Metallogeny of Mesoproterozoic sedimentary rocks in Idaho and Montana - Studies by the Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 2004-2007
J. Michael O’Neill, editor(s)
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1280
Preface By J.Michael O'Neill The major emphasis of this project was to extend and refine the known Mesoproterozoic geologic and metallogenic framework of the region along and adjacent to the Idaho-Montana boundary north of the Snake River Plain. The Mesoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks in this part of east-central Idaho host important Cu-Co-Au stratabound...
A Program for Partitioning Shifted Truncated Lognormal Distributions into Size-Class Bins
Emil Attanasi, Ronald R. Charpentier
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1260
In recent years, oil and gas accumulation-size frequency distributions have become a standard way to characterize undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources that have been postulated by geologic assessments. The preparation of such distributions requires the assessment geologists to explicitly choose parameters for the probability distribution for the sizes of...
Sediment Quality-Assurance Plan for the New Mexico Water Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey
J. Stiles, D. Michael Roark
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1265
This report describes a sediment quality-assurance plan for the U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center (WSC), to assure that standard procedures for collecting, storing, shipping, and processing are followed. The plan also serves as a guide for all WSC personnel involved in sediment activities....
New vitrinite reflectance data for the Bighorn Basin, north-central Wyoming and south-central Montana
Thomas M. Finn, Mark J. Pawlewicz
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1246
The Bighorn Basin is a large Laramide (Late Cretaceous through Eocene) structural and sedimentary basin that encompasses about 10,400 mi2 in north-central Wyoming and south-central Montana (fig. 1). Important conventional oil and gas resources have been discovered and produced from reservoirs ranging in age from Cambrian through Tertiary (Fox...
Summary of hydrogeologic conditions by county for the state of Michigan
Beth A. Apple, Howard W. Reeves
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1236
Summaries of the major hydrogeologic features for each county in Michigan are presented. Each summary includes a listing of the major watersheds in the county and a description of the hydrogeology of the major aquifers in the county. Aquifer properties reported in the literature are given if available. Reports describing...
A decision support framework for water management in the Upper Delaware River
Ken D. Bovee, Terry J. Waddle, John Bartholow, Lucy Burris
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1172
The Delaware River Basin occupies an area of 12,765 square miles, in portions of south central New York, northeast Pennsylvania, northeast Delaware, and western New Jersey (fig. 1). The river begins as two streams in the Catskill Mountains, the East and West Branches. The two tributaries flow in a southwesterly...
Water velocity and suspended solids measurements by in-situ instruments in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon
Jeffrey W. Gartner, Roy E. Wellman, Tamara M. Wood, Ralph T. Cheng
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1279
The U. S. Geological Survey conducted hydrodynamic measurements in Upper Klamath Lake during four summer seasons (approximately mid-June to mid-September) during 2003 to 2006. Measurements included water current profiles made by acoustic Doppler current profilers at a number of fixed locations in the lake during all four years as well...
Quality-Assurance Plan for Water-Quality Activities in the U.S. Geological Survey Washington Water Science Center
Richard J. Wagner, Robert A. Kimbrough, Gary L. Turney
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1307
In accordance with guidelines set forth by the Office of Water Quality in the Water Resources Discipline of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), this quality-assurance plan has been created for use by the USGS Washington Water Science Center (WAWSC) in conducting water-quality activities. The plan documents the standards, policies, and...
Escherichia coli and Suspended Sediment in Berger Ditch at Maumee Bay State Park, Oregon, Ohio, 2006
Amie M. G. Brady
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1244
Berger Ditch discharges to the marina at Maumee Bay State Park (MBSP), just east of the MBSP bathing beach. Recent studies by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and University of Toledo researchers have identified the ditch as a source of Escherichia coli (E. coli), an indicator bacterium that is used to...
Geoscience for Alaska's D-1 lands: A preliminary report
Jeanine M. Schmidt, B. M. Gamble, Keith A. Labay
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1286
Purpose of This Report This interim report follows from the June 2006 recommendations to Congress by the BLM concerning disposition of the d-1 lands. That report recommended lifting of a significant number of d-1 PLOs, through the ongoing land management process within the BLM (e.g. resource management planning areas), or...
Modeling the Spatial and Temporal Variation of Monthly and Seasonal Precipitation on the Nevada Test Site and Vicinity, 1960-2006
Joan B. Blainey, Robert H. Webb, Christopher S. Magirl
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1269
The Nevada Test Site (NTS), located in the climatic transition zone between the Mojave and Great Basin Deserts, has a network of precipitation gages that is unusually dense for this region. This network measures monthly and seasonal variation in a landscape with diverse topography. Precipitation data from 125 climate stations...
Increasing resiliency to natural hazards - A strategic plan for the Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California
Lucy Jones, Richard Bernknopf, Susan Cannon, Dale A. Cox, Len Gaydos, Jon Keeley, Monica Kohler, Homa Lee, Daniel Ponti, Stephanie L. Ross, Steven Schwarzbach, Michael Shulters, A. Wesley Ward, Anne Wein
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1255
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is initiating a new project designed to improve resiliency to natural hazards in southern California through the application of science to community decision making and emergency response. The Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project will assist the region’s communities to reduce their risk from natural hazards by directing...
Technical-information products for a National Volcano Early Warning System
Marianne C. Guffanti, Steven R. Brantley, Peter F. Cervelli, Christopher J. Nye, George N. Serafino, Lee Siebert, Dina Y. Venezky, Lisa A. Wald
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1250
Technical outreach — distinct from general-interest and K-12 educational outreach — for volcanic hazards is aimed at providing usable scientific information about potential or ongoing volcanic activity to public officials, businesses, and individuals in support of their response, preparedness, and mitigation efforts. Within the context of a National Volcano Early...
Preliminary Isostatic Gravity Map of Joshua Tree National Park and Vicinity, Southern California
V.E. Langenheim, Shawn Biehler, D.K. McPhee, C.A. McCabe, J. T. Watt, M.L. Anderson, B. A. Chuchel, P. Stoffer
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1218
This isostatic residual gravity map is part of an effort to map the three-dimensional distribution of rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, southern California. This map will serve as a basis for modeling the shape of basins beneath the Park and in adjacent valleys and also for determining the location and...
Field Evaluations of Sampling Methods for Long-Term Monitoring of Upland Ecosystems on the Colorado Plateau
Mark E. Miller, Dana L. Witwicki, Rebecca K. Mann, Nicole J. Tancreto
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1243
To inform planning for long-term ecological monitoring, we sampled vegetation and soil-surface attributes across a range of terrestrial ecosystems (physiognomic types) in seven National Park Service units on the Colorado Plateau. Primary objectives were (1) to evaluate a suite of sampling methods according to measures of repeatability, efficiency, and impacts...
Geophysical framework investigations influencing ground-water resources in east-central Nevada and west-central Utah, with a section on geologic and geophysical basin by basin descriptions
Janet T. Watt, David A. Ponce, Alan R. Wallace
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1163
A geophysical investigation was undertaken as part of an effort to characterize the geologic framework influencing ground-water resources in east-central Nevada and west-central Utah. New gravity data were combined with existing aeromagnetic, drill-hole, and geologic data to help determine basin geometry, infer structural features, estimate depth to pre-Cenozoic basement rocks,...
Coastal processes study at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA: Summary of data collection 2004-2006
Patrick L. Barnard, Jodi Eshleman, Li H. Erikson, Daniel M. Hanes
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1217
Ocean Beach in San Francisco, California, contains a persistent erosional section in the shadow of the San Francisco ebb tidal delta and south of Sloat Boulevard that threatens valuable public infrastructure as well as the safe recreational use of the beach. Coastal managers have been discussing potential mediation measures for...
Fire Island National Seashore
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayagandhi, Judd Patterson
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1384
These lidar-derived topographic maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Wallops Flight Facility. The aims of the...
EAARL first return topography— Fire Island National Seashore
John Brock, C. Wayne Wright, Matt Patterson, Amar Nayagandhi, Judd Patterson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1007
This Web site contains 31 LIDAR-derived first return topography maps and GIS files for Fire Island National Seashore.These lidar-derived topographic maps were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal and Marine Geology Program, the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Inventory and...
Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers, Tucson, AZ 2007
Tracy Gregg, Kenneth L. Tanaka, R. Stephen Saunders
Leslie F. Bleamaster III, editor(s)
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1233
Introduction Report of the Annual Mappers Meeting Planetary Science Institute Tucson, Arizona June 28 and 29, 2007 Approximately 22 people attended this year's mappers meeting, and many more submitted abstracts and maps in absentia. The 2007 meeting was convened by Tracy Gregg, Les Bleamaster, Steve Saunders, and Ken Tanaka and was hosted by David Crown...
Science and management in the Hanalei watershed: A trans-disciplinary approach: Proceedings from the Hanalei watershed workshop, February 21-22, 2007
Michael E. Field, Carl J. Berg, Susan A. Cochran, editor(s)
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1219
The results of recent studies in the Hanalei watershed are impressive, both in content and breadth. Funded, directed, and/or conducted by investigators from many disciplines from local organizations (the Hanalei Watershed Hui), the University of Hawai‘i, the State of Hawai‘i (Department of Health, Department of Land and Natural Resources), and...
The geology of Six Mile Reef, eastern Long Island Sound
L.J. Poppe, J. F. Denny, S.J. Williams, M. S. Moser, N.A. Forfinski, H.F. Stewart, E. F. Doran
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1191
Digital terrain models, which can be produced from multibeam bathymetric data, are ordered arrays of depths for a number of sea-floor positions sampled at regularly spaced intervals. These models provide valuable base maps for marine geological interpretations that help define the variability of the sea floor (one of the primary...
Quaternary stratigraphy, drainage-basin development, and geomorphology of the Lake Manix basin, Mojave Desert: Guidebook for fall field trip, Friends of the Pleistocene, Pacific Cell, October 4-7, 2007
Marith C. Reheis, David M. Miller, Joanna L. Redwine
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1281
The 2007 field trip of the Pacific Cell, Friends of the Pleistocene, visited features of the Quaternary geology and geomorphology of the Lake Manix basin in the Mojave Desert. This report is the guidebook for this trip and includes some discussion of relations observable along the road and at various...
Ground-Water Quality in the Genesee River Basin, New York, 2005-2006
David A.V. Eckhardt, J.E. Reddy, Kathryn L. Tamulonis
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1093
Water samples were collected from 7 community water system wells and 15 private domestic wells throughout the Genesee River Basin in New York State (downstream from the Pennsylvania border) from October 2005 through March 2006 and analyzed to characterize the chemical quality of ground water in the basin. The wells...
Marl prairie vegetation response to 20th century hydrologic change
Christopher E. Bernhardt, Debra A. Willard
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1355
We conducted geochronologic and pollen analyses from sediment cores collected in solution holes within marl prairies of Big Cypress National Preserve to reconstruct vegetation patterns of the last few centuries and evaluate the stability and longevity of marl prairies within the greater Everglades ecosystem. Based on radiocarbon dating and pollen...
