Monitoring Inland Storm Surge and Flooding From Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana, September 2008
Benton D. McGee, Burl B. Goree, Roland W. Tollett, Mason Jr.
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1373
On August 29-31, 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a mobile monitoring network consisting of 124 pressure transducers (sensors) (figs. 1, 2) at 80 sites over an area of about 4,200 square miles to record the timing, extent, and magnitude of inland hurricane storm surge and coastal flooding generated...
Biological communities and geomorphology of patch reefs in Biscayne National Park, Florida, U.S.A.
Ilsa B. Kuffner, John Brock, Rikki Grober-Dunsmore, T. Don Hickey, Victor Bonito, Jeremy E. Bracone, C. Wayne Wright
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1330
Coral reef ecosystem management benefits from continual, quantitative assessment of the resources being managed, plus assessment of factors that affect distribution patterns of organisms in the ecosystem. In this study, we investigated the relationships among physical, benthic, and fish variables in effort to help explain the distribution patterns of ecologically...
Preliminary geologic map of the southern Funeral Mountains and adjacent ground-water discharge sites, Inyo County, California, and Nye County, Nevada
Christopher J. Fridrich, Ren A. Thompson, Janet L. Slate, M. E. Berry, Michael N. Machette
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1366
This map covers the southern part of the Funeral Mountains, and adjacent parts of four structural basins - Furnace Creek, Amargosa Valley, Opera House, and central Death Valley. It extends over three full 7.5-minute quadrangles, and parts of eleven others - a total area of about 950 square kilometers. The...
Summary and Analysis of the U.S. Government Bat Banding Program
Laura E. Ellison
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1363
This report summarizes the U.S. Government Bat Banding Program (BBP) from 1932 to 1972. More than 2 million bands were issued during the program, of which approximately 1.5 million bands were applied to 36 bat species by scientists in many locations in North America including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and...
Design and Operation of a Borehole Straddle Packer for Ground-Water Sampling and Hydraulic Testing of Discrete Intervals at U.S. Air Force Plant 6, Marietta, Georgia
Owen G. Holloway, Jonathan P. Waddell
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1349
A borehole straddle packer was developed and tested by the U.S. Geological Survey to characterize the vertical distribution of contaminants, head, and hydraulic properties in open-borehole wells as part of an ongoing investigation of ground-water contamination at U.S. Air Force Plant 6 (AFP6) in Marietta, Georgia. To better understand contaminant...
Using logistic regression to predict a probability of debris flows in areas burned by wildfires, southern California, 2003-2006
Michael G. Rupert, Susan H. Cannon, Joseph E. Gartner, John A. Michael, Dennis R. Helsel
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1370
Logistic regression was used to develop statistical models that can be used to predict the probability of debris flows in areas recently burned by wildfires by using data from 14 wildfires that burned in southern California during 2003-2006. Twenty-eight independent variables describing the basin morphology, burn severity, rainfall, and soil...
Geochemical data from analyses of rock, sediment, water, and solid-phase leaching at the Tuba City Open Dump, Tuba City, Arizona
Raymond H. Johnson, James K. Otton, Robert Horton, Tanya J. Gallegos, LaDonna M. Choate, Jonah E. Sullivan
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1374
This report releases data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey from the Tuba City Open Dump area from January 2008 to September 2008 with cooperation from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Navajo and Hopi Tribes. These data were collected in support of investigations into the possible sources...
Summary of Ground-Water Data for Brunswick County, North Carolina, Water Year 2007
Kristen Bukowski McSwain
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1307
Ground-water availability in Brunswick County, North Carolina, has been monitored continuously since 2000 through the operation and maintenance of ground-water-level observation wells in the surficial, Castle Hayne, Peedee, and Black Creek aquifers of the North Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system. Ground-water-resource conditions for the Brunswick County area were determined by...
Total dissolved gas and water temperature in the lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2008: Quality-assurance data and comparison to water-quality standards
Dwight Q. Tanner, Heather M. Bragg, Matthew W. Johnston
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1357
Significant Findings When water is released through the spillways of dams, air is entrained in the water, increasing the downstream concentration of dissolved gases. Excess dissolved-gas concentrations can have adverse effects on freshwater aquatic life. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, collected...
Temporal Geochemistry Data from Five Springs in the Cement Creek Watershed, San Juan County, Colorado
Raymond H. Johnson, Laurie Wirt, Kenneth J. Leib
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1249
Temporal data from five springs in the Cement Creek watershed, San Juan County, Colorado provide seasonal geochemical data for further research in the formation of ferricretes. In addition, these data can be used to help understand the ground-water flow system. The resulting data demonstrate the difficulty in gathering reliable seasonal...
Electrical Resistivity and Seismic Surveys at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada, April 2007
Seth S. Haines, Bethany L. Burton, Donald S. Sweetkind, Theodore H. Asch
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1368
In April 2007, the USGS collected direct-current (DC) electrical resistivity data and shear- (S) and compressional- (P) wave seismic data to provide new detail of previously mapped, overlapping fault splays at two administrative areas in the Nevada Test Site (NTS). In NTS Area 7, we collected two-dimensional DC resistivity data...
Mapping vulnerability to disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1900–2007
Miriam C. Maynard-Ford, Emily C. Phillips, Peter G. Chirico
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1294
The vulnerability of a population and its infrastructure to disastrous events is a factor of both the probability of a hazardous event occurring and the community's ability to cope with the resulting impacts. Therefore, the ability to accurately identify vulnerable populations and places in order to prepare for future hazards...
Environmental settings of selected streams sampled for mercury in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2002-06
Amanda H. Bell, Michelle A. Lutz
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1277
From 2002 through 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program conducted studies investigating mercury biogeochemistry and food-web bioaccumulation in eight streams from three distinct geographic areas of the United States. These streams varied greatly in environmental characteristics, including land-cover, hydrologic, climatic, and chemical characteristics. They ranged from a...
Enhanced Sidescan-Sonar Imagery Offshore of Southeastern Massachusetts
Lawrence J. Poppe, Kate Y. McMullen, S. Jeffress Williams, Seth D. Ackerman, K.A. Glomb, N.A. Forfinski
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1196
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) have been working cooperatively to map and study the coastal sea floor. The sidescan-sonar imagery collected during NOAA hydrographic surveys has been included as part of these studies. However, the original...
Floods of August and September 2004 in eastern Ohio: FEMA disaster declaration 1556
Andrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. Lageman
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1291
A band of severe thunderstorms at the end of August 2004 and the passage of the remnants of Hurricanes Frances and Ivan during September 2004 caused severe flooding in eastern Ohio during August and September 2004. Record peak streamflow occurred at 12 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages. Damages caused by...
Comments on potential geologic and seismic hazards affecting proposed liquefied natural gas site in Santa Monica Bay, California
Stephanie L. Ross, Homa J. Lee, Tom E. Parsons, Larry A. Beyer, David M. Boore, James E. Conrad, Brian D. Edwards, Michael A. Fisher, Arthur D. Frankel, Eric L. Geist, Kenneth W. Hudnut, Susan E. Hough, Robert E. Kayen, T.D. Lorenson, Nicolas Luco, Patricia A. McCrory, Mary McGann, Manuel Nathenson, Michael Nolan, Mark D. Petersen, Daniel J. Ponti, Charles L. Powell II, Holly F. Ryan, John C. Tinsley III, Chris J. Wills, Florence L. Wong, Jingping Xu
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1344
In a letter to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) dated March 25, 2008, Representative Jane Harman (California 36th district) requested advice on geologic hazards that should be considered in the review of a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility off the California coast in Santa Monica Bay. In 2004, the...
Floods of May and June 2004 in central and eastern Ohio: FEMA disaster declaration 1519
Andrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. Lageman
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1290
Several severe thunderstorms that passed through Ohio between May 17 and June 17, 2004, produced large amounts of rain in an already wet central and eastern Ohio, resulting in flooding in this region from May 18 to June 21, 2004. Record peak streamflow occurred at three U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...
A Review of Methods Applied by the U.S. Geological Survey in the Assessment of Identified Geothermal Resources
Colin F. Williams, Marshall J. Reed, Robert H. Mariner
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1296
The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting an updated assessment of geothermal resources in the United States. The primary method applied in assessments of identified geothermal systems by the USGS and other organizations is the volume method, in which the recoverable heat is estimated from the thermal energy available...
Selected Ground-Water Data for Yucca Mountain Region, Southern Nevada and Eastern California, January-December 2005
Glenn L. Locke
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1265
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, collected, compiled, and summarized hydrologic data in the Yucca Mountain region of southern Nevada and eastern California. These data were collected to allow assessments of ground-water resources during activities to determine the...
Speciation Methods Used to Assess Potential Health Effects of Toxic Metals in Environmental Materials
Ruth E. Wolf, Suzette A. Morman, Geoffrey S. Plumlee
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1350
Assessing potential exposures to toxic metals or metalloids such as arsenic and chromium in environmental materials is important in protecting public health. The chemical form of an element in, or released from, a material is also important, since some forms, such as Cr(VI), are more toxic than others, for example,...
Simultaneous Speciation of Arsenic, Selenium, and Chromium by HPLC-ICP-MS
Ruth E. Wolf, Suzette A. Morman, Jean M. Morrison, Paul J. Lamothe
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1334
An adaptation of an analytical method developed for chromium speciation has been utilized for the simultaneous determination of As(III), As(V), Se(IV), Se(VI), Cr(III), and Cr(VI) species using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation with ICP-MS detection. Reduction of interferences for the determination of As, Se, and Cr by ICP-MS is...
Sediment deposition, erosion, and bathymetric change in central San Francisco Bay: 1855-1979
Theresa A. Fregoso, Amy C. Foxgrover, Bruce E. Jaffe
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1312
Central San Francisco Bay is the hub of a dynamic estuarine system connecting the San Joaquin and Sacramento River Deltas, Suisun Bay, and San Pablo Bay to the Pacific Ocean and South San Francisco Bay. To understand the role that Central San Francisco Bay plays in sediment transport throughout the...
Report on the Aseismic Slip, Tremor, and Earthquakes Workshop
Joan Gomberg, Evelyn Roeloffs, Anne Trehu, Herb Dragert, Charles Meertens
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1343
This report summarizes the discussions and information presented during the workshop on Aseismic Slip, Tremor, and Earthquakes. Workshop goals included improving coordination among those involved in conducting research related to these phenomena, assessing the implications for earthquake hazard assessment, and identifying ways to capitalize on the education and outreach opportunities...
Floods of December 2004 and January 2005 in Ohio: FEMA Disaster Declaration 1580
Andrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. Lageman
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1289
A large snowstorm at the end of December 2004 that left more than 20 inches of snow in some areas of Ohio, followed by unseasonably warm temperatures in early January 2005, caused snowmelt to begin filling river channels. Widespread rain showers during January 2005 combined with this snowmelt to cause...
Bathymetric and hydraulic survey of the Matanuska River near Circle View Estates, Alaska
Jeffrey S. Conaway
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1359
An acoustic Doppler current profiler interfaced with a differentially corrected global positioning system was used to map bathymetry and multi-dimensional velocities on the Matanuska River near Circle View Estates, Alaska. Data were collected along four spur dikes and a bend in the river during a period of active bank erosion....
