A compilation of rate parameters of water-mineral interaction kinetics for application to geochemical modeling
James L. Palandri, Yousif K. Kharaka
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1068
Geochemical reaction path modeling is useful for rapidly assessing the extent of water-aqueous-gas interactions both in natural systems and in industrial processes. Modeling of some systems, such as those at low temperature with relatively high hydrologic flow rates, or those perturbed by the subsurface injection of industrial waste such as...
A 30-year record of surface mass balance (1966-95) and motion and surface altitude (1975-95) at Wolverine Glacier, Alaska
Lawrence R. Mayo, Dennis C. Trabant, Rod S. March
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1069
Scientific measurements at Wolverine Glacier, on the Kenai Peninsula in south-central Alaska, began in April 1966. At three long-term sites in the research basin, the measurements included snow depth, snow density, heights of the glacier surface and stratigraphic summer surfaces on stakes, and identification of the surface materials. Calculations of...
Principal facts for gravity data collected in Wisconsin: A web site and CD-ROM for distribution of data
Stephen L. Snyder, Daniel W. Geister, David L. Daniels, C. Patrick Ervin
2004, Open-File Report 2003-157
Principal facts for 40,488 gravity stations covering the entire state of Wisconsin are presented here in digital form. This is a compilation of previously published data collected between 1948 and 1992 from numerous sources, along with over 10,000 new gravity stations collected by the USGS since 1999. Also included are...
Evaluating a Radar-Based, Non Contact Streamflow Measurement System in the San Joaquin River at Vernalis, California
Ralph T. Cheng, Jeffrey W. Gartner, Mason Jr., John E. Costa, William J. Plant, Kurt R. Spicer, F. Peter Haeni, Nick B. Melcher, William C. Keller, Ken Hayes
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1015
Accurate measurement of flow in the San Joaquin River at Vernalis, California, is vital to a wide range of Federal and State agencies, environmental interests, and water contractors. The U.S. Geological Survey uses a conventional stage-discharge rating technique to determine flows at Vernalis. Since the flood of January 1997, the...
Altitude and configuration of the water-level surface in Mesozoic sedimentary rocks at and near the North Penn Area 7 Superfund Site, Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, December 4-6, 2000
Lisa A. Senior, Allan J. Ruddy
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1006
No abstract available....
Flow velocity, water temperature, and conductivity in Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida: June 2002–July 2003
Ami L. Riscassi, Raymond W. Schaffranek
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1233
The data described in this report were collected in the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) Priority Ecosystems Science project investigating "Forcing Effects on Flow Structure in Vegetated Wetlands of the Everglades." Data collected at five locations in Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, during the 2002-2003 wet season are documented...
MODFLOW-2000, The U.S. Geological Survey Modular Ground-Water Model -- GMG Linear Equation Solver Package Documentation
John D. Wilson, Richard L. Naff
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1261
A geometric multigrid solver (GMG), based in the preconditioned conjugate gradient algorithm, has been developed for solving systems of equations resulting from applying the cell-centered finite difference algorithm to flow in porous media. This solver has been adapted to the U.S. Geological Survey ground-water flow model MODFLOW-2000. The documentation herein...
Synthesis of rainfall and runoff data used for Texas Department of Transportation Research Projects 0-4193 and 0-4194
William H. Asquith, David B. Thompson, Theodore G. Cleveland, Xing Fang
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1035
In the early 2000s, the Texas Department of Transportation funded several research projects to examine the unit hydrograph and rainfall hyetograph techniques for hydrologic design in Texas for the estimation of design flows for stormwater drainage systems. A research consortium comprised of Lamar University, Texas Tech University, the University of...
Suwannee River Basin and Estuary Initiative: Executive Summary
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1198
Ecosystem history of southern and central Biscayne Bay: Summary report on sediment core analyses - year two
G. Lynn Wingard, Thomas M. Cronin, Charles W. Holmes, Debra A. Willard, Gary S. Dwyer, Scott E. Ishman, William Orem, Christopher P. Williams, Jessica Albietz, Christopher E. Bernhardt, Carlos A. Budet, Bryan Landacre, Terry Lerch, Marci Marot, Ruth E. Ortiz
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1312
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) lists restoration of the timing, quantity, and quality of the natural flow of freshwater as one its primary goals. Before restoration can occur, however, the baseline conditions of the environment prior to significant human alteration must be established and the range of variation within...
Submarine ground-water discharge and its role in coastal processes and ecosystems
Peter W. Swarzenski, John F. Bratton, John Crusius
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1226
Submarine ground-water discharge (SGD) has recently been recognized as a phenomenon that can strongly influence coastal water and geochemical budgets and drive ecosystem change. For example, the discharge of nutrient-enriched ground water into coastal waters may contribute significantly to eutrophication and blooms of harmful algae. Similarly, the quantity of SGD...
Quality of ground water for selected municipal water supplies in Iowa, 1997–2002 water years
Gregory R. Littin
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1048
The Iowa ground-water-quality monitoring program has been conducted cooperatively since 1982 by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Geological Survey; the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory; and the U.S. Geological Survey. The original objectives of the program were to provide baseline ground-water-quality data throughout the State for the major...
Summary of Suspended-Sediment Concentration Data, San Francisco Bay, California, Water Year 2002
Paul A. Buchanan, Neil K. Ganju
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1219
Suspended-sediment concentration data were collected in San Francisco Bay during water year 2002 (October 1, 2001-September 30, 2002). Optical backscatterance sensors and water samples were used to monitor suspended sediment at two sites in Suisun Bay, three sites in San Pablo Bay, two sites in Central San Francisco Bay, and...
Quaternary stratigraphy and tectonics, and late prehistoric agriculture of the Safford Basin (Gila and San Simon river valleys), Graham County, Arizona
Brenda B. Houser, Phillip A. Pearthree, Jeffry A. Homburg, Lawrence C. Thrasher
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1062
This guidebook accompanied the 46th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Cell of the Friends of the Pleistocene (FOP) and the 2002 Fall Field Trip of the Arizona Geological Society. The meeting and field trip were held in the Safford Basin, southeastern Arizona. The Friends of the Pleistocene is an...
Catalog of earthquake hypocenters at Alaskan volcanoes: January 1 through December 31, 2003
James P. Dixon, Scott D. Stihler, John A. Power, Guy Tytgat, Seth C. Moran, John J. Sanchez, Stephen R. McNutt, Steve Estes, John Paskievitch
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1234
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, has maintained seismic monitoring networks at historically active volcanoes in Alaska since 1988. The primary objectives of this program...
Schlumberger soundings in the Long Beach-Wilmington area, County of Los Angeles, California
Robert J. Bisdorf, David V. Fitterman
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1053
No abstract available....
Surficial geology and analysis of post impoundment sediment of Lake Mohave; interpretation of sidescan sonar and seismic-reflection data
David S. Foster, Mark K. Capone, Kenneth F. Parolski, David C. Twichell, Mark J. Rudin
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1256
No abstract available....
Data from channel-change monitoring at selected sites in Maricopa County, Arizona, 1997-2002
Christine M. O’Day
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1230
Stream channels in arid regions are subject to a wide range of hydrologic, hydraulic, and sedimentary conditions. These channels often are dry or have little streamflow most of the time, and the few flows that do occur can cause substantial changes to the channel and flood plain. Because floods in...
Map and data for Quaternary faults and folds in Washington state
David J. Lidke, Samuel Y. Johnson, Patricia A. McCrory, Stephen F. Personius, Alan R. Nelson, Richard L. Dart, Lee-Ann Bradley, Kathleen M. Haller, Michael N. Machette
2004, Open-File Report 2003-428
The map shows faults and folds in Washington State that exhibit evidence of Quaternary deformation and includes data on timing of most recent movement, sense of movement, slip rate, and continuity of surface expression....
Hawaiian volcano observatory summary 103; Part I, seismic data, January to December 2003
Jennifer S. Nakata, C. Heliker, Tim R. Orr, R. Hoblitt
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1242
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) summary presents seismic data gathered during the year and a chronological narrative describing the volcanic events. The seismic summary is offered without interpretation as a source of preliminary data. It is complete in the sense that most data for events of M= 1.5 routinely gathered...
Selected presentations on coal-bed gas in the eastern United States
Peter D. Warwick
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1273
No abstract available....
Soil data from Picea mariana stands near delta junction, Alaska of different ages and soil drainage type
Kristen L. Manies, Jennifer W. Harden, Steven R. Silva, Paul H. Briggs, Brian M. Schmid
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1271
The U.S. Geological Survey project Fate of Carbon in Alaskan Landscapes (FOCAL) is studying the effect of fire and soil drainage on soil carbon storage in the boreal forest. This project has selected several sites to study within central Alaska of varying ages (time since fire) and soil drainage types....
A new streamflow-routing (SFR1) package to simulate stream-aquifer interaction with MODFLOW-2000
David E. Prudic, Leonard F. Konikow, Edward R. Banta
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1042
The increasing concern for water and its quality require improved methods to evaluate the interaction between streams and aquifers and the strong influence that streams can have on the flow and transport of contaminants through many aquifers. For this reason, a new Streamflow-Routing (SFR1) Package was written for use with...
Site-specific soil-carbon (S3C) database for mineral soils of the Mississippi River Basin, USA
Gary R. Buell, H. W. Markewich, R. Kulisek, S. Pollard, T.T. Cook
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1227
Isostatic residual gravity map of The Santa Clara Valley and vicinity, California
Carter W. Roberts, Robert C. Jachens, David A. Ponce, Victoria E. Langenheim
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1297
