Reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethenes under oxidation-reduction conditions and potentiometric surfaces in two trichloroethene-contaminated zones at the Double Eagle and Fourth Street Superfund sites in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Christopher L. Braun
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5050
The Double Eagle Refining Superfund site and the Fourth Street Abandoned Refinery Superfund site are in northeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, adjacent to one another. The Double Eagle facility became a Superfund site on the basis of contamination from lead and volatile organic compounds; the Fourth Street facility on the basis...
Summary and Comparison of Multiphase Streambed Scour Analysis at Selected Bridge Sites in Alaska
Jeffrey S. Conaway
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5066
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities undertook a cooperative multiphase study of streambed scour at selected bridges in Alaska beginning in 1994. Of the 325 bridges analyzed for susceptibility to scour in the preliminary phase, 54 bridges were selected for a more intensive...
Modeling Streamflow and Water Temperature in the North Santiam and Santiam Rivers, Oregon, 2001-02
Annett B. Sullivan, Stewart A. Roundsk
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5001
To support the development of a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for water temperature in the Willamette Basin, the laterally averaged, two-dimensional model CE-QUAL-W2 was used to construct a water temperature and streamflow model of the Santiam and North Santiam Rivers. The rivers were simulated from downstream of Detroit and...
Regional water table (2002) and water-level changes in the Mojave River and Morongo ground-water basins, southwestern Mojave Desert, California
Gregory A. Smith, Christina L. Stamos, Steven K. Predmore
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5081
The Mojave River and Morongo ground-water basins are in the southwestern part of the Mojave Desert in southern California. Ground water from these basins supplies a major part of the water requirements for the region. The continuous population growth in this area has resulted in ever-increasing demands on local ground-water...
Sedimentation Survey of Lago Toa Vaca, Puerto Rico, June-July 2002
Luis R. Soler-Lopez
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5035
The Lago Toa Vaca dam is located in the municipality of Villalba in southern Puerto Rico, and is owned and operated by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority. Construction was completed in 1972 as the first phase of a multi-purpose project that contemplated four possible diversions from other basins...
The Talara Basin province of northwestern Peru: cretaceous-tertiary total petroleum system
Debra K. Higley
2004, Bulletin 2206-A
More than 1.68 billion barrels of oil (BBO) and 340 billion cubic feet of gas (BCFG) have been produced from the Cretaceous-Tertiary Total Petroleum System in the Talara Basin province, northwestern Peru. Oil and minor gas fields are concentrated in the onshore northern third of the province. Current production is...
A new streamflow-routing (SFR1) package to simulate stream-aquifer interaction with MODFLOW-2000
David E. Prudic, Leonard F. Konikow, Edward R. Banta
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1042
The increasing concern for water and its quality require improved methods to evaluate the interaction between streams and aquifers and the strong influence that streams can have on the flow and transport of contaminants through many aquifers. For this reason, a new Streamflow-Routing (SFR1) Package was written for use with...
Trends in streamflow and comparisons with instream flows in the lower Puyallup River basin, Washington
Steve S. Sumioka
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5016
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is interested in better understanding the water resources of the lower Puyallup River Basin in order to ensure sufficient water to meet Tribal and hatchery needs and make future water-resource decisions. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Puyallup Tribe, conducted a study to...
Third U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire-Science Workshop : Denver, Colorado, November 12-15, 2002
Russell K. Livingston
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5005
Executive Summary -- The historically significant wildland fire events that occurred in the United States during 2000 and 2002, together with the associated recognition of the need for a different national policy of forest management, has led to an increased awareness of the need for cooperative effort among all Federal...
Cascadia - Physiography
Ralph Albert Haugerud
2004, IMAP 2689
No abstract available....
The USGS/EROS Data Center produces seamless hydrologic derivatives with GIS
Sandra K. Franken
2004, ArcNews (Fall) 8-14
Increasingly, many local, state, and federal agencies mandated to manage water resources are finding that their needs are not being met by existing digital data sets. Current national coverage of digital data sets, such as drainage basin boundaries and consistent elevation-derived parameters, does not exist or is not of a...
Climatic fluctuations, drought, and flow of the Colorado River
Robert H. Webb, Gregory J. McCabe, Richard Hereford, Christopher D. Wilkowske
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3062
PNSN, Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network
R.S. Ludwin
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3073
Simulation of ground-water flow in the Cedar River alluvial aquifer flow system, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Michael J. Turco, Robert C. Buchmiller
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5130
The Cedar River alluvial aquifer is the primary source of municipal water in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, area. Since 1992, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Cedar Rapids, has investigated the hydrogeology and water quality of the Cedar River alluvial aquifer. This report describes a detailed...
Quaternary stratigraphy and tectonics, and late prehistoric agriculture of the Safford Basin (Gila and San Simon river valleys), Graham County, Arizona
Brenda B. Houser, Phillip A. Pearthree, Jeffry A. Homburg, Lawrence C. Thrasher
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1062
This guidebook accompanied the 46th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Cell of the Friends of the Pleistocene (FOP) and the 2002 Fall Field Trip of the Arizona Geological Society. The meeting and field trip were held in the Safford Basin, southeastern Arizona. The Friends of the Pleistocene is an...
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...
Mercury and Methylmercury concentrations and loads in Cache Creek Basin, California, January 2000 through May 2001
Joseph L. Domagalski, Charles N. Alpers, Darrell G. Slotton, Thomas H. Suchanek, Shaun M. Ayers
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5037
Concentrations and mass loads of total mercury and methylmercury in streams draining abandoned mercury mines and near geothermal discharge in Cache Creek Basin, California, were measured during a 17-month period from January 2000 through May 2001. Rainfall and runoff averages during the study period were lower than long-term averages. Mass...
Vertical gradients in water chemistry and age in the southern High Plains Aquifer, Texas, 2002
P.B. McMahon, J.K. Böhlke, T.M. Lehman
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5053
The southern High Plains aquifer is the primary source of water used for domestic, industrial, and irrigation purposes in parts of New Mexico and Texas. Despite the aquifer's importance to the overall economy of the southern High Plains, fundamental ground-water characteristics, such as vertical gradients in water chemistry and age,...
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...
Hawaiian volcano observatory summary 103; Part I, seismic data, January to December 2003
Jennifer S. Nakata, C. Heliker, Tim R. Orr, R. Hoblitt
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1242
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) summary presents seismic data gathered during the year and a chronological narrative describing the volcanic events. The seismic summary is offered without interpretation as a source of preliminary data. It is complete in the sense that most data for events of M= 1.5 routinely gathered...
Catalog of earthquake hypocenters at Alaskan volcanoes: January 1 through December 31, 2003
James P. Dixon, Scott D. Stihler, John A. Power, Guy Tytgat, Seth C. Moran, John J. Sanchez, Stephen R. McNutt, Steve Estes, John Paskievitch
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1234
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, has maintained seismic monitoring networks at historically active volcanoes in Alaska since 1988. The primary objectives of this program...
Evaluation of conceptual models of natural organic matter (humus) from a consideration of the chemical and biochemical processes of humification
Robert L. Wershaw
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5121
Natural organic matter (NOM) has been studied for more than 200 years because of its importance in enhancing soil fertility, soil structure, and water-holding capacity and as a carbon sink in the global carbon cycle. Two different types of models have been proposed for NOM: (1) the humic polymer models...
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...
