Hubbard Glacier, Alaska: growing and advancing in spite of global climate change and the 1986 and 2002 Russell Lake outburst floods
Dennis C. Trabant, Rod S. March, Donald S. Thomas
2003, Fact Sheet 001-03
Hubbard Glacier, the largest calving glacier on the North American Continent (25 percent larger than Rhode Island), advanced across the entrance to 35-mile-long Russell Fiord during June 2002, temporarily turning it into a lake. Hubbard Glacier has been advancing for more than 100 years and has twice closed the entrance...
Estimated use of water in the Tennessee River watershed in 2000 and projections of water use to 2030
Susan S. Hutson, M. Carolyn Koroa, C. Michael Murphree
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4302
Estimates indicate that after increases in water withdrawals from 1965 to 1980 in the Tennessee River watershed, withdrawals declined from 1980 to 1985 and remained steady from 1985 to 1995. Water withdrawals in the Tennessee River watershed during 2000 averaged about 12,211 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) of freshwater for...
User's Manual for the New England Water-Use Data System (NEWUDS)
Marilee A. Horn
2003, Open-File Report 2001-328
Water is used in a variety of ways that need to be understood for effective management of water resources. Water-use activities need to be categorized and included in a database management system to understand current water uses and to provide information to water-resource management policy decisionmakers. The New England Water-Use Data...
Review of Selected References and Data sets on Ambient Ground- and Surface-Water Quality in the Metedeconk River, Toms River, and Kettle Creek Basins, New Jersey, 1980-2001
Robert S. Nicholson, Kathryn Hunchak-Kariouk, Stephen J. Cauller
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4259
Surface water and ground water from unconfined aquifers are the primary sources of drinking water for much of the population, about 391,000, in the Metedeconk River, Toms River, and Kettle Creek watersheds in the New Jersey Coastal Plain. The quality of these sources of drinking water is a concern because...
Evaluation of OTT PLUVIO Precipitation Gage versus Belfort Universal Precipitation Gage 5-780 for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program
Mary L. Tumbusch
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4167
The National Atmospheric Deposition Program, a cooperative effort supported by Federal, State, and local agencies, and Indian Tribes, was established in 1977 to study atmospheric deposition and its impact on the environment. The program's National Trends Network now includes wet-deposition networks at more than 250 sites across the United States,...
Explosive-residue compounds resulting from snow avalanche control in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah
David L. Naftz, Leslie K. Kanagy, David D. Susong, Duane S. Wydoski, Christopher J. Kanagy
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4007
A snow avalanche is a powerful force of nature that can play a significant role in developing mountain landscapes (Perla and Martinelli, 1975). More importantly, loss of life can occur when people are caught in the path of snow avalanches (Grossman, 1999). Increasing winter recreation, including skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing,...
Comparison of 2002 Water Year and Historical Water-Quality Data, Upper Gunnison River Basin, Colorado
N.E. Spahr
2003, Data Series 101
Introduction: Population growth and changes in land-use practices have the potential to affect water quality and quantity in the upper Gunnison River basin. In 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with local sponsors, City of Gunnison, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Crested Butte South Metropolitan District,...
Geophysical characterization of fractured bedrock at Site 8, former Pease Air Force Base, Newington, New Hampshire
Thomas J. Mack, James R. Degnan
2003, Open-File Report 2002-279
Borehole-geophysical logs collected from eight wells and direct-current resistivity data from three survey lines were analyzed to characterize the fractured bedrock and identify transmissive fractures beneath the former Pease Air Force Base, Newington, N.H. The following logs were used: caliper, fluid temperature and conductivity, natural gamma radiation, electromagnetic conductivity, optical...
Rainfall, Streamflow, and Water-Quality Data During Stormwater Monitoring, Halawa Stream Drainage Basin, Oahu, Hawaii, July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003
Stacie T. M. Young, Marcael T.J. Ball
2003, Open-File Report 2003-331
Storm runoff water-quality samples were collected as part of the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Stormwater Monitoring Program. This program is designed to assess the effects of highway runoff and urban runoff on Halawa Stream. For this program, rainfall data was collected at two sites, continuous streamflow data at...
Detection and measurement of land subsidence using interferometric synthetic aperture radar and Global Positioning System, San Bernardino County, Mojave Desert, California
Michelle Sneed, Marti E. Ikehara, Sylvia V. Stork, Falk Amelung, Devin L. Galloway
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4015
Land subsidence associated with ground-water-level declines has been recognized as a potential problem in parts of the Mojave Desert, California. Ground water has been the primary source of domestic, agricultural, and municipal water supplies in the desert since the early 1900s. Pumping of ground water from the Mojave River and...
Investigating monkeypox in the Wild
Christopher J. Brand, Paul Slota
2003, Fact Sheet 2004-3003
A recent monkeypox outbreak in pet prairie dogs led to the first recorded human case of the disease in the U.S. The outbreak has USGS scientists concerned the disease may spread to wild rodent populations....
Simulation of the shallow aquifer in the vicinity of Silver Lake, Washington County, Wisconsin, using analytic elements
C. P. Dunning, Judith Coffman Thomas, Yu-Feng Lin
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4204
Shallow ground-water flow in the vicinity of Silver Lake, Washington County, Wisconsin, was investigated to develop an understanding of the hydrology of the shallow aquifer, define a water balance for the lake, delineate ground-water recharge areas for the lake, and to estimate solute flux toward the lake. A single-layer, steady-state,...
Lewis and Clark's observations of geomorphology and hydrology
John A. Moody
2003, Fact Sheet 004-03
Surface-Water Quality of the Skokomish, Nooksack, and Green-Duwamish Rivers and Thornton Creek, Puget Sound Basin, Washington, 1995-98
S.S. Embrey, L.M. Frans
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4190
Streamflow and surface-water-quality data were collected from November 1995 through April 1998 (water years 1996-98) from a surface-water network in the Puget Sound Basin study unit of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment program. Water samples collected monthly and during storm runoff events were analyzed for nutrients, major ions,...
Alternative Sources of Energy - An Introduction to Fuel Cells
E.A. Merewether
2003, Bulletin 2179
Fuel cells are important future sources of electrical power and could contribute to a reduction in the amount of petroleum imported by the United States. They are electrochemical devices similar to a battery and consist of a container, an anode, a cathode, catalysts, an intervening electrolyte, and an attached electrical circuit. In...
Ground-Water Quality and its Relation to Land Use on Oahu, Hawaii, 2000-01
Charles D. Hunt Jr.
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4305
Water quality in the main drinking-water source aquifers of Oahu was assessed by a one-time sampling of untreated ground water from 30 public-supply wells and 15 monitoring wells. The 384 square-mile study area, which includes urban Honolulu and large tracts of forested, agricultural, and suburban residential lands in central Oahu,...
Nutrient, trace-element, and ecological history of Musky Bay, Lac Courte Oreilles, Wisconsin, as inferred from sediment cores
Faith A. Fitzpatrick, Paul J. Garrison, Sharon A. Fitzgerald, John F. Elder
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4225
Sediment cores were collected from Musky Bay, Lac Courte Oreilles, and from surrounding areas in 1999 and 2001 to determine whether the water quality of Musky Bay has declined during the last 100 years or more as a result of human activity, specifically cottage development and cranberry farming. Selected cores...
Water Resources Data, Florida, Water Year 2002, Volume 1A. Northeast Florida Surface Water
S. M. prepared by Dickerson
2003, Water Data Report FL-02-1A
Water resources data for the 2002 water year in Florida consist of continuous or daily discharge for 392 streams, periodic discharge for 15 streams, continuous or daily stage for 191 streams, periodic stage for 13 streams, peak stage and discharge for 33 streams; continuous or daily elevations for 14 lakes,...
Hurricane Mitch: acute impacts on mangrove forest structure and an evaluation of recovery trajectories
Philippe Hensel, C. Edward Proffitt
2003, Open-File Report 2003-182
Hurricane Mitch: impacts of bioturbating crustaceans in shrimp ponds and adjacent estuaries of coastal Nicaragua
D.L. Felder, S.F. Nates, R.R. Robles
2003, Open-File Report 2003-179
NOGA Online: a USGS resource for energy GIS data and services
Laura Biewick, Greg L. Gunther
2003, Open-File Report 2003-273
The PowerPoint presentation in this report was given at the BLM Resource Management Tools Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, April, 2003. Some diagrams that appeared in the original presentation have been updated in this report. It informs that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Central Energy Resources Team (CERT) in...
Flooding Associated with Typhoon Chata'an, July 5, 2002, Guam
Richard A. Fontaine
2003, Fact Sheet 061-03
Introduction On July 5, 2002, starting at about 8 a.m., the southern half of the eye of Typhoon Chata'an passed directly over the northern part of the island of Guam. Data collected on Guam indicate that the typhoon had sustained winds of 85 to 90 miles per hour (mi/hr) with gusts...
Water resources data, New Mexico, water year 2002
F. Dave Byrd, Kathy M. Lange, Linda V. Beal
2003, Water Data Report NM-02-1
Water-resources data for the 2002 water year for New Mexico consist of records of discharge and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 176 gaging stations; stage and...
Water resources data for Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C, water year 2003, volume 1. surface-water data
Robert W. James Jr., Richard W. Saffer, Robert H. Pentz, Anthony J. Tallman
2003, Water Data Report MD-DE-DC-03-1
Water resources data for the 2003 water year for Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs. This volume (Volume 1. Surface-Water Data) contains records for water discharge at 140 gaging stations; stage and contents...
Water-quality changes and organic-carbon characterization during recharge with recycled water at a research basin in Montebello Forebay, Los Angeles County, California, 1991-1996
Roy A. Schroeder
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4146
During the early 1990s, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) investigated water-quality changes that occur in treated municipal wastewater (recycled water) at a small research basin constructed in the Montebello Forebay of the Central Ground-Water Basin in south-central Los Angeles County. The instrumented research basin is located on a 1/2-acre site...
