Water resources of the People's Republic of China
N.C. Matalas, C.F. Nordin Jr.
1980, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (61) 891-901
At the invitation of the Society of Hydraulic Engineers of the People's Republic of China (PRC), a delegation of U.S. hydrologists and hydraulic engineers visited the PRC in the fall of 1978.* From discussions with officials of both the Society and the Ministry of Water Conservancy and Power (MWCP), and...
Geochemical exploration for uranium in playas
D. L. Leach, K.P. Puchlik, R.K. Glanzman
1980, Journal of Geochemical Exploration (13) 251-283
Playas and closed-basin lakes represent unique geochemical environments for the entrapment and concentration of mobile chemical elements. For this reason, playas may be considered as potentially favorable areas for the accumulation of uranium. We investigated playa sediments to determine their value as possible sample media for determining the presence...
Mixing models and ionic geothermometers applied to warm (up to 60°C) springs: Jordan Rift Valley, Israel
E. Mazor, D. Levitte, A.H. Truesdell, J. Healy, A. Nissenbaum
1980, Journal of Hydrology (45) 1-19
Mixing models and evaluation of SiO2 contents of warm-water manifestations in the Jordan—Dead Sea Rift Valley indicate that these waters are fed by aquifers with estimated temperatures of up to 68°C. These calculations and Na/K ratios, concentrations of Na, K and Ca, concentrations of atmospheric Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe;...
Heat flow and energetics of the San Andreas fault zone
A.H. Lachenbruch, J.H. Sass
1980, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (85) 6185-6223
Approximately 100 heat flow measurements in the San Andreas fault zone indicate (1) there is no evidence for local factional heating of the main fault trace at any latitude over a 1000-km length from Cape Mendocino to San Bernardino, (2) average heat flow is high (∼2 HFU, ∼80 mW m−2)...
Satellite remote sensing of water turbidity
Gerald K. Moore
1980, Hydrological Sciences Bulletin (25) 407-421
Remote sensing instruments obtain an optical measure of water colour and turbidity. Colour increases the absorption of light in water and decreases the remotely sensed signal; turbidity increases the backscatter of light. For low concentrations of suspended materials, spectral reflectance is determined mostly by the absorptance characteristics of water; for...
Geohydrology of southwestern Kansas
Edwin D. Gutentag, David H. Lobmeyer, Steven E. Slagle
1980, Open-File Report 80-218
Southwestern Kansas is one of the principal areas of ground-water development for irrigation in the State, and many reports are available concerning ground-water conditions in the area. The purposes of this investigation were to consolidate and update data, to determine the extent and effects of irrigation development on the ground-water...
Notes on sedimentation activities calendar year 1979
U.S. Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data- Subcommittee on Sedimentation
1980, Report
This report is a digest of information furnished by Federal Agencies on sedimentation investigations, both ongoing and planned. Included in the report are a review of important findings, new methodologies, new publications, laboratory and other research activities, and other pertinent information. The material is organized on the basis of the...
Maps showing hydrologic conditions in the San Francisco River area, Greenlee County, Arizona, 1978: A reconnaissance study
Larry J. Mann
1980, Open-File Report 80-441
The San Francisco River area includes about 950 square miles in Greenlee County in east-central Arizona. Water-resources development has been slight compared with that in many areas in Arizona. In 1978 about 500 acre-feet of water was diverted for irrigation from the San Francisco and Blue Rivers, and about 550...
A digital model for simulation of ground-water hydrology in the Houston area, Texas
Walter R. Meyer, Jerry E. Carr
1979, Limited Printing Report 103
This report documents the construction and calibration of a digital model for the simulation of hydrologic conditions in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston area of southeastern Texas. The model is a five-layer finite-difference model, with a grid pattern of 63 x 67 nodes representing an area of...
Better utilization of ground water in the Piedmont and mountain region of the southeast
Ralph C. Heath
1979, Conference Paper, Water conservation and alternative water supplies: proceedings of a southeast regional conference
The development of water supplies for domestic consumption, and for those commercial and industrial uses requiring relatively pure water, has followed a pattern in the Piedmont and mountain areas of the southeast similar to that in most other humid areas. The first settlers utilized seepage springs on hillsides. Such springs...
White Marsh Quadrangle: geology, hydrology, and mineral resources
Emery T. Cleaves, Karen R. Kuff, Edmond G. Otton, William P. Crowley, Juergen Reinhardt
1979, Quadrangle Atlas 4
United States Geological Survey Yearbook, fiscal year 1978
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Report
Fiscal year 1978 saw the U.S. Geological Survey continuing to perform its basic historical missions of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information about the Earth, its processes, and its water and mineral resources. Classifying Federal lands and supervising lessee mineral extraction operations on those lands were also major Survey concerns during...
Hydrologic and water-quality appraisal of southeast Nassau County, Long Island, New York
H.F.H. Ku, D.J. Sulam
1979, Long Island Water Resources Bulletin LIWR-13
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area, 1977
James S. Hutchison
1979, Open-File Report 79-1294
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in Austin, Dallas and Dallas County, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Houston, began studies in the Houston metropolitan area...
Flood of April 1977 on the Tug Fork, Matewan to Williamson, West Virginia and Kentucky
Gerald S. Runner
1979, Hydrologic Atlas 588
No abstract available....
Geologic and hydrologic aspects of tunneling in the Twin Cities area, Minnesota
Ralph F. Norvitch, Matt S. Walton
1979, IMAP 1157
This report presents the results of a pilot study of geologic and hydrologic aspects of tunneling in part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul (Twin Cities) metropolitan area, Minnesota. The Minnesota Geological Survey collected, compiled and interpreted geologic and engineering-test data and the U.S. Geological Survey complies and interpreted hydrologic data. The...
Preliminary hydrogeologic investigation of the Maxey Flats radioactive waste burial site, Fleming County, Kentucky
Harold H. Zehner
1979, Open-File Report 79-1329
Burial trenches at the Maxey Flats radioactive waste burial site , Fleming County, Ky., cover an area of about 0.03 square mile, and are located on a plateau, about 300 to 400 feet above surrounding valleys. Although surface-water characteristics are known, little information is available regarding the ground-water hydrology of...
Hydrologic and related data for water-supply planning in an intensive-study area, northeastern Wichita County, Kansas
Jack Kume, L. E. Dunlap, E. D. Gutentag, J.G. Thomas
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-105
Data are presented that result from an intensive geohydrologic study for water-supply planning in a 12-square-mile area in northeastern Wichita County, Kansas. These data include records of wells, test drilling, chemical analyses, ground-water levels, rainfall, soilmoisture, well yield, solar radiation, crop yield, and crop acreage. Data indicate that water levels...
Hydrologic effects of annually diverting 131,000 acre-feet of water from Dillon Reservoir, central Colorado
William M. Alley, D. P. Bauer, J.E. Veenhuis, Robert Brennan
1979, Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-2
Because of the increased demands for water in eastern Colorado, principally in the urbanizing Denver metropolitan area, increased diversions of water from Dillon Reservoir are planned. Estimates of end-of-month storage in Dillon Reservoir, assuming the reservoir was in place and 131,000 acre-feet of water were diverted from the reservoir each...
Floodflow characteristics of Butternut Creek and Jamesville Reservoir, Jamesville, Onondaga County, New York
Bernard Dunn
1979, Open-File Report 79-1292
A hydrologic study of Butternut Creek, near Jamesville, Onondaga County, N.Y., was done to develop inflow and outflow hydrographs of the ' probable maximum flood ' and the ' standard project flood ' of Jamesville Reservoir, as defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The inflow and outflow discharges...
Water resources data for Connecticut, water year 1977
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Water Data Report CT-77-1
Water resources data for the 1977 water year for Connecticut consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; contents and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 50 gaging stations; tidal volume for...
Small-stream flood investigations in Minnesota, October 1958 to September 1977
George H. Carlson, Kurt T. Gunard
1979, Open-File Report 79-1061
An investigation of flood flows from small drainage basins in Minnesota is being made to aid in the design of bridges, culverts and other highway drainage structures. Results of the investigation provide peak-flow data on streams generally with drainage areas less than 50 square miles, placing particular emphasis on those...
Ground-water data for Michigan, 1978
G.C. Huffman
1979, Open-File Report 80-2
The purpose of this report is to make available the 1978 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 of the State....
Hydrology of buried crystalline rocks at the Savannah River Plant near Aiken, South Carolina
I.W. Marine
1979, Open-File Report 79-1544
Records of selected wells, springs, and test holes, in the Royal, upper Presumpscot, and upper Saco River basins in Maine
Glenn C. Prescott Jr.
1979, Open-File Report 79-1169
The area discussed in this report includes about 1200 square miles in southwestern Maine. Location of the area is shown on the cover, and a sketch map identifying the topographic quadrangles for the study area is given in figure 1. The northern boundary of the area is the divide between...
