Estimated water use in Arkansas, 2000
Terrance W. Holland
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5230
The water-use program in Arkansas is a cooperative effort between Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission and the U.S. Geological Survey. During 2000, the amount of water withdrawn from ground- and surface-water sources in Arkansas was estimated to be 10,963 million gallons per day (Mgalld). Of this amount, about 6,952...
Sediment quality and polychlorinated biphenyls in the Lower Neponset River, Massachusetts, and implications for urban river restoration
Robert F. Breault, Matthew G. Cooke, Michael Merrill
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5109
Efforts to restore fish passage, habitat, and recreational use of the Neponset River, a tributary to Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, have raised concerns about the sediment, water, and biota quality of the river. Consequently, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs Department of Fish...
Quantification of metal loading to Silver Creek through the Silver Maple Claims area, Park City, Utah, May 2002
Briant A. Kimball, Kevin K. Johnson, Robert L. Runkel, Judy I. Steiger
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4296
The Silver Maple Claims area along Silver Creek, near Park City, Utah, is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. To quantify possible sources of elevated zinc concentrations in Silver Creek that exceed water-quality standards, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a mass-loading study in May 2002 along a 1,400-meter reach...
Northeastern Florida Bay estuarine creek data, water years 1996-2000
Clinton D. Hittle, Mark A. Zucker
2004, Data Series 105
From October 1995 to September 2000 (water years 1996-2000), continuous 15-minute stage, water velocity, salinity, and water temperature data were collected at seven estuarine creeks that flow into northeastern Florida Bay. These creeks include West Highway Creek, Stillwater Creek, Trout Creek, Mud Creek, Taylor River, Upstream Taylor River, and McCormick...
Digital files for northeast Asia geodynamics, mineral deposit location, and metallogenic belt maps, stratigraphic columns, descriptions of map units, and descriptions of metallogenic belts
Warren J. Nokleberg, Gombosuren Badarch, Nikolai A. Berzin, Michael F. Diggles, Duk-Hwan Hwang, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Robert J. Miller, Vera V. Naumova, Alexander A. Obolensky, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Leonid M. Parfenov, Andrei V. Prokopiev, Sergey M. Rodionov, Hongquan Yan
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1252
This is the online version of a CD-ROM publication. It contains all of the data that are on the disc but extra files have been removed: index files, software installers, and Windows autolaunch files. This publication contains a a series of files for Northeast Asia geodynamics, mineral deposit location, and...
Seismic response analysis of a 13-story steel moment-framed building in Alhambra, California
Janise E. Rodgers, Ahmet K. Sanli, Mehmet Çelebi
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1338
The seismic performance of steel moment-framed buildings has been of particular interest since brittle fractures were discovered at the beam-column connections of some frames following the M6.7 1994 Northridge earthquake. This report presents an investigation of the seismic behavior of an instrumented 13-story steel moment frame building located in the...
Science for the changing Great Basin
Erik Beever, David A. Pyke
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3071
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), with its multidisciplinary structure and role as a federal science organization, is well suited to provide integrated science in the Great Basin of the western United States. A research strategy developed by the USGS and collaborating partners addresses critical management issues in the basin, including...
Environmental assessment survey of the vegetation surrounding a Lower Wilcox Group coal gas well site
John W. McCoy
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1405
This environmental assessment was conducted to examine the impacts on vegetation of the drilling and operation of a coal gas well located along Hwy 134 about 5 miles (8 km) east of Fairbanks, La. The drill site is 85 meters north of Hwy 134 and operations at the well were...
China?s growing appetite for minerals
David Menzie, Pui-Kwan Tse, Mike Fenton, John Jorgenson, Hendrik van Oss
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1374
During the last 15 years, China's economy and consumption have grown rapidly. This report contains figures and notes from a talk that discusses China's increasing consumption of aluminum, cement, coal, copper, iron ore, petroleum, and steel in context of its developing economy....
Direction of ground-water flow in the surficial aquifer in the vicinity of impact areas G-10 and K-2, Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base, North Carolina, 2004
Stephen L. Harden, Stephen S. Howe, Silvia Terziotti
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5270
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune is located in Onslow County in the North Carolina Coastal Plain. In support of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resource requirements, Camp Lejeune is developing a site closure plan for two Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulated open burn/open detonation (OB/OD) facilities...
Selected Streamflow Statistics for Streamgaging Stations in Delaware, 2003
Kernell G. Ries III
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1313
Flow-duration and low-flow frequency statistics were calculated for 15 streamgaging stations in Delaware, in cooperation with the Delaware Geological Survey. The flow-duration statistics include the 1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 20-, 30-, 40-, 50-, 60-, 70-, 80-, 90-, 95-, 98-, and 99-percent duration discharges. The low-flow frequency statistics include the average...
Fractionation and characterization of organic matter in wastewater from a swine waste-retention basin
Jerry A. Leenheer, Colleen E. Rostad
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5217
Organic matter in wastewater sampled from a swine waste-retention basin in Iowa was fractionated into 14 fractions on the basis of size (particulate, colloid, and dissolved); volatility; polarity (hydrophobic, transphilic, hydrophilic); acid, base, neutral characteristics; and precipitate or flocculates (floc) formation upon acidification. The compound-class composition of each of these...
Bedrock geologic map of the Port Wing, Solon Springs, and parts of the Duluth and Sandstone 30' X 60' quadrangles, Wisconsin
S. W. Nicholson, W.F. Cannon, L. G. Woodruff, Connie Dicken
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1303
This Open-File Report provides digital data (shapefiles and .e00 files) for the bedrock geology in the Port Wing, Solon Springs, and parts of the Duluth and Sandstone quadrangles in Wisconsin. A Miscellaneous Investigations Series map (I map) is currently in review with analogous data in paper format.This map...
Development of coastal flow and transport models in support of everglades restoration
Christian D. Langevin, Eric D. Swain, John D. Wang, Melinda A. Wolfert, Raymond W. Schaffranek, Ami L. Riscassi
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3130
Water-level changes 2000-2004 in the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers, Houston-Galveston Region, Texas
Mark C. Kasmarek
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1407
This report depicts 2000–2004 water-level changes in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston-Galveston region (figs. 1 and 2). The Houston-Galveston region comprises Harris, Galveston, Fort Bend, Waller, and Montgomery Counties and adjacent parts of Brazoria, Grimes, Walker, San Jacinto, Liberty, and Chambers Counties. The report was prepared in...
Geology, tephrochronology, radiometric ages, and cross sections of the Mark West Springs 7.5' quadrangle, Sonoma and Napa counties, California
R. J. McLaughlin, A.M. Sarna-Wojcicki, R.J. Fleck, W.H. Wright, V.R.G. Levin, Z. C. Valin
2004, Scientific Investigations Map 2858
The purpose of this geologic map is to provide a context within which to interpret the Neogene evolution of the active strike-slip fault system traversing the Mark West Springs 7.5' quadrangle and adjacent areas. Based on this geologic framework, the timing and total amounts of displacement and the Neogene rates...
Map showing recent (1997-98 El Nino) and historical landslides, Crow Creek and vicinity, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California
Jeffrey A. Coe, Jonathan Godt, Pierre Tachker
2004, Scientific Investigations Map 2859
This report documents the spatial distribution of 3,800 landslides caused by 1997-98 El Ni?o winter rainfall in the vicinity of Crow Creek in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California. The report also documents 558 historical (pre-1997-98) landslides. Landslides were mapped from 1:12,000-scale aerial photographs and classified as either debris flows...
Methods for Estimating Streamflow Statistics for Ungaged Streams in Maine
P.J. Lombard
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3001
Water resources data Texas, water year 2003, volume 5. Guadalupe River basin, Nueces River basin, Rio Grande basin, and intervening coastal basins
Susan C. Gandara
2004, Water Data Report TX-03-5
Water-resources data for the 2003 water year for Texas are presented in six volumes, and consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and canals; stage, contents, and water-quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. Volume 5 contains records for...
Chester County ground-water atlas, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Russell A. Ludlow, Connie A. Loper
2004, Open-File Report 2003-442
Chester County encompasses 760 square miles in southeastern Pennsylvania. Groundwater-quality studies have been conducted in the county over several decades to address specific hydrologic issues. This report compiles and describes water-quality data collected during studies conducted mostly after 1990 and summarizes the data in a county-wide perspective.In this report, water-quality...
Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and major and trace elements in simulated rainfall runoff from parking lots, Austin, Texas, 2003
Barbara Mahler, Peter C. Van Metre, Jennifer T. Wilson
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1208
Samples of creek bed sediment collected near seal-coated parking lots in Austin, Texas, by the City of Austin during 2001–02 had unusually elevated concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). To investigate the possibility that PAHs from seal-coated parking lots might be transported to urban creeks, the U.S. Geological Survey, in...
Floods on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, October and November 2002
Josh D. Eash, Ronald L. Rickman
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3023
Water Resources Data-Missouri, Water Year 2003
H.S. Hauck, C.D. Nagel
2004, Water Data Report MO-03-1
The U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, in cooperation with local, State, and Federal agencies and organizations, obtains a large quantity of data pertaining to the water resources of Missouri each water year (October 1 to September 30). These data, accumulated during the water years, constitute a valuable data base...
Water Resources Data, Florida, Water Year 2003 Volume 2B: South Florida Ground Water
S. Prinos, R. Irvin, M. Byrne
2004, Water Data Report FL-03-2B
Water resources data for 2003 water year in Florida consists of continuous or daily discharge for 385 streams, periodic discharge for 13 streams, continuous or daily stage for 255 streams, periodic stage for 13 stream, peak discharge for 36 streams, and peak stage for 36 streams, continuous or daily elevations...
Water resources data, North Carolina, water year 2003. Volume 1B: Surface-water records
B.C. Ragland, R.G. Barker, J. B. Robinson
2004, Water Data Report NC-03-1B
Water-resources data for the 2003 water year for North Carolina consist of records of stage, discharge, water quality for streams; stage and contents for lakes and reservoirs; precipitation; and ground-water levels and water quality of ground water. Volume 1 contains discharge records for 213 gaging stations; stage for 61 gaging...
