Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the Piru, Simi, and Verdale Fires of 2003, Southern California
Susan H. Cannon, Joseph E. Gartner, Michael G. Rupert, John A. Michael
2003, Open-File Report 2003-481
These maps present preliminary assessments of the probability of debris-flow activity and estimates of peak discharges that can potentially be generated by debris-flows issuing from basins burned by the Piru, Simi and Verdale Fires of October 2003 in southern California in response to the 25-year, 10-year, and 2-year 1-hour rain...
Trace element and Nd, Sr, Pb isotope geochemistry of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i, near-vent eruptive products: 1983-2001
Carl R. Thornber, James R. Budahn, W. Ian Ridley, Daniel M. Unruh
2003, Open-File Report 2003-493
This open-file report serves as a repository for geochemical data referred to in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1676 (Heliker, Swanson, and Takahashi, eds., 2003), which includes multidisciplinary research papers pertaining to the first twenty years of Puu Oo Kupaianaha eruption activity. Details of eruption characteristics and nomenclature are provided...
Preliminary cross section of Englebright Lake sediments
Noah P. Snyder, Margaret A. Hampton
2003, Open-File Report 2003-397
Overview -- The Upper Yuba River Studies Program is a CALFED-funded, multidisciplinary investigation of the feasibility of introducing anadromous fish species to the Yuba River system upstream of Englebright Dam. Englebright Lake (Figure 1 on poster) is a narrow, 14-km-long reservoir located in the northern Sierra Nevada, northeast of Marysville,...
Data on Streamflow and Quality of Water and Bottom Sediment in and near Humboldt Wildlife Management Area, Churchill and Pershing Counties, Nevada, 1998-2000
Angela P. Paul, Carl E. Thodal
2003, Open-File Report 2003-335
This study was initiated to expand upon previous findings that indicated concentrations of dissolved solids, arsenic, boron, mercury, molybdenum, selenium, and uranium were either above geochemical background concentrations or were approaching or exceeding ecological criteria in the lower Humboldt River system. Data were collected from May 1998 to September 2000...
Specific sequestration volumes; a useful tool for CO2 storage capacity assessment
Sean T. Brennan, Robert A. Burruss
2003, Open-File Report 2003-452
Isotopes and ages in the northern Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern California
Ronald W. Kistler, Joseph L. Wooden, Douglas M. Morton
2003, Open-File Report 2003-489
Strontium, oxygen and lead isotopic and rubidium-strontium geochronologic studies have been completed on Cretaceous and Jurassic (?) granitic rock samples from the northern Peninsular Ranges batholith in southern California. Many of these samples were collected systematically and studied chemically by A. K. Baird and colleagues (Baird and others, 1979). The...
Logs and Data from Trenches Across the Hayward Fault at Tyson's Lagoon (Tule Pond), Fremont, Alameda County, California, 2001-2003
James J. Lienkaemper, Patrick L. Williams, Timothy E. Dawson, Stephen F. Personius, Gordon G. Seitz, Samuel J. Heller, David P. Schwartz
2003, Open-File Report 2003-488
Geology of the Right Stepover region between the Rodgers Creek, Healdsburg, and Maacama faults, northern San Francisco Bay region: A contribution to Northern California Geological Society Field Trip Guide, June 6-8, 2003
Robert J. McLaughlin, Andrei Sarna-Wojcicki
2003, Open-File Report 2003-502
This Open file report was written as part of a two-day field trip on June 7 and 8, 2003, conducted for the Northern California Geological Society. The first day of this field trip (June 7) was led by McLaughlin and Sarna-Wojcicki in the area of the right- step between the Rodgers Creek- Healdsburg fault...
Application of ground penetrating radar to estimate sand and gravel resources near Bow, southern New Hampshire
Herbert A. Pierce, Joseph Duval, Dave Sutphin
2003, Open-File Report 2003-498
Database and Map of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Peru and its Offshore Region
Jose Machare, Clark H. Fenton, Michael N. Machette, Alain Lavenu, Carlos Costa, Richard L. Dart
2003, Open-File Report 2003-451
This publication consists of a main map of Quaternary faults and fiolds of Peru, a table of Quaternary fault data, a region inset map showing relative plate motion, and a second inset map of an enlarged area of interest in southern Peru. These maps and data compilation show evidence for...
Mercury data from small lakes in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 2000-02
Robert M. Goldstein, Mark E. Brigham, Luke Steuwe, Michael A. Menheer
2003, Open-File Report 2003-480
Mercury contamination of aquatic ecosystems is a resource concern in Voyageurs National Park. High concentrations of mercury in fish pose a potential risk to organisms that consume large amounts of those fish. During 2000–02, the U.S. Geological Survey measured mercury in water collected from 20 lakes in Voyageurs National Park....
Preliminary geologic map of Great Sitkin Volcano, Alaska
Christopher F. Waythomas, Thomas P. Miller, Christopher Nye
2003, Open-File Report 2003-36
No abstract available....
Scrubbing masks magmatic degassing during repose at Cascade-Range and Aleutian-Arc volcanoes
Robert B. Symonds, C. J. Janik, William C. Evans, B.E. Ritchie, Dale Counce, R.J. Poreda, Mark Iven
2003, Open-File Report 2003-435
Between 1992 and 1998, we sampled gas discharges from ≤173°C fumaroles and springs at 12 quiescent but potentially restless volcanoes in the Cascade Range and Aleutian Arc (CRAA) including Mount Shasta, Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Augustine Volcano, Mount Griggs, Trident, Mount Mageik, Aniakchak Crater, Akutan,...
Assessment of channel geometry data through May 2003 in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
Kimberly F. Miller
2003, Open-File Report 2003-388
High-resolution subsurface imaging of coastal barriers
Ilya V. Buynevich
2003, Open-File Report 2003-254
Coastal barriers and tidal inlets are among the most dynamic coastal environments. Understanding the processes that reshape our beaches and that are responsible for coastal erosion and formation of new inlets, particularly uring intense storms, will provide the necessary framework for forecasting coastal behavior....
Water-quality data for Navajo National Monument, northeastern Arizona: 2001-02
Blakemore E. Thomas
2003, Open-File Report 2003-287
Water-quality data are provided for six sites in Navajo National Monument in northeastern Arizona. These data describe the current water quality and provide baseline water-quality information for monitoring future trends. Water samples were collected from six sites near three ancient Indian ruins during September 2001 to August 2002. Two springs and...
Water-quality data for Walnut Canyon and Wupatki National Monuments, Arizona, 2001-02
Blakemore E. Thomas
2003, Open-File Report 2003-286
Water-quality data are provided for four sites in Walnut Canyon and Wupatki National Monuments in north-central Arizona. These data describe the current water quality and provide baseline water-quality information for monitoring future trends. Water samples were collected from a ground-water seep and well in Walnut Canyon and from a spring and...
Preliminary geologic map of Kanaga Volcano, Alaska
T. P. Miller, C. F. Waythomas, C.J. Nye
2003, Open-File Report 2003-113
Kanaga Volcano is a 1,300 m (4,287-foot) high, historically active cone-shaped stratovolcano located on the north end of Kanaga Island in the Andreanof Islands Group of the Aleutian Islands. The volcano is undissected, symmetrical in profile, and is characterized by blocky andesitic lava flows, with well-developed levees and steep flow...
Coastal ecosystems and resources framework for science
John F. Bratton, Glenn Guntenspergen, B.E. Taggart, Douglas Wheeler, Lynn Bjorklund, Michael H. Bothner, Rama Kotra, Robert Lent, E.L. Mecray, Hilary Neckles, Barbara Poore, Stephen Rideout, Susan Russell-Robinson, P.K. Weiskel
2003, Open-File Report 2003-405
Intrusive rock database for the Digital Geologic Map of Utah
C.J. Nutt, Steve Ludington
2003, Open-File Report 2003-486
Digital geologic maps offer the promise of rapid and powerful answers to geologic questions using Geographic Information System software (GIS). Using modern GIS and database methods, a specialized derivative map can be easily prepared. An important limitation can be shortcomings in the information provided in the database associated with the...
Preliminary location and age database for invertebrate fossils collected in the San Francisco Bay region, California
John M. Parker, William B. West, William T. Malmborg, Earl E. Brabb
2003, Open-File Report 2003-465
Most geologic maps published for central California in the past century have been made without the benefit of microfossils. The age of Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks in the structurally complex sedimentary formations of the Coast Ranges is critical in determining stratigraphic succession and in determining whether the juxtapositon of similar...
Coastal circulation and sediment dynamics along West Maui, Hawaii: Part I: Long-term measurements of currents, temperature, salinity and turbidity off Kahana, West Maui: 2001-2003
Curt D. Storlazzi, Bruce E. Jaffe
2003, Open-File Report 2003-482
No abstract available....
Emergency Assessment of Debris-Flow Hazards from Basins Burned by the Grand Prix and Old Fires of 2003, Southern California
Susan H. Cannon, Joseph E. Gartner, Michael G. Rupert, John A. Michael, Dean Djokic, Sreeresh Sreedhar
2003, Open-File Report 2003-475
These maps present preliminary assessments of the probability of debris-flow activity and estimates of peak discharges that can potentially be generated by debris flows issuing from basins burned by the Old and Grand Prix Fires of October 2003 in southern California in response to the 25-year, 10-year, and 2-year recurrence,...
Selected natural attenuation monitoring data, Operable Unit 1, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Keyport, Washington, June 2001
Richard Steven Dinico
2003, Open-File Report 2003-344
Previous investigations have shown that natural attenuation and biodegradation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) are substantial in shallow ground water beneath the 9-acre former landfill at Operable Unit 1 (OU 1), Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Division Keyport, Washington. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has continued to monitor ground-water...
A catalog of porosity and permeability from core plugs in siliciclastic rocks
Philip H. Nelson, Joyce E. Kibler
2003, Open-File Report 2003-420
Porosity and permeability measurements on cored samples from siliciclastic formations are presented for 70 data sets, taken from published data and descriptions. Data sets generally represent specific formations, usually from a limited number of wells. Each data set is represented by a written summary, a plot of permeability...
