Hydrologic interpretations based on infrared imagery of Long Island, New York
Edward J. Pluhowski
1972, Water Supply Paper 2009-B
Six remote-sensing flights over Long Island's north and south shores were made during the period July 13, 1967, to February 25, 1970. Infrared imagery in the 8- to 14-micrometer range was obtained; results varied from poor to excellent in quality. The ability of the RS 7 and Reconofax IV imagers...
Definitions of selected ground-water terms, revisions and conceptual refinements
Stanley William Lohman
1972, Water Supply Paper 1988
For many years there has been a need for redefinition or more precise definition of certain ground-water terms used in publications by members of the U.S . Geological Survey. Another problem has been the expression of the coefficient of permeability (herein redefined as hydraulic conductivity) and the coefficient of transmissibility...
Chemical quality of the water in the Tucson basin, Arizona
R. L. Laney
1972, Water Supply Paper 1939-D
The Tucson basin is a broad mountain-rimmed area of about 1,000 square miles in the Basin and Range physiographic province in southeastern Arizona. The altitude ranges from 2,000 feet in the basin to as much as 8,000 feat in the mountains. The major streams in the area are the Santa...
Water for cranberry culture in the Cranmoor area of central Wisconsin
Louis J. Hamilton
1972, Water Supply Paper 1999-I
The Cranmoor area of central Wisconsin is the principal cranberry producing area of the State. Cranberries are grown in only about 2.5 square miles of an 80-square-mile marsh and swamp in the Cranberry Creek basin. Cranberry growers have built reservoirs and ditches throughout 25 square miles of marsh for better...
Hydrology and effects of conservation structures, Willow Creek basin, Valley County, Montana, 1954-68
Donald G. Frickel
1972, Water Supply Paper 1532-G
Subsurface geology of the late Tertiary and Quaternary water-bearing deposits of the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley, California
M.G. Croft
1972, Water Supply Paper 1999-H
The study area, which includes about 5,000 square miles of the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley, is a broad structural trough of mostly interior drainage. The Sierra Nevada on the east is composed of consolidated igneous and metamorphic rocks of pre-Tertiary age. The surface of these rocks slopes...
The hydrology of four streams in western Washington as related to several Pacific salmon species
Michael R. Collings, Ronald W. Smith, G.T. Higgins
1972, Water Supply Paper 1968
Enhancement-or possibly even preservation-of the Pacific salmon hinges on the careful planning and proper management of the streamflow upon which they depend for spawning. Most spawning activity occurs on reaches of streams where specific hydraulic conditions exist and where stream-channel characteristics and water-quality criteria are met. The present report is...
Floods of August 1967 in east-central Alaska
Joseph M. Childers, James P. Meckel, Gary S. Anderson
1972, Water Supply Paper 1880-A
East-central Alaska had record floods near Fairbanks following extensive rains of August 8-20, 1967. Precipitation during this period totaled as much as 10 inches, which is close to the average annual precipitation for this area. The most extensive flooding occurred in the White Mountains northeast of Fairbanks and along the...
Electrical-analog analysis of the hydrologic system, Tucson basin, southeastern Arizona
T. W. Anderson
1972, Water Supply Paper 1939-C
The water supply for the Tucson basin, Arizona, is derived entirely from ground water. The average annual pumpage for 1962-64 was about 165,000 acre-feet and was greater than the natural rate of ground-water recharge. Water-level declines of as much as 70 feet occurred from spring 1940 to spring 1965 as...
Availability of water in Kalamazoo County, southwestern Michigan
William Burrows Allen, John B. Miller, Warren W. Wood
1972, Water Supply Paper 1973
Kalamazoo County comprises an area of 572 square miles in the southwestern part of Michigan. It includes parts of the Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Paw Paw River basins, which drain into Lake Michigan. The northern two-thirds of the county is drained by the Kalamazoo River and its tributaries. A small...
Floods in the Río Guanajibo Valley, southwestern Puerto Rico
William J. Haire
1972, Hydrologic Atlas 456
No abstract available....
Ground-water levels in observation wells in Oklahoma, 1969-70
R.L. Moore
1972, Open-File Report 72-463
The investigation of the ground-water resources of Oklahoma by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board includes a continuing program to collect records of water levels in selected observation wells on a systematic basis. These water-level records: (1) provide an index to available ground-water supplies;...
Generalized subsurface geology of the water-bearing deposits, northern San Joaquin Valley, California
W. R. Hotchkiss
1972, Open-File Report 73-119
The study area includes about 5,000 square miles of the northern part of the San Joaquin Valley, a broad structural trough drained by the San Joaquin River. Fresh ground water is mostly in unconsolidated deposits derived from the Coast Ranges on the west and the Sierra Nevada on the east.....
Records of water-level measurements in wells in the Oklahoma panhandle, 1966-70
Donald L. Hart Jr.
1972, Open-File Report 71-344
Investigations of the ground-water resources of the Oklahoma panhandle by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board includes collection of water-level records; the systematic collection of these records began in 1937. Records of many shallow wells were compiled in 1937 and periodic measurements were made...
Annual compilation and analysis of hydrologic data for North Creek, Trinity River basin, Texas, 1969
C.C. Kidwell
1972, Open-File Report 71-170
No abstract available....
Storm-wave swash along the north coast of Puerto Rico
Fred K. Fields, Donald George Jordan
1972, Hydrologic Atlas 430
Floods at Caguas, Gurabo, Juncos, and San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Fred K. Fields
1972, Hydrologic Atlas 438
Ground water in Kearny County, southwestern Kansas
Edwin D. Gutentag
1972, Hydrologic Atlas 416
Reconnaissance of the Manistee River, a cold-water river in the northwestern part of Michigan's Southern Peninsula
G. E. Hendrickson, C. J. Doonan
1972, Hydrologic Atlas 436
The cold-water streams of the northern states provide unique recreational values to the American people (wilderness or semi-wilderness atmosphere, fast-water canoeing, trout fishing), but expanding recreational needs must be balanced against the growing demand of water for public and industrial supplies, irrigation, and dilution of sewage and other wastes. In...
Reconnaissance of the Rifle River, a cold-water river in the northeastern part of Michigan's Southern Peninsula
G. E. Hendrickson, C. J. Doonan
1972, Hydrologic Atlas 426
Hydrologic investigations of the Edwards and associated limestones in the San Antonio area, Texas; progress report, 1970-71
R.W. Maclay, P.L. Rettman
1972, Open-File Report 72-244
No abstract available....
Floods in the summer of 1971 in south-central Alaska
Robert D. Lamke
1972, Open-File Report 72-215
Floods and high water occurred throughout the summer of 1971 in south-central Alaska. Snow cover, 150 percent of average, in the mountains on May 1 caused local snowmelt floods from mid-May to mid-July. The peak discharge of 265,000 cfs (cubic feet per second) on July 15 at Copper River near...
Water-resources reconnaissance of the Ozark plateaus province, northern Arkansas
A. G. Lamonds
1972, Hydrologic Atlas 383
Vegetation of prairie potholes, North Dakota, in relation to quality of water and other environmental factors
R. E. Stewart, H.A. Kantrud
1972, Professional Paper 585-D
Measurements of specific conductance provide an adequate indication of the average salinity of surface waters in natural ponds and lakes of the northern .prairie region. Yearly and seasonal variations in specific conductance were much greater in brackish and subsaline wetlands than in fresh-water areas. The principal vegetational types. Land-use practices...
Ground-water hydrology of prairie potholes in North Dakota
C. E. Sloan
1972, Professional Paper 585-C
Prairie potholes (sloughs) are water-holding depressions of glacial origin in the prairies of the Northern United States and southern Canada. Water is supplied to the potholes by precipitation on the water surface, basin runoff, and seepage inflow of ground water. Depleticn of pothole water results from evapotranspiration, overflow, and seepage...
