Estimation of selenium loads entering the south arm of Great Salt Lake, Utah, from May 2006 through March 2008
David L. Naftz, William P. Johnson, Michael L. Freeman, Kimberly Beisner, Ximena Diaz, VeeAnn A. Cross
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5069
Discharge and water-quality data collected from six streamflow-gaging stations were used in combination with the LOADEST software to provide an estimate of total (dissolved + particulate) selenium (Se) load to the south arm of Great Salt Lake (GSL) from May 2006 through March 2008. Total estimated Se load to GSL...
Occurrence of Pesticides in Ground Water of Wyoming, 1995-2006
Timothy T. Bartos, Cheryl A. Eddy-Miller, Laura L. Hallberg
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5024
Little existing information was available describing pesticide occurrence in ground water of Wyoming, so the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality on behalf of the Wyoming Ground-water and Pesticides Strategy Committee, collected ground-water samples twice (during late summer/early...
Development of a probabilistic assessment methodology for evaluation of carbon dioxide storage
Robert A. Burruss, Sean T. Brennan, Philip A. Freeman, Matthew D. Merrill, Leslie F. Ruppert, Mark F. Becker, William N. Herkelrath, Yousif K. Kharaka, Christopher E. Neuzil, Sharon M. Swanson, Troy A. Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Philip H. Nelson, Christopher J. Schenk
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1035
This report describes a probabilistic assessment methodology developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for evaluation of the resource potential for storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the subsurface of the United States as authorized by the Energy Independence and Security Act (Public Law 110-140, 2007). The methodology is based...
Estimated Perennial Streams of Idaho and Related Geospatial Datasets
Alan Rea, Kenneth D. Skinner
2009, Data Series 412
The perennial or intermittent status of a stream has bearing on many regulatory requirements. Because of changing technologies over time, cartographic representation of perennial/intermittent status of streams on U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps is not always accurate and (or) consistent from one map sheet to another. Idaho Administrative Code...
Occurrence of Selected Nutrients, Trace Elements, and Organic Compounds in Streambed Sediment in the Lower Chena River Watershed near Fairbanks, Alaska, 2002-03
Ben W. Kennedy, Cassidee C. Hall
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5067
In 2002-03, the U.S. Geological Survey collected samples of streambed sediment at 18 sites in the lower Chena River watershed for analysis of selected nutrients, traces elements, and organic compounds. The purpose of the project was to provide Federal, State, and local agencies as well as neighborhood committees, with information...
Estimation of Streamflow Characteristics for Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Northeastern Montana
Steven K. Sando, Timothy J. Morgan, DeAnn M. Dutton, Peter McCarthy
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5009
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (CMR) encompasses about 1.1 million acres (including Fort Peck Reservoir on the Missouri River) in northeastern Montana. To ensure that sufficient streamflow remains in the tributary streams to maintain the riparian corridors, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is negotiating water-rights issues with the...
Estimating Locations of Perennial Streams in Idaho Using a Generalized Least-Squares Regression Model of 7-Day, 2-Year Low Flows
Molly S. Wood, Alan Rea, Kenneth D. Skinner, Jon Hortness
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5015
Many State and Federal agencies use information regarding the locations of streams having intermittent or perennial flow when making management and regulatory decisions. For example, the application of some Idaho water quality standards depends on whether streams are intermittent. Idaho Administrative Code defines an intermittent stream as one having a...
Federal standards and procedures for the National Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD)
Kimberly A. Jones, Lily S. Niknami, Susan G. Buto, Drew Decker
2009, Techniques and Methods 11-A3
The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) is a seamless, national hydrologic unit dataset developed using the guidelines and specifications outlined in this document. A hydrologic unit defines the areal extent of surface-water drainage to an outlet point on a dendritic stream network or to outlet points where the stream network is...
Derivation of Nationally Consistent Indices Representing Urban Intensity Within and Across Nine Metropolitan Areas of the Conterminous United States
Thomas F. Cuffney, James A. Falcone
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5095
Two nationally consistent multimetric indices of urban intensity were developed to support studies of the effects of urbanization on streams in nine metropolitan areas of the conterminous United States: Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Boston, Massachusetts; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Milwaukee-Green Bay, Wisconsin; Portland, Oregon; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Salt...
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...
Ground-water quality data in the San Francisco Bay study unit, 2007: Results from the California GAMA Program
Mary C. Ray, Justin T. Kulongoski, Kenneth Belitz
2009, Data Series 396
Ground-water quality in the approximately 620-square-mile San Francisco Bay study unit (SFBAY) was investigated from April through June 2007 as part of the Priority Basin project of the Ground-Water Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The GAMA Priority Basin project was developed in response to the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Act...
Evaluation of the effects of precipitation on ground-water levels from wells in selected alluvial aquifers in Utah and Arizona, 1936-2005
Philip M. Gardner, Victor M. Heilweil
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5242
Increased withdrawals from alluvial aquifers of the southwestern United States during the last half-century have intensified the effects of drought on ground-water levels in valleys where withdrawal for irrigation is greatest. Furthermore, during wet periods, reduced withdrawals coupled with increased natural recharge cause rising ground-water levels. In order to manage...
Development of a Flood-Warning System and Flood-Inundation Mapping for the Blanchard River in Findlay, Ohio
Matthew T. Whitehead, Chad J. Ostheimer
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5234
Digital flood-inundation maps of the Blanchard River in Findlay, Ohio, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the City of Findlay, Ohio. The maps, which correspond to water levels at the USGS streamgage at Findlay (04189000), were provided to the National Weather Service (NWS) for incorporation...
Titan's surface at 2.2-cm wavelength imaged by the Cassini RADAR radiometer: Calibration and first results
M.A. Janssen, R. D. Lorenz, R. West, F. Paganelli, R.M. Lopes, Randolph L. Kirk, C. Elachi, S. D. Wall, W.T.K. Johnson, Y. Anderson, R.A. Boehmer, P. Callahan, Y. Gim, G.A. Hamilton, K.D. Kelleher, L. Roth, B. Stiles, A. Le Gall, The Cassini Radar Team
2009, Icarus (200) 222-239
The first comprehensive calibration and mapping of the thermal microwave emission from Titan's surface is reported based on radiometric data obtained at 2.2-cm wavelength by the passive radiometer included in the Cassini Radar instrument. The data reported were accumulated from 69 separate observational segments in Titan passes from Ta (October 2004) through T30 (May 2007) and...
Mapping Hurricane Rita inland storm tide
Charles Berenbrock, Mason Jr., Stephen F. Blanchard
2009, Journal of Flood Risk Management (2) 76-82
Flood‐inundation data are most useful for decision makers when presented in the context of maps of affected communities and (or) areas. But because the data are scarce and rarely cover the full extent of the flooding, interpolation and extrapolation of the information are needed. Many geographic information systems provide various...
New satellite observations and rainfall forecasts help provide earlier warning of African drought
Chris Funk
2009, Earth Observer (21) 23-27
The poor nations of sub-Saharan Africa face a constant struggle against weather and climate. The outcome of that struggle profoundly influences these nations’ economic growth, health, and social stability. Advances in climate monitoring and forecasting can help African nations and international aid organizations reduce the impact of these natural hazards....
Model-Based Predictions of the Effects of Harvest Mortality on Population Size and Trend of Yellow-Billed Loons
Joel A. Schmutz
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1040
Yellow-billed loons (Gavia adamsii) breed in low densities in northern tundra habitats in Alaska, Canada, and Russia. They migrate to coastal marine habitats at mid to high latitudes where they spend their winters. Harvest may occur throughout the annual cycle, but of particular concern are recent reports of harvest from...
Map of the Rinconada and Reliz Fault Zones, Salinas River Valley, California
Lewis I. Rosenberg, Joseph C. Clark
2009, Scientific Investigations Map 3059
The Rinconada Fault and its related faults constitute a major structural element of the Salinas River valley, which is known regionally, and referred to herein, as the 'Salinas Valley'. The Rinconada Fault extends 230 km from King City in the north to the Big Pine Fault in the south. At...
Biosolids, Crop, and Ground-Water Data for a Biosolids-Application Area Near Deer Trail, Colorado, 2004 Through 2006
Tracy J.B. Yager, David B. Smith, James G. Crock
2009, Data Series 379
From 2004 through 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey monitored the chemical composition of biosolids, crops, dust, and ground water related to biosolids applications near Deer Trail, Colorado, in cooperation with the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District. This monitoring effort was a continuation of the monitoring program begun in 1999 in cooperation...
Estimated Colorado Golf Course Irrigation Water Use, 2005
Tamara Ivahnenko
2009, Open-File Report 2008-1267
Golf course irrigation water-use data were collected as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Use Program's 2005 compilation to provide baseline information, as no golf course irrigation water-use data (separate from crop irrigation) have been reported in previous compilations. A Web-based survey, designed by the U.S. Geological Survey,...
Geophysical Investigation Along the Great Miami River From New Miami to Charles M. Bolton Well Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
R. A. Sheets, D.H. Dumouchelle
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1025
Three geophysical profiling methods were tested to help characterize subsurface materials at selected transects along the Great Miami River, in southwestern Ohio. The profiling methods used were continuous seismic profiling (CSP), continuous resistivity profiling (CRP), and continuous electromagnetic profiling (CEP). Data were collected with global positioning systems to spatially locate...
Geophysical data from offshore of the Chandeleur Islands, eastern Mississippi Delta
Wayne E. Baldwin, Elizabeth A. Pendleton, David C. Twichell
2009, Open-File Report 2008-1195
This report contains the geophysical and geospatial data that were collected during two cruises on the R/V Acadiana along the eastern, offshore side of the Chandeleur Islands in 2006 and 2007. Data were acquired with the following equipment: a Systems Engineering and Assessment, Ltd., SwathPlus interferometric sonar; a Klein 3000...
Completion of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 1992–2001 Land Cover Change Retrofit product
J.A. Fry, Michael Coan, Collin G. Homer, Debra K. Meyer, J.D. Wickham
2009, Open-File Report 2008-1379
The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium has supported the development of two national digital land cover products: the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD) 1992 and National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001. Substantial differences in imagery, legends, and methods between these two land cover products must be overcome in order to support...
Sample collection of ash and burned soils from the October 2007 southern California Wildfires
Todd M. Hoefen, Raymond F. Kokaly, Deborah A. Martin, Carlton J. Rochester, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Greg Mendez, Eric G. Reichard, Robert N. Fisher
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1038
Between November 2 through 9, 2007 scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected samples of ash and burned soils from 28 sites in six areas burned as a result of the Southern California wildfires of October 2007, including the Harris, Witch, Santiago, Ammo, Canyon, and Grass Valley Fires. The...
Mapping the mineral resource base for mineral carbon-dioxide sequestration in the conterminous United States
S. C. Krevor, C. R. Graves, B. S. Van Gosen, A. E. McCafferty
2009, Data Series 414
This database provides information on the occurrence of ultramafic rocks in the conterminous United States that are suitable for sequestering captured carbon dioxide in mineral form, also known as mineral carbon-dioxide sequestration.Mineral carbon-dioxide sequestration is a proposed greenhouse gas mitigation technology whereby carbon dioxide (CO2) is disposed of by reacting...
