Groundwater-quality data for a treated-wastewater plume near the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Ashumet Valley, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2006-08
Jennifer G. Savoie, Denis R. LeBlanc, Gillian M. Fairchild, Richard L. Smith, Douglas B. Kent, Larry B. Barber, Deborah A. Repert, Charles P. Hart, Steffanie H. Keefe, Luke A. Parsons
2012, Data Series 648
A plume of contaminated groundwater extends from former disposal beds at the Massachusetts Military Reservation's wastewater-treatment plant toward Ashumet Pond, coastal ponds, and Vineyard Sound, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Treated sewage-derived wastewater was discharged to the rapid-infiltration beds for nearly 60 years before the disposal site was moved to a different...
In situ optical water-quality sensor networks - Workshop summary report
Brian A. Pellerin, Brian A. Bergamaschi, Jeffery S. Horsburgh
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1044
Advanced in situ optical water-quality sensors and new techniques for data analysis hold enormous promise for furthering scientific understanding of aquatic systems. These sensors measure important biogeochemical parameters for long deployments, enabling the capture of data at time scales over which they vary most meaningfully. The high-frequency, real-time water-quality data...
Groundwater monitoring plan for the Missouri River alluvial aquifer in the vicinity of the City of Independence, Missouri, well field
Donald H. Wilkison
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5050
Source contributions to monitoring and supply wells, contributing recharge areas, groundwater travel times, and current (2012) understanding of alluvial water quality were used to develop a groundwater monitoring plan for the Missouri River alluvial aquifer in the vicinity of the City of Independence, Missouri well field. The plan was designed...
Runoff conditions in Utah for water year 2011
Jeffrey T. Cordova, Cory E. Angeroth
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3041
In May 2011, the snowpack conditions in the mountains of central and northern Utah had emergency planners and water managers preparing for levels of runoff similar to the record year of 1983. The SNOwpack TELemetry (SNOTEL) records from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reported that the amount of water...
Bathymetry of Groundhog Reservoir, Dolores County, Colorado, 2011
Michael S. Kohn
2012, Scientific Investigations Map 3202
In order to better characterize the water supply capacity of Groundhog Reservoir, Dolores County, Colorado, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Dolores Water Conservancy District, conducted a bathymetric survey of Groundhog Reservoir. The study was performed in June 2011 using a man-operated boat-mounted multibeam echo sounder integrated with...
Assessment of nonpoint source chemical loading potential to watersheds containing uranium waste dumps associated with uranium exploration and mining, Browns Hole, Utah
Thomas M. Marston, Kimberly R. Beisner, David L. Naftz, Terry Snyder
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5230
During August of 2008, 35 solid-phase samples were collected from abandoned uranium waste dumps, undisturbed geologic background sites, and adjacent streambeds in Browns Hole in southeastern Utah. The objectives of this sampling program were (1) to assess impacts on human health due to exposure to radium, uranium, and thorium during...
Simulation of groundwater conditions and streamflow depletion to evaluate water availability in a Freeport, Maine, watershed
Martha G. Nielsen, Daniel B. Locke
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5227
In order to evaluate water availability in the State of Maine, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Maine Geological Survey began a cooperative investigation to provide the first rigorous evaluation of watersheds deemed "at risk" because of the combination of instream flow requirements and proportionally large water withdrawals. The...
Nickel: makes stainless steel strong
Maeve A. Boland
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3024
Nickel is a silvery-white metal that is used mainly to make stainless steel and other alloys stronger and better able to withstand extreme temperatures and corrosive environments. Nickel was first identified as a unique element in 1751 by Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, a Swedish mineralogist and chemist. He originally called...
A hydrological budget (2002-2008) for a large subtropical wetland ecosystem indicates marine groundwater discharge accompanies diminished freshwater flow
Amartya K. Saha, Christopher S. Moses, Rene M. Price, Victor Engel, Thomas J. Smith III, Gordon Anderson
2012, Estuaries and Coasts (35) 459-474
Water budget parameters are estimated for Shark River Slough (SRS), the main drainage within Everglades National Park (ENP) from 2002 to 2008. Inputs to the water budget include surface water inflows and precipitation while outputs consist of evapotranspiration, discharge to the Gulf of Mexico and seepage losses due to municipal...
Biosolids, crop, and groundwater data for a biosolids-application area near Deer Trail, Colorado, 2009 and 2010
Tracy J.B. Yager, David B. Smith, James G. Crock
2012, Data Series 664
During 2009 and 2010, the U.S. Geological Survey monitored the chemical composition of biosolids, crops, and groundwater related to biosolids applications near Deer Trail, Colorado, in cooperation with the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District. This monitoring effort was a continuation of the monitoring program begun in 1999 in cooperation with the...
Preliminary geologic map of the Big Costilla Peak area, Taos County, New Mexico, and Costilla County, Colorado
Christopher J. Fridrich, Ralph R. Shroba, Adam M. Hudson
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1041
This map covers the Big Costilla Peak, New Mex.‒Colo. quadrangle and adjacent parts of three other 7.5 minute quadrangles: Amalia, New Mex.‒Colo., Latir Peak, New Mex., and Comanche Point, New Mex. The study area is in the southwesternmost part of that segment of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains known as...
Socioeconomic issues for the Bear River Watershed Conservation Land Area Protection Plan
Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Christopher Huber, William Gascoigne, Lynne Koontz
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1039
The Bear River Watershed Conservation Area is located in the Bear River Watershed, a vast basin covering fourteen counties across three states. Located in Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho, the watershed spans roughly 7,500 squares miles: 1,500 squares miles in Wyoming; 2,700 squares miles in Idaho; and 3,300 squares miles in...
Dead wood relative to slope severity in mesic loess bluff hardwood forests
Daniel J. Twedt
2012, Book
To aid in identification of land within Vicksburg National Military Park that was subjected to forest restoration during the 1930s, I evaluated the hypothesized relationships between maximum live tree diameter or dead wood (standing and down) and severity of slope. Disproportionate mortality among early-successional, pioneer tree species suggested maturation of...
Will a changing climate increase interaction between rare and non-native plant species in Alaska?
Lindsey Flagstad, Matthew L. Carlson, Helen Cortes-Burnes, Catherine Jarnevich, Tracy Holcombe
Wendy J. Gibble, Julie K. Combs, Sarah H. Reichard, editor(s)
2012, Conference Paper, Conserving plant biodiversity in a changing world: A view from northwestern North America
No abstract available....
Shallow coal exploration drill-hole data—Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas
Brett Valentine, Kristin O. Dennen
2012, Open-File Report 2011-1261-A
Coal exploration drill-hole data from over 24,000 wells in 10 States are discussed by State in the chapters of this report, and the data are provided in an accompanying spreadsheet. The drill holes were drilled between 1962 and 1984 by Phillips Coal Company, a division of Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips)....
Measuring gravel transport and dispersion in a mountain river using passive radio tracers
D. N. Bradley, G. E. Tucker
2012, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (37) 1034-1045
Random walk models of fluvial sediment transport recognize that grains move intermittently, with short duration steps separated by rests that are comparatively long. These models are built upon the probability distributions of the step length and the resting time. Motivated by these models, tracer experiments have attempted to measure directly...
Ecological requirements for pallid sturgeon reproduction and recruitment in the Lower Missouri River: Annual report 2010
Aaron J. DeLonay, Robert B. Jacobson, Diana M. Papoulias, Mark L. Wildhaber, Kimberly A. Chojnacki, Emily K. Pherigo, Justin D. Haas, Gerald E. Mestl
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1009
The Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Project is a multiyear, multiagency collaborative research framework developed to provide information to support pallid sturgeon recovery and Missouri River management decisions. The project strategy integrates field and laboratory studies of sturgeon reproductive ecology, early life history, habitat requirements, and physiology. The project scope of work...
Effects of best-management practices in Eagle and Joos Valley Creeks in the Waumandee Creek Priority Watershed, Wisconsin, 1990-2007
David J. Graczyk, John F. Walker, Roger T. Bannerman, Troy D. Rutter
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5119
In many watersheds, nonpoint-source contamination is a major contributor to water-quality problems. In response to the recognition of the importance of nonpoint sources, the Wisconsin Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Abatement Program (Nonpoint Program) was enacted in 1978. This report summarizes the results of a study to assess the effectiveness of...
Megaporosity and permeability of Thalassinoides-dominated ichnofabrics in the Cretaceous karst-carbonate Edwards-Trinity aquifer system, Texas
Kevin J. Cunningham, Michael C. Sukop
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1021
Current research has demonstrated that trace fossils and their related ichnofabrics can have a critical impact on the fluid-flow properties of hydrocarbon reservoirs and groundwater aquifers. Most petroleum-associated research has used ichnofabrics to support the definition of depositional environments and reservoir quality, and has concentrated on siliciclastic reservoir characterization and,...
Contaminants in stream sediments from seven U.S. metropolitan areas: Data summary of a National Pilot Study
Patrick W. Moran, Dan L. Calhoun, Lisa H. Nowell, Nile E. Kemble, Chris G. Ingersoll, Michelle Hladik, Kathryn Kuivila, James A. Falcone, Robert J. Gilliom
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5092
This report presents data collected as a part of a synoptic survey of stream sediment contaminants, associated watershed characteristics and invertebrate responses in laboratory sediment toxicity tests from 98 streams (sites) in seven metropolitan study areas across the continental United States. The report presents methods, data, and sediment-quality guidelines, including...
Comparison of index velocity measurements made with a horizontal acoustic Doppler current profiler
P. Ryan Jackson, Kevin K. Johnson, James J. Duncker
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5205
The State of Illinois' annual withdrawal from Lake Michigan is limited by a U.S. Supreme Court decree, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is responsible for monitoring flows in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) near Lemont, Illinois as a part of the Lake Michigan Diversion Accounting overseen by...
Streamflow and water-quality monitoring in response to young-of-year smallmouth bass (micropterus dolomieu) mortality in the Susquehanna River and major tributaries, with comparisons to the Delaware and Allegheny Rivers, Pennsylvania, 2008-10
Jeffrey J. Chaplin, J. Kent Crawford
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1019
Since 2005, spring hatched young-of-year (YOY) smallmouth bass in Pennsylvania reaches of the Susquehanna River have experienced above-normal mortality when summertime streamflows are near or lower than normal. Stress factors include, but are not limited to, low dissolved oxygen and elevated water temperatures during times critical for survival and development...
Estimation of stream temperature in support of fish production modeling under future climates in the Klamath River Basin
Lorraine E. Flint, Alan L. Flint
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5171
Stream temperature estimates under future climatic conditions were needed in support of fish production modeling for evaluation of effects of dam removal in the Klamath River Basin. To allow for the persistence of the Klamath River salmon fishery, an upcoming Secretarial Determination in 2012 will review potential changes in water...
Hurricane disturbance and recovery of energy balance, CO2 fluxes and canopy structure in a mangrove forest of the Florida Everglades
Jordan G. Barr, Vic Engel, Thomas J. Smith III, Jose D. Fuentes
2012, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (153) 54-66
Eddy covariance (EC) estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes and energy balance are examined to investigate the functional responses of a mature mangrove forest to a disturbance generated by Hurricane Wilma on October 24, 2005 in the Florida Everglades. At the EC site, high winds from the hurricane caused nearly...
Methods for estimating concentrations and loads of selected constituents in tributaries to Lake Houston near Houston, Texas
Michael T. Lee
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3026
Since December 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Houston, Texas, has been assessing the quality of the water flowing into Lake Houston. Continuous in-stream water-quality monitors measured streamflow and other physical water quality properties at stations in Spring Creek near Spring, Tex., and East Fork...
