Water resources data for West Virginia, water year 1979. Appendix - coal areas
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1980, Water Data Report WV-79-A
Water resources data for the 1979 water year for coal regions of West Virginia consist of records of discharge and water quality of streams, wells, mines, and abandoned mine shafts; and water levels in wells and abandoned mine shafts. Section 1 consists of data obtained for the statewide Coal Hydrology...
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...
Reconnaissance of ground-water resources in the vicinity of Gunnison and Crested Butte, West-central Colorado
T.F. Giles
1980, Open-File Report 80-12
Hydrologic data was collected in the Gunnison-Crested Butte area , Colo., to determine the availability and chemical quality of groundwater. Parts of the area have undergone rapid population growth in recent years due to an increase of winter sports activities. This rapid growth has resulted in a demand for additional...
Bibliography of geology and hydrology, southwestern New Mexico
Ann Finley Wright
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-20
The southwestern part of New Mexico is recognized as a source of abundant and varied natural resources. This bibliography of over 2,700 references concerned with geology, hydrology, chemistry, and geography has been compiled to assist physical science researchers in their study and development of this region....
Data from a hydrologic reconnaissance of the Beluga, Peters Creek, and Healy coal areas, Alaska
David R. Scully, Andrea P. Krumhardt, Donald R. Kernodle
1980, Open-File Report 80-1206
Data are tabulated from a hydrologic study of the Beluga, Peters Creek, and Healy coal areas from July 1975 to June 1979. These include streamflow and water-quality data for all three areas, ground-water data for the Beluga and Healy coal areas, and information from springs in the Beluga coal area....
Hydrologic data for runoff studies on small drainage areas, West Virginia Department of Highways Research Project 16
Gerald S. Runner
1980, Open-File Report 80-560
Station listings, basin and flow characteristics tables, and annual maximum discharges are presented for stations in West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia that were used to develop flood-frequency relations for West Virginia. Also presented are figures showing approximate station location and areal coverage for both longterm and short-term stations that were...
Geohydrology and model analysis for water-supply management in a small area of west-central Kansas
Lloyd E. Dunlap, Jack Kume, James G. Thomas
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-91
The Ogallala Formation in the intensive-study area, an area of 12 square miles in northeastern Wichita County, west-central Kansas, has had a substantial decrease in saturated thickness since the development of irrigation. The annual water-level decline during 1950-78 ranged from 1.08 to 2.22 feet per year.The hydrologic system was investigated...
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...
Preliminary map showing availability of water from glacial-drift aquifers in McHenry County, north-central North Dakota
P.G. Randich
1980, Open-File Report 80-562
This preliminary map is the first product of the ground-water resources study of McHenry County. This study is part of a statewide program to determine the location, extent, chemical quality, and hydrologic characteristics of the ground-water reservoirs (aquifers) in North Dakota. The study was made by the U.S. Geological Survey in...
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...
Ground-water data for Michigan 1979
G.C. Huffman
1980, Open-File Report 80-1212
The purpose of this report is to make available the 1979 records of water levels and related data for the principal aquifers of the State. This report is written for municipalities, industries, institutions, consultants, drillers, hydrologists, and other people interested in the ground-water resources....
Summary of hydrologic data for the East Everglades, Dade County, Florida
James J. Schneider, Bradley G. Waller
1980, Open-File Report 80-1292
The East Everglades area in south-central Dade County, Fla., occupies approximately 240 square miles. The area is flat and low lying with elevations ranging from sea level in the southeast part to 10 feet at Chekika Hammock with an average elevation of about 6 feet. Rainfall in the area averages...
Preliminary map showing availability of ground water from glacial-drift aquifers in Sheridan County, central North Dakota
M. R. Burkart, P.G. Randich
1980, Open-File Report 80-504-W
This preliminary map is the first product of a study of the ground-water resources of Sheridan County. The study is part of a statewide program to determine the location, extent, and hydrologic characteristics of the ground-water reservoirs (aquifers) in North Dakota....
Geological Survey research 1980
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1980, Professional Paper 1175
A summary of recent significant scientific and economic results accompanied by a list of geologic, hydrologic, and cartographic investigations in progress....
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...
Delineation of ground-water contributing areas of streams of southwest Suffolk County, New York
Dennis J. Sulam
1980, Open-File Report 80-346
The hydrologic system of southwest Suffolk County consists of two major components--a deep, southward-flowing ground-water system bounded on the north by Long Islands ' regional ground-water divide and on the south by the south-shore bays and ocean, and an overlying series of shallow ground-water flow systems that are separated from...
Hydrologic setting of wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake area, Stutsman County, North Dakota
Thomas C. Winter, Mark R. Carr
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-99
Because of growing interest in the role of lakes and wetlands in the hydrology of the prairie environment, a group of wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake area, Stutsman County, are being instrumented for long-term hydrologic studies. The study site is on a regional topographic high near the eastern edge of...
A model for flow through a glacial outwash aquifer in southeast Franklin County, Ohio
Emanuel J. Weiss, Allan C. Razem
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-56
A glacial aquifer of 70 square miles in the Scioto River valley southeast of Columbus, Ohio, was modeled as a potentially major source of water. The model was constructed from available hydrologic data: Records of precipitation, well hydrographs, well logs, two ground-water level surveys, and analyses of six aquifer tests....
A limnological study of 43 selected Maine lakes
Derrill J. Cowing, Matthew Scott
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-69
Federal and State legislation require the trophic classification of lakes and ponds in the State of Maine as part of a lake management program. In 1974, the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted a preliminary set of procedures for establishing an index of lake trophic status. Also...
Geohydrology of the Keechi, Mount Sylvan, Oakwood, and Palestine salt domes in the northeast Texas salt-dome basin
Jerry E. Carr, Stephen J. Halasz, Henry B. Peters
1980, Open-File Report 80-2044
The U.S. Department of Energy is considering the feasibility of using salt domes in the northeast Texas salt-dome basin as repositories for radioactive wastes that may require complete confinement for as much as 250,000 years. Four of fourteen known shallow piercement salt domes within the basin--Keechi, Mount Sylvan, Oakwood, and...
Preliminary analysis of regional-precipitation periodicity
Charles A. Perry
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-74
Precipitation variability plays a major role in nearly every aspect of the hydrologic cycle. Precipitation is not a random event, but it occurs after a sequence of prerequi-sites has been fulfilled. Recent investigations have shown that activity of the sun can affect atmospheric vorticity, an important factor in precipitation formation....
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...
Maps showing ground-water conditions in the Hopi area, Coconino and Navajo counties, Arizona; 1977
C. D. Farrar
1980, Open-File Report 80-3
The Hop·; area includes about 3,200 mi2 in northeastern Arizona ~nd is mostly in the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations; about 400 mi of the area is south of the Navajo Indian Reservation boundary . Ground water occurs in several aquifers that are made up of one or more formations;...
Ground-water quality and data on wells and springs in Pennsylvania: Volume II, Susquehanna and Potomac River basins
Harry E. Koester, Denise R. Miller
1980, Open-File Report 81-329
Volume II of the Ground-Water Quality and Data on Wells and Springs in Pennsylvania presents ground-water quality and physical data on about 1,400 wells and springs in the Susquehanna and Potomac River basins in Pennsylvania. Locations are shown on site-location maps derived from the hydrologic unit map. Codes showing the...
Evaluation of peak-flow data network of small streams in Missouri
Leland D. Hauth
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-87
Standard regression models were used as a tool to evaluate the transferability of streamflow characteristics for the small-streams network in Missouri. Station records were divided into segments and tested for adequacy of record length and sample size for two physiographic regions. The standard error of estimate for each calibrated regression...
