PRISM3 DOT1 Atlantic Basin Reconstruction
Harry Dowsett, Marci Robinson, Gary S. Dwyer, Mark Chandler, Thomas Cronin
2006, Data Series 189
PRISM3 DOT1 (Pliocene Research, Interpretation and Synoptic Mapping 3, Deep Ocean Temperature 1) provides a three-dimensional temperature reconstruction for the mid-Pliocene Atlantic basin, the first of several regional data sets that will comprise a global mid-Pliocene reconstruction. DOT1 is an alteration of modern temperature values for the Atlantic Ocean in...
User's Guide, software for reduction and analysis of daily weather and surface-water data: Tools for time series analysis of precipitation, temperature, and streamflow data
Richard Hereford
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1101
The software described here is used to process and analyze daily weather and surface-water data. The programs are refinements of earlier versions that include minor corrections and routines to calculate frequencies above a threshold on an annual or seasonal basis. Earlier versions of this software were used successfully to analyze...
Subsurface structure of the East Bay Plain ground-water basin: San Francisco Bay to the Hayward fault, Alameda County, California
R. D. Catchings, J. W. Borchers, M. R. Goldman, G. Gandhok, D. A. Ponce, C. E. Steedman
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1084
The area of California between the San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Santa Clara Valley, and the Diablo Ranges (East Bay Hills), commonly referred to as the 'East Bay', contains the East Bay Plain and Niles Cone ground-water basins. The area has a population of 1.46 million (2003 US Census),...
A method of Shaly sand correction for estimating gas hydrate saturations using downhole electrical resistivity log data
Myung W. Lee, Timothy S. Collett
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5121
Estimation of the amount of nonconductive and conductive constituents in the pore space of sediments, using electrical resistivity logs, generally loses accuracy when clays are present in the reservoir. Many different methods and clay models have been proposed to account for the conductivity of clay (for example, the shaly sand...
Electrical resistivity surveys in Prospect Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado
Robert R. McDougal
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1171
Prospect Gulch is a major source of naturally occurring and mining related metals to Cement Creek, a tributary of the upper Animas River in southwestern Colorado. Efforts to improve water quality in the watershed have focused on Prospect Gulch because many of its abandoned mines and are located on federal...
Usoi Dam wave overtopping and flood routing in the Bartang and Panj Rivers, Tajikistan
John Risley, Joseph Walder, Roger Denlinger
2006, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4004
The Usoi dam was created in the winter of 1911 after an enormous seismogenic rock slide completely blocked the valley of the Bartang River in the Pamir Mountains of southeastern Tajikistan. At present the dam impounds 17 million cubic meters of water in Lake Sarez. Flood volume and discharge estimates were...
Nutrient concentrations and their relations to the biotic integrity of wadeable streams in Wisconsin
Dale M. Robertson, David J. Graczyk, Paul J. Garrison, Lizhu Wang, Gina LaLiberte, Roger Bannerman
2006, Professional Paper 1722
Excessive nutrient (phosphorus and nitrogen) loss from watersheds is frequently associated with degraded water quality in streams. To reduce this loss, agricultural performance standards and regulations for croplands and livestock operations are being proposed by various States. In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is establishing regionally based nutrient criteria...
Chapter 4. Executive Summary-2002 assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Cretaceous Travis Peak and Hosston formations, Jurassic Smackover interior salt basins total petroleum system, in the East Texas basin and Louisiana-Mississippi salt basins provinces
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Data Series 69-E-4
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Georgia's Stream-Water-Quality Monitoring Network, 2006
Patricia L. Nobles, editor(s)
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3086
The USGS stream-water-quality monitoring network for Georgia is an aggregation of smaller networks and individual monitoring stations that have been established in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies. These networks collectively provide data from 130 sites, 62 of which are monitored continuously in real time using specialized equipment that...
Georgia Water-Use Program, 2006
Patricia L. Nobles, editor(s)
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3082
The Georgia Water-Use Program was initiated during 1979, as a cooperative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GaEPD). This ongoing program focuses on collecting, compiling, and disseminating water-use information for the State (Fanning, 2003). These data are stored in a central database, which...
Development and application of a screening model for simulating regional ground-water flow in the St. Croix River basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin
Daniel T. Feinstein, Cheryl A. Buchwald, Charles P. Dunning, Randall J. Hunt
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5283
A series of databases and an accompanying screening model were constructed by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service, to better understand the regional ground-water-flow system and its relation to stream drainage in the St. Croix River Basin. The St. Croix River and its tributaries drain...
Characterization of surface-water resources in the Great Basin National Park area and their susceptibility to ground-water withdrawals in adjacent valleys, White Pine County, Nevada
Peggy E. Elliott, David A. Beck, David E. Prudic
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5099
Eight drainage basins and one spring within the Great Basin National Park area were monitored continually from October 2002 to September 2004 to quantify stream discharge and assess the natural variability in flow. Mean annual discharge for the stream drainages ranged from 0 cubic feet per second at Decathon Canyon...
Ground-water quality data in the north San Francisco Bay hydrologic provinces, California, 2004: Results from the California Ground-water Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) program
Justin T. Kulongoski, Kenneth Belitz, Barbara J. Dawson
2006, Data Series 167
Ground-water quality in the ~1,000 square-mile (mi2) North San Francisco Bay study unit was investigated from August to November, 2004, as part of the California Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) program. Samples were collected from 89 public-supply wells, 7 hydrothermal wells, and 1 hydrothermal spring in Napa, Sonoma and...
Georgia's Ground-Water Resources and Monitoring Network, 2006
Patricia L. Nobles, editor(s)
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3077
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ground-water network for Georgia currently consists of 170 wells in which ground-water levels are continuously monitored. Most of the wells are locatedin the Coastal Plain in the southern part of the State where ground-water pumping stress is high. In particular, there are large concentrations of...
Georgia's Surface-Water Resources and Streamflow Monitoring Network, 2006
Patricia L. Nobles, editor(s)
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3084
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) network of 223 real-time monitoring stations, the 'Georgia HydroWatch,' provides real-time water-stage data, with streamflow computed at 198 locations, and rainfall recorded at 187 stations. These sites continuously record data on 15-minute intervals and transmit the data via satellite to be incorporated into the USGS...
Chapter 2. Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources–Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Cotton Valley group, Jurassic Smackover interior salt basins total petroleum system, in the East Texas basin and Louisiana-Mississippi salt basins provinces
T. S. Dyman, S. M. Condon
2006, Data Series 69-E-2
The Jurassic Smackover Interior Salt Basins Total Petroleum System is defined for this assessment to include (1) Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation carbonates and calcareous shales and (2) Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous Cotton Valley Group organic-rich shales. The Jurassic Smackover Interior Salt Basins Total Petroleum System includes four conventional Cotton...
Vulnerability of recently recharged ground water in the High Plains aquifer to nitrate contamination
Jason J. Gurdak, Sharon L. Qi
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5050
Nitrate concentrations greater than background levels have been detected in ground water of the High Plains aquifer. Empirically based models and corresponding maps were developed that predict the vulnerability of the aquifer to nonpoint-source nitrate contamination. The models predict the probability of detecting nitrate concentrations larger than 4 milligrams per...
Modeling water quality effects of structural and operational changes to Scoggins Dam and Henry Hagg Lake, Oregon
Annett B. Sullivan, Stewart A. Rounds
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5060
To meet water quality targets and the municipal and industrial water needs of a growing population in the Tualatin River Basin in northwestern Oregon, an expansion of Henry Hagg Lake is under consideration. Hagg Lake is the basin's primary storage reservoir and provides water during western Oregon's typically dry summers....
Investigation of the hydrologic monitoring network of the Willcox and Douglas Basins of southeastern Arizona: A project of the Rural Watershed Initiative
A.D. Konieczki
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3055
In 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR), began an investigation of the geology and hydrology of the Willcox and Douglas Basins (primarily focusing on the hydrologic monitoring network) as part of the Rural Watershed Initiative (RWI). The purpose of this...
Hydrogeochemical investigations in the Osgood Mountains, north-central Nevada
Richard B. Wanty, Byron R. Berger, Michele L. Tuttle, Paul H. Briggs, Allen L. Meier, James G. Crock, Lisa L. Stillings
2006, Bulletin 2210-B
Field investigations performed in the Osgood Mountains during the summers of 1999 and 2000 were designed to test methods of combining geologic, hydrologic, and geochemical investigations. The goals were to develop a more thorough understanding of the movement of water through the study area and to understand the water-rock reactions...
Geologic Map of the Big Spring Quadrangle, Carter County, Missouri
David J. Weary, Robert C. McDowell
2006, IMAP 2804
The bedrock exposed in the Big Spring quadrangle of Missouri comprises Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician aged dolomite, sandstone, and chert. The sedimentary rocks are nearly flat lying except where they are adjacent to faults. The carbonate rocks are karstified, and the area contains numerous sinkholes, springs, caves, and losing...
Comparison of macroinvertebrate community structure between two riffle-based sampling protocols in Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana, 2000-2001
David A. Peterson, Jeremy R. Zumberge
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5117
Samples of benthic macroinvertebrates were collected side-by-side from riffles at 12 stream sites in Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana during 2000-2001, following protocols established by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP). Samples from riffles were collected...
Hydrogeologic framework of sedimentary deposits in six structural basins, Yakima River basin, Washington
M. A. Jones, J. J. Vaccaro, A.M. Watkins
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5116
The hydrogeologic framework was delineated for the ground-water flow system of the sedimentary deposits in six structural basins in the Yakima River Basin, Washington. The six basins delineated, from north to south are: Roslyn, Kittitas, Selah, Yakima, Toppenish, and Benton. Extent and thicknesses of the hydrogeologic units and total basin...
Synthesis of monthly and annual streamflow records (water years 1950-2003) for Big Sandy, Clear, Peoples, and Beaver Creeks in the Milk River basin, Montana
Charles Parrett
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5216
To address concerns expressed by the State of Montana about the apportionment of water in the St. Mary and Milk River basins between Canada and the United States, the International Joint Commission requested information from the United States government about water that originates in the United States but does not...
Simulated water budgets and ground-water/surface-water interactions in Bushkill and parts of Monocacy Creek watersheds, Northampton County, Pennsylvania: A preliminary study with identification of data needs
Dennis W. Risser
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1143
This report, prepared in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Mineral Resources Management, provides a preliminary analysis of water budgets and generalized ground-water/surface-water interactions for Bushkill and parts of Monocacy Creek watersheds in Northampton County, Pa., by use of a ground-water flow model. Bushkill Creek watershed was...
