Preliminary stage and streamflow data at selected U.S. Geological Survey streamgages in New England for the floods of April 2019
Richard G. Kiah, Brianna A. Smith, Nicholas W. Stasulis
2019, Open-File Report 2019-1052
The combination of rainfall and snowmelt in northern New England and rainfall in southern New England resulted in minor to major flooding from April 15 to 24, 2019, according to stage and streamflow data collected at 63 selected U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages. A typical USGS streamgage measures and records...
Aluminum mobility in mildly acidic mine drainage: Interactions between hydrobasaluminite, silica and trace metals from the nano to the meso-scale
Manuel A. Caraballo, Richard Wanty, Philip Verplanck, Leonardo Navarro-Valdivia, Carlos Ayora, Michael Hochella
2019, Chemical Geology (519) 1-10
Aluminum precipitates control the hydrochemistry and mineralogy of a broad variety of environments on Earth (e.g., acid mine drainage, AMD, coastal wetlands, boreal and alpine streams, tropical acid sulfate soils, laterites and bauxites, …). However, the geochemical and mineralogical processes controlling Al (and other associated metals and metalloids) transport and removal in those environments...
Long-term population dynamics of dreissenid mussels (Dreissena polymorpha and D. rostriformis): A cross-system analysis
David L. Strayer, Boris V. Adamovich, Rita Adrian, David C. Aldridge, Csilla Balogh, Lyubov E. Burlakova, Hannah Fried-Petersen, Laszlo G.-Toth, Amy L. Hetherington, Thomas S. Jones, Alexander Y. Karatayev, Jacqueline B. Madill, Oleg A. Makarevich, J. Ellen Marsden, Andre L. Martel, Dan Minchin, Thomas F. Nalepa, Ruurd Noordhuis, Timothy J. Robinson, Lars G. Rudstam, Astrid N. Schwalb, David R. Smith, Alan D. Steinman, Jonathan M. Jeschke
2019, Ecosphere (10)
Dreissenid mussels (including the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha and the quagga mussel D. rostriformis) are among the world's most notorious invasive species, with large and widespread ecological and economic effects. However, their long‐term population dynamics are poorly known, even though these dynamics are critical to determining impacts and effective management. We gathered and analyzed...
Sediment storage and transport in the Nooksack River basin, northwestern Washington, 2006–15
Scott W. Anderson, Christopher P. Konrad, Eric E. Grossman, Christopher A. Curran
2019, Scientific Investigations Report 2019-5008
The Nooksack River is a dynamic gravel-bedded river in northwestern Washington, draining off Mount Baker and the North Cascades into Puget Sound. Working in cooperation with the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District, the U.S. Geological Survey studied topographic, hydrologic, and climatic data for the Nooksack River basin to...
Mini-columns and ghost columns in Columbia river lava
James G. Moore
2019, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (374) 242-251
The master joints bounding the columns that make up the basal colonnade of large lava flows of the Columbia Plateau are, in places, flanked by sub-horizontal mini-columns that have grown normal to the master joints. The secondary mini-columns grow into the main columns and are clearly younger than them. They...
Research, monitoring, and evaluation of emerging issues and measures to recover the Snake River fall Chinook Salmon ESU
Kenneth F. Tiffan, Russell W. Perry, John Plumb, Dalton Hance, Brad Bickford, Tobyn Rhodes
2019, Report
The portion of the Snake River fall Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ESU that spawns upstream of Lower Granite Dam transitioned from low to high abundance during 1992–2018 in association with U.S. Endangered Species Act recovery efforts and other federally mandated actions. This annual report focuses on (1) numeric and habitat...
Observations of mixing and transport on a steep beach
Jenna A. Brown, Jamie H. MacMahan, Ad J. H. M. Reniers, Ed B. Thornton, Alan L. Shanks, Steven G. Morgan, Edie L. Gallagher
2019, Continental Shelf Research (178) 1-14
Surfzone mixing and transport on a sandy, steep (∼1/8 slope), reflective beach at Carmel River State Beach, California, are described for a range of wave and alongshore flow conditions. Depth-limited wave breaking occurred close to the shore due to the steepness of the beach, creating a narrow surf/swash zone (∼10 m...
Downstream‐propagating channel responses to decadal‐scale climate variability in a glaciated river basin
Scott W. Anderson, Christopher P. Konrad
2019, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (124) 902-919
Regional climate is an important control on the rate of coarse sediment mobilization and transport in alpine river systems. Changes in climate are then expected to cause a cascade of geomorphic responses, including adjustments in downstream channel morphology. However, the mechanics and sensitivity of channel response to short‐term climate variability...
Flood-inundation maps for the Yellow River from River Drive to Centerville Highway, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Jonathan W. Musser
2019, Scientific Investigations Report 2019-5009
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 16.4-mile reach of the Yellow River in Gwinnett County, Georgia, from 0.5 mile upstream from River Drive to Centerville Highway (Georgia State Route 124) were developed to depict estimates of the areal extent and depth of flooding corresponding to selected water levels (stages) at two...
Flood-inundation maps of the Meramec River from Eureka to Arnold, Missouri, 2018
Benjamin J. Dietsch, Kellan R. Strauch
2019, Scientific Investigations Report 2019-5004
Libraries of digital flood-inundation maps that spanned a combined 37.2-mile reach of the Meramec River that extended upstream from Eureka, Missouri, to downstream near the confluence of the Meramec and Mississippi Rivers were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Metropolitan...
Accounting for phenology in the analysis of animal movement
Henry R. Scharf, Mevin Hooten, Ryan R. Wilson, George M. Durner, Todd C. Atwood
2019, Biometrics (75) 810-820
The analysis of animal tracking data provides important scientific understanding and discovery in ecology. Observations of animal trajectories using telemetry devices provide researchers with information about the way animals interact with their environment and each other. For many species, specific geographical features in the landscape can have a strong effect...
Flood-inundation maps for Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York
Robert H. Flynn, Laura Hayes
2019, Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5169
In 2016, digital flood-inundation maps along the shoreline of Lake Champlain in Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties in Vermont and northern Clinton County in New York were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the International Joint Commission (IJC). This report discusses the creation of...
Assessment of Columbia and Willamette River flood stage on the Columbia Corridor Levee System at Portland, Oregon, in a future climate
Susan A. Wherry, Tamara M. Wood, Hans R. Moritz, Keith B. Duffy
2019, Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5161
To support Levee Ready Columbia’s (LRC’s) effort to re-certify levees along the Columbia and Willamette Rivers and remain accredited, two 2-dimensional hydraulic models, Adaptive Hydraulics and Delft3D-Flexible Mesh, were used to simulate the effects of plausible extreme high water during the 2030 to 2059 period. The Columbia River was simulated...
Estimating sand concentrations using ADCP‐based acoustic inversion in a large fluvial system characterized by bi‐modal suspended‐sediment distributions
Ricardo N. Szupiany, Cecilia Lopez Weibel, Massimo Guerrero, Francisco Latosinski, Molly S. Wood, Lucas Dominguez Ruben, Kevin Oberg
2019, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (44) 1295-1308
Quantifying sediment flux within rivers is a challenge for many disciplines due, mainly, to difficulties inherent to traditional sediment sampling methods. These methods are operationally complex, high cost, and high risk. Additionally, the resulting data provide a low spatial and temporal resolution estimate of the total sediment flux, which has...
Tributaries as biodiversity preserves: An ichthyoplankton perspective from the severely impounded Upper Paraná River
Patricia S. da Silva, Leandro E. Miranda, Sergio Makrakis, Lucileine de Assumpção, Joao Henrique Pinheiro Dias, Maristela Cavicchioli Makrakis
2019, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (29) 258-269
Conservation of fish assemblages in severely impounded rivers has often focused on providing longitudinal and lateral connectivity along the main stem. Less attention has been given to tributaries, some of which remain unimpounded.This study shows that the biodiversity of ichthyoplankton in tributaries to the largest reservoir in the Paraná...
An old tree and its many‐shaped leaves
Quan Dong, Jonathan M. Friedman, Honghua Zhou
2019, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (17) 15-15
Plant leaf shape is highly variable. The beauty of leaves can be purely aesthetic, but also derives from the mystery of adaptive significance. This mystery is especially compelling for species with strongly varying leaf shape on a single tree. The desert poplar (Populus euphratica Oliv.) is an ancient and protected...
Modelling effects of invasive species and drought on crayfish extinction risk and population dynamics
Allyson N. Yarra, Daniel D. Magoulick
2019, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (29) 1-11
Hydrological alteration, which may be exacerbated by climate change, is known to facilitate aquatic species invasion. Altered hydrology, invasive species, and the additive effects of these stressors pose a threat to aquatic biodiversity.Understanding extinction risk in the context of these stressors is crucial for prioritizing conservation efforts. As case...
Modelling effects of invasive species and drought on crayfish extinction risk and population dynamics
Allyson N. Yarra, Daniel D. Magoulick
2019, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (29) 1-11
Hydrological alteration, which may be exacerbated by climate change, is known to facilitate aquatic species invasion. Altered hydrology, invasive species, and the additive effects of these stressors pose a threat to aquatic biodiversity.Understanding extinction risk in the context of these stressors is crucial for prioritizing conservation efforts. As case...
Effectiveness of shallow water habitat remediation for improving fish habitat in a large temperate river
Edward F. Roseman, Jason Fischer, Song Qian, Christine M Mayer
2019, Ecological Engineering (123) 54-64
Loss of shallow water riparian zones in the St. Clair River has reduced availability of nursery areas and refuge for fishes. To remediate habitat losses and provide fish nursery areas, five remediation projects were carried out along the river’s United States...
A comparison of methods for streamflow uncertainty estimation
Julie E. Kiang, Christopher L. Gazoorian, Hillary McMillan, Gemma Coxon, Jerome Le Coz, Ida Westerberg, Arnaud Belleville, Damien Sevrez, Anna Sikorska, Asgeir Petersen-Overleir, Trond Reitan, Jim Freer, Benjamin Renard, Valentin Mansanarez, Robert R. Mason, Jr.
2019, Water Resources Research (54) 7149-7176
Streamflow time series are commonly derived from stage‐discharge rating curves, but the uncertainty of the rating curve and resulting streamflow series are poorly understood. While different methods to quantify uncertainty in the stage‐discharge relationship exist, there is limited understanding of how uncertainty estimates differ between methods due...
Phenology of hatching, emergence, and end-of-season body size in young-of-year Coho Salmon in thermally contrasting streams draining the Copper River Delta, Alaska
Emily Y. Campbell, Jason B. Dunham, Gordon H. Reeves, Steve M. Wondzell
2019, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (76) 185-191
Phenology can be linked to individual fitness, particularly in strongly seasonal environments where the timing of events have important consequences for growth, condition, and survival. We studied the phenology of Coho Salmon hatching and emergence in streams with contrasting thermal variability, but in close geographic proximity. Following emergence, we tracked...
Interior Least Tern sandbar nesting habitat measurements from Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery
Edward A. Bulliner, Caroline M. Elliott, Robert B. Jacobson, Casey Lott
2018, Data Series 1098
Sandbars of large sand-bedded rivers of the central United States serve important ecological functions to many species, including the endangered Interior Least Tern (Sternula antillarum, ILT). The ILT is a colonial bird that feeds on fish and nests primarily on riverine sandbars during its annual breeding season of around May...
Survival and drifting patterns of grass carp eggs and larvae in response to interactions with flow and sediment in a laboratory flume
Andres F. Prada, Amy E. George, Benjamin H. Stahlschmidt, Duane Chapman, Rafael O. Tinoco
2018, PLoS ONE (13) 1-19
A series of laboratory experiments was conducted to better understand the behavior of grass carp eggs and larvae in moving water in order to develop and implement new strategies for control and prediction of their dispersal and drift at early life stages. Settling velocity and density of a representative sample...
Waterfowl spring migratory behavior and avian influenza transmission risk in the changing landscape of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
Jeffery D. Sullivan, John Y. Takekawa, Kyle A. Spragens, Scott H. Newman, Xiangming Xiao, Paul J. Leader, Bena Smith, Diann J. Prosser
2018, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (6) 1-14
Avian influenza has advanced from a regional concern to a global health issue with significant economic, trade, and public health implications. Wild birds, particularly waterfowl (Anseriformes), are known reservoirs for low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIV) and recent studies have shown their potential in the spread of highly pathogenic forms of...
Flood-inundation maps for the Salamonie River at Portland, Indiana
Kellan R. Strauch
2018, Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5132
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 6.5-mile reach of the Salamonie River at Portland, Indiana, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Transportation. The flood-inundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science website at https://water.usgs.gov/osw/flood_inundation/, depict...
