Arsenic, Boron, and Fluoride Concentrations in Ground Water in and Near Diabase Intrusions, Newark Basin, Southeastern Pennsylvania
Lisa A. Senior, Ronald A. Sloto
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5261
During an investigation in 2000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) of possible contaminant releases from an industrial facility on Congo Road near Gilbertsville in Berks and Montgomery Counties, southeastern Pennsylvania, concentrations of arsenic and fluoride above USEPA drinking-water standards of 10 ?g/L and 4 mg/L, respectively, and of...
Determination of the δ15N and δ13C of total nitrogen and carbon in solids; RSIL lab code 1832
Kinga Revesz, Haiping Qi, Tyler B. Coplan
2006, Techniques and Methods 10-C5
The purpose of the Reston Stable Isotope Laboratory (RSIL) lab code 1832 is to determine the δ(15N/14N), abbreviated as δ15N, and the δ(13C/12C), abbreviated as δ13C, of total nitrogen and carbon in a solid sample. A Carlo Erba NC 2500 elemental analyzer (EA) is used to...
Kendall-Theil Robust Line (KTRLine--version 1.0)-A Visual Basic Program for Calculating and Graphing Robust Nonparametric Estimates of Linear-Regression Coefficients Between Two Continuous Variables
Gregory E. Granato
2006, Techniques and Methods 4-A7
The Kendall-Theil Robust Line software (KTRLine-version 1.0) is a Visual Basic program that may be used with the Microsoft Windows operating system to calculate parameters for robust, nonparametric estimates of linear-regression coefficients between two continuous variables. The KTRLine software was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the...
Environmental Setting of the Morgan Creek Basin, Maryland, 2002-04
Tracy Connell Hancock, Michael J. Brayton
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1151
The Morgan Creek Basin is a 31-square-kilometer watershed in Kent County, Maryland on the Delmarva Peninsula. The Delmarva Peninsula covers about 15,500 square kilometers and includes most of the State of Delaware and parts of Maryland and Virginia east of the Chesapeake Bay. The Morgan Creek Basin is one of...
Use of Spatial Sampling and Microbial Source-Tracking Tools for Understanding Fecal Contamination at Two Lake Erie Beaches
Donna S. Francy, Erin E. Bertke, Dennis P. Finnegan, Christopher M. Kephart, Rodney A. Sheets, John Rhoades, Lester Stumpe
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5298
Source-tracking tools were used to identify potential sources of fecal contamination at two Lake Erie bathing beaches: an urban beach (Edgewater in Cleveland, Ohio) and a beach in a small city (Lakeshore in Ashtabula, Ohio). These tools included identifying spatial patterns of Escherichia coli (E. coli) concentrations in each area,...
Estimating magnitude and frequency of floods using the PeakFQ program
Kathleen M. Flynn, William H. Kirby, Robert Mason, Timothy A. Cohn
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3143
User's manual for Program PeakFQ, annual flood-frequency analysis using Bulletin 17B guidelines
Kathleen M. Flynn, William H. Kirby, Paul R. Hummel
2006, Techniques and Methods 4-B4
Estimates of flood flows having given recurrence intervals or probabilities of exceedance are needed for design of hydraulic structures and floodplain management. Program PeakFQ provides estimates of instantaneous annual-maximum peak flows having recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and 500 years (annual-exceedance probabilities of 0.50, 0.20,...
Descriptions and preliminary report on sediment cores from the southwest coastal area, Part II: Collected July 2005, Everglades National Park, Florida
G. Lynn Wingard, Carlos A. Budet, Ruth E. Ortiz, Joel Hudley, James B. Murray
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1271
Twelve cores were collected from six sites in the southwest coastal area of Everglades National Park, Florida, in July 2005. These six sites create transects up three river systems that are part of the complex network of channels and bays that form the mangrove and coastal glades – Lostmans River...
Monitoring for methane gas in Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah, 1995-2003
Andrew L. Burr, Bernard J. Stolp, Kevin K. Johnson, Gilbert L. Hunt
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3113
The release of methane gas from coal beds creates the potential for it to move into near-surface environments through natural and human-made pathways. To help ensure the safety of communities and determine the potential effects of development of coal-bed resources, methane gas concentrations in soils and ground water in Carbon...
Hydrogeomorphic Classification of Wetlands on Mt. Desert Island, Maine, Including Hydrologic Susceptibility Factors for Wetlands in Acadia National Park
Martha G. Nielsen
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5162
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service, developed a hydrogeomorphic (HGM) classification system for wetlands greater than 0.4 hectares (ha) on Mt. Desert Island, Maine, and applied this classification using map-scale data to more than 1,200 mapped wetland units on the island. In addition, two hydrologic...
Ground-Water Contributions to Reservoir Storage and the Effect on Estimates of Firm Yield for Reservoirs in Massachusetts
Stacey A. Archfield, Carl S. Carlson
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5045
Potential ground-water contributions to reservoir storage were determined for nine reservoirs in Massachusetts that had shorelines in contact with sand and gravel aquifers. The effect of ground water on firm yield was not only substantial, but furthermore, the firm yield of a reservoir in contact with a sand and gravel...
An Effective Method for Inversion of Elastic Impedance for Shallow Sediments and Its Application to Gas Hydrate-Bearing Sediments
Myung W. Lee
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5297
Elastic properties of gas hydrate-bearing sediments (GHBS) are important for identifying and quantifying gas hydrate as well as discriminating the effects of free gas on velocity from that due to overpressure. Elastic properties of GHBS sediments can be estimated from elastic inversion using the elastic impedance. The accuracy of elastic...
Losses and Gains for Eight Unlined Canals Along the Purgatoire River near Trinidad, Colorado, 2000-2004
Lisa D. Miller
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5164
The U.S. Geological Survey conducted a field study from July 2000 through June 2004, in cooperation with the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District, Colorado Water Conservation Board, and Bureau of Reclamation, to characterize and quantify losses and gains in Picketwire, Baca, El Moro, Chilili, Enlarged Southside, Model, John Flood, and...
Quality-Assurance Data for Routine Water Analyses by the U.S. Geological Survey Laboratory in Troy, New York-July 1997 through June 1999
Tricia A. Lincoln, Debra A. Horan-Ross, Michael R. McHale, Gregory B. Lawrence
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1245
The laboratory for analysis of low-ionic-strength water at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science Center in Troy, N.Y., analyzes samples collected by USGS projects throughout the Northeast. The laboratory's quality-assurance program is based on internal and interlaboratory quality-assurance samples and quality-control procedures that were developed to ensure proper sample...
Quality-Assurance Data for Routine Water Analyses by the U.S. Geological Survey Laboratory in Troy, New York--July 1999 through June 2001
Tricia A. Lincoln, Debra A. Horan-Ross, Michael R. McHale, Gregory B. Lawrence
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1246
The laboratory for analysis of low-ionic-strength water at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science Center in Troy, N.Y., analyzes samples collected by USGS projects throughout the Northeast. The laboratory's quality-assurance program is based on internal and interlaboratory quality-assurance samples and quality-control procedures that were developed to ensure proper sample...
Selected Streamflow Statistics for Streamgaging Stationsin Northeastern Maryland, 2006
Kernell G. Ries III
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1335
Streamflow statistics were calculated for 47 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgaging stations in northeastern Maryland, in cooperation with (1) the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education; (2) the Baltimore City Department of Public Works; and (3) the Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and...
Ground water in the Anchorage area, Alaska: Meeting the challenges of ground-water sustainability
Edward H. Moran, Devin L. Galloway
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3148
Ground water is an important component of Anchorage's water supply. During the 1970s and early 80s when ground water extracted from aquifers near Ship Creek was the principal source of supply, area-wide declines in ground-water levels resulted in near record low streamflows in Ship Creek. Since the importation of Eklutna...
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Powder River Basin Province of Wyoming and Montana— 2006 update
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3135
Using a geology-based assessment method, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 16.6 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas, 639 million barrels of undiscovered oil, and 131 million barrels of natural gas liquids in the Powder River Basin Province....
Knowledge and Understanding of the Hydrogeology of the Salt Basin in South-Central New Mexico and Future Study Needs
G. F. Huff, D.A. Chace
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1358
The Salt Basin covers about 2,400 square miles of south-central New Mexico and extends across the State line into Texas. As much as 57 million acre-feet of ground water may be stored within the New Mexico part of the Salt Basin of which 15 million acre-feet are potentially potable and...
Coalbed Methane Extraction and Soil Suitability Concerns in the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3137
The Powder River Basin is located in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana. It is an area of approximately 55,000 square kilometers. Extraction of methane gas from the coal seams that underlie the Powder River Basin began in Wyoming in the late 1980s and in Montana in the late 1990s. About...
Early Development of Four Cyprinids Native to the Yangtze River, China
Duane Chapman
2006, Data Series 239
Chapter 1 -- Notes on the Translation and Use of "A Study of the Early Development of Grass Carp, Black Carp, Silver Carp, and Bighead Carp in the Yangtze River, China" By Duane C. Chapman and Ning Wang Chapter 2 -- A Study of the Early Development of Grass Carp,...
Methane gas concentration in soils and ground water, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah, 1995-2003
Bernard J. Stolp, A.L. Burr, K. K. Johnson
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5227
The release of methane gas from coal beds creates the potential for it to move into near-surface environments through natural and human-made pathways. To help ensure the safety of communities and determine the potential effects of development of coal-bed resources, methane gas concentrations in soils and ground water in Carbon...
Aeromagnetic Survey in Western Afghanistan: A Web Site for Distribution of Data
Ronald E. Sweeney, Robert P. Kucks, Patricia L. Hill, Carol A. Finn
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1325
Aeromagnetic and related data were digitized from 1976 magnetic field and survey route location maps of western Afghanistan. The magnetic field data were digitized along contour lines from 33 maps in a series entitled...
U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Land Management Cooperative Coalbed Methane Project in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3132
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Reservoir Management Group and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a cooperative project in 1999 to collect technical and analytical data on coalbed methane (CBM) resources and quality of the water produced from coalbeds in the Wyoming part of the Powder River...
Geomorphic Classification and Assessment of Channel Dynamics in the Missouri National Recreational River, South Dakota and Nebraska
Caroline M. Elliott, Robert B. Jacobson
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5313
A multiscale geomorphic classification was established for the 39-mile, 59-mile, and adjacent segments of the Missouri National Recreational River administered by the National Park Service in South Dakota and Nebraska. The objective of the classification was to define naturally occurring clusters of geomorphic characteristics that would be indicative of discrete...
