Summary of surface-water-quality data collected for the Northern Rockies Intermontane Basins National Water-Quality Assessment Program in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, water years 1999-2001
Michael A. Beckwith
2003, Open-File Report 2002-472
Water-quality samples were collected at 10 sites in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River Basins in water years 1999 – 2001 as part of the Northern Rockies Intermontane Basins (NROK) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. Sampling sites were located in varied environments ranging from small streams and rivers in...
Gulf of Mexico planktic foraminifer core-top calibration data set: Raw data
Harry J. Dowsett, Charlotte A. Brunner, Stacey Verardo, Richard Z. Poore
2003, Open-File Report 2003-8
No abstract available....
Archive of the SIMRAD EM1000 processed multibeam data collected during the Frederick G. Creed surveys of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, November 1994
Page C. Valentine, Jessica Baker, Tanya Unger, Chris Polloni
2003, Open-File Report 98-222
Geologic map of the Valjean Hills 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California
J.P. Calzia, Bennie W. Troxel, Christian G. Raumann
2003, Open-File Report 2003-96
Open-File Report 03-096 contains a digital geologic map database of the Valjean Hills 7.5' quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California that includes: ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute, http://www.esri.com) version 8. 2 coverages of the various elements of the geologic map. A Postscript file to plot the geologic map on a topographic base, and...
Structure of the Tucson Basin, Arizona from gravity and aeromagnetic data
Victoria Louise Rystrom
2003, Open-File Report 2003-116
Interpretation of gravity and high-resolution aeromagnetic data reveal the three-dimensional geometry of the Tuscson Basin, Arizona and the lithology of its basement. Limited drill hole and seismic data indicate that the maximum depth to the crystalline basement is approximately 3600 meters and that the sedimentary sequences in the upper ~2000...
Archive of the SIMRAD EM1000 processed multibeam data collected during the Frederick G. Creed surveys of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, April 1995
Page C. Valentine, Jessica Baker, Tanya Unger, Chris Polloni
2003, Open-File Report 98-130
Geology of Badlands National Park: A preliminary report
Philip W. Stoffer
2003, Open-File Report 2003-35
Badlands National Park is host to perhaps the most scenic geology and landscape features in the Western Interior region of the United States. Ongoing erosion that forms the "badlands" exposes ancient sedimentary strata of Late Cretaceous through Oligocene age. Quaternary erosional and depositional processes are responsible for most of the...
Petroleum systems and geologic assessment of oil and gas in the Uinta-Piceance Province, Utah and Colorado
USGS Uinta-Piceance Assessment Team, Paul G. Lillis, Augusta Warden, J. D. King, Vito F. Nuccio, Laura N. Roberts, Russell F. Dubiel, Mark Kirschbaum, Ronald C. Johnson, Stephen B. Roberts, Mitchell E. Henry, Thomas M. Finn, Edward A. Johnson, Robert D. Hettinger, Philip H. Nelson, J. W. Schmoker, Timothy R. Klett, Ronald Charpentier, Robert A. Crovelli, Troy Cook, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, G. F. Ulmishek, Phuong A. Le
2003, Data Series 69-B
The purpose of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Oil and Gas Assessment is to develop geology-based hypotheses regarding the potential for additions to oil and gas reserves in priority areas of the United States, focusing on the distribution, quantity, and availability of oil and natural gas resources. The USGS...
Archive of datasonics SIS-1000 chirp subbottom data collected during USGS cruise K-1-95-PS Puget Sound, State of Washington, 1995
Christopher J. Lyon, Uri S. ten Brink, William Danforth, Robert Kayen
2003, Open-File Report 2002-318
Geologic map and digital database of the Romoland 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside County, California
Douglas M. Morton, Kelly R. Bovard, Gregory Morton
2003, Open-File Report 2003-102
Open-File Report 03-102 contains a digital geologic map database of the Romoland 7.5’ quadrangle, Riverside County, California that includes: ARC/INFO (Environmental Systems Research Institute, http://www.esri.com) version 7.2.1 coverages of the various elements of the geologic map. A Postscript file to plot the geologic map on a topographic base, and containing a Correlation...
Trends in concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls in fish tissue from selected sites in the Delaware River basin in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, 1969-98
Karen Riva-Murray, Robin A. Brightbill, Michael D. Bilger
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4066
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations in fish tissue collected during the 1990's from selected sites in the Delaware River Basin were compared with concentrations in fish tissue collected during 1969-88. Data collected by State and Federal agencies on concentrations in whole-body common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and white sucker (Catostomus commersoni), and...
Simulation of Ground-Water Flow in the Irwin Basin Aquifer System, Fort Irwin National Training Center, California
Jill N. Densmore
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4264
Ground-water pumping in the Irwin Basin at Fort Irwin National Training Center, California resulted in water-level declines of about 30 feet from 1941 to 1996. Since 1992, artificial recharge from wastewater-effluent infiltration and irrigation-return flow has stabilized water levels, but there is concern that future water demands associated with expansion...
Escherichia coli at Ohio bathing beaches—Distribution, sources, wastewater indicators, and predictive modeling
Donna S. Francy, Amie M. Gifford, Robert A. Darner
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4285
Results of studies during the recreational seasons of 2000 and 2001 strengthen the science that supports monitoring of our Nation's beaches. Water and sediment samples were collected and analyzed for concentrations of Escherichia coli (E. coli). Ancillary water-quality and environmental data were collected or compiled to determine their relation to...
A geographic information system tool to solve regression equations and estimate flow-frequency characteristics of Vermont Streams
Scott A. Olson, Gary D. Tasker, Craig M. Johnston
2003, Open-File Report 2002-494
Estimates of the magnitude and frequency of streamflow are needed to safely and economically design bridges, culverts, and other structures in or near streams. These estimates also are used for managing floodplains, identifying flood-hazard areas, and establishing flood-insurance rates, but may be required at ungaged sites where no observed flood...
Pumping test results for wells within Potrero Canyon, Morongo Band of Mission Indians Reservation, California
M. Isabel Pimentel, Allen H. Christensen
2003, Open-File Report 2002-228
Wells in Potrero Canyon are the main source of water for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, located near Banning, California. A series of pumping tests were completed on four water-supply wells in the Canyon during February 27 to March 2, 2001. The purpose of the tests was to determine...
Development of regional curves of bankfull-channel geometry and discharge for streams in the non-urban, Piedmont Physiographic Province, Pennsylvania and Maryland
Peter J. Cinotto
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4014
Stream-restoration projects utilizing natural stream designs frequently are based on the bankfull-channel characteristics of stream reaches that can accommodate streamflow and sediment transport without excessive erosion or deposition and lie within a watershed that has similar runoff characteristics. The bankfull channel at an ungaged impaired site or reference reach is...
New Jersey aeromagnetic and gravity maps and data, a web site for distribution of data (on-line version)
Stephen L. Snyder
2003, Open-File Report 2003-80
No abstract available....
Delineation of water sources for public-supply wells in three fractured-bedrock aquifer systems in Massachusetts
Forest P. Lyford, Carl S. Carlson, Bruce P. Hansen
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4290
Fractured-bedrock aquifer systems in West Newbury, Maynard, and Paxton, Massachusetts, were studied to advance methods of data collection and analysis for delineating contributing areas to public-supply wells completed in fractured rock and for determining the effects of pumping on streams and wetlands. Contributing areas, as defined for this study, include...
Simulated ground-water flow in the Hueco Bolson, an alluvial-basin aquifer system near El Paso, Texas
Charles E. Heywood, Richard M. Yager
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4108
The neighboring cities of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, have historically relied on ground-water withdrawals from the Hueco Bolson, an alluvial-aquifer system, to supply water to their growing populations. By 1996, ground-water drawdown exceeded 60 meters in some areas under Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. A simulation...
Evidence of disease-related amphibian decline in Colorado
Erin Muths, Paul Stephen Corn, Allan P. Pessier, D. Earl Green
2003, Biological Conservation (110) 357-365
The recent discovery of a pathogenic fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) associated with declines of frogs in the American and Australian tropics, suggests that at least the proximate cause, may be known for many previously unexplained amphibian declines. We have monitored boreal toads in Colorado since 1991 at four sites using capturea??recapture...
Mars Digital Image Model (MDIM) 2.1 control network
Brent A. Archinal, Randolph L. Kirk, T. C. Duxbury, Ella M. Lee, Robert M. Sucharski, Debbie Cook
2003, Conference Paper, Proceedings: ISPRS Working Group IV/9 Workshop
Positional control for MDIM 2.1 comes from a new geodetic/photogrammetric solution of the global Mars Mariner 9 and Viking image control network. The details of this network solution are described here. This network incorporates 1,054 Mariner 9 and 5,317 Viking Orbiter images. Accuracy of the new solution is improved primarily...
Hydrothermal alteration at the Lonar Lake impact structure, India: Implications for impact cratering on Mars
Justin Hagerty, Horton E. Newsom
2003, Meteoritics and Planetary Science (38) 365-381
The 50,000 year old, 1.8 km diameter Lonar crater is one of only two known terrestrial craters to be emplaced in basaltic target rock (the 65 million year old Deccan Traps). The composition of the Lonar basalts is similar to martian basaltic meteorites, which establishes Lonar as an excellent analogue...
Methods for quality-assurance review of water-quality data in New Jersey
G. Allan Brown, Edward A. Pustay, Jacob Gibs
2003, Open-File Report 2002-383
This report is an instructional and reference manual that describes methods developed and used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), New Jersey District, to assure the accuracy and precision of the results of analyses of surface- and ground-water samples received from analyzing laboratories and, ultimately, to ensure the integrity of...
A proposal for upgrading the National-Scale Soil Geochemical Database for the United States
David B. Smith, Martin B. Goldhaber, Michael A. Wilson, Rebecca Burt
2003, Fact Sheet 015-03
Regional sediment budget of the Columbia River littoral cell, USA: Analysis of bathymetric- and topographic-volume change
Maarten C. Buijsman, C. R. Sherwood, A. E. Gibbs, G. Gelfenbaum, G. M. Kaminsky, P. Ruggiero, J. Franklin
2003, Open-File Report 2002-281
In this Open-File Report we present calculations of changes in bathymetric and topographic volumes for the Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, and Columbia River entrances and the adjacent coasts of North Beach, Grayland Plains, Long Beach, and Clatsop Plains for four intervals: pre-jetty - 1920s (Interval 1), 1920s - 1950s (Interval...
