Compilation of hydrologic data for the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, 1934-79
R.D. Reeves, R.W. Maclay, K. C. Grimm, M.F. Davis
1981, Edwards Underground Water District Bulletin 39
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Chemical constraints of groundwater management in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico
W. Back, J.M. Lesser
1981, Journal of Hydrology (51) 119-130
Two critical objectives of water management in the Yucatan are: (1) to develop regional groundwater supplies for an expanding population and tourism based on the Mayan archeological sites and excellent beaches; and (2) to control groundwater pollution in a chemically sensitive system made...
A transient laboratory method for determining the hydraulic properties of 'tight' rocks-II. Application
C. E. Neuzil, C. Cooley, Stephen E. Silliman, J.D. Bredehoeft, P. A. Hsieh
1981, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts (18) 253-258
In Part I a general analytical solution for the transient pulse test was presented. Part II presents a graphical method for analyzing data from a test to obtain the hydraulic properties of the sample. The general solution depends on both hydraulic conductivity and specific storage and, in theory, analysis of...
Impacts and management of steepland erosion: A review
Mary Ann Madej
1981, Journal of Hydrology (20) 108-111
A transient laboratory method for determining the hydraulic properties of 'tight' rocks-I. Theory
P. A. Hsieh, J.V. Tracy, C. E. Neuzil, J.D. Bredehoeft, Stephen E. Silliman
1981, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts (18) 245-252
Transient pulse testing has been employed increasingly in the laboratory to measure the hydraulic properties of rock samples with low permeability. Several investigators have proposed a mathematical model in terms of an initial-boundary value problem to describe fluid flow in a transient pulse test. However, the solution of this problem...
Dissolution of salt on the east flank of the Permian Basin in the southwestern U.S.A.
K.S. Johnson
1981, Journal of Hydrology (54) 75-93
Hydrogeologic studies prove that natural dissolution of bedded salt occurs at shallow depths in many parts of the Permian Basin of the southwestern U.S.A. This is especially well-documented on the east side of the basin in study areas on the Cimarron River and Elm Fork in western Oklahoma, and on...
Role of solute-transport models in the analysis of groundwater salinity problems in agricultural areas
Leonard F. Konikow
1981, Agricultural Water Management (4) 187-205
Undesirable salinity increases occur in both groundwater and surface water and are commonly related to agricultural practices. Groundwater recharge from precipitation or irrigation will transport and disperse residual salts concentrated by evapotranspiration, salts leached from soil and aquifer materials, as well as some dissolved fertilizers and pesticides. Where stream salinity...
Two examples of seismic zonation in the San Francisco Bay region
W. J. Kockelman, E. E. Brabb
1981, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 80-84
The science of earthquakes in complex, requiring data and research in seismology, geology, soil mechanics, geophysics, hydrology, and engineering. Nevertheless, if earthquake hazards are to be reduced, earth science information must be translated from scientific and technical language into a form that can be effectively used by planners and decisionmakers. Out...
Hydromythology and ethnohydrology in the New World
William Back
1981, Water Resources Research (17) 257-287
From mythology, archeology, and chronicles of early explorers we can learn how early Americans viewed the cause and effect relations of hydrologic phenomena. Hopes and fears are the basis of religion, and it was through religion that water management was first practiced. Early people used their water resources to develop...
Hydrologic testing of tight zones in southeastern New Mexico
K.F. Dennehy, P. A. Davis
1981, Groundwater (19) 482-489
Increased attention is being directed toward the investigation of tight zones in relation to the storage and disposal of hazardous wastes. Shut-in tests, slug tests, and pressure-slug tests are being used at the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site, located in southeastern New Mexico, to...
Bibliography of U.S. Geological Survey water-resources reports for Utah
1980, Utah Division of Water Rights Information Bulletin 27
This bibliography contains a complete listing to June 30, 1980, of reports relating to the water resources of Utah prepared by personnel of the U.S. Geological Survey. Discussions of the related subjects of geology, hydrology, and chemical quality of the water are included in many of the reports. The reports...
Water resources thesaurus: A vocabulary for indexing and retrieving the literature of water resources research and development
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1980, Report
This Water Resources Thesaurus encompasses such broad research areas as the hydrologic cycle, supply of and demand for water, conservation and best use of available supplies of water, methods of increasing supplies, and the economic, legal, social, engineering, recreational, biological, geographical, ecological, and qualitative aspects of water resources. This volume...
Hydrologic and land-cover features of the Loxahatchee River Basin, Florida
Benjamin F. McPherson, Maryann Sabanskas
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-1109
This map report represents the first published product of the Loxahatchee River estuary assessment, and primarily fulfills the first objective as outlined in the report. It presents an overview of the major physical features of the basin and presents selected information on the U.S. Geological Survey assessment. The report includes...
Digital-simulation and projection of head changes in the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, coastal plain, New Jersey
James E. Luzier
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-11
The Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system of Cretaceous age, which is the principal source of water to the major population and industrial centers in the Coastal Plain of New Jersey, has undergone continuous and widespread reduction in head. The reduced head, already below sea level throughout most of the aquifer system, in...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area, 1978
J.S. Hutchison, J. F. Weigel
1980, Open-File Report 80-1184
This report contains rainfall and runoff data collected during the 1978 water year for drainage basins in the Houston, Tex., metropolitan area. The information will be useful in determining the extent to which progressive urbanization will affect the yield and mode of occurrence of storm runoff. Rainfall-runoff computations are presented...
Flood of April 13, 1980, Mobile, Alabama
Curtis H. Hannum, George H. Nelson Jr.
1980, Open-File Report 80-1183
This report presents a compilation of hydrologic data for the city of Mobile for the flood of April 13, 1980. These data consist of rainfall information, peak discharge determinations, discharge hydrographs for two U.S. Geological Survey gaging stations, peak water-surface elevations, and maps of the area affected by the flooding....
Appraisal of the water resources of the Big Sioux aquifer, Brookings, Deuel, and Hamlin counties, South Dakota
Neil C. Koch
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-100
The Big Sioux aquifer in Brookings, Deuel, and Hamlin Counties, South Dakota, has been extensively developed and in some areas discharge, principally by wells, from the aquifer may be exceeding recharge to the aquifer.A finite-difference method digital model was used to simulate steady-state conditions of the Big Sioux aquifer. Average...
Ground-water availability near Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
Michael Planert
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-34
A 3-year study to determine the groundwater potential of confined glacial aquifers in a large part of Allen County, Ind., was begun in July 1974 by the U.S. Geological Survey. Mapping of outwash sands and gravels delineated two distinct layers of sand and gravel in the southern and eastern parts...
Streamflow characteristics of the Yellowstone River Basin, Montana, through 1976
L. Grady Moore, Ronald R. Shields
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-41
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for selected stream-gaging and crest-stage gage sites are presented in this report to aid in appraising the hydrology of the Yellowstone River basin, Montana. Streamflow records presented for 45 gaging stations and 45 crest-stage gages for the period of record. Streamflow record collection in the...
Water resources of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska
Geoffrey W. Freethey, David R. Scully
1980, Hydrologic Atlas 620
Ground-water and surface-water systems of Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, are analyzed. Geologic and topographic features that control the movement and regional availability of ground water are explained and illustrated. Five aquifer systems beneath the most populous areas are described. Estimates of ground-water yield were determined for the region by using...
Development of a digital model of ground-water flow in deeply weathered crystalline rock, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Laurence J. McGreevy, Ronald A. Sloto
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-2
The model developed in this study simulates .recharge to, flow through, and discharge from the water-table aquifer in the upper Pickering Creek basin, a 5.98-square-mile basin representative of most of Chester County, Pennsylvania. The two-dimensional finite-difference model of Trescott, Pinder, and Larson was used with slight modification. The way ground-water...
Hurricane Frederic tidal floods of September 12-13, 1979, along the Gulf Coast, West Pensacola quadrangle, Florida
Marvin A. Franklin, Larry R. Bohman
1980, Hydrologic Atlas 639
Shown on the West Pensacola topographic map are floodmarks elevations left by Hurricane Frederic tides of September 12-13, 1979, along the eastern shore of Perdido Bay in the vicinity of West Pensacola, Florida. Most of the damage in this area was due to minor flooding and high winds. Still water...
The effects of using ground water to maintain water levels of Cedar Lake, Wisconsin
R.S. McLeod
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-23
Cedar Lake, a kettle lake with no surface inlet or outlet, was studied to evaluate the feasibility of maintaining water levels of lakes in the glaciated kettle moraine area of eastern Wisconsin by pumping ground water into them. The general hydrogeology of the area around the lake was defined and...
Plan of study for the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Regional Aquifer System Analysis
Harold Meisler
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-16
Sediments of Cretaceous to Holocene age compose the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system in an area of 50,000 square miles in parts of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. The aquifer system is a major source of water supply in the area. About 1.4 billion...
Hydrology of selected basins in the Warrior coal field, Alabama — A progress report
Celso Puente, John G. Newton, Thomas J. Hill
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-22
Hydrologic data are being collected in four basins in the Warrior coal field in Alabama to provide baseline information to aid in determining the effect mining will have on water resources. Basins monitored are in two different geologic and hydrologic environments. Two basins are underlain predominantly by relatively impermeable indurated...
