Environmental Assessment of the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center near Butlerville, Indiana, October and November 2005
Martin R. Risch, Amanda L. Ulberg, Bret A. Robinson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1100
An environmental assessment of the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center near Butlerville in Jennings County, Indiana, was completed during October and November 2005. As part of the Department of Defense Earth Science Program, the U.S. Geological Survey collected information about environmental conditions at the 825-acre former State of Indiana mental health...
Investigation of wind and water level for the Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project, Point Reyes National Seashore
John R. Dingler, Roberto J. Anima
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1151
Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS), comprising unique elements of geological, biological, and historical interest, is located on the central California coast approximately 60 km northwest of San Francisco. The National Seashore contains nearly 130 km of exposed and protected shorelines, spectacular coastal cliffs and headlands, lagoons, open grasslands, bushy hillsides,...
Ground-Water Quality in the St. Lawrence River Basin, New York, 2005-06
Elizabeth A. Nystrom
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1066
The Federal Clean Water Act requires that States monitor and report on the quality of ground water and surface water. To satisfy part of these requirements, the U.S. Geological Survey and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have developed a program in which ground-water quality is assessed in 2...
Ground-Water Quality in the Delaware River Basin, New York, 2001 and 2005-2006
Elizabeth A. Nystrom
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1098
The Federal Clean Water Act Amendments of 1977 require that States monitor and report on the quality of ground water and surface water. To satisfy part of these requirements, the U.S. Geological Survey and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have developed a program in which ground-water quality is...
Physical and Chemical Data from Eolian Sediment Collected Along a Transect from the Mojave Desert to the Colorado Plateau
Harland L. Goldstein, Richard L. Reynolds, Marith C. Reheis, James C. Yount, Paul J. Lamothe
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1153
This report presents data and describes the methodology for magnetic, geochemical, and textural measurements of sediment and bedrock samples collected along a transect across the Southwestern United States (fig. 1). The results presented here support a study that examines compositional variations of mineral dust deposited during the past few centuries in...
Log ASCII Standard (LAS) Files for Geophysical Wireline Well Logs and Their Application to Geologic Cross Sections Through the Central Appalachian Basin
Robert D. Crangle Jr.
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1142
Introduction The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) uses geophysical wireline well logs for a variety of purposes, including stratigraphic correlation (Hettinger, 2001, Ryder, 2002), petroleum reservoir analyses (Nelson and Bird, 2005), aquifer studies (Balch, 1988), and synthetic seismic profiles (Kulander and Ryder, 2005). Commonly, well logs are easier to visualize, manipulate, and...
Morphology and textures of modern sediments on the inner shelf of South Carolina's Long Bay from Little River Inlet to Winyah Bay
J. F. Denny, W. E. Baldwin, W. C. Schwab, P. T. Gayes, R. Morton, N. W. Driscoll
2007, Open-File Report 2005-1345
High-resolution sea-floor mapping techniques, including sidecan-sonar, seismic-reflection, swath bathymetric systems, and bottom sampling, were used to map the geologic framework offshore of the northern South Carolina coast in order to provide a better understanding of the physical processes controlling coastal erosion and shoreline change. Four general sea floor environments were...
Simulation of Hydrologic-System Responses to Ground-Water Withdrawals in the Hunt-Annaquatucket-Pettaquamscutt Stream-Aquifer System, Rhode Island
Paul M. Barlow, Lance J. Ostiguy
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1226
A numerical-modeling study was done to better understand hydrologic-system responses to ground-water withdrawals in the Hunt-Annaquatucket-Pettaquamscutt (HAP) stream-aquifer system of Rhode Island. System responses were determined by use of steady-state and transient numerical ground-water-flow models. These models were initially developed in the late 1990s as part of a larger study...
Performance audit of the U.S. Geological Survey, energy resource program inorganic geochemistry laboratory
James A. Luppens, Louis G. Janke, Jamey D. McCord, John H. Bullock, Lisa Brazeau, Ronald H. Affolter
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1136
A performance audit of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Energy Resource Program (ERP) Inorganic Geochemistry Laboratory (IGL) was conducted between August, 2003 and October, 2005. The goals were to ensure that a high level of analytical performance was maintained and identify any areas that could be enhanced. The audit was...
Sea-floor character and surface processes in the vicinity of Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
Lawrence J. Poppe, Seth D. Ackerman, David S. Foster, Dann S. Blackwood, Bradford Butman, M. S. Moser, H.F. Stewart
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1357
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. The imagery, interpretive data layers, and data presented herein were derived from multibeam echo-sounder and...
Stage-Discharge Relations for the Colorado River in Glen, Marble, and Grand Canyons, Arizona, 1990-2005
Joseph E. Hazel Jr., Matt Kaplinski, Rod Parnell, Keith Kohl, David J. Topping
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1243
This report presents stage-discharge relations for 47 discrete locations along the Colorado River, downstream from Glen Canyon Dam. Predicting the river stage that results from changes in flow regime is important for many studies investigating the effects of dam operations on resources in and along the Colorado River. The empirically...
Descriptive and Grade-Tonnage Models and Database for Iron Oxide Cu-Au Deposits
Dennis P. Cox, Donald A. Singer
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1155
Iron oxide Cu-Au deposits are veins and breccia-hosted bodies of hematite and/or magnetite with disseminated Cu + Au ? Ag ? Pd ? Pt ? Ni ? U ? LREE minerals formed in sedimentary or volcano-sedimentary basins intruded by igneous rocks. Deposits are associated with broad redox boundaries and feature...
A compilation of spatial digital databases for selected U.S. Geological Survey nonfuel mineral resource assessments for parts of Idaho and Montana
Mary H. Carlson, Michael L. Zientek, J. Douglas Causey, Helen Z. Kayser, Gregory T. Spanski, Anna B. Wilson, Bradley S. Van Gosen, Charles M. Trautwein
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1101
This report compiles selected results from 13 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mineral resource assessment studies conducted in Idaho and Montana into consistent spatial databases that can be used in a geographic information system. The 183 spatial databases represent areas of mineral potential delineated in these studies and include attributes on...
Scoping of Flood Hazard Mapping Needs for Penobscot County, Maine
Charles W. Schalk, Robert W. Dudley
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1129
Background The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed a plan in 1997 to modernize the FEMA flood mapping program. FEMA flood maps delineate flood hazard areas in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). FEMA's plan outlined the steps necessary to update FEMA's flood maps for the nation to a...
Estimated Magnitudes and Recurrence Intervals of Peak Flows on the Mousam and Little Ossipee Rivers for the Flood of April 2007 in Southern Maine
Glenn A. Hodgkins, Gregory J. Stewart, Timothy A. Cohn, Robert W. Dudley
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1146
Large amounts of rain fell on southern Maine from the afternoon of April 15, 2007, to the afternoon of April 16, 2007, causing substantial damage to houses, roads, and culverts. This report provides an estimate of the peak flows on two rivers in southern Maine--the Mousam River and the Little...
Scoping of Flood Hazard Mapping Needs for Androscoggin County, Maine
Charles W. Schalk, Robert W. Dudley
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1131
Background The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed a plan in 1997 to modernize the FEMA flood mapping program. FEMA flood maps delineate flood hazard areas in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). FEMA's plan outlined the steps necessary to update FEMA's flood maps for the nation to a...
National assessment of shoreline change, part 4: Historical coastal cliff retreat along the California coast
Cheryl J. Hapke, David Reid
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1133
Coastal cliff retreat, the landward migration of the cliff face, is a chronic problem along many rocky coastlines in the United States. As coastal populations continue to grow and community infrastructures are threatened by erosion, there is increased demand for accurate information regarding trends and rates of coastal cliff retreat....
Rotational Seismology and Engineering Applications - Online Proceedings for the First International Workshop: Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.-September 18 to 19, 2007
William H. K. Lee, Mehmet Celebi, Maria I. Todorovska, Michael F. Diggles, editor(s)
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1144
Scoping of Flood Hazard Mapping Needs for Hancock County, Maine
Charles W. Schalk, Robert W. Dudley
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1128
Background The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed a plan in 1997 to modernize the FEMA flood mapping program. FEMA flood maps delineate flood hazard areas in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). FEMA's plan outlined the steps necessary to update FEMA's flood maps for the nation to a...
Scoping of Flood Hazard Mapping Needs for Lincoln County, Maine
Charles W. Schalk, Robert W. Dudley
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1130
Background The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed a plan in 1997 to modernize the FEMA flood mapping program. FEMA flood maps delineate flood hazard areas in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). FEMA's plan outlined the steps necessary to update FEMA's flood maps for the nation to a...
The National Assessment of Shoreline Change: A GIS compilation of vector cliff edges and associated cliff erosion data for the California coast
Cheryl Hapke, David Reid, Mark Borrelli
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1112
The U.S. Geological Survey has generated a comprehensive data clearinghouse of digital vector cliff edges and associated rates of cliff retreat along the open-ocean California coast. These data, which are presented herein, were compiled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Assessment of Shoreline Change Project. Cliff erosion is a...
The Quality of Water and Bottom Material in Lunga Reservoir, Virginia, September 2004 through August 2005
Robert Russell Lotspeich
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1053
Lunga Reservoir is on the U.S. Marine Corps Base in Quantico, which is in the Potomac River basin and the Piedmont Physiographic Province of northern Virginia. Because of the potential use of the reservoir for scuba-diver training and public water supply in addition to current recreational activities, the U.S. Marine...
Seismotectonic Map of Afghanistan and Adjacent Areas
Russell L. Wheeler, Kenneth S. Rukstales
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1104
Introduction This map is part of an assessment of Afghanistan's geology, natural resources, and natural hazards. One of the natural hazards is from earthquake shaking. One of the tools required to address the shaking hazard is a probabilistic seismic-hazard map, which was made separately. The information on this seismotectonic map has...
Rotational Seismology Workshop of February 2006
John R. Evans, A. Cochard, Vladimir Graizer, Bor-Shouh Huang, Kenneth W. Hudnut, Charles R. Hutt, H. Igel, William H.K. Lee, Chun-Chi Liu, Eugeniusz Majewski, Robert Nigbor, Erdal Safak, William U. Savage, U. Schreiber, Roman Teisseyre, Mihailo Trifunac, J. Wassermann, Chien-Fu Wu
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1145
Introduction A successful workshop titled 'Measuring the Rotation Effects of Strong Ground Motion' was held simultaneously in Menlo Park and Pasadena via video conference on 16 February 2006. The purpose of the Workshop and this Report are to summarize existing data and theory and to explore future challenges for rotational seismology,...
Topobathymetric data for Tampa Bay, Florida
Dean J. Tyler, David G. Zawada, A. Nayegandi, John Brock, M.P. Crane, Kimberly K. Yates, Kathryn E. L. Smith
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1051
Topobathymetric data (“topobathy”) are a merged rendering of both topography (land elevation) and bathymetry (water depth) to provide a single product useful for inundation mapping and a variety of other applications. These data were developed using one topographic and two bathymetric datasets collected at different dates. Topography was obtained from...
