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UCREFRP Catalog Number
7284
Author
Green, S. L. and J. R. Schuetz.
Title
Water-Resources Activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Wyoming, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987.
USFW Year
1987.
USFW - Doc Type
Open-File Report 87-532,
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<br />ORIGIN OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY <br /> <br />The U.S. Geological Survey was established by an act of Congress on <br />March 3, 1879, providing a permanent Federal agency to conduct the systematic <br />and scientific "classification of the public lands, and examination of the <br />geological structure, mineral resources, and products of National domain." An <br />intergral part of that original mission includes publishing and disseminating <br />the earth-science information needed to understand, to plan the use of, and to <br />manage the Nation's energy, land, mineral, and water resources. <br /> <br />Since 1879, the research and fact-finding role of the Geological Survey <br />has expanded and been modified to meet the changing needs of the Nation it <br />serves. As part of that evolution, the Geological Survey has become the <br />Federal Government's largest earth-science research agency, the Nation's <br />largest civilian mapmaking agency, the primary source of data on the Nation's <br />surface- and ground-water resources, and the employer of the largest number of <br />professional earth scientists. Today's programs serve a diversity of needs <br />and users. Programs include: <br /> <br />Conducting detailed assessments of the energy and mineral potential the <br />Nation's land and offshore area. <br /> <br />Investigating and issuing warnings of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, <br />landslides, and other geologic and hydrologic hazards. <br /> <br />Conducting research on the geologic structure of the Nation. <br /> <br />Studying the geologic features, structure, processes, and history of the <br />other planets of our solar system. <br /> <br />Conducting topographic surveys of the Nation, and preparing topographic <br />and thematic maps and related cartographic products. <br /> <br />Developing and producing digital cartographic data bases and products. <br /> <br />Collecting data on a routine basis to determine the quantity, quality, <br />and use of surface and gound water. <br /> <br />Conducting water-resource appraisals in order to describe the <br />consequences of alternative plans for developing land and water <br />resources. <br /> <br />Conducting research in hydraulics and hydrology, and coordinating all <br />Federal water-data acquisition. <br /> <br />Using remotely sensed data to develop new cartographic, geolngic, and <br />hydrologic-research techniques for natural resources planning and <br />management. <br /> <br />Providing earth-science information through an extensive publications <br />program and a network of public access points. <br /> <br />4 <br />
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