U.S. Geological Survey radiocarbon dates II
M. Rubin, H. E. Suess
1955, Science (121) 481-488
[No abstract available]...
Determination of thorium by fluorescent x-ray spectrometry
I. Adler, J. M. Axelrod
1955, Analytical Chemistry (27) 1002-1003
A fluorescent x-ray spectrographic method for the determination of thoria in rock samples uses thallium as an internal standard. Measurements are made with a two-channel spectrometer equipped with quartz (d = 1.817 A.) analyzing crystals. Particle-size effects are minimized by grinding the sample components with a mixture of silicon carbide...
Automatic photometric titrations of calcium and magnesium in carbonate rocks
Leonard Shapiro, W. W. Brannock
1955, Analytical Chemistry (27) 725-728
Rapid nonsubjective methods have been developed for the determination of calcium and magnesium in carbonate rocks. From a single solution of the sample, calcium is titrated directly, and magnesium is titrated after a rapid removal of R2O3 and precipitation of calcium as the tungstate. A concentrated and a dilute solution...
The reproduction of lake trout in southern Lake Superior
Paul H. Eschmeyer
1955, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (84) 47-74
The principal spawning grounds of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush namaycush) in United States waters of southern Lake Superior are on rocky shoals at depths of less than 20 fathoms. Most spawning occurs in October and early November. Of the mature fish collected on or near the spawning grounds, 60...
The movement and recovery of tagged walleyes in Michigan, 1929-1953
Paul H. Eschmeyer, Walter R. Crowe
1955, Miscellaneous Public 8
No abstract available....
Sixth progress report on the cooperative investigation of springs and streamflow in the Tecolote Tunnel area of Santa Barbara County, California
Walter Hofmann
1955, Open-File Report 55-66
This report is the sixth in a continuing series of progress reports giving the results of discharge measurements obtained at more than 120 selected sites in the "Tecolote Tunnel Area" of the Santa Ynez Mountains. The area derives its name from the tunnel now being completed by the Bureau of...
Limnological survey of western Lake Erie
Stillman Wright
1955, Special Scientific Report - Fisheries 139
No abstract available....
An electrical device for computing theoretical draw-downs of ground-water levels
Irwin Remson, M.H. Halstead
1955, Open-File Report 55-149
The construction, calibration and use of an electrical "slide rule" for computing theoretical drawdowns of ground-water levels are described. The instrument facilitates the computation of drawdowns under given conditions of discharge or recharge by means of the Theis nonequilibrium equation. It is simple to construct and use and can be...
The pygmy whitefish, Coregonus coulteri, in Lake Superior
Paul H. Eschmeyer, Reeve M. Bailey
1955, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (84) 161-199
Bottom trawling by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service motor vessel Cisco in Lake Superior in 1952–1953 revealed a large population of a tiny whitefish, Coregonus (Prosopium) coulteri, which has been reported previously only from northwestern North America. The hiatus in range, from Lake Superior to the Columbia...
Commercial fishery for chubs (ciscoes) in Lake Michigan through 1953
Ralph Hile, Howard J. Buettner
1955, Special Scientific Report - Fisheries 163
No abstract available....
Flood control problems
Luna Bergere Leopold, Thomas Maddock Jr.
1955, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation in India (3) 169-173
Throughout the world, alluvial soils are among the most fertile and easiest cultivated. Alluvial valleys are routes for transportation either by water or by road and railroad. Rivers are sources of water, a necessity of life. But these river valleys and alluvial deposits, which have so many desirable characteristics and...
Preliminary report on the geology and uranium deposits at Temple Mountain and Green Vein Mesa, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah
Irving Jerome Witkind
1955, Trace Elements Memorandum 775
No abstract available....
Sediment investigations of the Platte River near Overton, Nebraska
C.D. Albert, H.P. Guy
1955, Report
This report contains results of sediment-transport investigations on the Platte River near Overton,. Nebr. from January 1950 to September 1953. The basic data of suspended-sediment studies, results of bed-material analyses, and determinations of water-surface slopes from staff readings are given. The data indicate that a reliable determination of suspended sediment, hence...
Ground water resources of southeastern Oakland County, Michigan
J.G. Ferris, E.M. Burt, G.J. Stramel, E. G. Crosthwaite
1954, Report
The area covered by this report comprises a square which measures three townships on a side and enclose 318 square miles in southeastern Oakland County. The investigation of the ground-water resources of this area was made by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Detroit Metropolitan Area Regional Planning...
Geology and ground-water resources of Wichita and Greeley Counties, Kansas
G.C. Prescott Jr., J.R. Branch, W.W. Wilson
1954, Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin (108)
This report describes the geography, geology, and ground-water resources of Wichita and Greeley counties in western Kansas. The area consists of a flat to gently rolling plain, which slopes eastward [at] about 15 feet per mile. A short reach of Ladder Creek (Beaver) is the only perennially flowing stream in...
Infectious diseases of Pacific salmon
Robert R. Rucker, B. J. Earp, E. J. Ordal
1954, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (83) 297-312
Investigations on infectious diseases of Pacific salmon due to micro-organisms other than viruses are reviewed. The etiological agents include trematodes, fungi, protozoa and bacteria. Bacteria have been found to be the most important agents of disease in the several species of Pacific salmon. Kidney disease, due to a small, unnamed...
A virus disease of sockeye salmon: Interim report
S.W. Watson, R.W. Guenther, R.R. Rucker
1954, Special Scientific Report - Fisheries 138
Since 1951 a disease, usually occurring in late spring or early summer, has caused severe losses in 3- to 12-month-old fingerling sockeye salmon in hatcheries in the State of Washington. The disease is characterized by an explosive outbreak, mortality usually 80 percent or greater, and a residual spinal deformity in...
Virus diseases of fish
Stanley W. Watson
1954, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (83) 331-341
Viruses are probably the cause of a wide spectrum of fish diseases. Although relatively few virus diseases of fish are known today, some of the diseases of unknown etiology, as well as some diseases presently accepted as due to bacteria, protozoa, fungi or nutritional deficiencies, possibly will be recognized eventually...
Geology and uranium deposits of the Caribou area, Boulder County, Colorado
F. B. Moore, W.S. Cavender, E.P. Kaiser
1954, Trace Elements Investigations 228
Pitchblende was discovered in the Caribou mine, Boulder County. Colo., in 1948 by Consolidated Caribou Silver Mines, incorporated during the reopening of the 1040-level. Since 1948, a small quantity of pitchblende has been produced from the Radium vein during exploratory work that was done under contract with the Atomic Energy...
Investigation of the rise in level of Soap Lake at Soap Lake, Washington
M.J. Mundorff, G. L. Bodhaine
1954, Open-File Report 312
No abstract available....
Economic geology of the aluminum phosphate zone on property owned by the Independent Chemical Company, land-pebble phosphate district, Florida
James Bachelder Cathcart, A.M. Coleman, Laurence James McGreevy
1954, Trace Elements Memorandum 869
No abstract available....
Interim report on exploration in the La Sal Creek area, Paradox district, Montrose County, Colorado, and San Juan County, Utah
William Douglas Carter, James Louis Gualtieri, J.C. Warman
1954, Trace Elements Memorandum 716
No abstract available....
Chemical quality of water resources of the Conewango Creek basin
W.A. Beetem
1954, Bulletin 1
This report incorporates the data obtained in a study of the chemical quality of the water resources in the Conewango Creek basin, New York. The study was made during the period October 1951 to September 1952....
Airborne radioactivity survey of parts of Savery NW and Savery NE quadrangles, Carbon County, Wyoming
J. R. Henderson
1954, Trace Elements Memorandum 747
The accompanying map shows the results of an airborne radioactivity survey in 266 square miles of Savery NW and Savery NE quadrangles, Wyoming. This area is part of a larger survey made in southern Carbon and Sweetwater Counties by the U. S. Geological Survey, November 9-24, 1953. The work was...
Airborne radioactivity surveys of parts of Savery SW and Savery SE quadrangles, Carbon County, Wyoming
J. R. Henderson
1954, Trace Elements Memorandum 745
The accompanying map shows the results of an airborne radioactivity survey in 222 square miles of Savery SW and Savery SE quadrangles, Wyoming. This area is part of a larger survey made in southern Carbon and Sweetwater Counties by the U. S. Geological Survey, November 9-24, 1953. The work was...