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Leachate plumes in ground water from Babylon and Islip landfills, Long Island, New York
Grant E. Kimmel, Olin C. Braids
1977, Open-File Report 77-583
Landfills operated by the towns of Babylon and Islip in southwest and central Suffolk County, N.Y., contain urban refuse , incinerated garbage, and scavenger (cesspool) waste; some industrial refuse is deposited at the Babylon site. The Islip landfill was started in 1933, the Babylon landfill in 1947. The landfills are...
Ground-water data for 1974-75 in Joshua Tree National Monument, California
D.J. Downing
1977, Open-File Report 77-80
This report, prepared at the request of the National Park Service, is part of a continuing inventory by the U.S. Geological Survey of general geohydrologic conditions at Joshua Tree National Monument, California. Tables of data for 1974-75 includes chemical analyses of ground water from selected wells and pumpage by Kaiser...
Estimated use of water in the United States in 1975
Charles Richard Murray, E. Bodette Reeves
1977, Circular 765
Estimates of water use in the United States in 1975 indicate that an average of about 420 bgd (billion gallons per day) about 1,900 gallons per capita per day was withdrawn for the four principal off-channel uses which are (1) publicsupply (for domestic, commercial, and industrial uses), (2) rural (domestic...
Evaporation from seven reservoirs in the Denver water-supply system, central Colorado
John F. Ficke, D. Briane Adams, T. W. Danielson
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-114
Seven reservoirs in central Colorado, operated by the Denver Board of Water Commissioners, were studied during 1967-73 to determine evaporation losses. These reservoirs, Elevenmile Canyon, Dillon, Gross, Antero, Cheesman, Williams Fork, and Ralston, are located on both sides of the Continental Divide. Methods for computing evaporation include energy-budget, mass-transfer, and...
Ice on rivers and lakes: a bibliographic essay
Eleanore R. Ficke, John F. Ficke
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-95
Ice on rivers and lakes has many important influences on design and construction of structures, operation of shipping, flow and circulation, water quality, and other factors related to the use of the water resources. Human interest in understanding these influences has led to many programs of data collection, research, and...
Geological and geochemical investigations of uranium occurrences in the Arrastre Lake area of the Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming
W. Roger Miller, R. S. Houston, K. E. Karlstrom, D.M. Hopkins, W. H. Ficklin
1977, Open-File Report 77-92
Metasedimentary rocks of Precambrian X age in and near the Snowy Range wilderness study area of southeastern Wyoming are lithologically and chronologically similar to those on the north shore of Lake Huron in Canada. The rocks in Canada contain major deposits of uranium in quartz-pebble conglomerates near the base of...
Trophic conditions in Lake Winnisquam, New Hampshire
Leonard R. Frost Jr.
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-137
Lake Winnisquam has received treated domestic sewage for approximately 50 years and since June 1961 has been treated with copper sulfate to control the growth of nuisance algae. The Laconia City secondary sewage-treatment plant was upgraded in 1975 to include phosphorus removal. Phosphorus was not removed effectively until early 1976,...
Analysis of bottom material from the Willamette River, Portland Harbor, Oregon
Stuart W. McKenzie
1977, Open-File Report 77-740
The bottom material of the Willamette River, Portland Harbor, was sampled in duplicate on February 1, 1977. Results are reported on the following analyses of the material: immediate and long-term oxygen demand; particle size; percent moisture; residue, loss on ignition; and chemical....
Analyses of water, core material, and elutriate samples collected near Galliano, Louisiana: Larose to Golden Meadow, Louisiana, Hurricane Protection Project
Harold L. Leone
1977, Open-File Report 77-576
Seven core-material-sampling sites were chosen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as possible borrow areas for fill material to be used in levee construction near Galliano La. Four receiving-water sites also were selected to represent the water that will contact the proposed levees. Analyses of selected nutrients, metals, pesticides,...
Lateral migration of the Middle Sacramento River, California
James Coble Brice
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-43
Rates and processes of lateral erosion were studied for the middle Sacramento River between Chico Landing and Colusa, Calif. , a river distance of about 50 miles which is bordered by valuable agricultural land. The study is based on comparison of maps made during 1867-1949 and on aerial photographs made...