Peak streamflows and runoff volumes for the Central United States, February through September, 2011
Robert R. Holmes Jr., Gregg J. Wiche, Todd A. Koenig, Steven K. Sando
2013, Professional Paper 1798-C
During 2011, excessive precipitation resulted in widespread flooding in the Central United States with 33 fatalities and approximately $4.2 billion in damages reported in the Souris/Red River of the North (Souris/Red) and Mississippi River Basins. At different times, beginning in late February 2011 and extending through September 2011, various rivers...
Procedure for calculating estimated ultimate recoveries of Bakken and Three Forks Formations horizontal wells in the Williston Basin
Troy A. Cook
2013, Open-File Report 2013-1109
Estimated ultimate recoveries (EURs) are a key component in determining productivity of wells in continuous-type oil and gas reservoirs. EURs form the foundation of a well-performance-based assessment methodology initially developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS; Schmoker, 1999). This methodology was formally reviewed by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists...
The effect of increasing salinity and forest mortality on soil nitrogen and phosphorus mineralization in tidal freshwater forested wetlands
Gregory B. Noe, Ken W. Krauss, B. Graeme Lockaby, William H. Conner, Cliff R. Hupp
2013, Biogeochemistry (114) 225-244
Tidal freshwater wetlands are sensitive to sea level rise and increased salinity, although little information is known about the impact of salinification on nutrient biogeochemistry in tidal freshwater forested wetlands. We quantified soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) mineralization using seasonal in situ incubations of modified resin cores along spatial...
Coal resources, reserves and peak coal production in the United States
Robert C. Milici, Romeo M. Flores, Gary D. Stricker
2013, International Journal of Coal Geology (113) 109-115
In spite of its large endowment of coal resources, recent studies have indicated that United States coal production is destined to reach a maximum and begin an irreversible decline sometime during the middle of the current century. However, studies and assessments illustrating coal reserve data essential for making accurate forecasts...
Chronology from sediment cores collected in southwestern Everglades National Park, Florida
C.E. Bernhardt, G.L. Wingard, Debra A. Willard, M. E. Marot, B. Landacre, C. W. Holmes
2013, Open-File Report 2012-1275
Age model data are presented for 10 cores from the southwestern coastal mangrove zone of Everglades National Park, Florida, collected in Common Era (CE) 2004 and 2005 and used for paleoecological analysis. Carbon-14 (14C), lead-210 (210Pb), cesium-137 (137Cs), radium-226 (226Ra), and pollen biostratigraphic information is included, and age models were...
Impacts of migratory Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) on microbial water quality in the central Platte River, Nebraska, USA
Jason R. Vogel, Dale W. Griffin, Hon S. Ip, Nicholas J. Ashbolt, Matthew T. Moser, Jingrang Lu, Mary K. Beitz, Hodon Ryu, Jorge W. Santo Domingo
2013, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (224)
Wild birds have been shown to be significant sources of numerous types of pathogens that are relevant to humans and agriculture. The presence of large numbers of migratory birds in such a sensitive and important ecosystem as the Platte River in central Nebraska, USA, could potentially serve a significant source...
Streamflow of 2012--Water year summary
Xiaodong Jian, David M. Wolock, Harry F. Lins, Steve Brady
2013, Fact Sheet 2013-3026
The maps and graphs in this summary describe streamflow conditions for water year 2012 (October 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012) in the context of the 83-year period from 1930 through 2012, unless otherwise noted. The illustrations are based on observed data from the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) National Streamflow...
Surficial geologic map of the Mount Grace-Ashburnham-Monson-Webster 24-quadrangle area in central Massachusetts
Janet Radway Stone
2013, Open-File Report 2006-1260-I
The surficial geologic map shows the distribution of nonlithified earth materials at land surface in an area of 24 7.5-minute quadrangles (1,238 mi2 total) in central Massachusetts. Across Massachusetts, these materials range from a few feet to more than 500 ft in thickness. They overlie bedrock, which crops out in...
The northwest trending north Boquerón Bay-Punta Montalva Fault Zone; A through going active fault system in southwestern Puerto Rico
Coral Marie Howe, Eugenio Asencio, James Joyce
2013, Seismological Research Letters (84) 538-550
The North Boquerón Bay–Punta Montalva fault zone has been mapped crossing the Lajas Valley in southwest Puerto Rico. Identification of the fault was based upon detailed analysis of geophysical data, satellite images, and field mapping. The fault zone consists of a series of Cretaceous bedrock faults that reactivated and deformed...
Space can substitute for time in predicting climate-change effects on biodiversity
Jessica L. Blois, John W. Williams, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, Stephen T. Jackson, Simon Ferrier
2013, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (110) 9374-9379
“Space-for-time” substitution is widely used in biodiversity modeling to infer past or future trajectories of ecological systems from contemporary spatial patterns. However, the foundational assumption—that drivers of spatial gradients of species composition also drive temporal changes in diversity—rarely is tested. Here, we empirically test the space-for-time assumption by constructing orthogonal...
Flood-inundation maps for the East Fork White River at Columbus, Indiana
Pamela J. Lombard
2013, Scientific Investigations Map 3255
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 5.4-mile reach of the East Fork White River at Columbus, Indiana, from where the Flatrock and Driftwood Rivers combine to make up East Fork White River to just upstream of the confluence of Clifty Creek with the East Fork White River, were created by the...
High-resolution seismic-reflection and marine-magnetic data from offshore central California--San Gregorio to Point Sur
Ray W. Sliter, Samuel Y. Johnson, Janet T. Watt, Daniel S. Scheirer, Parker Allwardt, Peter J. Triezenberg
2013, Open-File Report 2013-1071
The U.S. Geological Survey collected high-resolution seismic-reflection data on four surveys (S-N1-09-MB, S-15-10-NC, S-06-11-MB, and S-04-12-MB) and marine-magnetic data on one survey (S-06-11-MB) between 2009 and 2012, offshore of central California between San Gregorio and Point Sur. This work was supported in part by the California Seafloor Mapping Program. The survey...
Saltwater intrusion in the surficial aquifer system of the Big Cypress Basin, southwest Florida, and a proposed plan for improved salinity monitoring
Scott T. Prinos
2013, Open-File Report 2013-1088
The installation of drainage canals, poorly cased wells, and water-supply withdrawals have led to saltwater intrusion in the primary water-use aquifers in southwest Florida. Increasing population and water use have exacerbated this problem. Installation of water-control structures, well-plugging projects, and regulation of water use have slowed saltwater intrusion, but the...
Electrolyte depletion in white-nose syndrome bats
Paul M. Cryan, Carol Uphoff Meteyer, David S. Blehert, Jeffrey M. Lorch, DeeAnn M. Reeder, Gregory G. Turner, Julie Webb, Melissa Behr, Michelle L. Verant, Robin E. Russell, Kevin T. Castle
2013, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (49) 398-402
The emerging wildlife disease white-nose syndrome is causing widespread mortality in hibernating North American bats. White-nose syndrome occurs when the fungus Geomyces destructans infects the living skin of bats during hibernation, but links between infection and mortality are underexplored. We analyzed blood from hibernating bats and compared blood electrolyte levels...
Intragenomic sequence variation at the ITS1 - ITS2 region and at the 18S and 28S nuclear ribosomal DNA genes of the New Zealand mud snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Hydrobiidae: mollusca)
Marshal S. Hoy, Rusty J. Rodriguez
2013, Journal of Molluscan Studies (79) 205-217
Molecular genetic analysis was conducted on two populations of the invasive non-native New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum), one from a freshwater ecosystem in Devil's Lake (Oregon, USA) and the other from an ecosystem of higher salinity in the Columbia River estuary (Hammond Harbor, Oregon, USA). To elucidate potential genetic...
White-nose syndrome in bats: Illuminating the darkness
Paul M. Cryan, Carol U. Meteyer, Justin G. Boyles, David S. Blehert
2013, BMC Biology (11)
Happy ten-year anniversary to BMC Biology! We can attest to the effectiveness of the journal in reaching a great diversity of scientists based on reader responses to our commentary [1] about bat white-nose syndrome (WNS) two years ago. WNS is still on course to rank among the most destructive wildlife...
Bathymetric surveys of the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho, water year 2011
Ryan L. Fosness
2013, Data Series 694
In 2009, the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho released and implemented the Kootenai River Habitat Restoration Master Plan. This plan aimed to restore, enhance, and maintain the Kootenai River habitat and landscape to support and sustain habitat conditions for aquatic species and animal populations. In support of these restoration efforts, the...
Chemical transfers along slowly eroding catenas developed on granitic cratons in southern Africa
Lesego Khomo, Carleton R. Bern, Anthony S. Hartshorn, Kevin H. Rogers, Oliver A. Chadwick
2013, Geoderma (202-203) 192-202
A catena is a series of distinct but co-evolving soils arrayed along a slope. On low-slope, slowly eroding catenas the redistribution of mass occurs predominantly as plasma, the dissolved and suspended constituents in soil water. We applied mass balance methods to track how redistribution via plasma contributed to physical and...
Methods and spatial extent of geophysical Investigations, Mono Lake, California, 2009 to 2011
A. S. Jayko, P. E. Hart, J.R. Childs, M.-H. Cormier, D. A. Ponce, N. D. Athens, J. S. McClain
2013, Open-File Report 2013-1113
This report summarizes the methods and spatial extent of geophysical surveys conducted on Mono Lake and Paoha Island by U.S. Geological Survey during 2009 and 2011. The surveys include acquisition of new high resolution seismic reflection data, shipborne high resolution magnetic data, and ground magnetic and gravity data on Paoha...
Investigation of the structure and lithology of bedrock concealed by basin fill, using ground-based magnetic-field-profile data acquired in the San Rafael Basin, southeastern Arizona
Mark W. Bultman
2013, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5038
Data on the Earth’s total-intensity magnetic field acquired near ground level and at measurement intervals as small as 1 m include information on the spatial distribution of nearsurface magnetic dipoles that in many cases are unique to a specific lithology. Such spatial information is expressed in the texture (physical appearance...
Analysis of environmental setting, surface-water and groundwater data, and data gaps for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jurisdictional Area, Oklahoma, through 2011
William J. Andrews, Christopher R. Harich, S. Jerrod Smith, Jason M. Lewis, Molly J. Shivers, Christian H. Seger, Carol Becker
2013, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5010
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jurisdictional Area, consisting of approximately 960 square miles in parts of three counties in central Oklahoma, has an abundance of water resources, being underlain by three principal aquifers (alluvial/terrace, Central Oklahoma, and Vamoosa-Ada), bordered by two major rivers (North Canadian and Canadian), and has several...
Periodicity in stem growth and litterfall in tidal freshwater forested wetlands: influence of salinity and drought on nitrogen recycling
Nicole Cormier, Ken W. Krauss, William H. Conner
2013, Estuaries and Coasts (36) 533-546
Many tidally influenced freshwater forested wetlands (tidal swamps) along the south Atlantic coast of the USA are currently undergoing dieback and decline. Salinity often drives conversion of tidal swamps to marsh, especially under conditions of regional drought. During this change, alterations in nitrogen (N) uptake from dominant vegetation or timing...
A global standard for monitoring coastal wetland vulnerability to accelerated sea-level rise
Edward L. Webb, Daniel A. Friess, Ken W. Krauss, Donald R. Cahoon, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Jacob Phelps
2013, Nature Climate Change (3) 458-465
Sea-level rise threatens coastal salt-marshes and mangrove forests around the world, and a key determinant of coastal wetland vulnerability is whether its surface elevation can keep pace with rising sea level. Globally, a large data gap exists because wetland surface and shallow subsurface processes remain unaccounted for by traditional vulnerability...
Low footwall accelerations and variable surface rupture behavior on the Fort Sage Mountains fault, northeast California
Richard W. Briggs, Steven G. Wesnousky, James N. Brune, Matthew D. Purvance, Shannon Mahan
2013, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (103) 157-168
The Fort Sage Mountains fault zone is a normal fault in the Walker Lane of the western Basin and Range that produced a small surface rupture (L 5.6 earthquake in 1950. We investigate the paleoseismic history of the Fort Sage fault and find evidence for two paleoearthquakes...
Lake Mead--clear and vital
Stephen M. Wessells, Michael Rosen
2013, General Information Product 148
“Lake Mead – Clear and Vital” is a 13 minute documentary relating the crucial role of science in maintaining high water quality in Lake Mead. The program was produced coincident with release of the Lakes Mead and Mohave Circular a USGS publication covering past and on-going research in the lakes...
