Flow velocity, water temperature, and conductivity in Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida: June 2002–July 2003
Ami L. Riscassi, Raymond W. Schaffranek
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1233
The data described in this report were collected in the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) Priority Ecosystems Science project investigating "Forcing Effects on Flow Structure in Vegetated Wetlands of the Everglades." Data collected at five locations in Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, during the 2002-2003 wet season are documented...
Altitude and configuration of the water-level surface in Mesozoic sedimentary rocks at and near the North Penn Area 7 Superfund Site, Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, December 4-6, 2000
Lisa A. Senior, Allan J. Ruddy
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1006
No abstract available....
Flood of June 4-5, 2002, in the Maquoketa River Basin, east-central Iowa
David A. Eash
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1250
Severe flooding occurred on June 4-5, 2002, in the Maquoketa River Basin in Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones Counties, following thunderstorm activity over east-central Iowa. The rain gage at Cascade, Iowa, recorded a 14-hour rainfall of 6.0 inches at noon on June 4. Radar indications estimated as much as 8...
Simulation of ground-water flow in glaciofluvial aquifers in the Grand Rapids area, Minnesota
Perry M. Jones
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5159
A calibrated steady-state, finite-difference, ground-waterflow model was constructed to simulate ground-water flow in three glaciofluvial aquifers, defined in this report as the upper, middle, and lower aquifers, in an area of about 114 mi2 surrounding the city of Grand Rapids in north-central Minnesota. The calibrated model will be used by...
Stream habitat and water-quality information for sites in the Buffalo River Basin and nearby basins of Arkansas, 2001-2002
James C. Petersen
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1277
The Buffalo River lies in north-central Arkansas and is a tributary of the White River. Stream-habitat and water-quality information are presented for 52 sites in the Buffalo River Basin and adjacent areas of the White River Basin. The information was collected during the summers of 2001 and 2002 to supplement...
Tree islands of the Florida everglades? Long-term stability and response to hydrologic change
Debra A. Willard
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3095
Tree islands are important centers of biodiversity in the Florida Everglades; they have two to three times the plant and animal diversity of the surrounding wetlands. This high diversity is due primarily to their higher elevation relative to the adjacent wetlands (fig. 1). In the natural Everglades system, water levels...
Rainfall, runoff, and water-quality data for the urban storm-water program in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan area, water year 2002
Todd Kelly, Orlando Romero, Eric Turner
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1347
Urbanization has dramatically increased precipitation runoff to the system of drainage channels and natural stream channels in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan area. Rainfall and runoff data are important for planning and designing future storm-water conveyance channels in newly developing areas. Storm-water quality also is monitored in accordance with the...
NADM Conceptual Model 1.0 -- A Conceptual Model for Geologic Map Information
North American Geologic Map Data Model (NADM) Steering Committee Data Model Design Team
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1334
Executive Summary -- The NADM Data Model Design Team was established in 1999 by the North American Geologic Map Data Model Steering Committee (NADMSC) with the purpose of drafting a geologic map data model for consideration as a standard for developing interoperable geologic map-centered databases by state, provincial, and federal...
USGS western coastal and marine geology team, 2004
Helen Gibbons
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3075
Quality of ground water for selected municipal water supplies in Iowa, 1997–2002 water years
Gregory R. Littin
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1048
The Iowa ground-water-quality monitoring program has been conducted cooperatively since 1982 by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Geological Survey; the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory; and the U.S. Geological Survey. The original objectives of the program were to provide baseline ground-water-quality data throughout the State for the major...
Characterization of the habitat of Lythrum salicaria L. in floodplain forests in western Turkey—Effects on stem height and seed production
Cengiz Ture, Nuket Akanil Bingol, Beth A. Middleton
2004, Wetlands (24) 711-716
Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) is an invasive wetland perennial in North America native to Eurasia. Because light environment may limit the species’ distribution, information on the relationship of forest canopy coverage to relative height and seed set in its native environment could give insight into its control in North...
Drilling the central crater of the Chesapeake Bay Impact Structure: A first look
Ward E. Sanford, Gregory Gohn, David S. Powars, J. Wright Horton Jr., Lucy E. Edwards, Jean Self-Trail, Roger H. Morin
2004, Eos, Earth and Space Science News (85) 369-377
The late Eocene Chesapeake Bay impact structure is a well‐preserved example of one of Earth's largest impact craters, and its continental‐shelf setting and relatively shallow burial make it an excellent target for study. Since the discovery of the structure over a decade ago [Edwards et al., 2004; Poag et al., 2004], test drilling...
Water-rock interaction
Richard B. Wanty, Robert R. Seal, II, editor(s)
2004, Book
No abstract available....
Historical seismic activity in the central United States
William H. Bakun, Margaret G. Hopper
2004, Seismological Research Letters (75) 564-574
No abstract available....
A suspended sediment budget for Pool 13 and La Grange Pool of the upper Mississippi River system
Robert F. Gaugush
2004, Long Term Resource Monitoring Program Technical Report 2004-T004
The suspended sediment budget for Pool 13 of the Mississippi River and La Grange Pool of the Illinois River was examined over a 3-yr period (October 1995 through September 1997). Pool 13 output was between 3.07 and 3.64 million t (metric tons) of suspended sediment annually during the study period....
Quality of water from shallow wells in the rice-growing area in southwestern Louisiana, 1999 through 2001
Roland W. Tollett, Robert B. Fendick Jr.
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4050
In 1999-2001, the U.S. Geological Survey installed and sampled 27 shallow wells in the rice-growing area in southwestern Louisiana as part of the Acadian-Pontchartrain Study Unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The purpose of this report is to describe the waulity of water from shallow wells in the...
Water-quality and bottom-material characteristics of Cross Lake, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, 1997-99
Benton D. McGee
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4135
Cross Lake is a shallow, monomictic lake that was formed in 1926 by the impoundment of Cross Bayou. The lake is the primary drinking-water supply for the City of Shreveport, Louisiana. In recent years, the lakeshore has become increasinginly urbanized. In addition, the land use of the...
Soil data from Picea mariana stands near delta junction, Alaska of different ages and soil drainage type
Kristen L. Manies, Jennifer W. Harden, Steven R. Silva, Paul H. Briggs, Brian M. Schmid
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1271
The U.S. Geological Survey project Fate of Carbon in Alaskan Landscapes (FOCAL) is studying the effect of fire and soil drainage on soil carbon storage in the boreal forest. This project has selected several sites to study within central Alaska of varying ages (time since fire) and soil drainage types....
Data from channel-change monitoring at selected sites in Maricopa County, Arizona, 1997-2002
Christine M. O’Day
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1230
Stream channels in arid regions are subject to a wide range of hydrologic, hydraulic, and sedimentary conditions. These channels often are dry or have little streamflow most of the time, and the few flows that do occur can cause substantial changes to the channel and flood plain. Because floods in...
Simulation of ground-water flow, surface-water flow, and a deep sewer tunnel system in the Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C. P. Dunning, D. T. Feinstein, R. J. Hunt, J. T. Krohelski
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5031
Numerical models were constructed for simulation of ground-water flow in the Menomonee Valley Brownfield, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An understanding of ground-water flow is necessary to develop an efficient program to sample ground water for contaminants. Models were constructed in a stepwise fashion, beginning with a regional, single-layer, analytic-element model (GFLOW...
Ground-water flow direction, water quality, recharge sources, and age, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, south-central Colorado
Michael G. Rupert, Niel Plummer
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5027
Great Sand Dunes National Monument is located in south-central Colorado along the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley. The Great Sand Dunes National Monument contains the tallest sand dunes in North America; some rise up to750 feet. Important ecological features of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument are palustrine...
Water, ice, and meteorological measurements at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, balance year 2002
William R. Bidlake, Edward G. Josberger, Mark E. Savoca
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5089
Winter snow accumulation and summer snow and ice ablation were measured at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, to estimate glacier mass balance quantities for balance year 2002. The 2002 glacier-average maximum winter snow balance was 4.02 meters, the second largest since 1959. The 2002 glacier summer, net, and annual (water year)...
Microbial and Dissolved Organic Carbon Characterization of Stormflow in the Santa Ana River at Imperial Highway, Southern California, 1999-2002
John A. Izbicki, M. Isabel Pimentel, Menu Leddy, Brian A. Bergamaschi
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5116
The Santa Ana River drains about 2,670 square miles of densely populated coastal southern California, near Los Angeles. Almost all the flow in the river, more than 200,000 acre-feet annually, is diverted to ponds where it infiltrates and recharges underlying aquifers pumped to supply water for more than 2 million...
Surficial geology and analysis of post impoundment sediment of Lake Mohave; interpretation of sidescan sonar and seismic-reflection data
David S. Foster, Mark K. Capone, Kenneth F. Parolski, David C. Twichell, Mark J. Rudin
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1256
No abstract available....
Simulated effects of impoundment of lake seminole on ground-water flow in the upper Floridan Aquifer in southwestern Georgia and adjacent parts of Alabama and Florida
L. Elliott Jones, Lynn J. Torak
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5077
Hydrologic implications of the impoundment of Lake Seminole in southwest Georgia and its effect on components of the surface- and ground-water flow systems of the lower Apalachicola?Chattahoochee?Flint (ACF) River Basin were investigated using a ground-water model. Comparison of simulation results of postimpoundment drought conditions (October 1986) with results of hypothetical...
