Water-level conditions in selected confined aquifers of the New Jersey and Delaware coastal plain, 2003
Vincent T. DePaul, Robert Rosman, Pierre J. Lacombe
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5145
The Coastal Plain aquifers of New Jersey provide an important source of water for more than 2 million people. Steadily increasing withdrawals from the late 1800s to the early 1990s resulted in declining water levels and the formation of regional cones of depression. In addition to decreasing water supplies, declining...
Ground-Water Quality Data in the Upper Santa Ana Watershed Study Unit, November 2006-March 2007: Results from the California GAMA Program
Robert Kent, Kenneth Belitz
2009, Data Series 404
Ground-water quality in the approximately 1,000-square-mile Upper Santa Ana Watershed study unit (USAW) was investigated from November 2006 through March 2007 as part of the Priority Basin Project of the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The GAMA Priority Basin project was developed in response to the Groundwater Quality...
The performance of nearshore dredge disposal at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California, 2005-2007
Patrick L. Barnard, Li H. Erikson, Jeff E. Hansen, Edwin Elias
2009, Open-File Report 2008-1347
Ocean Beach, California, contains an erosion hot spot in the shadow of the San Francisco ebb tidal delta that threatens valuable public infrastructure as well as the safe recreational use of the beach. In an effort to reduce the erosion at this location a new plan for the management of...
Physiological development and vulnerability to Ceratomyxa shasta of fall-run Chinook Salmon in the Upper Klamath River Watershed
Alec G. Maule, Scott P. Vanderkooi, John B Hamilton, Richard Stocking, Jerri Bartholomew
2009, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (29) 1743-1756
We evaluated a stock for restoring runs of fall Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in the Upper Klamath River basin by monitoring its development in Iron Gate Hatchery and in net-pens in the Williamson River and Upper Klamath Lake in Oregon. We transferred age-1 hatchery fall Chinook salmon to net-pens in...
Trends in streamflow characteristics of selected sites in the Elkhorn River, Salt Creek, and Lower Platte River Basins, Eastern Nebraska, 1928-2004, and evaluation of streamflows in relation to instream-flow criteria, 1953-2004
Benjamin J. Dietsch, Julie A. Godberson, Gregory V. Steele
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5011
The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources approved instream-flow appropriations on the Platte River to maintain fish communities, whooping crane roost habitat, and wet meadows used by several wild bird species. In the lower Platte River region, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission owns an appropriation filed to maintain streamflow for...
Potentiometric Surface of the Upper Floridan Aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and Vicinity, Florida, September 2008
Sandra L. Kinnaman, Joann F. Dixon
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3070
This map depicts the potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity for September 2008. Potentiometric contours are based on water-level measurements collected at 589 wells during the period September 15-25, near the end of the wet season. Some contours are...
The length of channelized lava flows: Insight from the 1859 eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawai‘i
Jenny M. Riker, Katharine V. Cashman, James P. Kauahikaua, Charlene M. Montierth
2009, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (183)-139
The 1859 eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawai'i, produced paired 'a'ā and pāhoehoe flows of exceptional length (51 km). The 'a'ā flow field is distinguished by a long (> 36 km) and well-defined pāhoehoe-lined channel, indicating that channelized lava remained fluid to great distances from the vent. The 1859 eruption was further unusual...
Does mobility explain variation in colonisation and population recovery among stream fishes?
Paul L. Angermeier, Brett Albanese, James T. Peterson
2009, Freshwater Biology (54) 1444-1460
1. Colonisation and population recovery are crucial to species persistence in environmentally variable ecosystems, but are poorly understood processes. After documenting movement rates for several species of stream fish, we predicted that this variable would influence colonisation rates more strongly than local abundance, per cent occupancy, body size and...
Status and Trends of Sea Otter Populations in Southeast Alaska, 1969-2003
George G. Esslinger, James L. Bodkin
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5045
Aerial surveys of all known sea otter (Enhydra lutris) habitat in Southeast Alaska (SE AK) in 2002-2003 indicated a population size of 8,949 otters [Standard Error (SE) = 899] at an average density of 0.92 otters per square kilometer. These findings on sea otter distribution and abundance were compared to...
Ground-water-withdrawal component of the Michigan water-withdrawal screening tool
Howard W. Reeves, David A. Hamilton, Paul W. Seelbach, A. Jeremiah Asher
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5003
A water-withdrawal assessment process and Internet-based screening tool have been developed to evaluate proposed new or increased high-capacity water withdrawals in Michigan. Michigan legislation defines high capacity withdrawals as those capable of removing an average of 100,000 gallons per day for a consecutive 30-day period. This report describes the ground-water...
Hydrogeologic Framework and Occurrence and Movement of Ground Water in the Upper Humboldt River Basin, Northeastern Nevada
Russell W. Plume
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5014
The upper Humboldt River basin encompasses 4,364 square miles in northeastern Nevada, and it comprises the headwaters area of the Humboldt River. Nearly all flow of the river originates in this area. The upper Humboldt River basin consists of several structural basins, in places greater than 5,000 feet deep, in...
Spring and Summer Spatial Distribution of Endangered Juvenile Lost River and Shortnose Suckers in Relation to Environmental Variables in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon: 2007 Annual Report
Summer M. Burdick, Scott P. VanderKooi, Greer O. Anderson
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1043
Lost River sucker Deltistes luxatus and shortnose sucker Chasmistes brevirostris were listed as endangered in 1988 for a variety of reasons including apparent recruitment failure. Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, and its tributaries are considered the most critical remaining habitat for these two species. Age-0 suckers are often abundant in Upper...
Processing, Analysis, and General Evaluation of Well-Driller Logs for Estimating Hydrogeologic Parameters of the Glacial Sediments in a Ground-Water Flow Model of the Lake Michigan Basin
Leslie D. Arihood
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5184
In 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey began a pilot study for the National Assessment of Water Availability and Use Program to assess the availability of water and water use in the Great Lakes Basin. Part of the study involves constructing a ground-water flow model for the Lake Michigan part of...
Estimated Perennial Streams of Idaho and Related Geospatial Datasets
Alan Rea, Kenneth D. Skinner
2009, Data Series 412
The perennial or intermittent status of a stream has bearing on many regulatory requirements. Because of changing technologies over time, cartographic representation of perennial/intermittent status of streams on U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps is not always accurate and (or) consistent from one map sheet to another. Idaho Administrative Code...
Tritium/Helium-3 Apparent Ages of Shallow Ground Water, Portland Basin, Oregon, 1997-98
Stephen R. Hinkle
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5057
Water samples for tritium/helium-3 age dating were collected from 12 shallow monitoring wells in the Portland basin, Oregon, in 1997, and again in 1998. Robust tritium/helium-3 apparent (piston-flow) ages were obtained for water samples from 10 of the 12 wells; apparent ages ranged from 1.1 to 21.2 years. Method precision...
Mineral Resource Assessment of Marine Sand Resources in Cape- and Ridge-Associated Marine Sand Deposits in Three Tracts, New York and New Jersey, United States Atlantic Continental Shelf
James D. Bliss, S. Jeffress Williams, Matthew A. Arsenault
2009, Bulletin 2209-N
Demand is growing in the United States and worldwide for information about the geology of offshore continental shelf regions, the character of the seafloor, and sediments comprising the seafloor and subbottom. Interest in locating sand bodies or high quality deposits that have potential as sources for beach nourishment and ecosystem...
Post-Miocene Right Separation on the San Gabriel and Vasquez Creek Faults, with Supporting Chronostratigraphy, Western San Gabriel Mountains, California
Larry A. Beyer, Thane H. McCulloh, Rodger E. Denison, Ronald W. Morin, Roy J. Enrico, John A. Barron, Robert J. Fleck
2009, Professional Paper 1759
The right lateral San Gabriel Fault Zone in southern California extends from the northwestern corner of the Ridge Basin southeastward to the eastern end of the San Gabriel Mountains. It bifurcates to the southeast in the northwestern San Gabriel Mountains. The northern and older branch curves eastward in the range...
Estimation of selenium loads entering the south arm of Great Salt Lake, Utah, from May 2006 through March 2008
David L. Naftz, William P. Johnson, Michael L. Freeman, Kimberly Beisner, Ximena Diaz, VeeAnn A. Cross
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5069
Discharge and water-quality data collected from six streamflow-gaging stations were used in combination with the LOADEST software to provide an estimate of total (dissolved + particulate) selenium (Se) load to the south arm of Great Salt Lake (GSL) from May 2006 through March 2008. Total estimated Se load to GSL...
Nickel recycling in the United States in 2004
Thomas G. Goonan
2009, Circular 1196-Z
As one of a series of reports that describe the recycling of metal commodities in the United States, this report discusses the flow of nickel from production through distribution and use, with particular emphasis on the recycling of industrial scrap (new scrap) and used products (old scrap) in 2004. This...
Fort Collins Science Center Ecosystem Dynamics Branch
Jim Wilson, C. Melcher, Z. Bowen
2009, Fact Sheet 2008-3100
Complex natural resource issues require understanding a web of interactions among ecosystem components that are (1) interdisciplinary, encompassing physical, chemical, and biological processes; (2) spatially complex, involving movements of animals, water, and airborne materials across a range of landscapes and jurisdictions; and (3) temporally complex, occurring over days, weeks, or...
Pesticides in Ground Water of Wyoming, 1995-2006
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Timothy T. Bartos, Laura L. Hallberg
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3006
In 1991, members of local, State, and Federal governments, as well as industry and interest groups, formed the Ground-water and Pesticides Strategy Committee (GPSC) to prepare the State of Wyoming Generic Management Plan for Pesticides in Ground Water. Little existing information was available describing pesticide occurrence in ground water; therefore,...
Water-Level Changes in the High Plains Aquifer, Predevelopment to 2007, 2005-06, and 2006-07
V. L. McGuire
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5019
The High Plains aquifer underlies 111.6 million acres (174,000 square miles) in parts of eight States - Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Water-level declines began in parts of the High Plains aquifer soon after the beginning of substantial irrigation with ground water in the...
Development of a probabilistic assessment methodology for evaluation of carbon dioxide storage
Robert A. Burruss, Sean T. Brennan, Philip A. Freeman, Matthew D. Merrill, Leslie F. Ruppert, Mark F. Becker, William N. Herkelrath, Yousif K. Kharaka, Christopher E. Neuzil, Sharon M. Swanson, Troy A. Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Philip H. Nelson, Christopher J. Schenk
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1035
This report describes a probabilistic assessment methodology developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for evaluation of the resource potential for storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the subsurface of the United States as authorized by the Energy Independence and Security Act (Public Law 110-140, 2007). The methodology is based...
Estimating Locations of Perennial Streams in Idaho Using a Generalized Least-Squares Regression Model of 7-Day, 2-Year Low Flows
Molly S. Wood, Alan Rea, Kenneth D. Skinner, Jon Hortness
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5015
Many State and Federal agencies use information regarding the locations of streams having intermittent or perennial flow when making management and regulatory decisions. For example, the application of some Idaho water quality standards depends on whether streams are intermittent. Idaho Administrative Code defines an intermittent stream as one having a...
Estimation of Streamflow Characteristics for Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Northeastern Montana
Steven K. Sando, Timothy J. Morgan, DeAnn M. Dutton, Peter McCarthy
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5009
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (CMR) encompasses about 1.1 million acres (including Fort Peck Reservoir on the Missouri River) in northeastern Montana. To ensure that sufficient streamflow remains in the tributary streams to maintain the riparian corridors, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is negotiating water-rights issues with the...
