Scoping of flood hazard mapping needs for Belknap County, New Hampshire
Robert H. Flynn
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1201
This report was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New Hampshire-Vermont Water Science Center for scoping of flood-hazard mapping needs for Belknap County, New Hampshire, under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Inter-Agency agreement Number HSFE01-05X-0018....
Natural history collections: A scientific treasure trove
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3079
Natural history collections play an indispensable and often overlooked role in the conservation and management of our Nation’s flora and fauna. Scientific specimens housed in museum collections not only open an important window into the current and past diversity of life on Earth, but also play a vital role in...
Preliminary Water-Table Map and Water-Quality Data for Part of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska, 2005
Edward H. Moran, Gary L. Solin
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1209
The Matanuska-Susitna Valley is in the northeastern part of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska, an area experiencing rapid population growth and development proximal to many lakes. Here water commonly flows between lakes and ground water, indicating interrelation between water quantity and quality. Thus concerns exist that poorer quality ground water...
Water resources data Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., water year 2005, Volume 2. Ground-water data
Stephen E. Curtin, Deborah A. Bringman, Elizabeth H. Marchand
2006, Water Data Report MD-DE-DC-05-2
Water resources data for the 2005 water year for Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. consist of records of water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report (Volume 2. Ground-Water Data) contains water levels at 352 observation wells, discharge records for 4 springs, and water quality at 118 wells....
Pore-water and substrate quality of the peat marshes at Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, and comparison with Penchant Basin peat marshes, south Louisiana, 2000-2002
Christopher M. Swarzenski, Thomas W. Doyle, Thomas G. Hargis
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5121
No abstract available....
Ballast water research at the WFRC
Lyman Thorsteinson
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3080
Invasive aquatic species are considered to be one of the greatest threats to marine biodiversity, coastal economies, and even human health. Ballast water is a primary vector for these bioinvasions. One method of reducing risk of ballast water introductions is mid-ocean exchange of marine ballast water. However, it is widely...
Environmental aspects of produced-water salt releases in onshore and coastal petroleum-producing areas of the conterminous U.S. - a bibliography
James K. Otton
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1154
Environmental effects associated with the production of oil and gas have been reported since the first oil wells were drilled in the Appalachian Basin in Pennsylvania and Kentucky in the early to mid-1800s. The most significant of these effects are the degradation of soils, ground water, surface water, and ecosystems...
Present and Reference Concentrations and Yields of Suspended Sediment in Streams in the Great Lakes Region and Adjacent Areas
Dale M. Robertson, David A. Saad, Dennis M. Heisey
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5066
In-stream suspended sediment and siltation and downstream sedimentation are common problems in surface waters throughout the United States. The most effective way to improve surface waters impaired by sediments is to reduce the contributions from human activities rather than try to reduce loadings from natural sources. Total suspended sediment/solids (TSS)...
A Semi-Implicit, Three-Dimensional Model for Estuarine Circulation
Peter E. Smith
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1004
A semi-implicit, finite-difference method for the numerical solution of the three-dimensional equations for circulation in estuaries is presented and tested. The method uses a three-time-level, leapfrog-trapezoidal scheme that is essentially second-order accurate in the spatial and temporal numerical approximations. The three-time-level scheme is shown to be preferred over a two-time-level...
Rainfall, Streamflow, and Water-Quality Data During Stormwater Monitoring, Halawa Stream Drainage Basin, Oahu, Hawaii, July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006
Todd K. Presley, Marcael T. J. Jamison, Stacie T. M. Young-Smith
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1223
Storm runoff water-quality samples were collected as part of the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Stormwater Monitoring Program. This program is designed to assess the effects of highway runoff and urban runoff on Halawa Stream. For this program, rainfall data were collected at two stations, continuous discharge data at...
Status of Water Levels and Selected Water-Quality Conditions in the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer in Eastern Arkansas, 2004
T.P. Schrader
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5128
During the spring of 2004, water levels were measured in 684 wells completed in the Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer in eastern Arkansas. Ground-water levels are affected by intense ground-water withdrawals resulting in extensive potentiometric depressions. In 2004, the highest water-level altitude measured was 293 feet above National Geodetic Vertical...
U.S. Geological Survey studies quality of drinking-water supplies in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands principal aquifer
Carol P. Moss, Heather L. Welch
2006, Fact Sheet 2005-3133
Biostratigraphic and lithologic correlations of two Sonoma County Water Agency pilot wells with the type Wilson Grove Formation, Sonoma County, central California
Charles L. Powell II, Robert J. McLaughlin, Elmira Wan
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1196
Small mollusk faunas characteristic of the uppermost part of the Wilson Grove Formation at Wilson Grove and along River Road at Trenton (Pliocene) were encountered in Sonoma County Water Agency pilot wells at Occidental Road well field between 320-500 ft (98-152 m), depth, and in the Sebastopol Road pilot well...
Extracting shorelines from NASA airborne topographic lidar-derived digital elevation models
M. Harris, J. Brock, A. Nayegandhi, M. Duffy
2006, Open-File Report 2005-1427
This report documents part of the National Park Service (NPS)/U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)/National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aerial Data Collection and Creation of Products for Park Vital Signs Project. This report is one in a series that describes methods for extracting topographic features from aerial survey data as part...
Along-Track Reef Imaging System (ATRIS)
John Brock, Dave Zawada
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3051
"Along-Track Reef Imaging System (ATRIS)" describes the U.S. Geological Survey's Along-Track Reef Imaging System, a boat-based sensor package for rapidly mapping shallow water benthic environments. ATRIS acquires high resolution, color digital images that are accurately geo-located in real-time....
Water and Sediment Chemical Data and Data Summary for Samples Collected in 1999 and 2001 in the Goodpaster River Basin, Big Delta B-2 Quadrangle, Alaska
Bronwen Wang, Larry Gough, Richard Wanty, Jim Vohden, Jim Crock, Warren Day
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1131
We report the chemical analysis for water and sediment collected from the Big Delta B-2 quadrangle. These data are part of a study located in the Big Delta B-2 quadrangle that focused on the integration of geology and bedrock geochemistry on with the biogeochemistry of water, sediments, soil, and vegetation....
Geochemical and mineralogical characterization of the abandoned Valzinco (lead-zinc) and Mitchell (gold) mine sites prior to reclamation, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Jane M. Hammarstrom, Adam N. Johnson, Robert R. Seal II, Allen L. Meier, Paul L. Briggs, Nadine M. Piatak
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5085
The Virginia gold-pyrite belt, part of the central Virginia volcanic-plutonic belt, hosts numerous abandoned metal mines. The belt extends from about 50 km south of Washington, D.C., for approximately 175 km to the southwest into central Virginia. The rocks that comprise the belt include metamorphosed volcanic and clastic (noncarbonate) sedimentary...
Water resources data, Alaska, water year 2005
Melanie L. Jackson, M.E. Castor, J.M. Goetz, G. L. Solin, J.M. Wiles
2006, Water Data Report AK-05-1
Water resources data for the 2005 water year for Alaska consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stages of lakes; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This volume contains records for water discharge at 114 gaging stations; stage or contents only at 3...
Water resources data, Florida, water year 2005. Volume 1A: northeast Florida - Surface water
A.P. Nazarian, E.P. Simonds, S.M. Dickerson
2006, Water Data Report FL-05-1A
Water resources data for the 2005 water year in Florida consist of continuous or daily discharge for 429 streams, periodic discharge for 9 streams, continuous or daily stage for 218 streams, periodic stage for 5 streams, peak stage and discharge for 28 streams; continuous or daily elevations for 15 lakes,...
Effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems in the South Platte River basin, Colorado and Wyoming
Lori A. Sprague, Robert E. Zuellig, Jean A. Dupree
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5101-A
This report describes the effects of urbanization on physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of stream ecosystems in 28 basins along an urban land-use gradient in the South Platte River Basin, Colorado and Wyoming, from 2002 through 2003. Study basins were chosen to minimize natural variability among basins due to factors...
Timing and Duration of Flow in Ephemeral Streams of the Sierra Vista Subwatershed of the Upper San Pedro Basin, Cochise County, Southeastern Arizona
Bruce Gungle
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5190
Frequency, timing, and duration of streamflow were monitored in 20 ephemeral-stream channels across the Sierra Vista Subwatershed of the Upper San Pedro Basin, southeastern Arizona, during an 18-month period. One channel (Walnut Gulch) had Agricultural Research Service streamflow-gaging stations in place. The sediments of the remaining 19 ephemeral-stream channels were...
Hydrologic Requirements of and Evapotranspiration by Riparian Vegetation along the San Pedro River, Arizona
James M. Leenhouts, Julie C. Stromberg, Russell L. Scott
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3027
This report summarizes analyses of riparian system hydrologic requirements and ground-water use detailed in U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5163, 'Hydrologic requirements of and consumptive ground-water use by riparian vegetation along the San Pedro River, Arizona,' compiled by J.M. Leenhouts, J.C. Stromberg, and R.L. Scott....
Hydraulic and field water-chemistry characteristics of piedmont alluvial deposits in the Middle Tyger River near Lyman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 2005
Larry G. Harrelson, Adrian D. Addison
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5133
This study explores the possibility of developing a bank-filtration process to improve water quality in which alluvial deposits serve as a natural sand filter to pretreat water to be used as a secondary drinking-water source in a small piedmont reservoir along the Middle Tyger River near Lyman in Spartanburg County,...
Reconnaissance-level assessment of water and bottom-sediment quality, including pesticides and mercury, in Yankton Sioux Tribe wetlands, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, June-July 2005
Bryan D. Schaap, Roy C. Bartholomay
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5132
During June and July 2005, water and bottom-sediment samples were collected from selected Yankton Sioux Tribe wetlands within the historic Reservation area of eastern Charles Mix County as part of a reconnaissance-level assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey and Yankton Sioux Tribe. The water samples were analyzed for pesticides and...
Fish communities and related environmental conditions of the lower Boise River, southwestern Idaho, 1974-2004
Dorene E. MacCoy
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5111
Within the last century, the lower Boise River has been transformed from a meandering, braided, gravel-bed river that supported large runs of salmon to a channelized, regulated, urban river that provides flood control and irrigation water to more than 1,200 square miles of land. An understanding of the current status...
