Where is the water? Coast [poster]
Simona Love, Sophie Hill, Richard Gill, Benjamin Abbott, Raymond Lee, Rachel Wood, Elizabeth Bailey, Hayley R. Corson-Dosch, Cee S. Nell, Ryan Nixon
2024, General Information Product 232
DescriptionWater is an integral part of how we interact with the environment and live our everyday lives. This educational poster illustrates where water is on the coast, how water moves, and different ways that water is used both naturally and through human interaction. This poster is intended for eighth-grade audiences...
Where is the water? Desert [poster]
Simona Love, Sophie Hill, Gregory Carling, Josh Lemonte, Benjamin Abbott, Raymond Lee, Rachel Wood, Elizabeth Bailey, Hayley R. Corson-Dosch, Cee S. Nell, Ryan Nixon
2024, General Information Product 238
DescriptionWater is an integral part of how we interact with the environment and live our everyday lives. This educational poster illustrates where water is in a desert environment, how it moves, and different ways water is used both naturally and through human interaction. This poster is intended for eighth-grade audiences...
Where is the water? Forest [poster]
Simona Love, Sophie Hill, Gregory Carling, Benjamin Abbott, Raymond Lee, Rachel Wood, Elizabeth Bailey, Hayley R. Corson-Dosch, Cee S. Nell, Ryan Nixon
2024, General Information Product 237
DescriptionWater is an integral part of how we interact with the environment and live our everyday lives. This educational poster illustrates where water is in forests, how it moves, and different ways water is used both naturally and through human interaction. This poster is intended for eighth-grade audiences and younger....
Where is the water? Suburban [poster]
Manon Hale, Anna Wright, Sophie Hill, Benjamin Abbott, Raymond Lee, Rachel Wood, Elizabeth Bailey, Ryan Nixon, Rebecca Hale, Hayley R. Corson-Dosch, Cee S. Nell, Keely Song
2024, General Information Product 236
DescriptionWater is an integral part of how we interact with the environment and live our everyday lives. This educational poster illustrates where water is in the suburbs, how it moves, and different ways water is used both naturally and through human interaction. This poster is intended for eighth-grade audiences and...
Where is the water? Agriculture [poster]
Simona Love, Sophie Hill, Bryan Hopkins, Benjamin Abbott, Raymond Lee, Rachel Wood, Elizabeth Bailey, Hayley R. Corson-Dosch, Cee S. Nell, Ryan Nixon
2024, General Information Product 234
DescriptionWater is an integral part of how we interact with the environment and live our everyday lives. This educational poster illustrates agricultural water use, how water moves, and different ways that water is used both naturally and through human interaction. This poster is intended for eighth-grade audiences and younger....
Water cycle processes [poster]
Eliza Anderson, Sophie Hill, Ryan Nixon, Benjamin Abbott, Raymond Lee, Rachel Wood, Gregory Carling, Bryan Hopkins, Hayley R. Corson-Dosch, Cee S. Nell, Elizabeth Bailey
2024, General Information Product 235
DescriptionThe water cycle describes how water moves from Earth’s surface into the atmosphere, then back to the surface again or to below Earth’s surface. This educational poster depicts five key water-cycle processes that transport or transform water between states: evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, and infiltration. It illustrates examples of natural...
Evaluation of sensors for continuous monitoring of harmful algal blooms in the Finger Lakes region, New York, 2019 and 2020
Brett D. Johnston, Kaitlyn M. Finkelstein, Sabina R. Gifford, Michael D.W. Stouder, Elizabeth A. Nystrom, Philip Savoy, Joshua J. Rosen, Matthew B. Jennings
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5010
In response to the increasing frequency of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, a pilot study by the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, was conducted to enhance CyanoHAB monitoring and understanding. High-frequency sensors...
The Metzger marsh restoration: A vegetation-centric look after 27 years
Douglas A. Wilcox, Kurt P. Kowalski, Alexandra A Bozimowski
2024, Journal of Great Lakes Research (50)
We investigated wetland vegetation before, during, and after dike construction at the Metzger Marsh project in western Lake Erie, which was designed to restore a 300-ha wetland that had been degraded following the loss of a protective barrier beach. A dike was constructed in 1995 to replace the function of...
Controls on in-stream nitrogen loss in western Lake Erie tributaries
Rebecca M. Kreiling, Lynn A. Bartsch, Patrik Mathis Perner, Kenna Jean Breckner, Tanja N. Williamson, James M. Hood, Nathan F. Manning, Laura T. Johnson
2024, Journal of Great Lakes Research (50)
Management efforts to reduce cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs) in the Great Lakes have focused on decreasing tributary inputs of phosphorus (P). Recent research has indicated that reduction of both P and nitrogen (N) can lessen cHABs severity. Microbially mediated N cycling in streambed sediment may reduce N riverine loads,...
Establishment of terrestrial mammals on former reservoir beds following large dam removal on the Elwha River, Washington, USA
Rebecca M. McCaffery, Sara Cendejas-Zarelli, Katy R Goodwin, Patricia J. Happe, Kurt Jenkins, Kimberly A. Sager-Fradkin
2024, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (12)
Terrestrial wildlife species are important yet often overlooked taxa in the recovery of ecosystems following dam removal. Their presence can shape ecosystem recovery, signal restoration of ecosystem function, and influence food web dynamics and nutrient transfer. We used camera traps to examine seasonal use of two former reservoir beds...
A conceptual site model of contaminant transport pathways from the Bremerton Naval Complex to Sinclair Inlet, Washington, 2011–21
Kathleen E. Conn, Sarah E. Janssen, Chad C. Opatz, Valerie A.L. Bright
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5011
Historical activities on the Bremerton Naval Complex (BNC) in Puget Sound, Washington, have resulted in Sinclair Inlet sediments with elevated concentrations of contaminants, including organic contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls and trace elements including mercury. Six U.S. Geological Survey–U.S. Navy datasets have been collected since the last major assessment, in...
Novel data in recreation monitoring—Summary proceedings from interagency workshops in 2019 and 2023
Emily J. Wilkins, Christian S.L. Crowley, Eric A. White, Spencer A. Wood, Rudy Schuster
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5013
Two interagency workshops were held in 2019 and 2023 in Fort Collins, Colorado, to discuss the use of novel data in recreation monitoring. During the workshops, the phrase “novel data in recreation monitoring” was primarily used to refer to data from social media, mobile device applications, and other online secondary...
Evaluation of groundwater resources in the Upper White River Basin within Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, 2020
Leland T. Fuhrig, Andrew J. Long, Alexander O. Headman
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5015
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Park Service, investigated groundwater gains and losses on the upper White River within Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. This investigation was conducted using stream discharge measurements at 14 locations within 7 reaches over a 6.5-mile river length from near...
Fair graph learning using constraint-aware priority adjustment and graph masking in river networks
Erhu He, Yiqun Xie, Alexander Y. Sun, Jacob Aaron Zwart, Jie Yang, Zhenong Jin, Yang Wang, Hassan Ali Karimi, Xiaowei Jia
2024, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (38) 22087-22095
Accurate prediction of water quality and quantity is crucial for sustainable development and human well-being. However, existing data-driven methods often suffer from spatial biases in model performance due to heterogeneous data, limited observations, and noisy sensor data. To overcome these challenges, we propose Fair-Graph, a novel graph-based recurrent neural network...
Association of water arsenic with incident diabetes in U.S. adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and The Strong Heart Study
Maya Spaur, Marta Galvez-Fernandez, Qixuan Chen, Melissa A. Lombard, Benjamin Bostick, Pam Factor-Litvak, Amanda Fretts, Steven Shea, Ana Navas-Acien, Anne E Nigra
2024, Diabetes Care (47) 1143-1151
OBJECTIVEWe examined the association of arsenic in federally regulated community water systems (CWSs) and unregulated private wells with type 2 diabetes (T2D) incidence in the Strong Heart Family Study (SHFS), a prospective study of American Indian communities, and the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), a prospective study of...
Plant-derived products selectively suppress growth of the harmful alga Prymnesium parvum
Mousumi A. Mary, Shisbeth Tabora-Sarmiento, Sarah Nash, Gregory D. Mayer, Jordan Crago, Reynaldo Patino
2024, Water (16)
Prymnesium parvum is a harmful alga found in brackish waters worldwide whose toxins can be lethal to aquatic organisms. Established field methods to control blooms of this species, however, are unavailable. Earlier studies showed that various extracts of giant reed (Arundo donax) can suppress P. parvum growth and that ellipticine,...
The relative contributions of habitat area, configuration, and vegetative diversity on snake and lizard presence in agricultural landscapes
Matthew D. Stephenson, Lisa A. Schulte, Robert W. Klaver
2024, Conservation Science and Practice (6)
Nearly one in five reptile species is at risk of extinction. Changes in habitat area, its configuration, and vegetation diversity could affect habitat use, but their relative importance is understudied. We assessed how these factors affected reptile presence in agricultural landscapes figure in Iowa, United States, using 695 cover boards...
Reduced freshwater mussel juvenile production as a result of agricultural and urban contaminant mixture exposures
Molly Anne Richard, Sarah M. Elliott, Stephanie L. Hummel, D.A. Woolnough, Lacey D. Rzodkiewicz, Stephanie Gill, Justin Rappold, Mandy Annis
2024, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (43) 1112-1125
Freshwater mussels provide invaluable ecological services but are threatened by habitat alteration, poor water quality, invasive species, climate change, and contaminants, including contaminants of emerging concern (CECs). Contaminants of emerging concerns are well documented in aquatic environments, including the Great Lakes Basin, but limited information is available on how environmentally...
Differences in life history patterns of American shad, Alosa sapidissima, populations between ancestral, Atlantic coast, and non-native, Pacific coast rivers of North America
Thomas P. Quinn, Lisa Wetzel, Daniel J. Hasselman, Kimberly Larsen
2024, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (81) 862-878
Organisms naturalized outside their native range can reveal new life history patterns in new environments. Here, we compare life history patterns of American shad, Alosa sapidissima, from five rivers along the U.S. Pacific coast (introduced range) with contemporary data from the Atlantic coast source populations. The Pacific coast fish...
Improved efficient physics-based computational modeling of regional wave-driven coastal flooding for reef-lined coastlines
Camila Gaido-Lassarre, Kees Nederhoff, Curt D. Storlazzi, Borja Reguero, Michael W. Beck
2024, Journal of Marine Science & Engineering (198)
Coastal flooding affects low-lying communities worldwide and is expected to increase with climate change, especially along reef-lined coasts, where wave-driven flooding is particularly prevalent. However, current regional modeling approaches are either insufficient or too computationally expensive to accurately assess risks in...
The effects of wastewater reuse on smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) relative abundance in the Shenandoah River Watershed, USA
Tyler Wagner, Paul McLaughlin, Kaycee E. Faunce, Samuel H. Austin, Kelly Smalling
2024, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (43) 1138-1148
Municipal and industrial wastewater effluent is an important source of water for lotic systems, especially during periods of low flow. The accumulated wastewater effluent flows—expressed as a percentage of total streamflow (ACCWW%)—contain chemical mixtures that pose a risk to aquatic life; fish may be...
Groundwater model of the Harney Basin, southeastern Oregon
Stephen B. Gingerich, Darrick E. Boschmann, Gerald H. Grondin, Halley J Schibel
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5017
Groundwater development, mainly for large-scale irrigation, has increased substantially in the Harney Basin of southeastern Oregon since 2010. Concurrently, some areas of the basin experienced groundwater-level declines of more than 100 feet, and some shallow wells have gone dry. The Oregon Water Resources Department has limited new groundwater development in...
Monitoring aquifer-storage change from artificial recharge with repeat microgravity along Santa Cruz River, Tucson, Arizona, 2019–22
Libby M. Wildermuth, Jacob L. Conrad
2024, Scientific Investigations Report 2023-5115
The City of Tucson water utility, Tucson Water, began releasing treated effluent into the Santa Cruz River channel near downtown Tucson in 2019. This recharge project—the Heritage Project—is intended to create a reach of consistent flow in the channel and recharge water to the aquifer. Tracking the dispersal of recharged...
Seabed maps showing topography, ruggedness, backscatter intensity, sediment mobility, and the distribution of geologic substrates in quadrangle 5 of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region offshore of Boston, Massachusetts
Page C. Valentine, VeeAnn A. Cross
2024, Scientific Investigations Map 3515
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Marine Sanctuary Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has conducted seabed mapping and related research in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) region since 1993. The area being mapped using geophysical and geological data includes the SBNMS and...
Inoculated biocrust cover and functions diverged over a gradient of soil textures and water availability
Kristina E. Young, Sasha C. Reed, Michael Morton, Matthew A. Bowker
2024, Restoration Ecology (32)
Restoring biological crust (biocrust) in disturbed drylands is challenging due to the difficult environmental conditions, such as limited soil moisture, low soil nutrients, and extreme temperatures, that impede growth. Understanding how the key components of biocrust—mosses, lichens, and cyanobacteria—react to different environmental factors informs...
