New studies initiated by the U.S. Geological Survey - Effects of nutrient enrichment on stream ecosystems
Mark D. Munn, Pixie A. Hamilton
2003, Fact Sheet 118-03
In 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program began an intensive study of nutrient enrichment elevated concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in streams in five agricultural basins across the Nation (see map, p. 2). This study is providing nationally consistent and comparable data and analyses of nutrient...
Data summary and loading sources for selected water-quality characteristics of streams in blowdown areas, North Fork Elk River Watershed, Colorado, March 1999-August 2000
Kenneth J. Leib, Paul Von Guerard
2003, Fact Sheet 127-02
On October 25, 1997, in and around the Routt National Forest and the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area, a winter snowstorm occurred in conjunction with heavy winds that resulted in the destruction of thousands of acres of old-growth tree stands. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service,...
Possible Extent and Depth of Salt Contamination in Ground Water Using Geophysical Techniques, Red River Aluminum Site, Stamps, Arkansas, April 2003
Gregory P. Stanton, Wade H. Kress, Christopher M. Hobza, John B. Czarnecki
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4292
A surface-geophysical investigation of the Red River Aluminum site at Stamps, Arkansas, was conducted in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to determine the possible extent and depth of saltwater contamination. Water-level measurements indicate the distance to water level below land surface ranges from about 1.2 to 3.9...
Water resources of Monroe County, New York, water years 1997-99, with emphasis on water quality in the Irondequoit Creek basin—Atmospheric deposition, ground water, streamflow, trends in water quality, and chemical loads to Irondequoit Bay
Donald A. Sherwood
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4221
Irondequoit Creek drains 169 square miles in the eastern part of Monroe County. Over time, nutrients transported by Irondequoit Creek to Irondequoit Bay on Lake Ontario have contributed to the eutrophication of the bay. Sewage-treatment-plant effluent, a major source of nutrients to the creek and its tributaries, was eliminated from...
User's manual for the national water information system of the U.S. Geological Survey - Automated data processing system (ADAPS), version 4.2
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2003, Open-File Report 2003-89
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 3. Historical ground-water quality for the Red River Valley, New Mexico
Sara H. LoVetere, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Ann S. Maest, Cheryl A. Naus
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4186
Historical ground-water quality data for 100 wells in the Red River Valley between the U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station (08265000), near Questa, and Placer Creek east of the town of Red River, New Mexico, were compiled and reviewed. The tabulation included 608 water-quality records from 23 sources entered into an electronic database. Groundwater quality...
Data model and relational database design for the New Jersey Water-Transfer Data System (NJWaTr)
Steven Tessler
2003, Open-File Report 2003-197
The New Jersey Water-Transfer Data System (NJWaTr) is a database design for the storage and retrieval of water-use data. NJWaTr can manage data encompassing many facets of water use, including (1) the tracking of various types of water-use activities (withdrawals, returns, transfers, distributions, consumptive-use, wastewater collection, and treatment); (2) the...
Water and Sediment Quality in the Yukon River Basin, Alaska, During Water Year 2001
Paul F. Schuster
2003, Open-File Report 2003-427
Overview -- This report contains water-quality and sediment-quality data from samples collected in the Yukon River Basin during water year 2001 (October 2000 through September 2001). A broad range of chemical and biological analyses from three sets of samples are presented. First, samples were collected throughout the year at five...
Water quality in the Northern Rockies Intermontane basins, Idaho, Montana, and Washington, 1999-2001
Gregory M. Clark, Rodney R. Caldwell, Terry R. Maret, Craig L. Bowers, DeAnn M. Dutton, Michael A. Becksmith
2003, Circular 1235
This report contains the major findings of a 1999–2001 assessment of water quality in the Northern Rockies Intermontane Basins. It is one of a series of reports by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program that present major findings in 51 major river basins and aquifer systems across the Nation. In...
Stream Bank Stability in Eastern Nebraska
Phillip J. Soenksen, Mary J. Turner, Benjamin J. Dietsch, Andrew Simon
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4265
Dredged and straightened channels in eastern Nebraska have experienced degradation leading to channel widening by bank failure. Degradation has progressed headward and affected the drainage systems upstream from the modified reaches. This report describes a study that was undertaken to analyze bank stability at selected sites in eastern Nebraska and...
Ground-water conditions and studies in Georgia, 2001
David C. Leeth, John S. Clarke, Steven D. Craigg, Caryl J. Wipperfurth
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4032
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects ground-water data and conducts studies to monitor hydrologic conditions, to better define ground-water resources, and address problems related to water supply and water quality. Data collected as part of ground-water studies include geologic, geophysical, hydraulic property, water level, and water quality. A ground-water-level network...
Tufts submarine fan: turbidity-current gateway to Escanaba Trough
Jane A. Reid, William R. Normark
2003, Bulletin 2216
Turbidity-current overflow from Cascadia Channel near its western exit from the Blanco Fracture Zone has formed the Tufts submarine fan, which extends more than 350 km south on the Pacific Plate to the Mendocino Fracture Zone. For this study, available 3.5-kHz high-resolution and airgun seismic-reflection data, long-range side-scan sonar images,...
Arsenic in midwestern glacial deposits — Occurrence and relation to selected hydrogeologic and geochemical factors
Mary Ann Thomas
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4228
Ground-water-quality data collected as part of 12 U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment studies during 1996-2001 were analyzed to (1) document arsenic occurrence in four types of gla-cial deposits that occur in large areas of the Midwest, (2) identify hydrogeologic or geochemical factors asso-ciated with elevated arsenic concentrations, and (3)...
Applying indicators of hydrologic alteration to Texas streams: overview of methods with examples from the Trinity River basin
Richard L. Kiesling
2003, Fact Sheet 128-03
Streamflow is a component of aquatic ecosystem health, and long-term alteration of streamflow characteristics can produce large changes in aquatic ecosystem structure and function. The physical, chemical, and biological properties of aquatic ecosystems are all affected by the magnitude and frequency of streamflow. For example, the physical structure (hydrogeomorphology) of...
Assessment of selected water-quality data collected in the lower Red River (main stem) basin, Texas, 1997-98
Stanley Baldys, Danna K. Hamilton
2003, Fact Sheet 106-03
The Texas part of the Red River Basin has been divided into five reaches or subbasins (fig. 1) to facilitate improved planning, monitoring, geographical analysis, and dissemination of information. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Red River Authority of Texas, is studying the five subbasins, each for...
Hydrologic, water-quality, and biological data for three water bodies, Texas Gulf Coastal Plain, 2000-2002
Jeffery W. East, Jennifer L. Hogan
2003, Open-File Report 2003-459
During July 2000–September 2002, the U.S. Geological Survey collected and analyzed site-specific hydrologic, water-quality, and biological data in Dickinson Bayou, Armand Bayou, and the San Bernard River in the Gulf Coastal Plain of Texas. Segments of the three water bodies are on the State 303(d) list. Continuous monitoring showed that...
Occurrence, trends, and sources in particle-associated contaminants in selected streams and lakes in Fort Worth, Texas
Peter C. Van Metre, Jennifer T. Wilson, Glenn R. Harwell, Marcus O. Gary, Franklin T. Heitmuller, Barbara Mahler
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4169
Several lakes and stream segments in Fort Worth, Texas, have fish consumption bans because of elevated levels of chlordane, dieldrin, DDE, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). This study was undertaken to evaluate current loading, trends, and sources in these long-banned contaminants and other particle-associated contaminants commonly found in urban areas. Sampling...
Mapping the floor of Lake Mead (Nevada and Arizona): Preliminary discussion and GIS data release
David C. Twichell, VeeAnn A. Cross, Stephen D. Belew
2003, Open-File Report 2003-320
Well-Production Data and Gas-Reservoir Heterogeneity -- Reserve Growth Applications
Thaddeus S. Dyman, James W. Schmoker
2003, Bulletin 2172-E
Oil and gas well production parameters, including peakmonthly production (PMP), peak-consecutive-twelve month production (PYP), and cumulative production (CP), are tested as tools to quantify and understand the heterogeneity of reservoirs in fields where current monthly production is 10 percent or less of PMP. Variation coefficients, defined as VC= (F5-F95)/F50, where F5, F95, and F50 are the...
U.S. Geological Survey World Wide Web Information
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2003, Fact Sheet 055-03
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) invites you to explore an earth science virtual library of digital information, publications, and data. The USGS World Wide Web sites offer an array of information that reflects scientific research and monitoring programs conducted in the areas of natural hazards, environmental resources, and cartography. This...
Isotope geochemistry and chronology of offshore ground water beneath Indian River Bay, Delaware
John Karl Böhlke, David E. Krantz
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4192
Results of geophysical surveys in Indian River Bay, Delaware, indicate a complex pattern of salinity variation in subestuarine ground water. Fresh ground-water plumes up to about 20 meters thick extending hundreds of meters offshore are interspersed with saline ground water, with varying degrees of mixing along the salinity boundaries. It...
Evaluation of OTT PLUVIO Precipitation Gage versus Belfort Universal Precipitation Gage 5-780 -- supplemental data, January 15 through July 16, 2002
Mary L. Tumbusch
2003, Fact Sheet 077-03
Spatial digital database for the geologic map of Oregon
George W. Walker, Norman S. MacLeod, Robert J. Miller, Gary L. Raines, Katherine A. Connors
2003, Open-File Report 2003-67
Introduction This report describes and makes available a geologic digital spatial database (orgeo) representing the geologic map of Oregon (Walker and MacLeod, 1991). The original paper publication was printed as a single map sheet at a scale of 1:500,000, accompanied by a second sheet containing map unit descriptions and ancillary data....
USGS National Assessment of Oil and Gas Online (NOGA Online)
L. H. Biewick
2003, Fact Sheet 098-03
The Central Energy Resources Team (CERT) of the U.S. Geological Survey is providing results of the USGS National Assessment of Oil and Gas online (NOGA Online). In addition to providing resource estimates and geologic reports, NOGA Online includes an internet map application that allows interactive viewing and analysis of assessment...
Geologic Map of the Wilderness and Handy Quadrangles, Oregon, Carter, and Ripley Counties, Missouri
Richard W. Harrison, Robert C. McDowell
2003, IMAP 2801
The bedrock exposed in the Wilderness and Handy Quadrangles, Missouri, comprises 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-streams. This map is one of...
