Values and attitudes of National Wildlife Refuge managers and biologists; Report to respondents
Ayeisha A. Brinson, Delwin E. Benson
2002, Open-File Report 2002-459
The issues affecting natural resource management, the society in which natural resource management occurs, natural resource agency personnel, and the publics they serve have changed in recent decades. Previous studies of Refuge professionals in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) have revealed that employees lack strong commitment to the...
Water-level altitudes in the Jasper Aquifer, greater Houston area, Texas, January–February 2001
L.S. Coplin, Jennifer Lanning-Rush
2002, Open-File Report 2002-137
This report, prepared in cooperation with the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District, is the second annual report that depicts water-level altitudes in the Jasper aquifer in the greater Houston area (Montgomery County and parts of Harris, Grimes, Walker, and Waller Counties). The first water-level-altitude map for the Jasper aquifer in the...
Estimated quantity of water in fractured bedrock units on Mt. Desert Island, and estimated ground-water use, recharge, and dilution of nitrogen in septic waste in the Bar Harbor area, Maine
Martha G. Nielsen
2002, Open-File Report 2002-435
In 2002, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the town of Bar Harbor, Maine, and the National Park Service, conducted a study to assess the quantity of water in the bedrock units underlying Mt. Desert Island, and to estimate water use, recharge, and dilution of nutrients from domestic septic...
Flood deposits of transported mill tailings in Nevada and Utah; evidence for tailings failures and implications for risk assessment
J. Thomas Nash
2002, Open-File Report 2002-431
No abstract available....
Hydrologic Data Collected in Small Watersheds on Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1999-2000
Martha G. Nielsen, James M. Caldwell, Charles W. Culbertson, Michael Handley
2002, Open-File Report 2002-416
The US Geological Survey, in cooperation with Acadia National Park, began collecting data for two projects related to nutrient loading to coastal estuaries on Mount Desert Island in 1999. Streamflow data from 16 sites and chemical concentration data from 14 sites in 13 small watersheds on the island are presented in this report. Data were collected from...
Selected trace-element and synthetic-organic compound data for streambed sediment from the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins, Montana, Idaho, and Washington, 1998
Michael A. Beckwith
2002, Open-File Report 2002-336
Streambed-sediment samples were collected at 22 sites during the summer of 1998 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Sampling sites in the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille and Spokane River basins represented a wide range of environmental conditions including pristine mountain streams and large rivers affected by...
Water-level altitudes 2002 and water-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers and compaction 1973-2001 in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, Houston-Galveston region, Texas
L.S. Coplin, Jennifer Lanning-Rush
2002, Open-File Report 2002-134
This report is one in an annual series of reports that depicts water-level altitudes and water-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers, and compaction in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston-Galveston region. The Houston-Galveston region comprises Harris, Galveston, Fort Bend, Waller, and Montgomery Counties and adjacent...
Mussel community composition in relation to macrohabitat, water quality, and impoundments in the Neversink River, New York
Barry P. Baldigo, George E. Schuler, Karen Riva-Murray
2002, Open-File Report 2002-104
Geologic map and digital database of the Pinto Mountain 7.5 minute quadrangle, Riverside County, California
Robert E. Powell
2002, Open-File Report 2002-491
The geologic map and digital database of the Pinto Mountain quadrangle are products of a regional geologic mapping effort undertaken in the eastern Transverse Ranges in and around Joshua Tree National Park. This investigation, part of the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), is conducted in cooperation with the California...
Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey Organic Geochemistry Research Group: Determination of triazine and phenylurea herbicides and their degradation products in water using solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry
Edward Alan Lee, Alex P. Strahan, Earl Michael Thurman
2002, Open-File Report 2002-436
An analytical method for the determination of 7 triazine and phenylurea herbicides and 12 of their degradation products in natural water samples using solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry is presented in this report. Special consideration was given during the development of the method to prevent the formation of degradation...
Hydrologic, sediment, and biological data associated with irrigation drainage in the middle Green River basin, Utah and Colorado, water years 1991-2000
Ryan C. Rowland, David V. Allen, Doyle W. Stephens, James W. Yahnke, Nathan L. Darnall, Bruce Waddell
2002, Open-File Report 2002-343
Hydrologic, sediment, and biological data were collected in the middle Green River basin in eastern Utah from 1991 to 2000 in an effort to monitor the effects of irrigation drainage on wetland areas and streams, aid in the development of remediation plans, and evaluate the effectiveness of selenium remediation efforts...
Santa Clara Valley water district multi-aquifer monitoring-well site, Coyote Creek Outdoor Classroom, San Jose, California
R. T. Hanson, M.W. Newhouse, C. M. Wentworth, C.F. Williams, T.E. Noce, M.J. Bennett
2002, Open-File Report 2002-369
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD), has completed the first of several multiple-aquifer monitoring-well sites in the Santa Clara Valley. This site monitors ground-water levels and chemistry in the one of the major historic subsidence regions south of San Jose, California,...
Hydrogeologic data for the Coconino Plateau and adjacent areas, Coconino and Yavapai counties, Arizona
Donald J. Bills, Marilyn E. Flynn
2002, Open-File Report 2002-265
Data on geology, topography, hydrology, climate, land use, and vegetation were compiled between October 2000 and September 2001 and assembled into a database for use by local and regional waterresource managers and for future water-resource investigations. The hydrologic data include information on wells, springs, streamflow, water chemistry, and water use....
Spatial digital database of the geologic map of Catalina Core Complex and San Pedro Trough, Pima, Pinal, Gila, Graham, and Cochise Counties, Arizona
William R. Dickinson, Douglas M. Hirschberg, G. Stephen Pitts, Karen S. Bolm
2002, Open-File Report 2002-365
The geologic map of Catalina Core Complex and San Pedro Trough by Dickinson (1992) was digitized for input into a geographic information system (GIS) by the U.S. Geological Survey staff and contractors in 2000-2001. This digital geospatial database is one of many being created by the U.S. Geological Survey as an...
Geologic map and digital database of the San Bernardino Wash 7.5 minute quadrangle, Riverside County, California
Robert E. Powell, Pamela M. Cossette
2002, Open-File Report 2002-498
The geologic map and digital database of the San Bernardino Wash quadrangle are products of a regional geologic mapping effort undertaken in the eastern Transverse Ranges in and around Joshua Tree National Park. This investigation, part of the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP), is conducted in cooperation with the...
Southwest Washington coastal erosion workshop report 2000
Guy R. Gelfenbaum
Guy R. Gelfenbaum, editor(s)
2002, Open-File Report 2002-229
This report is a compilation of abstracts that correspond to oral presentations and posters presented at the fifth principal investigators workshop of the Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Study. The workshop was held November 15 - 17, 2000 at the Department of Ecology headquarters building in Olympia, WA. For the fourth...
Clay minerals of the Front Range; a field guide to the geology, history, and clay mineralogy of the Chieftain Mine, Dinosaur Ridge, Patch Mine, and other localities along the Front Range from Denver to Boulder, Colorado
Daniel E. Kile
2002, Open-File Report 2002-413
Potentiometric surface of the upper Floridan aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity, Florida, May 2002
Sandra L. Kinnaman, Leel Knowles Jr.
2002, Open-File Report 2002-434
No abstract available....
The Cascadia Subduction Zone and related subduction systems: Seismic structure, intraslab earthquakes and processes, and earthquake hazards
Stephen H. Kirby, Kelin Wang, Susan Dunlop
2002, Open-File Report 2002-328
The following report is the principal product of an international workshop titled “Intraslab Earthquakes in the Cascadia Subduction System: Science and Hazards” and was sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of Canada and the University of Victoria. This meeting was held at the University of Victoria’s Dunsmuir...
Volatile organic compound and pesticide data in public water-supply reservoirs and wells, Texas, 1999-2001
Barbara Mahler, M.O. Gary, M.G. Canova, Eric W. Strom, Lynne Fahlquist, Michael E. Dorsey
2002, Open-File Report 2002-93
To provide data for the Texas Source-Water Assessment and Protection Program, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a synoptic survey of 48 public water-supply reservoirs and 174 public water-supply wells during 1999–2001. The surface-water samples were analyzed for volatile organic compounds and soluble pesticides. The ground-water samples were analyzed for volatile...
Characterization of fractures and flow zones in a contaminated shale at the Watervliet Arsenal, Albany County, New York
John H. Williams, Frederick L. Paillet
2002, Open-File Report 2001-385
Flow zones in a fractured shale in and near a plume of volatile organic compounds at the Watervliet Arsenal in Albany County, N. Y. were characterized through the integrated analysis of geophysical logs and single- and cross-hole flow tests. Information on the fracture-flow network at the site was needed to...
Data on surface-water, streambed-interstitial water, and bed-sediment quality for selected locations in the small arms impact area of central Fort Gordon, Georgia, September 4-6, 2001
Sheryln Priest, Timothy C. Stamey, Stephen J. Lawrence
2002, Open-File Report 2002-402
In September 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Environmental and Natural Resources Management Office of the U.S. Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon (U.S. Department of the Army), conducted a chemical assessment of surface water, streambed-interstitial water, and bed sediments within the small arms impact area of...
Water-level changes 1977-87, 1987-95, and 1995-2000 in the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers, Houston-Galveston region, Texas
Mark C. Kasmarek, Jennifer Lanning-Rush
2002, Open-File Report 2002-377
This report depicts long-term water-level changes in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston-Galveston region. The Houston-Galveston region comprises Harris, Galveston, Fort Bend, Waller, and Montgomery Counties and adjacent parts of Brazoria, Grimes, Walker, San Jacinto, Liberty, and Chambers Counties. The report was prepared in cooperation with the Harris-Galveston...
Municipal GIS database of Guatemala; Volume 3; Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Peter G. Chirico, P.P. Hearn, Ovidio Rivero Bartolomei, S.D. Tanner
2002, Open-File Report 2002-306-C
Municipal GIS database of El Salvador; Volume 2, Jiquilisco, El Salvador
Peter G. Chirico, P.P. Hearn, Ovidio Rivero Bartolomei, S.D. Tanner
2002, Open-File Report 2002-307-B
