Water resources data for California, water year 1976; Volume 2: Pacific Slope basins from Arroyo Grande to Oregon State line except Central Valley
California District of the Water Resources Division
1977, Water Data Report CA-76-2
Water-resources data for the 1976 water year for California consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; records of water levels in selected observation wells; and selected chemical analyses of ground water. Records for a few pertinent streamflow...
Reconnaissance hydrology of Portage Glacier basin, Alaska
L.R. Mayo, Chester Zenone, Dennis Trabant
1977, Hydrologic Atlas 583
Early reports of conditions in Portage Pass, Alaska, provide evidence that Portage Glacier was formerly larger and thicker. Past conditions, recent history, current retreat, and possible future changes are summarized from an analysis of reports, photographs of the glacier (1939, 1950, and annually since about 1960), and data on snow...
Prospecting for ground water with Landsat images
Gerald K. Moore
1977, Conference Paper, Technical session on hydrological applications of remote sensors
No abstract available....
Solution of three-dimensional groundwater flow equations using the strongly implicit procedure
P.C. Trescott, S. P. Larson
1977, Journal of Hydrology (35) 49-60
A three-dimensional numerical model has been coded to use the strongly implicit procedure for solving the finite-difference approximations to the ground-water flow equation. The model allows for: (1) the representation of each aquifer and each confining bed by several layers; and (2) the use of an anisotropic hydraulic conductivity at...
Hydrologic characteristics of the Madison Limestone, the Minnelusa Formation, and equivalent rocks as determined by well-logging formation evaluation, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, and North Dakota
William J. Head, Richard H. Merkel
1977, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (5) 473-485
Geophysical logs from wells distributed throughout the Powder River Basin were digitized, processed, and interpreted to get a regional understanding of the lithologic and ground-water characteristics of aquifers in the Madison Limestone and Minnelusa Formation. The percentage of sand, porosity, and apparent ground-water resistivity of the Minnelusa closely follow structural...
Paleohydrologic phenomena recorded by lake sediments
Thomas C. Winter, H.E. Wright Jr.
1977, Earth and Space Science (58) 188-196
Hydrologic phenomena are dynamic, so their understanding and prediction are difficult and challenging. Many are cyclic, ranging from diurnal, seasonal, and annual cycles to climatic fluctuations of many hundreds or thousands of years. Predicting the magnitude and recurrence intervals of long-term fluctuations of these phenomena is a primary...
Storage of treated sewage effluent and stormwater in a saline aquifer, Pinellas Peninsula, Florida
J.S. Rosenshein, J.J. Hickey
1977, Groundwater (15) 284-293
The Pinellas Peninsula, an area of 750 square kilometres (290 square miles) in coastal west-central Florida, is a small hydrogeologic replica of Florida. Most of the Peninsula's water supply is imported from well fields as much as 65 kilometres (40 miles) inland. Stresses on the hydrologic environment of the Peninsula...
Disposal of saltwater during well construction--Problems and solutions
William A. Pitt Jr., Frederick W. Meyer, John E. Hull
1977, Groundwater (15) 276-283
The recent interest in the disposal of treated sewage effluent by deep-well injection into salt-water-filled aquifers has increased the need for proper disposal of salt water as more wells are drilled and tested each year.The effects on an unconfined aquifer of the improper disposal of salt water associated with the...
The age of groundwater in the Lincolnshire Limestone, England and its relevance to the flow mechanism
R.A. Downing, D. B. Smith, F.J. Pearson, R.A. Monkhouse, R.L. Otlet
1977, Journal of Hydrology (33) 201-216
Groundwater samples from the Lincolnshire Limestone have been analysed for tritium, radiocarbon, and the stable-isotope ratios 13C12C">13C12C, 18O16O">18O16O and D/H. The age of the water increases in a downgradient direction below overlying confining deposits and reaches a maximum age greater than...
Geohydrology of Muscatine Island, Muscatine County, Iowa
R.E. Hansen, W. L. Steinhilber
1977, Water Supply Bulletin 11
Muscatine Island is a wide segment of the west bank of the Mississippi River flood plain that covers about 50 square miles in Muscatine and Louisa Counties; the project area encompasses the 30 square miles in Muscatine County. The flood plain is underlain by thick, permeable alluvial deposits that comprise...
Selected hydrologic data, Parowan Valley and Cedar City Valley drainage basins, Iron County, Utah
L.J. Bjorklund, C.T. Sumison, G. W. Sandberg
1977, Utah Basic-Data Release 28
This report presents selected basic data from a study of the ground- water resources of the Parowan Valley and Cedar City Valley drainage basins, Iron County, Utah. The study was made during 1973-75 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water...
Climatologic and hydrologic data, southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado, water years 1975 and 1976
Loretta S. Conroy, F.K. Fields
1977, Utah Basic-Data Release 29
This report contains climatologic and hydrologic data that were collected as a part of an investigation of the southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado, by the U.S. Geological Survey. The data apply mainly to water years 1975 and 1976, which includes the period from October 1974 through September 1976. Included...
Classification of the hydrologic settings of lakes in the north central United States
Thomas C. Winter
1977, Water Resources Research (13) 753-767
The hydrologic settings of 150 lakes in the north central United States were investigated by principal component analysis as a first attempt to develop a general classification of the hydrologic settings of lakes. Precipitation-evaporation balance and the water quality variables have high loadings on the first principal component. Highest loadings...
Ground-water favorability and surficial geology of the Windham-Freeport area, Maine
Glenn C. Prescott
1977, Hydrologic Atlas 564
No abstract available....
Geochemical and hydrologic data for wells and springs in thermal-spring areas of the Appalachians
W.A. Hobba Jr., J.C. Chemerys, D.W. Fisher, F. J. Pearson Jr.
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-25
Current interest in geothermal potential of thermal-spring areas in the Appalachians enhances the value of data on thermal springs and wells in these areas. This report presents maps showing locations of selected springs and wells and tables of physical and chemical data pertaining to these wells and springs. The chemical...
Hydrochemistry of the Lake Magadi basin, Kenya
B.F. Jones, H.P. Eugster, S.L. Rettig
1977, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (41) 53-72
New and more complete compositional data are presented for a large number of water samples from the Lake Magadi area, Kenya. These water samples range from dilute inflow (<0.1 g/kg dissolved solids) to very concentrated brines (>300 g/kg dissolved solids). Five distinct hydrologic stages can be recognized in the evolution...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Pine Valley drainage basin, Millard, Beaver, and Iron counties, Utah
Jerry C. Stephens
1976, Technical Publication 51
The Pine Valley drainage basin is an area of about 730 square miles (1,890 square kilometres) in Millard, Beaver, and Iron Counties in southwestern Utah. Total annual precipitation in the basin averages about 410,000 acre-ft (acre-feet) or 506 hm3 (cubic hectometres). Less than 500 acre-ft (0.6 hm3) of runoff reaches...
Characteristics of aquifers in the northern Uinta Basin area, Utah and Colorado
J. W. Hood
1976, Technical Publication 53
This report presents a part of the results of an investigation of the hydrology of the northern Uinta Basin area by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Division of Water Rights, Utah Department of Natural Resources. The purpose of the report is to summarize the hydraulic and geohydrologic...
Man against volcano: The eruption on Heimaey, Vestmann Islands, Iceland
R.S. Williams Jr., J.G. Moore
1976, Report
The U.S. Geological Survey carries out scientific studies in the geological, hydrological, and cartographic sciences generally within the 50 states, but also in cooperation with scientific organizations in many foreign countries for the investigation of unusual earth science phenomena throughout the world. The following material discusses the impact of the...
Stratigraphic and hydrologic relationship of the Piney Point aquifer and the Alloway Clay Member of the Kirkwood Formation in New Jersey
Bronius Nemickas, Louis D. Carswell
1976, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (4) 1-7
Coarse quartzose (clastic) sediments of middle and late Eocene age in the subsurface of southern New Jersey are identified in this report as the Piney Point aquifer. The sediments are as thick as 220 feet (67 metres) and form a freshwater aquifer which is laterally continuous with the Piney Point...
Teton Dam flood of June 1976, Idaho Falls North quadrangle, Idaho
Herman A. Ray, Howard F. Matthai
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 574
The failure of the Teton Dam caused extreme flooding along the Teton River, Henrys Fork, and Snake River in southeastern Idaho on June 5-8, 1976. No flooding occurred downstream from American Falls Reservoir. The inundated areas and maximum water-surface elevations are shown in a series of 17 hydrologic atlases. The...
Water resources of the Big Fork River watershed, north-central Minnesota
Gerald F. Lindholm, John O. Helgesen, Donald W. Ericson
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 549
The Big Fork River watershed is one of 39 watershed units designated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for evaluation of the State 's water resources. Included is an appraisal of the occurrence, quantity, quality, and availability of ground and surface waters. Water resources are not intensively developed anywhere...
Map showing configuration and thickness, and potentiometric surface and water quality in the Madison Group, Powder River basin, Wyoming and Montana
F. A. Swenson, W. R. Miller, W.G. Hodson, F. N. Visher
1976, IMAP 847-C
With development of the coal resources of the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana the demand for water will increase greatly. The study upon which this report is based was designed to make a preliminary evaluation of the available geo-hydrologic data for the Madison Group, which is an extensive...
Geohydrologic maps of the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system in the New Jersey Coastal Plain
Harold E. Gill, George M. Farlekas
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 557
The Potomac Group and the Raritan and Magothy Formations of late Early to early Late Cretaceous age form an aquifer system consisting chiefly of interlayered beds of quartz sand, silt, and clay. The aquifer system is the most heavily pumped in New Jersey and contains fresh water over an area...
Preliminary maps showing ground-water resources in the Lower Colorado River region, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
S. G. Brown
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 542
This atlas was prepared to meet the need for information on the areal distribution, quantity, and availability of ground water in the lower Colorado River region, an area of about 140,000 square miles in parts of Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The maps are necessarily generalized in places owing...
