Potential for advection of volatile organic compounds in ground water to the Cochato River, Baird & McGuire Superfund Site, Holbrook, Massachusetts, March and April 1998
Jennifer G. Savoie, Forest P. Lyford, Scott Clifford
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4257
In March and April 1998, a network of water-to-vapor diffusion samplers was installed along the Cochato River at the Baird & McGuire Superfund Site in Holbrook, Massachusetts, where a plume of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is present in ground water. The purpose of installing the sampler network was to determine...
Earthquake probabilities in the San Francisco Bay region: 2000 to 2030 - A summary of findings
Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities
1999, Open-File Report 99-517
The San Francisco Bay region sits astride a dangerous “earthquake machine,” the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates. The region has experienced major and destructive earthquakes in 1838, 1868, 1906, and 1989, and future large earthquakes are a certainty. The ability to prepare for large earthquakes is...
Predicting mountain lion activity using radiocollars equipped with mercury tip-sensors
Michael W. Janis, Joseph D. Clark, Craig Johnson
1999, Wildlife Society Bulletin (27) 19-24
Radiotelemetry collars with tip-sensors have long been used to monitor wildlife activity. However, comparatively few researchers have tested the reliability of the technique on the species being studied. To evaluate the efficacy of using tip-sensors to assess mountain lion (Puma concolor) activity, we radiocollared 2 hand-reared mountain lions and simultaneously...
National Wetlands Inventory products
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1999, Fact Sheet 080-99
Marshes, swamps, ponds, and bogs are teeming biological nurseries for migratory birds, fish, and aquatic plants. They also provide natural flood and erosion control. These predominantly wet areas, or wetlands as they are commonly called, now represent only about 5 percent of the land surface of the lower 48 States....
Chemical quality of sediment cores from the Laguna Madre, Laguna Atascosa and Arroyo Colorado, Texas
Peter C. Van Metre
1999, Fact Sheet 139-99
Many contaminants introduced into the environment by human activities are hydrophobic, meaning they are relatively insoluble in water and, thus, are associated primarily with sediments. These contaminants include the organochlorine pesticides DOT and chlordane, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from industrial facilities and urban areas, and heavy...
Geochemical data for stream-sediment, lagoon-sediment, heavy-mineral-concentrate, water, and rock samples collected in the western part of the Teller 2 x 3 degree quadrangle, Alaska
C.C. Parnow, K.D. Kelley, R.J. Goldfarb, A. L. Meier
1999, Open-File Report 99-528
Occurrence and distribution of fish species in the Great and Little Miami River basins, Ohio and Indiana, pre-1900 to 1998
Stephanie Harrington
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4198
Historically, 133 fish species representing 25 families have been documented in the Great and Little Miami River Basins. Of these, 132 species have been reported in the basins since 1901, 123 since 1955, 117 since 1980, and 113 post-1990. Natural processes and human activities have both been shown to be...
Modeling discharge, temperature, and water quality in the Tualatin River, Oregon
Stewart A. Rounds, Tamara M. Wood, Dennis D. Lynch
1999, Water Supply Paper 2465-B
The discharge, water temperature, and water quality of the Tualatin River in northwestern Oregon was simulated with CE-QUAL-W2, a two-dimensional, laterally averaged model developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The model was calibrated for May through October periods of 1991, 1992, and 1993. Nine hypothetical scenarios were tested...
Locatable mineral reports for Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming provided to the U.S. Forest Service in fiscal year 1999
A.B. Wilson
1999, Open-File Report 99-501
Upgrade to MODFLOW-GUI; addition of MODPATH, ZONEBDGT, and additional MODFLOW packages to the U.S. Geological Survey MODFLOW-96 Graphical-User Interface
R.B. Winston
1999, Open-File Report 99-184
This report describes enhancements to a Graphical-User Interface (GUI) for MODFLOW-96, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) modular, three-dimensional, finitedifference ground-water flow model, and MOC3D, the USGS three-dimensional, method-ofcharacteristics solute-transport model. The GUI is a plug-in extension (PIE) for the commercial program Argus ONEe. The GUI has been modified to support...
Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Iliamna Volcano, Alaska
Christopher F. Waythomas, Thomas P. Miller
1999, Open-File Report 99-373
Iliamna Volcano is a 3,053-meter-high, ice- and snow-covered stratovolcano in the southwestern Cook Inlet region about 225 kilometers southwest of Anchorage and about 100 kilometers northwest of Homer. Historical eruptions of Iliamna Volcano have not been positively documented; however, the volcano regularly emits steam and gas, and small, shallow earthquakes...
Occurrence of Fecal Coliform Bacteria in the Cheney Reservoir Watershed, South-Central Kansas, 1996-98
David P. Mau, Larry M. Pope
1999, Fact Sheet 170-99
Results of nitrate sampling in the Torrington, Wyoming, Wellhead Protection Area, 1994-98
C. A. Eddy-Miller, Gary Gerhard
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4164
A monitoring program for nitrate in ground water in and near Torrington, Wyoming was conducted by the Town of Torrington from April 1994 through March 1997, and cooperatively by the Town of Torrington and the U.S. Geological Survey from May 1997 through August 1998. Trends in nitrate concentrations were determined...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory; summary 93, part I; seismic data, January to December 1993
J. S. Nakata, P. G. Okubo, A. H. Tomori, W. R. Tanigawa, T. Mattox, C. Heliker, Margaret Mangan
1999, Open-File Report 99-415
No abstract available....
Public Water-Supply Systems and Associated Water Use in Tennessee, 1995
Susan S. Hutson
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4052
An inventory of public water-supply systems in Tennessee in 1995 indicated that 530 public water-supply systems supplied water to 4.42 million people, or 84 percent of Tennessee's population. Public-supply water withdrawals totaled 779 million gallons per day, 64 percent (500 million gallons per day) of which was from surface-water sources....
Floods of June 28-29, 1998 in Ohio
G. F. Koltun
1999, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4192
During a 96-hour period extending from June 26 to June 30, 1998, a stalled frontal system produced a series of storms that dumped 10 inches or more of rain on parts of Ohio. The storms occurred at the end of a relatively wet month, resulting in flooding and widespread damage...
1999 Resource assessment of selected Tertiary coal beds and zones in the northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region
Fort Union Coal Assessment Team, USGS Energy Resources Team
1999, Professional Paper 1625-A
The USGS has assessed resources of selected coal of the Fort Union Formation and equivalent units in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region. The assessment focused on coal in the Powder River, Williston, Hanna-Carbon, and Greater Green River basins most likely to be utilized in the next few...
Aeromagnetic survey of parts of the Sturgeon Bay and Crystal Lake 1:100,000 quadrangles, Wisconsin and Michigan
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1999, Open-File Report 99-526-N
No abstract available....
Numerical model analysis of the effects of ground-water withdrawals on discharge to streams and springs in small basins typical of the Puget Sound lowland, Washington
David S. Morgan, Joseph L. Jones
1999, Water Supply Paper 2492
A numerical ground-water flow model of a hypothetical basin typical of those in the Puget Sound Lowland of western Washington simulated effects of ground-water withdrawals on rates of natural discharge to streams and springs. The model was calibrated to natural conditions and simulated effects by varying distance from well to...
Aquatic survey of the lower Escalante River, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, June 22-26, 1998
Gordon Mueller, Lewis Boobar, Richard Wydoski, K.M. Cornella, R.A. Fridell, Quentin Bradwisch
1999, Open-File Report 99-101
U.S. Geological Survey combined well-bore flow and depth-dependent water sampler
John A. Izbicki, Allen H. Christensen, Randall T. Hanson, Peter Martin, Steven M. Crawford, Gregory A. Smith
1999, Fact Sheet 196-99
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a combined well-bore flow and depth-dependent sample collection tool. It is suitable for use in existing production wells having limited access and clearances as small as 1 inch. The combination of well-bore flow and depth-dependent water-quality data is especially effective in assessing changes in...
Aeromagnetic survey of the Monroe and part of the Lake Geneva 1:100,000 quadrangles, Wisconsin
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1999, Open-File Report 99-526-K
No abstract available....
Aeromagnetic survey of parts of the Escanaba and Manistique 1:100,000 quadrangles, Wisconsin and Michigan
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1999, Open-File Report 99-526-L
No abstract available....
Aeromagnetic survey of part of the Black River Falls 1:100,000 quadrangle, Wisconsin
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1999, Open-File Report 99-526-E
No abstract available....
An interpretation of the aeromagnetic and gravity data and derivative maps of the Craig and Dixon Entrance 1°x 3° quadrangles and the western edges of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, southeastern Alaska
Jeffrey C. Wynn, R.P. Kucks, D. J. Grybeck
1999, Data Series 56
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is required by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA, Public Law 96-487) to survey certain Federal lands to determine their mineral resource potential. As part of continuing studies designed to fulfill this responsibility, geochemical, geological and geophysical surveys of the Craig and Dixon...
