Effects of best-management practices in the Black Earth Creek Priority Watershed, Wisconsin, 1984-98
David J. Graczyk, John F. Walker, J.A. Horwatich, Roger T. Bannerman
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4163
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Geological Survey began a comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation-monitoring program in 1989 to assess the effectiveness of the Wisconsin Nonpoint Source Program. Hydrologic and water-quality data were collected at Brewery and Garfoot Creeks in 1984 and 1985 (pre-best-management practices (BMPs) period) and 1997...
Simulations of floodflows on the White River in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 79 near Clarendon, Arkansas
Jaysson E. Funkhouser, C. Shane Barks
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4256
A two-dimensional finite-element surface-water model was used to study the effects of the proposed modification to the U.S. Highway 79 corridor on flooding on the White River near Clarendon, Arkansas. The effects of floodflows were simulated for the following scenarios: existing, natural, and four proposed bridging alternatives. All of the...
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....
Paleomagnetism of basaltic lava flows in coreholes ICPP-213, ICPP-214, ICPP-215, and USGS 128 near the Vadose Zone Research Park, Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho
Duane E. Champion, Theodore C. Herman
2003, Open-File Report 2003-483
A paleomagnetic study was conducted on basalt from 41 lava flows represented in about 2,300 ft of core from coreholes ICPP-213, ICPP-214, ICPP-215, and USGS 128. These wells are in the area of the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC) Vadose Zone Research Park within the Idaho National Engineering...
Total dissolved gas and water temperature in the lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2003: Quality-assurance data and comparison to water-quality standards
Dwight Q. Tanner, Heather M. Bragg, Matthew W. Johnston
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4306
Significant Findings When water is released through the spillways of dams, air is entrained in the water, increasing the concentration of total dissolved gas. Excess dissolved-gas concentrations can have adverse effects on freshwater aquatic life. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, collected total-...
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
Aquifer characteristics, water availability, and water quality of the Quaternary aquifer, Osage County, northeastern Oklahoma, 2001-2002
Shana L. Mashburn, Caleb C. Cope, Marvin M. Abbott
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4235
Additional sources of water are needed on the Osage Reservation for future growth and development. The Quaternary aquifer along the Arkansas River in the Osage Reservation may represent a substantial water resource, but limited amounts of hydrogeologic data were available for the aquifer. The study area is about 116 square...
Ecological indicators of water quality in the Spokane River, Idaho and Washington, 1998 and 1999
Dorene E. MacCoy, Terry R. Maret
2003, Fact Sheet 067-03
A water-quality investigation of the Spokane River was completed during summer low-flow conditions in 1998 and 1999 as part of the USGS NAWQA Program, in cooperation with the WDOE. (Abbreviations used in this report are defined on the last page.) Samples for analyses of water chemistry; bed sediment; aquatic communities...
Water quality and trend analysis of Colorado-Big Thompson system reservoirs and related conveyances, 1969 through 2000
Michael R. Stevens
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4044
The U.S. Geological Survey, in an ongoing cooperative monitoring program with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Bureau of Reclamation, and City of Fort Collins, has collected water-quality data in north-central Colorado since 1969 in reservoirs and conveyances, such as canals and tunnels, related to the Colorado–Big Thompson Project, a...
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...
Estimated ground-water discharge by evapotranspiration from Death Valley, California, 1997-2001
Guy A. DeMeo, Randell J. Laczniak, Robert A. Boyd, J. LaRue Smith, Walter E. Nylund
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4254
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service and Inyo County, Calif., collected field data from 1997 through 2001 to accurately estimate the amount of annual ground-water discharge by evapotranspiration (ET) from the floor of Death Valley, California. Multispectral satellite-imagery and National Wetlands Inventory data are used...
Sediment quantity and quality in three impoundments in Massachusetts
Marc James Zimmerman, Robert F. Breault
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4013
As part of a study with an overriding goal of providing information that would assist State and Federal agencies in developing screening protocols for managing sediments impounded behind dams that are potential candidates for removal, the U.S Geological Survey determined sediment quantity and quality at three locations: one on the...
Archive of digital boomer seismic reflection data collected during USGS cruises 94GFP01, 95GFP01, 96GFP01, 97GFP01, and 98GFP02 in Lakes Pontchartrain, Borgne, and Maurepas, Louisiana, 1994-1998
Karynna Calderon, Shawn V. Dadisman, Jack L. Kindinger, S. Jeffress Williams, James G. Flocks, Shea Penland, Dana S. Wiese
2003, Open-File Report 2003-497
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the University of New Orleans, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the University of Georgia, conducted five geophysical surveys of Lakes...
Lithologic coring in the lower Anacostia tidal watershed, Washington, D.C., July 2002
Frederick J. Tenbus
2003, Open-File Report 2003-318
Little is known about the volumetric flux of ground water to the lower tidal Anacostia River, or whether ground-water flow is an important component of the contaminant load in this part of the Anacostia River. The watershed is in the eastern part of Washington, D.C., and has been subjected to...
Alaska resource data file: Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle
Robert K. Rogers, Jeanine M. Schmidt
2003, Open-File Report 2003-457
Descriptions of the mineral occurrences shown on the accompanying figure follow. See U.S. Geological Survey (1996) for a description of the information content of each field in the records. The data presented here are maintained as part of a statewide database on mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska....
Alaska resource data file: Juneau quadrangle
John C. Barnett, Lance D. Miller
2003, Open-File Report 2003-456
Descriptions of the mineral occurrences shown on the accompanying figure follow. See U.S. Geological Survey (1996) for a description of the information content of each field in the records. The data presented here are maintained as part of a statewide database on mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska....
Stratigraphy and vertical hydraulic conductivity of the St. Francois Confining Unit in the Viburnum Trend and evaluation of the Unit in the Viburnum Trend and exploration areas, southeastern Missouri
Michael J. Kleeschulte, Cheryl M. Seeger
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4329
The confining ability of the St. Francois confining unit (Derby-Doerun Dolomite and Davis Formation) was evaluated in ten townships (T. 31?35 N. and R. 01?02 W.) along the Viburnum Trend of southeastern Missouri. Vertical hydraulic conductivity data were compared to similar data collected during two previous studies 20 miles south...
Shapefile of the Elevation of the Bedrock Surface Beneath the Rocky Flats Alluvial Fan, Boulder and Jefferson Counties, Colorado
Daniel H. Knepper
2003, Open-File Report 2003-443
The Rocky Flats alluvial fan is a large early Pleistocene gravel deposit at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon along the eastern flank of the Colorado Front Range in Jefferson and Boulder Counties, Colorado. Elevations of the bedrock surface beneath the alluvial fan gravels have been compiled at selected...
Probability of detecting elevated concentrations of nitrate in ground water in a six-county area of south-central Idaho
Kenneth D. Skinner, Mary M. Donato
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4143
A probability map constructed for this study identified several areas in a six-county region of south-central Idaho with high probabilities of detecting elevated concentrations (greater than 2 milligrams per liter) of nitrate. An increasing proportion of Idaho’s ground water being used for drinking water and large increases in the inputs of nitrogen to ground water in Cassia,...
Selected hydrogeologic datasets for the Evangeline Aquifer, Texas
Eric W. Strom, Natalie A. Houston, C. Amanda Garcia
2003, Open-File Report 2003-298
No abstract available....
Fish distribution and valley segment type data from Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis Project (GAP)
S. Alex Covert, Stephanie P. Kula
2003, Open-File Report 2003-194
Selected hydrogeologic datasets for the Jasper Aquifer, Texas
Eric W. Strom, Natalie A. Houston, C. Amanda Garcia
2003, Open-File Report 2003-299
No abstract available....
Selected hydrogeologic datasets for the Ogallala Aquifer, Texas
Natalie A. Houston, C. Amanda Garcia, Eric W. Strom
2003, Open-File Report 2003-296
No abstract available....
Selected hydrogeologic datasets for the Chicot Aquifer, Texas
Eric W. Strom, Natalie A. Houston, C. Amanda Garcia
2003, Open-File Report 2003-297
No abstract available....
Mantle and Crustal Sources of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Noble gases in Cascade-Range and Aleutian-Arc Volcanic gases
Robert B. Symonds, Robert J. Poreda, William C. Evans, Cathy J. Janik, Beatrice E. Ritchie
2003, Open-File Report 2003-436
Here we report anhydrous chemical (CO2, H2S, N2, H2, CH4, O2, Ar, He, Ne) and isotopic (3He/4He, 40Ar/36Ar, δ13C of CO2, δ13C of CH4, δ15N) compositions of virtually airfree gas samples collected between 1994 and 1998 from 12 quiescent but potentially restless volcanoes in the Cascade Range and Aleutian Arc...
