StreamStats in Oklahoma– Drainage-basin characteristics and peak-flow frequency statistics for ungaged streams
S. Jerrod Smith, Rachel A. Esralew
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5255
The USGS Streamflow Statistics (StreamStats) Program was created to make geographic information systems-based estimation of streamflow statistics easier, faster, and more consistent than previously used manual techniques. The StreamStats user interface is a map-based internet application that allows users to easily obtain streamflow statistics, basin characteristics, and other information for...
Distribution of Isotopic and Environmental Tracers in Groundwater, Northern Ada County, Southwestern Idaho
Candice B. Adkins, James R. Bartolino
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5144
Residents of northern Ada County, Idaho, depend on groundwater for domestic and agricultural uses. The population of this area is growing rapidly and groundwater resources must be understood for future water-resource management. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Water Resources, used a suite of isotopic...
Sediment oxygen demand in the Saddle River and Salem River watersheds, New Jersey, July-August 2008
Heather A. Heckathorn, Jacob Gibs
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5093
Many factors, such as river depth and velocity, biochemical oxygen demand, and algal productivity, as well as sediment oxygen demand, can affect the concentration of dissolved oxygen in the water column. Measurements of sediment oxygen demand, in conjunction with those of other water-column water-quality constituents, are useful for quantifying the...
Program and abstracts of the Second Tsunami Source Workshop; July 19-20, 2010
W.H.K. Lee (compiler), S. H. Kirby, M. F. Diggles
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1152
In response to a request by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for computing tsunami propagations in the western Pacific, Eric Geist asked Willie Lee for assistance in providing parameters of earthquakes which may be future tsunami sources. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Tsunami Source Working Group (TSWG) was...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory seismic data, January to March 2009
Jennifer S. Nakata, Paul G. Okubo
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1079
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) summary presents seismic data gathered during January–March 2009. The seismic summary offers earthquake hypocenters without interpretation as a source of preliminary data and is complete in that most data for events of M≥1.5 are included. All latitude and longitude references in...
Geologic map of the Lakshmi Planum quadrangle (V-7), Venus
Mikhail A. Ivanov, James W. Head III
2010, Scientific Investigations Map 3116
The Lakshmi Planum quadrangle is in the northern hemisphere of Venus and extends from lat 50 degrees to 75 degrees N., and from long 300 degrees to 360 degrees E. The elevated volcanic plateau of Lakshmi Planum, which represents a very specific and unique class of highlands on Venus, dominates...
Land-Use Portfolio Modeler, Version 1.0
Richard Taketa, Makiko Hong
2010, Techniques and Methods 11-C4
Natural hazards pose significant threats to the public safety and economic health of many communities throughout the world. Community leaders and decision-makers continually face the challenges of planning and allocating limited resources to invest in protecting their communities against catastrophic losses from natural-hazard events. Public efforts to assess community vulnerability...
Digital tabulation of stratigraphic data from oil and gas wells in the Santa Maria Basin and surrounding areas, central California coast
Donald S. Sweetkind, Marilyn E. Tennyson, Victoria E. Langenheim, Lauren E. Shumaker
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1129
Stratigraphic information from 694 oil and gas exploration wells from the onshore Santa Maria basin and surrounding areas are herein compiled in digital form from reports that were released originally in paper form. The Santa Maria basin is located within the southwesternmost part of the Coast Ranges and north of...
Status and trends of selected resources in the Upper Mississippi River System
Barry L. Johnson, Karen H. Hagerty, editor(s)
2010, Long Term Resource Monitoring Program Technical Report 2008-T002
Like other large rivers, the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) serves a diversity of roles. The UMRS provides commercial and recreational fishing, floodplain agriculture, drinking water for many communities, an important bird migration pathway, a variety of recreational activities, and a navigation system that transports much of the country's agricultural...
Three-dimensional geologic model of the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, south-central Oklahoma
Jason R. Faith, Charles D. Blome, Michael P. Pantea, James O. Puckette, Todd Halihan, Noel Osborn, Scott Christenson, Skip Pack
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1123
The Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer of south-central Oklahoma encompasses more than 850 square kilometers and is the principal water resource for south-central Oklahoma. Rock units comprising the aquifer are characterized by limestone, dolomite, and sandstones assigned to two lower Paleozoic units: the Arbuckle and Simpson Groups. Also considered to be part of...
Surficial geology of the sea floor in Long Island Sound offshore of Plum Island, New York
K.Y. McMullen, L.J. Poppe, W. W. Danforth, D.S. Blackwood, J.D. Schaer, A.J. Ostapenko, K.A. Glomb, E. F. Doran
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1005
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been working cooperatively to interpret surficial sea-floor geology along the coast of the Northeastern United States. NOAA survey H11445 in eastern Long Island Sound, offshore of Plum Island, New York,...
Attributes for NHDPlus Catchments (Version 1.1) for the Conterminous United States: Level 3 Ecoregions
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 490-09
This data set represents the estimated area of level 3 ecological landscape regions (ecoregions), as defined by Omernik (1987), compiled for every catchment of NHDPlus for the conterminous United States. The source data set is Level III Ecoregions of the Continental United States (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2003). The NHDPlus...
A comparison of multi-spectral, multi-angular, and multi-temporal remote sensing datasets for fractional shrub canopy mapping in Arctic Alaska
David J. Selkowitz
2010, Remote Sensing of Environment (114) 1338-1352
Shrub cover appears to be increasing across many areas of the Arctic tundra biome, and increasing shrub cover in the Arctic has the potential to significantly impact global carbon budgets and the global climate system. For most of the Arctic, however, there is...
Arsenic-related water quality with depth and water quality of well-head samples from production wells, Oklahoma, 2008
Carol Becker, S. Jerrod Smith, James R. Greer, Kevin A. Smith
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5047
The U.S. Geological Survey well profiler was used to describe arsenic-related water quality with well depth and identify zones yielding water with high arsenic concentrations in two production wells in central and western Oklahoma that yield water from the Permian-aged Garber-Wellington and Rush Springs aquifers, respectively. In addition, well-head samples...
Groundwater-quality monitoring program in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1980-2008
Lisa A. Senior, Ronald A. Sloto
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5087
The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Chester County Water Resources Authority and the Chester County Health Department began a groundwater-quality monitoring program in 1980 in Chester County, Pa., where a large percentage of the population relies on wells for drinking-water supply. This report documents the program and serves...
Environmental flow studies of the Fort Collins Science Center— Cherry Creek, Arizona
Terry J. Waddle, Ken D. Bovee
2010, Open-File Report 2009-1272
At the request of the U.S. Forest Service, an instream flow assessment was conducted at Cherry Creek, Ariz., to investigate habitat for native and introduced fish species and to describe the beneficial use of a possible instream flow water right. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center performed...
Hydrogeologic framework of the middle San Pedro watershed, southeastern Arizona
Jesse E. Dickinson, Jeffrey R. Kennedy, D. R. Pool, Jeffrey T. Cordova, John T. Parker, J. P. Macy, Blakemore Thomas
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5126
Water managers in rural Arizona are under increasing pressure to provide sustainable supplies of water despite rapid population growth and demands for environmental protection. This report describes the results of a study of the hydrogeologic framework of the middle San Pedro watershed. The components of this report include: (1) a...
The PRISM3D paleoenvironmental reconstruction
H. Dowsett, M. Robinson, A.M. Haywood, U. Salzmann, Daniel Hill, L.E. Sohl, M. Chandler, Mark Williams, K. Foley, D.K. Stoll
2010, Stratigraphy (7) 123-139
The Pliocene Research, Interpretation and Synoptic Mapping (PRISM) paleoenvironmental reconstruction is an internally consistent and comprehensive global synthesis of a past interval of relatively warm and stable climate. It is regularly used in model studies that aim to better understand Pliocene climate, to improve model performance in future climate scenarios,...
The Hazards Data Distribution System update
Brenda K. Jones, Rynn M. Lamb
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3053
After a major disaster, a satellite image or a collection of aerial photographs of the event is frequently the fastest, most effective way to determine its scope and severity. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Emergency Operations Portal provides emergency first responders and support personnel with easy access to imagery and...
The National Map: New Viewer, Services, and Data Download
Robert M. Dollison
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3055
Managed by the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program, The National Map has transitioned data assets and viewer applications to a new visualization and product and service delivery environment, which includes an improved viewing platform, base map data and overlay services, and an integrated data download service. This new...
Alluvial Diamond Resource Potential and Production Capacity Assessment of Ghana
Peter G. Chirico, Katherine C. Malpeli, Solomon Anum, Emily C. Phillips
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5045
In May of 2000, a meeting was convened in Kimberley, South Africa, and attended by representatives of the diamond industry and leaders of African governments to develop a certification process intended to assure that rough, exported diamonds were free of conflictual concerns. This meeting was supported later in 2000 by...
Simulated groundwater flow in the Ogallala and Arikaree aquifers, Rosebud Indian Reservation area, South Dakota – Revisions with data through water year 2008 and simulations of potential future scenarios
Andrew J. Long, Larry D. Putnam
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5105
The Ogallala and Arikaree aquifers are important water resources in the Rosebud Indian Reservation area and are used extensively for irrigation, municipal, and domestic water supplies. Drought or increased withdrawals from the Ogallala and Arikaree aquifers in the Rosebud Indian Reservation area have the potential to affect water levels in...
A Review of Aeromagnetic Anomalies in the Sawatch Range, Central Colorado
Viki Bankey
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1095
This report contains digital data and image files of aeromagnetic anomalies in the Sawatch Range of central Colorado. The primary product is a data layer of polygons with linked data records that summarize previous interpretations of aeromagnetic anomalies in this region. None of these data files and images are new;...
Public Review Draft: A Method for Assessing Carbon Stocks, Carbon Sequestration, and Greenhouse-Gas Fluxes in Ecosystems of the United States Under Present Conditions and Future Scenarios
Brian A. Bergamaschi, Richard Bernknopf, David Clow, Dennis Dye, Stephen Faulkner, William Forney, Robert Gleason, Todd Hawbaker, Jinxun Liu, Shu-Guang Liu, Stephen Prisley, Bradley Reed, Matthew Reeves, Matthew Rollins, Benjamin Sleeter, Terry Sohl, Sarah Stackpoole, Stephen Stehman, Robert G. Striegl, Anne Wein, Zhi-Liang Zhu
Zhi-Liang Zhu, editor(s)
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1144
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), Section 712, authorizes the U.S. Department of the Interior to develop a methodology and conduct an assessment of the Nation's ecosystems focusing on carbon stocks, carbon sequestration, and emissions of three greenhouse gases (GHGs): carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The...
Initial Results from a Study of Climatic Changes and the Effect on Wild Sheep Habitat in Selected Study Areas of Alaska
Edwin Pfeifer, Jana Ruhlman, Barry Middleton, Dennis Dye, Alex Acosta
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1135
Climate change theorists have projected striking changes in local weather on earth due to increases in temperature. These predicted changes may cause melting glaciers and ice caps, rising sea levels, increasing desertification and other environmental changes which seem likely to affect presumed indicator species as harbingers of more significant changes....
