Seismicity of the Earth 1900-2007, Kuril-Kamchatka Arc and Vicinity
Susan Rhea, Arthur C. Tarr, Gavin P. Hayes, Antonio H. Villasenor, Kevin P. Furlong, Harley Benz
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1083-C
This map shows details of the Kuril-Kamchatka arc not visible in an earlier publication, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3064. The arc extends about 2,100 km from Hokkaido, Japan, along the Kuril Islands and the pacific coast of the Kamchatka, Russia, peninsula to its intersection with the Aleutian arc...
Seismicity of the Earth 1900-2007, Japan and Vicinity
Susan Rhea, Arthur C. Tarr, Gavin P. Hayes, Antonio H. Villasenor, Harley Benz
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1083-D
This map shows details of Japan and vicinity not visible in an earlier publication, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3064. Japan and its island possessions lie across four major tectonic plates: Pacific plate, North America plate; Eurasia plate; and Philippine Sea plate. The Pacific plate is subducted into the...
Seismicity of the Earth 1900-2007, Nazca Plate and South America
Susan Rhea, Gavin P. Hayes, Antonio H. Villasenor, Kevin P. Furlong, Arthur C. Tarr, Harley Benz
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1083-E
The South American arc extends over 7,000 km, from the Chilean triple junction offshore of southern Chile to its intersection with the Panama fracture zone, offshore the southern coast of Panama in Central America. It marks the plate boundary between the subducting Nazca plate and the South America plate, where...
Temporal change in biological community structure in the Fountain Creek basin, Colorado, 2001-2008
Robert E. Zuellig, James F. Bruce, Stogner
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5103
In 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Colorado Springs City Engineering, began a study to better understand the relations between environmental characteristics and biological communities in the Fountain Creek basin in order to aide water-resource management and guide future monitoring activities. To accomplish this task, environmental (streamflow, habitat,...
Terrigenous sediment provenance from geochemical tracers, south Molokai reef flat, Hawaii
R.K. Takesue
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1155
Land-derived runoff is one of the greatest threats to coral-reef health. Identification of runoff sources is an important step in erosion mitigation efforts. A geochemical sediment provenance study was done in uplands and across the adjacent fringing reef on the southeast shore of Molokai, Hawaii, to determine whether sediment runoff...
Assessment of ecological conditions and potential effects of water produced from coalbed natural gas development on biological communities in streams of the Powder River structural basin, Wyoming and Montana, 2005-08
David A. Peterson, Melanie L. Clark, Katharine Foster, Peter R. Wright, Gregory K. Boughton
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5124
Ongoing development of coalbed natural gas in the Powder River structural basin in Wyoming and Montana led to formation of an interagency task group to address concerns about the effects of the resulting production water on biological communities in streams of the area. The interagency task group developed a monitoring...
Hydrogeologic framework, groundwater and surface-water systems, land use, pumpage, and water budget of the Chamokane Creek basin, Stevens County, Washington
Sue C. Kahle, William A. Taylor, Sonja Lin, Steven S. Sumioka, Theresa D. Olsen
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5165
A study of the water resources of the unconsolidated groundwater system of the Chamokane Creek basin was conducted to determine the hydrogeologic framework, interactions of shallow and deep parts of the groundwater system with each other and the surface-water system, changes in land use and land cover, and water-use estimates....
Death Valley regional groundwater flow system, Nevada and California: Hydrogeologic framework and transient groundwater flow model
Wayne Belcher, Frank A. D’Agnese, Grady M. O’Brien, Donald S. Sweetkind, Carma A. San Juan, Randell J. Laczniak, Christopher J. Potter, Heather Putnam, Claudia C. Faunt, Joan B. Blainey, Mary C. Hill, M. S. Bedinger, J. R. Harrill
Wayne R. Belcher, Donald S. Sweetkind, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1711
A numerical three-dimensional (3D) transient groundwater flow model of the Death Valley region was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. Department of Energy programs at the Nevada Test Site and at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Decades of study of aspects of the groundwater flow system and previous less...
In-situ arsenic remediation in Carson Valley, Douglas County, west-central Nevada
Angela P. Paul, Douglas K. Maurer, Kenneth G. Stollenwerk, Alan H. Welch
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5161
Conventional arsenic remediation strategies primarily involve above-ground treatment that include costs involved in the disposal of sludge material. The primary advantages of in-situ remediation are that building and maintaining a large treatment facility are not necessary and that costs associated with the disposal of sludge are eliminated. A two-phase study...
A sampling plan for riparian birds of the Lower Colorado River-Final Report
Jonathan Bart, Leah Dunn, Amy Leist
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1158
A sampling plan was designed for the Bureau of Reclamation for selected riparian birds occurring along the Colorado River from Lake Mead to the southerly International Boundary with Mexico. The goals of the sampling plan were to estimate long-term trends in abundance and investigate habitat relationships especially in new habitat...
Oil shale and nahcolite resources of the Piceance Basin, Colorado
U.S. Geological Survey Oil Shale Assessment Team
2010, Data Series 69-Y
This report presents an in-place assessment of the oil shale and nahcolite resources of the Green River Formation in the Piceance Basin of western Colorado. The Piceance Basin is one of three large structural and sedimentary basins that contain vast amounts of oil shale resources in the Green River Formation...
Modeled and measured glacier change and related glaciological, hydrological, and meteorological conditions at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, balance and water years 2006 and 2007
William R. Bidlake, Edward G. Josberger, Mark E. Savoca
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5143
Winter snow accumulation and summer snow and ice ablation were measured at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, to estimate glacier mass balance quantities for balance years 2006 and 2007. Mass balances were computed with assistance from a new model that was based on the works of other glacier researchers. The model,...
USGS cold-water coral geographic database-Gulf of Mexico and western North Atlantic Ocean, version 1.0
Kathryn M. Scanlon, Rhian G. Waller, Alexander R. Sirotek, Julia M. Knisel, John O’Malley, Stian Alesandrini
2010, Open-File Report 2008-1351
The USGS Cold-Water Coral Geographic Database (CoWCoG) provides a tool for researchers and managers interested in studying, protecting, and/or utilizing cold-water coral habitats in the Gulf of Mexico and western North Atlantic Ocean. The database makes information about the locations and taxonomy of cold-water corals available to the public in...
Kittlitz’s and Marbled Murrelets in Kenai Fjords National Park, south-central Alaska: At-sea distribution, abundance, and foraging habitat, 2006–08
Mayumi L. Arimitsu, John F. Piatt, Marc D. Romano, E.N. Madison, Jeffrey S. Conaway
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1181
Kittlitz’s murrelets (Brachyramphus brevirostris) and marbled murrelets (B. marmoratus) are small diving seabirds and are of management concern because of population declines in coastal Alaska. In 2006–08, we conducted a study in Kenai Fjords National Park, south-central Alaska, to estimate the recent population size of Brachyramphus murrelets, to evaluate productivity based on...
Stream-sediment samples reanalyzed for major, rare earth, and trace elements from ten 1:250,000-scale quadrangles, south-central Alaska, 2007-08
Elizabeth A. Bailey, Nora B. Shew, Keith A. Labay, Jeanine M. Schmidt, Richard M. O’Leary, David E. Detra
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1147
During the 1960s through the 1980s, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted reconnaissance geochemical surveys of the drainage basins throughout most of the Anchorage, Bering Glacier, Big Delta, Gulkana, Healy, McCarthy, Mount Hayes, Nabesna, Talkeetna Mountains, and Valdez 1:250,000-scale quadrangles in Alaska as part of the Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment...
Summary and statistical analysis of precipitation and groundwater data for Brunswick County, North Carolina, Water Year 2008
Kristen Bukowski McSwain, A.G. Strickland
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1154
Groundwater conditions in Brunswick County, North Carolina, have been monitored continuously since 2000 through the operation and maintenance of groundwater-level observation wells in the surficial, Castle Hayne, and Peedee aquifers of the North Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system. Groundwater-resource conditions for the Brunswick County area were evaluated by relating the...
Steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Daniel J. Ackerman, Joseph P. Rousseau, Gordon W. Rattray, Jason C. Fisher
2010, Open-File Report 2010-5123
Three-dimensional steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. The steady-state and transient flow models cover an area of 1,940 square miles that includes most of...
Environmental baseline study of the Huron River Watershed, Baraga and Marquette Counties, Michigan
Laurel G. Woodruff, Thomas L. Weaver, William F. Cannon
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5121
This report summarizes results of a study to establish water-quality and geochemical baseline conditions within a small watershed in the Lake Superior region. In 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) completed a survey of water-quality parameters and soil and streambed sediment geochemistry of the 83 mi2 Huron River Watershed in...
Reconnaissance study of the Taylor Mountains pluton, southwestern Alaska
Travis L. Hudson, Marti L. Miller, Edward P. Klimasauskas, Paul W. Layer
2010, Professional Paper 1776-A
The Taylor Mountains pluton is a Late Cretaceous to early Tertiary (median age 65 + or ? 2 Ma) epizonal, composite biotite granite stock located about 235 km (145 mi) northeast of Dillingham in southwestern Alaska. This 30 km2 (12 mi2) pluton has sharp and discordant contacts with hornfels that...
Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2008-2009
Julie A. Dumoulin, John Galloway
2010, Professional Paper 1776
The collection of papers that follow continues the series of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) investigative reports in Alaska under the broad umbrella of the geologic sciences. This series represents new and sometimes-preliminary findings that are of interest to Earth scientists in academia, government, and industry; to land and resource managers;...
SWB: A modified Thornthwaite-Mather Soil-Water-Balance code for estimating groundwater recharge
S. M. Westenbroek, V. A. Kelson, W. R. Dripps, R. J. Hunt, K. R. Bradbury
2010, Techniques and Methods 6-A31
A Soil-Water-Balance (SWB) computer code has been developed to calculate spatial and temporal variations in groundwater recharge. The SWB model calculates recharge by use of commonly available geographic information system (GIS) data layers in combination with tabular climatological data. The code is based on a modified Thornthwaite-Mather soil-water-balance approach, with...
Effects of selected low-impact-development (LID) techniques on water quality and quantity in the Ipswich River Basin, Massachusetts: Field and modeling studies
Marc J. Zimmerman, Jeffrey R. Barbaro, Jason R. Sorenson, Marcus C. Waldron
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5007
During the months of August and September, flows in the Ipswich River, Massachusetts, dramatically decrease largely due to groundwater withdrawals needed to meet increased residential and commercial water demands. In the summer, rates of groundwater recharge are lower than during the rest of the year, and water demands are higher....
Foreword: Groundwater modeling and public policy
Mary C. Hill, Eileen Poeter, Chunmiao Zheng
2010, Ground Water (48) 625-626
No abstract available....
Thermal effects of dams in the Willamette River basin, Oregon
Stewart A. Rounds
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5153
Methods were developed to assess the effects of dams on streamflow and water temperature in the Willamette River and its major tributaries. These methods were used to estimate the flows and temperatures that would occur at 14 dam sites in the absence of upstream dams, and river models were applied...
Use of stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen to identify sources of organic matter to bed sediments of the Tualatin River, Oregon
Bernadine A. Bonn, Stewart A. Rounds
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5154
The potential sources of organic matter to bed sediment of the Tualatin River in northwestern Oregon were investigated by comparing the isotopic fractionation of carbon and nitrogen and the carbon/nitrogen ratios of potential sources and bed sediments. Samples of bed sediment, suspended sediment, and seston, as well as potential source...
