Verification of 1921 peak discharge at Skagit River near Concrete, Washington, using 2003 peak-discharge data
M. C. Mastin, D. L. Kresch
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5029
The 1921 peak discharge at Skagit River near Concrete, Washington (U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 12194000), was verified using peak-discharge data from the flood of October 21, 2003, the largest flood since 1921. This peak discharge is critical to determining other high discharges at the gaging station and to reliably...
Hydrogeologic review of the Drake Cement Project, Yavapai County, Arizona
Laurie Wirt
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1439
Vertical distribution of trace-element concentrations and occurrence of metallurgical slag particles in accumulated bed sediments of Lake Roosevelt, Washington, September 2002
S.E. Cox, P.R. Bell, J.S. Lowther, P. C. Van Metre
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5090
Sediment cores were collected from six locations in Lake Roosevelt to determine the vertical distributions of trace-element concentrations in the accumulated sediments of Lake Roosevelt. Elevated concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, and zinc occurred throughout much of the accumulated sediments. Concentrations varied greatly within the sediment core profiles,...
Results of coalbed methane drilling in Panola County, Texas
Peter D. Warwick, John R. SanFilipo, Alex W. Karlsen, Charles E. Barker
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1046
Determination of total mercury in biological and geological samples
James G. Crock
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1030
The analytical chemist is faced with several challenges when determining mercury in biological and geological materials. These challenges include widespread mercury contamination, both in the laboratory and the environment, possible losses of mercury during sample preparation and digestion, the wide range of mercury values commonly observed, ranging from the low...
Reducing tensor magnetic gradiometer data for unexploded ordnance detection
Robert E. Bracken, Philip J. Brown
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5046
We performed a survey to demonstrate the effectiveness of a prototype tensor magnetic gradiometer system (TMGS) for detection of buried unexploded ordnance (UXO). In order to achieve a useful result, we designed a data-reduction procedure that resulted in a realistic magnetic gradient tensor and devised a simple way of viewing...
Calibrating a tensor magnetic gradiometer using spin data
Robert E. Bracken, David V. Smith, Philip J. Brown
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5045
Scalar magnetic data are often acquired to discern characteristics of geologic source materials and buried objects. It is evident that a great deal can be done with scalar data, but there are significant advantages to direct measurement of the magnetic gradient tensor in applications with nearby sources, such as unexploded...
Seepage investigation and selected hydrologic data for the Escalante River drainage basin, Garfield and Kane Counties, Utah, 1909-2002
Dale E. Wilberg, Bernard J. Stolp
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5233
This report contains the results of an October 2001 seepage investigation conducted along a reach of the Escalante River in Utah extending from the U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station near Escalante to the mouth of Stevens Canyon. Discharge was measured at 16 individual sites along 15 consecutive reaches. Total reach...
Water-surface elevation data and flood and floodway boundaries for the upper Yellowstone River, Montana
Charles Parrett, Stephen R. Holnbeck, Katherine J. Chase
2005, Scientific Investigations Map 2868
Geologic map and coal stratigraphy of the Blue Gap quadrangle, eastern Washakie Basin, Carbon County, Wyoming
R. D. Hettinger, J.G. Honey
2005, Scientific Investigations Map 2878
This report provides a geologic map of the Blue Gap 7.5-minute quadrangle, located along the eastern flank of the Washakie Basin, Wyo. Geologic formations and individual coal beds were mapped at a scale of 1:24,000; surface stratigraphic sections were measured and described; and well logs were examined to determine coal...
Gravity study of the Guernsey Landfill site, Guernsey, Wyoming
Michael W. Webring, Robert P. Kucks, Jared D. Abraham
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1383
Changes in composition and porosity occurring during the thermal degradation of wood and wood components
David W. Rutherford, Robert L. Wershaw, Larry G. Cox
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5292
Samples of pine and poplar wood, pine bark, and purified cellulose and lignin were charred at temperatures ranging from 250?C to 500?C for times ranging from 1 hour to 168 hours. Changes in composition were examined by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometry, mass loss,...
Optically stimulated luminescence dating of late Holocene raised strandplain sequences adjacent to Lakes Michigan and Superior, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA
Erin P. Argyilan, Steven L. Forman, John W. Johnston, Douglas A. Wilcox
2005, Quaternary Research (63) 122-135
This study evaluates the accuracy of optically stimulated luminescence to date well-preserved strandline sequences at Manistique/Thompson bay (Lake Michigan), and Tahquamenon and Grand Traverse Bays (Lake Superior) that span the past ∼4500 yr. The single aliquot regeneration (SAR) method is applied to produce absolute ages for littoral and eolian sediments....
Wind as a geomorphic agent in cold climates by Matti Seppala
Thomas D. Hamilton
2005, Arctic (58) 79-80
No abstract available....
Studies examine contaminants: Pharmaceuticals, hormones and other organic wastewater contaminants in ground water resources
Kimberlee K. Barnes, Dana W. Kolpin, Edward T. Furlong, Steven D. Zaugg, Michael T. Meyer, Larry B. Barber, Michael J. Focazio
2005, National Driller (26) 38-39
Ground water provides approximately 40 percent of the nation’s public water supply, and the total percentage of withdrawals for irrigation has increased from 23 percent in 1950 to 42 percent in 2000. Ground water also is a major contributor to flow in many streams and rivers in the United States...
Integrated provenance analysis of a complex orogenic terrane: Mesozoic uplift of the Bogda Shan and Inception of the Turpan-Hami Basin, NW China
Todd J. Greene, Alan R. Carroll, Marwan A. Wartes, Stephan A. Graham, Joseph L. Wooden
2005, Journal of Sedimentary Research (75) 251-267
We employ petrographic and advanced geochemical techniques to better document the evolution of the Turpan–Hami basin based on the unique geologic histories of the arc terranes that served as potential sources of Turpan–Hami deposits. First, a provenance study of Permian through Cretaceous sandstone of the Turpan–Hami basin reveals temporal and...
Evaluation of groundwater movement in the Frenchman Flat CAU using geochemical and isotopic analysis
R. Hershey, J. Thomas, T. Rose, James B. Paces, I. M. Farnham, F. C. Benedict
2005, Technical Report DOE/NV/13609-36
The principal pathway for radionuclide migration from underground tests in Frenchman Flat, on the Nevada Test Site, to the accessible environment is groundwater flow. Two potential pathways for radionuclide transport via groundwater have been identified from hydrologic data: (1) radionuclide transport downward from the alluvial and volcanic...
From climate-change spaghetti to climate-change distributions for 21st Century California
M. D. Dettinger
2005, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science (3) 1-14
The uncertainties associated with climate-change projections for California are unlikely to disappear any time soon, and yet important long-term decisions will be needed to accommodate those potential changes. Projection uncertainties have typically been addressed by analysis of a few scenarios, chosen based on availability or to capture the extreme cases...
Balancing the generation and elimination of reactive oxygen species
Rusty Rodriguez, Regina Redman
2005, PNAS (102) 3175-3176
Fossil records suggest that bacteria developed the ability to photosynthesize ≈3,500 million years ago (mya), initiating a very slow accumulation of atmospheric oxygen (1). Recent geochemical models suggest that atmospheric oxygen did not accumulate to levels conducive for aerobic life until 500–1,000 mya (2, 3). The oxygenation of...
An external peer review of the U.S. Geological Survey energy resource program's economically recoverable coal resource assessment methodology - report and comments
Timothy J. Rohrbacher, James A. Luppens, Lee M. Osmonson, David C. Scott, Philip A. Freeman
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1076
No abstract available....
Geochemistry and the understanding of ground-water systems
Pierre D. Glynn, Niel Plummer
2005, Hydrogeology Journal (13) 263-287
Geochemistry has contributed significantly to the understanding of ground-water systems over the last 50 years. Historic advances include development of the hydrochemical facies concept, application of equilibrium theory, investigation of redox processes, and radiocarbon dating. Other hydrochemical concepts, tools, and techniques have helped elucidate mechanisms of flow and transport in...
The future of hydrogeology
Clifford I. Voss
2005, Hydrogeology Journal (13) 1-6
“The Future of Hydrogeology” would seem to be an overly ambitious topic for a theme issue of Hydrogeology Journal or for any other journal. Only a modicum of common sense and experience provides the insight that predicting the future of a science is a task fraught with uncertainty...
Computation of discharge using the index-velocity method in tidally affected areas
Catherine A. Ruhl, Michael R. Simpson
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5004
Computation of a discharge time-series in a tidally affected area is a two-step process. First, the cross-sectional area is computed on the basis of measured water levels and the mean cross-sectional velocity is computed on the basis of the measured index velocity. Then discharge is calculated as the product of...
Descriptions of the Animas River-Cement Creek confluence and mixing zone near Silverton, Colorado, during the late summers of 1996 and 1997
Laurence E. Schemel, Marisa H. Cox
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1064
Acidic waters from Cement Creek discharge into the circum-neutral Animas River in a high-elevation region of the San Juan Mountains near Silverton, Colorado. Cement Creek is acidic and enriched in metals and sulfate because it is fed by discharges from abandoned mines and natural mineral deposits. Mixing with the Animas...
Physical and chemical characteristics of Knowles, Forgotten, and Moqui Canyons, and effects of recreational use on water quality, Lake Powell, Arizona and Utah
Robert J. Hart, Howard E. Taylor, Ronald C. Antweiler, Greg G. Fisk, G.M. Anderson, D.A. Roth, Marilyn E. Flynn, D.B. Peart, Margot Truini, L. B. Barber
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5120
Side canyons of Lake Powell are the most popular recreation areas of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona and Utah. There are more than 90 side canyons that are tributaries to the main lake body of Lake Powell. Near Bullfrog and Halls Crossing marinas in Utah, visitors frequent...
