Ground-water resources of the uppermost confined aquifers, southern Wadena County and parts of Ottertail, Todd, and Cass Counties, central Minnesota, 1997–2000
R. J. Lindgren
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4023
Water managers are concerned about the increase of ground-water withdrawals from high-capacity wells completed in the uppermost confined aquifers in southern Wadena County. The hydrogeologic units of primary interest in the study area are the surficial aquifer, the uppermost confining units, and the uppermost confined aquifers. The surficial aquifer underlies...
East Meets West: An Earthquake in India Helps Hazard Assessment in the Central United States
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Fact Sheet 007-02
Although geographically distant, the State of Gujarat in India bears many geological similarities to the Mississippi Valley in the Central United States. The Mississippi Valley contains the New Madrid seismic zone that, during the winter of 1811-1812, produced the three largest historical earthquakes ever in the continental United States and...
Ground-water resources of the Clifton Park area, Saratoga County, New York
Paul M. Heisig
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4104
Ground water is the sole source of public water supply for Clifton Park, a growing suburban community north of Albany, New York. Increasing water demand, coupled with concerns over ground-water quantity and quality, led the Clifton Park Water Authority in 1995 to initiate a cooperative study with the U.S. Geological...
Madbi Amran/Qishn total petroleum system of the Ma'Rib-Al Jawf/Shabwah, and Masila-Jeza basins, Yemen
Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
2002, Bulletin 2202-G
Since the first discovery of petroleum in Yemen in 1984, several recent advances have been made in the understanding of that countrys geologic history and petroleum systems. The total petroleum resource endowment for the combined petroleum provinces within Yemen, as estimated in the recent U.S. Geological Survey world assessment, ranks...
Geographic information systems compilation of geophysical, geologic, and tectonic data for the Bering Shelf, Chukchi Sea, Arctic margin, and adjacent landmasses
Simon L. Klemperer, Mark L. Greninger, Warren J. Nokleberg
2002, GSA Special Papers (360) 359-374
The accompanying CD-ROM contains a compilation of geophysical, geologic, and tectonic data for the Bering Shelf, the Chukchi Sea, the Arctic margin, and adjacent landmasses. These data sets focus on Alaska, the Russian Far East, and the continental shelves that link these two landmasses. For compatibility with other available geographic...
Evaporite tectonism in the lower Roaring Fork River valley, west-central Colorado
R. M. Kirkham, Randall K. Streufert, Michael J. Kunk, James R. Budahn, Mark R. Hudson, William J. Perry Jr.
2002, GSA Special Papers (366) 73-99
Evaporite tectonism in the lower Roaring Fork River valley in west-central Colorado has caused regional subsidence of a differentially downdropped area in the southern part of the Carbondale collapse center during the late Cenozoic. A prominent topographic depression coincides with this collapse area, and drainage patterns within the collapse area...
Bedrock and soil geochemistry from Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Laurel G. Woodruff, William F. Cannon, Connie L. Dicken, Shana Pimley
2002, Open-File Report 2002-196
Bedrock, forest floor, and mineral soil sampling in Voyageurs National Park (VNP), Minnesota in 2000 and 2001 is part of a multidisciplinary project that includes the U. S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources....
Gain-loss study of lower San Pedro Creek and the San Antonio River, San Antonio, Texas, May-October 1999
Darwin J. Ockerman
2002, Open-File Report 2002-23
Five streamflow gain-loss measurement surveys were made along lower San Pedro Creek and the San Antonio River from Mitchell Street to South Loop 410 east of Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, during May–October 1999. All of the measurements were made during dry periods, when stormwater runoff was...
Geohydrology and Numerical Simulation of Alternative Pumping Distributions and the Effects of Drought on the Ground-Water Flow System of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Stephen B. Gingerich
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4077
Ground water in a freshwater lens is the main source of freshwater on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Four major geologic units make up the island with high-permeability limestone units overlying low-permeability volcanic rocks. Estimates of limestone hydraulic conductivity range from 21 to 23,000 feet per day. Estimates of...
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Chesapeake Bay – The role of science in environmental restoration
Roger A. Barlow, John W. Brakebill, John F. Bratton, Vicki S. Blazer, John Karl Bohlke, Owen P. Bricker, Steve M. Colman, Thomas M. Cronin, Cliff R. Hupp, Janet R. Keough, Jurate M. Landwehr, Michael J. Langland, Wayne L. Newell, Matthew Perry, Scott W. Phillips, Steve D. Preston, Nancy B. Rybicki, Nancy S. Simon, Debra A. Willard
Scott W. Phillips, editor(s)
2002, Circular 1220
The Chesapeake Bay is the Nation's largest estuary and historically supported one of the most productive fisheries in the world. In addition to supporting aquatic communities and wildlife, the bay's watershed serves the economic and recreational needs of 15 million people. The fertile soils of the watershed support significant agricultural...
Abstracts of the annual Planetary Geologic Mappers Meeting, June 18-19, 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Kenneth L. Tanaka, David A. Senske
Thomas J. Parker, editor(s)
2002, Open-File Report 2002-78
The annual Planetary Geologic Mappers Meeting serves two purposes. In addition to giving mappers the opportunity to exchange ideas, experiences, victories, and problems with others, presentations are reviewed by the Geologic Mapping Subcommittee (GeMS) to provide input to the Planetary Geology and Geophysics Mapping Program review panel’s consideration of new...
Tension cracks, eruptive fissures, dikes, and faults related to late Pleistocene-Holocene basaltic volcanism and implications for the distribution of hydraulic conductivity in the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
Mel A. Kuntz, Steven R. Anderson, Duane E. Champion, Marvin A. Lanphere, Daniel J. Grunwald
2002, Book chapter, Geology, hydrogeology, and environmental remediation: Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, eastern Snake River plain, Idaho
No abstract available....
Modified Mercalli intensities (MMI) for large earthquakes near New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811-1812 and near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1886
W. H. Bakun, A. C. Johnston, M. G. Hopper
2002, Open-File Report 2002-184
Large historical earthquakes occurred in the eastern United States on December 16, 1811 near New Madrid, MO, on January 23, 1812 near New Madrid, MO, on February 7, 1812 near New Madrid, MO, and on September 1, 1886 near Charleston, SC. Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) assignments for these earthquakes were...
Spatial patterns and temporal variability in water quality from City of Albuquerque drinking-water supply wells and piezometer nests, with implications for the ground-water flow system
Laura M. Bexfield, Scott K. Anderholm
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4244
Water-quality data for 93 City of Albuquerque drinking-water supply wells, 7 deep piezometer nests, and selected additional wells were examined to improve understanding of the regional ground-water system and its response to pumpage. Plots of median values of several major parameters showed discernible water-quality differences both areally and with depth...
Moloka'i fieldtrip guidebook: Selected aspects of the geology, geography, and coral reefs of Moloka'i
Susan A. Cochran, Lucile M. Roberts, Kevin R. Evans
2002, Open-File Report 2002-158
This guidebook was compiled with the express purpose of describing the general geology of Moloka'i and those locations with significance to the U.S. Geological Survey's study of Moloka'i's coral reef, a part of the U.S. Department of Interior's 'Protecting the Nation's Reefs' program. The first portion of the guidebook describes the...
AVIRIS data calibration information: Oquirrh and East Tintic mountains, Utah
Barnaby W. Rockwell, Roger N. Clark, K. Eric Livo, Robert R. McDougal, Raymond F. Kokaly
2002, Open-File Report 2002-200
The information contained herein pertains to the original reflectance calibration derived solely from the Saltair beach site on the shores of Great Salt Lake. The reflectance data derived from this calibration becomes markedly affected by residual absorptions due to atmospheric water vapor and carbon dioxide within short horizontal and vertical...
Generalized surficial geologic map of the Pueblo 1° x 2° quadrangle, Colorado
D. W. Moore, A. W. Straub, M. E. Berry, M. L. Baker, T. R. Brandt
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2388
Fifty-three types of surficial geologic deposits and residual materials of Quaternary age are described in a pamphlet and located on a map of the greater Pueblo area, in part of the Front Range, in the Wet and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and on the plains east of Colorado Springs and...
Geologic Map of the Central Marysvale Volcanic Field, Southwestern Utah
Peter D. Rowley, Charles G. Cunningham, Thomas A. Steven, Jeremiah B. Workman, John J. Anderson, Kevin M. Theissen
2002, IMAP 2645-A
The geologic map of the central Marysvale volcanic field, southwestern Utah, shows the geology at 1:100,000 scale of the heart of one of the largest Cenozoic volcanic fields in the Western United States. The map shows the area of 38 degrees 15' to 38 degrees 42'30' N., and...
A logistic regression equation for estimating the probability of a stream flowing perennially in Massachusetts
Gardner C. Bent, Stacey A. Archfield
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4043
A logistic regression equation was developed for estimating the probability of a stream flowing perennially at a specific site in Massachusetts. The equation provides city and town conservation commissions and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection with an additional method for assessing whether streams are perennial or intermittent at a...
Structural geology of western part of Lemhi Range, east-central Idaho
Russell G. Tysdal
2002, Professional Paper 1659
The Poison Creek Anticline is a major fold that occupies a large part of the western part of the Lemhi Range. The fold is now broken by normal faults, but removal of displacement on the normal faults permitted reconstruction of the anticline. The fold formed during late Mesozoic compressional deformation...
Field-trip guide to the southeastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Clara County, California
Philip W. Stoffer, Paula Messina
2002, Open-File Report 2002-121
This field trip is an introduction to the geology of the southeastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in southern Santa Clara County. Seven stops include four short hikes to access rock exposures and views of the foothills east of Loma Prieta Peak between Gilroy and San José. Field-trip destinations...
Modified Mercalli Intensities (MMI) for some earthquakes in eastern North America (ENA) and empirical MMI site corrections for towns in ENA
W. H. Bakun, A. C. Johnston, M. G. Hopper
2002, Open-File Report 2002-109
Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) assignments for earthquakes in eastern North America (ENA) were used by Bakun et al. (submitted) to develop a model for eastern North America for estimating the location and moment magnitude M of earthquakes from MMI observations. MMI assignments for most of the earthquakes considered by Bakun...
An interpretation of the 1996 aeromagnetic data for the Santa Cruz basin, Tumacacori Mountains, Santa Rita Mountains, and Patagonia Mountains, south-central Arizona
Mark E. Gettings
2002, Open-File Report 2002-99
High resolution aeromagnetic survey data flown at 250 m above the terrain and 250 m line spacing over the Santa Cruz Valley and the surrounding Tumacacori, Patagonia, and Santa Rita Mountains has been interpreted by correlation of the magnetic anomaly field and various derivative maps with geologic maps. Measurements of...
Principal facts for 463 gravity stations in the vicinity of Tangle Lakes, east-central Alaska
Robert L. Morin, Jonathan M. G. Glen
2002, Open-File Report 2002-96
During the summer of 2001, a gravity survey was conducted in the vicinity of Tangle Lakes, east-central Alaska. Measurements of 87 gravity stations were made. The Tangle Lakes area is located about 25 km west of Paxson and north of the Denali Highway. The gravity survey is located on the...
A digital atlas of hydrocarbon accumulations within and adjacent to the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA)
Naresh Kumar, Kenneth J. Bird, Philip H. Nelson, John A. Grow, Kevin R. Evans
2002, Open-File Report 2002-71
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has initiated a project to reassess the hydrocarbon potential of the NPRA. Although exploration for hydrocarbons in the NPRA was initiated in 1944, it has taken fifty years for the first commercial discovery to be made. That discovery, the Alpine field (projected recoverable reserves...
