Development of characterization technology for fault zone hydrology
K. Karasaki, Celia Tiemi Onishi, Erika Gasperikova, Junichi Goto, Hiroyuki Tsuchi, Tadashi Miwa, Keiichi Ueta, Kenzo Kiho, Kimio Miyakawa
2010, Conference Paper, Conference proceedings: International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
Several deep trenches were cut, and a number of geophysical surveys were conducted across the Wildcat Fault in the hills east of Berkeley, California. The Wildcat Fault is believed to be a strike-slip fault and a member of the Hayward Fault System, with over 10 km of displacement. So far,...
Effects of light and nutrients on seasonal phytoplankton succession in a temperate eutrophic coastal lagoon
Jeana L. Drake, Edward J. Carpenter, Mary Cousins, Kara L. Nelson, Alejandro Guido-Zarate, Keith A. Loftin
2010, Hydrobiologia (654) 177-192
Rodeo Lagoon, a low-salinity coastal lagoon in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, United States, has been identified as an important ecosystem due to the presence of the endangered goby (Eucyclogobius newberri). Despite low anthropogenic impacts, the lagoon exhibits eutrophic conditions and supports annual episodes of very...
Determination of biologically significant hydrologic condition metrics in urbanizing watersheds: an empirical analysis over a range of environmental settings
Jeffrey J. Steuer, Krista A. Stensvold, Mark B. Gregory
2010, Hydrobiologia (654) 27-55
We investigated the relations among 83 hydrologic condition metrics (HCMs) and changes in algal, invertebrate, and fish communities in five metropolitan areas across the continental United States. We used a statistical approach that employed Spearman correlation and regression tree analysis to identify five HCMs that are strongly associated with observed...
An update of hydrologic conditions and distribution of selected constituents in water, Snake River Plain aquifer and perched groundwater zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, emphasis 2006-08
Linda C. Davis
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5197
Since 1952, radiochemical and chemical wastewater discharged to infiltration ponds (also called percolation ponds), evaporation ponds, and disposal wells at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has affected water quality in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer and perched groundwater zones underlying the INL. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with...
Using selective drainage methods to hydrologically-condition and hydrologically-enforce lidar-derived surface flow
Sandra K. Poppenga, Bruce Worstell, Jason M. Stoker, Susan Greenlee
2010, Conference Paper, Remote sensing and hydrology
The methods to extract surface flow from coarse elevation data are well documented; however, the methods to extract surface flow from high-resolution, high-vertical accuracy digital elevation models (DEMs) derived from light detection and ranging (lidar) are less documented, but yet more complex. As lidar data are increasingly used to generate...
Geographic information system datasets of regolith-thickness data, regolith-thickness contours, raster-based regolith thickness, and aquifer-test and specific-capacity data for the Lost Creek Designated Ground Water Basin, Weld, Adams, and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado
L. Rick Arnold
2010, Data Series 507
These datasets were compiled in support of U.S. Geological Survey Scientific-Investigations Report 2010-5082-Hydrogeology and Steady-State Numerical Simulation of Groundwater Flow in the Lost Creek Designated Ground Water Basin, Weld, Adams, and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado. The datasets were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Lost Creek Ground...
Database for the geologic map of the Bend 30- x 60-minute quadrangle, central Oregon
Richard D. Koch, David W. Ramsey, David R. Sherrod, Edward M. Taylor, Mark L. Ferns, William E. Scott, Richard M. Conrey, Gary A. Smith
2010, Data Series 303
The Bend 30- x 60-minute quadrangle has been the locus of volcanism, faulting, and sedimentation for the past 35 million years. It encompasses parts of the Cascade Range and Blue Mountain geomorphic provinces, stretching from snowclad Quaternary stratovolcanoes on the west to bare rocky hills and sparsely forested juniper plains...
Development and analysis of a meteorological database, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois
Thomas M. Over, Thomas H. Price, Audrey L. Ishii
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1220
A database of hourly values of air temperature, dewpoint temperature, wind speed, and solar radiation from January 1, 1948, to September 30, 2003, primarily using data collected at the Argonne National Laboratory station, was developed for use in continuous-time hydrologic modeling in northeastern Illinois. Missing and apparently erroneous data values...
Endocrine active chemicals and endocrine disruption in Minnesota streams and lakes: Implications for aquatic resources, 1994-2008
Kathy Lee, Heiko L. Schoenfuss, Larry B. Barber, Jeff H. Writer, Vicki Blazer, Richard L. Keisling, Mark L. Ferrey
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5107
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with St. Cloud State University, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, and the University of Minnesota, has conducted field monitoring studies and laboratory research to determine the presence of endocrine active chemicals and...
Water quality and hydrology of the Silver River Watershed, Baraga County, Michigan, 2005-08
Thomas L. Weaver, Daniel J. Sullivan, Cynthia M. Rachol, James M. Ellis
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5050
The Silver River Watershed comprises about 69 square miles and drains part of northeastern Baraga County, Michigan. For generations, tribal members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community have hunted and fished in the watershed. Tribal government and members of Keweenaw Bay Indian Community are concerned about the effect of any...
Near-field receiving water monitoring of trace metals and a benthic community near the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant in South San Francisco Bay, California; 2009
Jessica Dyke, Janet K. Parchaso, Janet K. Thompson, Daniel J. Cain, Samuel N. Luoma, Michelle I. Hornberger
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1188
Results reported herein include trace element concentrations in sediment and in the clam Macoma petalum (formerly reported as Macoma balthica(Cohen and Carlton, 1995)), clam reproductive activity, and benthic macroinvertebrate community structure for a mudflat one kilometer south of the discharge of the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant (PARWQCP) in South San...
User's guide for MAGIC-Meteorologic and hydrologic genscn (generate scenarios) input converter
Terry W. Ortel, Angel Martin Jr.
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1221
Meteorologic and hydrologic data used in watershed modeling studies are collected by various agencies and organizations, and stored in various formats. Data may be in a raw, un-processed format with little or no quality control, or may be checked for validity before being made available. Flood-simulation systems require data in...
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Vicki Kretsinger Grabert, Dawn Samara Kaback, Beth L. Parker, Steven W. Chapman, John A. Cherry, Francis H. Chapelle, Michael A. Singletary , Murray D. Einarson, Douglas M. Mackay, Peter J. Bennett
2010, Groundwater (48)
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Relation of urbanization to stream habitat and geomorphic characteristics in nine metropolitan areas of the United States
Faith A. Fitzpatrick, Marie C. Peppler
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5056
The relation of urbanization to stream habitat and geomorphic characteristics was examined collectively and individually for nine metropolitan areas of the United States?Portland, Oregon; Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver, Colorado; Dallas?Forth Worth, Texas; Milwaukee?Green Bay, Wisconsin; Birmingham, Alabama; Atlanta, Georgia; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Boston, Massachusetts. The study was part...
Characterization of Fish Creek, Teton County, Wyoming, 2004-08
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, David A. Peterson, Jerrod D. Wheeler, Daniel J. Leemon
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3075
Fish Creek, a tributary to the Snake River, is about 15 river miles long and is located in Teton County in western Wyoming near the town of Wilson (fig. 1). Public concern about nuisance growths of aquatic plants in Fish Creek has been increasing since the early 2000s. To address...
Decadal-scale changes in dissolved-solids concentrations in groundwater used for public supply, Salt Lake Valley, Utah
Susan A. Thiros, Larry Spangler
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3073
Basin-fill aquifers are a major source of good-quality water for public supply in many areas of the southwestern United States and have undergone increasing development as populations have grown over time. During 2005, the basin-fill aquifer in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, provided approximately 75,000 acre-feet, or about 29 percent of...
Flood study of the Suncook River in Epsom, Pembroke, and Allenstown, New Hampshire, 2009
Robert H. Flynn
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5127
On May 15, 2006, a breach in the riverbank caused an avulsion in the Suncook River in Epsom, NH. The breach in the riverbank and subsequent avulsion changed the established flood zones along the Suncook River; therefore, a new flood study was needed to reflect this change and aid in...
Streamflow and water-quality properties in the West Fork San Jacinto River Basin and regression models to estimate real-time suspended-sediment and total suspended-solids concentrations and loads in the West Fork San Jacinto River in the vicinity of Conroe, Texas, July 2008-August 2009
Lee J. Bodkin, Jeannette H. Oden
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5171
To better understand the hydrology (streamflow and water quality) of the West Fork San Jacinto River Basin downstream from Lake Conroe near Conroe, Texas, including spatial and temporal variation in suspended-sediment (SS) and total suspended-solids (TSS) concentrations and loads, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Houston-Galveston Area Council...
Hydrology, phenology and the USA National Phenology Network
George R. Kish
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3083
Phenology is the study of seasonally-recurring biological events (such as leaf-out, fruit production, and animal reproduction and migration) and how these events are influenced by environmental change. Phenological changes are some of the most sensitive biological indicators of climate change, and also affect nearly all aspects of ecosystem function. Spatially...
Hydrogeology and groundwater quality of Highlands County, Florida
Rick M. Spechler
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5097
Groundwater is the main source of water supply in Highlands County, Florida. As the demand for water in the county increases, additional information about local groundwater resources is needed to manage and develop the water supply effectively. To address the need for additional data, a study was conducted to evaluate...
Hydrogeology and steady-state numerical simulation of groundwater flow in the Lost Creek Designated Ground Water Basin, Weld, Adams, and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado
L. R. Arnold
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5082
The Lost Creek Designated Ground Water Basin (Lost Creek basin) is an important alluvial aquifer for irrigation, public supply, and domestic water uses in northeastern Colorado. Beginning in 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Lost Creek Ground Water Management District and the Colorado Water Conservation Board, collected...
Magnitude and extent of flooding at selected river reaches in western Washington, January 2009
M. C. Mastin, A.S. Gendaszek, C.R. Barnas
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5177
A narrow plume of warm, moist tropical air produced prolonged precipitation and melted snow in low-to-mid elevations throughout western Washington in January 2009. As a result, peak-of-record discharges occurred at many long-term streamflow-gaging stations in the region. A disaster was declared by the President for eight counties in Washington State...
Hydrologic conditions and water quality of rainfall and storm runoff for two agricultural areas of the Oso Creek watershed, Nueces County, Texas, 2005-08
Darwin J. Ockerman, Carlos J. Fernandez
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5136
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program, and Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi, studied hydrologic conditions and water quality of rainfall and storm runoff of two primarily agricultural subwatersheds of the Oso...
Using prediction uncertainty analysis to design hydrologic monitoring networks: Example applications from the Great Lakes water availability pilot project
Michael N. Fienen, John E. Doherty, Randall J. Hunt, Howard W. Reeves
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5159
The importance of monitoring networks for resource-management decisions is becoming more recognized, in both theory and application. Quantitative computer models provide a science-based framework to evaluate the efficacy and efficiency of existing and possible future monitoring networks. In the study described herein, two suites of tools were used to evaluate...
Simulated effects of groundwater pumping and artificial recharge on surface-water resources and riparian vegetation in the Verde Valley sub-basin, Central Arizona
Stanley A. Leake, Donald R. Pool
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5147
In the Verde Valley sub-basin, groundwater use has increased in recent decades. Residents and stakeholders in the area have established several groups to help in planning for sustainability of water and other resources of the area. One of the issues of concern is the effect of groundwater pumping in the...
