Potentiometric surface of the Upper Patapsco aquifer in southern Maryland, September 2009
Stephen E. Curtin, David C. Andreasen, Andrew W. Staley
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1205
This report presents a map showing the potentiometric surface of the upper Patapsco aquifer in the Patapsco Formation of Early Cretaceous age in Southern Maryland during September 2009. The map is based on water-level measurements in 65 wells. The highest measured water level was 118 feet above sea level near...
Hydrologic Data for Deep Creek Lake and Selected Tributaries, Garrett County, Maryland, 2007-08
William S.L. Banks, William J. Davies, Allen C. Gellis, Andrew E. LaMotte, Wendy S. McPherson, Daniel J. Soeder
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1092
Introduction Recent and ongoing efforts to develop the land in the area around Deep Creek Lake, Garrett County, Maryland, are expected to change the volume of sediment moving toward and into the lake, as well as impact the water quality of the lake and its many tributaries. With increased development,...
Water-quality data from storm runoff after the 2007 fires, San Diego County, California
Gregory O. Mendez
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1234
The U.S. Geological Survey collected water-quality samples during the first two storms after the Witch and Harris Fires (October 2007) in southern California. The sampling locations represent an urban area (two residential sites in Rancho Bernardo that were affected by the Witch Fire; a drainage ditch and a storm drain)...
Mineral facilities of Asia and the Pacific
Michael S. Baker, Nurudeen Elias, Eric Guzman, Yadira Soto-Viruet
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1254
This map displays over 1,500 records of mineral facilities throughout the continent of Asia and the countries of the Pacific Ocean. Each record represents one commodity and one facility type at a single geographic location. Facility types include mines, oil and gas fields, and plants, such as refineries, smelters,...
Mineral facilities of Europe
Francisco Almanzar, Michael S. Baker, Nurudeen Elias, Eric Guzman
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1257
This map displays over 1,700 records of mineral facilities within the countries of Europe and western Eurasia. Each record represents one commodity and one facility type at a single geographic location. Facility types include mines, oil and gas fields, and plants, such as refineries, smelters, and mills. Common commodities of...
Mineral facilities of Northern and Central Eurasia
Michael S. Baker, Nurudeen Elias, Eric Guzman, Yadira Soto-Viruet
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1255
This map displays almost 900 records of mineral facilities within the countries that formerly constituted the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Each record represents one commodity and one facility type at a single geographic location. Facility types include mines, oil and gas fields, and plants, such as refineries, smelters,...
Distribution of the non-native gastropod Melanoides tuberculatus in Biscayne National Park, Florida
James B. Murray, G. Lynn Wingard, Emily C. Phillips
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1126
Introduction Melanoides tuberculatus (fig. 1), a gastropod that is not native to South Florida, was identified in Biscayne National Park (BNP) while researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey were conducting other studies around the Black Point canals in the summer of 2003. A study to determine the distribution, genetics, and...
Chemical and morphological comparison of erionite from Oregon, North Dakota, and Turkey
Heather Lowers, David T. Adams, Gregory P. Meeker, Constance J. Nutt
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1286
Erionite, a fibrous zeolite, occurs in pediment gravel deposits near Killdeer Mountain, North Dakota. Material from these pediment deposits has been excavated for use as roadbed throughout Dunn County, North Dakota. Erionite also occurs in the Cappadocian region of Turkey, where a link between malignant mesothelioma and inhalation of this...
Hydrologic conditions in the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, 2006-2007
Ronald S. Reese
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1270
Much of the surface water that flows into the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (FPNWR) probably exits southward through Fakahatchee Strand as it did prior to development, because culverts and bridges constructed along I-75 allow overland flow to continue southward within the strand. During the dry season and periods of...
Spatial and stage-structured population model of the American crocodile for comparison of comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) alternatives
Timothy W. Green, Daniel H. Slone, Eric D. Swain, Michael S. Cherkiss, Melinda Lohmann, Frank J. Mazzotti, Kenneth G. Rice
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1284
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey Priority Ecosystems Science (PES) initiative to provide the ecological science required during Everglades restoration, we have integrated current regional hydrologic models with American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) research and monitoring data to create a model that assesses the potential impact of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration...
Analysis of California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) use of six management units using location data from global positioning system transmitters, southern California, 2004-09-Initial report
Matthew Johnson, Jeffrey Kern, Susan M. Haig
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1287
This report provides an analysis of California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) space use of six management units in southern California (Hopper Mountain and Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuges, Wildlands Conservancy-Wind Wolves Preserve, Tejon Mountain Village Specific Plan, California Condor Study Area, and the Tejon Ranch excluding Tejon Mountain Village Specific Plan...
Identification of tsunami deposits in the geologic record; developing criteria using recent tsunami deposits
Robert Peters, Bruce Jaffe
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1239
There is a need for a clear procedure to identify tsunami deposits in the geologic record. Data from published studies documenting recent tsunami deposits provide a means of developing identification criteria based on the sedimentary characteristics of unequivocal tsunami deposits. Recent tsunami deposits have many sedimentary characteristics in common. All...
Estimating Monthly Water Withdrawals, Return Flow, and Consumptive Use in the Great Lakes Basin
Kimberly H. Shaffer, Rosemary S. Stenback
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1211
Water-resource managers and planners require water-withdrawal, return-flow, and consumptive-use data to understand how anthropogenic (human) water use affects the hydrologic system. Water models like MODFLOW and GSFLOW use calculations and input values (including water-withdrawal and return flow data) to simulate and predict the effects of water use on aquifer and...
Floods of May 30 to June 15, 2008, in the Iowa River and Cedar River Basins, eastern Iowa
Mike S. Linhart, David A. Eash
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1190
As a result of prolonged and intense periods of rainfall in late May and early June, 2008, along with heavier than normal snowpack the previous winter, record flooding occurred in Iowa in the Iowa River and Cedar River Basins. The storms were part of an exceptionally wet period from May...
Colorado River fish monitoring in Grand Canyon, Arizona; 2000 to 2009 summary
Andrew S. Makinster, William R. Persons, Luke A. Avery, Aaron J. Bunch
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1246
Long-term fish monitoring in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam is an essential component of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP). The GCDAMP is a federally authorized initiative to ensure that the primary mandate of the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 to protect resources downstream from...
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) area-characterization toolbox
Curtis V. Price, Naomi Nakagaki, Kerie J. Hitt
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1268
This is release 1.0 of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Area-Characterization Toolbox. These tools are designed to be accessed using ArcGIS Desktop software (versions 9.3 and 9.3.1). The toolbox is composed of a collection of custom tools that implement geographic information system (GIS) techniques used by the NAWQA Program to...
Trip report: pilot study of factors linking watershed function and coastal ecosystem health in American Samoa
Carter T. Atkinson, Arthur C. Medeiros
2010, Open-File Report 2006-1383
Coral reef resources in the territory of American Samoa face significant problems from overfishing, non-point source pollution, global warming, and continuing population growth and development. The islands are still relatively isolated relative to other parts of the Pacific and have managed to avoid some of the more devastating invasive species...
Seamounts and ferromanganese crusts within and near the U.S. EEZ off California - Data for RV Farnella cruise F7-87-SC
James R. Hein, Jane A. Reid, Tracey A. Conrad, Rachel E. Dunham, David A. Clague, Marjorie S. Schulz, Alice S. Davis
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1069
The purpose of this report is to present and briefly describe ship-board and laboratory data for a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research cruise aboard the RV Farnella that took place December 3-21, 1987 (cruise F7-87-SC). The purpose of the cruise was to survey seamounts and ferromanganese crusts within and near...
An analysis of the risk of introduction of additional strains of the rust puccinia psidii Winter ('Ohi'a Rust) to Hawai'i
Lloyd Loope, Anne Marie La Rosa
2010, Open-File Report 2008-1008
In April 2005, the rust fungus Puccinia psidii (most widely known as guava rust or eucalyptus rust) was found in Hawai'i. This was the first time this rust had been found outside the Neotropics (broadly-defined, including subtropical Florida, where the rust first established in the 1970s). First detected on a...
Preliminary assessment of trends in static water levels in bedrock wells in New Hampshire, 1984 to 2007
Joseph D. Ayotte, Brandon M. Kernen, David R. Wunsch, Denise M. Argue, Derek S. Bennett, Thomas J. Mack
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1189
Analysis of nearly 60,000 reported values of static water level (SWL, as depth below land surface) in bedrock wells in New Hampshire, aggregated on a yearly basis, showed an apparent deepening of SWL of about 13 ft (4 m) over the period 1984–2007. Water-level data were one-time measurements at each...
Nogales flood detention study
Laura M. Norman, Lainie Levick, D. Phillip Guertin, James Callegary, Jesus Quintanar Guadarrama, Claudia Zulema Gil Anaya, Andrea Prichard, Floyd Gray, Edgar Castellanos, Edgar Tepezano, Hans Huth, Prescott Vandervoet, Saul Rodriguez, Jose Nunez, Donald Atwood, Gilberto Patricio Olivero Granillo, Francisco Octavio Gastellum Ceballos
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1262
Flooding in Ambos Nogales often exceeds the capacity of the channel and adjacent land areas, endangering many people. The Nogales Wash is being studied to prevent future flood disasters and detention features are being installed in tributaries of the wash. This paper describes the application of the KINEROS2 model and...
Coastal circulation and sediment dynamics in Maunalua Bay, Oahu, Hawaii: Measurements of waves, currents, temperature, salinity, and turbidity: November 2008-February 2009
Curt D. Storlazzi, M. Katherine Presto, Joshua B. Logan, Michael E. Field
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1217
High-resolution measurements of waves, currents, water levels, temperature, salinity and turbidity were made in Maunalua Bay, southern Oahu, Hawaii, during the 2008–2009 winter to better understand coastal circulation, water-column properties, and sediment dynamics during a range of conditions (trade winds, kona storms, relaxation of trade winds, and south swells). A...
Tools and data acquisition of borehole geophysical logging for the Florida Power and Light Company Turkey Point Power Plant in support of a groundwater, surface-water, and ecological monitoring plan, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Michael A. Wacker
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1260
Borehole geophysical logs were obtained from selected exploratory coreholes in the vicinity of the Florida Power and Light Company Turkey Point Power Plant. The geophysical logging tools used and logging sequences performed during this project are summarized herein to include borehole logging methods, descriptions of the properties measured, types of...
Temporal and spatial distribution of endangered juvenile Lost River and shortnose suckers in relation to environmental variables in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon: 2009 annual data summary
Jared L. Bottcher, Summer M. Burdick
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1261
Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) were listed as endangered in 1988 for a variety of reasons including apparent recruitment failure. Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, and its tributaries are considered the most critical remaining habitat for these two species. Age-0 suckers are often abundant in Upper...
The global flow of aluminum from 2006 through 2025
W. D. Menzie, J.J. Barry, D.I. Bleiwas, E.L. Bray, T.G. Goonan, Grecia Matos
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1256
This report presents results of an investigation of the global flow of materials related to the production and use of aluminum in 2006 and makes projections to 2025. The report was prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Environmental Policy...
