The hydrology of four streams in western Washington as related to several Pacific salmon species
Michael R. Collings, Ronald W. Smith, G.T. Higgins
1972, Water Supply Paper 1968
Enhancement-or possibly even preservation-of the Pacific salmon hinges on the careful planning and proper management of the streamflow upon which they depend for spawning. Most spawning activity occurs on reaches of streams where specific hydraulic conditions exist and where stream-channel characteristics and water-quality criteria are met. The present report is...
Water for a rapidly growing urban community — Oakland County, Michigan
F. R. Twenter, R. L. Knutilla
1972, Water Supply Paper 2000
Oakland County, an area of 899 square miles, is in southeastern Michigan. The southern part of the county is overlapped by the suburbs of the city of Detroit. In 1970, about 850,000 people were living in the county and using about 100 million gallons of water a day. More than...
Geohydrology of the lower Verdigris River valley between Muskogee and Catoosa, Oklahoma
H.H. Tanaka
1972, Water Supply Paper 1999-A
Alluvium is the principal aquifer along the Verdigris River between Muskogee and Catoosa, Okla. Yields of 1 to 10 gallons of water per minute, adequate for most domestic and stock uses, are available in almost all areas underlain by alluvium. In places where the proportion of gravel to fine material...
Estimating steady-state evaporation rates from bare soils under conditions of high water table
C.D. Ripple, Jacob Rubin, T. E. A. Van Hylckama
1972, Water Supply Paper 2019-A
Ground-water levels in the United States, 1966-70, northwestern states
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1972, Water Supply Paper 1980
No abstract available....
Water for cranberry culture in the Cranmoor area of central Wisconsin
Louis J. Hamilton
1972, Water Supply Paper 1999-I
The Cranmoor area of central Wisconsin is the principal cranberry producing area of the State. Cranberries are grown in only about 2.5 square miles of an 80-square-mile marsh and swamp in the Cranberry Creek basin. Cranberry growers have built reservoirs and ditches throughout 25 square miles of marsh for better...
Origin of mineralized water in Precambrian rocks of the Upper Paraiba Basin, Paraiba, Brazil
Stuart L. Schoff
1972, Water Supply Paper 1663-H
Sediment transport in a Mississippi River distributary — Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana
W. Harry Doyle
1972, Water Supply Paper 2008
The installation of a pumping plant at Donaldsonville, La., in 1955 to solve a water-supply problem for the residents along Bayou Lafourche created a sedimentation problem in the bayou. Prior to 1904, when the bayou functioned as a distributary, floodflows periodically scoured the sediment deposited in the channel at lower...
Hydrologic interpretations based on infrared imagery of Long Island, New York
Edward J. Pluhowski
1972, Water Supply Paper 2009-B
Six remote-sensing flights over Long Island's north and south shores were made during the period July 13, 1967, to February 25, 1970. Infrared imagery in the 8- to 14-micrometer range was obtained; results varied from poor to excellent in quality. The ability of the RS 7 and Reconofax IV imagers...
Tracer simulation study of potential solute movement in Port Royal Sound, South Carolina
F. A. Kilpatrick, T. Ray Cummings
1972, Water Supply Paper 1586-J
A tracer study was conducted in Port Royal Sound to simulate the movement and ultimate pattern of concentration of a solute continuously injected into the flow. A total of 750 pounds of Rhodamine WT dye was injected by boat during a period of 24.8 hours in a line across the...
Electric analog studies of flow to wells in the Punjab aquifer of West Pakistan
Maurice John Mundorff, G.D. Bennett, Masood Ahmad
1972, Water Supply Paper 1608-N
A series of experiments was performed with a steady-state electric analog simulating a cylindrical segment of the aquifer underlying the plains of the Punjab region of West Pakistan. In most of the experiments recharge was assumed to be from the surface, within a specified radius of influence, and distributed uniformly...
Geology and ground water of the Molalla-Salem slope area, northern Willamette Valley, Oregon
E. R. Hampton
1972, Water Supply Paper 1997
No abstract available....
Electrical-analog analysis of the hydrologic system, Tucson basin, southeastern Arizona
T. W. Anderson
1972, Water Supply Paper 1939-C
The water supply for the Tucson basin, Arizona, is derived entirely from ground water. The average annual pumpage for 1962-64 was about 165,000 acre-feet and was greater than the natural rate of ground-water recharge. Water-level declines of as much as 70 feet occurred from spring 1940 to spring 1965 as...
Ground-water resources of Natrona County, Wyoming
Marvin A. Crist, Marlin E. Lowry
1972, Water Supply Paper 1897
Natrona County covers an area of 5.369 square miles in central Wyoming. The climate is arid except in the mountainous areas. The county includes parts of the Great Plains, Middle Rocky Mountains, Wyoming Basin, and Southern Rocky Mountains physiographic provinces. There is wide variation of topography. More than 30 geologic...
Accuracy of low-flow characteristics estimated by correlation of base-flow measurements
Clayton H. Hardison, Marshall E. Moss
1972, Water Supply Paper 1542-B
Glossary of selected terms useful in studies of the mechanics of aquifer systems and land subsidence due to fluid withdrawal
J. F. Poland, B. E. Lofgren, Francis S. Riley
1972, Water Supply Paper 2025
Quality of the ground water in basalt of the Columbia River group, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
Reuben Clair Newcomb
1972, Water Supply Paper 1999-N
The ground water within the 50,000-square-mile area of the layered basalt of the Columbia River Group is a generally uniform bicarbonate water having calcium and sodium in nearly equal amounts as the principal cations. water contains a relatively large amount of silica. The 525 chemical analyses indicate that the prevalent...
Model hydrographs
W. D. Mitchell
1972, Water Supply Paper 2005
Model hydrographs are composed of pairs of dimensionless ratios, arrayed in tabular form, which, when modified by the appropriate values of rainfall exceed and by the time and areal characteristics of the drainage basin, satisfactorily represent the flood hydrograph for the basin. Model bydrographs are developed from a dimensionless translation...
Floods of August 1967 in east-central Alaska
Joseph M. Childers, James P. Meckel, Gary S. Anderson
1972, Water Supply Paper 1880-A
East-central Alaska had record floods near Fairbanks following extensive rains of August 8-20, 1967. Precipitation during this period totaled as much as 10 inches, which is close to the average annual precipitation for this area. The most extensive flooding occurred in the White Mountains northeast of Fairbanks and along the...
Factors contributing to unusually low runoff during the period 1962-68 in the Concho River Basin, Texas
Stanley P. Sauer
1972, Water Supply Paper 1999-L
To determine the reasons for the unusually low runoff in the Concho River basin during the period 1962-68, the physical developments and climatic changes in the basin were identified and related to changes in the regimen of streamflow. Land use, brush infestation, and land-treatment practices have not caused significant changes in...
Physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the Duwamish River Estuary, King County, Washington, 1963-67
John F. Santos, J.D. Stoner
1972, Water Supply Paper 1873-C
This report describes the significant results to 1967 of a comprehensive study that began in 1963 to evaluate what changes take place in an estuary as the loads .of raw and partially treated industrial and municipal wastes are replaced by effluent from a secondary treatment plant. The study area is...
Summary of floods in the United States during 1967
J.O. Rostvedt
1972, Water Supply Paper 1880-C
This report describes the most outstanding floods in the United States during 1967. The two most destructive floods occurred in August in east-central Alaska and in September and October in southern Texas. In east-central Alaska, heavy rain on August 8-17 produced record-breaking floods near Fairbanks. Peak discharges on some streams...
Availability of water in Kalamazoo County, southwestern Michigan
William Burrows Allen, John B. Miller, Warren W. Wood
1972, Water Supply Paper 1973
Kalamazoo County comprises an area of 572 square miles in the southwestern part of Michigan. It includes parts of the Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Paw Paw River basins, which drain into Lake Michigan. The northern two-thirds of the county is drained by the Kalamazoo River and its tributaries. A small...
Evaluation of yields of wells in consolidated rocks, Virginia to Maine
Dagfin John Cederstrom
1972, Water Supply Paper 2021
In the North Atlantic region, Virginia to Maine, yields of industrial and municipal wells are the most reliable indicators of the water-yielding potential of consolidated rocks. Generally, such wells represent efforts to develop a maximum supply of water, they are 350 to 500 feet deep, and they utilize 60 to...
Quality of surface waters of the United States, 1968, Part 1, North Atlantic slope basins
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1972, Water Supply Paper 2091
