Interactions between hyporheic flow produced by stream meanders, bars, and dunes
Susa H. Stonedahl, Judson W. Harvey, Aaron I. Packman
2013, Water Resources Research (49) 5450-5461
Stream channel morphology from grain-scale roughness to large meanders drives hyporheic exchange flow. In practice, it is difficult to model hyporheic flow over the wide spectrum of topographic features typically found in rivers. As a result, many studies only characterize isolated exchange processes at a single spatial scale. In this...
PCB concentrations and activity of sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus vary by sex
Charles P. Madenjian, Nicholas S. Johnson, Thomas R. Binder, Richard R. Rediske, James P. O'Keefe
2013, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (65) 693-703
We determined the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations of 40 male and 40 female adult sea lampreys Petromyzon marinus captured in the Cheboygan River, a tributary to Lake Huron, during May 2011. In addition, we performed a laboratory experiment using passive integrated transponder tags to determine whether male adult sea lampreys...
Performance of human fecal anaerobe-associated PCR-based assays in a multi-laboratory method evaluation study
Blythe A. Layton, Yiping Cao, Darcy L. Ebentier, Kaitlyn Hanley, Elisenda Balleste, Joao Brandao, Muruleedhara N. Byappanahalli, Reagan Converse, Andreas H. Farnleitner, Jennifer Gidley Gentry-Shields Gidley, Maribeth L., Michele Gourmelon, Chang Soo Lee, Jiyoung Lee, Solen Lozach, Tania Madi, Wim G. Meijer, Rachel Noble, Lindsay Peed, Georg H. Reischer, Raquel Rodrigues, Joan B. Rose, Alexander Schriewer, Chris Sinigalliano, Sangeetha Srinivasan, Jill Stewart, Van De Werfhorst, C. Laurie, Dan Wang, Richard Whitman, Stefan Wuertz, Jenny Jay, Patricia A. Holden, Alexandria B. Boehm, Orin Shanks, John F. Griffith
2013, Water Research (47) 6897-6908
A number of PCR-based methods for detecting human fecal material in environmental waters have been developed over the past decade, but these methods have rarely received independent comparative testing in large multi-laboratory studies. Here, we evaluated ten of these methods (BacH, BacHum-UCD, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (BtH), BsteriF1, gyrB, HF183 endpoint, HF183...
Real-time continuous nitrate monitoring in Illinois in 2013
Kelly L. Warner, Paul J. Terrio, Timothy D. Straub, Donald Roseboom, Gary P. Johnson
2013, Fact Sheet 2013-3109
Many sources contribute to the nitrogen found in surface water in Illinois. Illinois is located in the most productive agricultural area in the country, and nitrogen fertilizer is commonly used to maximize corn production in this area. Additionally, septic/wastewater systems, industrial emissions, and lawn fertilizer are common sources of nitrogen...
Shallow groundwater and soil chemistry response to 3 years of subsurface drip irrigation using coalbed-methane-produced water
Carleton R. Bern, Adam R. Boehlke, Mark A. Engle, Nicholas J. Geboy, K.T. Schroeder, J.W. Zupancic
2013, Hydrogeology Journal (21) 1803-1820
Disposal of produced waters, pumped to the surface as part of coalbed methane (CBM) development, is a significant environmental issue in the Wyoming portion of the Powder River Basin, USA. High sodium adsorption ratios (SAR) of the waters could degrade agricultural land, especially if directly applied to the soil surface....
Spatial and temporal genetic diversity of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill)) from Lake Huron and Lake Erie
Wendylee Stott, Mark P. Ebener, Lloyd Mohr, Travis Hartman, Jim Johnson, Edward F. Roseman
2013, Advances in Limnology (64) 205-222
Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill)) are important commercially, culturally, and ecologically in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Stocks of lake whitefish in the Great Lakes have recovered from low levels of abundance in the 1960s. Reductions in abundance, loss of habitat and environmental degradation can be accompanied by losses of genetic...
Morphometric variation among spawning cisco aggregations in the Laurentian Great Lakes: are historic forms still present?
Daniel L. Yule, Seth A. Moore, Mark P. Ebener, Randall M. Claramunt, Thomas C. Pratt, Lorrie L. Salawater, Michael J. Connerton
2013, Advances in Limnology (64) 119-132
Cisco (Coregonus artedi Leseur, formerly lake herring Leucichthys artedi Leseur) populations in each of the Laurentian Great Lakes collapsed between the late 1920s and early 1960s following a multitude of stressors, and never recovered in Lakes Michigan, Erie and Ontario. Prior to their collapse, Koelz (1929) studied Leucichthys spp. in...
Analysis of H2O in silicate glass using attenuated total reflectance (ATR) micro-FTIR spectroscopy
Jacob B. Lowenstern, Bradley W. Pitcher
2013, American Mineralogist (98) 1660-1668
We present a calibration for attenuated total reflectance (ATR) micro-FTIR for analysis of H2O in hydrous glass. A Ge ATR accessory was used to measure evanescent wave absorption by H2O within hydrous rhyolite and other standards. Absorbance at 3450 cm−1 (representing total H2O or H2Ot) and 1630 cm−1 (molecular H2O...
Correction of locality records for the endangered arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus) from the desert region of southern California
Edward L. Ervin, Kent R. Beaman, Robert N. Fisher
2013, Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences (112) 197-205
The recovery strategy for an endangered species requires accurate knowledge of its distribution and geographic range. Although the best available information is used when developing a recovery plan, uncertainty often remains in regard to a species actual geographic extent. The arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus) occurs almost exclusively in coastal drainages,...
Interactive energy atlas for Colorado and New Mexico: an online resource for decisionmakers
Natasha B. Carr, Drew A. Ignizio, James E. Diffendorfer, Natalie Latysh, Ann Marie Matherne, Joshua I. Linard, Kenneth J. Leib, Sarah J. Hawkins
2013, Fact Sheet 2013-3112
Throughout the western United States, increased demand for energy is driving the rapid development of nonrenewable and renewable energy resources. Resource managers must balance the benefits of energy development with the potential consequences for ecological resources and ecosystem services. To facilitate access to geospatial data related to energy resources, energy...
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Florida
William J. Carswell Jr.
2013, Fact Sheet 2013-3058
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Florida, elevation data are critical for natural resources conservation; flood risk management; infrastructure and construction management; coastal zone management; sea level rise...
Interactions between a group of Golden Eagles and a herd of North American elk
Matt P. O’Connell, Michael N. Kochert
2013, Journal of Raptor Research (47) 416-418
Raptors are generally considered solitary predators (Schoener 1969), but occasionally they interact socially (Brown and Amadon 1968). Certain raptor species (e.g., Swallow-tailed Kites [Elanoides forficatus] and Swainson's Hawks [Buteo swainsoni]) concentrate in aggregations in response to localized, abundant food sources (Ellis et al. 1993). Many raptor species engage in group...
Thermal profiles for reaches of Snee-Oosh and Fornsby Creeks, Swinomish Indian Reservation, northwestern Washington, July 2013
Andrew S. Gendaszek, Chad C. Opatz
2013, Data Series 807
Longitudinal profiles of streambed temperatures were measured in approximately 225-m-long reaches of the Snee-Oosh and Fornsby Creeks in the Swinomish Indian Reservation, northwestern Washington, during July 2013, to provide information about areas of groundwater discharge to streams. During summer, groundwater discharge is a source of cold water to streams and...
Catchment-scale stormwater management via economic incentives – An overview and lessons-learned
W. Schuster, A.S. Garmestani, O.O. Green, l.K. Rhea, Allison H. Roy, H.W. Thurston
Baden Robert Myers, Simon Beecham, Terry Lucke, Floris Boogaard, editor(s)
2013, Conference Paper, Novatech 2013: international conference on strategies and solutions for integrated and sustainable water management in the city Lyon, France
Long-term field studies of the effectiveness and sustainability of decentralized stormwater management are rare. From 2005-2011, we tested an incentive-based approach to citizen participation in stormwater management in the Shepherd Creek catchment, located in Cincinnati, OH, USA. Hydrologic, biological, and water quality data were characterized in a baseline monitoring effort...
Integrating Federal and State data records to report progress in establishing agricultural conservation practices on Chesapeake Bay farms
W. Dean Hively, Olivia H. Devereux, Peter R. Claggett
2013, Open-File Report 2013-1287
In response to the Executive Order for Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration (E.O. #13508, May 12, 2009), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) took on the task of acquiring and assessing agricultural conservation practice data records for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, and transferred those datasets in aggregated format to...
A preliminary assessment of streamflow gains and losses for selected stream reaches in the lower Guadalupe River Basin, Texas, 2010-12
Loren L. Wehmeyer, Karl E. Winters, Darwin J. Ockerman
2013, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5209
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Fort Worth District, the Texas Water Development Board, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, and the Edwards Aquifer Authority, investigated streamflow gains and losses in the lower Guadalupe River Basin during four selected base-flow periods in March 2010, April 2011,...
Crystallization of oxidized, moderately hydrous arc basalt at mid- to lower-crustal pressures: Implications for andesite genesis
Dawnika L. Blatter, Thomas W. Sisson, W. Ben Hankins
2013, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (166) 861-886
This study focuses on the production of convergent margin calc-alkaline andesites by crystallization–differentiation of basaltic magmas in the lower to middle crust. Previous experimental studies show that dry, reduced, subalkaline basalts differentiate to tholeiitic (high Fe/Mg) daughter liquids, but the influences of H2O and oxidation on differentiation are less well...
Methane occurrence in groundwater of south-central New York State, 2012: summary of findings
Paul M. Heisig, Tia-Marie Scott
2013, Fact Sheet 2013-3118
A survey of methane in groundwater was undertaken to document methane occurrence on the basis of hydrogeologic setting within a glaciated 1,810-square-mile area of south-central New York that has not seen shale-gas resource development. The adjacent region in northeastern Pennsylvania has undergone shale-gas resource development from the Marcellus Shale. Well construction...
Differential preservation in the geologic record of intraoceanic arc sedimentary and tectonic processes
Amy Draut, Peter D. Clift
2013, Earth-Science Reviews (116) 57-84
Records of ancient intraoceanic arc activity, now preserved in continental suture zones, are commonly used to reconstruct paleogeography and plate motion, and to understand how continental crust is formed, recycled, and maintained through time. However, interpreting tectonic and sedimentary records from ancient terranes after arc–continent collision is complicated by preferential...
Chronic toxicity of nickel-spiked freshwater sediments: variation in toxicity among eight invertebrate taxa and eight sediments
John M. Besser, William G. Brumbaugh, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Chris D. Ivey, James L. Kunz, Nile E. Kemble, Christian E. Schlekat, Emily R. Garman
2013, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (32) 2495-2506
This study evaluated the chronic toxicity of Ni-spiked freshwater sediments to benthic invertebrates. A 2-step spiking procedure (spiking and sediment dilution) and a 2-stage equilibration period (10 wk anaerobic and 1 wk aerobic) were used to spike 8 freshwater sediments with wide ranges of acid-volatile sulfide (AVS; 0.94–38 µmol/g) and total organic carbon...
Characterizing response of total suspended solids and total phosphorus loading to weather and watershed characteristics for rainfall and snowmelt events in agricultural watersheds
Mari E. Danz, Steven Corsi, Wesley R. Brooks, Roger T. Bannerman
2013, Journal of Hydrology (507) 249-261
Understanding the response of total suspended solids (TSS) and total phosphorus (TP) to influential weather and watershed variables is critical in the development of sediment and nutrient reduction plans. In this study, rainfall and snowmelt event loadings of TSS and TP were analyzed for eight agricultural watersheds in Wisconsin, with...
Assessing grain-size correspondence between flow and deposits of controlled floods in the Colorado River, USA
Amy Draut, David M. Rubin
2013, Journal of Sedimentary Research (83) 962-973
Flood-deposited sediment has been used to decipher environmental parameters such as variability in watershed sediment supply, paleoflood hydrology, and channel morphology. It is not well known, however, how accurately the deposits reflect sedimentary processes within the flow, and hence what sampling intensity is needed to decipher records of recent or...
Erosional and depositional changes wrought by the flood of May 1978 in the channels of Powder River, southeastern Montana
Robert H. Meade, John A. Moody
2013, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5035
Powder River’s second largest flood of record (1919–2012) moved through northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana during May 1978. Within a ninety-kilometer reach of the channel in southeastern Montana, the most prominent planform effects of the flood were the growth of meander bends by bank erosion (this was most intense just...
Occurrence of methane in groundwater of south-central New York State, 2012-systematic evaluation of a glaciated region by hydrogeologic setting
Paul M. Heisig, Tia-Marie Scott
2013, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5190
A survey of methane in groundwater was undertaken to document methane occurrence on the basis hydrogeologic setting within a glaciated 1,810-square-mile area of south-central New York along the Pennsylvania border. Sixty-six wells were sampled during the summer of 2012. All wells were at least 1 mile from any known gas...
Maps showing thermal maturity of Upper Cretaceous marine shales in the Wind River Basin, Wyoming
Thomas M. Finn, Mark J. Pawlewicz
2013, Scientific Investigations Map 3266
The Wind River Basin is a large Laramide (Late Cretaceous through Eocene) structural and sedimentary basin that encompasses about 7,400 square miles in central Wyoming. The basin is bounded by the Washakie Range, Owl Creek, and southern Bighorn Mountains on the north, the Casper arch on the east and northeast,...
