Hydrogeologic Framework of Onslow County, North Carolina, 2008
Jason M. Fine
2008, Scientific Investigations Map 3055
The unconsolidated sediments that underlie the Onslow County area are composed of interlayered permeable and impermeable beds, which overlie the crystalline basement rocks. The aquifers, composed mostly of sand and limestone, are separated by confining units composed mostly of clay and silt. The aquifers from top to bottom are the...
Evaluation of four structural best management practices for highway runoff in Beaufort and Colleton Counties, South Carolina, 2005–2006
Kevin J. Conlon, Celeste A. Journey
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5150
From 2005 to 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey worked cooperatively with the South Carolina Department of Transportation in Beaufort and Colleton Counties, South Carolina, to assess the performance of four different structural devices that served as best management practices (BMPs). These structural devices were installed to mitigate the effects of...
Management and research applications of long-range surveillance radar data for birds, bats, and flying insects
Janet M. Ruth, Jeffrey J. Buler, Robert H. Diehl, Richard S. Sojda
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3095
There is renewed interest in using long-range surveillance radar as a biological research tool due to substantial improvements in the network of radars within the United States. Technical improvements, the digital nature of the radar data, and the availability of computing power and geographic information systems, enable a broad range...
Hydrologic Streamflow Conditions for Georgia, 2007
Andrew E. Knaak, John K. Joiner
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3099
The U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) Georgia Water Science Center (GaWSC) maintains a long-term hydrologic monitoring network of more than 260 real-time streamflow stations and more than 100 noncontinuous streamflow stations throughout Georgia. This network is operated by the USGS GaWSC in cooperation with more than 50 different partners at Federal,...
Selected Ground-Water Data for Yucca Mountain Region, Southern Nevada and Eastern California, January-December 2005
Glenn L. Locke
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1265
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, collected, compiled, and summarized hydrologic data in the Yucca Mountain region of southern Nevada and eastern California. These data were collected to allow assessments of ground-water resources during activities to determine the...
The coral reef of South Moloka'i, Hawai'i— Portrait of a sediment-threatened fringing reef
Michael E. Field, Susan A. Cochran, Joshua B. Logan, Curt D. Storlazzi, editor(s)
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5101
Moloka‘i, with the most extensive coral reef in the main Hawaiian Islands, is especially sacred to Hina, the Goddess of the Moon. As Hinaalo, she is the Mother of the Hawaiian people; as Hinapuku‘a, she is the Goddess of Fishermen; and in the form Hina‘opuhalako‘a, she is the Goddess who...
Well Inventory and Geophysical Logging of Selected Wells in Troup County, Georgia, 2007-2008
Michael F. Peck, David C. Leeth, Michael D. Hamrick
2008, Scientific Investigations Map 3058
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - in cooperation with the Troup County Board of Commissioners - conducted a well inventory to provide information to help evaluate ground-water resources for Troup County, Georgia. In addition, borehole geophysical logs were collected in selected wells to provide a better understanding of the subsurface...
Methods to Evaluate Influence of Onsite Septic Wastewater-Treatment Systems on Base Flow in Selected Watersheds in Gwinnett County, Georgia, October 2007
Mark N. Landers, Paul D. Ankcorn
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5220
The influence of onsite septic wastewater-treatment systems (OWTS) on base-flow quantity needs to be understood to evaluate consumptive use of surface-water resources by OWTS. If the influence of OWTS on stream base flow can be measured and if the inflow to OWTS is known from water-use data, then water-budget approaches...
Sediment deposition, erosion, and bathymetric change in central San Francisco Bay: 1855-1979
Theresa A. Fregoso, Amy C. Foxgrover, Bruce E. Jaffe
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1312
Central San Francisco Bay is the hub of a dynamic estuarine system connecting the San Joaquin and Sacramento River Deltas, Suisun Bay, and San Pablo Bay to the Pacific Ocean and South San Francisco Bay. To understand the role that Central San Francisco Bay plays in sediment transport throughout the...
Ground-water quality data in the coastal Los Angeles Basin study unit, 2006: Results from the California GAMA Program
Timothy M. Mathany, Michael Land, Kenneth Belitz
2008, Data Series 387
Ground-water quality in the approximately 860 square-mile Coastal Los Angeles Basin study unit (CLAB) was investigated from June to November of 2006 as part of the Statewide Basin Assessment Project of the Ground-Water Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The GAMA Statewide Basin Assessment was developed in response to the...
Potential Chemical Effects of Changes in the Source of Water Supply for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
Laura M. Bexfield, Scott K. Anderholm
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5171
Chemical modeling was used by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (henceforth, Authority), to gain insight into the potential chemical effects that could occur in the Authority's water distribution system as a result of changing the source of water used for municipal...
Simulation of Flood Profiles for Catoma Creek near Montgomery, Alabama, 2008
K.G. Lee, T.S. Hedgecock
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5171
A one-dimensional step-backwater model was used to simulate flooding conditions for Catoma Creek near Montgomery, Alabama. A peak flow of 50,000 cubic feet per second was computed by the U.S. Geological Survey for the March 1990 flood at the Norman Bridge Road gaging station. Using this estimated peak flow, flood-plain...
Floods of August and September 2004 in eastern Ohio: FEMA disaster declaration 1556
Andrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. Lageman
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1291
A band of severe thunderstorms at the end of August 2004 and the passage of the remnants of Hurricanes Frances and Ivan during September 2004 caused severe flooding in eastern Ohio during August and September 2004. Record peak streamflow occurred at 12 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages. Damages caused by...
Floods of May and June 2004 in central and eastern Ohio: FEMA disaster declaration 1519
Andrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. Lageman
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1290
Several severe thunderstorms that passed through Ohio between May 17 and June 17, 2004, produced large amounts of rain in an already wet central and eastern Ohio, resulting in flooding in this region from May 18 to June 21, 2004. Record peak streamflow occurred at three U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...
Floods of December 2004 and January 2005 in Ohio: FEMA Disaster Declaration 1580
Andrew D. Ebner, David E. Straub, Jonathan D. Lageman
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1289
A large snowstorm at the end of December 2004 that left more than 20 inches of snow in some areas of Ohio, followed by unseasonably warm temperatures in early January 2005, caused snowmelt to begin filling river channels. Widespread rain showers during January 2005 combined with this snowmelt to cause...
Protocol for Monitoring Fish Assemblages in Pacific Northwest National Parks
Samuel J. Brenkman, Patrick J. Connolly
2008, Techniques and Methods 2-A7
Rivers and streams that drain from Olympic, Mount Rainier, and North Cascades National Parks are among the most protected corridors in the lower 48 States, and represent some of the largest tracts of contiguous, undisturbed habitat throughout the range of several key fish species of the Pacific Northwest. These watersheds...
Report on the Aseismic Slip, Tremor, and Earthquakes Workshop
Joan Gomberg, Evelyn Roeloffs, Anne Trehu, Herb Dragert, Charles Meertens
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1343
This report summarizes the discussions and information presented during the workshop on Aseismic Slip, Tremor, and Earthquakes. Workshop goals included improving coordination among those involved in conducting research related to these phenomena, assessing the implications for earthquake hazard assessment, and identifying ways to capitalize on the education and outreach opportunities...
Comments on potential geologic and seismic hazards affecting proposed liquefied natural gas site in Santa Monica Bay, California
Stephanie L. Ross, Homa J. Lee, Tom E. Parsons, Larry A. Beyer, David M. Boore, James E. Conrad, Brian D. Edwards, Michael A. Fisher, Arthur D. Frankel, Eric L. Geist, Kenneth W. Hudnut, Susan E. Hough, Robert E. Kayen, T.D. Lorenson, Nicolas Luco, Patricia A. McCrory, Mary McGann, Manuel Nathenson, Michael Nolan, Mark D. Petersen, Daniel J. Ponti, Charles L. Powell II, Holly F. Ryan, John C. Tinsley III, Chris J. Wills, Florence L. Wong, Jingping Xu
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1344
In a letter to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) dated March 25, 2008, Representative Jane Harman (California 36th district) requested advice on geologic hazards that should be considered in the review of a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility off the California coast in Santa Monica Bay. In 2004, the...
Hydraulic and substrate maps of reaches used by sturgeon (Genus Scaphirhynchus) in the Lower Missouri River, 2005-07
Joanna M. Reuter, Robert B. Jacobson, Caroline M. Elliott, Harold E. Johnson III, Aaron J. DeLonay
2008, Data Series 386
This report is a repository of reach-scale maps of hydraulic and substrate characteristics generated for the habitat-use portion of an interdisciplinary sturgeon research project on the Lower Missouri River (from Gavins Point Dam to the junction with the Mississippi River). The maps were derived from hydroacoustic data sets that were...
Seismicity and deformation induced by magma accumulation at three basaltic volcanoes
O. Lengline, David Marsan, J.-L. Got, Virginie Pinel, Valerie Ferrazzini, Paul G. Okubo
2008, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth (113)
We analyzed the evolution of volcano‐tectonic (VT) seismicity and deformation at three basaltic volcanoes (Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Piton de la Fournaise) during phases of magma accumulation. We observed that the VT earthquake activity displays an accelerating evolution at the three studied volcanoes during the time of magma accumulation. At the...
An Integrated Hydrogeologic and Geophysical Investigation to Characterize the Hydrostratigraphy of the Edwards Aquifer in an Area of Northeastern Bexar County, Texas
Sachin D. Shah, Bruce D. Smith, Allan K. Clark, Jason Payne
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5181
In August 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the San Antonio Water System, did a hydrogeologic and geophysical investigation to characterize the hydrostratigraphy (hydrostratigraphic zones) and also the hydrogeologic features (karst features such as sinkholes and caves) of the Edwards aquifer in a 16-square-kilometer area of northeastern Bexar...
Analytical Results for Municipal Biosolids Samples from a Monitoring Program near Deer Trail, Colorado (U.S.A.), 2007
J.G. Crock, D. B. Smith, T. J. B. Yager, C. J. Berry, M. G. Adams
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1358
Since late 1993, the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District of Denver (Metro District), a large wastewater treatment plant in Denver, Colorado, has applied Grade I, Class B biosolids to about 52,000 acres of nonirrigated farmland and rangeland near Deer Trail, Colorado (U.S.A.). In cooperation with the Metro District in 1993, the...
River Channel Topographic Surveys Collected Prior to and Following Elevated Flows in the Central Platte River, Spring 2008
Paul J. Kinzel
2008, Data Series 380
Rainfall in central Nebraska in late May and early June 2008 elevated streamflows in the central Platte River. Topographic surveys collected along geomorphic monitoring transects prior to these flows (May 2007, July 2007, and March 2008) were repeated in mid-June 2008. These surveys provide characterization of river topography that could...
Water quality of streams in Johnson County, Kansas, 2002-07
Teresa J. Rasmussen
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3090
Water quality of streams in Johnson County, Kansas was evaluated from October 2002 through December 2007 in a cooperative study between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program. Water quality at 42 stream sites, representing urban and rural basins, was characterized by evaluating benthic macroinvertebrates, water...
Bathymetric and hydraulic survey of the Matanuska River near Circle View Estates, Alaska
Jeffrey S. Conaway
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1359
An acoustic Doppler current profiler interfaced with a differentially corrected global positioning system was used to map bathymetry and multi-dimensional velocities on the Matanuska River near Circle View Estates, Alaska. Data were collected along four spur dikes and a bend in the river during a period of active bank erosion....
