Historical profile, Quality of Water Laboratories, U. S. Geological Survey
W. H. Durum
1978, Open-File Report 78-432
During the period 1918 to 1973 the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, established 22 District-type water quality laboratories. These facilities provided the analytical capability and water-quality information for hydrologic investigations and the national baseline inventory of chemical, physical, fluvial sediment, and biological characteristics of surface and ground waters in...
Selected sources of geologic, hydrologic, and related information for the Puget Sound region, Washington
David P. Dethier, Gilbert Carl Bortleson, James D. Scerra
1978, Open-File Report 78-252
Hydrologic data for the Antlers aquifer, southeastern Oklahoma
Robert E. Davis, Donald L. Hart Jr.
1978, Open-File Report 78-1038
The U.S. Geological Survey has collected data on Oklahoma's ground-water resources since 1934. Most of these data were collected as part of specific ground-water studies conducted in cooperation with various Federal, State, and local agencies.The information in this report was obtained in the field, from published reports (Davis, 1960, Hart,...
Potential sites for a spent unreprocessed fuel facility (SURFF), southwestern part of the Nevada Test Site
D. L. Hoover, Edwin Butt Eckel, Jane P. Ohl
1978, Open-File Report 78-269
In the absence of specific criteria, the topography, geomorphology, and geology of Jackass Flats and vicinity in the southwestern part of the Nevada Test Site are evaluated by arbitrary guidelines for a Spent Unreprocessed Fuel Facility. The guidelines include requirements for surface slopes of less than 5 percent, 61 m...
Summary of hydrologic data collected during 1976 in Dade County, Florida
John E. Hull
1978, Open-File Report 78-883
During 1976 rainfall was 1.58 inches below the long-term average. Ground-water levels ranged from 0.4 foot above to 0.5 foot below average. The highest and lowest ground water for the year were both 1 foot below their long-term averages. In the Hialeah-Miami Springs area, water levels in wells near the...
Hydrologic data for water-table aquifers in the Colorado Springs-Castle Rock area, Front Range Urban Corridor, Colorado
E. Carter Hutchinson, Donald E. Hillier
1978, Open-File Report 78-948
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey 's investigations of the hydrology and geology in the Front Range Urban Corridor of Colorado, hydrologic data for water-table aquifers in the Colorado Springs--Castle Rock area were collected and compiled during 1976-77. These data, consisting of records for 157 wells and 47 springs...
Hydrological data for urban studies in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area, 1976
James S. Hutchison
1978, Open-File Report 78-128
No abstract available....
Drainage areas of surface water bodies of the Saco River basin in southwestern Maine
Derrill J. Cowing, Douglas Caracappa
1978, Open-File Report 78-556-B
The report contains drainage area value for: lakes and ponds included in the Maine Informational Display Analysis System (MIDAS) File 906-Z, streams that drain an area greater than 25 mil2, dams, and hydrologic data collection sites. Supplemental information in the report includes State and Federal location systems used to identify...
Drainage areas of surface water bodies of the Royal and Presumpscot River basins in southwestern Maine
Derrill J. Cowing, J.L. McNelly
1978, Open-File Report 78-556-A
The report contains drainage area values for: lakes and ponds included in the Maine Informational Display Analysis System (MIDAS) File 906-Z, streams that drain an area greater than 25 mi2, dams, and hydrologic data collection sites. Supplemental information in the report includes State and Federal location systems used to identify...
Hydrologic data in Bear Creek Basin and western Jackson County, Oregon, 1976-77
Loren A. Wittenberg, Stuart W. McKenzie
1978, Open-File Report 78-230
To determine irrigation return flow impacts on Meyer Creek and Griffin Creek, 12 sites were sampled prior to and during the irrigation season. Thirty-three sets of samples, consisting of irrigation inflow and outflow samples on farms, were collected to determine if the use of irrigation water was improving or degrading...
Hydrologic data for North Creek, Trinity River basin, Texas, 1976
C.C. Kidwell
1978, Open-File Report 77-732
The U.S. Soil Conservation Service is actively engaged in the installation of flood- and soil-erosion reducing structures in Texas under the authority of "The Flood Control Act of 1936 and 1944" and Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act" (Public Law 566), as amended. The Soil Conservation Service has found that...
Description of data-collection system and synopsis of selected hydrologic data for Soldier Creek Basin, Kansas
William J. Carswell Jr.
1978, Open-File Report 78-678
Soldier Creek basin is a long, narrow basin encompassing an area of about 290 square miles almost directly north of Topeka, Kansas. A wide range of hydrologic data has been collected in the basin since the spring of 1964. These data include rainfall, stream discharge, sediment concentrations, chemical quality of...
The United States Geological Survey in Alaska; organization and status of programs in 1978
Kathleen M. Johnson
1978, Circular 772-A
United States Geological Survey projects in Alaska study a wide range of topics of economic and scientific interest. Work done in 1977 includes contributions to economic geology, regional geology, stratigraphy, engineering geology, hydrology, and marine geology. Many maps and reports covering various aspects of the geology and mineral and water...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Fish Springs Flat area, Tooele, Juab and Millard counties, Utah
E.L. Bolke, C. T. Sumsion
1978, Open-File Report 78-312
The Fish Springs Flat area includes about 590 square miles (1,530 square kilometers) in western Utah. Total annual precipitation on the area averages about 7 inches (180 millimeters) and totals about 232,000 acre-feet (286 cubic hectometers). Fish Springs Wash is the major drainage in the area; and, along with numerous...
The hydrothermal system of Long Valley Caldera, California
M.L. Sorey, Robert Edward Lewis, F. H. Olmsted
1978, Professional Paper 1044-A
Long Valley caldera, an elliptical depression covering 450 km 2 on the eastern front of the Sierra Nevada in east-central California, contains a hot-water convection system with numerous hot springs and measured and estimated aquifer temperatures at depths of 180?C to 280?C. In this study we have synthesized the results...
Site evaluation for U.S. Bureau of Mines experimental oil-shale mine, Piceance Creek basin, Rio Blanco County, Colorado
John R. Ege, G.H. Leavesley, G.S. Steele, J.B. Weeks
1978, Open-File Report 78-390
The U.S. Geological Survey is cooperating with the U.S. Bureau of Mines in the selection of a site for a shaft and experimental mine to be constructed in the Piceance Creek basin, Rio Blanco County, Colo. The Piceance Creek basin, an asymmetric, northwest-trending large structural downwarp, is located approximately 40...
Historic ground failures in Northern California triggered by earthquakes
T. Leslie Youd, Seena N. Hoose
1978, Professional Paper 993
A major source of earthquake-related damage and casualties in northern California has been ground failures generated by the seismic shaking, including landslides, lateral spreads, ground settlement, and surface cracks. The historical record shows that, except for offshore shocks, the geographic area affected and the quantity and general severity of ground...
Selected hydrologic data, 1931-77, Wasatch Plateau-Book Cliffs coal-fields area, Utah
K.M. Waddell, H.L. Vickers, Robbin T. Upton, P. Kay Contratto
1978, Open-File Report 78-121
The Wasatch Plateau-Book Cliffs coal-fields area in east-central Utah includes a significant part of the State's coal resources and is currently (1977) the most active coal-mining area in the State.This report presents data gathered by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of a hydrologic reconnaissance carried out during the period...
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Fort Worth, Texas, metropolitan area, 1976
R.M. Slade, J.M. Taylor
1978, Open-File Report 77-770
No abstract available....
Hydrologic overlay maps of the Oak Hill quadrangle, Brevard County, Florida
James M. Frazee Jr., Charles P. Laughlin
1978, Open-File Report 78-191
No abstract available....
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin, Texas metropolitan area, 1976
Marion L. Maderak, J.D. Gordon, R.N. Mitchell
1978, Open-File Report 78-457
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 Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Water Resources, began hydrologic studies in the Austin...
Hydrologic, geologic, and water-quality data, Ochlockonee River basin area, Florida
Charles A. Pascale, Jeffrey R. Wagner, James E. Sohm
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-97
This report presents hydrologic, geologic, and water-quality data collected within the Ochlockonee River basin area, in the panhandle of northwest Florida. The data are presented in graphs and tables. Surface-water data include streamflow measurements and analyses of water collected at 58 sites; ground-water data include descriptions of 360 wells and...
Water resources of northeast North Carolina
Hugh B. Wilder, Tully M. Robison, K.L. Lindskov
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-81
Several water-related problems are associated with economic development of northeast North Carolina. The solution to these problems depends in part on adequate knowledge of the hydrology of this 8,930 square mile coastal area. Average annual precipitation on the area is about 50 inches. Of this amount, about 34 inches returns...
Two-dimensional and three-dimensional digital flow models of the Salinas Valley ground-water basin, California
T. J. Durbin, G.W. Kapple, J. R. Freckleton
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-113
The Salinas Valley ground-water basin is in central coastal California. The ground-water basin extends from Monterey Bay southeastward along the Salinas River to San Ardo, a distance of about 70 miles, and has a maximum thickness of about 2,000 feet. Annual recharge to the ground-water basin, which is derived mostly...
Effects of land use and water management on water quality in the western South New River Canal basin: southeast Florida, 1974-75
B.G. Waller
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-30
The South New River Canal (C-11) basin between water-control structures S-9 and S-13 is an area that is primarily undeveloped and the system of waterways within the basin is highly controlled for water-management purposes. Most of the recharge to the canals is by induced ground-water inflow and seepage. The chemical...
