The Columbia River Research Laboratory
Alec Maule
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3070
The U.S. Geological Survey's Columbia River Research Laboratory (CRRL) was established in 1978 at Cook, Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, Oregon. The CRRL, as part of the Western Fisheries Research Center, conducts research on fishery issues in the Columbia River Basin. Our mission is to: 'Serve...
Oceanic Pb-isotopic sources of Proterozoic and Paleozoic volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits on Prince of Wales Island and vicinity, southeastern Alaska
Robert A. Ayuso, Susan M. Karl, John F. Slack, Peter J. Haeussler, Peter E. Bittenbender, Gregory A. Wandless, Anna Colvin
2005, Professional Paper 1732-E
Volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits on Prince of Wales Island and vicinity in southeastern Alaska are associated with Late Proterozoic through Cambrian volcanosedimentary rocks of the Wales Group and with Ordovician through Early Silurian felsic volcanic rocks of the Moira Sound unit (new informal name). The massive sulfide deposits in...
Sonoran Pronghorn Literature: An Annotated Bibliography
Paul R. Krausman, John R. Morgart, Lisa K. Harris, Chantal S. O’Brien, James W. Cain III, Steve S. Rosenstock
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1265
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) is 1 of 5 subspecies of pronghorn in North America. Sonoran pronghorn historically ranged from eastern California into southeastern Arizona and south to Sonora, Mexico. Sonoran pronghorn currently inhabit the Sonoran Desert in Southwestern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico. Unfortunately, their future in...
Global Positioning System measurements on the island of Hawai`i: 1997 through 2004
Asta Miklius, Peter Cervelli, Maurice Sako, Michael Lisowski, Susan Owen, Paul Segal, James Foster, Kevan Kamibayashi, Ben Brooks
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1425
This report summarizes GPS data and observations collected between 1997 and 2004 on the island of Hawai‘i with static surveying and continuously recording instruments. On Kīlauea, the long-term deformation field is dominated by steady southeastern velocities of more than 6 cm/year and uplift of about 2 cm/yr at stations on the...
New York Water-Use Program and data, 2000
Deborah S. Lumia, Kristin S. Linsey
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1352
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been publishing estimates of water use every five years since 1950 in the Estimated use of water in the United States circular series. In 1978, the Congress expanded the water-use activities of the USGS by establishing the National Water-Use Information Program (NWUIP). The water-use...
Water-quality data from ground- and surface-water sites near concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and non-CAFOs in the Shenandoah Valley and eastern shore of Virginia, January-February, 2004
Karen C. Rice, Michele M. Monti, Matthew R. Ettinger
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1388
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) result from the consolidation of small farms with animals into larger operations, leading to a higher density of animals per unit of land on CAFOs than on small farms. The density of animals and subsequent concentration of animal wastes potentially can cause contamination of nearby ground...
Geologic map of the Pinedale quadrangle, McKinley County, New Mexico
Jacques F. Robertson
2005, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2417
The 1:24,000-scale geologic map of the Pinedale 7.5' quadrangle lies in the western part of the Grants uranium mineral belt, which was mapped and studied under a cooperative agreement between the USGS and the U.S. Department of Energy. A spectacular panoramic view of the southern half of the Pinedale quadrangle...
Using hydrogeomorphic criteria to classify wetlands on Mt. Desert Island, Maine – Approach, classification system, and examples
Martha G. Nielsen, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Hilary A. Neckles
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5244
A wetland classification system was designed for Mt. Desert Island, Maine, to help categorize the large number of wetlands (over 1,200 mapped units) as an aid to understanding their hydrologic functions. The classification system, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Park Service, uses a...
National Assessment Of Shoreline Change: Part 2, Historical Shoreline Changes And Associated Coastal Land Loss Along The U.S. Southeast Atlantic Coast
Robert A. Morton, Tara L. Miller
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1401
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Beach erosion is a chronic problem along most open-ocean shores of the United States. As coastal populations continue to grow and community infrastructures are threatened by erosion, there is increased demand for accurate information regarding past and present trends and rates of shoreline movement. There is also a need...
Petroleum system modeling of the western Canada sedimentary basin - isopach grid files
Debra K. Higley, Mitchell E. Henry, Laura N.R. Roberts
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1421
This publication contains zmap-format grid files of isopach intervals that represent strata associated with Devonian to Holocene petroleum systems of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, Canada. Also included is one grid file that represents elevations relative to sea level of the top of...
Occurrence of organic wastewater compounds in wastewater effluent and the Big Sioux River in the Upper Big Sioux River basin, South Dakota, 2003-2004
Steven K. Sando, Edward T. Furlong, James L. Gray, Michael T. Meyer, Roy C. Bartholomay
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5249
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the East Dakota Water Development District conducted a reconnaissance study to determine the occurrence of organic wastewater compounds (OWCs) in wastewater effluent and the Big Sioux River at or near the cities of Watertown, Volga, and Brookings in the upper Big Sioux...
Ground-water quality in the carbonate-rock aquifer of the Great Basin, Nevada and Utah, 2003
Donald H. Schaefer, Susan A. Thiros, Michael R. Rosen
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5232
The carbonate-rock aquifer of the Great Basin is named for the thick sequence of Paleozoic limestone and dolomite with lesser amounts of shale, sandstone, and quartzite. It lies primarily in the eastern half of the Great Basin and includes areas of eastern Nevada and western Utah as well as the...
The density of falling snow in New England (1949-2001)
Thomas G. Huntington
2005, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Eastern Snow Conference: 8-10 June 2005, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
No abstract available....
Surficial geologic map of the Culvers Gap quadrangle, Sussex County, New Jersey
Jack B. Epstein, Ron W. Witte
2005, Geological Map GMS 04-1
No abstract available....
Net dextral slip, Neogene San Gregorio–Hosgri fault zone, coastal California: Geologic evidence and tectonic implications
William R. Dickinson, Mihai N. Ducea, Lewis I. Rosenberg, H. Gary Greene, Stephan A. Graham, Joseph C. Clark, Gerald E. Weber, Steven Kidder, W. Gary Ernst, Earl E. Brabb
2005, Book chapter
Reinterpretation of onshore and offshore geologic mapping, examination of a key offshore well core, and revision of cross-fault ties indicate Neogene dextral strike slip of 156 ± 4 km along the San Gregorio–Hosgri fault zone, a major strand of the San Andreas transform system in coastal California. Delineating the full...
Water Resources Data New York Water Year 2004, Volume 1: Eastern New York Excluding Long Island
G.K. Butch, P.M. Murray, L.T. Brooks, Kenneth McGrath, D.D. Edwards
2005, Water Data Report NY-04-1
Water resources data for the 2004 water year for Eastern New York Excluding Long Island consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This volume contains records for water discharge at 150 gaging stations; stage...
Water Resources Data New York Water Year 2004, Volume 3: Western New York
J.F. Hornlein, Carolyn O. Szabo, H.J. Zajd, M.J. Welsh
2005, Water Data Report NY-04-3
Water resources data for the 2004 water year for Western New York consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; ground-water levels and water quality; and quantity and chemical quality of precipitation. This volume contains records for water discharge at...
Water-quality assessment of Lake Houston near Houston, Texas, 2000-2004
Debra A. Sneck-Fahrer, Matthew S. Milburn, Jeffery W. East, Jeannette H. Oden
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5241
Lake Houston is a major source of public water supply and recreational resource for the Houston metropolitan area, Texas. Water-quality issues of potential concern for the lake have included nutrient enrichment (orthophosphorus, total phosphorus, nitrite plus nitrate) and aquatic life use (dissolved oxygen). The , in cooperation with the City...
USGS east-coast sediment analysis: Procedures, database, and GIS data
L.J. Poppe, K. Y. McMullen, S.J. Williams, V.F. Paskevich, editor(s)
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1001
PrefaceSediments off the eastern United States vary markedly in texture - the size, shape, and arrangement of their grains. For descriptive purposes, however, it is typically most useful to classify these sediments according to their grain-size distributions. Starting in 1962, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic...
Effects of removing Good Hope Mill Dam on selected physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of Conodoguinet Creek, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Jeffrey J. Chaplin, Robin A. Brightbill, Michael D. Bilger
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5226
The implications of dam removal on channel characteris-tics, water quality, benthic invertebrates, and fish are not well understood because of the small number of removals that have been studied. Comprehensive studies that document the effects of dam removal are just beginning to be published, but most research has focused on...
Streamflow, water-quality, and biological data for three tributaries to Lake Houston near Houston, Texas, 2002-04
Jeffery W. East, Debra A. Sneck-Fahrer
2005, Data Series 142
During 2002-04 the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, conducted a systematic monitoring study on Lake Creek, Peach Creek, and Caney Creek near Houston, Texas, to assess the current water-quality and biological conditions in the three tributaries to Lake...
Occurrence of selected pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical compounds, and stable hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios in a riverbank filtration study, Platte River, Nebraska, 2002 to 2005, Volume 2
J. R. Vogel, L. B. Barber, E. T. Furlong, T.B. Coplen, Ingrid M. Verstraeten, M. T. Meyer
2005, Data Series 141
This document is the second volume of a data series report that describes the data collected during a study conducted during 2001 through 2005 by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Lincoln, at an established riverbank-filtration well field with horizontal...
Radiochemical sampling and analysis of shallow ground water and sediment at the BOMARC Missile Facility, east-central New Jersey, 1999-2000
Zoltan Szabo, Otto S. Zapecza, Jeannette H. Oden, Donald E. Rice
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5062
A field sampling experiment was designed using low-flow purging with a portable pump and sample-collection equipment for the collection of water and sediment samples from observation wells screened in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system to determine radionuclide or trace-element concentrations for various size fractions. Selected chemical and physical characteristics were determined...
Water Resources Data New York Water Year 2005, Volume 1: Eastern New York excluding Long Island
U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Water Data Report NY-05-1
Water resources data for the 2005 water year for Eastern New York Excluding Long Island consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This volume contains records for water discharge at 145 gaging stations; stage...
Economics of 1998 U.S. Geological Survey's 1002 Area regional assessment: An economic update
Emil Attanasi
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1359
No abstract available....
