Potentially favorable areas for large-yield wells in the Red River Formation and Madison Limestone in parts of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska
L.M. MacCary, E. M. Cushing, David L. Brown
1981, Open-File Report 81-220
The need for large quantities of energy has created interest in the Fort Union coal region of the Northern Great Plains. Extensive development of this coal, which may include onsite steam-power generation, gasification, liquefaction, and slurry-pipeline transport of the coal from this region, would place a heavy demand on the...
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...
Hydrology of area 32, Eastern Region, Interior Coal Province, Indiana
David J. Wangsness, R. L. Miller, Z. C. Bailey, Charles G. Crawford
1981, Open-File Report 81-498
Hydrologic and water-quality information from the coal region in parts of 11 counties in southwestern Indiana are summarized. Pennsylvanian and Mississippian bedrock are overlain by drift and till from the Kansan, Illinoian, and Wisconsinan glaciers that covered two-thirds of the area. Most of the coal is mined from Pennsylvanian coal...
Data file: the 1976 Atlantic Margin Coring (AMCOR) Project of the U.S. Geological Survey
Lawrence J. Poppe
Lawrence J. Poppe, editor(s)
1981, Open-File Report 81-239
In 1976, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted the Atlantic Margin Coring Project (AMCOR) to obtain information on stratigraphy, hydrology and water chemistry, mineral resources other than petroleum hydrocarbons, and geotechnical engineering properties at sites widely distributed along the Continental Shelf and Slope of the Eastern United States (Hathaway and others,...
Hydrologic data for urban storm runoff from nine sites in the Denver metropolitan area, Colorado
Johnnie W. Gibbs
1981, Open-File Report 81-682
Urban storm-runoff data were collected April through September 1980, from nine urbanrunoff sites in the Denver metropolitan area, and are presented in this report. The sites consist of two single-family residential areas, two multi-family residential areas, one commercial area (shopping center), one mixed commercial and multi-family residential area, one native...
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...
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...
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...
Hydrology of area 4, Eastern Coal Province, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia
Donald K. Roth, Morris J. Engelke Jr., and others
1981, Open-File Report 81-343
Area 4 (one of the 24 hydrologic areas defining the Eastern Coal Province) is located at the northern end of the Eastern Coal Province in eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. It is part of the upper Ohio River basin, which includes the Beaver, Mahoning, and Shenango Rivers....
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...
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...
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 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...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana, October 1980 through September 1981
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1981, Open-File Report 81-817
The report describes the investigative efforts of the U.S. Geological Survey toward the water resources of Montana. Hydrologic information and knowledge of the water resources are gained and disseminated principally by programs of (1) collecting hydrologic data on a continuing basis, (2) conducting water-resources appraisals of surface and ground water,...
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...
Sample mine-site permit application (hydrologic assessment)
William J. Herb, D.M. Brown, L.D. Carswell, P. L. Lietman
1981, Open-File Report 81-60
Hydrologic data are presented that may be useful in the permitapplication procedure required under current Office of Surface Mining regulations. The material is presented in a format which may serve as a guide for subsequent permit applications. Data on the quality and quantity of surface water and ground water for...
Geologic, hydrologic, and chemical data from test wells in the Dickson area, Tennessee
Mike Bradley, Jil Jonas
1981, Open-File Report 81-202
Seventeen test wells were drilled at 12 sites in south central Dickson County, Tenn. Most of the sites were selected on the basis of carefully developed concepts of groundwater occurrence. These wells range from 20 to 400 feet deep and average 276 feet deep. The yields range from 0 to...
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...
Water Resources Division training bulletin, October 1981 through September 1982
1981, Open-File Report 81-1017
This bulletin is designed to inform interested personnel about training available through the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey during the period October 1981 through September 1982. The information in this bulletin also can assist supervisors and training officers in developing a coordinated, efficient training program for the...
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 Area 35, Eastern region, Interior coal province, Illinois and Kentucky
E.E. Zuehls, G.L. Ryan, D.B. Peart, K. K. Fitzgerald
1981, Open-File Report 81-403
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...
Activities in Idaho; status of projects, fiscal year 1981
L. K. Channel
1981, Open-File Report 82-169
Twenty-three projects were conducted by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey in Idaho during fiscal year 1981. These projects were made in cooperation with 6 State and local and 11 Federal agencies. State and local cooperative funding amounted to $720,670; Federal funding amounted to $2,437,628.Eighty-three persons were...
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...
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...