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...
Water resources of northwestern Wyoming
Edward Riley Cox
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 558
This 3-sheet map report describes the hydrologic conditions in northwestern Wyoming. The increasing number of tourists and residents and the shifting of overnight accommodations for tourists from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks to nearby areas may result in the need for development of additional water supplies in northwestern Wyoming....
Teton Dam flood of June 1976, Woodville quadrangle, Idaho
Howard F. Matthai, Herman A. Ray
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 576
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 Rock River watershed, southwestern Minnesota
H.W. Anderson, W.L. Broussard, D.F. Farrell, P.E. Felsheim
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 555
This Hydrologic Atlas is one of series describing the 39 watershed units in Minnesota. The 1,750 sq mi in the Rock River watershed are glaciated upland plain including all of Rock County and parts of Pipestone, Murray, Lincoln, Nobles and Jackson Counties. The average annual water budget shows 25.8 inches...
Water resources of the Des Moines River Watershed, southwestern Minnesota
H.W. Anderson, W.L. Broussard, D.F. Farrell, M. F. Hult
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 553
The Des Moines River drains about 1,350 square miles (3,496 km2) of the north, west, and central parts of the watershed, and the East Fork Des Moines River along with several small creeks drain about 200 square miles (518 km2) in the east part. These tributaries join the Des Moines river...
Water resources of the Little Fork River watershed, northeastern Minnesota
John O. Helgesen, Gerald F. Lindholm, Donald W. Ericson
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 551
The Little 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...
Teton Dam flood of June 1976, Parker quadrangle, Idaho
Cecil Albert Thomas, Herman A. Ray
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 567
The failure of 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 area...
Teton Dam flood of June 1976, Pingree quadrangle, Idaho
Larry L. Hubbard, John H. Bartells
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 581
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...
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...
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Great Basin region
Thomas E. Eakin, Don Price, J. R. Harrill
1976, Professional Paper 813-G
Ground-water withdrawals by wells in the Great Basin Region were about 1.1 million acre-feet (1,360 cubic hectometres) in 1970. Most of these withdrawals were from 87 of the 234 hydrographic areas in the region. Withdrawals ranged from about 1,000 acre-feet (1.2 cubic hectometres) to more than 100,000 acre-feet (123 cubic...
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...
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,...
Mathematical model of the West Bolsa Ground-water Basin, San Benito County, California
Robert E. Faye
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-71
Simulation of the West Bolsa ground-water basin hydrology in California had provided values of basin recharge and discharge and nodally distributed values of transmissivity and storage coefficient. Average net recharge from April 1945 to March 1969 was 6.2 cubic feet per second and occurred as subsurace recharge and infiltration 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...
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,...
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 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;...
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...
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources–Texas-Gulf region
E. T. Baker Jr., J. R. Wall
1976, Professional Paper 813-F
Ground water in the Texas-Gulf Region is a large and important resource that can provide a more significant percentage of the total water supply of the region. Total water requirements within the region are projected to rise sharply from 14 million acre-feet (17 cubic kilometres) in 1970 to nearly 26...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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