Coastal change during Hurricane Dennis 2005
Karen Morgan
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3027
Hurricane Dennis made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Santa Rosa Island in the Florida Panhandle on July 10, 2005. Exposed to some of the strongest winds, Santa Rosa Island suffered erosion, as well as severe overwash. A storm surge of 2 m was recorded near Navarre Beach. The U.S....
Hurricane Ike: Observations and analysis of coastal change
Kara S. Doran, Nathaniel G. Plant, Hilary F. Stockdon, Asbury H. Sallenger Jr., Katherine A. Serafin
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1061
Understanding storm-induced coastal change and forecasting these changes require knowledge of the physical processes associated with the storm and the geomorphology of the impacted coastline. The primary physical processes of interest are the wind field, storm surge, and wave climate. Not only does wind cause direct damage to structures along...
Investigation into the Origin and Character of Surficial Sedimentary Deposits at the Midshore Regional Solid Waste Facility near Easton, Maryland
Joseph P. Smoot, Wayne L. Newell, Benjamin D. DeJong
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1052
A temporary exposure at the Midshore Regional Solid Waste Facility near Easton, MD, provided an opportunity to document the characteristics of the complex assemblage of surficial facies in that area. This unusually large cross section allowed interpretation of the changing processes that shaped the landscape in response to climate change...
Geochemistry of the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer
Scott Christenson, Andrew G. Hunt, David L. Parkhurst, Noel I. Osborn
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3013
The Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer in south-central Oklahoma provides water for public supply, farms, mining, wildlife conservation, recreation, and the scenic beauty of springs, streams, and waterfalls. A new understanding of the aquifer flow system was developed as part of the Arbuckle-Simpson Hydrology Study, done in 2003 through 2008 as a collaborative...
Inventory and Statistical Analysis of Sediment Data for Streams in Kentucky, 1950-2008
Tanja N. Williamson
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5035
Suspended sediment is a constituent of water that is monitored because of concerns about accelerated erosion, nonpoint contamination of water resources, and degradation of aquatic environments. Understanding the availability of monitored sediment data for streams in Kentucky is critical to planning future modeling and monitoring efforts. In order to assess...
Forest Vegetation Monitoring Protocol for National Parks in the North Coast and Cascades Network
Andrea Woodward, Karen M. Hutten, John R. Boetsch, Steven A. Acker, Regina M. Rochefort, Mignonne M. Bivin, Laurie L. Kurth
2009, Techniques and Methods 2-A8
Plant communities are the foundation for terrestrial trophic webs and animal habitat, and their structure and species composition are an integrated result of biological and physical drivers (Gates, 1993). Additionally, they have a major role in geologic, geomorphologic and soil development processes (Jenny, 1941; Stevens and Walker, 1970). Throughout most...
Surficial Geologic Map of the Death Valley Junction 30' x 60' Quadrangle, California and Nevada
Janet L. Slate, Margaret E. Berry, Christopher M. Menges
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3013
This surficial geologic map of the Death Valley Junction 30' x 60' quadrangle was compiled digitally at 1:100,000 scale. The map area covers the central part of Death Valley and adjacent mountain ranges - the Panamint Range on the west and the Funeral Mountains on the east - as well...
Water-Table and Potentiometric-Surface Altitudes in the Upper Glacial, Magothy, and Lloyd Aquifers beneath Long Island, New York, March-April 2006
Jack Monti Jr., Ronald J. Busciolano
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3066
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with State and local agencies, systematically collects ground-water data at varying measurement frequencies to monitor the hydrologic situation on Long Island, New York. Each year during March and April, the USGS conducts a synoptic survey of hydrologic conditions to define the spatial distribution...
Nutrients, Dissolved Organic Carbon, Color, and Disinfection Byproducts in Base Flow and Stormflow in Streams of the Croton Watershed, Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York, 2000-02
Paul M. Heisig
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1054
The Croton Watershed is unique among New York City's water-supply watersheds because it has the highest percentages of suburban development (52 percent) and wetland area (6 percent). As the City moves toward filtration of this water supply, there is a need to document water-quality contributions from both human and natural...
USGS River Ecosystem Modeling: Where Are We, How Did We Get Here, and Where Are We Going?
Leanne Hanson, Robin Schrock, Terry Waddle, Jeffrey J. Duda, Bill Lellis
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5018
This report developed as an outcome of the USGS River Ecosystem Modeling Work Group, convened on February 11, 2008 as a preconference session to the second USGS Modeling Conference in Orange Beach, Ala. Work Group participants gained an understanding of the types of models currently being applied to river ecosystem...
Evaluation of Sources of Nitrate Beneath Food Processing Wastewater-Application Sites near Umatilla, Oregon
Lonna Frans, Anthony Paulson, Phil Richerson, Elise Striz, Curt Black
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5069
Water samples from wells were collected beneath and downgradient of two food-processing wastewater-application sites near Umatilla, Oregon. These samples were analyzed for nitrate stable isotopes, nutrients, major ions, and age-dating constituents to determine if nitrate-stable isotopes can be used to differentiate food-processing waste from other potential sources of nitrate. Major-ion...
Geospatial data to support analysis of water-quality conditions in basin-fill aquifers in the southwestern United States
Tim S. McKinney, David W. Anning
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5239
The Southwest Principal Aquifers study area consists of most of California and Nevada and parts of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado; it is about 409,000 square miles. The Basin-fill aquifers extend through about 201,000 square miles of the study area and are the primary source of water for cities...
Southwest principal aquifers regional ground-water quality assessment
D.W. Anning, Susan A. Thiros, L. M. Bexfield, T.S. McKinney, J.M. Green
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3015
The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a regional analysis of water quality in the principal aquifers in the southwestern United States. The Southwest Principal Aquifers (SWPA) study is building a better understanding of the susceptibility and vulnerability of basin-fill aquifers in the region...
National Streamflow Information Program: Implementation Status Report
J. Michael Norris
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3020
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates and maintains a nationwide network of about 7,500 streamgages designed to provide and interpret long-term, accurate, and unbiased streamflow information to meet the multiple needs of many diverse national, regional, state, and local users. The National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP) was initiated in 2003...
Hydrodynamic simulations of physical aquatic habitat availability for Pallid Sturgeon in the Lower Missouri River, at Yankton, South Dakota, Kenslers Bend, Nebraska, Little Sioux, Iowa, and Miami, Missouri, 2006-07
Robert B. Jacobson, Harold E. Johnson III, Benjamin J. Dietsch
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5058
The objective of this study was to assess the sensitivity of habitat availability in the Lower Missouri River to discharge variation, with emphasis on habitats that might support spawning of the endangered pallid sturgeon. We constructed computational hydrodynamic models for four reaches that were selected because of evidence that sturgeon...
Status of Ground-Water Levels and Storage Volume in the Equus Beds Aquifer Near Wichita, Kansas, July 2008
Cristi V. Hansen
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3075
The Equus Beds aquifer in southwestern Harvey County and northwestern Sedgwick County was developed to supply water to the city of Wichita and for irrigation in south-central Kansas. Water-level and storage-volume decreases that began with the development of the aquifer in the 1940s reached record to near-record lows in January...
Hazards management in Grand County, Colorado— Fire fuels characterization
Christopher Cole, Elizabeth Lile, Jennifer Briggs
2009, Fact Sheet 2008-3078
The USGS Fire Science Initiative is designed to identify potential wildfire risks and related hazards and to mitigate their effects on people, property, and natural resources. The USGS Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center (RMGSC) plays an integral role in the fire science demonstration project targeting Grand County, Colo., which uses...
St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project— A progress report-November 2008
D. Karadeniz, J.D. Rogers, R. A. Williams, C.H. Cramer, R.A. Bauer, D. Hoffman, J. Chung, G.L. Hempen, P.H. Steckel, O.L. Boyd, C.M. Watkins, N.S. McCallister, E. Schweig
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1059
St. Louis has experienced minor earthquake damage at least 12 times in the past 200 years. Because of this history and its proximity to known active earthquake zones, the St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project (SLAEHMP) is producing digital maps that show variability of earthquake hazards, including liquefaction and...
Does winter region affect spring arrival time and body mass of king eiders in northern Alaska?
Abby N. Powell, Steffen Oppel
2009, Polar Biology (32) 1203-1209
Events during the non-breeding season may affect the body condition of migratory birds and influence performance during the following breeding season. Migratory birds nesting in the Arctic often rely on endogenous nutrients for reproductive efforts, and are thus potentially subject to such carry-over effects. We tested whether king eider (<i...
PRISM3/GISS Topographic Reconstruction
Linda E. Sohl, Mark A. Chandler, Robert B. Schmunk, Ken Mankoff, Jeffrey A. Jonas, Kevin M. Foley, Harry J. Dowsett
2009, Data Series 419
The PRISM3/GISS topographic reconstruction is one of the global data sets incorporated into a new reconstruction for the mid-Piacenzian warm interval of the Pliocene, at about 3.3 to 3.0 Ma. The PRISM3/GISS topography-gridded data set is a digitization of a graphical reconstruction, provided at 2 deg x 2 deg resolution...
Geochemical database for igneous rocks of the ancestral Cascades Arc— Southern segment, California and Nevada
Edward A. du Bray, David A. John, Keith Putirka, Brian L. Cousens
2009, Data Series 439
Volcanic rocks that form the southern segment of the Cascades magmatic arc are an important manifestation of Cenozoic subduction and associated magmatism in western North America. Until recently, these rocks had been little studied and no systematic compilation of existing composition data had been assembled. This report is a compilation...
The National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Kari J. Craun, Eric W. Constance, Jay Donnelly, Mark R. Newell
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3017
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) provides geospatial technical expertise in support of the National Geospatial Program in its development of The National Map, National Atlas of the United States, and implementation of key components of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)....
Comparison of NLCD with NWI Classifications of Baldwin and Mobile Counties, Alabama
Larry Handley, Chris Wells
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1058
An assessment of the accuracy of National Land Cover Data 2001 as compared to National Wetlands Inventory mapping of Mobile and Baldwin Counties conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Both classifications were checked against stratified randomly selected ground-based sites and with each other to...
Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to Simulate Runoff in Mustang Creek Basin, California
Dina K. Saleh, Charles R. Kratzer, Colleen H. Green, David G. Evans
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5031
This study is an evaluation of the calibration and validation of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) version 2005 watershed model for the Mustang Creek Basin, San Joaquin Valley, California. The study is part of a national study on the process of agricultural chemical movement through the hydrologic system,...
Nahcolite resources in the Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, northwestern Colorado
Michael E. Brownfield, Ronald C. Johnson, Jesse G. Self, Tracey J. Mercier
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3011
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed an assessment of in-place nahcolite (NaHCO3) resources in the Piceance Basin, northwestern Colorado. Nahcolite is present in the oil shale deposits of the Parachute Creek Member of the Eocene Green River Formation. It occurs as disseminated aggregates, nodules, bedded units of disseminated brown...
