Floods of September 16, 1975 in the Tallaboa Valley, Puerto Rico
Karl G. Johnson
1981, Open-File Report 80-1283
This report provides a record of the flood of September 16, 1975, and associated hydrologic data. These data can be used in making rational decisions in formulating effective flood-plain regulations that would minimize flood problems in the Tallaboa Valley.The Tallaboa Valley (fig. 1) lies on the southwestern coast of Puerto...
Hydrologic effects of proposed changes in management practices, Winnebago Pool, Wisconsin
William R. Krug
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-107
Various changes in the management practices for the Winnebago pool have been proposed. The objectives of the proposed changes are protecting wetlands adjacent to the lakes in the pool and assuring adequate flow in the Fox River downstream from Lake Winnebago. Three proposed operation plans for the Winnebago pool were...
Streamflow characteristics of the Hudson Bay and Upper Missouri River Basins, Montana, through 1979
Ronald R. Shields, Melvin K. White
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-32
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for selected gaging stations are presented in this report to aid in appraising the hydrology of the Hudson Bay and upper Missouri River basins in Montana. Streamflow records are presented for 122 gaging stations for the period of record of each station. Streamflow-record collection in...
Generalized thickness of the Floridan aquifer, Southwest Florida Water Management District
R. M. Wolansky, J.M. Garbade
1981, Open-File Report 80-1288
This map report presents the thickness of the Floridan aquifer in the Southwest Florida Water Management District. The Floridan aquifer ranges in thickness from 600 feet in the northern part of the District to 2,400 feet in the southern part. It is composed chiefly of limestone and dolomite beds that...
Hydrology of the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, Polk County, Florida
William C. Sinclair, Ronald C. Reichenbaugh
1981, Open-File Report 81-212
Fourteen interconnected lakes in and around the city of Winter Haven, Polk County, Fla., form the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes. Levels of the lakes during the spring of 1976 were at a record low stage for the 31 years of record. During 1960-76, rainfall had been below average for...
Hydrology and chemical quality of ground water in Kiowa County, Colorado
Martha H. Mustard, Doug Cain
1981, Open-File Report 81-1023
Ground water is available in Kiowa County, Colo., in quantities suitable for municipal or irrigation uses from at least two aquifers, the Big Sandy-Rush Creek alluvial aquifer and the Ogallala aquifer. The Dakota Sandstone and the Cheyenne Sandstone Member of the Purgatoire Formation may provide marginally sufficient water for municipal...
Complete Bouguer map of the Medicine Lake quadrangle, California
Carol A. Finn
1981, Open-File Report 81-98
A mathematical technique, called kriging, was programmed for a computer to interpolate hydrologic data based on a network of measured values in west-central Kansas. The computer program generated estimated values at the center of each 1-mile section in the Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1 and facilitated contouring of...
Hydrogeochemistry and simulated solute transport, Piceance Basin, northwestern Colorado
S. G. Robson, G.J. Saulnier Jr.
1981, Professional Paper 1196
Oil-shale mining activities in Piceance basin in northwestern Colorado could adversely affect the ground- and surface-water quality in the basin. This study of the hydrology and geochemistry of the area used ground-water solute-transport-modeling techniques to investigate the possible impact of the mines on water quality. Maps of the extent and...
Geology and hydrology for environmental planning in Marquette County, Michigan
F. R. Twenter
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-90
Marquette County, in the glaciated area of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, includes 1,878 square miles. Precipitation averages 32 inches per year. Bedrock and glacial deposits contain materials that are good aquifers. Sedimentary bedrock units generally yield sufficient water for domestic supply and, in places, may yield more than 100...
Generalized geologic map and hydrologic properties of Potter Creek area, Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
Henry R. Schmoll, Richard P. Emanuel
1981, Open-File Report 81-1168
Facing geologic and hydrologic hazards; earth-science considerations
Walter W. Hays, editor(s)
1981, Professional Paper 1240-B
Hydrologic reconnaissance near Fourth of July Creek, Seward, Alaska
Gordon L. Nelson
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-21
The 1.3-square-mile alluvial fan of Fourth of July Creek, Seward , Alaska, is being developed as an industrial area and port. Fourth of July Creek is a glacier-fed stream that occupies a braided channel near the middle of the fan. The presence of glacial flow during the summer and low...
Potentiometric surface of the Floridan aquifer in the Northwest Florida Water Management District, May 1980
J.C. Rosenau, R.S. Milner
1981, Open-File Report 81-205
A May 1980 potentiometric surface map of the Northwest Florida Water Management District depicts water levels in wells tapping the Floridan aquifer prior to summer pumpage. Compared to earlier potentiometric maps of the area, there are no significant differences in the 1980 map that are the result of hydrologic conditions....
Preliminary data from a series of artificial recharge experiments at Stanton, Texas
R.L. Bassett, E.P. Weeks, M.L. Ceazan, S.G. Perkins, D. C. Signor, D.L. Redinger, Ronald L. Malcolm, G. R. Aiken, E.M. Thurman, P.A. Avery, W.W. Wood, G.M. Thompson, G.K. Stiles
1981, Open-File Report 81-149
A series of artificial recharge experiments was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey at an experimental site located in Stanton, Texas. Five tests were performed from March 1977 through December 1978 to: (1) Evaluate the hydraulic properties of the aquifer; (2) test sampling and monitoring equipment; (3) compare tracers for...
Methodology for hydrologic evaluation of a potential surface mine: East Trail Creek Basin, Big Horn County, Montana
R. F. Hadley, D. G. Frickel, L. M. Shown, R.F. Miller
1981, Open-File Report 81-58
No abstract available....
Generalized altitude and configuration of the base of the High Plains regional aquifer, northwestern Oklahoma
John S. Havens
1981, Open-File Report 81-1117
During 1978, the U.S. Geological Survey began a 5-year study of the High Plains regional aquifer system to provide hydrologic information for evaluation of the effects of long-term development of the aquifer and to develop computer models for prediction of aquifer response to alternative changes in ground-water management (Weeks, 1978)....
Hydrologic sections through Lee County and adjacent areas of Hendry and Collier counties, Florida
Durward H. Boggess, T.M. Missimer, T.H. O’Donnell
1981, Open-File Report 81-638
Most of the freshwater underlying Lee, western Hendry, and northern Collier Counties (fig. 1) occurs within the uppermost 400 feet of sediments which comprise the marine terrace sands, Fort Thompson Formation, Caloosahatchee Formation, Tamiami Formation, and part of the Hawthorn Formation. Although all these sediments contain water, they may be...
Preliminary map showing availability of water from glacial-drift aquifers in Towner County, north-central North Dakota
P.G. Randich, Ronald L. Kuzniar
1981, Open-File Report 82-767
This preliminary map is the first product of the ground-water resources study of Towner County, which has an area of 1,049 mi2 (2,717 km2) in north-central North Dakota (see location map). The study is part of a statewide program to determine the...
Ground-water potential of the glacial deposits near Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
Daniel C. Gillies
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-7
The glacial deposits underlying a 260 square-mile area near Logansport, Indiana, range in thickness from 0 to 300 feet and consist of three semiconfined sand and gravel aquifer units separated and overlain by three semiconfining till units. The ground-water development potential of the lowest of the sand and gravel aquifers...
Effects of placer mining on hydrologic systems in Alaska; status of knowledge
R. J. Madison
1981, Open-File Report 81-217
The report briefly summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding placer mining in Alaska. A review of literature indicates that nearly all of the significant information on the effects of placer mining on the hydrologic system in Alaska is referenced in available reports. The addition of sediment, as well as...
Selected hydrologic relationships for Soldier Creek, northeastern Kansas
William J. Carswell Jr.
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-8
Hydrologic data from Soldier Creek basin were compared with relations from statewide data. The quantity and quality of streamflow were affected mostly by soils, slopes, and land use. Average annual precipitation during the study (196476) was 35.12 inches, or 2.3 percent greater than the long-term (1929-76) average. The average streamflow...
Results of hydrologic tests and water-chemistry analyses, wells H-4A, H-4B, and H-4C, at the proposed waste isolation pilot plant site, southeastern New Mexico
Jerry W. Mercer, Paul Davis, K.F. Dennehy, C. L. Goetz
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-36
Data were collected during hydrologic testing at wells H-4A, H-4B, and H-4C in the southern 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...
Appraisal of Hydrologic Information Needed in Anticipation of Lignite Mining in Lauderdale County, Tennessee
William Scott Parks
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-54
Lignite in western Tennessee occurs as lenses or beds at various stratigraphic horizons in the Coastal Plain sediments of Late Cretaceous and Tertiary age. The occurrence of this lignite has been known for many decades, but not until the energy crisis was it considered an important energy resource. In recent...
Hydrology of Area 33, eastern region, Interior Coal Province, Indiana and Kentucky
David J. Wangsness
1981, Open-File Report 81-423
No abstract available....
Index to active hydrologic data collection sites in Florida, 1980-81
Donald W. Foose, Martha E. Thagard
1981, Open-File Report 81-813
This index contains a list of active data-collection sites in Florida operated by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with local, State, and Federal agencies during the period from October 1, 1980 through September 30, 1981. It is an update of "Index to Active Hydrologic Data Collection Sites in Florida,...
