Floods of 1952 in the basins of the upper Mississippi River and Red River of the North
J. V. B. Wells
1955, Water Supply Paper 1260-C
The flood of April 1952 on the Mississippi River between the Minnesota and Des Moines Rivers established many record-high stages. In the Minnesota River basin, the floods of April 1952 exceeded those of 1951 in many locations but generally were smaller than those of 1881. The timing of flows on...
Records of wells, water levels, and quality of ground water in the Sammamish Lake area, King County, Washington
Bruce A. Liesch
1955, Open-File Report 55-96
This report, one of a series on the ground-water resources of the State of Washington, contains well records and other data collected during the course of an investigation in the Sammamish Lake area immediately east of Seattle, King County, Washington. Most of these investigations are conducted in cooperation with the...
Preliminary geologic map and structure sections of the Shaktolik River area, Alaska
William W. Patton Jr., Robert S. Bickel
1955, Open-File Report 55-134
The U.S. Geological Survey began stratigraphic and structural studies in the southern half of the Koyukuk Cretaceous basin in 1954. During June 1954, the Shaktolik River was traversed by boat from near the confluence of Brass Pan Creek to Norton Sound. All cutback exposures along the river were examined and,...
Photogeologic map, Bluff-11 quadrangle, San Juan County, Utah
Calvin F. Miller
1955, Open-File Report 55-112
No abstract available. ...
Photogeologic map, Bluff-4 quadrangle, San Juan County, Utah
James Norris Platt
1955, Open-File Report 55-140
No abstract available....
Preliminary geologic map and structure sections along a part of the lower Yukon River, Alaska
William W. Patton Jr., Robert S. Bickel
1955, Open-File Report 55-133
The U.S. Geological Survey began stratigraphic and structural studies in the southern half of the Koyukuk Cretaceous basin in 1954. During July and August, 1954, the lower Yukon River was traversed by boat between Ruby and Kaltag. All cutbank exposures were examined in detail. ...
Photogeologic map, Bluff-5 quadrangle, San Juan County, Utah
Paul P. Orkild
1955, Open-File Report 55-125
Photogeologic map, Bluff-6 quadrangle, San Juan County, Utah
Paul P. Orkild
1955, Open-File Report 55-126
Water levels and artesian pressures in observation wells in the United States in 1952: Part 6, southwestern states and territory of Hawaii
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1955, Water Supply Paper 1226
No abstract available....
Records of wells and springs, water levels, and quality of ground water in central Pierce County, Washington
Jack E. Sceva, Duane E. Wegner
1955, Open-File Report 55-160
Location and Extent of Area The area covered by this report (fig. 1) includes the part of Pierce County, ~ash. that lies west of the foothills of the Cascade Mountains and east of the main waterway of Puget Sound, and extends from the county line on the north to the Nisqually...
Water levels and artesian pressures in observation wells in the United States, 1953, Part 3, North-Central States
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1955, Water Supply Paper 1267
Flood of May 27-28, 1954, in Panola and Lafayette Counties, Mississippi
W.H. Goines
1955, Open-File Report 55-48
As a result of heavy rains during the late afternoon and night of May 27, 1954, record-breaking floods occurred on small streams in Panola and Lafayette Counties. All flooding was in rural areas, and no loss of life was reported. The Agriculture Stabilization Committees at Sardis and at Oxford estimated...
Ground-water-supply possibilities in parts of Bear Lake and Caribou Counties, Idaho
R. C. Scott
1955, Open-File Report 55-162
Ground-water possibilities in parts of Bear Lake and Caribou counties, Idaho, were studied briefly, with special reference to the vicinities of Dingle and Montpelier and to the availability of ground water for expected industrial developments. The work was part of the ground-water investigations by the Geological Survey in cooperation with...
Geophysical abstracts 162, July-September 1955
M.C. Rabbitt, D.B. Vitaliano, S.T. Vesselowsky, and others
1955, Bulletin 1033-C
Floods in North Carolina, frequency and magnitude
H. C. Riggs
1955, Open-File Report 55-151
Recorded annual flood stages and discharges at 144 gaging stations are listed. Also included are maximum known flood stages and discharges, both at gaging stations and at miscellaneous sites. Using the annual flood discharge at gaging stations a regional analysis of flood magnitudes and frequencies in the state was made....
Our national water resources
C. G. Paulsen
1955, Open-File Report 55-136
Objective synoymy catalog of the Cambrian fossils of the world (as recorded through 1954)
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1955, Open-File Report 55-129
Summary of geology and ground-water conditions in the vicinity of Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia
Allen Sinnott
1955, Open-File Report 55-164
This memorandum has been prepared in response to a recent inquiry from the city officials of Tappahannock, Essex County, Va., regarding the availability of ground water in the Tappahannock area. The memorandum was prepared as part of the ground-water studies of the Geological Survey in cooperation with the Virginia Division...
Hydraulics of wells
Thad G. McLaughlin
1955, Open-File Report 55-104
Although the subject of this lecture is supposed to be concerned primarily with the hydraulics of wells, Professor Weers has asked that I also discuss the effects tat geological formations have on the quantity and quality of water available to wells. I will discuss the geology of Colorado in relation...
Records of wells and water-level fluctuations in the Aberdeen-Springfield area, Bingham and Power counties, Idaho in 1954
Harold G. Sisco
1955, Open-File Report 55-165
This report contains records of observation wells and water-level fluctuations for the calendar year 1954 in the Aberdeen-Springfield area, Bingham and Power Counties, Idaho. Systematic observations in the Aberdeen-Springfield area were begun by the Geological Survey in 1952. Each year a progress report is issued and this report is number 3...
Water levels in observation wells in part of Montana, 1946-1953
F. A. Swenson
1955, Open-File Report 55-180
Ground-water investigations were made by the Ground Water Branch, U. S. Geological Survey, from 1946 to 1954, inclusive, in several parts of Montana. These studies were made as part of the program of the Department of the Interior for development of the Missouri River Basin. Thus, the areas selected for...
Statement on ground water in Connecticut
R.V. Cushman
1955, Open-File Report 55-35
Connecticut has a supply of ground water, most of it of good quality, which is largely undeveloped, and much of which would lend itself to industrial and other uses. Ground water is available in small quantities in nearly all parts of the State, and in moderate to large quantities in...
Extending flood-frequency graphs by comparison with rainfall
W. B. Langbein
1955, Open-File Report 55-90
Flood discharge is the consequence of many contributing hydrologic events which may be presumed to occur fortuitously and independently, such that the probability of a given flood is the product of the probability of each independent contributing event. Of the many factors that lead to a flood, the two most...
Ground-water program in Alabama
P.E. LaMoreaux
1955, Open-File Report 55-87
Several recent years of drought have emphasized the importance of Alabama's ground-water supplies, a matter of concern to us all. So far we have been blessed in Alabama with ample ground-water, although a combination of increased use, waste, pollution, and drought has brought about critical local water shortages. These problems...
Ground-water hydraulics - A summary of lectures presented by John G. Ferris at short courses conducted by the Ground Water Branch, part 1, Theory
D.B. Knowles
1955, Open-File Report 55-85
The objective of the Ground Water Branch is to evaluate the occurrence, availability, and quality of ground water. The science of ground-water hydrology is applied toward attaining that goal. Although many ground-water investigations are of a qualitative nature, quantitative studies are necessarily an integral component of the complete evaluation of...
