The Unified Lunar Control Network 2005
Brent A. Archinal, Mark R. Rosiek, Randolph L. Kirk, Bonnie L. Redding
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1367
This report documents a new general unified lunar control network and lunar topographic model based on a combination of Clementine images and a previous network derived from Earth-based & Apollo photographs, and Mariner 10, & Galileo images. This photogrammetric network solution is the largest planetary control network ever completed. It...
Selected Natural Attenuation Monitoring Data, Operable Unit 1, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Keyport, Washington, June 2005
Richard S. Dinicola, R.L. Huffman
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1374
Previous investigations have shown that natural attenuation and biodegradation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are substantial in shallow ground water beneath the 9-acre former landfill at Operable Unit 1 (OU-1), Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Keyport, Washington. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has continued to monitor ground-water geochemistry to...
Concentrations of elements in sediments and selective fractions of sediments, and in natural waters in contact with sediments from Lake Roosevelt, Washington, September 2004
Anthony J. Paulson, Richard J. Wagner, Richard F. Sanzolone, Steven E. Cox
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1350
Twenty-eight composite and replicate sediment samples from 8 Lake Roosevelt sites were collected and analyzed for 10 alkali and alkaline earth elements, 2 non-metals, 20 metals, and 4 lanthanide and actinide elements. All elements were detected in all sediment samples except for silver (95 percent of the elements detected for...
Pesticides in ground water - Carbon County, Wyoming, 2004-2005
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Kendra J. Remley
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3122
In 1991, members of local, State, and Federal governments, as well as industry and interest groups, formed the Ground-water and Pesticide Strategy Committee to prepare the State of Wyoming's generic Management Plan for Pesticides in Ground Water. Part of this management plan is to sample and analyze Wyoming's ground water...
High-resolution boomer seismic-reflection profiles of the shelf off southern California from cruise A-1-00-SC: Santa Monica Bay to San Diego
Christina E. Gutmacher, Stephanie L. Ross, Peter J. Triezenberg, Ray W. Sliter, William R. Normark, Brian D. Edwards
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1373
High-resolution boomer data were collected in the California Continental Borderland as part of the southern California Earthquake Hazards Task of the Southern California Coastal and Marine Geology Regional Investigations Project. During the period from 1997 to 2002, five data-acquisition cruises collected seismic-reflection data using several different systems from offshore Santa...
Peak Discharge, Flood Profile, Flood Inundation, and Debris Movement Accompanying the Failure of the Upper Reservoir at the Taum Sauk Pump Storage Facility near Lesterville, Missouri
Paul H. Rydlund Jr.
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5284
The Taum Sauk pump-storage hydroelectric power plant located in Reynolds County, Missouri, uses turbines that operate as pumps and hydraulic head generated by discharging water from an upper to a lower reservoir to produce electricity. A 55-acre upper reservoir with a 1.5- billion gallon capacity was built on top of...
Alaska resource data file, Noatak quadrangle
Donald J. Grybeck, Julie A. Dumoulin
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1157
This report gives descriptions of the mineral occurrences in the Noatak 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska. The data presented here are maintained as part of a statewide database on mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska....
Distribution, thickness, and volume of fine-grained sediment from precipitation of metals from acid-mine waters in Keswick Reservoir, Shasta County, California
Terry R. Bruns, Charles N. Alpers, Paul Carlson
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1377
In February 1993, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) acquired high-resolution seismic-reflection data to map the distribution and thickness of fine-grained sediments associated with acid-mine drainage in Keswick Reservoir on the Sacramento River, near Redding, California. In the Spring Creek Arm of Keswick Reservoir, the sediments occurred in three distinct accumulations;...
Micrometeorological and Soil Data for Calculating Evapotranspiration for Rainier Mesa, Nevada Test Site, Nevada, 2002-05
Guy A. DeMeo, Alan L. Flint, Randell J. Laczniak, Walter E. Nylund
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1312
Micrometeorological and soil-moisture data were collected at two instrumented sites on Rainier Mesa at the Nevada Test Site, January 1, 2002 - August 23, 2005. Data collected at each site include net radiation, air temperature, and relative humidity at two heights; wind speed and direction; subsurface soil heat flux; subsurface...
Climatic variability drives changes in the Northern Rocky Mountains of the USA
Daniel B. Fagre
Martin F. Price, editor(s)
2006, Book chapter, Global Change in Mountain Regions
No abstract available....
Genetic Considerations for the Restoration of Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) Within Its Native Range
Steven E. Travis, C. Edward Proffitt, Keith R. Edwards
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1305
In order to remain viable over many generations, plant populations require the ability to respond adaptively to a changing environment. Such adaptive potential is directly controlled by underlying genetic variation, which can be measured in terms of both heterozygosity at the individual level and clonal, or genotypic diversity at the...
Water-quality, bed-sediment, and biological data (October 2004 through September 2005) and statistical summaries of data for streams in the Upper Clark Fork Basin, Montana
Kent A. Dodge, Michelle I. Hornberger, Jessica Dyke
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1266
Water, bed sediment, and biota were sampled in streams from Butte to below Missoula as part of a long-term monitoring program, conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to characterize aquatic resources in the upper Clark Fork basin of western Montana. Sampling sites were located on the Clark...
Occurrence of anthropogenic organic compounds in ground water and finished water of community water systems in Eagle and Spanish Springs Valleys, Nevada, 2002-2004
Michael R. Rosen, Donald H. Shaefer, Patricia A. Toccalino, Gregory C. Delzer
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5210
As a part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program, an effort to characterize the quality of major rivers and aquifers used as a source of supply to some of the largest community water systems (CWSs) in the United States has been initiated. These studies, termed Source Water-Quality...
The birds of DSDP leg 96
William R. Normark
2006, Oceanography (19) 71-71
Leg 96 of the Deep-Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) was the final leg of the very successful first scientific drilling program. An unexpected, low-pressure system caused birds from the coastal areas of Texas and Louisiana to seek shelter on the drilling platform....
Selected Ground-Water Data for Yucca Mountain Region, Southern Nevada and Eastern California, January-December 2004
Richard J. La Camera, Glenn L. Locke, Aron M. Habte, Jon G. Darnell
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1285
The U.S. Geological Survey, in support of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Repository Development, collects, compiles, and summarizes hydrologic data in the Yucca Mountain region of southern Nevada and eastern California. These data are collected to allow assessments of ground-water resources during activities to determine the potential suitability...
Preliminary geologic map of the Black Mountain area northeast of Victorville, San Bernardino County, California
Paul Stone
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1347
The Black Mountain area is in the Mojave Desert about 20 km northeast of Victorville, California. The geology of this area is of interest primarily for its excellent exposures of the early Mesozoic Fairview Valley Formation, a sequence of weakly metamorphosed sedimentary rocks including a thick, commercially important unit...
Statistical analyses of hydrologic system components and simulation of Edwards aquifer water-level response to rainfall using transfer-function models, San Antonio region, Texas
Lisa D. Miller, Andrew J. Long
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5131
In 2003 the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the San Antonio Water System, did a study using historical data to statistically analyze hydrologic system components in the San Antonio region of Texas and to develop transfer-function models to simulate water levels at selected sites (wells) in the Edwards aquifer...
Water-Surface Elevations, Discharge, and Water-Quality Data for Selected Sites in the Warm Springs Area near Moapa, Nevada
David A. Beck, Roslyn Ryan, Ronald J. Veley, Donald P. Harper, Daron J. Tanko
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1311
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Southern Nevada Water Authority and the Nevada Division of Water Resources, operates and maintains a surface-water monitoring network of 6 continuous-record stream-flow gaging stations and 11 partial-record stations in the Warm Springs area near Moapa, Nevada. Permanent land-surface bench marks were installed within...
Opportunities and Needs for Mobile-Computing Technology to Support U.S. Geological Survey Fieldwork
Nathan J. Wood, David L. Halsing
2006, Circular 1299
To assess the opportunities and needs for mobile-computing technology at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), we conducted an internal, Internet-based survey of bureau scientists whose research includes fieldwork. In summer 2005, 144 survey participants answered 65 questions about fieldwork activities and conditions, technology to support field research, and postfieldwork data...
Mineralogy and Morphology of Amphiboles Observed in Soils and Rocks in El Dorado Hills, California
G.P. Meeker, H.A. Lowers, G.A. Swayze, B. S. Van Gosen, S. J. Sutley, I. K. Brownfield
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1362
From the Executive Summary: At the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has conducted an independent study of amphiboles in rocks and soils in the El Dorado Hills, California, area. The purpose of this study is to investigate specific issues regarding the presence...
Use of DNA markers for investigating sources of bacteria in contaminated ground water: Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Denise H. Dumouchelle
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1382
In 2004, a public-health nuisance was declared by the Wayne County Board of Health in the Scenic Heights Drive-Batdorf Road area of Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio, because of concerns about the safety of water from local wells. Repeated sampling had detected the presence of fecal-indicator bacteria and elevated nitrate...
Phosphorus Concentrations, Loads, and Yields in the Illinois River Basin, Arkansas and Oklahoma, 2000-2004
Robert L. Tortorelli, Barbara E. Pickup
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5175
The Illinois River and tributaries, Flint Creek and Baron Fork, are designated scenic rivers in Oklahoma. Recent phosphorus levels in streams in the basin have resulted in the growth of excess algae, which have limited the aesthetic benefits of water bodies in the basin, especially the Illinois River and Lake...
Influence of In-Well Convection on Well Sampling
Don A. Vroblesky, Clifton C. Casey, Mark A. Lowery
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5247
Convective transport of dissolved oxygen (DO) from shallow to deeper parts of wells was observed as the shallow water in wells in South Carolina became cooler than the deeper water in the wells due to seasonal changes. Wells having a relatively small depth to water were more susceptible to thermally...
Potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer in the Suwannee River Water Management District, Florida, May 2005
Richard Jay Verdi, A. Alejandro Sepulveda
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1310
Introduction: This map depicts the potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer in the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) during May 2005. Potentiometric contours are based on water-level measurements taken at more than 400 observation wells during the period of May 1-31, 2005. A potentiometric surface is defined as...
Physical and Chemical Water-Quality Data from Automatic Profiling Systems, Boulder Basin, Lake Mead, Arizona and Nevada, Water Years 2001-04
Ryan C. Rowland, Craig L. Westenburg, Ronald J. Veley, Walter E. Nylund
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1284
Water-quality profile data were collected in Las Vegas Bay and near Sentinel Island in Lake Mead, Arizona and Nevada, from October 2000 to September 2004. The majority of the profiles were completed with automatic variable-buoyancy systems equipped with multiparameter water-quality sondes. Profile data near Sentinel Island were collected in August...
