Autocorrelation of rainfall and streamflow minimums
N.C. Matalas
1963, Professional Paper 434-B
Hydrologic time series of annual minimum mean monthly rainfall and annual minimum 1-day and 7-day discharge, considered as drought indices, were used to study the distribution of droughts with respect to time. The rainfall data were found to be nearly random. The discharge data, however, were found to be nonrandomly...
General summary of effects of the drought in the Southwest: Chapter H in Drought in the Southwest, 1942-56
H. E. Thomas
1963, Professional Paper 372-H
This final chapter of Prof. Paper 372 summarizes the results of a comprehensive study of drought in the Southwest, as reported in greater detail in chapters A-G. Chapter A presents some of the published and recorded conclusions concerning the basic meteorological factors that influence the patterns of precipitation in the...
Short papers in geology and hydrology, articles 1-59
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1963, Professional Paper 475-B
No abstract available....
Effects of drought in basins of interior drainage: Chapter E in Drought in the Southwest, 1942-56
H. E. Thomas
1963, Professional Paper 372-E
The effects of the recent drought 1942-56 have varied widely in the Southwestern basins of interior drainage which include, in addition to the Great Basin of Nevada, Utah, and California many smaller basins in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. These closed basins are characteristically separate hydrologic units, and their water...
Geology and hydrology of the Elk River, Minnesota, nuclear-reactor site
Ralph F. Norvitch, Robert Schneider, Richard G. Godfrey
1963, Bulletin 1133-C
The Elk River, Minn., nuclear-reactor site is on the east bluff of the Mississippi River about 35 miles northwest of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The area is underlain by about 70 to 180 feet of glacial drift, including at the top as much as 120 feet of outwash deposits (valley...
Short papers in geology and hydrology, Articles 60-121: Geological Survey research 1963
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1963, Professional Paper 475-C
No abstract available....
Ground-water contamination and legal controls in Michigan
Morris Deutsch
1963, Water Supply Paper 1691
The great importance of the fresh ground-water resources of Michigan is evident because 90 percent of the rural and about 70 percent of the total population of the State exclusive of the Detroit metropolitan area are supplied from underground sources. The water-supply and public-health problems that have been caused by...
Hydrology of stock-water development on the public domain of western Utah
Charles T. Snyder
1963, Water Supply Paper 1475-N
A geologic and hydrologic reconnaissance was made on the public domain of western Utah to appraise the water resources of the area and to provide a basis for locating and developing sources of stock water. The study area includes the Bonneville, Pahvant, and Virgin Grazing Districts, in parts of Tooele,...
Reconnaissance of the hydrology of the Little Lost River basin, Idaho
Maurice John Mundorff, H. C. Broom, Chabot Kilburn
1963, Water Supply Paper 1539-Q
The role of ground water in the national water situation: With state summaries based on reports by District Offices of Ground Water Branch
Charles Lee McGuinness
1963, Water Supply Paper 1800
Ground water in the United States has emerged from a quantitatively minor (though incalculably valuable) water source, whose chief role was in the settlement of primitive areas, to a major source now accounting for one-fifth to one-sixth of the Nation's total withdrawal requirements for water. With the growth in ground-water...
Application of electrical and radioactive well logging to ground-water hydrology
Eugene P. Patten Jr., Gordon D. Bennett
1963, Water Supply Paper 1544-D
A field method for measurement of infiltration
A.I. Johnson
1963, Water Supply Paper 1544-F
The determination of infiltration--the downward entry of water into a soil (or sediment)--is receiving increasing attention in hydrologic studies because of the need for more quantitative data on all phases of the hydrologic cycle. A measure of infiltration, the infiltration rate, is usually determined in the field by flooding basins...
Methods of collecting and interpreting ground-water data
1963, Water Supply Paper 1544-H
Because ground water is hidden from view, ancient man could only theorize as to its sources of replenishment and its behavior. His theories held sway until the latter part of the 17th century, which marked the first experimental work to determine the source and movement of ground water. Thus founded,...
Morphology and hydrology of a glacial stream -- White River, Mount Rainier, Washington
Robert K. Fahnestock
1963, Professional Paper 422-A
Ground water in the Pullman area, Whitman County, Washington
B. L. Foxworthy, R.L. Washburn
1963, Water Supply Paper 1655
This report presents the results of an investigation of the ground-water resources of the Pullman area, Whitman County, Wash. The investigation war made in cooperation with the State of Washington, Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources, to determine whether the 1959 rate of ground-water withdrawal exceeded the perennial yield...
Effects of hydraulic and geologic factors on streamflow of the Yakima River Basin, Washington
Hallard B. Kinnison, Jack E. Sceva
1963, Water Supply Paper 1595
The Yakima River basin, in south-central Washington, is the largest single river system entirely within the confines of the State. Its waters are the most extensively utilized of all the rivers in Washington. The river heads high on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains, flows for 180 miles in a...
Sedimentation and chemical quality of water in Salt Creek basin, Nebraska
Lester Ray Kister, J. C. Mundorff
1963, Water Supply Paper 1669-H
Ground-water potential of the alluvium of the Arkansas River between Little Rock and Fort Smith, Arkansas
M. S. Bedinger, L. F. Emmett, H. G. Jeffery
1963, Water Supply Paper 1669-L
Geology and hydrology of Agua Caliente Spring, Palm Springs, California
L.C. Dutcher, J. S. Bader
1963, Water Supply Paper 1605
No abstract available....
Sediment characteristics of small streams in southern Wisconsin, 1954-59
Charles R. Collier
1963, Water Supply Paper 1669-B
The results of investigations of the sediment and water discharge characteristics of Black Earth Creek, Mount Vernon Creek, and Yellowstone River from 1954 to 1959 and Dell Creek for 1958 and 1959 indicate large differences in annual runoff and sediment yields. The suspended-sediment discharge of Black Earth Creek averaged 3,260...
Factors influencing the occurrence of floods in a humid region of diverse terrain
M. A. Benson
1963, Water Supply Paper 1580-B
This report describes relations between flood peaks and hydrologic factors in a humid region with limited climatic variation but a diversity of terrain. Statistical multiple-regression techniques have been applied to hydrologic data on New England. Many topographic and climatic factors have been evaluated. and their relations to flood peaks have...
Geology and hydrology of Valle Grande and Valle Toledo, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Clyde Stuart Conover, C.V. Theis, Roy L. Griggs
1963, Water Supply Paper 1619-Y
Geology and ground-water conditions in southern Nassau and southeastern Queens Counties, Long Island, N.Y.
N. M. Perlmutter, J. J. Geraghty
1963, Water Supply Paper 1613-A
Test drilling, electrical logging, and water sampling of 'outpost' and other wells have revealed the existence of a deep confined body of salt water in the Magothy(?) formation beneath southwestern Nassau and southeastern Queens Counties, Long Island, N.Y. In connection with a test-drilling program, cooperatively sponsored by the U.S. Geological...
Geology and ground-water conditions in the southern part of the Camp Ripley Military Reservation, Morrison County, Minnesota
J.R. Jones, P.D. Akin, Robert Schneider
1963, Water Supply Paper 1669-A
The southern part of the Camp Ripley Military Reservation, in central Minnesota, includes an area of about 20 square miles. This investigation was conducted to assist the U.S. National Guard Bureau in locating adequate water supplies for expansion and standby needs. Bedrock in the area consists of Precambrian phyllite which is...
Floods on White Rock Creek above White Rock Lake at Dallas, Texas
Clarence R. Gilbert
1963, Open-File Report 63-36
The White Rock Creek watershed within the city limits of Dallas , Texas, presents problems not unique in the rapid residential and industrial development encountered by many cities throughout the United States. The advantages of full development of the existing area within a city before expanding city boundaries, are related...
