Mercury in the Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Canal and Lake Michigan, Lake County, Indiana, August 2001 and May 2002
Martin R. Risch
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5034
Water samples from the Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Canal and Lake Michigan in Lake County, Indiana, were collected and analyzed for mercury. Sampling was done with ultra-clean protocols, and mercury was analyzed by low-level methods during seasons of contrasting weather and streamflow conditions in August 2001 and May 2002. Total mercury...
Preliminary survey of antibiotic-resistant fecal indicator bacteria and pathogenic Escherichia coli from river-water samples collected in Oakland County, Michigan, 2003
Lisa R. Fogarty, Joseph W. Duris, Stephen S. Aichele
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5058
A preliminary study was done in Oakland County, Michigan, to determine the concentration of fecal indicator bacteria (fecal coliform bacteria and enterococci), antibiotic resistance patterns of these two groups, and the presence of potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli). For selected sites, specific members of these groups [E. coli, Enterococcus...
Antipodal hotspots and bipolar catastrophes: Were oceanic large-body impacts the cause?
Jonathan T. Hagstrum
2005, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (236) 13-27
One aspect of the hotspot distribution that has received little attention is its antipodal character. Of 45 ‘primary’ hotspots found in most hotspot compilations 22 (49%) form antipodal pairs within observed hotspot drift limits (≤ 20 mm/yr). In addition, the available ages, or possible age ranges, for both hotspots of an...
Rainfall, Streamflow, and Water-Quality Data During Stormwater Monitoring, Halawa Stream Drainage Basin, Oahu, Hawaii, July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005
Stacie T. M. Young, Marcael T.J. Ball
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1280
Storm runoff water-quality samples were collected as part of the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Stormwater Monitoring Program. This program is designed to assess the effects of highway runoff and urban runoff on Halawa Stream. For this program, rainfall data were collected at two stations, continuous streamflow data at...
Water level management and contaminant exposure in tree swallows nesting on the upper Mississippi River
Thomas Custer, Christine Custer
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1281
No abstract available....
Simulation of hydraulic characteristics in the white sturgeon spawning habitat of the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Charles Berenbrock
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5110
Hydraulic characterization of the Kootenai River, especially in the white sturgeon spawning habitat reach, is needed by the Kootenai River White Sturgeon Recovery Team to promote hydraulic conditions that improve spawning conditions for the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Kootenai River. The decreasing population and spawning failure of white...
Stratigraphic framework, structure, and thermal maturity of Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary rocks in relation to hydrocarbon potential, Crazy Mountains Basin, Montana
Ronald C. Johnson, Thomas M. Finn, David J. Taylor, Vito F. Nuccio
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5091
Proposed moduli of dry rock and their application to predicting elastic velocities of sandstones
Myung W. Lee
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5119
Velocities of water-saturated isotropic sandstones under low frequency can be modeled using the Biot-Gassmann theory if the moduli of dry rocks are known. On the basis of effective medium theory by Kuster and Toksoz, bulk and shear moduli of dry sandstone are proposed. These moduli are related to each other...
Characterization and modes of occurrence of elements in feed coal and coal combustion products from a power plant utilizing low-sulfur coal from the Powder River Basin, Wyoming
Michael E. Brownfield, James D. Cathcart, Ronald H. Affolter, Isabelle K. Brownfield, Cynthia A. Rice, Joseph T. O’Connor, Robert A. Zielinski, John H. Bullock Jr., James C. Hower, Gregory P. Meeker
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5271
The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research are collaborating with an Indiana utility company to determine the physical and chemical properties of feed coal and coal combustion products from a coal-fired power plant. The Indiana power plant utilizes a low-sulfur (0.23 to 0.47...
Estimated withdrawals from principal aquifers in the United States, 2000
Molly A. Maupin, Nancy L. Barber
2005, Circular 1279
Fresh ground-water withdrawals from 66 principal aquifers in the United States were estimated for irrigation, public-supply, and self-supplied industrial water uses for the year 2000. Total ground-water withdrawals were 76,500 million gallons per day, or 85,800 thousand acre-feet per year for these three uses. Irrigation used the largest amount of...
Digital-elevation and surface-classification maps of the Fish Creek area, Harrison Bay quadrangle, northern Alaska
John L. Mars, Christopher P. Garrity, David W. Houseknecht, Lee Amoroso, Donald C. Meares
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1192
No abstract available....
Energy resource studies, northern Front Range, Colorado
Neil S. Fishman, editor(s)
2005, Professional Paper 1698
No abstract available....
Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Fourth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop: Denver, Colorado, April 23-27, 2001
Jennifer B. Sieverling, Stephen J. Char, Carma A. San Juan
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5117
Introduction: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fourth Biennial Geographic Information Science (GIS) Workshop (USGS-GIS 2001) was held April 23-27, 2001, at the Denver Federal Center in Denver, Colorado. The workshop provided an environment for participants to improve their knowledge about GIS and GIS-related applications that are used within the...
Principal areas of oil, natural gas, and coal production in the northern part of the Front Range, Colorado
Neil S. Fishman, Stephen B. Roberts, John M. Evans, Robert J. Olmstead
2005, IMAP 2750-B
Rock-fall hazard assessment of Little Mill Campground, American Fork Canyon, Uinta National Forest, Utah
Jeffrey A. Coe, Edwin L. Harp, Arthur C. Tarr, John A. Michael
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1229
Aerial gamma-ray survey for parts of Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy Counties, Texas
Joseph S. Duval
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1231
No abstract available....
USGS launches online database: Lichens in National Parks
Jim Bennett
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3040
If you are interested in lichens and National Parks, now you can query a lichen database that combines these two elements. Using pull-down menus you can: search by park, specifying either species list or the references used for that area; search by species (a report will show the parks in...
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Eastern Great Basin Province, 2005
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3053
Ground-magnetic studies of the Amargosa Desert region, California and Nevada
Richard J. Blakely, John W. Hillhouse, Robert L. Morin
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1132
Migratory bird pathways and the Gulf of Mexico: Importance of Louisiana's coast
Gregory J. Smith, Wylie Barrow
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3069
Because of its geographic position, Louisiana plays an important role in the hemispheric-scale phenomenon known as the Nearctic-Neotropical bird migration system. Each year millions of landbirds migrate across or near to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Birds migrate in large, broad fronts that sometimes exceed 2 million individuals,...
Status of and changes in water quality monitored for the Idaho statewide surface-water-quality network, 1989—2002
Mark A. Hardy, Deborah J. Parliman, Ivalou O’Dell
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5033
The Idaho statewide surface-water-quality monitoring network consists of 56 sites that have been monitored from 1989 through 2002 to provide data to document status and changes in the quality of Idaho streams. Sampling at 33 sites has covered a wide range of flows and seasons that describe water-quality variations representing...
Coral microbial ecology
Christina Kellogg
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3039
Modified mercalli intensity maps for the 1906 San Francisco earthquake plotted in ShakeMap format
John Boatwright, Howard Bundock
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1135
Multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data: Northeastern Channel Islands region, southern California
Peter Dartnell, Guy Cochrane, Mary Elaine Dunaway
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1153
No abstract available....
Major- and trace-element concentrations in soils from two continental-scale transects of the United States and Canada
David B. Smith, William F. Cannon, Laurel G. Woodruff, Robert G. Garrett, Rodney Klassen, James E. Kilburn, John D. Horton, Harley D. King, Martin B. Goldhaber, Jean M. Morrison
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1253
This report contains major- and trace-element concentration data for soil samples collected from 265 sites along two continental-scale transects in North America. One of the transects extends from northern Manitoba to the United States-Mexico border near El Paso, Tex. and consists of 105 sites. The other transect approximately follows the...
