Model analysis of effects on water levels at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore caused by construction dewatering
James R. Marie
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-82
Two computer models were developed to investigate possible hydrologic effects within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore caused by planned dewatering at the adjacent Bailly Nuclear Generator construction site. The dewatering, which is scheduled to last for about 18 months, would cause ground-water levels to be drawn down 20 to 30...
Hydrology of the Princeton area, Kentucky
R. O. Plebuch
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-43
The Princeton area comprises about 155 square miles in western Kentucky and includes parts of Caldwell, Crittenden, and Lyon Counties. The area is in the Mississippi Plateau region of Kentucky and lies within the drainage basin of the Cumberland River and Tradewater River basins. In 1974 municipal water-supply systems utilized...
Magnitude and frequency of floods in Nebraska
Emil W. Beckman
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-109
Estimates of flood characteristics with recurrence intervals up to 100 years can be obtained at most sites in Nebraska by use of techniques presented in this report. Instructions, equations, and graphs are presented to aid the design engineer in estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods. For natural-flow streams, the estimating...
Flood hydrology of Butte Basin, 1973 and 1974 water years, Sacramento Valley, California: A progress report
R.G. Simpson
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 75-36
No abstract available. ...
Hydrologic relations between lakes and aquifers in a recharge area near Orlando, Florida
William F. Lichtler, G.H. Hughes, F. L. Pfischner
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-65
The three lakes investigated in Orange County, Florida, gain water from adjoining water-table aquifer and lose water to Floridan aquifer by downward leakage. Net seepage (net exchange of water between lake and aquifers) can be estimated by equation S = AX + BY, where S is net seepage, X represents...
Measured and simulated ground-water levels in the Franklin area, southeastern Virginia
O. J. Cosner
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-83
The Lower Cretaceous aquifer is the principal source of water in Southeastern Virginia. Synoptic water-level measurements made since 1970 have been used to verify a digital model of the aquifer. Measurements made in December 1973, August and December 1974 were used to further verify the model, using updated pumpage for...
Hydrology of lakes in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area: A summary of available dat
Mark S. McBride
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-85
Data were collected and summarized on the hydrology and hydrogeology of 949 lakes, 10 acres (4 hectares) or larger, in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, Minnesota. Eight tables totaling over 100 pages present data on location, depth, area, lake level, ecological and game-management classification, inflowing and outflowing streams, soils, bedrock...
Geohydrology of the Albin and La Grange areas, aoutheastern Wyoming
W. B. Borchert
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-118
The Albin and La Grange areas in southeastern Wyoming are two adjoining different hydrologic areas. Since ground water is the only source of water for irrigation in the Albin area, 34 irrigation wells have been drilled since 1968 and developed in conjunction mostly with center-pivot sprinkler systems that in 1974...
Index to water resources data for Illinois
D.E. Winget
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-87
This index to water resources data for Illinois includes 1,275 sites where surface-water and ground-water data were collected through December 31, 1975. The index is the first comprehensive tabulation of data collected in Illinois by the U.S. Geological Survey; data collection began in 1903. Information included are the county code,...
Availability of hydrologic data for Prince Georges County, Maryland
W.J. Herb
1976, Open-File Report 76-178
Mapping and measuring land-cover characteristics of New River Basin, Tennessee, using Landsat digital tapes
E. F. Hollyday, S.P. Sauer
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-106
Land-cover information is needed to select subbasins within the New River basin, Tennessee, for the study of hydrologic processes and also is needed to transfer study results to other sites affected by coal mining. It was believed that data recorded by the first Earth Resources Technology Satellite (Landsat-1) could be...
Effects of off-road vehicle use on the hydrology and landscape of arid environments in central and southern California
Charles T. Snyder, D. G. Frickel, R. F. Hadley, R.F. Miller
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-99
Two widely separated sites in California used for motorcycle hill-climbing were studied to evaluate the impact on the landscape and hydrology. At Panoche Hills in central California, an area formerly used by motorcycles together with an adjacent unused area were monitored from 1971 to 1975. Observations in both areas included...
Basic data from five core holes in the Raft River geothermal area, Cassia County, Idaho
E. G. Crosthwaite (compiler)
1976, Open-File Report 76-665
Studies of the geothermal aspect-of the Bridge area of the Raft River basin in south-central Idaho (fig. 1) by the U.S. Geological Survey began in 1972 when Young and Mitchell (1973) made a geochemical and geologic reconnaissance of selected thermal waters in Idaho. The Bridge area had been designated the...
Hydrologic characteristics of lagoons at San Juan, Puerto Rico, during a January 1974 tidal cycle
Sherman R. Ellis, Fernando Gómez-Gómez
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 75-38
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Arkansas-White-Red region
M. S. Bedinger, R. T. Sniegocki
1976, Professional Paper 813-H
The Arkansas-White-Red Region, an area of265,000 square miles (6.86x1011 square metres), is characterized by diversity in geography, climate, and geology and, in turn, by diversity in water resources and water problems. The western semiarid part of the region is water deficient, that is, potential evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation. The eastern, humid part...
Hydrology of Lake County, Florida
Darwin D. Knochenmus, G.H. Hughes
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-72
Lake County includes a 1,150 square-mile area consisting of ridges, uplands, and valleys in central-peninsular Florida. About 32 percent of the county is covered by lakes, swamps, and marshes. Water requirements in 1970 averaged about 54 million gallons per day. About 85 percent of the water was obtained from wells;...
Summary of some current and possible future environmental problems related to geology and hydrology at Memphis, Tennessee
William Scott Parks, Richard W. Lounsbury
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-4
This report summarizes information concerning many aspects of the geology and hydrology at Memphis, Tenn. It also outlines some of the current problems related to the local geology and hydrology or ones that may arise as a result of urbanization and industrialization of the area. The city is in the...
Hydrologic effects of storms of June 24-28, 1974, in Lee and Collier Counties, Florida
Robert A. Miller, Manuel A. Benson
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 75-57
No abstract available. ...
Geological Survey research 1976
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1976, Professional Paper 1000
This U.S. Geological Survey activities report includes a summary of recent (1976 fiscal year) scientific and economic results accompanied by a list of geologic and hydrologic investigations in progress and a report on the status of topographic mapping. The summary of results includes: (1) Mineral resources, Water resources, (2) Engineering...
A hydrologic description of Keystone Lake near Tampa, Florida
R.C. Reichenbaugh
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-124
The terrain around Keystone Lake, a 388-acre lake in northwest Hillsborough County, Florida, near the Cosme well field, is dotted with sinks that promote leakage from the surficial aquifer to the underlying Floridan aquifer. The lake, an integral part of the Brooker Creek channel, receives overland runoff from cypress swamps,...
Geohydrology of the lowland lakes area, Anchorage, Alaska
Chester Zenone
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-22
Unconsolidated deposits, chiefly of glacial origin, make up the surficial geologic materials in the Anchorage lowland lakes area , the western part of the Anchorage glacial outwash plain. Postglacial accumulation of peat, commonly 5 to 10 feet thick, and the presence of ground water at or very near the surface...
Effects of urbanization on flood characteristics in Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee
Herman C. Wibben
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-121
Streamflow data from 14 basins in Davidson County, Tenn., were extended in time by use of a digital model of the hydrologic system. The basins ranged in size from 1.58 to 64.0 square miles and ranged in extent of manmade impervious cover from 3 to 37 percent. The flood-frequency characteristics...
Digital model for simulated effects of ground-water pumping in the Hueco Bolson, El Paso Area, Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico
W.R. Meyer
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 75-58
The Hueco Bolson provides a substantial part of the municipal and industrial water supply of the El Paso area of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. Although the supply 6f fresh ground water in the bolson is large, about 10.6 million acre-feet (13,070 hm3) in 1973 in the Texas part of...
Hydrologic effects of hypothetical earthquake-caused floods below Jackson Lake, northwestern Wyoming
W. R. Glass, T.N. Keefer, J.G. Rankl
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-77
Jackson Lake, located in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, is in an area of seismic instability. There is a possibility of flooding in the Snake River downstream from Jackson Lake Dam in the event of a severe earthquake. Hypothetical floods were routed 38 miles (61 kilometers) downstream from the dam...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the geothermal area near Klamath Falls, Oregon
E.A. Sammel, D. L. Peterson
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-127
Geothermal phenomena observed in the vicinity of Klamath Falls include hot springs with temperatures that approach 204°F (96 o C) (the approximate boiling temperature for the altitude), steam and water wells with temperatures that exceed 212°F (100°C), and hundreds of warm-water wells with temperatures mostly ranging from 68° to 95°F...
