Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon life history investigations annual report, 2009
Kenneth F. Tiffan, William P. Connor, Brian J. Bellgraph, Rebecca A. Buchanan
2010, Report
In 2009, we used radio and acoustic telemetry to evaluate the migratory behavior, survival, mortality, and delay of subyearling fall Chinook salmon in the Clearwater River and Lower Granite Reservoir. We released a total of 1,000 tagged hatchery subyearlings at Cherry Lane on the Clearwater River in mid August and...
Water quality and ecological condition of urban streams in Independence, Missouri, June 2005 through December 2008
D. Christensen, Thomas E. Harris, Shelley L. Niesen
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5074
To identify the sources of selected constituents in urban streams and better understand processes affecting water quality and their effects on the ecological condition of urban streams and the Little Blue River in Independence, Missouri the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the City of Independence Water Pollution Control Department...
Analogues to features and processes of a high-level radioactive waste repository proposed for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Ardyth M. Simmons, John S. Stuckless, U.S. Department of Energy with a Foreword by Abraham Van Luik
2010, Professional Paper 1779
Natural analogues are defined for this report as naturally occurring or anthropogenic systems in which processes similar to those expected to occur in a nuclear waste repository are thought to have taken place over time periods of decades to millennia and on spatial scales as much as tens of kilometers....
Effects of urbanization, construction activity, management practices, and impoundments on suspended-sediment transport in Johnson County, northeast Kansas, February 2006 through November 2008
Casey J. Lee, Andrew C. Ziegler
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5128
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Johnson County, Kansas, Stormwater Management Program, investigated the effects of urbanization, construction activity, management practices, and impoundments on suspended-sediment transport in Johnson County from February 2006 through November 2008. Streamgages and continuous turbidity sensors were operated at 15 sites within the urbanizing...
Groundwater-quality data and regional trends in the Virginia Coastal Plain, 1906-2007
Randolph E. McFarland
2010, Professional Paper 1772
A newly developed regional perspective of the hydrogeology of the Virginia Coastal Plain incorporates updated information on groundwater quality in the area. Local-scale groundwater-quality information is provided by a comprehensive dataset compiled from multiple Federal and State agency databases. Groundwater-sample chemical-constituent values and related data are presented in tables, summaries,...
Sedimentation Survey of Lago de Cidra, Puerto Rico, August 2007
Luis R. Soler-Lopez
2010, Scientific Investigations Map 3118
Lago de Cidra is a reservoir located on the confluence of Rio de Bayamon, Rio Sabana, and Quebrada Prieta, in the municipality of Cidra in east-central Puerto Rico, about 3.0 kilometers northeast of the town of Cidra. The dam is owned and operated by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer...
Biostratigraphy of the San Joaquin Formation in borrow-source area B-17, Kettleman Hills landfill, North Dome, Kettleman Hills, Kings County, California
Charles L. Powell II, Lanny H. Fisk, David F. Maloney, David M. Haasl
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1140
The stratigraphic occurrences and interpreted biostratigraphy of invertebrate fossil taxa in the upper San Joaquin Formation and lower-most Tulare Formation encountered at the Chemical Waste Management Kettleman Hills waste disposal facility on the North Dome of the Kettleman Hills, Kings County, California are documented. Significant new findings include (1) a...
Recent (2001-09) hydrologic history and regionalization studies in Texas-Statistical characterization of storms, floods, and rainfall-runoff relations
William H. Asquith
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3063
As part of numerous cooperative studies investigating rainfall and streamflow during 1991-2009 with the Texas Department of Transportation and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) published about 20 reports describing either historical streamflow conditions (hydrologic history) in Texas or the results of studies involving regional rainfall...
Fluorine, fluorite, and fluorspar in central Colorado
Alan R. Wallace
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5113
Fluorine (F) is a widespread element that was deposited in a variety of rocks, minerals, and geologic environments in central Colorado. It occurs as a trace element, as a major component of the mineral fluorite (CaFs), and as a major economic source of fluorine in fluorspar deposits, which are massive...
Locating inputs of freshwater to Lynch Cove, Hood Canal, Washington, using aerial infrared photography
Rich W. Sheibley, Edward G. Josberger, Chris Chickadel
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3072
The input of freshwater and associated nutrients into Lynch Cove and lower Hood Canal (fig. 1) from sources such as groundwater seeps, small streams, and ephemeral creeks may play a major role in the nutrient loading and hydrodynamics of this low dissolved-oxygen (hypoxic) system. These disbursed sources exhibit a high...
Sedimentation Survey of Lago Patillas, Puerto Rico, March 2007
Luis R. Soler-Lopez
2010, Scientific Investigations Map 3128
Lago Patillas is a reservoir located on the confluence of Rio Grande de Patillas and Rio Marin, in the municipality of Patillas in southern Puerto Rico, about 3 kilometers north of the town of Patillas and about 8 kilometers northeast of the town of Arroyo (fig. 1). The dam is...
Steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Daniel J. Ackerman, Joseph P. Rousseau, Gordon W. Rattray, Jason C. Fisher
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5123
Three-dimensional steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. The steady-state and transient flow models cover an area of 1,940 square miles that includes most of...
Connecticut Highlands technical report— Documentation of the regional rainfall-runoff model
Elizabeth A. Ahearn, David M. Bjerklie
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1187
This report provides the supporting data and describes the data sources, methodologies, and assumptions used in the assessment of existing and potential water resources of the Highlands of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (referred to herein as the “Highlands”). Included in this report are Highlands groundwater and surface-water use data and the...
Relations between groundwater levels and anthropogenic and meteorological stressors at selected sites in east-central Florida, 1995-2007
Louis C. Murray Jr.
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5046
Multivariate linear regression analyses were used to define the relations of water levels in the Upper Floridan aquifer (UFA) and surficial aquifer system (SAS) to anthropogenic and meteorological stressors between 1995 and 2007 at two monitoring well sites (Charlotte Street and Lake Oliver) in east-central Florida. Anthropogenic stressors of interest...
Trends in the quality of water in New Jersey streams, water years 1998-2007
R. Edward Hickman, Bonnie J. Gray
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5088
Trends were determined in flow-adjusted values of selected water-quality characteristics measured year-round during water years 1998-2007 (October 1, 1997, through September 30, 2007) at 70 stations on New Jersey streams. Water-quality characteristics included in the analysis are dissolved oxygen, pH, total dissolved solids, total phosphorus, total organic nitrogen plus ammonia,...
Nutrients, Select Pesticides, and Suspended Sediment in the Karst Terrane of the Sinking Creek Basin, Kentucky, 2004-06
Angela S. Crain
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5167
This report presents the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, on nutrients, select pesticides, and suspended sediment in the karst terrane of the Sinking Creek Basin. Streamflow, nutrient, select pesticide, and suspended-sediment data were collected at seven sampling stations from...
Management of surface water and groundwater withdrawals to maintain environmental stream flows in Michigan
Howard W. Reeves, Paul W. Seelbach, James R. Nicholas, David A. Hamilton
Kenneth W. Potter, Donald K. Frevert, editor(s)
2010, Conference Paper, Watershed management 2010: Innovations in watershed management under land use and climate change
In 2008, the State of Michigan enacted legislation requiring that new or increased high-capacity withdrawals (greater than 100,000 gallons per day) from either surface water or groundwater be reviewed to prevent Adverse Resource Impacts (ARI). Science- based guidance was sought in defining how groundwater or surface-water withdrawals affect streamflow and...
Terrigenous sediment provenance from geochemical tracers, south Molokai reef flat, Hawaii
R.K. Takesue
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1155
Land-derived runoff is one of the greatest threats to coral-reef health. Identification of runoff sources is an important step in erosion mitigation efforts. A geochemical sediment provenance study was done in uplands and across the adjacent fringing reef on the southeast shore of Molokai, Hawaii, to determine whether sediment runoff...
Temporal change in biological community structure in the Fountain Creek basin, Colorado, 2001-2008
Robert E. Zuellig, James F. Bruce, Stogner
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5103
In 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Colorado Springs City Engineering, began a study to better understand the relations between environmental characteristics and biological communities in the Fountain Creek basin in order to aide water-resource management and guide future monitoring activities. To accomplish this task, environmental (streamflow, habitat,...
Assessment of ecological conditions and potential effects of water produced from coalbed natural gas development on biological communities in streams of the Powder River structural basin, Wyoming and Montana, 2005-08
David A. Peterson, Melanie L. Clark, Katharine Foster, Peter R. Wright, Gregory K. Boughton
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5124
Ongoing development of coalbed natural gas in the Powder River structural basin in Wyoming and Montana led to formation of an interagency task group to address concerns about the effects of the resulting production water on biological communities in streams of the area. The interagency task group developed a monitoring...
In-situ arsenic remediation in Carson Valley, Douglas County, west-central Nevada
Angela P. Paul, Douglas K. Maurer, Kenneth G. Stollenwerk, Alan H. Welch
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5161
Conventional arsenic remediation strategies primarily involve above-ground treatment that include costs involved in the disposal of sludge material. The primary advantages of in-situ remediation are that building and maintaining a large treatment facility are not necessary and that costs associated with the disposal of sludge are eliminated. A two-phase study...
Hydrogeologic framework, groundwater and surface-water systems, land use, pumpage, and water budget of the Chamokane Creek basin, Stevens County, Washington
Sue C. Kahle, William A. Taylor, Sonja Lin, Steven S. Sumioka, Theresa D. Olsen
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5165
A study of the water resources of the unconsolidated groundwater system of the Chamokane Creek basin was conducted to determine the hydrogeologic framework, interactions of shallow and deep parts of the groundwater system with each other and the surface-water system, changes in land use and land cover, and water-use estimates....
Death Valley regional groundwater flow system, Nevada and California: Hydrogeologic framework and transient groundwater flow model
Wayne Belcher, Frank A. D’Agnese, Grady M. O’Brien, Donald S. Sweetkind, Carma A. San Juan, Randell J. Laczniak, Christopher J. Potter, Heather Putnam, Claudia C. Faunt, Joan B. Blainey, Mary C. Hill, M. S. Bedinger, J. R. Harrill
Wayne R. Belcher, Donald S. Sweetkind, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1711
A numerical three-dimensional (3D) transient groundwater flow model of the Death Valley region was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey for the U.S. Department of Energy programs at the Nevada Test Site and at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Decades of study of aspects of the groundwater flow system and previous less...
Steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport, Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory and vicinity, Idaho
Daniel J. Ackerman, Joseph P. Rousseau, Gordon W. Rattray, Jason C. Fisher
2010, Open-File Report 2010-5123
Three-dimensional steady-state and transient models of groundwater flow and advective transport in the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy. The steady-state and transient flow models cover an area of 1,940 square miles that includes most of...
Summary and statistical analysis of precipitation and groundwater data for Brunswick County, North Carolina, Water Year 2008
Kristen Bukowski McSwain, A.G. Strickland
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1154
Groundwater conditions in Brunswick County, North Carolina, have been monitored continuously since 2000 through the operation and maintenance of groundwater-level observation wells in the surficial, Castle Hayne, and Peedee aquifers of the North Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system. Groundwater-resource conditions for the Brunswick County area were evaluated by relating the...
