Map and Database of Probable and Possible Quaternary Faults in Afghanistan
C.A. Ruleman, A. J. Crone, M. N. Machette, K. M. Haller, K.S. Rukstales
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1103
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission in Afghanistan, has prepared a digital map showing the distribution of probable and suspected Quaternary faults in Afghanistan. This map is a key component of a broader effort to assess and map the country's...
Near-Surface Structure and Velocities of the Northeastern Santa Cruz Mountains and the Western Santa Clara Valley, California, From Seismic Imaging
R. D. Catchings, G. Gandhok, M. R. Goldman, Clare Steedman
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1039
Introduction The Santa Clara Valley (SCV) is located in the southern San Francisco Bay area of California and is bounded by the Santa Cruz Mountains to the southwest, the Diablo Ranges to the northeast, and the San Francisco Bay to the north (Fig. 1). The SCV, which includes the City of...
Determination of total mercury in fillets of sport fishes collected from Folsom Reservoir, California, 2006
Thomas W. May, William G. Brumbaugh
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1078
This report presents the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, done in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, to determine mercury concentrations in selected sport fishes from Folsom Reservoir in California. Fillets were collected from each fish sample, and after homogenization and lyophilization of fish fillets,...
Determination of total mercury in whole-body fish and fish muscle plugs collected from the South Fork of the Humboldt River, Nevada, September 2005
Thomas W. May, William G. Brumbaugh
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1059
This report presents the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, done in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, to determine mercury concentrations in whole-body fish and fish muscle plugs from the South Fork of the Humboldt River near Elko in the Te-Moak Indian Reservation. A single...
Determination of total mercury in fillets of sport fishes collected from Folsom and New Melones Reservoirs, California, 2004
Thomas W. May, William G. Brumbaugh
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1077
This report presents the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, done in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, to determine mercury concentrations in selected sport fishes from Folsom and New Melones Reservoirs in California. Fillets were collected from each fish sample, and after homogenization and lyophilization...
Inventory of Amphibians and Reptiles at Mojave National Preserve: Final Report
Trevor B. Persons, Erika M. Nowak
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1109
As part of the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program in the Mojave Network, we conducted an inventory of amphibians and reptiles at Mojave National Preserve in 2004-2005. Objectives for this inventory were to use fieldwork, museum collections, and literature review to document the occurrence of reptile and amphibian...
Pilot Study of Sublethal Effects on Fish of Pesticides Currently Used and Proposed for Use on Maine Blueberries
Adria A. Elskus
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1110
Blueberry pesticides have been detected consistently in some Down East Maine rivers, yet little is known about the sublethal effects of these pesticides on fish early life stages. The Maine blueberry industry is proposing to replace the insecticide ImidanTM (active ingredient phosmet) and the herbicide VelparTM (active ingredient hexazinone), two...
WOVOdat design document: The schema, table descriptions, and create table statements for the database of worldwide volcanic unrest (WOVOdat Version 1.0)
Dina Y. Venezky, Christopher G. Newhall
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1117
WOVOdat Overview During periods of volcanic unrest, the ability to forecast near future activity has been a primary concern for human populations living near volcanoes. Our ability to forecast future activity and mitigate hazards is based on knowledge of previous activity at the volcano exhibiting unrest and knowledge of previous activity...
Potentiometric Surface of the Upper Floridan Aquifer, West-Central Florida, May 2006
A.G. Ortiz
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1032
Introduction Hydrologic Conditions in West-Central Florida The Floridan aquifer system consists of the Upper and Lower Floridan aquifers separated by the middle confining unit. The middle confining unit and the Lower Floridan aquifer in west-central Florida generally contain highly mineralized water. The...
Selenium Concentrations in Middle Pennsylvanian Coal-Bearing Strata in the Central Appalachian Basin
Sandra G. Neuzil, Frank T. Dulong, C. Blaine Cecil, Nick Fedorko, John J. Renton, D.K. Bhumbla
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1090
Introduction This report provides the results of a reconnaissance-level investigation of selenium (Se) concentrations in Middle Pennsylvanian coal-bearing strata in the central Appalachian basin. Bryant and others (2002) reported enrichments of Se concentrations in streams draining areas disturbed by surface mining relative to Se concentrations in streams that drain undisturbed areas;...
Publications of the Western Earth Surfaces Processes Team 2005
Charles Powell II, Paul Stone
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1027
Introduction The Western Earth Surface Processes Team (WESPT) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducts geologic mapping, earth-surface process investigations, and related topical earth science studies in the western United States. This work is focused on areas where modern geologic maps and associated earth-science data are needed to address key societal...
Comprehensive Areal Model of Earthquake-Induced Landslides: Technical Specification and User Guide
Scott B. Miles, David K. Keefer
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1072
This report describes the complete design of a comprehensive areal model of earthquakeinduced landslides (CAMEL). This report presents the design process, technical specification of CAMEL. It also provides a guide to using the CAMEL source code and template ESRI ArcGIS map document file for applying CAMEL, both of which can...
Preliminary Results of Subsurface Exploration and Monitoring at the Johnson Creek Landslide, Lincoln County, Oregon
William H. Schulz, William L. Ellis
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1127
The Johnson Creek landslide is a translational, primarily bedrock landslide located along the Oregon coast about 5 km north of Newport. The landslide has damaged U.S. Highway 101 many times since construction of the highway and at least two geological and geotechnical investigations of the landslide have been performed by...
Summary of ground-water-quality data in the Anacostia River watershed, Washington, D.C., September-December 2005
Cheryl A. Klohe, Linda M. Debrewer
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1392
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the District Department of the Environment (formerly the District of Columbia, Department of Health, Environmental Health Administration), conducted a ground-water-quality investigation in the Anacostia River watershed within Washington, D.C. Samples were collected and analyzed from 17 ground-water monitoring wells located within the study...
Vegetation response to climate change in Alaska: examples from the fossil record
Thomas A. Ager
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1096
Preface: This report was presented as an invited paper at the Fish & Wildlife Service Climate Forum held in Anchorage, Alaska on February 21-23, 2007. The purpose of the talk was to provide some examples of past climate changes that appear to have caused significant responses in Alaskan vegetation. These examples...
Archival policies and collections database for the Woods Hole Science Center's marine sediment samples
Brian J. Buczkowski, Sarah A. Kelsey
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1187
The Woods Hole Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been an active member of the Woods Hole research community, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, for over 40 years. In that time there have been many projects that involved the collection of sediment samples conducted by USGS scientists and technicians...
Methods for Estimating Annual Wastewater Nutrient Loads in the Southeastern United States
Gerard McMahon, Larinda Tervelt, William Donehoo
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1040
This report describes an approach for estimating annual total nitrogen and total phosphorus loads from point-source dischargers in the southeastern United States. Nutrient load estimates for 2002 were used in the calibration and application of a regional nutrient model, referred to as the SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regression On Watershed attributes)...
Preliminary Surficial Geology of the Dove Spring Off-Highway Vehicle Open Area, Mojave Desert, California
David M. Miller, Lee Amoroso
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1265
Introduction As part of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) monitoring plan to evaluate the environmental impact of off-highway vehicle (OHV) use on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in California, this report presents results of geologic studies in the Dove Spring OHV Open Area. This study produced baseline data, which when...
Detailed Sections from Auger Holes in the Roanoke Rapids 1:100,000 Map Sheet, North Carolina
Robert E. Weems, William C. Lewis
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1092
Introduction The Roanoke Rapids 1:100,000 map sheet straddles the Coastal Plain / Piedmont boundary in northernmost North Carolina (Figure 1). Sediments of the Coastal Plain underlie the eastern three-fourths of this area, and patchy outliers of Coastal Plain units cap many of the higher hills in the western one-fourth of the...
Terrestrial LIDAR investigation of the December 2003 and January 2007 activations of the Northridge Bluff landslide, Daly City, California
Brian D. Collins, Robert Kayen, Thomas Reiss, Nicholas Sitar
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1079
On December 20, 2003 and again on January 1, 2007, landslides occurred along the coastal bluff that forms the west boundary of Daly City, California sending debris as far as 290 meters downhill and 90 meters into the ocean. This area is known for large landslide events where 150-meter tall...
Site Report for USGS Test Holes Drilled at Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia, in 2004
Gregory S. Gohn, Ward E. Sanford, David S. Powars, J. Wright Horton Jr., Lucy E. Edwards, Roger H. Morin, Jean M. Self-Trail
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1094
The U.S. Geological Survey drilled two test holes near Cape Charles, Virginia, during May and June 2004, as part of an investigation of the buried, late Eocene Chesapeake Bay impact structure. The first hole is designated as the USGS-Sustainable Technology Park test hole #1 (USGS-STP1). This test hole was abandoned...
ArcView Coal Evaluation User's Guide
William Watson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1091
Purpose: The objective of the ArcView Coal Evaluation (ACE) is to estimate the amount and location of coal available to be mined by various coal mining technologies, based on the geologic coverages developed in the National Coal Resource Assessment (NCRA) which are the starting coverages used in the Geographic Information Systems...
A Roundtable on a National Framework for Natural Hazard Risk Reduction and Management: Developing a Research AgendaSummary Report
Carl D. Shapiro, Richard L. Bernknopf, Susan M. Wachter
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1106
Introduction This report summarizes discussion at the Roundtable on a National Framework for Risk Reduction and Management held on November 15, 2006, at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C. The Roundtable was cosponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Association of American Geographers (AAG), and The Wharton School, University of...
Simulation of Flood Profiles for Fivemile Creek at Tarrant, Alabama, 2006
K.G. Lee, T.S. Hedgecock
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1030
A one-dimensional step-backwater model was used to simulate flooding conditions for Fivemile Creek at Tarrant, Alabama. The 100-year flood stage published in the current flood insurance study for Tarrant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency was significantly exceeded by the March 2000 and May 2003 floods in this area. A...
Data collected to support monitoring of constructed emergent sandbar habitat on the Missouri River downstream from Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska, 2004-06
Ryan F. Thompson, Michaela R. Johnson, Michael J. Andersen
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1056
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has constructed emergent sandbar habitat on sections of the Missouri River bordering South Dakota and Nebraska downstream from Gavins Point Dam to create and enhance habitat for threatened and endangered bird species. Two areas near river miles 761.3 and 769.8 were selected for construction...
