Sediment-transport investigations of the upper Yellowstone River, Montana, 1999 through 2001: Data collection, analysis, and simulation of sediment transport
Stephen R. Holnbeck
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5234
The upper Yellowstone River in Montana is an important State and national water resource, providing recreational, agricultural, and commercial benefits. Floods in 1996 and 1997, with recorded peak discharges having recurrence intervals close to 100 years, caused substantial streambank erosion and hill- slope mass wasting. Large quantities of sand-,...
Methods for monitoring the effects of grazing management on bank erosion and channel morphology, Fever River, Pioneer Farm, Wisconsin, 2004
Marie C. Peppler, Faith A. Fitzpatrick
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3134
Bank erosion is a natural process that occurs in meandering streams (Leopold and others, 1964); however, in the Midwestern United States, historical and present agricultural activities in uplands, riparian areas, and channels have increased erosion (Waters, 1995; Lyons and others, 2000; Simon and Rinaldi, 2000; and Knox, 2001). Reducing streambank...
Landslide hazards: A national threat
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3156
Landslides occur and can cause damage in all 50 States. Severe storms, earthquakes, volcanic activity, coastal wave attack, and wildfires can cause widespread slope instability. Landslide danger may be high even as emergency personnel are providing rescue and recovery services. To address landslide hazards, several questions must be considered: Where and...
Water quality and hydrology of the Lac Vieux Desert watershed, Gogebic County, Michigan, and Vilas County, Wisconsin, 2002-04
T. L. Weaver, B.P. Neff, J.M. Ellis
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5237
Lac Vieux Desert is a prominent 6.6 square-mile lake that straddles the Michigan-Wisconsin border and forms the headwaters of the Wisconsin River. For generations, the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians have used Lac Vieux Desert and the surrounding area for growing and harvesting wild rice,...
Hydraulic properties of the Ironton and Galesville sandstones, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, southeastern Minnesota, 2004
Thomas A. Winterstein
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5245
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, conducted an aquifer test December 6–22, 2004, to improve definition of the hydraulic properties of the Ironton and Galesville Sandstones beneath the Shakopee Community in southeastern Minnesota. Three wells were used in the aquifer test—a production well and...
Water quality and simulated effects of urban land-use change in J.B. Converse Lake watershed, Mobile County, Alabama, 1990-2003
Amy C. Gill, Ann K. McPherson, Richard S. Moreland
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5171
Hydrologic, water-quality, bed-sediment, soil-chemistry, and statistical summaries of data for the Cambridge, Massachusetts, drinking-water source area, water year 2004
Kirk P. Smith
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1383
Naturally Occurring Arsenic in Ground Water, Norman, Oklahoma, 2004, and Remediation Options for Produced Water
S. Jerrod Smith, Scott Christenson
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3111
In 2000, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reviewed the arsenic drinking water standard for public water supplies. Considering the available research and statistics on the health effects of arsenic ingestion, the EPA reduced the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for public drinking water from 50 micrograms per liter (?g/L) to...
Estimation of peak discharges for rural, unregulated streams in western Oregon
Richard M. Cooper
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5116
Void-Filled SRTM Digital Elevation Model of Afghanistan
Peter G. Chirico, Boris Barrios
2005, Data Series 130
EXPLANATION The purpose of this data set is to provide a single consistent elevation model to be used for national scale mapping, GIS, remote sensing applications, and natural resource assessments for Afghanistan's reconstruction. For 11 days in February of 2000, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ian...
Sediment oxygen demand in Lake Ewauna and the Klamath River, Oregon, June 2003
Micelis C. Doyle, Dennis D. Lynch
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5228
Effects of irrigation and rainfall reduction on ground-water recharge in the Lihue basin, Kauai, Hawaii
Scot K. Izuka, Delwyn S. Oki, Chien-Hwa Chen
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5146
Streamflow characteristics and trends in New Jersey, water years 1897-2003
Kara M. Watson, Robert G. Reiser, Steven P. Nieswand, Robert D. Schopp
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5105
Streamflow statistics were computed for 111 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations with 20 or more years of continuous record and for 500 low-flow partial-record stations, including 66 gaging stations with less than 20 years of continuous record. Daily mean streamflow data from water year 1897 through water year 2001 were used for...
Quality-assurance data for routine water analyses by the U.S. Geological Survey Laboratory in Troy, New York—July 1995 through June 1997
Tricia A. Lincoln, Debra A. Horan-Ross, Michael R. McHale, Gregory B. Lawrence
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1327
The laboratory for analysis of low-ionic-strength water at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) office in Troy, N.Y. analyzes samples collected by USGS projects in the Northeast. The laboratory’s quality-assurance program is based on internal and interlaboratory quality-assurance samples and quality-control procedures developed to ensure proper sample collection, processing, and analysis....
Net acid production, acid neutralizing capacity, and associated geophysical, mineralogical, and geochemical characteristics of Animas River watershed rocks near Silverton, Colorado
Douglas B. Yager, Anne E. McCafferty, Mark R. Stanton, Sharon F. Diehl, Rhonda L. Driscoll, David L. Fey, Stephen J. Sutley
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1433
Surface water-quality and water-quantity data from selected urban runoff-monitoring sites at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Commerce City, Colorado, water years 1988-2004
John D. Gordon, Donald E. Schild, Joseph P. Capesius, Cecil B. Slaughter
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5214
The U.S. Geological Survey has monitored the quality and quantity of streamflow at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal (RMA) northeast of Denver, Colorado, since the early 1990s in cooperation with the U.S. Army. This report, prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, documents existing surface-water-quality conditions on the...
Parking lot sealcoat: a major source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban and suburban environments
Peter C. Van Metre, Barbara Mahler, Mateo Scoggins, Pixie A. Hamilton
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3147
Collaborative studies by the City of Austin and the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) have identified coal-tar based sealcoat—the black, shiny emulsion painted or sprayed on asphalt pavement such as parking lots—as a major and previously unrecognized source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination. Several PAHs are suspected human carcinogens...
Hydrogeology and ground-water/surface water interactions in the Des Moines River valley, southwestern Minnesota, 1997-2001
Timothy K. Cowdery
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5219
Increased water demand in and around Windom led the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, local water suppliers, and Cottonwood County, to study the hydrology of aquifers in the Des Moines River Valley near Windom. The study area is the watershed of a 30-kilometer...
Hydrogeology and water resources of Ruby Valley, northeastern Nevada
David L. Berger
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5247
Water-quality and biological characteristics of the Little White River and selected tributaries, Todd County, South Dakota, 2002-2003
Joyce E. Williamson
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5267
Occurrence of organic wastewater compounds in wastewater effluent and the Big Sioux River in the Upper Big Sioux River basin, South Dakota, 2003-2004
Steven K. Sando, Edward T. Furlong, James L. Gray, Michael T. Meyer, Roy C. Bartholomay
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5249
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the East Dakota Water Development District conducted a reconnaissance study to determine the occurrence of organic wastewater compounds (OWCs) in wastewater effluent and the Big Sioux River at or near the cities of Watertown, Volga, and Brookings in the upper Big Sioux...
Hydrologic and water-quality conditions in the Kansas River, northeast Kansas, November 2001–August 2002, and simulation of ammonia assimilative capacity and bacteria transport during low flow
Patrick P. Rasmussen, Victoria G. Christensen
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5188
Large concentrations of ammonia and densities of bacteria have been detected in reaches of the Kansas River in northeast Kansas during low streamflow conditions, prompting the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to list these reaches as water-quality limited with respect to ammonia and fecal coliform bacteria. Sources for...
Water Resources Data, Alabama, Water Year 2004
W. L. Psinakis, D.S. Lambeth, V.E. Stricklin, M.W. Treece
2005, Water Data Report AL-04-1
Water resources data for the 2004 water year for Alabama consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stages and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels in wells. This report includes records on both surface and ground water in the State. Specifically, it contains: (1)...
Water resources data, Iowa, water year 2005
Greg M. Nalley, Joseph G. Gorman, Robert D. Goodrich, Greg R. Littin, S. Michael Linhart, Von E. Miller, Kevin S. Housel
2005, Water Data Report IA-05-1
This volume of the annual hydrologic data report of Iowa is one of a series of annual reports that document hydrologic data gathered from the U.S. Geological Survey’s surface- and ground-water data-collection networks in each State, Puerto Rico, and the Trust Territories. These records of streamflow, ground-water levels, and quality...
Magnetic mineralogy of sediments in Bear Lake and its watershed, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming: Support for paleoenvironmental and paleomagnetic interpretations
Richard L. Reynolds, Joseph G. Rosenbaum
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1406
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