Review and analysis of available streamflow and water-quality data for Park County, Colorado, 1962-98
Robert A. Kimbrough
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4034
Information on streamflow and surface-water and ground-water quality in Park County, Colorado, was compiled from several Federal, State, and local agencies. The data were reviewed and analyzed to provide a perspective of recent (1962-98) water-resource conditions and to help identify current and future water-quantity and water-quality concerns. Streamflow has been...
Estimates of nitrogen loads entering Long Island Sound from ground water and streams on Long Island, New York, 1985-96
Michael P. Scorca, Jack Monti Jr.
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4196
Fresh ground water that discharges from the northern part of Long Island's aquifer system to Long Island Sound contains elevated concentrations of nitrogen from agricultural fertilizer, domestic waste and fertilizer, and precipitation. The nitrogen contributes to algal blooms, which consume oxygen as the algae die and decompose. The resulting low...
Aquifer-characteristics data for West Virginia
Mark D. Kozar, Melvin V. Mathes
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4036
Specific-capacity, storage-coefficient, and specific-yield data for wells in West Virginia were compiled to provide a data set from which transmissivity could be estimated. This data can be used for analytical and mathematical groundwater flow modeling. Analysis of available storage-coefficient and (or) specific-yield data indicates the Ohio River alluvial aquifer has...
A Guide to Bottomland Hardwood Restoration
J. A. Allen, B. D. Keeland, J.A. Stanturf, A.F. Clewell, H.E. Kennedy Jr.
2001, Information and Technology Report 2000-0011
During the last century, a large amount of the original bottomland hardwood forest area in the United States has been lost, with losses greatest in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley and East Texas. With a holistic approach in mind, this manual describes methods to restore bottomland hardwoods in the lower...
Benthic invertebrate assemblages and their relation to physical and chemical characteristics of streams in the Eastern Iowa Basins, 1996-98
Allison R. Brigham, Eric M. Sadorf
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4256
Over 250 benthic invertebrate taxa were identified from snags and woody debris in streams and rivers of the Wapsipinicon, Cedar, Iowa, and Skunk River Basins in the Eastern Iowa Basins (EIWA) study unit of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The composition, distribution, and abundance of 74 predominant...
Map showing the thickness and character of quaternary sediments in the glaciated United States East of the Rocky Mountains
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, David R. Soller
2001, IMAP 1970-E
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Use of ground-water tracers to evaluate the hydraulic connection between Key Cave and the proposed industrial site near Florence, Alabama, 2000 and 2001
Robert E. Kidd, Charles J. Taylor, Victor E. Stricklin
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4228
In an effort to attract new industries and jobs, the city of Florence, Alabama has proposed development of an industrial park southwest of the city. Carbonate rock under-lines the area and sinkholes, springs, caves, and sinking streams are common. Key Cave, located about 5 miles southwest of the proposed park,...
Simulated effects of pumping irrigation wells on ground-water levels in western Saginaw County, Michigan
Christopher J. Hoard, David B. Westjohn
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4227
Success of agriculture in many areas of Michigan relies on withdrawal of large quantities of ground water for irrigation. In some areas of the State, water-level declines associated with large ground-water withdrawals may adversely affect nearby residential wells. Residential wells in several areas of Saginaw County, in Michigan's east-central Lower...
Hydrologic setting and geochemical characterization of free-phase hydrocarbons in the alluvial aquifer at Mandan, North Dakota, November 2000
Frances D. Hostettler, Colleen E. Rostad, Keith A. Kvenvolden, Geoffrey N. Delin, Larry D. Putnam, Jonathan J. Kolak, Brain P. Chaplin, Bryan D. Schaap
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4108
Free-phase hydrocarbons are present in the alluvial aquifer at Mandan, North Dakota. A large contaminant body of the hydrocarbons [light nonaqueous phase liquid (LNAPL)] floats on the water table about 20 feet below land surface. The main LNAPL body is about 6 feet thick, and the areal extent is about...
Hydrogeology, water quality, and simulated effects of ground-water withdrawals from the Floridan aquifer system, Seminole County and vicinity, Florida
Rick M. Spechler, Keith J. Halford
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4182
The hydrogeology and ground-water quality of Seminole County in east-central Florida was evaluated. A ground-water flow model was developed to simulate the effects of both present day (September 1996 through August 1997) and projected 2020 ground-water withdrawals on the water levels in the surficial aquifer system and the potentiometric surface...
Water-Resources Investigations in Wisconsin, 2001
Diane E. Maertz (compiler), Jan A. Fuller
2001, Open-File Report 2001-254
The statewide average precipitation of 32.82 inches for the 2000 water year was 1.14 inches greater than the normal annual precipitation of 31.68 inches for water years 1961-90. Average precipitation values affecting streamflow conditions ranged from 90 percent of normal in northwest Wisconsin to 121 percent of normal in southeast...
Visualization of drifting buoy deployments on St. Clair River near public water intakes - October 3-5, 2000
David J. Holtschlag, Stephen S. Aichele
2001, Open-File Report 2001-17
St. Clair River is a connecting channel of the Great Lakes between Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair. The river forms part of the international boundary between the United States and Canada in the eastern Lower Peninsula of Michigan and southern Ontario. Drifting buoys were deployed to help investigate flow...
Delineation of tidal scour through marine geophysical techniques at Sloop Channel and Goose Creek bridges, Jones Beach State Park, Long Island, New York
Frederick Stumm, Anthony Chu, Richard J. Reynolds
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4033
Inspection of the Goose Creek Bridge in southeastern Nassau County in April 1998 by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) indicated a separation of bridge piers from the road bed as a result of pier instability due to apparent seabed scouring by tidal currents. This prompted a cooperative...
Reconnaissance geologic map of the Dixonville 7.5' quadrangle, Oregon
Angela S. Jayko, Ray E. Wells, R. W. Givler, J.S. Fenton, M. Sinor
2001, Open-File Report 2001-226
The Dixonville 7.5 minute quadrangle is situated near the edge of two major geologic and tectonic provinces the northernmost Klamath Mountains and the southeastern part of the Oregon Coast Ranges (Figure 1). Rocks of the Klamath Mountains province that lie within the study area include ultramafic, mafic, intermediate and siliceous...
Ground-water flow in the shallow aquifer system at the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia
Barry S. Smith
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4077
The Environmental Directorate of the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia, is concerned about possible contamination of ground water at the Station. Ground water at the Station flows through a shallow system of layered aquifers and leaky confining units. The units of the shallow aquifer system are the Columbia aquifer, the...
U.S. Geological Survey Activities Related to American Indians and Alaska Natives Fiscal Year 2000
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2000, Report
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is an impartial scientific organization that strives to produce scientific results that are relevant to the people of the United States and their land and resource managers. USGS does not improve the quality of its customers' lives; it provides the informational tools for American Indians,...
Integration of a numerical model and remotely sensed data to study urban/rural land surface climate processes
Limin Yang
2000, Computers & Geosciences (26) 451-468
Simulation of urban/rural land surface climate processes using boundary layer climate models requires accurate input data with regard to surface thermal and radiative properties. The research reported here resulted in development of a procedure to integrate the satellite-derived surface biophysical parameters with a boundary layer climate model for simulating spatial...
Elk, beaver, and the persistence of willows in national parks: comment on Singer et al. (1998).
R.B. Keigley
2000, Wildlife Society Bulletin (28) 448-450
Singer et al. (1998) propose that the decline in populations of beaver (Castor canadensis) in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) has caused willow to be more vulnerable to browsing by clk (Alces alces). I do not believe that their scenario correctly characterizes the relationship between elk and willow in YNP The authors...
Effect of browsing on willow in the Steel Creek grazing allotment
R.B. Keigley, Gil Gale
2000, Report, Statewide browse evaluation project: Report no. 1
The Steel Creek drainage serves as both wildlife range (primarily moose and elk) and as a livestock grazing allotment. For some years there has been concern about the effect of browsing on willows. Dense clusters of twigs have formed at the end of branches; entire stems of some plants have...
Atlantic Flyway review: Piedmont-Coastal Plain, Region IV, Fall 1999: Robbins Nest, Laurel, MD (390-0765)
Chandler S. Robbins
2000, North American Bird Bander (25) 63-63
This is the first of three stations along the Patuxent River. Elevation here at the edge of the Piedmont ranges from 265 ft at the house to 160 ft at the river. In spite of easterly winds and heavily overcast skies from Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene, we suffered from...
Breeding season demography and movements of Eastern Towhees at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina
David G. Krementz, Larkin A. Powell
2000, The Wilson Bulletin (112) 243-248
The Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) has undergone population declines across much of its range, especially in New England. Despite being a widespread and, at one time, a common species, relatively little is known about its natural history, ecology, or demographics. We conducted baseline research on Eastern Towhees at...
Atlantic Flyway review: Piedmont-Coastal Plain, Region IV, Fall 1999
Chandler S. Robbins
2000, North American Bird Bander (25) 60-67
In a slight reorganization, the Mount Nebo station in the mountains of western Maryland near Oakland was moved to Region III (Western Ridge), in exchange for Lakeshore Estates in Leon County, Florida, which we welcome to Region IV. This was the year of the hurricane in Region IV, with the...
Atlantic Flyway review: Piedmont-Coastal Plain, Region IV, Fall 1999: Patuxent powerline right-of-way (390-0764)
Deanna K. Dawson
2000, North American Bird Bander (25) 63-63
Fall 1999 was among the poorest seasons in this banding station's 20 years of operation. Record high capture totals were set for only two species: Ruby-throated Hummingbird (41 individuals captured, none banded; previous high 21) and White-breasted Nuthatch (two individuals banded; previous high, one). The only other species that stood...
Influence of inner-continental shelf geologic framework on the evolution and behavior of the barrier-island system between Fire Island Inlet and Shinnecock Inlet, Long Island, New York
W. C. Schwab, E.R. Thieler, J.R. Allen, D.S. Foster, B.A. Swift, J. F. Denny
2000, Journal of Coastal Research (16) 408-422
High-resolution, sea-floor mapping techniques, including sidescan-sonar and subbottom profiling, were used to investigate how the geologic framework of the inner-continental shelf influenced the Holocene evolution and modern behavior of the Fire Island barrier-island system, Long Island, New York. The inner-continental shelf off Long Island is divided into two physiographic...
Patterns of colony-site use and disuse in saltmarsh-nesting Common and Roseate terns
P. A. Buckley, F. G. Buckley
2000, Journal of Field Ornithology (71) 356-369
Nearly all previous studies of saltmarsh-nesting Common Terns on the east coast of the United States have concluded that tidal saltmarshes were suboptimal or marginal breeding habitats. Questioning that conclusion, we analyzed patterns of both saltmarsh and nonmarsh colony use (stability, movement, establishment, abandonment, and size) obtained during 5...
