Age and tectonic significance of volcanic rocks in the northern Los Angeles Basin, California
Thane H. McCulloh, Robert J. Fleck, Rodger E. Denison, Larry A. Beyer, Richard G. Stanley
2002, Professional Paper 1669
Volcanic rocks, mostly basalts and some andesites, are interbedded with middle Miocene strata and are overlain by younger rocks throughout the greater part of the Los Angeles Basin, California. Roughly correlative flows, previously dated radiometrically (or paleontologically) at about 16.4 to 10.7 Ma, crop out in five separate regions around...
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...
Simulation of ground-water flow and evaluation of water-management alternatives in the upper Charles River basin, eastern Massachusetts
Leslie A. DeSimone, Donald A. Walter, John R. Eggleston, Mark T. Nimiroski
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4234
Ground water is the primary source of drinking water for towns in the upper Charles River Basin, an area of 105 square miles in eastern Massachusetts that is undergoing rapid growth. The stratified-glacial aquifers in the basin are high yield, but also are thin, discontinuous, and in close hydraulic connection...
The effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and southern Wyoming— A synthesis and critical assessment of published results
Douglas A. Burns
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4066
The Rocky Mountain region of Colorado and southern Wyoming receives as much as 7 kilograms per hectare per year ((kg/ha)/yr) of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition, an amount that may have caused changes in aquatic and terrestrial life in otherwise pristine ecosystems. The Rocky Mountain National Park, in its role of...
Water-table and potentiometric-surface altitudes of the upper glacial, Magothy, and Lloyd aquifers on Long Island, New York, in March-April 2000, with a summary of hydrogeologic conditions
Ronald Busciolano
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4165
The three main water-bearing units on Long Island, New York--the upper glacial aquifer (water table) and the underlying Magothy and Lloyd aquifers--are the sole source of water supply for more than 3 million people. Water-table and potentiometric-surface altitudes were contoured from water-level measurements made at 394 observation, public-supply, and industrial-supply...
Geologic map of the Dillon quadrangle, Summit and Grand Counties, Colorado
Karl S. Kellogg
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2390
New 1:24,000-scale geologic mapping along the Interstate-70 urban corridor in western Colorado, in support of the USGS Central Region State/USGS Cooperative Geologic Mapping Project, is contributing to a more complete understanding of the stratigraphy, structure, tectonic evolution, and hazard potential of this rapidly developing region. The 1:24,000-scale Dillon quadrangle...
Sulfur dioxide emission rates from Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, an update: 1998-2001
Tamar Elias, A. Jefferson Sutton
2002, Open-File Report 2002-460
Introduction Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission rates from Kilauea Volcano were first measured by Stoiber and Malone (1975) and have been measured on a regular basis since 1979 (Greenland and others, 1985; Casadevall and others, 1987; Elias and others, 1998; Sutton and others, 2001). A compilation of SO2 emission-rate and wind-vector...
Assessment of stream quality using biological indices at selected sites in the Red Clay and White Clay Creek basins, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1981-97
Andrew G. Reif
2002, Fact Sheet 118-02
In 1970, the Chester County Water Resources Authority (Pennsylvania) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established a long-term water-quality network with the goal of assessing the quality of streams in the county and understanding stream changes in response to urbanization using benthic-macroinvertebrate data. This database represents one of the longest...
Distribution and mass loss of volatile organic compounds in the surficial aquifer at sites FT03, LF13, and WP14/LF15, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, November 2000–February 2001
Jeffrey R. Barbaro, Pradumna P. Neupane
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4121
Ground-water and surface-water sampling was conducted in the natural attenuation study area in the East Management Unit of Dover Air Force Base, Delaware to determine the distributions of volatile organic compounds in the vicinity of four sites?Fire Training Area Three, the Rubble Area Landfill, the Receiver Station Landfill, and the...
Wisconsin aeromagnetic and gravity maps and data: A web site for distribution of data
David L. Daniels, Stephen L. Snyder
2002, Open-File Report 2002-493
No abstract available....
Palynological dating of some Upper Cretaceous to Eocene outcrop and well samples from the region extending from the easternmost part of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the western part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope of Alaska
Norman O. Frederiksen, David J. McIntyre, Thomas P. Sheehan
2002, Open-File Report 2002-405
No abstract available....
Historical trend in ice thickness on the Piscataquis River in central Maine.
Thomas G. Huntington, Robert W. Dudley, Glenn A. Hodgkins
2002, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 59th Eastern Snow Conference, June 5-7, 2002, Stowe, VT
We analyzed a long-term record of ice thickness on the Piscataquis River in central Maine to determine whether there were temporal trends that were associated with climate warming. Trends in ice thickness were compared and correlated with regional time series of winter air temperature, heating degree days (HDD) , date of river ice-out,...
Digital data grids for the magnetic anomaly map of North America
Viki Bankey, Alejandro Cuevas, David Daniels, Carol A. Finn, Israel Hernandez, Patricia Hill, Robert Kucks, Warner Miles, Mark Pilkington, Carter Roberts, Walter Roest, Victoria Rystrom, Sarah Shearer, Stephen Snyder, Ronald E. Sweeney, Julio Velez, J. D. Phillips, D.K.A. Ravat
2002, Open-File Report 2002-414
The digital magnetic anomaly database and map for the North American continent is the result of a joint effort by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), and Consejo de Recursos Minerales of Mexico (CRM). This integrated, readily accessible, modern digital database of magnetic anomaly data...
Preliminary report on mercury geochemistry of placer gold dredge tailings, sediments, bedrock, and waters in the Clear Creek restoration area, Shasta County, California
Roger P. Ashley, James J. Rytuba, Ronald Rogers, Boris B. Kotlyar, David Lawler
2002, Open-File Report 2002-401
Clear Creek, one of the major tributaries of the upper Sacramento River, drains the eastern Trinity Mountains. Alluvial plain and terrace gravels of lower Clear Creek, at the northwest edge of the Sacramento Valley, contain placer gold that has been mined since the Gold Rush by various methods including dredging....
Characterization of hydraulic conductivity of the alluvium and basin fill, Pinal Creek Basin near Globe, Arizona
Cory E. Angeroth
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4205
Acidic waters containing elevated concentrations of dissolved metals have contaminated the regional aquifer in the Pinal Creek Basin, which is in Gila County, Arizona, about 100 kilometers east of Phoenix. The aquifer is made up of two geologic units: unconsolidated stream alluvium and consolidated basin fill. To better understand how...
Petroleum geology and total petroleum systems of the Widyan Basin and Interior Platform of Saudi Arabia and Iraq
James E. Fox, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
2002, Bulletin 2202-E
Two total petroleum systems are associated with the Widyan Basin - Interior Platform Province in northern Saudi Arabia and western Iraq. In the Paleozoic Qusaiba/Akkas/Abba/ Mudawwara Total Petroleum System, which consists of one assessment unit - the Horst/Graben-Related Oil and Gas Assessment Unit - high-gravity, low-sulfur crude oil, as well...
Sociocultural dimensions of supply and demand for natural aggregate; examples from the Mid-Atlantic region, United States
Gilpin R. Robinson Jr., William M. Brown
2002, Open-File Report 2002-350
The United States uses large quantities of natural aggregate to build and maintain a continuously expanding infrastructure. In recent years, per capita demand for aggregate in the United States has grown to about 9.7 metric tons (10.7 tons) per person per year. Over the next 25 years, the aggregate industry...
Gravity map and data of the eastern half of the Big Bear Lake, 100,000 scale quadrangle, California and analysis of the depths of several basins
Carter Roberts, Robert Jachens, Allan Katzenstein, Gregory Smith, Russell Johnson
2002, Open-File Report 2002-353
Gravity surveys are useful tools for helping to understand the 3-dimensional geology of an area. Many gravity measurements were made in the 1960s and 1970s by various groups in order to produce gravity maps covering California at a scale of 1:250,000 for the California Division of Mines and Geology. (For...
Flow-system analysis of the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers in the Rapid City area, South Dakota — Conceptual model
Andrew J. Long, Larry D. Putnam
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4185
The conceptual model of the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers in the Rapid City area synthesizes the physical geography, hydraulic properties, and ground-water flow components of these important aquifers. The Madison hydrogeologic unit includes the karstic Madison aquifer, which is defined as the upper, more permeable 100 to 200 ft of...
Cruise report RV Moana Wave Cruise M-1-02-GM bathymetry and acoustic backscatter of the mid and outer continental shelf, head of De Soto Canyon, northeastern Gulf of Mexico June 17, through July 9, 2002 Pensacola, FL to Pensacola, FL
James V. Gardner, John E. Hughes Clarke, Larry A. Meyer
2002, Open-File Report 2002-396
The mid to outer continental shelf off Mississippi-Alabama and off northwest Florida were the focus of US Geological Survey (USGS) multibeam echosounder (MBES) mapping cruises in 2000 and 2001, respectively. These areas were mapped to investigate the extent of "deep-water reefs" first suggested by Ludwick and Walton (1957). The reefs...
Isostatic gravity map of Yukon Flats, east-central Alaska
Robert L. Morin
2002, Open-File Report 2002-322
The gravity data used to make this map were collected between 1959 and 1984. The data were collected by automobile, aircraft, and watercraft. Most of the data were collected as part of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) regional gravity data collection project. Some of the data were collected as part...
Submarine landslides and volcanic features on Kohala and Mauna Kea volcanoes and the Hana Ridge, Hawaii
J.R. Smith, Satake Kenji, J.K. Morgan, Peter W. Lipman
2002, Book chapter, Hawaiian Volcanoes: Deep Underwater Perspectives
The deep submarine eastern flanks of Mauna Kea, Kohala, and Haleakala volcanoes were mapped for the first time with a multibeam bathymetric and sidescan sonar system during joint Japan-US cruises aboard the JAMSTEC vessel R/V Yokosuka in 1999. The Pololu slump off northeast Kohala is overlain by a carbonate platform...
Simulation of ground-water flow and delineation of areas contributing recharge within the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer to well fields in the Prairie Island Indian Community, Minnesota
J. F. Ruhl
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4155
The Prairie Island Indian Community in east-central Minnesota uses ground water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer as its source of water supply. Tribal officials implemented a Source Water Protection Program to protect the quality of this water. Areas of contributing recharge were delineated for two community well fields. At well...
Potentiometric surfaces, altitudes of the tops, and hydrogeology of the Minnelusa and Madison aquifers, Black Hills area, Wyoming
T.T. Bartos, L.L. Hallberg, Kathy Muller Ogle
2002, Hydrologic Atlas 748
The topographically defined Black Hills and adjacent areas (Black Hills area) of Wyoming (fig. 1) are underlain by two regionally important aquifers-the Minnelusa and the Madison. The Minnelusa aquifer is used extensively in the Black Hills area as a source of domestic and livestock water. The Madison aquifer is an important...
Hydrogeology and water quality of the Upper Three Runs aquifer in the vicinity of the Gibson Road Landfill, Fort Gordon, Georgia, June-November 1999
Sherlyn Priest, Kristen Bukowski McSwain
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4153
Fort Gordon military installation, a U.S. Department of the Army facility, is located in east-central Georgia southwest of Augusta. The military base operates a three-phase unlined landfill—Gibson Road Landfill— to store a variety of wastes. Phases I and II stored only household wastes, and these phases were discontinued during the...
