Progress report on the geology and ground-water hydrology of the lower Platte River Valley, Nebraska, with a section on the chemical quality of the ground water
Herbert A. Waite, Herbert A. Swenson
1949, Circular 20
The occurrence of abundant ground-water supplies in the lower Platte River Valley has made possible the present agricultural and industrial economy of the area. Likewise, the future development of the area is dependent on the wise use of this important resource. The current investigation, on which this report is based,...
Hydrology of Massachusetts. Part 1, summary of stream flow and precipitation records
C. E. Knox, R. M. Soule
1949, Water Supply Paper 1105
No abstract available....
Interpreting ground conditions from geologic maps
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1949, Circular 46
Intelligent planning for heavy construction, water supply, or other land utilization requires advance knowledge of ground conditions in the area. It is essential to know:the topography, that is, the configuration of the land surface;the geology and soils, that is, the deposits that compose the land and its weathered surface; andthe...
Geology and ground-water hydrology of the Angostura irrigation project, South Dakota, with a section on the mineral quality of the waters
Robert T. Littleton, Herbert A. Swenson
1949, Circular 54
The lands to be irrigated from water stored in the Angostura Reservoir are situated on the lover of two terraces along the southeast side of the Cheyenne River in northeastern Fall River County and on the terrace known as Harrison Plat in southeastern Custer County, S. Dak. The terrace deposits...
Ground-water outflow from the Chino Basin, California, and the controlling geologic and hydrologic conditions
A. A. Garrett, H.G. Thomasson Jr.
1949, Open-File Report 49-72
Report of the Committee on Runoff, 1948–1949
C. C. McDonald
1949, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (30) 911-915
Because of the widely scattered locations of the membership, no assembled meeting of the Committee was held during the year, all discussions being held by correspondence. Consideration was given to three subjects during the year: (1) standardization of terminology as related to runoff (continued from previous year), (2) deficiencies in...
Report of the Committee on Groundwater, 1946–1948
S. W. Lohman
1949, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (30) 598-600
No report of the Committee was prepared for the fiscal year 1946–1947, so the present report covers the two‐year period July 1, 1946 through June 30, 1948. Because of space limitations, fits report covers only items of research that have come to the attention of the Chairman. Reports m Hydrology...
Progress report on the ground-water hydrology of the Republican and Frenchman River valleys, with a section on the chemical quality of the ground water
Herbert A. Waite, Herbert A. Swenson
1948, Circular 19
No abstract available....
Texas floods of 1940
Seth D. Breeding
1948, Water Supply Paper 1046
Floods occurred in Texas during, June, July, and November 1940 that exceeded known stages on many small streams and at a few places on the larger streams. Stages at several stream-gaging stations exceeded the maximum known at those places since the collection of daily records began. A storm, haying its...
Ground water in the Anadarko area [Caddo County], Oklahoma
Stuart L. Schoff
1948, Open-File Report 48-84
This report offers a preliminary interpretation of the geology and ground-water hydrology of the Anadarko area, Oklahoma. L.V. Davis prepared the accompanying map from aerial photographs and furnished much of the geologic information, and records of the State Mineral Survey (WPA) were used in the preparation of the section on...
Report of the Research Committee on Runoff, 1947–1948
C. C. McDonald
1948, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (29) 923-926
Since 1946, the Committee has given consideration to terminology as related to the field of runoff. As the science of hydrology develops, there is increasing need for a more definite and uniform terminology in order to promote use of more precise language in technical literature. While it may not be...
Report of Committee on Ground Water, 1945–1946
S. W. Lohman
1948, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (29) 117-123
The principal activity of the Committee during the year was the arranging and presentation of a symposium on methods of estimating ground‐water supplies. The response was gratifying and resulted in the presentation of 11 interesting papers at the 1946 meeting. The report of the Subcommittee on Permeability by C. E....
Development of limestone reservoirs in Comal County, Texas
W.O. George
1948, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (29) 503-510
The Edwards limestone, and to a lesser extent the Comanche Peak limestone and the lower part of the Glen Rose limestone below, all of Lower Cretaceous age, form one of the most extensive ground‐water reservoirs in Texas. As a result of normal faulting, these formations are connected by underground channels...
Hydrology of limestone terrane in Schoharie County, New York
Jean Milton Berdan
1948, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (29) 251-253
During the summer of 1946 the writer studied the ground‐water resources of Schoharie County, New York, as a part of the program of ground‐water investigation being carried on in cooperation between the United States Geological Survey and the New York State Water Power and Control Commission. Because the outcrop belt...
Runoff from rain and snow
A. M. Piper
1948, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (29) 511-524
The basic principles of the idealized hydrologic cycle are reviewed with emphasis on storage and movement of water in the soil. A distinction is made between ground‐water runoff and overland runoff in terms of storage and lag, expressed as accumulated deviations from uniform flow over a period of several years....
Trends in runoff in the Pacific Northwest
C. C. McDonald, W. B. Langbein
1948, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (29) 387-397
The diminution in runoff in the Pacific Northwest, particularly the Columbia River Basin, during the past 50 years, and its hydrologic significance are discussed in this paper. An analysis of the rainfall‐runoff relations for the Basin is made in order to explain the different influence of short‐ and long‐term precipitation...
Methods used in estimating the groundwater supply in the Wichita, Kansas well-field area
Charles C. Williams, Stanley William Lohman
1947, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (28) 120-131
This paper presents the methods used in studying the groundwater hydrology of an area in Harvey and Sedgwick Counties, Kansas, from which the city of Wichita derives its water supply. A summary of the data available for study is presented and several hydrologic factors are evaluated. The relationship between...
Electrochemical stabilization of clayey ground
B.A. Rzhanitzin, V.P. Sokoloff (translator)
1947, Open-File Report 47-27-A
Recently developed new methods of stabilization of weak grounds (e.g. the silicate treatment) are based on injection of chemical solutions into the ground. Such methods are applicable accordingly only to the kinds of ground that have the coefficient of filtration higher than 2 meters per 24 hours and permit penetration...
Major winter and nonwinter floods in selected basins in New York and Pennsylvania
Walter Basil Langbein
1947, Water Supply Paper 915
The scientific design of flood-control works is based on an evaluation of the hydrologic factors basic to flood events, particularly how rainfall and snow runoff, soil conditions, and channel influences can combine to produce greater or lesser floods. For this purpose an analysis of the pertinent hydrologic data is needed....
Suggestions as to future research in ground‐water hydrology
O. E. Meinzer
1947, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (28) 418-420
Determination of the ground‐water supply available from any aquifer or in any specified area requires not merely the application of specific quantitative methods but also a broad and accurate knowledge of the geologic, hydrologlc, and geochemical factors that are involved, and consideration of the economic and legal limitations. Further research...
Ground-water conditions and problems in the Upper Mississippi River Embayment
Robert Schneider
1947, Economic Geology (42) 626-633
The Upper Mississippi River Embayment is a region of about 45,000 square miles in the Mississippi River Valley extending from the vicinity of the 34th parallel northward to the mouth of the Ohio River. It includes parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri. In 1940 about 2,700,000 people inhabited...
Ground water in Tooele Valley, Tooele County, Utah
H. E. Thomas
1946, Technical Publication 4
Tooele Valley is a typical basin of the Basin and Range Province located about 30 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. It is roughly 15 miles long and 10 miles wide and has a population of about 7,000. Bordered on the west by the Stansbury Range, on the east by...
Notes on determining the effective distance to a line of recharge
R.G. Kazmann
1946, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (27) 854-859
Increasing emphasis has been given in recent years to the installation of wells in sand and gravel deposits along perennial streams. Under favorable conditions water enters the aquifer from the adjacent stream so that the safe yield is not limited by recharge from local precipitation [see “References” at end of...
Hydrology in relation to economic geology
O. E. Meinzer
1946, Economic Geology (41) 1-12
No abstract available....
Appendix A—Report of the subcommittee on permeability
C. E. Jacob
1946, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (27) 245-256
The Subcommittee on Permeability of the Permanent Research Committee on Ground Water of the Section of Hydrology, was organized in 1943 to provide for the open discussion of the terminology relating to permeability with a view toward the elimination of conflicting usages and the clarification and standardization of acceptable terms....
