Geologic map of the Fish Creek Reservoir 7.5' quadrangle, Blaine County, Idaho
Betty Skipp, Theodore R. Brandt
2012, Scientific Investigations Map 3191
The Fish Creek Reservoir quadrangle in south-central Idaho lies on the north-central margin of the Cenozoic Snake River Plain at the southern end of the Pioneer Mountains. Rocks exposed in the quadrangle range in age from Paleozoic through Cenozoic. Mesozoic rocks are absent. Though Triassic and Jurassic sedimentary rocks may...
Altitude, age, and quality of groundwater, Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, eastern Nebraska, 1992 to 2009
Virginia L. McGuire, Derek W. Ryter, Amanda S. Flynn
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5036
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District (PMRNRD), conducted this study to map the water-level altitude of 2009 within the Elkhorn River Valley, Missouri River Valley, and Platte River Valley alluvial aquifers; to present the predevelopment potentiometric-surface altitude within the Dakota aquifer; and to...
American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
Theodore R. Simons, E. Nol, R. Boettcher
2012, Report, The Birds of North America
The American Oystercatcher is a large, conspicuous shorebird, common in coastal salt marshes and along sand beaches throughout the central part of its range. One of the few birds to specialize on bivalve mollusks living in saltwater, this species is completely restricted to marine habitats. Two races breed in North...
Well network installation and hydrogeologic data collection, Assateague Island National Seashore, Worcester County, Maryland, 2010
William S.L. Banks, John P. Masterson, Carole D. Johnson
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5079
The U.S. Geological Survey, as part of its Climate and Land Use Change Research and Development Program, is conducting a multi-year investigation to assess potential impacts on the natural resources of Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland that may result from changes in the hydrologic system in response to projected sea-level...
Evaluation of geophysical techniques for the detection of paleochannels in the Oakland area of eastern Nebraska as part of the Eastern Nebraska Water Resource Assessment
Jared D. Abraham, Paul A. Bedrosian, Theodore H. Asch, Lyndsay B. Ball, James C. Cannia, Jeffery D. Phillips, Susan Lackey
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5228
Over the winter and spring of 2009, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a general assessment of the capabilities of several geophysical tools to delineate buried paleochannel aquifers in the glacial terrain of eastern Nebraska. Mapping these paleochannels is an important objective for the Eastern Nebraska Water Resources Assessment group. Previous...
Archive of digital boomer seismic reflection data collected offshore east-central Florida during USGS cruises 96FGS01 and 97FGS01 in November of 1996 and May of 1997
Janice A. Subino, Arnell S. Forde, Shawn V. Dadisman, Dana S. Wiese, Karynna Calderon
2012, Data Series 652
This Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other...
Evidence for population bottlenecks and subtle genetic structure in the yellow rail
Kenneth J. Popper, Leonard F. Miller, Michael Green, Susan M. Haig, Thomas D. Mullins
2012, The Condor (114) 100-112
The Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracencis) is among the most enigmatic and least studied North American birds. Nesting exclusively in marshes and wetlands, it breeds largely east of the Rocky Mountains in the northern United States and Canada, but there is an isolated population in southern Oregon once believed extirpated. The...
West-east lithostratigraphic cross section of Cretaceous rocks from central Utah to western Kansas
Lawrence O. Anna
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1074
A west-east lithostratigraphic cross section of the Cretaceous rocks from central Utah to western Kansas was prepared as part of the former Western Interior Cretaceous (WIK) project, which was part of the Global Sedimentary Geology Program started in 1989. This transect is similar to that published by Dyman and others...
Status of groundwater levels and storage volume in the Equus Beds aquifer near Wichita, Kansas, July 2011
Cristi V. Hansen
2012, Scientific Investigations Map 3208
The part of the Equus Beds aquifer in southwestern Harvey County and northwestern Sedgwick County was developed to supply water to the city of Wichita and for irrigation in south-central Kansas. The 165 square-mile study area represents about 12 percent of the 1,400 square-mile Equus Beds aquifer and accounts for...
Bathymetric and underwater video survey of Lower Granite Reservoir and vicinity, Washington and Idaho, 2009-10
Marshall L. Williams, Ryan L. Fosness, Rhonda J. Weakland
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5089
The U.S. Geological Survey conducted a bathymetric survey of the Lower Granite Reservoir, Washington, using a multibeam echosounder, and an underwater video mapping survey during autumn 2009 and winter 2010. The surveys were conducted as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's study on sediment deposition and control in...
Groundwater simulation and management models for the upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and California
Marshall W. Gannett, Brian J. Wagner, Kenneth E. Lite Jr.
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5062
The upper Klamath Basin encompasses about 8,000 square miles, extending from the Cascade Range east to the Basin and Range geologic province in south-central Oregon and northern California. The geography of the basin is dominated by forested volcanic uplands separated by broad interior basins. Most of the interior basins once...
Geologic and environmental characteristics of porphyry copper deposits with emphasis on potential future development in the Bristol Bay Watershed, Alaska (Appendix H)
Robert R. Seal II
2012, Report, An assessment of potential mining impacts on salmon ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska: EPA 910-R-14-001A-C
This report is prepared in cooperation with the Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment being conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The goal of the assessment is to help understand how future large-scale development in this watershed may affect water quality and the salmon fishery. Mining has been identified as a...
Migrated hydrocarbons in exposure of Maastrichtian nonmarine strata near Saddle Mountain, lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
D. L. LePain, P. G. Lillis, K. P. Helmold, R. G. Stanley
2012, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2012-1
Magoon and others (1980) described an 83-meter- (272-foot-) thick succession of Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone, and coal exposed on the south side of an unnamed drainage, approximately 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) east of Saddle Mountain in lower Cook Inlet (figs. 1 and 2). The initial significance of this...
Water quality studied in areas of unconventional oil and gas development, including areas where hydraulic fracturing techniques are used, in the United States
David D. Susong, Tanya J. Gallegos, Gretchen P. Oelsner
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3049
Domestic oil and gas production and clean water are critical for economic growth, public health, and national security of the United States. As domestic oil and gas production increases in new areas and old fields are enhanced, there is increasing public concern about the effects of energy production on surface-water...
Characterization of the Highway 95 Fault in lower Fortymile Wash using electrical and electromagnetic methods, Nye County, Nevada
Jamie P. Macy, Levi Kryder, Jamieson Walker
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5060
The Highway 95 Fault is a buried, roughly east-west trending growth fault at the southern extent of Yucca Mountain and Southwestern Nevada Volcanic Field. Little is known about the role of this fault in the movement of groundwater from the Yucca Mountain area to downgradient groundwater users in Amargosa Valley....
Florida Bay salinity and Everglades wetlands hydrology circa 1900 CE: A compilation of paleoecology-based statistical modeling analyses
F.E. Marshall, G.L. Wingard
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1054
Throughout the 20th century, the Greater Everglades Ecosystem of south Florida was greatly altered by human activities. Construction of water-control structures and facilities altered the natural hydrologic patterns of the south Florida region and consequently impacted the coastal ecosystem. Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem is guided by the Comprehensive...
Bayesian analysis of multi-state data with individual covariates for estimating genetic effects on demography
Sarah J. Converse, J. Andrew Royle, Richard P. Urbanek
2012, Journal of Ornithology (152) 561-572
Inbreeding depression is frequently a concern of managers interested in restoring endangered species. Decisions to reduce the potential for inbreeding depression by balancing genotypic contributions to reintroduced populations may exact a cost on long-term demographic performance of the population if those decisions result in reduced numbers of animals released and/or...
Assessment of toxicity and potential risk of the anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone using Eastern screech-owls (Megascops asio)
Barnett A. Rattner, Katherine E. Horak, Rebecca S. Lazarus, Karen M. Eisenreich, Carol U. Meteyer, Steven F. Volker, Christopher M. Campton, John D. Eisemann, John J. Johnston
2012, Ecotoxicology (21) 832-846
In the United States, new regulatory restrictions have been placed on the use of some second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides. This action may be offset by expanded use of first-generation compounds (e.g., diphacinone; DPN). Single-day acute oral exposure of adult Eastern screech-owls (Megascops asio) to DPN evoked overt signs of intoxication, coagulopathy,...
Combining lake and watershed characteristics with Landsat TM data for remote estimation of regional lake clarity
Ian M. McCullough, Cyndy Loftin, Steven A. Sader
2012, Remote Sensing of Environment (123) 109-115
Water clarity is a reliable indicator of lake productivity and an ideal metric of regional water quality. Clarity is an indicator of other water quality variables including chlorophyll-a, total phosphorus and trophic status; however, unlike these metrics, clarity can be accurately and efficiently estimated remotely on a regional scale. Remote...
Hydrogeologic framework of the Wood River Valley aquifer system, south-central Idaho
James R. Bartolino, Candice B. Adkins
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5053
The Wood River Valley contains most of the population of Blaine County and the cities of Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey, and Bellevue. This mountain valley is underlain by the alluvial Wood River Valley aquifer system, which consists primarily of a single unconfined aquifer that underlies the entire valley, an underlying...
Water resources of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, Genesee and Orleans counties, New York 2008-2010
William M. Kappel, Matthew B. Jennings
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5027
A 2-year study of the water resources of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in western New York was carried out in 2009-2010 in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to assist the Refuge in the development of a 15-year Comprehensive Conservtion plan. The study focused on Oak...
Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Bighorn Basin, Wyoming and Montana: Chapter A in Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources
Jacob A. Covault, Mark L. Buursink, William H. Craddock, Matthew D. Merrill, Madalyn S. Blondes, Mayur A. Gosai, P.A. Freeman
Peter D. Warwick, M.D. Corum, editor(s)
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1024-A
The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (Public Law 110–140) directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct a national assessment of potential geologic storage resources for carbon dioxide (CO2). The methodology used for the national CO2 assessment follows that of previous USGS work. The methodology is non-economic and intended...
Quaternary geologic map of the Havre 1° x 2° quadrangle
David S. Compilations by Fullerton, Roger B. Colton, Charles A. Bush
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1028
The Havre quadrangle encompasses approximately 16,084 km2 (6,210 mi2). The northern boundary is the Montana/Saskatchewan (U.S./Canada) boundary. The quadrangle is in the Northern Plains physiographic province and it includes parts of the Bearpaw Mountains, the Little Rocky Mountains, and the Boundary Plateau. The primary river is the Milk River. The...
Assessing the potential hydrological impact of the Gibe III Dam on Lake Turkana water level using multi-source satellite data
Naga Manohar Velpuri, Gabriel B. Senay
2012, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions (16) 3561-3578
Lake Turkana, the largest desert lake in the world, is fed by ungauged or poorly gauged river systems. To meet the demand of electricity in the East African region, Ethiopia is currently building the Gibe III hydroelectric dam on the Omo River, which supplies more than 80% of the inflows...
Role of stranded gas from Central Asia and Russia in meeting Europe’s future import demand for gas
Emil D. Attanasi, Philip A. Freeman
2012, Natural Resources Research (21) 193-220
Stranded gas is natural gas in discovered fields that is currently not commercially producible for either physical or economic reasons. This study examines stranded gas from Russia and Central Asia and the role it can play in addressing Europe’s growing demand for imported natural gas requiring additional volumes of gas...
