Publications
This list of Water Resources Mission Area publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. A searchable database of all USGS publications can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Bedrock topography map of Walworth County, Wisconsin
No abstract available.
Authors
Ronald G. Borman
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Great Basin region
Ground-water withdrawals by wells in the Great Basin Region were about 1.1 million acre-feet (1,360 cubic hectometres) in 1970. Most of these withdrawals were from 87 of the 234 hydrographic areas in the region. Withdrawals ranged from about 1,000 acre-feet (1.2 cubic hectometres) to more than 100,000 acre-feet (123 cubic hectometres). Jordan Valley, which includes Salt Lake City, had the largest
Authors
Thomas E. Eakin, Don Price, J. R. Harrill
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – California region
Most people in the California Region live in a semiarid or arid climate, with precipitation less than the potential evapotranspiration- environments of perennial water deficiency. The deficiency becomes most onerous during the characteristically rainless summers and during recurrent droughts that may continue for 10--20 years. However, water from winter rain and snow can be stored for use during t
Authors
H. E. Thomas, D. A. Phoenix
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources–Texas-Gulf region
Ground water in the Texas-Gulf Region is a large and important resource that can provide a more significant percentage of the total water supply of the region. Total water requirements within the region are projected to rise sharply from 14 million acre-feet (17 cubic kilometres) in 1970 to nearly 26 million acre-feet (32 cubic kilometres) in 2020. About half of the water used in 1970 was ground w
Authors
E. T. Baker, J. R. Wall
Geochemical reconnaissance using heavy minerals from small streams in central South Carolina
No abstract available.
Authors
Henry Bell
Ground-water resources of Wilson County, North Carolina
The most important sources of ground water for Wilson County, North Carolina are (1) the sand beds of the Cretaceous aquifer system in the Coastal Plain section in the eastern part of the county and (2) the bedrock aquifer system in the Piedmont section in the western part of the county.The Cretaceous aquifer is recharged from leakage through overlying beds composed primarily of clay. This leakage
Authors
M. D. Winner
Preimpoundment water quality of Raystown Branch Juniata River and six tributary streams, south-central Pennsylvania
The Raystown Branch Juniata River watershed, which is the main water source for Raystown Lake, is a 960-square-mile (2,490 square kilometres) drainage basin in south-central Pennsylvania. Preimpoundment water-quality data were collected on the Raystown Branch and six tributary st.reams in the basin. Specific conductance values varied inversely with water discharge. The pH values were extremely low
Authors
Donald R. Williams
Preliminary results of preimpoundment water-quality studies in the Tioga River Basin, Pennsylvania and New York
The Tioga River and its major tributaries were sampled monthly from September 1973 to May 1975. Water quality in the Tioga River is degraded by acid-mine drainage entering the stream near Blossburg from both strip- and deep-mined areas. The stream supports few species of aquatic life from Blossburg to its confluence with Crooked Creek. Alkaline water of tributaries Mill Creek, Crooked Creek, and t
Authors
Janice R. Ward
Flood hydrology of Butte Basin, 1973 and 1974 water years, Sacramento Valley, California: A progress report
No abstract available.
Authors
R.G. Simpson
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the geothermal area near Klamath Falls, Oregon
Geothermal phenomena observed in the vicinity of Klamath Falls include hot springs with temperatures that approach 204°F (96 o C) (the approximate boiling temperature for the altitude), steam and water wells with temperatures that exceed 212°F (100°C), and hundreds of warm-water wells with temperatures mostly ranging from 68° to 95°F (20° to 35°C). Although warm waters are encountered by wells thr
Authors
E.A. Sammel, D. L. Peterson