Distribution and Joint Fish-Tag Survival of Juvenile Chinook Salmon Migrating through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, California, 2008
Christopher M. Holbrook, Russell W. Perry, Noah S. Adams
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1204
Acoustic telemetry was used to obtain the movement histories of 915 juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) through the lower San Joaquin River and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California, in 2008. Data were analyzed within a release-recapture framework to estimate survival, route distribution, and detection probabilities among three migration pathways through...
Magnitude and Frequency of Rural Floods in the Southeastern United States, 2006: Volume 3, South Carolina
Toby D. Feaster, Anthony J. Gotvald, J. Curtis Weaver
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5156
A multistate approach was used to update methods for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in rural, ungaged basins in South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina that are not substantially affected by regulation, tidal fluctuations, or urban development. Annual peak-flow data through September 2006 were analyzed for 943 streamgaging...
Ecological Requirements for Pallid Sturgeon Reproduction and Recruitment in the Lower Missouri River: A Research Synthesis 2005-08
Aaron J. DeLonay, Robert B. Jacobson, Diana M. Papoulias, Darin G. Simpkins, Mark L. Wildhaber, Joanna M. Reuter, Tom W. Bonnot, Kimberly A. Chojnacki, Carl E. Korschgen, Gerald E. Mestl, Michael J. Mac
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5201
This report provides a synthesis of results obtained between 2005 and 2008 from the Comprehensive Sturgeon Research Program, an interagency collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Missouri River Recovery - Integrated Science Program....
Groundwater-quality data in the South Coast Interior Basins study unit, 2008: Results from the California GAMA Program
Timothy M. Mathany, Justin T. Kulongoski, Mary C. Ray, Kenneth Belitz
2009, Data Series 463
Groundwater quality in the approximately 653-square-mile South Coast Interior Basins (SCI) study unit was investigated from August to December 2008, as part of the Priority Basins Project of the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The GAMA Priority Basins Project was developed in response to Legislative mandates (Supplemental Report...
Estimated water use in Washington, 2005
R. C. Lane
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5128
Water use in the State of Washington has evolved in the past century from meager domestic and stock water needs to the current complex requirements of domestic-water users, large irrigation projects, industrial plants, and numerous other uses such as fish habitat and recreational activities. Since 1950, the U.S. Geological Survey...
Geologic Setting and Hydrogeologic Units of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
Sue C. Kahle, Theresa D. Olsen, David S. Morgan
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3088
The Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System (CPRAS) covers approximately 44,000 square miles of northeastern Oregon, southeastern Washington, and western Idaho. The area supports a $6 billion per year agricultural industry, leading the Nation in production of apples and nine other commodities (State of Washington Office of Financial Management, 2007; U.S....
Methodology for Estimation of Flood Magnitude and Frequency for New Jersey Streams
Kara M. Watson, Robert D. Schopp
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5167
Methodologies were developed for estimating flood magnitudes at the 2-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, 100-, and 500-year recurrence intervals for unregulated or slightly regulated streams in New Jersey. Regression equations that incorporate basin characteristics were developed to estimate flood magnitude and frequency for streams throughout the State by use of...
Watershed Models for Decision Support for Inflows to Potholes Reservoir, Washington
Mark C. Mastin
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5081
A set of watershed models for four basins (Crab Creek, Rocky Ford Creek, Rocky Coulee, and Lind Coulee), draining into Potholes Reservoir in east-central Washington, was developed as part of a decision support system to aid the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, in managing water resources in...
Transport slopes, sediment cover, and bedrock channel incision in the Henry Mountains, Utah
Joel P. L. Johnson, Kelin X. Whipple, Leonard Sklar, Thomas C. Hanks
2009, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (114)
[1] Field data from channels in the Henry Mountains of Utah demonstrate that abundant coarse sediment can inhibit fluvial incision into bedrock by armoring channel beds (the cover effect). We compare several small channels that share tributary junctions and have incised into the same sedimentary bedrock unit...
Integrated Geophysical Investigation of Preferential Flow Paths at the Former Tyson Valley Powder Farm near Eureka, Missouri, May 2006
Bethany L. Burton, Lyndsay B. Ball, Gregory P. Stanton, Christopher M. Hobza
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5212
In May 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducted surface and borehole geophysical surveys at the former Tyson Valley Powder Farm near Eureka, Mo., to identify preferential pathways for potential contaminant transport along the bedrock surface and into dissolution-enhanced fractures. The Tyson...
Preliminary geologic map of the Vermejo Peak area, Colfax and Taos Counties, New Mexico and Las Animas and Costilla Counties, Colorado
Christopher J. Fridrich, Ralph R. Shroba, Charles L. Pillmore, Adam M. Hudson
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1189
This geologic map covers four 7.5-minute quadrangles-The Wall, NM-CO (New Mexico-Colorado), Vermejo Park, NM-CO, Ash Mountain, NM, and Van Bremmer Park, NM. The study area straddles the boundary between the eastern flank of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the western margin of the Raton Basin, with about two-thirds of...
Science-Based Strategies for Sustaining Coral Ecosystems
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3089
Coral ecosystems and their natural capital are at risk. Greenhouse gas emissions, overfishing, and harmful land-use practices are damaging our coral reefs. Overwhelming scientific evidence indicates that the threats are serious, and if they are left unchecked, the ecological and social consequences will be significant and widespread. Although the primary...
Bromide, Chloride, and Sulfate Concentrations, and Specific Conductance, Lake Texoma, Texas and Oklahoma, 2007-08
Stanley Baldys
2009, Data Series 466
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Dallas Water Utilities Division, collected water-quality data from 11 sites on Lake Texoma, a reservoir on the Texas-Oklahoma border, during April 2007-September 2008. At 10 of the sites, physical properties (depth, specific conductance, pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and alkalinity) were...
Emissions from coal fires and their impact on the environment
Allan Kolker, Mark Engle, Glenn Stracher, James Hower, Anupma Prakash, Lawrence Radke, Arnout ter Schure, Ed Heffern
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3084
Self-ignited, naturally occurring coal fires and fires resulting from human activities persist for decades in underground coal mines, coal waste piles, and unmined coal beds. These uncontrolled coal fires occur in all coal-bearing parts of the world (Stracher, 2007) and pose multiple threats to the global environment because they emit...
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3087
Under an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Defense's National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is distributing elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). The SRTM is a joint project of NASA and NGA to map the Earth's...
The Ozark Highlands
Max Ethridge
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3065
The Ozark Highlands include diverse topographic, geologic, soil, and hydrologic conditions that support a broad range of habitat types. The landscape features rugged uplands - some peaks higher than 2,500 feet above sea level - with exposed rock and varying soil depths and includes extensive areas of karst terrain. The...
Chloride in Groundwater and Surface Water in Areas Underlain by the Glacial Aquifer System, Northern United States
John R. Mullaney, David L. Lorenz, Alan D. Arntson
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5086
A study of chloride in groundwater and surface water was conducted for the glacial aquifer system of the northern United States in forested, agricultural, and urban areas by analyzing data collected for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program from 1991 to 2004. Groundwater-quality data from a sampling of 1,329 wells in 19...
A centennial tribute, 1906-2006: History of U.S. Geological Survey streamgaging activities for the Suwannee River at White Springs, Florida
Richard Jay Verdi, Stewart A. Tomlinson
2009, Circular 1330
For centuries, the banks of the Suwannee River at White Springs were considered a sacred ground where people sought refuge in its 'healing waters'. Many believed that the mineral-enriched waters cured illnesses. The U.S. Geological Survey began continuous streamgaging activities at White Springs, Florida, in 1906 after an increase in...
Selected ground-water-quality data in Pennsylvania - 1979-2006
Dennis J. Low, Douglas C. Chichester, Linda F. Zarr
2009, Data Series 314
This study, by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), provides a compilation of ground-water-quality data for a 28-year period (January 1, 1979, through December 31, 2006) based on water samples from wells and springs. The data are from 14 source agencies...
Effects of temperature on disease progression and swimming stamina in Ichthyophonus‐infected rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)
Richard Kocan, Paul K Hershberger, George Sanders, James R Winton
2009, Journal of Fish Diseases (32) 835-843
Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, were infected with Ichthyophonus sp. and held at 10°C, 15°C and 20°C for 28 days to monitor mortality and disease progression. Infected fish demonstrated more rapid onset of disease, higher parasite load, more severe host tissue reaction and reduced mean‐day‐to‐death at higher temperature. In a...
Seasonal movements and home ranges of white-tailed deer in north-central South Dakota
T.W. Grovenburg, J.A. Jenks, Robert W. Klaver, C. C. Swanson, C.N. Jacques, Dennis Todey
2009, Canadian Journal of Zoology (87)
Knowledge of movement patterns of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780)) inhabiting landscapes intensively modified by agricultural systems is important to the present and future understanding of deer ecology. Little information exists regarding daily and seasonal movements of white-tailed deer in north-central South Dakota. Therefore, our goal was to determine movement...
Foraging behavior of pileated woodpeckers in partial cut and uncut bottomland hardwood forest
P. Newell, Sammy L. King, Michael D. Kaller
2009, Forest Ecology and Management (258) 1456-1464
In bottomland hardwood forests, partial cutting techniques are increasingly advocated and used to create habitat for priority wildlife like Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and Neotropical migrants. Although partial cutting may be beneficial to some species, those that use dead wood may be negatively affected...
Surface-Water and Groundwater Interactions along the Withlacoochee River, West-Central Florida
J.T. Trommer, D. K. Yobbi, W.S. McBride
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5124
A study of the Withlacoochee River watershed in west-central Florida was conducted from October 2003 to March 2007 to gain a better understanding of the hydrology and surface-water and groundwater interactions along the river. The Withlacoochee River originates in the Green Swamp area in north-central Polk County and flows northerly...
High-Resolution Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Cape Ann to Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts
Walter A. Barnhardt, Brian D. Andrews, Seth D. Ackerman, Wayne E. Baldwin, Christopher J. Hein
2009, Open-File Report 2007-1373
The geologic framework of the Massachusetts inner continental shelf between Cape Ann and Salisbury Beach has been shaped by a complicated history of glaciation, deglaciation, and changes in relative sea level. New geophysical data (swath bathymetry, sidescan sonar and seismic-reflection profiling), sediment samples, and seafloor photography provide insight into...
Radionuclides in surface and groundwater
Kate M. Campbell
2009, Book chapter, Handbook of Water Purity and Quality
Unique among all the contaminants that adversely affect surface and water quality, radioactive compounds pose a double threat from both toxicity and damaging radiation. The extreme energy potential of many of these materials makes them both useful and toxic. The unique properties of radioactive materials make them invaluable for medical,...
