Digital recovery, modification, and analysis of Tetra Tech seismic horizon mapping, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (NPRA), northern Alaska
R. W. Saltus, Christopher S. Kulander, Christopher J. Potter
2002, Open-File Report 2002-111
We have digitized, modified, and analyzed seismic interpretation maps of 12 subsurface stratigraphic horizons spanning portions of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA). These original maps were prepared by Tetra Tech, Inc., based on about 15,000 miles of seismic data collected from 1974 to 1981. We have also digitized...
Simulation of Ground-Water Flow in the Middle Rio Grande Basin Between Cochiti and San Acacia, New Mexico
Douglas P. McAda, Peggy Barroll
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4200
This report describes a three-dimensional, finite difference, ground-water-flow model of the Santa Fe Group aquifer system within the Middle Rio Grande Basin between Cochiti and San Acacia, New Mexico. The aquifer system is composed of the Santa Fe Group of middle Tertiary to Quaternary age and post-Santa Fe Group valley...
Estimating the magnitude of peak flows at selected recurrence intervals for streams in Idaho
Charles Berenbrock
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4170
Methods for estimating magnitudes of peak flows at various recurrence intervals, needed for highway-structure and water-control design and planning, were developed for gaged and ungaged sites on streams throughout Idaho. Recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and 500 years were selected for analysis of peak flows....
Flow-frequency characteristics of Vermont streams
Scott A. Olson
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4238
The safe and economical design of infrastructure in and near waterways and the effective management of flood-hazard areas require information on streamflow that may not be readily available. This report provides estimates of flow-frequency characteristics for gaged streams in Vermont and describes methods for estimating flow-frequency characteristics for ungaged streams....
Geology and hydrogeology of the Caribbean Islands aquifer system of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Robert A. Renken, W. C. Ward, I. P. Gill, Fernando Gómez-Gómez, Jesús Rodríguez-Martínez
2002, Professional Paper 1419
Poorly lithified to unconsolidated carbonate and clastic sedimentary rocks of Tertiary (Oligocene to Pliocene) and Quaternary (Pleistocene to Holocene) age compose the South Coast aquifer and the North Coast limestone aquifer system of Puerto Rico; poorly lithified to unlithified carbonate rocks of late Tertiary (early Miocene to Pliocene) age make...
Hydrogeology and simulated effects of ground-water withdrawals from the Floridan aquifer system in Lake County and in the Ocala National Forest and vicinity, north-central Florida
Leel Knowles Jr., Andrew M. O’Reilly, James C. Adamski
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4207
The hydrogeology of Lake County and the Ocala National Forest in north-central Florida was evaluated (1995-2000), and a ground-water flow model was developed and calibrated to simulate the effects of both present day and future ground-water withdrawals in these areas and the surrounding vicinity. A predictive model simulation was performed...
Simulation of runoff and recharge and estimation of constituent loads in runoff, Edwards aquifer recharge zone (outcrop) and catchment area, Bexar County, Texas, 1997-2000
Darwin J. Ockerman
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4241
The U.S. Geological Survey developed a watershed model (Hydrological Simulation Program—FORTRAN) to simulate runoff and recharge and to estimate constituent loads in surface-water runoff in the Edwards aquifer recharge zone (outcrop) and catchment area in Bexar County, Texas. Rainfall and runoff data collected during 1970–98 from four gaged basins in...
Cyclic injection, storage, and withdrawal of heated water in a sandstone aquifer at St. Paul, Minnesota--Analysis of thermal data and nonisothermal modeling of short-term test cycles
Robert T. Miller, G. N. Delin
2002, Professional Paper 1530-B
In May 1980, the University of Minnesota began a project to evaluate the feasibility of storing heated water (150 degrees Celsius) in the Franconia-Ironton Galesville aquifer (183 to 245 meters below land surface) and later recovering it for space heating. The University's steam-generation facilities supplied high-temperature water for injection. The...
Cyclic injection, storage, and withdrawal of heated water in a sandstone aquifer at St. Paul, Minnesota--Analysis of thermal data and nonisothermal modeling of long-term test cycles 1 and 2
G. N. Delin, M.C. Hoyer, T. A. Winterstein, R. T. Miller
2002, Professional Paper 1530-C
Values and attitudes of National Wildlife Refuge managers and biologists; Report to respondents
Ayeisha A. Brinson, Delwin E. Benson
2002, Open-File Report 2002-459
The issues affecting natural resource management, the society in which natural resource management occurs, natural resource agency personnel, and the publics they serve have changed in recent decades. Previous studies of Refuge professionals in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) have revealed that employees lack strong commitment to the...
Geologic Map of the Scott City 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Scott and Cape Girardeau Counties, Missouri
Richard W. Harrison, James R. Palmer, David Hoffman, James D. Vaughn, John E. Repetski, Norman O. Frederiksen, Steven L. Forman
2002, IMAP 2744
The Scott City quadrangle is located at the northern end of the Mississippi embayment (fig. 1). The quadrangle contains parts of three physiographic features: the abandoned channel of the ancestral Mississippi River, the Benton Hills, and the flood plain of the ancestral Ohio River and modern Mississippi River. These features...
Trace-element deposition in the Cariaco Basin, Venezuela Shelf, under sulfate-reducing conditions: A history of the local hydrography and global climate, 20 ka to the present
David Z. Piper, Walter E. Dean
2002, Professional Paper 1670
A sediment core from the Cariaco Basin on the Venezuelan continental shelf, which recovered sediment that has been dated back to 20 ka (thousand years ago), was examined for its major-element-oxide and trace-element composition. Cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), vanadium (V), and zinc (Zn) can...
Simulation of ground-water flow and evaluation of water-management alternatives in the upper Charles River basin, eastern Massachusetts
Leslie A. DeSimone, Donald A. Walter, John R. Eggleston, Mark T. Nimiroski
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4234
Ground water is the primary source of drinking water for towns in the upper Charles River Basin, an area of 105 square miles in eastern Massachusetts that is undergoing rapid growth. The stratified-glacial aquifers in the basin are high yield, but also are thin, discontinuous, and in close hydraulic connection...
Surficial Geologic Map of The Loop and Druid Arch Quadrangles, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
George H. Billingsley, Debra L. Block, Tracey J. Felger
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2411
This geologic map is a product of a cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. National Park Service to provide geologic information about this part of Canyonlands National Park, Utah....
Geologic map of the Dillon quadrangle, Summit and Grand Counties, Colorado
Karl S. Kellogg
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2390
New 1:24,000-scale geologic mapping along the Interstate-70 urban corridor in western Colorado, in support of the USGS Central Region State/USGS Cooperative Geologic Mapping Project, is contributing to a more complete understanding of the stratigraphy, structure, tectonic evolution, and hazard potential of this rapidly developing region. The 1:24,000-scale Dillon quadrangle...
The Cascadia Subduction Zone and related subduction systems: Seismic structure, intraslab earthquakes and processes, and earthquake hazards
Stephen H. Kirby, Kelin Wang, Susan Dunlop
2002, Open-File Report 2002-328
The following report is the principal product of an international workshop titled “Intraslab Earthquakes in the Cascadia Subduction System: Science and Hazards” and was sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of Canada and the University of Victoria. This meeting was held at the University of Victoria’s Dunsmuir...
User guide for the PULSE program
A. T. Rutledge
2002, Open-File Report 2002-455
This manual describes the use of the PULSE computer program for analysis of streamflow records. The specific instructions included here and the computer files that accompany this manual require streamflow data in a format that can be obtained from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) sites on the World Wide Web. The...
A three-dimensional numerical model of predevelopment conditions in the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California
Frank A. D’Agnese, G. M. O’Brien, C.C. Faunt, W.R. Belcher, C. San Juan
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4102
In the early 1990's, two numerical models of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system were developed by the U.S. Department of Energy. In general, the two models were based on the same basic hydrogeologic data set. In 1998, the U.S. Department of Energy requested that the U.S. Geological Survey...
Spatial and temporal variations in streamflow, dissolved solids, nutrients, and suspended sediment in the Rio Grande Valley study unit, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, 1993–95
Stephanie J. Moore, Scott K. Anderholm
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4224
Streamflow and water quality vary spatially and temporally in the Rio Grande from Del Norte, Colorado, to El Paso, Texas. The variations in streamflow and in concentrations of selected waterquality constituents—dissolved solids, dissolved nitrite plus nitrate as nitrogen, total phosphorus, and suspended sediment—are described in this report. A multivariate linear...
Duration and Frequency Analysis of Lowland Flooding in Western Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, 1998-2000
George S. Law
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4266
Periodic flooding occurs at lowlands and sinkholes in and adjacent to the flood plain of the West Fork Stones River in the western part of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Flooding in this area commonly occurs during the winter months from December through March. The maximum water level that flood waters will reach...
Potential effects of structural controls and street sweeping on stormwater loads to the lower Charles River, Massachusetts
Phillip J. Zarriello, Robert F. Breault, Peter K. Weiskel
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4220
The water quality of the lower Charles River is periodically impaired by combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and non-CSO stormwater runoff. This study examined the potential non-CSO load reductions of suspended solids, fecal coliform bacteria, total phosphorus, and total lead that could reasonably be achieved by implementation of stormwater best management...
Simulation of reservoir storage and firm yields of three surface-water supplies, Ipswich River Basin, Massachusetts
Phillip J. Zarriello
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4278
A Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model previously developed for the Ipswich River Basin was modified to simulate the hydrologic response and firm yields of the water-supply systems of Lynn, Peabody, and Salem-Beverly. The updated model, expanded to include a portion of the Saugus River Basin that supplies water to...
Crustal structure of the coastal and marine San Francisco Bay region, California
Thomas E. Parsons, editor(s)
2002, Professional Paper 1658
As of the time of this writing, the San Francisco Bay region is home to about 6.8 million people, ranking fifth among population centers in the United States. Most of these people live on the coastal lands along San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento River delta, and the Pacific coast. The...
Standards for the Analysis and Processing of Surface-Water Data and Information Using Electronic Methods
Vernon B. Sauer
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4044
Surface-water computation methods and procedures are described in this report to provide standards from which a completely automated electronic processing system can be developed. To the greatest extent possible, the traditional U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) methodology and standards for streamflow data collection and analysis have been incorporated into these...
A statistical model for estimating stream temperatures in the Salmon and Clearwater River basins, central Idaho
Mary M. Donato
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4195
A water-quality standard for temperature is critical for the protection of threatened and endangered salmonids, which need cold, clean water to sustain life. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has established temperature standards to protect salmonids, yet little is known about the normal range of temperatures of most Idaho streams....
