Geology of the north end of the Salt Valley Anticline, Grand County, Utah
Leonard Meade Gard
1976, Open-File Report 76-303
This report describes the geology and hydrology of a portion of the Salt Valley anticline lying north of Moab, Utah, that is being studied as a potential site for underground storage of nuclear waste in salt. Selection of this area was based on recommendations made in an earlier appraisal of...
Historical review of the international water-resources program of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1940-70
George C. Taylor Jr.
1976, Professional Paper 911
The review describes the history of the U.S. Geological Survey 's (USGS) activities in international water-resources investigations and institutional development as well as exchange in scientific and applied hydrology during 1940-70. The bulk of these activities has been carried out under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State, U.S....
Lineaments on Skylab photographs: detection, mapping and hydrologic significance in central Tennessee
Gerald K. Moore
1976, Open-File Report 76-196
Lineaments were detected on SKYLAB photographs by stereo viewing , projection viewing, and composite viewing. Large well yields of 25 gal/min or more can be obtained in the study area by locating future wells on SKYLAB lineaments rather than on lineaments detected on either high-altitude aerial photographs, LANDSAT images, or...
Numerical simulation analysis of the interaction of lakes and ground water
Thomas C. Winter
1976, Professional Paper 1001
Because the interrelationship of lakes and ground water is perhaps the least understood aspect of lake hydrology, vertical-section, steadystate, numerical-model simulations were run to evaluate the factors that control the interaction of lakes and ground water. The study is concerned only with lakes encircled by water-table mounds that are at...
The hydrologic setting of lakes in Minnesota and adjacent states; with emphasis on the interaction of lakes and ground water
Thomas C. Winter
1976, Open-File Report 76-81
The hydrologic settings of 150 randomly-selected 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 setting of lakes. Precipitation-evaporation balance and the water quality parameters have high factor loadings on the first principal component. Highest...
Hydrologic studies of the U.S. Geological Survey related to coal development on Colorado
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1976, Open-File Report 76-549
This report summarizes the hydrologic studies related to coal development being conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in the State of Colorado. The objective of the hydrologic data-acquisition program is to collect surface-water quality and quantity data and ground-water level records. These data are needed to define predevelopment conditions and...
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,...
Field trip to Nevada test site
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1976, Open-File Report 76-313
Two road logs guide the reader through the geologic scene from Las Vegas to Mercury and from Mercury through eight stops on the Nevada Test Site. Maps and cross sections depict the geology and hydrology of the area. Included among the tables is one showing the stratigraphic units in the...
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...
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...
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...
Data for calibrating unsteady-flow sediment-transport models, East Fork River, Wyoming, 1975
Holly A. Mahoney, Edmund D. Andrews, William W. Emmett, Luna Bergere Leopold, Robert H. Meade, Robert M. Myrick, Carl F. Nordin
1976, Open-File Report 76-22
In 1975, data to calibrate a one-dimensional unsteady-flow and sediment-transport routing model were collected on a reach of the East Fork River of western Wyoming. The reach, 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) in length, wan immediately upstream from a previously established bedload sampling station. Nineteen channel cross sections were sounded at...
Artificial recharge through a well in fissured carbonate rock, west St. Paul, Minnesota
Harold O. Reeder, Warren W. Wood, G. G. Ehrlich, Ren Jen Sun
1976, Water Supply Paper 2004
The Prairie du Chien Group was injected with 2,754,000 gallons (368,200 cubic feet), or 10,430 cubic metres, of municipally treated water at about 100 gallons per minute (13.4 cubic feet per minute), or 6.3 litres per second, for 20 days. The injection-pipe system was designed to utilize pipe friction rather...
Hydrology of the Arapahoe Aquifer in the Englewood-Castle Rock area south of Denver, Denver Basin, Colorado
Donald E. Hillier, R. E. Brogden, P. A. Schneider Jr.
1976, Open-File Report 76-798
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. ...
Water resources of Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah
C. T. Sumsion
1976, Open-File Report 76-580
Dinosaur National Monument, partly in the Rocky Mountain System and partly in the Colorado Plateaus physiographic province, covers an area of 322 square miles (834 square kilometres) in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah. The climate is generally cool and pleasant in May, early June, September, and October; winters are cold....
Hydrologic data for a subsurface waste-injection site at Mulberry, Florida, 1972-75
William Edward Wilson
1976, Open-File Report 76-721
Hydrologic and geologic data for water management in Huntsville, Madison County, 1974-75
Wiley F. Harris, William M. Warren
1976, Open-File Report 76-818
Hydrologic analysis and river-quality data programs
Walter G. Hines, David A. Rickert, Stuart W. McKenzie
1976, Circular 715-D
For nearly half a century the Willamette River in Oregon experienced severe dissolved-oxygen problems related to large loads of organically rich waste waters from industries and municipalities. Since the mid-1950 's dissolved oxygen quality has gradually improved owing to low-flow augmentation, the achievement of basinwide secondary treatment, and the use...
Land and natural resource information and some potential environmental effects of surface mining of coal in the Gillette area, Wyoming
William Richard Keefer, R. F. Hadley
1976, Circular 743
Campbell County, along the east margin of the Powder River Basin in northeastern Wyoming, contains more coal than any other county in the United States. The principal deposit is the Wyodak-Anderson coal bed. The bed is 50-100 feet (15-30 meters) thick over large areas, lies less than 200 feet (60...
Guide to the availability of hydrologic data, Greater Pittsburgh region, Pennsylvania
Robert M. Beall
1976, Open-File Report 76-352
A great variety of hydrologic data are collected by many governmental agencies and other entities for diverse purposes. Some of the data are compiled and reported in readily available, widely known publications; some are not. Continuing requests for information on the locations of data collection sites and on the sources...
Hydrologic evaluation of the Upper Duchesne River Valley, Northern Uinta Basin area, Utah
James W. Hood
1976, Open-File Report 76-771
The upper Duchesne River valley was studied during 1971-74 as part of an investigation of the northern Uinta Basin area, Utah and Colorado. The purpose of the study was to determine the relation of ground water to surface water, to estimate the quantity of ground water that moves to the...
Ground-water levels in observation wells in Oklahoma, 1971-74
Robert L. Goemaat
1976, Open-File Report 76-664
The objectives of the observation-well program are (1) to provide long-term records of water-level fluctuations in representative wells, (2) to facilitate the prediction of water-level trends and indicate the future availability of ground-water supplies, and (3) to provide information for use in basic research. These selected records serve as a...
Geochemical and hydrologic data for wells and springs in thermal-spring areas of the Appalachians
W.A. Hobba, J.C. Chemerys, D.W. Fisher, F. J. Pearson Jr.
1976, Open-File Report 76-550
Current interest in geothermal potential of thermal-spring areas in the Appalachians makes all data on thermal springs and wells in these areas valuable. Presented here without interpretive comment are maps showing selected springs and wells and tables of physical and chemical data pertaining to these wells and springs. The chemical...
Hydrologic evaluation of salinity control and reclamation projects in the Indus Plain, Pakistan--A summary
Maurice John Mundorff, P.H. Carrigan Jr., T.D. Steele, A. D. Randall
1976, Water Supply Paper 1608-Q
This report summarizes the observations and findings of a team of four specialists from the U.S. Geological Survey assigned to Pakistan under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development during May to August 1972 for a hydrologic evaluation of Salinity Control and Reclamation Projects in the Indus Plain...
