Water-quality effects and characterization of indicators of onsite wastewater disposal systems in the east-central Black Hills area, South Dakota, 2006-08
Larry D. Putnam, Galen K. Hoogestraat, J. Foster Sawyer
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5232
Onsite wastewater disposal systems (OWDS) are used extensively in the Black Hills of South Dakota where many of the watersheds and aquifers are characterized by fractured or solution-enhanced bedrock with thin soil cover. A study was conducted during 2006-08 to characterize water-quality effects and indicators of OWDS. Water samples were...
Mercury in precipitation in Indiana, January 2004–December 2005
Martin R. Risch, Kathleen K. Fowler
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5148
Mercury in precipitation was monitored during 2004–2005 at five locations in Indiana as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program–Mercury Deposition Network (NADP–MDN). Monitoring stations were operated at Roush Lake near Huntington, Clifty Falls State Park near Madison, Fort Harrison State Park near Indianapolis, Monroe County Regional Airport near Bloomington,...
A bird community on the edge: habitat use of forest songbirds In eastern Oklahoma
Vincent S. Cavalieri, Timothy J. O’Connell, David M. Leslie Jr.
2008, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the Fourth International Partners in Flight Conference: Tundra to Trophics
Several species of forest songbirds reach a western limit of their respective distributions in eastern Oklahoma. The relative infl uence of various habitat variables on patterns of occurrence in this region may differ from those same infl uences in the core of species’ ranges. We examined the infl uence of...
Effects of nitrate and water on the oxygen isotopic analysis of barium sulfate precipitated from water samples
Janet E. Hannon, J.K. Bohlke, Stanley J. Mroczkowski
2008, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry (22) 4109-4120
BaSO4 precipitated from mixed salt solutions by common techniques for SO isotopic analysis may contain quantities of H2O and NO that introduce errors in O isotope measurements. Experiments with synthetic solutions indicate that δ18O values of CO produced by decomposition of precipitated...
Factors affecting road mortality of white-tailed deer in eastern South Dakota
Troy W. Grovenburg, Jonathan A. Jenks, Robert W. Klaver, Kevin L. Monteith, Dwight H. Galster, Ron J. Schauer, Wilbert W. Morlock, Joshua A. Delger
2008, Human-Wildlife Conflicts (2) 48-59
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mortalities (n = 4,433) caused by collisions with automobiles during 2003 were modeled in 35 counties in eastern South Dakota. Seventeen independent variables and 5 independent variable interactions were evaluated to explain deer mortalities. A negative binomial regression model (Ln Y = 1.25 – 0.12 [percentage...
Double-crested cormorant studies at Little Galloo Island, Lake Ontario in 2008: Diet composition, fish consumption and the efficacy of management activities in reducing fish predation
James H. Johnson, Russell D. McCullough, James F. Farquhar
2008, NYSDEC Lake Ontario Annual Report 2008-14
For almost two decades Little Galloo Island (LGI)has supported the largest colony of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in the eastern basin of Lake Ontario. Cormorant nest counts on the island since the early 1990's have averaged about 5,000 per year reaching a high of 8,400 in 1996. Johnson et al....
Isotopic constraints on the chemical evolution of geothermal fluids, Long Valley, CA
Shaun T. Brown, B. Mack Kennedy, Donald J. DePaolo, William C. Evans
2008, Geothermal Resources Council Transactions (32) 269-272
A spatial survey of the chemical and isotopic composition of fluids from the Long Valley hydrothermal system was conducted. Starting at the presumed hydrothermal upwelling zone in the west moat of the caldera, samples were collected from the Casa Diablo geothermal field and a series of monitoring wells defining a...
Spatial and temporal trends in nitrate concentrations in the eastern San Joaquin Valley regional aquifer and implications for fertilizer management
Karen R. Burow, Christopher T. Green
2008, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the American Society of Agronomy, California Chapter annual meeting
Ground-water withdrawals in the San Joaquin Valley totaled 64 million m3 /day (19 million ac-ft) in 2000, supplying about 45% of agricultural irrigation demand and about 80% of municipal supply (Hutson et al., 2004). Most of the population and ground-water use are in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, where reliance...
Evaluation of the sustainability of deep groundwater as an arsenic-safe resource in the Bengal Basin
Holly A. Michaela, Clifford I. Voss
2008, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (105) 8531-8536
Tens of millions of people in the Bengal Basin region of Bangladesh and India drink groundwater containing unsafe concentrations of arsenic. This high-arsenic groundwater is produced from shallow (<100 m) depths by domestic and irrigation wells in the Bengal Basin aquifer system. The government of Bangladesh has begun to install...
Range expansion of the Mayan cichlid, cichlasoma urophthalmus (pisces, cichlidae), above 28°N in Florida
R. Paperno, R. Ruiz-Carus, J.M. Krebs, C.C. McIvor
2008, Florida Scientist (71) 293-304
Introduced exotic species are a well-recognized problem in Florida's subtropical ecosystems. The presence of the exotic Mayan cichlid (Cichlasoma urophthalmus) was first confirmed in Florida in 1983, when numerous individuals were found in the northeastern Florida Bay. Since then, this species has continued to expand its range northward. The capture,...
Holocene climate and climate variability of the northern Gulf of Mexico and adjacent northern Gulf Coast: A review
Richard Z. Poore
2008, The Open Paleontology Journal (1) 7-17
Marine records from the northern Gulf of Mexico indicate that significant multidecadal- and century-scale variability was common during the Holocene. Mean annual sea-surface temperature (SST) during the last 1,400 years may have varied by 3°C, and excursions to cold SST coincide with reductions in solar output. Broad trends in Holocene...
Submarine landslide as the source for the October 11, 1918 Mona Passage tsunami: Observations and modeling
A.M. López-Venegas, Uri S. ten Brink, Eric L. Geist
2008, Marine Geology (254) 35-46
The October 11, 1918 ML 7.5 earthquake in the Mona Passage between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico generated a local tsunami that claimed approximately 100 lives along the western coast of Puerto Rico. The area affected by this tsunami is now significantly more populated. Newly acquired high-resolution bathymetry and seismic reflection...
Controls on late Quaternary coral reefs of the Florida Keys
Barbara H. Lidz, Eugene A. Shinn, J. Harold Hudson, Multer H. Gray, Robert B. Halley, Daniel M. Robbin
2008, Book chapter, Coral reefs of the USA
The Florida Keys is an arcuate, densely populated, westward-trending island chain at the south end of a karstic peninsular Florida Platform (Enos and Perkins 1977; Shinn et al. 1996; Kindinger el al. 1999, 2000). The "keys: mark the southernmost segment of the Atlantic continental margin of the United States. The...
State and regional water-quality characteristics and trophic conditions of Michigan's inland lakes, 2001-2005
L. M. Fuller, R. J. Minnerick
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5188
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality are jointly monitoring selected water-quality constituents of inland lakes through 2015 as part of Michigan’s Lake Water Quality Assessment program. During 2001–2005, 433 lake basins from 364 inland lakes were monitored for baseline water-quality conditions and trophic status. This...
Geology of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
Sandra H. B. Clark
2008, Scientific Investigations Map 2830
The Southern Appalachian Mountains includes the Blue Ridge province and parts of four other physiographic provinces. The Blue Ridge physiographic province is a high, mountainous area bounded by several named mountain ranges (including the Unaka Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains) to the northwest, and the Blue Ridge Mountains to...
Floods of August and September 2004 in eastern Ohio: FEMA disaster declaration 1556
Andrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. Lageman
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1291
A band of severe thunderstorms at the end of August 2004 and the passage of the remnants of Hurricanes Frances and Ivan during September 2004 caused severe flooding in eastern Ohio during August and September 2004. Record peak streamflow occurred at 12 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages. Damages caused by...
Floods of May and June 2004 in central and eastern Ohio: FEMA disaster declaration 1519
Andrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. Lageman
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1290
Several severe thunderstorms that passed through Ohio between May 17 and June 17, 2004, produced large amounts of rain in an already wet central and eastern Ohio, resulting in flooding in this region from May 18 to June 21, 2004. Record peak streamflow occurred at three U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...
Sediment deposition, erosion, and bathymetric change in central San Francisco Bay: 1855-1979
Theresa A. Fregoso, Amy C. Foxgrover, Bruce E. Jaffe
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1312
Central San Francisco Bay is the hub of a dynamic estuarine system connecting the San Joaquin and Sacramento River Deltas, Suisun Bay, and San Pablo Bay to the Pacific Ocean and South San Francisco Bay. To understand the role that Central San Francisco Bay plays in sediment transport throughout the...
Well Inventory and Geophysical Logging of Selected Wells in Troup County, Georgia, 2007-2008
Michael F. Peck, David C. Leeth, Michael D. Hamrick
2008, Scientific Investigations Map 3058
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - in cooperation with the Troup County Board of Commissioners - conducted a well inventory to provide information to help evaluate ground-water resources for Troup County, Georgia. In addition, borehole geophysical logs were collected in selected wells to provide a better understanding of the subsurface...
Monitoring inland storm surge and flooding from Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana, September 2008
Jeffery W. East, Michael J. Turco, Mason Jr.
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1365
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a temporary monitoring network of 117 pressure transducers (sensors) at 65 sites over an area of about 5,000 square miles to record the timing, areal extent, and magnitude of inland hurricane storm surge and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Ike, which struck southeastern Texas...
Current (2004-07) conditions and changes in ground-water levels from predevelopment to 2007, Southern High Plains aquifer, east-central New Mexico: Curry County, Portales, and Causey Lingo underground water basins
Anne Tillery
2008, Scientific Investigations Map 3038
The Southern High Plains aquifer is the principal aquifer in Curry and Roosevelt Counties, N. Mex., and primary source of water in southeastern New Mexico. Successful water-supply planning for New Mexico's Southern High Plains requires knowledge of the current aquifer conditions and a context to estimate future trends given current...
Preliminary classification of water areas within the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System by using landsat imagery
Yvonne C. Allen, Glenn C. Constant, Brady R. Couvillion
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1320
The southern portion of the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System (ABFS) is a large area (2,571 km2) in south central Louisiana bounded on the east and west sides by a levee system. The ABFS is a sparsely populated area that includes some of the Nation's most significant extents of bottomland hardwoods,...
Differences in Reservoir Bathymetry, Area, and Capacity Between December 20-22, 2005, and June 16-19, 2008, for Lower Taum Sauk Reservoir, Reynolds County, Missouri
Gary L. Wilson, Joseph M. Richards
2008, Scientific Investigations Map 3061
On December 14, 2005, the embankment of the upper reservoir at the Taum Sauk pump storage facility, Reynolds County, Missouri, catastrophically failed and flooded the East Fork Black River, depositing debris and sediment in Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, the lower Taum Sauk Reservoir, and downstream in the Black River (location...
Digital surfaces and thicknesses of selected hydrogeologic units within the Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study (MERAS)
Rheannon M. Hart, Brian R. Clark, Susan E. Bolyard
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5098
Digital surfaces of selected Tertiary and younger age hydrogeologic units within the Mississippi embayment aquifer system were created using more than 2,600 geophysical logs for an area that covers approximately 70,000 square miles and encompasses parts of eight states. The digital surfaces were developed to define and display the hydrogeologic...
Secure Web-Site Access with Tickets and Message-Dependent Digests
David I. Donato
2008, Techniques and Methods 7-B1
Although there are various methods for restricting access to documents stored on a World Wide Web (WWW) site (a Web site), none of the widely used methods is completely suitable for restricting access to Web applications hosted on an otherwise publicly accessible Web site. A new technique, however, provides a...
