Coastal change during Hurricane Ivan 2004
Karen L.M. Morgan
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3026
Category 3 Hurricane Ivan came ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, on September 16, 2004. The barrier islands of the northern Gulf of Mexico near the Florida/Alabama border were exposed to the strongest winds. The communities of Gulf Shores, Pine Island and Orange Beach, AL, are, in places, very low lying...
Status and trends of the Grand Canyon population of Humpback Chub
Matthew E. Andersen
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3035
The Colorado River Basin supports one of the most distinctive fish communities in North America, including the federally endangered humpback chub (Gila cypha). One of only six remaining populations of this fish is found in Grand Canyon, Arizona. U.S. Geological Survey scientists and their cooperators are responsible for monitoring the...
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3029
The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC) conducts integrated research to fulfill the Department of the Interior's responsibilities to the Nation's natural resources. Located on 600 acres along the James River Valley near Jamestown, North Dakota, the NPWRC develops and disseminates scientific information needed to understand, conserve, and wisely manage...
Bear Spray Safety Program
C.D. Blome, R.L. Kuzniar
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3018
A bear spray safety program for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was officially initiated by the Firearms Safety Committee to address accident prevention and to promote personnel training in bear spray and its transportation, storage, and use for defense against wild animals. Used as part of a system including firearms,...
Use of Minerals and Materials in the United States From 1900 Through 2006
Grecia R. Matos
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3008
Coastal change during Hurricane Dennis 2005
Karen Morgan
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3027
Hurricane Dennis made landfall as a Category 3 storm on Santa Rosa Island in the Florida Panhandle on July 10, 2005. Exposed to some of the strongest winds, Santa Rosa Island suffered erosion, as well as severe overwash. A storm surge of 2 m was recorded near Navarre Beach. The U.S....
Coastal change during Hurricane Isabel 2003
Karen Morgan
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3025
On September 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel made landfall on the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina. At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Field Research Facility in Duck, 125 km north of where the eyewall cut across Hatteras Island, the Category 2 storm generated record conditions for the 27 years...
Organic Compounds in Clackamas River Water Used for Public Supply near Portland, Oregon, 2003-05
Kurt D. Carpenter, Gordon McGhee
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3030
Organic compounds studied in this U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment generally are man-made, including pesticides, gasoline hydrocarbons, solvents, personal care and domestic-use products, disinfection by-products, and manufacturing additives. In all, 56 compounds were detected in samples collected approximately monthly during 2003-05 at the intake for the Clackamas River Water plant,...
Geochemistry of the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer
Scott Christenson, Andrew G. Hunt, David L. Parkhurst, Noel I. Osborn
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3013
The Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer in south-central Oklahoma provides water for public supply, farms, mining, wildlife conservation, recreation, and the scenic beauty of springs, streams, and waterfalls. A new understanding of the aquifer flow system was developed as part of the Arbuckle-Simpson Hydrology Study, done in 2003 through 2008 as a collaborative...
Southwest Caves Reveal New Forms of Life
J. Judson Wynne, Charles Drost
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3024
Caves in northern Arizona and western New Mexico are being researched and inventoried by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating agencies. Southwestern caves have been little studied, and scientists are now finding that these lightless and nutrient-poor natural systems are home to life forms found nowhere else on...
Southwest principal aquifers regional ground-water quality assessment
D.W. Anning, Susan A. Thiros, L. M. Bexfield, T.S. McKinney, J.M. Green
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3015
The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a regional analysis of water quality in the principal aquifers in the southwestern United States. The Southwest Principal Aquifers (SWPA) study is building a better understanding of the susceptibility and vulnerability of basin-fill aquifers in the region...
Hazards management in Grand County, Colorado— Fire fuels characterization
Christopher Cole, Elizabeth Lile, Jennifer Briggs
2009, Fact Sheet 2008-3078
The USGS Fire Science Initiative is designed to identify potential wildfire risks and related hazards and to mitigate their effects on people, property, and natural resources. The USGS Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center (RMGSC) plays an integral role in the fire science demonstration project targeting Grand County, Colo., which uses...
National Streamflow Information Program: Implementation Status Report
J. Michael Norris
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3020
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates and maintains a nationwide network of about 7,500 streamgages designed to provide and interpret long-term, accurate, and unbiased streamflow information to meet the multiple needs of many diverse national, regional, state, and local users. The National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP) was initiated in 2003...
The National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Kari J. Craun, Eric W. Constance, Jay Donnelly, Mark R. Newell
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3017
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) provides geospatial technical expertise in support of the National Geospatial Program in its development of The National Map, National Atlas of the United States, and implementation of key components of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)....
Nahcolite resources in the Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, northwestern Colorado
Michael E. Brownfield, Ronald C. Johnson, Jesse G. Self, Tracey J. Mercier
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3011
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed an assessment of in-place nahcolite (NaHCO3) resources in the Piceance Basin, northwestern Colorado. Nahcolite is present in the oil shale deposits of the Parachute Creek Member of the Eocene Green River Formation. It occurs as disseminated aggregates, nodules, bedded units of disseminated brown...
Assessment of in-place oil shale resources of the Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, western Colorado
Ronald C. Johnson, Tracey J. Mercier, Michael E. Brownfield, Michael P. Pantea, Jesse G. Self
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3012
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed a reassessment of in-place oil shale resources, regardless of richness, in the Eocene Green River Formation in the Piceance Basin, western Colorado. A considerable amount of oil-yield data has been collected after previous in-place assessments were published, and these data were incorporated into...
The National Map - geographic names
Lou Yost, William J. Carswell Jr.
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3016
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about the official names for places, features, and areas in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the territories and outlying areas of the United...
Occurrence of emerging contaminants in water and bed material in the Missouri River, North Dakota, 2007
William C. Damschen, Robert F. Lundgren
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3007
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, conducted a reconnaissance study to determine the occurrence of emerging contaminants in water and bed sediment within the Missouri River upstream and downstream from the cities of Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota, and upstream from the city...
Pesticides in Ground Water of Wyoming, 1995-2006
Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Timothy T. Bartos, Laura L. Hallberg
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3006
In 1991, members of local, State, and Federal governments, as well as industry and interest groups, formed the Ground-water and Pesticides Strategy Committee (GPSC) to prepare the State of Wyoming Generic Management Plan for Pesticides in Ground Water. Little existing information was available describing pesticide occurrence in ground water; therefore,...
Fort Collins Science Center Ecosystem Dynamics Branch
Jim Wilson, C. Melcher, Z. Bowen
2009, Fact Sheet 2008-3100
Complex natural resource issues require understanding a web of interactions among ecosystem components that are (1) interdisciplinary, encompassing physical, chemical, and biological processes; (2) spatially complex, involving movements of animals, water, and airborne materials across a range of landscapes and jurisdictions; and (3) temporally complex, occurring over days, weeks, or...
Integrated Science: Florida Manatees and Everglades Hydrology
Catherine A. Langtimm, Eric D. Swain, Bradley Stith, James P. Reid, Daniel H. Slone, Jeremy Decker, Susan M. Butler, Terry Doyle, R.W. Snow
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3002
Predicting and monitoring restoration effects on Florida manatees, which are known to make extended movements, will be incomplete if modeling and monitoring are limited to the smaller areas defined by the various res-toration components. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) efforts, thus far, have focused on (1) collecting manatee movement data throughout...
Changes in Water Levels and Storage in the High Plains Aquifer, Predevelopment to 2007
V. L. McGuire
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3005
The High Plains aquifer underlies 111.6 million acres (174,000 square miles) in parts of eight States - Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. The area overlying the High Plains aquifer is one of the primary agricultural regions in the Nation. Water-level declines began in parts...
Hazards, Disasters, and The National Map
William J. Carswell Jr., Mark R. Newell
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3010
Federal, State, and local response and management personnel must have current, reliable, and easily accessible geographic information and maps to prepare for, respond to, or recover from emergency situations. In life-threatening events, such as earthquakes, floods, or wildland fires, geographic information is essential for locating critical infrastructure and carrying out...
Floods of Selected Streams in Arkansas, Spring 2008
Jaysson E. Funkhouser, Ken Eng
2009, Fact Sheet 2008-3103
Floods can cause loss of life and extensive destruction to property. Monitoring floods and understanding the reasons for their occurrence are the responsibility of many Federal agencies. The National Weather Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Geological Survey are among the most visible of these agencies....
Mycobacteriosis in striped bass
Frank Panek
2008, Report
Mycobacteriosis is a bacterial disease in which striped bass (rockfish) may be disfigured as a result of skin ulcers and internal lesions. The bass may also be skinny or in extremely poor condition due to the chronic nature of this wasting disease. Stripers are a highly prized target species for...
