EAARL coastal topography-Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, post-Nor'Ida, 2009: first surface
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens
2010, Data Series 564
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI. This project provides highly detailed...
Trends in pesticide concentrations in urban streams in the United States, 1992-2008
Karen R. Ryberg, Aldo V. Vecchia, Jeffrey D. Martin, Robert J. Gilliom
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5139
Pesticide concentration trends in streams dominated by urban land use were assessed using data from 27 urban streams sampled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The sites were divided into four regions, Northeast, South, Midwest, and West, to examine possible regional patterns. Three partially overlapping...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Mississippi and Alabama Barrier Islands, Post-Hurricane Gustav, 2008
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks, Martha Segura
2010, Data Series 556
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL; the National Park Service (NPS), Gulf Coast Network, Lafayette, LA; and the National Aeronautics and...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Eastern Louisiana Barrier Islands, Post-Hurricane Gustav, 2008: First Surface
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks
2010, Data Series 560
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility, VA. This project provides highly detailed and...
EAARL Coastal Topography and Imagery-Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens
2010, Data Series 559
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced color-infrared (CIR) imagery and elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network,...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Maryland and Delaware, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Amar Nayegandhi, A. H. Sallenger, C. W. Wright, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp
2010, Data Series 562
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL. This project provides highly detailed and accurate datasets of a portion of the eastern Maryland and...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Eastern Florida, Post-Hurricane Jeanne, 2004: First Surface
Xan Fredericks, Amar Nayegandhi, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, E.S. Klipp, D.B. Nagle
2010, Data Series 561
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility, VA. This project provides highly detailed and...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Fire Island National Seashore, New York, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009
Amar Nayegandhi, Saisudha Vivekanandan, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens
2010, Data Series 558
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI. This project...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009
Amar Nayegandhi, Saisudha Vivekanandan, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp, Sara Stevens
2010, Data Series 557
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI. This project...
A Servicewide Benthic Mapping Program for National Parks
Christopher S. Moses, Amar Nayegandhi, Rebecca Beavers, John Brock
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1264
In 2007, the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Program directed the initiation of a benthic habitat mapping program in ocean and coastal parks in alignment with the NPS Ocean Park Stewardship 2007-2008 Action Plan. With 74 ocean and Great Lakes parks stretching over more than 5,000 miles of...
Land area change and fractional water maps in the Chenier Plain, Louisiana, following Hurricane Rita (2005)
Monica Palaseanu-Lovejoy, Christine J. Kranenburg, John Brock
2010, Scientific Investigations Map 3141
In this study, we estimated the changes in land and water coverage of a 1,961-square-kilometer (km2) area in Louisiana's Chenier Plain. The study area is roughly centered on the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, which was impacted by Hurricane Rita on September 24, 2005. The objective of this study is twofold:...
Water levels in aquifers in the Nacatoch Sand of southwestern and northeastern Arkansas and the Tokio Formation of southwestern Arkansas, spring 2008
T.P. Schrader, Joshua M. Blackstock
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5238
The Nacatoch Sand and Tokio Formation aquifers in southwestern Arkansas and the Nacatoch Sand in northeastern Arkansas are sources of water for industrial, public supply, domestic, and agricultural uses. Potentiometric-surface maps were constructed from water-level measurements made in 61 wells completed in the Nacatoch Sand and in 50 wells completed...
Polychlorinated biphenyls in aquatic invertebrates and fish and observations about nitrogen and carbon isotope composition in relation to trophic structure and bioaccumulation patterns, Lake Worth and Meandering Road Creek, Fort Worth, Texas, 2007-08
J. Bruce Moring
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5235
During 2007-08 the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force, evaluated the concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in aquatic invertebrates and fish from one site in the main body of Lake Worth, two sites in a small inlet in Lake Worth (upper and lower Woods Inlet), and...
Water-quality sampling by the U.S. Geological Survey-Standard protocols and procedures
Franceska D. Wilde
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3121
Thumbnail of and link to report PDF (1.0 MB) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) develops the sampling procedures and collects the data necessary for the accurate assessment and wise management of our Nation's surface-water and groundwater resources. Federal and State agencies, water-resource regulators and managers, and many organizations and interested parties...
Hydrostratigraphy, soil/sediment chemistry, and water quality, Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, Puchack Well Field Superfund site and vicinity, Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey, 1997-2001
Julia L. Barringer, Richard L. Walker, Eric Jacobsen, Pamela Jankowski
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5179
Drinking-water supplies from the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system at the Puchack well field in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey, have been contaminated by hexavalent chromium-the most toxic and mobile form-at concentrations exceeding the New Jersey maximum contaminant level of 100 micrograms per liter. Also, scattered but widespread instances of volatile...
Selected low-flow frequency statistics for continuous-record streamgage locations in Maryland, 2010
Edward J. Doheny, William S.L. Banks
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1310
According to a 2008 report by the Governor's Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources, Maryland's population grew by 35 percent between 1970 and 2000, and is expected to increase by an additional 27 percent between 2000 and 2030. Because domestic water demand generally increases...
Water-quality, bed-sediment, and biological data (October 2008 through September 2009) and statistical summaries of long-term data for streams in the Clark Fork basin, Montana
Kent A. Dodge, Michelle I. Hornberger, Jessica Dyke
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1267
Water, bed sediment, and biota were sampled in streams from Butte to near Missoula, Montana, as part of a long-term monitoring program in the upper Clark Fork basin; additional water samples were collected in the Clark Fork basin from sites near Missoula downstream to near the confluence of the Clark...
How does a U.S. Geological Survey streamgage work?
Dee L. Lurry
2010, Fact Sheet 2011-3001
Information on the flow of rivers and streams is a vital national asset that safeguards lives, protects property, and ensures adequate water supplies for the future. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates a network of more than 9,000 streamgages nationwide with more than 500 in Texas....
Channel change and bed-material transport in the Umpqua River basin, Oregon
J. Rose Wallick, Jim E. O'Connor, Scott Anderson, Mackenzie K. Keith, Charles Cannon, John C. Risley
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1314
The Umpqua River drains 12,103 km2 of western Oregon, heading in the Cascade Range and draining portions of the Klamath Mountains and Coast Range before entering the Pacific Ocean. Above the head of tide, the Umpqua River, along with its major tributaries, the North and South Umpqua Rivers, flows on a...
Streamflow characteristics and benthic invertebrate assemblages in streams across the western United States
Anne M.D. Brasher, Chris P. Konrad, Jason T. May, C. Scott Edmiston, Rebecca N. Close
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3110
Hydrographic characteristics of streamflow, such as high-flow pulses, base flow (background discharge between floods), extreme low flows, and floods, significantly influence aquatic organisms. Streamflow can be described in terms of magnitude, timing, duration, frequency, and variation (hydrologic regime). These characteristics have broad effects on ecosystem productivity, habitat structure, and ultimately...
Assessment of nonpoint source chemical loading potential to watersheds containing uranium waste dumps and human health hazards associated with uranium exploration and mining, Red, White, and Fry Canyons, southeastern Utah, 2007
Kimberly R. Beisner, Thomas M. Marston, David L. Naftz, Terry Snyder, Michael L. Freeman
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5108
During May, June, and July 2007, 58 solid-phase samples were collected from abandoned uranium mine waste dumps, background sites, and adjacent streambeds in Red, White, and Fry Canyons in southeastern Utah. The objectives of this sampling program were to (1) assess the nonpoint-source chemical loading potential to ephemeral and perennial...
Strontium isotope detection of brine contamination in the East Poplar oil field, Montana
Zell E. Peterman, Joanna N. Thamke, Kiyoto Futa, Thomas A. Oliver
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1326
Brine contamination of groundwater in the East Poplar oil field was first documented in the mid-1980s by the U.S. Geological Survey by using hydrochemistry, with an emphasis on chloride (Cl) and total dissolved solids concentrations. Supply wells for the City of Poplar are located downgradient from the oil field, are...
Effects of wastewater effluent discharge and treatment facility upgrades on environmental and biological conditions of the upper Blue River, Johnson County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri, January 2003 through March 2009
Jennifer L. Graham, Mandy L. Stone, Teresa J. Rasmussen, Barry C. Poulton
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5248
The Johnson County Blue River Main Wastewater Treatment Facility discharges into the upper Blue River near the border between Johnson County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri. During 2005 through 2007 the wastewater treatment facility underwent upgrades to increase capacity and include biological nutrient removal. The effects of wastewater effluent on...
Effects of water hardness on size and hatching success of silver carp eggs
Jeff J. Rach, Greg G. Sass, James A. Luoma, Mark P. Gaikowski
2010, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (30) 230-237
Eggs of silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix absorb water after release from the female, causing them to become turgid and to increase substantially in size. The volume of water that diffuses within an egg is most likely determined by (1) the difference in ionic concentration between the egg and the water...
Factors Affecting Specific-Capacity Tests and their Application--A Study of Six Low-Yielding Wells in Fractured-Bedrock Aquifers in Pennsylvania
Dennis W. Risser
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5212
This report by the U.S. Geological Survey, prepared in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Mining and Reclamation, evaluates factors affecting the application of specific-capacity tests in six low-yielding water wells in areas of coal mining or quarrying in Pennsylvania. Factors such as pumping rate, duration...
