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Hydrology Of The Sinking Creek System, Logan And Simpson Counties, Kentucky, James C. Cubbage

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Southwest of Bowling Green, Kentucky, is the Western Pennyroyal, is a karstified area which has been neglected in the study of its ground water. About 100 square miles near Adairville were chosen for analysis to help rectify this lack of knowledge. The area is dominated by Sinking Creek, a surface-subsurface drainage system.

The main purpose of the study was to map the underground flow in the Sinking Creek area. The drainage system seemed to be typical for the Western Pennyroyal and exhibited many similarities to flow paths known in the Central Kentucky Karst.

The investigation proved to be of basic …

Regional Tectonics And Seismicity Of Eastern Nebraska, Annual Report, July 1980–June 1981, R. R. Burchett

Conservation and Survey Division

This annual report presents and interprets the information obtained by the Conservation and Survey Division (Nebraska Geological Survey) during contract year July 1, 1980, to June 30, 1981, under contract NRC-04-76-3l5 with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The information pertains to the geology, structure, tectonics, and seismicity of eastern Nebraska with emphasis on central Otoe County. Some of the information presented here results from a combination of studies begun in earlier years but the greater part results from studies begun during the contract year.

The scope of the studies is summarized as follows:

1. Rock outcrops in Otoe County were …

Gravity And Ground Magnetic Investigations In Eastern Nebraska, Robert F. Diffendal Jr., R. R. Burchett

Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications

The purpose of this investigation was to extend the area covered by gravity and ground magnetic data related to the Nemaha Uplift and associated structures in eastern Nebraska. Gravity data were collected from Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Nuckolls, Polk, Thayer, and York Counties. Additional ground magnetic data and gravity data were collected for central Otoe County.

Gravity And Ground Magnetic Investigations In Eastern Nebraska, Robert F. Diffendal Jr., R. R. Burchett

Robert F. Diffendal, Jr., Publications

The purpose of this investigation was to extend the area covered by gravity and ground magnetic data related to the Nemaha Uplift and associated structures in eastern Nebraska. Gravity data were collected from Butler, Jefferson, Saline, and Seward counties. Additional ground magnetic data and gravity data were collected for eastern Sarpy and northeastern Cass counties in Nebraska and gravity data were collected from parts of Mills and Fremont counties in Iowa.

Regional Tectonics And Seismicity Of Eastern Nebraska, Annual Report, July 1979–June 1980, R. R. Burchett

Conservation and Survey Division

This annual report presents and interprets the information obtained by the Conservation and Survey Division (Nebraska Geological Survey) during contract year July 1, 1979, to June 30, 1980, under contract NRC-04-76-3l5 with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The information pertains to the geology, structure, tectonics, and seismicity of eastern Nebraska with emphasis on the vicinity south of Omaha, Nebraska. Some of the information presented here results from a combination of studies begun in earlier years but the greater part results from studies begun during the contract year.

The scope of the studies is summarized as follows:

1. Rock outcrops in …

Land Degradation In The Fitzroy Valley Of Western Australia, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia. Rangeland Management Branch

Resource management technical reports

The report reassesses the condition of formerly valuable grazing lands of the Fitzroy River valley frontage lands. It is hoped that the submission will promote discussion on the problems of degenerated pastoral land and increase the resolve of all concerned to take the necessary action for their restoration. The frontage lands flank the major rivers of the area, the Fitzroy, the Margaret and the Meda and their tributaries. The frontage is capable of supporting the best pastures in the Kimberley, but unwise and uncontrolled stocking has profoundly degraded and eroded the most productive parts. There are about 5,800 square kilometres …

Groundwater Levels In Nebraska, 1980, Martin S. Johnson, Darryll T. Pederson

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.

Reconnaissance Glacio-Chemical Studies In The Indian Himalayas, Paul Andrew Mayewski, William Berry Lyons, Nasseruddin Ahmad

Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Analysis of reactive silicate, ammonium, phosphate, iron and sodium from cores taken from three glaciers in the Kashmir portion of the Himalayas are reported as the first in a series of glacio-chemical studies designed to produce proxy paleoclimatic data for this region. This study stresses the elevation dependency of such studies and for the chemical species analyzed which are most reliable for the purpose of the study.

Acidity Of Recent Himalayan Snow, William Berry Lyons, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Nasseruddin Ahmad

Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Surface snows collected at various elevations in the Indian Himalayas were analyzed in the field for pH as part of a broader study of the chemistry. The pH values are lower than the predicted ≅5.6 for unpolluted precipitation. Analysis of NO₃ + NO₂, Cl, SO₄ and NH₄ indicate that these low pH values are not completely due to the presence of strong mineral acids. The strong correlation of pH with elevation (i.e. temperature) suggests that the low pH values are due to the snow being supersaturated with CO₂.

Nebraska Mineral Operations Review, 1980, D. A. Eversoll, R. R. Burchett

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.

Comparing Three Water Quality Sampling Techniques For Measuring Non-Point Source Pollution In Forest Streams, R. Scott Beasley

Technical Reports

Coshocton wheel samplers, ISCO pumping samplers, and single stage samplers were compared on each of three small (5-6 ha), forested watersheds in the Ouachita Mountains of central Arkansas. The objective of the comparisons was to evaluate the performance of each sampling method in providing reliable samples for measuring concentrations of total suspended solids (TSS). H-flumes and water level recorders provided stream discharge data; a network of recording and non-recording raingages provided preciptation measurements. Rainfall and storm discharges during the study period were unusually low. No samples were collected by the single stage samplers. They appear unsuited for use on small …

Mathematical Model For Water Quality In Streams Impacted By Point And Nonpoint Source Pollution, Michael E. Meadows

KWRRI Research Reports

Modeling the impacts of stormwater runoff on small streams, requires that the prediction model has the capability of simulating the behavior of the hydrologic and water quality components of the stream system. Development of such a model involves coupling the equations for pollutant transport during unsteady flow with the appropriate flood routing equations. The decision on which equations to choose requires a full understanding of the pollutant transport and hydrograph dispersion processes.

This research was undertaken to develop a rigorous theoretical evaluation of the pollutant transport and hydrograph dispersion processes during unsteady flow, and to recommend a suitable model for …

An Active Rock Glacier, Wavbal Pass, Jammu And Kashmir Himalaya, India, Paul Andrew Mayewski, P. Andrew Jeschke, N. Ahmad

Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

A currently active rock glacier with a snout elevation of 4,055 m was observed in the Jammu and Kashmir Himalaya. Its formation is ascribed to stagnation of the terminal area of a true glacier.

Ice Mass Fluctuations In Victoria Land, Antarctica, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Jon M. Hassinger

Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

[From the introduction] During the 1980-81 field season we conducted a two-part program: the first part was spent on the Rennick Glacier in northern Victoria Land, and the second in the ice-free valleys of southern Victoria Land. The primary objective of the program was to help elucidate the glacial and climatic history of Transantarctic Mountains ice masses by interpreting the records available from the spectrum true glaciers to rock glaciers.

Ua66/8/3 Annual Report, Wku Geography & Geology

WKU Archives Records

Annual report of activities of the WKU department of Geography & Geology.

Geology And Groundwater Supplies Of Southern Dawes And Northern Sheridan Counties, Nebraska, Vernon L. Souders

Conservation and Survey Division

The upland plain in southern Dawes and northern Sheridan counties of northwest Nebraska is underlain by rocks of Tertiary age. These rocks overlie those of Cretaceous and Jurassic ages in this region of about 2250 square miles . Strata of Tertiary age are a source of groundwater for most of the irrigation, municipal, stock, and rural-domestic needs of the area.

Nine stratigraphic units of Tertiary.age were defined by examination of test hole samples and logs and by examining electric logs of oil and gas tests, driller's logs of irrigation wells, and outcrops. Stratigraphic correlations are difficult in the area because …

Nebraska Groundwater Level (Decline & Rise) And Location Of Registered Wells, 1981

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.

Development Of Irrigation Well Drilling In Nebraska, Vance Anderson

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.

Annual Outflow Of Water From Nebraska, 1950-1980, Conservation Survey Division

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.

Groundwater Reservoir Management Policy Issue Study: A Contract Report For The State Water Planning And Review Process-Nebraska Natural Resources Commission

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.