Evaluation of economically extractable coal resources in the Gillette coal field, Powder River basin, Wyoming
Margaret S. Ellis, Carol L. Molnia, Lee M. Osmonson, Allan M. Ochs, Timothy J. Rohrbacher, Tracy J. Mercier, Laura N.R. Roberts
2002, Open-File Report 2002-180
No abstract available....
Borehole velocity measurements at five sites that recorded the Cape Mendocino, California earthquake of 25 April, 1992
James F. Gibbs, John C. Tinsley III, David M. Boore
2002, Open-File Report 2002-203
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as part of an ongoing program to acquire seismic velocity and geologic data at locations that recorded strong-ground motions during earthquakes, has investigated five sites in the Fortuna, California region (Figure 1). We selected drill sites at strong-motion stations that recorded high accelerations (Table 1)...
Magnetotelluric data along the Tangle Lakes profile, Alaska
Jay A. Sampson, Brian D. Rodriguez
2002, Open-File Report 2002-177
The 89 km long Tangle Lakes profile of 14 magnetotelluric (MT) stations begins 4 km south of the confluence of Augustana Creek and the Delta River in south central Alaska. The northernmost station, TLM13, is located just south of the Denali Fault in the rugged Clearwater Mountains. The north-south profile...
Bedrock and soil geochemistry from Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Laurel G. Woodruff, William F. Cannon, Connie L. Dicken, Shana Pimley
2002, Open-File Report 2002-196
Bedrock, forest floor, and mineral soil sampling in Voyageurs National Park (VNP), Minnesota in 2000 and 2001 is part of a multidisciplinary project that includes the U. S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources....
Streamflow, water quality, and quantification of metal loading in the upper Tenmile Creek watershed, Lewis and Clark County, west-central Montana, September 1998
T.E. Cleasby, D. A. Nimick
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4072
No abstract available....
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Chesapeake Bay – The role of science in environmental restoration
Roger A. Barlow, John W. Brakebill, John F. Bratton, Vicki S. Blazer, John Karl Bohlke, Owen P. Bricker, Steve M. Colman, Thomas M. Cronin, Cliff R. Hupp, Janet R. Keough, Jurate M. Landwehr, Michael J. Langland, Wayne L. Newell, Matthew Perry, Scott W. Phillips, Steve D. Preston, Nancy B. Rybicki, Nancy S. Simon, Debra A. Willard
Scott W. Phillips, editor(s)
2002, Circular 1220
The Chesapeake Bay is the Nation's largest estuary and historically supported one of the most productive fisheries in the world. In addition to supporting aquatic communities and wildlife, the bay's watershed serves the economic and recreational needs of 15 million people. The fertile soils of the watershed support significant agricultural...
Sediment deposition and occurrence of selected nutrients and other chemical constituents in bottom sediment, Tuttle Creek Lake, Northeast Kansas, 1962–99
Kyle E. Juracek, David P. Mau
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4048
A combination of bathymetric surveying and bottom-sediment coring was used to investigate sediment deposition and the occurrence of selected nutrients (total ammonia plus organic nitrogen and total phosphorus), 44 metals and trace elements, 15 organochlorine compounds, and 1 radionuclide in bottom sediment of Tuttle Creek Lake, northeast Kansas. The total...
Occurrence and distribution of pesticides and volatile organic compounds in ground water and surface water in Central Arizona Basins, 1996-98, and their relation to land use
Dorinda J. Gellenbeck, David W. Anning
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4144
Samples of ground water and surface water from the Sierra Vista subbasin, the Upper Santa Cruz Basin, and the West Salt River Valley were collected and analyzed to determine the occurrence and distribution of pesticides and volatile organic compounds in central Arizona. The study was done during 1996-98 within the...
Ground-water quality in the West Salt River Valley, Arizona, 1996–98 — Relations to hydrogeology, water use, and land use
Robert J. Edmonds, Dorinda J. Gellenbeck
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4126
The U.S. Geological Survey collected and analyzed ground-water samples in the West Salt River Valley from 64 existing wells selected by a stratified-random procedure. Samples from an areally distributed group of 35 of these wells were used to characterize overall ground-water quality in the basin-fill aquifer. Analytes included the principal...
Water budget for and nitrogen loads to Northeast Creek, Bar Harbor, Maine
M.G. Nielsen
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4000
The potential for nutrient enrichment to coastal estuaries on Mt. Desert Island, Maine, may affect the health of these important ecosystems at Acadia National Park. Inputs of water and nitrogen entering one of these coastal estuaries, Northeast Creek, and adjacent wetlands on Mt. Desert Island were quantified in a recent...
Geologic Map of the Sheep Hole Mountains 30' x 60' Quadrangle, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California
Keith A. Howard
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2344
This data set describes and maps the geology of the Sheep Hole Mountains 30' x 60' quadrangle in southern California. The quadrangle covers an area of the Mojave Desert characterized by desert ranges separated by broad basins. Ranges include parts of the Old Woman, Ship, Iron, Coxcomb, Pinto, Bullion, and...
Natural attenuation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds in ground water at Operable Unit 1, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Keyport, Washington
Richard S. Dinicola, S.E. Cox, J. E. Landmeyer, P. M. Bradley
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4119
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) evaluated the natural attenuation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) in ground water beneath the former landfill at Operable Unit 1 (OU 1), Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Keyport, Washington. The predominant contaminants in ground water are trichloroethene (TCE) and its degradation byproducts cis-1,2-dichloroethene (cisDCE)...
Estimates of ground-water recharge from precipitation to glacial-deposit and bedrock aquifers on Lopez, San Juan, Orcas, and Shaw islands, San Juan County, Washington
Laura A. Orr, Henry H. Bauer, Judith A. Wayenberg
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4114
An important source of fresh water on Lopez, San Juan, Orcas, and Shaw Islands in San Juan County off the northwestern coast of Washington is glacial-deposit and bedrock aquifers. Two methods were used to estimate recharge from precipitation to the water tables on the islands. A daily near-surface water-balance method,...
Geohydrology and Numerical Simulation of Alternative Pumping Distributions and the Effects of Drought on the Ground-Water Flow System of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Stephen B. Gingerich
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4077
Ground water in a freshwater lens is the main source of freshwater on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Four major geologic units make up the island with high-permeability limestone units overlying low-permeability volcanic rocks. Estimates of limestone hydraulic conductivity range from 21 to 23,000 feet per day. Estimates of...
Geohydrology, water quality, and simulation of ground-water flow in the vicinity of a former waste-oil refinery near Westville, Indiana, 1997–2000
Richard F. Duwelius, Douglas J. Yeskis, John T. Wilson, Bret A. Robinson
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4221
Geohydrologic and water-quality data collected during 1997 through 2000 in the vicinity of a former waste-oil refinery near Westville, Indiana, define a plume of 1,4-dioxane in ground water that extends to the southwest approximately 0.8 miles from the refinery site. Concentrations of 1,4-dioxane in the plume ranged from 3 to...
Water-quality monitoring and studies of the formation and fate of trihalomethanes during the third injection, storage and recovery test at Lancaster, Antelope Valley, California, March 1998 through April 1999
Miranda S. Fram, Joshua K. Berghouse, Brian A. Bergamaschi, Roger Fujii, Kelly D. Goodwin, Jordan F. Clark
2002, Open-File Report 2002-102
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency, conducted three cycles of injection, storage, and recovery tests to evaluate the feasibility of artificially recharging ground water in the Lancaster area of Antelope Valley, California. During the...
Geochemistry of the Little Lost River drainage basin, Idaho
S.A. Swanson, J.J. Rosentreter, R. C. Bartholomay, L.L. Knobel
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4120
Sediment deposition and selected water-quality characteristics in Cedar Lake and Lake Olathe, Northeast Kansas, 2000
David P. Mau
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4073
The Lake Olathe watershed, located in northeast Kansas, was investigated using bathymetric survey data and reservoir bottom-sediment cores to determine sediment deposition, water-quality trends, and transport of nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen species), selected trace elements, selected pesticides, and diatoms as indicators of eutrophic (organic-enriched and depleted oxygen supply) conditions. To...
Geologic map of the Stillwater Complex, Montana: A digital database
Norman J. Page, Warren J. Nokleberg, Robert J. Miller
2002, IMAP 797
This report provides a digital version of the Geologic map of the Stillwater Complex, Montana by Page and Nokleberg (1974). Paper copies of the four geologic map sheets from the original report were scanned and initially attributed by Optronics Specialty Co., Inc. (Northridge, CA) and remitted to the U.S....
Geologic map transecting the highland/lowland boundary zone, Arabia Terra, Mars; quadrangles 30332, 35332, 40332, and 45332
George E. McGill
2002, IMAP 2746
Arabia Terra is a large region of cratered terrane extending from about 20° W. longitude eastward across the prime meridian to about 300° W. longitude for an average east-west width of about 5,000 km. The northern boundary ranges from 40° N. to 45° N.; the southern boundary is a poorly...
Geologic map of MTM -40252 and -40257 quadrangles, Reull Vallis region of Mars
Scott C. Mest, David A. Crown
2002, IMAP 2730
Mars Transverse Mercator (MTM) quadrangles -40252 and -40257 cover a portion of the highlands of Promethei Terra northeast of the Hellas basin. The map area consists of heavily cratered ancient highland materials of moderate to high relief, isolated knobs and massifs of rugged mountainous materials, extensive tracts of smooth and...
User's guide to HYPOINVERSE-2000, a Fortran program to solve for earthquake locations and magnitudes
Fred W. Klein
2002, Open-File Report 2002-171
Hypoinverse is a computer program that processes files of seismic station data for an earthquake (like p wave arrival times and seismogram amplitudes and durations) into earthquake locations and magnitudes. It is one of a long line of similar USGS programs including HYPOLAYR (Eaton, 1969), HYPO71 (Lee and Lahr, 1972),...
Methods of installing United States National Seismographic Network (USNSN) stations -- a construction manual
John R. McMillan
2002, Open-File Report 2002-144
Rare Earth Element Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences
Greta J. Orris, Richard I. Grauch
2002, Open-File Report 2002-189
Data on rare earth (including yttrium) mines, deposits, and occurrences were compiled as part of an effort by the USGS and the University of Arizona Center for Mineral Resources to summarize current knowledge on the supply and demand outlook and related topics for this group of elements. Economic competition and...
Quality of economically extractable coal beds in the Gillette coal field as compared with other Tertiary coal beds in the Powder River basin, Wyoming and Montana
Margaret S. Ellis
2002, Open-File Report 2002-174
The Powder River Basin, and specifically the Gillette coal field, contains large quantities of economically extractable coal resources. These coal resources have low total sulfur content and ash yield, and most of the resources are subbituminous in rank. A recent U.S Geological Survey study of economically extractable coal in the...
