Factors influencing wood mobilization in Minnesota streams
Eric Merten, Jacques Finlay, Lucinda Johnson, Raymond Newman, Heinz Stefan, Bruce C. Vondracek
2010, Water Resources Research (46)
Natural pieces of wood provide a variety of ecosystem functions in streams including habitat, organic matter retention, increased hyporheic exchange and transient storage, and enhanced hydraulic and geomorphic heterogeneity. Wood mobilization is a critical process in determining the residence time of wood. We documented the characteristics and locations of 865...
Selenium concentrations and stable isotopic compositions of carbon and nitrogen in the benthic clam Corbula amurensis from northern San Francisco Bay, California: May 1995–February 2010
Amy E. Kleckner, A. Robin Stewart, Kent A. Elrick, Samuel N. Luoma
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1252
The clam-based food webs of San Francisco Bay, California efficiently bioaccumlate selenium and thus provide pathways for exposure to predators important to the estuary. This study documents changes in monthly selenium concentrations for the clam Corbula amurensis, a keystone species of the estuary, at five locations in northern San Francisco Bay...
Flood-inundation maps for a 15-mile reach of the Kalamazoo River from Marshall to Battle Creek, Michigan
C. J. Hoard, K. K. Fowler, M. H. Kim, C. D. Menke, S. E. Morlock, M. C. Peppler, C. M. Rachol, M. T. Whitehead
2010, Scientific Investigations Map 3135
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 15-mile reach of the Kalamazoo River from Marshall to Battle Creek, Michigan, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help guide remediation efforts following a crude-oil spill on July 25, 2010. The spill happened on...
U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative-2009 Annual Report
Zachary H. Bowen, Cameron L. Aldridge, Patrick J. Anderson, Timothy J. Assal, Laura R. H. Biewick, Steven W. Blecker, R. Sky Bristol, Natasha B. Carr, Anna D. Chalfoun, Geneva W. Chong, James E. Diffendorfer, Bradley C. Fedy, Steven L. Garman, Stephen S. Germaine, Richard I. Grauch, JoAnn M. Holloway, Collin G. Homer, Matthew Kauffman, Douglas Keinath, Natalie Latysh, Daniel J. Manier, Robert R. McDougal, Cynthia P. Melcher, Kirk A. Miller, Jessica Montag, Constance J. Nutt, Christopher J. Potter, Hall Sawyer, Spencer Schell, Sarah L. Shafer, David B. Smith, Lisa L. Stillings, Michele L. Tuttle, Anna B. Wilson
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1231
This is the second report produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) to detail annual work activities. The first report described work activities for 2007 and 2008; this report covers work activities conducted in 2009. Important differences between the two reports are that...
Probability and volume of potential postwildfire debris flows in the 2010 Fourmile burn area, Boulder County, Colorado
Barbara C. Ruddy, Michael R. Stevens, Kristine Verdin
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1244
This report presents a preliminary emergency assessment of the debris-flow hazards from drainage basins burned by the Fourmile Creek fire in Boulder County, Colorado, in 2010. Empirical models derived from statistical evaluation of data collected from recently burned basins throughout the intermountain western United States were used to estimate the...
Occurrence of antibiotic compounds in source water and finished drinking water from the upper Scioto River Basin, Ohio, 2005-6
Dennis P. Finnegan, Laura A. Simonson, Michael T. Meyer
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5083
The occurrence of antibiotics in surface water and groundwater in urban basins has become a topic of increasing interest in recent years. Little is known about the occurrence, fate, or transport of these compounds and the possible health effects in humans and aquatic life. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation...
Chromium-Makes stainless steel stainless
S.J. Kropschot, Jeff Doebrich
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3089
Chromium, a steely-gray, lustrous, hard metal that takes a high polish and has a high melting point, is a silvery white, hard, and bright metal plating on steel and other material. Commonly known as chrome, it is one of the most important and indispensable industrial metals because of its hardness...
Geologic map of the Fraser 7.5-minute quadrangle, Grand County, Colorado
Ralph R. Shroba, Bruce Bryant, Karl S. Kellogg, Paul K. Theobald, Theodore R. Brandt
2010, Scientific Investigations Map 3130
The geologic map of the Fraser quadrangle, Grand County, Colo., portrays the geology along the western boundary of the Front Range and the eastern part of the Fraser basin near the towns of Fraser and Winter Park. The oldest rocks in the quadrangle include gneiss, schist, and plutonic rocks of...
Individual growth and reproductive behavior in a newly established population of northern snakehead (Channa argus), Potomac River, USA
Andrew M. Gascho Landis, Nicolas W. R. Lapointe, Paul L. Angermeier
2010, Hydrobiologia (661) 123-131
Northern snakehead (Channa argus) were first found in the Potomac River in 2004. In 2007, we documented feeding and reproductive behavior to better understand how this species is performing in this novel environment. From April to October, we used electrofishing surveys to collect data on growth, condition, and...
Occurrence and attempted mitigation of carbon dioxide in a home constructed on reclaimed coal-mine spoil, Pike County, Indiana
Bret A. Robinson
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5157
In recent years carbon dioxide intrusion has become recognized as a potentially serious health threat where homes are constructed on or near reclaimed surface coal mines. When carbon dioxide invades the living space of a home, it can collect near the floor, displace the oxygen there, and produce an oxygen-deficient...
Caldera demonstration model
Dina Venezky, Stephen Wessells
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1173
A caldera is a large, usually circular volcanic depression formed when magma is withdrawn or erupted from a shallow underground magma reservoir. It is often difficult to visualize how calderas form. This simple experiment using flour, a balloon, tubing, and a bicycle pump, provides a helpful visualization for caldera formation....
Carbon dioxide dangers demonstration model
Dina Venezky, Stephen Wessells
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1174
Carbon dioxide is a dangerous volcanic gas. When carbon dioxide seeps from the ground, it normally mixes with the air and dissipates rapidly. However, because carbon dioxide gas is heavier than air, it can collect in snowbanks, depressions, and poorly ventilated enclosures posing a potential danger to people and other...
The tectono-thermal evolution of the Waterbury dome, western Connecticut, based on U-Pb and 40Ar/39Ar ages
Craig Dietsch, Michael J. Kunk, John Aleinikoff, John F. Sutter
2010, GSA Memoirs (206) 141-182
The Waterbury dome, located in the Rowe-Hawley zone in western Connecticut, is a triple window exposing three terranes: parautochthonous or allochthonous peri-Laurentian rocks in its lowest level 1, allochthonous rocks of the Rowe-Hawley zone in its middle level 2, and allochthonous cover rocks, including Silurian-Devonian rocks of the...
Evaluation of aquatic biota in relation to environmental characteristics measured at multiple scales in agricultural streams of the Midwest: 1993-2004
Julie A. Hambrook Berkman, Barbara C. Scudder, Michelle A. Lutz, Mitchell A. Harris
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5051
This study evaluated the relations between algal, invertebrate, and fish assemblages and physical environmental characteristics of streams at the reach, segment, and watershed scale in agricultural settings in the Midwest. The 86 stream sites selected for study were in predominantly agricultural watersheds sampled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's...
Determination of time-of-travel, dispersion characteristics, and oxygen reaeration coefficients during low streamflows--Lower Tacony/Frankford Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lisa A. Senior, Matthew C. Gyves
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5195
Time-of-travel, dispersion characteristics, and oxygen reaeration coefficients were determined by use of dye and gas tracing for a 2-mile reach of Tacony/Frankford Creek in Philadelphia, southeastern Pennsylvania. The reach frequently has concentrations of dissolved oxygen (DO) below the water-quality standard of 4 milligrams per liter during warm months. Several large...
Implementation of local grid refinement (LGR) for the Lake Michigan Basin regional groundwater-flow model
C. J. Hoard
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5117
The U.S. Geological Survey is evaluating water availability and use within the Great Lakes Basin. This is a pilot effort to develop new techniques and methods to aid in the assessment of water availability. As part of the pilot program, a regional groundwater-flow model for the Lake Michigan Basin was...
The potential influence of changing climate on the persistence of salmonids of the inland west
A.L. Haak, J.E. Williams, D. Isaak, A. Todd, C.C. Muhlfeld, J. L. Kershner, R. E. Gresswell, S. W. Hostetler, H.M. Neville
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1236
The Earth's climate warmed steadily during the 20th century, and mean annual air temperatures are estimated to have increased by 0.6°C (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007). Although many cycles of warming and cooling have occurred in the past, the most recent warming period is unique in its rate and...
Simulation of groundwater flow and effects of groundwater irrigation on stream base flow in the Elkhorn and Loup River basins, Nebraska, 1895-2055: Phase Two
Jennifer S. Stanton, Steven M. Peterson, Michael N. Fienen
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5149
Regional groundwater-flow simulations for a 30,000-square-mile area of the High Plains aquifer, referred to collectively as the Elkhorn-Loup Model, were developed to predict the effects of groundwater irrigation on stream base flow in the Elkhorn and Loup River Basins, Nebraska. Simulations described the stream-aquifer system from predevelopment through 2005 [including...
U.S. Geological Survey disaster response and the International Charter for space and major disasters
Timothy S. Stryker, Brenda K. Jones
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3062
In 1999, an international consortium of space agencies conceived and approved a mechanism to provide satellite information in support of worldwide disaster relief. This group came to be known as the 'International Charter?Space and Major Disasters' and has become an important resource for the use of satellite data to evaluate...
Hydrogeology and water quality in the Snake River alluvial aquifer at Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson, Wyoming, September 2008–June 2009
Peter R. Wright
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5172
The hydrogeology and water quality of the Snake River alluvial aquifer, at the Jackson Hole Airport in northwest Wyoming, was studied by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Jackson Hole Airport Board and the Teton Conservation District during September 2008-June 2009. Hydrogeologic conditions were characterized using data collected...
Characterization of water quality and biological communities, Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2007-08
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, David A. Peterson, Jerrod D. Wheeler, Daniel J. Leemon
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5188
Fish Creek, a tributary to the Snake River, is about 25 river kilometers long and is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson. Public concern about nuisance growths of aquatic plants in Fish Creek have been increasing in recent years. To address this concern, the...
Database of recent tsunami deposits
Robert Peters, Bruce E. Jaffe
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1172
This report describes a database of sedimentary characteristics of tsunami deposits derived from published accounts of tsunami deposit investigations conducted shortly after the occurrence of a tsunami. The database contains 228 entries, each entry containing data from up to 71 categories. It includes data from 51 publications covering 15 tsunamis...
Bathymetric and streamflow data for the Quillayute, Dickey, and Bogachiel Rivers, Clallam County, Washington, April-May 2010
Jonathan A. Czuba, Christiana R. Barnas, Thomas E. McKenna, Gregory Justin, Karen L. Payne
2010, Data Series 537
To facilitate the development of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model of the Quillayute River estuary, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a bathymetric survey of the Quillayute River and its tributaries, upstream of the La Push Harbor. Streamflow also was measured concurrent with the bathymetric survey. This report documents the bathymetric and...
Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) in southeastern Oregon: A survey of historical localities, 2009
Chistopher A. Pearl, Stephanie K. Galvan, M. J. Adams, Brome McCreary
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1235
The Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) occupies a large range in western North America and is comprised of at least three genetic units. Concern exists regarding the status of the Great Basin populations in Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada. We surveyed target and nearby alternate sites on public lands in southeastern...
Low-flow characteristics of the Mississippi River upstream from the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, 1932-2007
Erich Kessler, David L. Lorenz
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5163
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Metropolitan Council, conducted a study to characterize regional low flows during 1932?2007 in the Mississippi River upstream from the Twin Cities metropolitan area in Minnesota and to describe the low-flow profile of the Mississippi River between the confluence of the Crow River...
