Carbon isotope composition of CO2 at Cascade Arc volcanoes
William C. Evans, Robert H. Mariner, Deborah Bergfeld, Kinga M. Revesz, John P. McGeehin
Peter Birkle, Ignacio Salvador Torres Alvarado, editor(s)
2010, Conference Paper, Water-rock interaction XIII
No abstract available....
Utility of mesohabitat features for determining habitat associations of subadult sharks in Georgia’s estuaries
C.N. Belcher, Cecil A. Jennings
2010, Environmental Biology of Fishes (88) 349-359
We examined the affects of selected water quality variables on the presence of subadult sharks in six of nine Georgia estuaries. During 231 longline sets, we captured 415 individuals representing nine species. Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terranovae), bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) and sandbar shark (C. plumbeus) comprised...
Depth profiles in a tropical, volcanic critical zone observatory: Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
H.L. Buss, Arthur F. White, C. Dessert, J. Gaillardet, Alex E. Blum, P.B. Sak
2010, Conference Paper, Water-rock interaction XIII
No abstract available....
Alkali elements as geothermometers for ridge flanks and subduction zones
W. Wei, M. Kastner, Robert J. Rosenbauer, L.-H. Chan, Y. Weinstein
2010, Conference Paper, Water-rock interaction XIII
No abstract available....
2009 Spawning cisco investigations in the Canadian waters of Lake Superior
Daniel L. Yule, Gary A. Cholwek, Lori M. Evrard, E. Berglund, K.I. Cullis
2010, Report
We sampled with acoustics (AC) and midwater trawls (MT) to determine cisco abundance in Lake Superior’s Thunder and Black bays during 8-14 November, 2009. Total abundance of spawning-size (≥ 250 mm total length) ciscoes was estimated at 6.25 million in Thunder Bay and 1.12 million in Black Bay. Exploitation fractions...
Pier and contraction scour prediction in cohesive soils at selected bridges in Illinois
Timothy D. Straub, Thomas M. Over
2010, Report
This report presents the results of testing the Scour Rate In Cohesive Soils-Erosion Function Apparatus (SRICOS-EFA) method for estimating scour depth of cohesive soils at 15 bridges in Illinois. The SRICOS-EFA method for complex pier and contraction scour in cohesive soils has two primary components. The first component includes the...
Hydrogeology and numerical simulation of the unconsolidated glacial aquifer in the Pootatuck River Basin, Newtown, Connecticut
Carl S. Carlson, Remo A. Mondazzi, David M. Bjerklie, Craig J. Brown
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5142
A study of the groundwater and stream-aquifer interaction in the Pootatuck River Basin, Newtown, Connecticut, was conducted to analyze the effect of production wells on the groundwater levels and streamflow in the Pootatuck River as part of a cooperative program between the U.S. Geological Survey and Newtown, Connecticut. This study...
Environmental and biological data for assessment of the nutrient enrichment effects on agricultural stream ecosystems, 2006-08: A project of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program
Robin A. Brightbill, Jill D. Frankforter
2010, Data Series 517
No abstract available....
USGS Activities at Lake Roosevelt and the Upper Columbia River
Cynthia Barton, Gary L. Turney
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3056
Lake Roosevelt (Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake) is the impoundment of the upper Columbia River behind Grand Coulee Dam, and is the largest reservoir within the Bureau of Reclamation's Columbia Basin Project (CBP). The reservoir is located in northeastern Washington, and stretches 151 miles from Grand Coulee Dam north to the...
Water use trends in Washington, 1985-2005
R. C. Lane
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3057
Since 1950, the U.S. Geological Survey Washington Water Science Center (USGS-WAWSC) has collected, compiled, and published, at 5-year intervals, statewide estimates of the amounts of water withdrawn and used for various purposes in Washington State. As new data and methods became available, some of the original datasets were recompiled. The...
Hydrologic conditions in Florida during Water Year 2008
Richard J. Verdi, Sandra L. Holt, Ronald B. Irvin, David L. Fulcher
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5115
Record-high and record-low hydrologic conditions occurred during water year 2008 (October 1, 2007-September 30, 2008). Record-low levels were caused by a continuation of the 2007 water year drought conditions into the 2008 water year and persisting until summer rainfall. The gage at the Santa Fe River near Fort White site...
Preliminary assessment of factors influencing riverine fish communities in Massachusetts
David S. Armstrong, Todd A. Richards, Sara L. Brandt
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1139
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (MDCR), Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP), and the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game (MDFG), conducted a preliminary investigation of fish communities in small- to medium-sized Massachusetts streams. The objective of this investigation was to...
A rapid method for creating qualitative images indicative of thick oil emulsion on the ocean's surface from imaging spectrometer data
Raymond F. Kokaly, Todd M. Hoefen, K. Eric Livo, Gregg A. Swayze, Ira Leifer, Ian B. McCubbin, Michael L. Eastwood, Robert O. Green, Sarah R. Lundeen, Charles M. Sarture, Denis Steele, Thomas Ryan, Eliza S. Bradley, Dar A. Roberts, AVIRIS Team
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1107
This report describes a method to create color-composite images indicative of thick oil:water emulsions on the surface of clear, deep ocean water by using normalized difference ratios derived from remotely sensed data collected by an imaging spectrometer. The spectral bands used in the normalized difference ratios are located in wavelength...
Occurrence and distribution of dissolved solids, selenium, and uranium in groundwater and surface water in the Arkansas River Basin from the headwaters to Coolidge, Kansas, 1970-2009
Lisa D. Miller, Kenneth R. Watts, Roderick F. Ortiz, Ivahnenko
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5069
In 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with City of Aurora, Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, Pueblo Board of Water Works, Southeastern Colorado Water Activity Enterprise, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, and Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District began a retrospective...
Geohydrology of the Aucilla-Suwannee-Ochlockonee River Basin, south-central Georgia and adjacent parts of Florida
Lynn J. Torak, Jaime A. Painter, Michael F. Peck
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5072
Major streams and tributaries located in the Aucilla-Suwannee-Ochlockonee (ASO) River Basin of south-central Georgia and adjacent parts of Florida drain about 8,000 square miles of a layered sequence of clastic and carbonate sediments and carbonate Coastal Plain sediments consisting of the surficial aquifer system, upper semiconfining unit, Upper Floridan aquifer,...
Predicting S-wave velocities for unconsolidated sediments at low effective pressure
Myung W. Lee
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5138
Accurate S-wave velocities for shallow sediments are important in performing a reliable elastic inversion for gas hydrate-bearing sediments and in evaluating velocity models for predicting S-wave velocities, but few S-wave velocities are measured at low effective pressure. Predicting S-wave velocities by using conventional methods based on the Biot-Gassmann theory appears...
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...
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...
Evaluation of Turf-Grass and Prairie-Vegetated Rain Gardens in a Clay and Sand Soil, Madison, Wisconsin, Water Years 2004-08
William R. Selbig, Nicholas Balster
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5077
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with a consortium of 19 cities, towns, and villages in Dane County, Wis., undertook a study to compare the capability of rain gardens with different vegetative species and soil types to infiltrate stormwater runoff from the roof of an adjacent structure. Two rain gardens,...
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...
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...
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...
Proceedings of the Colorado River Basin Science and Resource Management Symposium, November 18-20, 2008, Scottsdale, Arizona
Theodore S. Melis, John F. Hamill, Glenn E. Bennett, Coggins Jr., Paul E. Grams, Theodore A. Kennedy, Dennis M. Kubly, Barbara E. Ralston
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5135
Since the 1980s, four major science and restoration programs have been developed for the Colorado River Basin to address primarily the conservation of native fish and other wildlife pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA): (1) Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin (commonly...
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...
