Applicability of terrestrial LIDAR scanning for scientific studies in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Brian D. Collins, Robert Kayen
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1198
In November 2004, an experimental high flow release of water from Glen Canyon Dam into the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona was conducted. The goal of the experiment was to evaluate the use of high flow events as a management tool for the preservation and restoration...
Gravity, magnetic, and physical property data in the Smoke Creek Desert area, northwest Nevada
Janet E. Tilden, David A. Ponce, Jonathan M. G. Glen, Bruce A. Chuchel, Kira Tushman, Alison Duvall
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1197
The Smoke Creek Desert, located approximately 100 km (60 mi) north of Reno near the California-Nevada border, is a large basin situated along the northernmost parts of the Walker Lane Belt (Stewart, 1988), a physiographic province defined by northwest-striking topographic features and strike-slip faulting. Because geologic framework studies play an...
Preliminary surficial geologic map database of the Amboy 30 x 60 minute quadrangle, California
David R. Bedford, David M. Miller, Geoffrey A. Phelps
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1165
The surficial geologic map database of the Amboy 30x60 minute quadrangle presents characteristics of surficial materials for an area approximately 5,000 km2 in the eastern Mojave Desert of California. This map consists of new surficial mapping conducted between 2000 and 2005, as well as compilations of previous surficial mapping. Surficial...
Geologic map of the Kings Mountain and Grover quadrangles, Cleveland and Gaston Counties, North Carolina, and Cherokee and York Counties, South Carolina
J. Wright Horton Jr.
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1238
This geologic map of the Kings Mountain and Grover 7.5-minute quadrangles, N.C.-S.C., straddles a regional geological boundary between the Inner Piedmont and Carolina terranes. The Kings Mountain sequence (informal name) on the western flank of the Carolina terrane in this area includes the Neoproterozoic Battleground and Blacksburg Formations. The Battleground...
Summary of the stakeholders workshop to develop a National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS)
Marianne Guffanti, William E. Scott, Carolyn L. Driedger, John W. Ewert
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1224
The importance of investing in monitoring, mitigation, and preparedness before natural hazards occur has been amply demonstrated by recent disasters such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami in December 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Playing catch-up with hazardous natural phenomena such as these limits our ability to work...
Scoping of flood hazard mapping needs for Carroll County, New Hampshire
Robert H. Flynn
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1236
This report was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New Hampshire/Vermont Water Science Center for scoping of flood-hazard mapping needs for Carroll County, New Hampshire, under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Inter-Agency agreement Number HSFE01-05X-0018. FEMA is embarking on a map modernization program nationwide to: 1. Gather and develop...
Well construction information, lithologic logs, water level data, and overview of research in Handcart Gulch, Colorado: An alpine watershed affected by metalliferous hydrothermal alteration
Jonathan S. Caine, Andrew H. Manning, Philip L. Verplanck, Dana J. Bove, Katherine Gurley Kahn, Shemin Ge
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1189
Integrated, multidisciplinary studies of the Handcart Gulch alpine watershed provide a unique opportunity to study and characterize the geology and hydrology of an alpine watershed along the Continental Divide. The study area arose out of the donation of four abandoned, deep mineral exploration boreholes to the U.S. Geological Survey for...
Helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic survey maps and data, East Poplar oil field area, Fort Peck Indian Reservation, northeastern Montana, August 2004
Bruce D. Smith, Joanna N. Thamke, Michael J. Cain, Christa Tyrrell, Patricia L. Hill
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1216
This report is a data release for a helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic survey that was conducted during August 2004 in a 275-square-kilometer area that includes the East Poplar oil field on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The electromagnetic equipment consisted of six different coil-pair orientations that measured resistivity at separate...
Compositional data for Bengal delta sediment collected from boreholes at Srirampur, Kachua, Bangladesh
George N. Breit, James C. Yount, Nehal Uddin, Ad. Atual Muneem, Heather Lowers, Rhonda L. Driscoll, John W. Whitney
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1222
Processes active within sediment of the Bengal delta have attracted world concern because of the locally high content of arsenic dissolved in ground water drawn from that sediment. Sediment samples were collected from two boreholes in Srirampur village, Kachua upazila, Chandphur district, Bangladesh, to investigate the processes contributing to arsenic...
Compilation of water-resources data and hydrogeologic setting for four research stations in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Physiographic Provinces of North Carolina, 2000—2004
Brad A. Huffman, Cassandra A. Pfeifle, Melinda J. Chapman, Richard E. Bolich, Ted R. Campbell, Donald J. Geddes Jr., Charles G. Pippin
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1168
Water-resources data were collected to describe the hydrologic conditions at four research stations in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Physiographic Provinces of North Carolina. Data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality, from September 2000 through September...
Analytical results from samples collected during coal-bed methane exploration drilling in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Peter D. Warwick, F. Clayton Breland Jr., Paul C. Hackley, Frank T. Dulong, Douglas J. Nichols, Alexander W. Karlsen, R. Marc Bustin, Charles E. Barker, Jason C. Willett, Michael H. Trippi
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1213
In 2001, and 2002, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Louisiana Geological Survey (LGS), through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Devon SFS Operating, Inc. (Devon), participated in an exploratory drilling and coring program for coal-bed methane in north-central Louisiana. The USGS and LGS collected 25 coal...
Chemical analyses and K-Ar ages of samples from 13 drill holes, Medicine Lake volcano, California
Julie M. Donnelly-Nolan
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1041
Chemical analyses and K-Ar ages are presented for rocks sampled from drill holes at Medicine Lake volcano, northern California. A location map and a cross-section are included, as are separate tables for drill hole information, major and trace element data, and for K-Ar dates....
Scoping of flood hazard mapping needs for Belknap County, New Hampshire
Robert H. Flynn
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1201
This report was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New Hampshire-Vermont Water Science Center for scoping of flood-hazard mapping needs for Belknap County, New Hampshire, under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Inter-Agency agreement Number HSFE01-05X-0018....
Ultramafic-Hosted Talc-Magnesite Deposits
Gilpin R. Robinson Jr., Bradley S. Van Gosen, Nora K. Foley
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1229
This presentation on the geology of ultramafic-hosted talc-magnesite deposits was given at the 42nd Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals, May 7-13, 2006, in Asheville, North Carolina (USA). Talc is a soft inert industrial mineral commodity commonly used as a component or filler in ceramic, paint, paper, plastic, roofing,...
Reported historic asbestos prospects and natural asbestos occurrences in the central United States
Bradley S. Van Gosen
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1211
This map and its accompanying dataset provide information for 26 natural asbestos occurrences in the Central United States (U.S.), using descriptions found in the geologic literature. Data on location, mineralogy, geology, and relevant literature for each asbestos site are provided. Using the map and digital data in this report, the...
Coastal circulation and sediment dynamics in Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i, Hawaii. Part III: Studies of sediment toxicity
Robert S. Carr, Marion Nipper, Michael Field, James M. Biedenbach
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1147
Toxicity tests are commonly conducted as a measure of the bioavailability of toxic chemicals to biota in an environment. Chemical analyses alone are insufficient to determine whether contaminants pose a threat to biota. Porewater toxicity tests are extremely sensitive to a broad range of contaminants in marine environments and provide...
Preliminary Water-Table Map and Water-Quality Data for Part of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska, 2005
Edward H. Moran, Gary L. Solin
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1209
The Matanuska-Susitna Valley is in the northeastern part of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska, an area experiencing rapid population growth and development proximal to many lakes. Here water commonly flows between lakes and ground water, indicating interrelation between water quantity and quality. Thus concerns exist that poorer quality ground water...
Activity O-1-00-SC, Ship Station SM 1 ... DVD-Video disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean
Henry Chezar, Ivy Newman
2006, Open-File Report 2004-1188-A-C
Activity O-1-00-SC, Ship Station SM 13, disc 1 of 1, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean
Henry Chezar, Ivy Newman
2006, Open-File Report 2004-1187
Activity O-1-00-SC, Ship Station SM 12a ... DVD-Video disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean
Henry Chezar, Ivy Newman
2006, Open-File Report 2004-1186-A-B
Activity O-1-00-SC, Ship Station SM 17c ... DVD-Video disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean
Henry Chezar, Ivy Newman
2006, Open-File Report 2004-1184-A-B
Activity O-1-00-SC, Ship Station SM 17 ... DVD-Video disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in the Pacific Ocean
Henry Chezar, Ivy Newman
2006, Open-File Report 2004-1182-A-B
Activity O-1-00-SC, Ship Station SM 6, disc 1 of1, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in thePacific Ocean
Henry Chezar, Ivy Newman
2006, Open-File Report 2004-1180
Activity O-1-00-SC, Ship Station SM 7, disc 1 of1, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in thePacific Ocean
Henry Chezar, Ivy Newman
2006, Open-File Report 2004-1179
Activity O-1-00-SC, Ship Station SM 2, disc 1 of1, DVD-Video Disc set of seafloor transects during USGS research cruises in thePacific Ocean
Henry Chezar, Ivy Newman
2006, Open-File Report 2004-1178
