coal Hydrology Program and the potential of hydrologic models for impact assessments
W. Harry Doyle
1981, Open-File Report 81-542
A requirement of Public Law 95-87, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, is the understanding of the hydrology in actual and proposed surface-mined areas. Surface-water data for small specific-sites and for larger areas such as adjacent and general areas are needed also to satisfy the hydrologic requirements...
Hydrologic effects of stress-relief fracturing in an Appalachian Valley
Granville G. Wyrick, James W. Borchers
1981, Water Supply Paper 2177
A hydrologic study at Twin Falls State Park, Wyoming County, West Virginia, was made to determine how fracture systems affect the occurrence and movement of ground water in a typical valley of the Appalachian Plateaus Physiographic Province. Twin Falls was selected because it is generally unaffected by factors that would...
Hydrologic data of the lower Merrimack River basin, Massachusetts, from Concord River, Lowell, to Plum Island, Newburyport
David F. Delaney, Frederick B. Gay
1981, Open-File Report 81-1185
The lower Merrimack River basin study area drains approximately 180 square miles along the New Hampshire border in northeastern Massachusetts. This area includes parts of the Merrimack River basin within Massachusetts east of the Beaver Brook and Concord River basins, except for the Shawsheen River basin. Even though the Blackwater...
Hydrologic data for the alluvium and terrace aquifer of the Beaver-North Canadian River from the Panhandle to Canton Reservoir, northwestern Oklahoma
Robert E. Davis, Scott C. Christenson, Stephen P. Blumer
1981, Open-File Report 80-159
The U.S. Geological Survey has collected data on Oklahoma's groundwater resources since 1934. The data in this report were collected as part of a study in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to evaluate the geohydrology of the alluvium and terrace aquifer of the Beaver-North Canadian River 4] in...
Geohydrology and numerical simulation of the alluvium and terrace aquifer along the Beaver-North Canadian River from the Panhandle to Canton Lake, northwestern Oklahoma
Robert E. Davis, Scott C. Christenson
1981, Open-File Report 81-483
A quantitative description of the hydrologic system in alluvium and terrace deposits along the Beaver-North Canadian River in northwestern Oklahoma is needed as an aid for planning and management of the aquifer. A two-dimensional finite-difference model was used to describe the aquifer and to predict the effects of future ground-water...
Hydrology of the coal-resource areas in the upper drainages of Huntington and Cottonwood creeks, central Utah
T. W. Danielson, Michael D. ReMillard, Richard H. Fuller
1981, Open-File Report 81-539
The hydrology of coal-resource areas in the upper drainages of Huntington and Cottonwood Creeks in central Utah was studied in order to better define the hydrologic system, to identify the hydrologic effects of underground coal mining, and to devise methods to detect the effects.Discharge records from gaging stations in this...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Noatak River basin, Alaska, 1978
Joseph M. Childers, Donald R. Kernodle
1981, Open-File Report 81-1005
Hydrologic data were collected in 1978 described water resources of the Noatak River basin, Alaska. Streamflow varies seasonally. No flow was observed from the upper part of the basin in late winter (April). In the lower part of the basin springs support perennial flow in the Kugururok River and downstream...
Selected hydrologic and climatologic data from the Prairie Dog Creek Basin, southeastern Montana, water year 1979
Lawrence E. Cary, Joel D. Johnson
1981, Open-File Report 81-412
Hydrologic and climatologic data are being collected in a 19-square-mile (49-square-kilometer) basin in southeastern Montana to provide a base for development, calibration, and verification of a precipitation-runoff model. The study area and data-collection stations within the area are shown on a map. A summary of data collected at each station...
Simulated hydrologic effects of possible ground-water and surface-water management alternatives in and near the Platte River, south-central Nebraska
Alan W. Burns
1981, Open-File Report 81-1116
Digital computer models were developed and used to simulate the hydrologic effects of hypothetical water-management alternatives on the wetland habitat area near Grand Island, Nebr. Areally distributed recharge to and discharge from the aquifer system adjacent to the Platte River between Overton and Grand Island were computed for four hypothetical...
Water quality in the tidal Potomac River and estuary, hydrologic data report, 1979 water year
Stephen F. Blanchard, D. C. Hahl
1981, Open-File Report 81-1074
This report contains data on the physical and chemical properties measured during the 1979 water year for the tidal Potomac River and estuary. Data were collected routinely at five major stations and periodically at 14 intervening stations. Each major station represents a cross section through which the transport of selected...
Hydrogeologic data from test drilling near Verna, Florida, 1978
Michael Barker, Geronia Bowman, Horace Sutcliffe
1981, Open-File Report 81-634
Four test wells were drilled in the vicinity of the city of Sarasota well field near Verna, Fla., to provide hydrologic and geologic information. An expedient and economical method of air lifting water samples from isolated water-producing zones while drilling was utilized. Lithologic logs of drill cuttings and geophysical logs,...
Background hydrologic information in potential lignite mining areas in Mississippi, August 1980
J. K. Arthur
1981, Open-File Report 81-421
The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with Mississippi Bureau of Geology is conducting a hydrologic data-collection program in the potential lignite-producing areas in Mississippi. During the week of August 25-28, 1980, hydrologic data on channel characteristics were collected at 15 sites on small streams draining potential lignite mining areas in...
A wind powered, ground-water monitoring installation at a radioactive waste management site in Idaho
Jefferson C. Bagby, G.E. Ghering, Rodger G. Jensen, A. G. Barr
1981, Open-File Report 81-493
In 1971, four wells were drilled just outside a radioactive solid waste storage and disposal facility located on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in southeastern Idaho. This facility, the Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC), has been in use since 1952. These wells serve several purposes: to study the geology and...
Water-resources investigations of the USGS in Texas, fiscal year 1981
Alicia A. Mitchell, H.D. Buckner
1981, Open-File Report 81-347
Water-resources investigations in Texas consist of the collection of basic records through the hydrologic-data network, interpretive studies, and research projects. The hydrologic records and the results of investigations are published by the Geological Survey or by cooperating agencies. This report describes the water-resources projects and activities of the Geological Survey...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri, fiscal year 1981
Wanietia M. Kratzer
1981, Open-File Report 81-683
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Missouri consist of collecting hydrologic data and making interpretative investigations. The 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 Kansas; fiscal years 1979 and 1980
Harold E. McGovern, L. J. Combs
1981, Open-File Report 81-348
Activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas include the systematic collection and analysis of data to describe the framework of hydrologic systems, assess the water resources, define existing or potential problems in the quantity or quality of water, and provide information for optimum development and management of resources. Streamflow...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado: fiscal year 1981
W.E. Price
1981, Open-File Report 81-150
The report provides an overview of water-resources data collection and hydrologic investigations in Colorado from October 1, 1980, to September 30, 1981. Most of the work is carried out in cooperation with 51 Federal, State, and local agencies. Data are being collected at 503 surface-water gaging stations, 161 surface-water quality...
Selective annotated bibliography of geology and ground-water resources for the Montana part of the Northern Great Plains regional aquifer-system analysis
Julianne F. Levings, G. W. Levings, R.D. Feltis, W. R. Hotchkiss, R. W. Lee
1981, Open-File Report 81-401
Increasing demand for water to meet needs for energy, industry, irrigation, domestic, and municipal uses has resulted in a study of the geology and hydrology of rocks of Mesozoic and Cenozoic age. This report presents the results of a literature search for the part of the study area in Montana....
Preliminary appraisal of the hydrology of the Blocker area, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Melvin V. Marcher, D. L. Bergman, J.D. Stoner, S. P. Blumer
1981, Open-File Report 81-1187
Bedrock in the Blocker area of southeastern Oklahoma consists principally of shale, siltstone, and sandstone of the Boggy and Savanna Formations of Pennsylvanian age. These rocks have been folded to form the Panther Mountain syncline on the south and the Kinta anticline on the north. Alluvium along streams is less...
Methodology for hydrologic evaluation of a potential surface mine: The Tsosie Swale basin, San Juan County, New Mexico
L. M. Shown, D. G. Frickel, R. F. Hadley, R.F. Miller
1981, Open-File Report 81-74
Methodology for hydrologic evaluation of a potential surface mine, Red Rim Site, Carbon and Sweetwater counties, Wyoming
Donald G. Frickel, L. M. Shown, R. F. Hadley, R.F. Miller
1981, Open-File Report 81-75
Hydrology of Area 7, Eastern Coal Province, Ohio
Morris J. Engelke Jr., D.K. Roth, and others
1981, Open-File Report 81-815
The U.S. Geological Survey established 24 study areas in Eastern Appalachian Coal Province to appraise the hydrology and water resources from Alabama to Pennsylvania. Chemical, physical, biological, and streamflow data were collected from 138 synoptic sites in Area 7, eastern Ohio. The data are evaluated and presented in this report....
