Availability of ground-water data for California, water year 2002
Julia A. Huff
2003, Fact Sheet 074-03
The U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources, in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies, obtains a large amount of data pertaining to the ground-water resources of California each water year (October 1?September 30). These data constitute a valuable database for developing an improved understanding of the water resources of the...
New studies initiated by the U.S. Geological Survey - Effects of nutrient enrichment on stream ecosystems
Mark D. Munn, Pixie A. Hamilton
2003, Fact Sheet 118-03
In 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program began an intensive study of nutrient enrichment elevated concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in streams in five agricultural basins across the Nation (see map, p. 2). This study is providing nationally consistent and comparable data and analyses of nutrient...
Pesticides and oil and grease in selected streams and lakes in northeastern Louisiana, 2001
Benton D. McGee
2003, Open-File Report 2003-386
A 6-month study was begun in April 2001 to determine the concentrations of pesticides or oil and grease in selected stream reaches and lakes within the Ouachita, Tensas, and Black River Basins in northeastern Louisiana. During April through September 2001, six monthly water samples for analysis of pesticides were...
Causes of coral reef degradation
R.B. Aronson, J.F. Bruno, W.F. Precht, P.W. Glynn, C. D. Harvell, L. Kaufman, C.S. Rogers, E.A. Shinn, J.F. Valentine, J.M. Pandolfi, R.H. Bradbury, E. Sala, T.P. Hughes, K.A. Bjorndal, R.G. Cooke, D. McArdle, L. McClenachan, M.J.H. Newman, G. Paredes, R.R. Warner, J.B.C. Jackson, A.H. Baird, D.R. Bellwood, S.R. Connolly, C. Folke, R. Grosberg, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, J. Kleypas, J.M. Lough, P. Marshall, M. Nystram, S.R. Palumbi, B. Rosen, J. Roughgarden
2003, Science (302) 1502-1504
No abstract available....
Data summary and loading sources for selected water-quality characteristics of streams in blowdown areas, North Fork Elk River Watershed, Colorado, March 1999-August 2000
Kenneth J. Leib, Paul Von Guerard
2003, Fact Sheet 127-02
On October 25, 1997, in and around the Routt National Forest and the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area, a winter snowstorm occurred in conjunction with heavy winds that resulted in the destruction of thousands of acres of old-growth tree stands. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service,...
Map showing Quarternary geology and geomorphology of the Lonely Dell reach of the Paria River, Lees Ferry, Arizona
Richard Hereford, Robert H. Webb
2003, IMAP 2771
No abstract available....
Selenium contamination and remediation at Stewart Lake Waterfowl Management Area and Ashley Creek, middle Green River basin, Utah
Ryan C. Rowland, Doyle W. Stephens, Bruce Waddell, David L. Naftz
2003, Fact Sheet 031-03
Selenium is an element required in trace amounts for human and animal health, but it can cause health problems for livestock, wildlife, and humans when ingested in higher-than-required concentrations. Incidences of mortality, birth defects, and reproductive failure in waterfowl were discovered at Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge, San Joaquin Valley, California,...
Geologic Map of the Summit Region of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
Christina A. Neal, John P. Lockwood
2003, IMAP 2759
This report consists of a large map sheet and a pamphlet. The map shows the geology, some photographs, description of map units, and correlation of map units. The pamphlet gives the full text about the geologic map. The area covered by this map includes parts of four U.S. Geological Survey...
User's manual for the national water information system of the U.S. Geological Survey - Automated data processing system (ADAPS), version 4.2
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2003, Open-File Report 2003-89
Geologic Map of the Aino Planitia (V46) Quadrangle, Venus 1:5,000,000
Ellen R. Stofan, John E. Guest
2003, IMAP 2779
The Aino Planitia quadrangle (V-46) extends from 25?-50? S. latitude, 60?-90? E. longitude. The quadrangle was mapped at 1:5,000,000 scale as part of the NASA Planetary Geologic Mapping Program. Aino Planitia is a lowland region in the southern hemisphere of Venus and is southwest of Thetis Regio in western Aphrodite...
Water resources of Monroe County, New York, water years 1997-99, with emphasis on water quality in the Irondequoit Creek basin—Atmospheric deposition, ground water, streamflow, trends in water quality, and chemical loads to Irondequoit Bay
Donald A. Sherwood
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4221
Irondequoit Creek drains 169 square miles in the eastern part of Monroe County. Over time, nutrients transported by Irondequoit Creek to Irondequoit Bay on Lake Ontario have contributed to the eutrophication of the bay. Sewage-treatment-plant effluent, a major source of nutrients to the creek and its tributaries, was eliminated from...
Geology of Paleozoic Rocks in the Upper Colorado River Basin in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, Excluding the San Juan Basin
Arthur L. Geldon
2003, Professional Paper 1411-A
The geology of the Paleozoic rocks in the Upper Colorado River Basin in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, was studied as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's Regional Aquifer-System Analysis Program to provide support for hydrogeological interpretations. The study area is segmented by numerous uplifts and basins caused...
Geologic map of the MTM 85080 Quadrangle, Chasma Boreale Region of Mars
Kenneth E. Herkenhoff
2003, IMAP 2753
The polar deposits on Mars probably record martian climate history over the last 107 to 109 years (for example, Thomas and others, 1992). The area shown on this map includes polar layered deposits and polar ice, as well as some outcrops of older, underlying terrain. This quadrangle was mapped using...
Geologic map of the Mount Baker 30- by 60-minute quadrangle, Washington
R. W. Tabor, R. A. Haugerud, W. Hildreth, E. H. Brown
2003, IMAP 2660
No abstract available....
Possible Extent and Depth of Salt Contamination in Ground Water Using Geophysical Techniques, Red River Aluminum Site, Stamps, Arkansas, April 2003
Gregory P. Stanton, Wade H. Kress, Christopher M. Hobza, John B. Czarnecki
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4292
A surface-geophysical investigation of the Red River Aluminum site at Stamps, Arkansas, was conducted in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to determine the possible extent and depth of saltwater contamination. Water-level measurements indicate the distance to water level below land surface ranges from about 1.2 to 3.9...
Natural weathering rates of silicate minerals
A. F. White
Heinrich Holland, K. Turekian, editor(s)
2003, Book chapter, Treatise on geochemistry
No abstract available. ...
Geochemistry of groundwater
Christina M. Aiello
2003, Book chapter, Treatise on geochemistry
No abstract available. ...
Influence of local riparian cover and watershed runoff potential on invertebrate communities in agricultural streams in the Minnesota River Basin
Jeremy Ryan ZumBerge, James A. Perry, Kathy Lee
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4068
During the summer of 1997, 23 streams in the highly agricultural Minnesota River Basin were studied to determine the influence of local riparian cover conditions (wooded or open) and watershed runoff potential (high or low) on invertebrate community composition. A two by two-factorial analysis of variance was used to determine...
Data model and relational database design for the New Jersey Water-Transfer Data System (NJWaTr)
Steven Tessler
2003, Open-File Report 2003-197
The New Jersey Water-Transfer Data System (NJWaTr) is a database design for the storage and retrieval of water-use data. NJWaTr can manage data encompassing many facets of water use, including (1) the tracking of various types of water-use activities (withdrawals, returns, transfers, distributions, consumptive-use, wastewater collection, and treatment); (2) the...
Reevaluation of background iodine-129 concentrations in water from the Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho, 2003
L. DeWayne Cecil, L. Flint Hall, Jaromy R. Green
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4106
Background concentrations of iodine-129 (129I, half-life = 15.7 million years) resulting from natural production in the earth?s atmosphere, in situ production in the earth by spontaneous fission of uranium-238(238U), and fallout from nuclear weapons tests conducted in the 1950s and 1960s were reevaluated on the basis of 52 analyses of...
Stream Bank Stability in Eastern Nebraska
Phillip J. Soenksen, Mary J. Turner, Benjamin J. Dietsch, Andrew Simon
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4265
Dredged and straightened channels in eastern Nebraska have experienced degradation leading to channel widening by bank failure. Degradation has progressed headward and affected the drainage systems upstream from the modified reaches. This report describes a study that was undertaken to analyze bank stability at selected sites in eastern Nebraska and...
Ground-water conditions and studies in Georgia, 2001
David C. Leeth, John S. Clarke, Steven D. Craigg, Caryl J. Wipperfurth
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4032
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects ground-water data and conducts studies to monitor hydrologic conditions, to better define ground-water resources, and address problems related to water supply and water quality. Data collected as part of ground-water studies include geologic, geophysical, hydraulic property, water level, and water quality. A ground-water-level network...
Historical Dates of Ice-Affected Flows for 18 Rivers in New England
Glenn A. Hodgkins, James M. Caldwell, Robert W. Dudley
2003, Open-File Report 2003-245
Historical dates of ice-affected flows for 18 rivers in New England were compiled and are presented in this report. The length of this record for the rivers ranges from 48 to 71 years, with an average of 62 years. The minimum number of days of ice-affected flow in a water...
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 3. Historical ground-water quality for the Red River Valley, New Mexico
Sara H. LoVetere, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Ann S. Maest, Cheryl A. Naus
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4186
Historical ground-water quality data for 100 wells in the Red River Valley between the U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station (08265000), near Questa, and Placer Creek east of the town of Red River, New Mexico, were compiled and reviewed. The tabulation included 608 water-quality records from 23 sources entered into an electronic database. Groundwater quality...
The Great Flood of 1993 on the Upper Mississippi River—10 years later
Gary P. Johnson, Robert R. Holmes Jr., Loyd A. Waite
2003, Fact Sheet 2004-3024
Ten years ago, the upper Mississippi River Basin in the Midwestern United States experienced the costliest flood in the history of the United States. The flood came to be known as “ The Great Flood of 1993.”...
