National Geochemical Database—Reformatted Data from the National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) Program
By Steven M. Smith
Version 1.40 (2006)
This page is currently being rewritten to the Version 1.41 format.
History of NURE HSSR Program
Why a new NURE HSSR data format?
On-Line Manual for New-Format NURE HSSR Data Files
Because the NURE program was never completed, there is incomplete coverage for the United States. Out of a total of 625 quadrangles that cover the entire lower 48 States and Alaska, only 307 quadrangles were completely sampled and another 86 quadrangles were partially sampled.
The following is a list of quadrangles in the Lower 48 States for which no NURE HSSR data were found.
- Aberdeen Quadrangle, South Dakota, North Dakota
- Ajo Quadrangle, Arizona
- Alpena Quadrangle, Michigan
- Alturas Quadrangle, California, Oregon
- Apalachicola Quadrangle, Florida
- Aurora Quadrangle, Illinois
- Beloit Quadrangle, Kansas
- Bemidji Quadrangle, Minnesota
- Bend Quadrangle, Oregon
- Bismarck Quadrangle, North Dakota
- Blind River Quadrangle, Michigan
- Brainerd Quadrangle, Minnesota
- Breton Sound Quadrangle, Louisiana
- Buffalo Quadrangle, New York, Pennsylvania
- Burlington Quadrangle, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri
- Burns Quadrangle, Oregon
- Cambellton Quadrangle, Maine
- Canyon City Quadrangle, Oregon
- Cape Blanco Quadrangle, Oregon, California
- Cape Disappointment Quadrangle, Washington, Oregon
- Cape Flattery Quadrangle, Washington
- Centerville Quadrangle, Iowa, Missouri
- Charlotte Harbor Quadrangle, Florida
- Cheboygan Quadrangle, Michigan
- Chicago Quadrangle, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan
- Chico Quadrangle, California, Nevada
- Cincinnati Quadrangle, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky
- Concrete Quadrangle, Washington
- Coos Bay Quadrangle, Oregon
- Copalis Beach Quadrangle, Washington
- Crescent Quadrangle, Oregon
- Crescent City Quadrangle, California, Oregon
- Danville Quadrangle, Illinois, Indiana
- Davenport Quadrangle, Iowa, Illinois
- Daytona Beach Quadrangle, Florida
- Decatur Quadrangle, Illinois
- Des Moines Quadrangle, Iowa
- Detroit Quadrangle, Michigan
- Devils Lake Quadrangle, North Dakota
- Dubuque Quadrangle, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois
- Edmundston Quadrangle, Maine
- El Centro Quadrangle, California, Arizona
- Erie Quadrangle, Pennsylvania, Ohio
- Eureka Quadrangle, California
- Fairmont Quadrangle, Minnesota, Iowa
- Flint Quadrangle, Michigan
- Fort Dodge Quadrangle, Iowa
- Fort Wayne Quadrangle, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
- Fredericton Quadrangle, Maine
- Gainesville Quadrangle, Florida
- Goodland Quadrangle, Kansas
- Grand Rapids Quadrangle, Michigan
- Grangeville Quadrangle, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
- Great Bend Quadrangle, Kansas
- Hancock Quadrangle, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Hibbing Quadrangle, Minnesota
- Hoquiam Quadrangle, Washington, Oregon
- Huron Quadrangle, South Dakota
- Indianapolis Quadrangle, Indiana, Illinois
- International Falls Quadrangle, Minnesota
- Jacksonville Quadrangle, Florida, Georgia
- Jamestown Quadrangle, North Dakota
- Jefferson City Quadrangle, Missouri
- Kansas City Quadrangle, Missouri, Kansas
- Kenora Quadrangle, Minnesota
- Key West Quadrangle, Florida
- La Crosse Quadrangle, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota
- Lawrence Quadrangle, Kansas, Missouri
- Long Beach Quadrangle, California
- Lukeville Quadrangle, Arizona
- Madison Quadrangle, Wisconsin
- Manitowoc Quadrangle, Wisconsin, Michigan
- Martin Quadrangle, South Dakota
- Mason City Quadrangle, Iowa, Minnesota
- McClusky Quadrangle, North Dakota
- McCook Quadrangle, Nebraska, Kansas
- McIntosh Quadrangle, South Dakota, North Dakota
- Medford Quadrangle, Oregon, California
- Miami Quadrangle, Florida
- Midland Quadrangle, Michigan
- Milwaukee Quadrangle, Wisconsin, Michigan
- Minot Quadrangle, North Dakota
- Mitchell Quadrangle, South Dakota
- Moberly Quadrangle, Missouri
- Mobile Quadrangle, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
- Muncie Quadrangle, Indiana, Ohio
- Nebraska City Quadrangle, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas
- New Orleans Quadrangle, Louisiana
- New Rockford Quadrangle, North Dakota
- North Platte Quadrangle, Nebraska
- Omaha Quadrangle, Nebraska, Iowa
- Pecos Quadrangle, Texas
- Pendleton Quadrangle, Oregon, Washington
- Pensacola Quadrangle, Florida, Alabama
- Peoria Quadrangle, Illinois
- Perryton Quadrangle, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas
- Pierre Quadrangle, South Dakota
- Port Arthur Quadrangle, Texas, Louisiana
- Presque Isle Quadrangle, Maine
- Pullman Quadrangle, Washington, Idaho
- Quebec Quadrangle, Maine
- Quetico Quadrangle, Minnesota
- Quincy Quadrangle, Illinois, Missouri
- Racine Quadrangle, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois
- Redding Quadrangle, California
- Rockford Quadrangle, Illinois, Wisconsin
- Roseau Quadrangle, Minnesota
- Roseburg Quadrangle, Oregon
- Saint Paul Quadrangle, Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Salem Quadrangle, Oregon
- San Clemente Island Quadrangle, California
- San Diego Quadrangle, California
- San Francisco Quadrangle, California
- San Jose Quadrangle, California
- Santa Ana Quadrangle, California
- Santa Maria Quadrangle, California
- Santa Rosa Quadrangle, California
- Santa Rosa Island Quadrangle, California
- Sault Sainte Marie Quadrangle, Michigan
- Scott City Quadrangle, Kansas
- Seattle Quadrangle, Washington
- Sioux Falls Quadrangle, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota
- Tallahassee Quadrangle, Florida, Georgia, Alabama
- Tawas City Quadrangle, Michigan
- The Dalles Quadrangle, Oregon, Washington
- Thunder Bay Quadrangle, Michigan, Minnesota
- Toledo Quadrangle, Ohio, Michigan
- Toronto Quadrangle, New York
- Traverse City Quadrangle, Michigan
- Two Harbors Quadrangle, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan
- Ukiah Quadrangle, California
- Valentine Quadrangle, Nebraska, South Dakota
- Van Horn Quadrangle, Texas
- Vancouver Quadrangle, Washington, Oregon
- Victoria Quadrangle, Washington
- Walla Walla Quadrangle, Washington, Oregon
- Waterloo Quadrangle, Iowa
- Watford City Quadrangle, North Dakota
- Weed Quadrangle, California, Oregon
- Wenatchee Quadrangle, Washington
- West Palm Beach Quadrangle, Florida
- Williston Quadrangle, North Dakota
- Woodstock Quadrangle, Maine
- Yakima Quadrangle, Washington
The following is a list of quadrangles in Alaska for which no NURE HSSR data were found.
- Adak Quadrangle, Alaska
- Afognak Quadrangle, Alaska
- Amukta Quadrangle, Alaska
- Atka Quadrangle, Alaska
- Attu Quadrangle, Alaska
- Baird Inlet Quadrangle, Alaska
- Bethel Quadrangle, Alaska
- Black Quadrangle, Alaska
- Bristol Bay Quadrangle, Alaska
- Cape Mendenhall Quadrangle, Alaska
- Chignik Quadrangle, Alaska
- Cold Bay Quadrangle, Alaska
- Dillingham Quadrangle, Alaska
- False Pass Quadrangle, Alaska
- Gareloi Island Quadrangle, Alaska
- Goodnews Bay Quadrangle, Alaska
- Hagemeister Island Quadrangle, Alaska
- Holy Cross Quadrangle, Alaska
- Hooper Bay Quadrangle, Alaska
- Kaguyak Quadrangle, Alaska
- Karluk Quadrangle, Alaska
- Kiska Quadrangle, Alaska
- Kodiak Quadrangle, Alaska
- Kuskokwim Bay Quadrangle, Alaska
- Kwiguk Quadrangle, Alaska
- Marshall Quadrangle, Alaska
- Mount Katmai Quadrangle, Alaska
- Mount St. Elias Quadrangle, Alaska
- Naknek Quadrangle, Alaska
- Nunivak Island Quadrangle, Alaska
- Nushagak Bay Quadrangle, Alaska
- Port Moller Quadrangle, Alaska
- Pribilof Islands Quadrangle, Alaska
- Rat Islands Quadrangle, Alaska
- Russian Mission Quadrangle, Alaska
- Samalga Island Quadrangle, Alaska
- Seguam Quadrangle, Alaska
- Simeonof Island Quadrangle, Alaska
- Sleetmute Quadrangle, Alaska
- St. Lawrence Quadrangle, Alaska
- St. Matthew Quadrangle, Alaska
- Stepovak Bay Quadrangle, Alaska
- Sutwik Island Quadrangle, Alaska
- Taylor Mountains Quadrangle, Alaska
- Trinity Islands Quadrangle, Alaska
- Ugashik Quadrangle, Alaska
- Umnak Quadrangle, Alaska
- Unalaska Quadrangle, Alaska
- Unimak Quadrangle, Alaska
No samples were ever collected in Hawaii for the NURE HSSR program. The following is a list Hawaii quadrangles.
- Hawaii North Quadrangle, Hawaii
- Hawaii South Quadrangle, Hawaii
- Kauai Quadrangle, Hawaii
- Maui Quadrangle, Hawaii
- Oahu Quadrangle, Hawaii
Links Within Open-File Report 97-492
Frequently Asked Questions Concerning NURE HSSR Data
Home Page: USGS National Geochemical Database - NURE HSSR data
Page written by Steven M. Smith (smsmith@usgs.gov)
Version 1.00: September 11, 1998
Version 1.10: July 29, 1999
Version 1.20: August 07, 2000
Version 1.30: September 11, 2001
Version 1.40: January 13, 2006
