U.S. Geological Survey 2011 assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Cook Inlet region, south-central Alaska
Richard G. Stanley, Brenda S. Pierce, David W. Houseknecht
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1237
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has completed an assessment of the volumes of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in conventional and continuous accumulations in Cook Inlet. The assessment used a geology-based methodology and results from new scientific research by the USGS and the State of Alaska, Department of...
Seasonal flux and assemblage composition of planktic foraminifera from the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2008-2010
Jessica W. Spear, Caitlin E. Reynolds, Richard Z. Poore
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1215
The U.S. Geological Survey anchored a sediment trap in the northern Gulf of Mexico to collect seasonal time-series data on the flux and assemblage composition of live planktic foraminifers. This report provides an update of the previous time-series data to include results from 2010. Ten species, or varieties, of planktic...
Pesticide occurrence in groundwater in areas of high-density row crop production in Alabama, 2009
Richard S. Moreland
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1102
High-density row crop production occurs in three areas of Alabama that are underlain by productive aquifers, northern Alabama, southeastern Alabama, and Baldwin County in southwestern Alabama. The U.S. Geological Survey collected five groundwater samples from each of these three areas during 2009 for analysis of selected pesticides. Results of these...
Soils Data Related to the 1999 FROSTFIRE Burn
K.L. Manies, J.W. Harden, R. Ottmar
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1216
This report describes the sample collection and processing for U.S. Geological Survey efforts at FROSTFIRE, an experimental burn that occurred in Alaska in 1999. Data regarding carbon, water, and energy dynamics pre-fire, during, and post-fire were obtained in this landscape-scale prescribed burn. U.S. Geological Survey investigators measured changes in the...
Gravity data from the San Pedro River Basin, Cochise County, Arizona
Jeffrey R. Kennedy, Daniel Winester
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1287
The U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Water Science Center in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geodetic Survey has collected relative and absolute gravity data at 321 stations in the San Pedro River Basin of southeastern Arizona since 2000. Data are of three types: observed gravity values and...
Cone penetration tests and soil borings at the Mason Road site in Green Valley, Solano County, California
Michael J. Bennett, Thomas E. Noce, James J. Lienkaemper
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1281
In support of a study to investigate the history of the Green Valley Fault, 13 cone penetration test soundings and 3 auger borings were made at the Mason Road site in Green Valley, Solano County, California. Three borings were made at or near two of the cone penetration test soundings....
Derived crop management data for the LandCarbon Project
Gail Schmidt, Shu-Guang Liu, Jennifer Oeding
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1303
The LandCarbon project is assessing potential carbon pools and greenhouse gas fluxes under various scenarios and land management regimes to provide information to support the formulation of policies governing climate change mitigation, adaptation and land management strategies. The project is unique in that spatially explicit maps of annual land cover...
Kirschenmann Road multi-well monitoring site, Cuyama Valley, Santa Barbara County, California
R.R. Everett, R. T. Hanson, D. S. Sweetkind
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1292
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Water Agency Division of the Santa Barbara County Department of Public Works, is evaluating the geohydrology and water availability of the Cuyama Valley, California (fig. 1). As part of this evaluation, the USGS installed the Cuyama Valley Kirschenmann Road multiple-well monitoring...
Mapping the Natchez Trace Parkway
Amina Rangoonwala, Terri Bannister, Elijah W. Ramsey III
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1276
Based on a National Park Service (NPS) landcover classification, a landcover map of the 715-km (444-mile) NPS Natchez Trace Parkway (hereafter referred to as the "Parkway") was created. The NPS landcover classification followed National Vegetation Classification (NVC) protocols. The landcover map, which extended the initial landcover classification to the entire...
Data report for the geologic and scenic quality evaluation of selected sand and gravel sites on the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming
William H. Langer, Bradley S. Van Gosen, Belinda Arbogast, David A. Lindsey
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1302
In April 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted field studies on the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming, to inventory and evaluate sand and gravel deposits underlying river terraces on tribal lands along the Wind River. This report contains the results for 12 sites of sand and gravel deposits evaluated...
2010 update—Streamflow characteristics at selected sites in southwestern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and northwestern Florida, near Lake Seminole
Timothy C. Stamey
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1278
Since the first edition of this report was published in 1996, continuous streamflow data have been recorded in the tri-state area of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, near Lake Seminole. Several notable floods and severe droughts have occurred during this additional 16-year period that have sparked the need to include these...
Groundwater, surface-water, and water-chemistry data, Black Mesa area, northeastern Arizona—2009–10
Jamie P. Macy, Christopher R. Brown
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1198
The Navajo (N) aquifer is an extensive aquifer and the primary source of groundwater in the 5,400-square-mile Black Mesa area in northeastern Arizona. Availability of water is an important issue in northeastern Arizona because of continued water requirements for industrial and municipal use by a growing population and because of...
Analysis of the deconstruction of Dyke Marsh, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia-Progression, geologic and manmade causes, and effective restoration scenarios
Ronald J. Litwin, Joseph P. Smoot, Milan J. Pavich, Helaine W. Markewich, Erik Oberg, Ben Helwig, Brent Steury, Vincent L. Santucci, Nancy J. Durika, Nancy B. Rybicki, Katharina M. Engelhardt, Geoffrey Sanders, Stacey Verardo, Andrew J. Elmore, Joseph Gilmer
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1269
This report is a synthesis of the latest findings from an ongoing study of Dyke Marsh, an eroding freshwater tidal wetland that is scheduled for federal restoration. Its purpose is to provide an accurate and up-to-date temporal and geological framework for the marsh, of which most is new information (plus...
Digital Mapping Techniques '09-workshop proceedings, Morgantown, West Virginia, May 10-13, 2009
David R. Soller
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1335
The Digital Mapping Techniques '09 (DMT'09) workshop was attended by 90 technical experts from 42 agencies, universities, and private companies, including representatives from 24 State geological surveys. This workshop, the thirteenth in the annual series, was hosted by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, May 10-13, 2009, on the...
Seismicity of the Earth 1900-2010 Mexico and vicinity
Susan Rhea, Richard L. Dart, Antonio H. Villasenor, Gavin P. Hayes, Arthur C. Tarr, Kevin P. Furlong, Harley M. Benz
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1083-F
Mexico, located in one of the world's most seismically active regions, lies on three large tectonic plates: the North American plate, Pacific plate, and Cocos plate. The relative motion of these tectonic plates causes frequent earthquakes and active volcanism and mountain building. Mexico's most seismically active region is in southern...
A bibliography of literature pertaining to plague (Yersinia pestis)
Laura E. Ellison, Megan K. Eberhardt Frank
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1293
Plague is an acute and often fatal zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly cycles between small mammals and their fleas; however, it has the potential to infect humans and frequently causes fatalities if left untreated. It is often considered a disease of the past; however,...
Species accounts for the Alamosa/Monte Vista/Baca National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Laura E. Ellison
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1285
As part of an interagency agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Alamosa/Monte Vista/Baca National Wildlife Refuge Complex requested help with the synthesis of scientific information for 10 focal species and their habitat requirements in response to common Refuge management activities...
A data-input program (MFI2005) for the U.S. Geological Survey modular groundwater model (MODFLOW-2005) and parameter estimation program (UCODE_2005)
Arien W. Harbaugh
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1057
The MFI2005 data-input (entry) program was developed for use with the U.S. Geological Survey modular three-dimensional finite-difference groundwater model, MODFLOW-2005. MFI2005 runs on personal computers and is designed to be easy to use; data are entered interactively through a series of display screens. MFI2005 supports parameter estimation using the UCODE_2005...
Information relevant to the U.S. Geological Survey assessment of the Middle Devonian Shale of the Appalachian Basin Province, 2011
USGS Marcellus Shale Assessment Team
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1298
The U.S. Geological Survey recently assessed the potential for natural gas resources in the Middle Devonian Marcellus Shale of the Appalachian Basin Province. The Marcellus Shale was assessed as a continuous gas accumulation using a methodology identical to that used in the assessment of shale and other continuous-type assessment units...
Time of travel and dispersion of a dye plume in the Blackstone River, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 2009
Gene W. Parker, Robert F. Breault, Andrew M. Waite, Elaine Hartman
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1284
To obtain copies of this report, please contact: Director, Division of Watershed Management, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, 8 New Bond St., Worcester, MA 01608, (508) 792–7650...
Denitrification rates in marsh soils and hydrologic and water quality data for Northeast Creek and Bass Harbor Marsh watersheds, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Thomas G. Huntington, Charles W. Culbertson, John H. Duff
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1252
Nutrient enrichment from atmospheric deposition, agricultural activities, wildlife, and domestic sources is a concern at Acadia National Park because of the potential problem of water-quality degradation and eutrophication in estuaries. Water-quality degradation has been observed at the park's Bass Harbor Marsh estuary but minimal degradation is observed in Northeast Creek...
Helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic geophysical survey data, Hunton anticline, south-central Oklahoma
Bruce D. Smith, David V. Smith, Maryla Deszcz-Pan, Charles D. Blome, Patricia Hill
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1240
This report is a digital data release for multiple geophysical surveys conducted in the Hunton anticline area of south-central Oklahoma. The helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic surveys were flown on March 16–17, 2007, in four areas of the Hunton anticline in south-central Oklahoma. The objective of this project is to improve...
Report of the River Master of the Delaware River for the period December 1, 2006–November 30, 2007
Bruce E. Krejmas, Gary N. Paulachok, Stephen F. Blanchard
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1239
A Decree of the Supreme Court of the United States, entered June 7, 1954, established the position of Delaware River Master within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In addition, the Decree authorizes diversions of water from the Delaware River Basin and requires compensating releases from certain reservoirs, owned by New...
Shallow stratigraphy of the Skagit River Delta, Washington, derived from sediment cores
Eric E. Grossman, Douglas A. George, Angela Lam
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1194
Sedimentologic analyses of 21 sediment cores, ranging from 0.4 to 9.6 m in length, reveal that the shallow geologic framework of the Skagit River Delta, western Washington, United States, has changed significantly since 1850. The cores collected from elevations of 3.94 to -2.41 m (relative to mean lower low water)...
Palos Verdes Shelf oceanographic study; data report for observations December 2007–April 2008
Kurt J. Rosenberger, Marlene A. Noble, Christopher R. Sherwood, Marinna M. Martini, Joanne T. Ferreira, Ellyn T. Montgomery
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1240
Beginning in 1997, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defined a contaminated section of the Palos Verdes Shelf region in southern California as a Superfund Site, initiating a continuing investigation of this area. The investigation involved the EPA, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Los Angeles County...
