Compilation of American alligator data sets in south Florida for restoration needs
Kenneth G. Rice
2002, Fact Sheet 140-02
Evaluating long-term trends and developing population models requires a large amount of data collected over a number of years at a number of locations. Information on alligator densities, nesting and growth have been collected in south Florida since the 1950s by rangers and researchers in Everglades National Park (ENP) and...
Modeling Fish Population and Biomass on the Everglades Landscape (ALFISH)
Donald L. DeAngelis, Louis J. Gross, Holly Gaff, Rene Salinas
2002, Fact Sheet 138-02
ALFISH is a model created under the Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Its purpose is to describe fish functional groups in freshwater marshes of the greater Everglades area of southern Florida. In particular, it is intended to assess the spatial pattern of...
SIMSPAR model simulates the impact of hydrology on the Cape Sable seaside sparrow
Donald L. DeAngelis, Philip Nott, Louis J. Gross
2002, Fact Sheet 136-02
SIMSPAR is a spatially-explicit, individual-based model designed as a management and evaluation tool for the Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis), an endangered subspecies of seaside sparrow that lives exclusively in the southern Everglades. The model is designed to simulate how changes in hydrology across the nesting area of...
Preliminary assessment of using tree-tissue analysis and passive-diffusion samplers to evaluate trichloroethene contamination of ground water at Site SS-34N, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, 2001
S.E. Cox
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4274
Two low-cost innovative sampling procedures for characterizing trichloroethene (TCE) contamination in ground water were evaluated for use at McChord Air Force Base (AFB) by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force McChord Air Force Base Installation Restoration Program, in 2001. Previous attempts to characterize the source...
Homeland security and the National map
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Fact Sheet 061-02
Hydrogeology and simulation of ground-water flow in the aquifers underlying Belvidere, Illinois
P.C. Mills, J.E. Nazimek, K. J. Halford, D.J. Yeskis
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4100
The U.S. Geological Survey investigated the ground-water-flow system and distribution of contaminants in the vicinity of Belvidere, Illinois, during 1992?2000. The study included the compilation, collection, and analyses of hydrogeologic and water-quality data and simulation of the ground-water-flow system. Hydrogeologic data include lithologic, stratigraphic, geophysical, hydraulic-property, water-level, ground-water withdrawal, and streamflow data. Water-quality data include analyses of water samples primarily for...
ATLSS high-resolution topography and hydrology model
Donald L. DeAngelis, Scott M. Duke-Sylvester
2002, Fact Sheet 137-02
The Across Trophic Level System Simulation (ATLSS) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey has produced High-Resolution Hydrology and High-Resolution Topography models to provide high-resolution hydrologic data for the Greater Everglades landscape. Such hydrologic data is essential for describing the effect of hydrology on the important wildlife populations that are being...
Potentiometric surface of the lower Patapsco aquifer in southern Maryland, September 2000
Stephen E. Curtin, David C. Andreasen, Judith C. Wheeler
2002, Open-File Report 2002-247
No abstract available....
Visualization of a drifting buoy deployment on Lake St. Clair within the Great Lakes Waterway from August 12-15, 2002
David J. Holtschlag, Atiq U. Syed, Gregory W. Kennedy
2002, Open-File Report 2002-482
Lake St. Clair is a 430 square mile lake between the state of Michigan and the province of Ontario, which forms part of the international boundary between the United States and Canada in the Great Lakes Basin. Lake St. Clair receives most of its inflow from Lake Huron through St....
Water resources data, Ohio, water year 2001, volume 2. St. Lawrence River Basin and statewide project data
H.L. Shindel, J.P. Mangus, L.E. Trimble
2002, Water Data Report OH–01–2
Water-resources data for the 2001 water year for Ohio consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report, in two volumes, contains records for water discharge at 130 gaging stations and 65...
Arctic Refuge coastal plain terrestrial wildlife research summaries
David C. Douglas, Patricia E. Reynolds, E. B. Rhode, editor(s)
2002, Biological Science Report 2002-0001
In 1980, when the U.S. Congress enacted the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), it also mandated a study of the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Section 1002 of ANILCA stated that a comprehensive inventory of fish and wildlife resources would be conducted on 1.5 million...
Regional stratigraphy and petroleum systems of the Appalachian Basin, North America
Christopher S. Swezey
2002, IMAP 2768
Historical Aerial Photography for the Greater Everglades of South Florida: The 1940, 1:40,000 Photoset
Thomas J. Smith III, Anne M. Foster, Peter R. Briere, Alisa W. Coffin, John W. Jones, Carson Van Arsdall, Laurinda J. Frye
2002, Open-File Report 2002-327
IntroductionThe Greater Everglades Ecosystem comprises a vast swath of wetlands beginning in central Florida with the headwaters of the Kissimmee River and continuing southward through Lake Okeechobee and then to Florida Bay (Davis 1943). The ecosystem runs some 450 km, north to south, and over 100 km east to west,...
Use of temperature, pressure, and water potential data to estimate infiltration and monitor percolation in Pagany Wash associated with the winter of 1997-98 El Nino precipitation, Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Gary D. LeCain, Ning Lu, Mark Kurzmack
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4035
Average altitude of the water table (1990-99) and frequency analysis of water levels (1974-99) in the Biscayne aquifer, Miami-Dade County, Florida
A.C. Lietz, Joann Dixon, Michael J. Byrne Sr.
2002, Open-File Report 2002-91
Relations of benthic macroinvertebrates to concentrations of trace elements in water, streambed sediments, and transplanted bryophytes and stream habitat conditions in nonmining and mining areas of the upper Colorado River basin, Colorado, 1995-98
Scott V. Mize, Jeffrey R. Deacon
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4139
Intensive mining activity and highly mineralized rock formations have had significant impacts on surface-water and streambed-sediment quality and aquatic life within the upper reaches of the Uncompahgre River in western Colorado. A synoptic study by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program was completed in the upper Uncompahgre River...
Hydrology and Water Quality of the Grand Portage Reservation, Northeastern Minnesota, 1991-2000
Thomas A. Winterstein
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4156
The Grand Portage Reservation is located in northeastern Cook County, Minnesota at the boundary between Minnesota, USA, and Ontario, Canada. Between 1991 and 2000 the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a series of studies, with the cooperation with Grand Portage Band of Chippewa, to describe the water resources of the Grand...
Water, ice, and meteorological measurements at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, 2000-01 balance years
Robert M. Krimmel
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4165
Winter snow accumulation and summer snow, firn, and ice melt were measured at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, to determine the winter and net balances for the 2000 and 2001 balance years. In 2000, the winter balance, averaged over the glacier, was 3.32 meters, and the net balance was 0.38 meters....
Water Resources Data, Wisconsin, Water Year 2001
R.J. Waschbusch, D.L. Olson, B.R. Ellefson, P.A. Stark
2002, Water Data Report WI-01-1
Water resources data, Ohio, water year 2001, volume 1. Ohio River Basin excluding project data
H.L. Shindel, J.P. Mangus, L.E. Trimble
2002, Water Data Report OH–01–1
Water-resources data for the 2001 water year for Ohio consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report, in two volumes, contains records for water discharge at 130 gaging stations and 65...
Water resources data, Mississippi, water year 2001
F. Morris, D.P. Turnipseed, J.B. Storm
2002, Water Data Report MS-01-1
Water resources data for the 2001 water year for Mississippi consist of records of surface water and ground water in the State. Specifically, it contains: (1) Discharge records for 95 streamflow-gaging stations, stage records for 20 of these gaging stations, discharge records for 83 partial-record or miscellaneous streamflow stations, including...
Water resources data, Michigan, water year 2001
S. P. Blumer, T.E. Behrendt, J.M. Ellis, R. J. Minnerick, R.L. LeuVoy
2002, Water Data Report MI-01-1
Water resources data for the 2001 water year for Michigan consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report contains discharge records for 157 streamflow-gaging stations; stage only records for...
Water resources data, Alabama, water year 2001
J. L. Pearman, V.E. Stricklin, W. L. Psinakis
2002, Water Data Report AL-01-1
The Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, obtains a large amount of data pertaining to the water resources of Alabama each water year. These data, accumulated during many water years, constitute a valuable data base for developing an improved understanding of...
Hurricane Mitch: population genetic structure of Pacific white shrimp from the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras
Steven E. Travis
2002, Open-File Report 2003-174
Comments on "The Physical Environment Affected by Shrimp Trawling in the Northern Western Gulf," solicited by Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Kathryn M. Scanlon
2002, Open-File Report 2002-317
No abstract available....
