Comparison of Water Years 2004-05 and Historical Water-Quality Data, Upper Gunnison River Basin, Colorado
Norman E. Spahr, David M. Hartle, Paul Diaz
2008, Data Series 331
Population growth and changes in land use have the potential to affect water quality and quantity in the upper Gunnison River Basin. In 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, City of Gunnison, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Crested Butte South Metropolitan District,...
Combined high-resolution LIDAR topography and multibeam bathymetry for northern Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska
Keith A. Labay, Peter J. Haeussler
2008, Data Series 374
A new Digital Elevation Model was created using the best available high-resolution topography and multibeam bathymetry surrounding the area of Seward, Alaska. Datasets of (1) LIDAR topography collected for the Kenai Watershed Forum, (2) Seward harbor soundings from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, and (3) multibeam bathymetry from the...
Regression Analysis of Stage Variability for West-Central Florida Lakes
Laura A. Sacks, Donald L. Ellison, Amy Swancar
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5147
The variability in a lake's stage depends upon many factors, including surface-water flows, meteorological conditions, and hydrogeologic characteristics near the lake. An understanding of the factors controlling lake-stage variability for a population of lakes may be helpful to water managers who set regulatory levels for lakes. The goal of this...
Water-chemistry data for selected springs, geysers, and streams in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 2003-2005
James W. Ball, R. Blaine McCleskey, D. Kirk Nordstrom, JoAnn M. Holloway
2008, Open-File Report 2006-1339
Water analyses are reported for 157 samples collected from numerous hot springs, their overflow drainages, and Lemonade Creek in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) during 2003–2005. Water samples were collected and analyzed for major and trace constituents from ten areas of YNP including Terrace and Beryl Springs in the Gibbon Canyon...
Potential effects of a scenario earthquake on the economy of southern California: Small business exposure and sensitivity analysis to a magnitude 7.8 earthquake
Benson C. Sherrouse, D. J. Hester, Anne M. Wein
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1222
The Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) is a collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and various partners from the public and private sectors and academia, meant to improve Southern California's resiliency to natural hazards (Jones and others, 2007). In support of the MHDP objectives, the ShakeOut Scenario was developed. It...
Potential effects of a scenario earthquake on the economy of southern California: Labor market exposure and sensitivity analysis to a magnitude 7.8 earthquake
Benson C. Sherrouse, D. J. Hester, Anne M. Wein
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1211
The Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) is a collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and various partners from the public and private sectors and academia, meant to improve Southern California's resiliency to natural hazards (Jones and others, 2007). In support of the MHDP objectives, the ShakeOut Scenario was developed. It...
Bathymetric contour maps of lakes surveyed in Iowa in 2005
S. M. Linhart, K. D. Lund
2008, Scientific Investigations Map 3037
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, conducted bathymetric surveys on seven lakes in Iowa during 2005 (Arrowhead Pond, Central Park Lake, Lake Keomah, Manteno Park Pond, Lake Miami, Springbrook Lake, and Yellow Smoke Lake). The surveys were conducted to provide the Iowa Department...
Hydrochemical Regions of the Glacial Aquifer System, Northern United States, and Their Environmental and Water-Quality Characteristics
Terri Arnold, Kelly L. Warner, George E. Groschen, James P. Caldwell, Stephen J. Kalkhoff
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5015
The glacial aquifer system in the United States is a large (953,000 square miles) regional aquifer system of heterogeneous composition. As described in this report, the glacial aquifer system includes all unconsolidated geologic material above bedrock that lies on or north of the line of maximum glacial advance within the...
Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2007
Joseph E. Beman
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1255
The Albuquerque Basin, located in central New Mexico, is about 100 miles long and 25 to 40 miles wide. The basin is defined as the extent of consolidated and unconsolidated deposits of Tertiary and Quaternary age that encompass the structural Rio Grande Rift within the basin. Drinking-water supplies throughout the...
Total Mercury, Methylmercury, and Ancillary Water-Quality and Streamflow Data for Selected Streams in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida, 2002-06
Mark E. Brigham, Joseph W. Duris, Dennis A. Wentz, Daniel T. Button, Lia C. Chasar
2008, Data Series 341
Field and analytical methods, mercury and ancillary water-quality data, and associated quality-control data are reported for eight streams in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Florida from 2002 to 2006. The streams were sampled as part of a U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program study of mercury cycling, transport, and bioaccumulation in...
Limnological Conditions in Lake William C. Bowen and Municipal Reservoir #1, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, August to September 2005, May 2006, and October 2006
Celeste A. Journey, Thomas A. Abrahamsen
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1268
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Spartanburg Water System, conducted three spatial surveys of the limnological conditions in Lake William C. Bowen (Lake Bowen) and Municipal Reservoir #1 (Reservoir #1), Spartanburg County, South Carolina, during August to September 2005, May 2006, and October 2006. The surveys were conducted...
Avian Species Inventory at Manzanar National Historic Site, California - Final Report to the National Park Service
Jan Hart, Charles Drost
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1275
We conducted a baseline inventory for avian species at Manzanar National Historic Site, Inyo County, Calif., from 2002 to 2005. Under the guidelines of the Mojave Network Biological Inventory Program, the primary objectives for this study were to (1) inventory and document the occurrence of avian species at Manzanar, with...
Users Manual for the Geospatial Stream Flow Model (GeoSFM)
Guleid A. Artan, Kwabena Asante, Jodie Smith, Md Shahriar Pervez, Debbie Entenmann, James P. Verdin, James Rowland
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1440
The monitoring of wide-area hydrologic events requires the manipulation of large amounts of geospatial and time series data into concise information products that characterize the location and magnitude of the event. To perform these manipulations, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS), with...
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Overview
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3061
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is an instrument that collects remotely sensed data used by scientists for monitoring, modeling, and assessing the effects of natural processes and human actions on the Earth's surface. The continual calibration of the MODIS instruments, the refinement of algorithms used to create higher-level products,...
Remote-controlled pan, tilt, zoom cameras at Kilauea and Mauna Loa Volcanoes, Hawai'i
Richard P. Hoblitt, Tim R. Orr, Frederic Castella, Peter F. Cervelli
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5129
Lists of important volcano-monitoring disciplines usually include seismology, geodesy, and gas geochemistry. Visual monitoring - the essence of volcanology - is usually not mentioned. Yet, observations of the outward appearance of a volcano provide data that is equally as important as that provided by the other disciplines. The eye was...
Bank topography, bathymetry, and current velocity of the lower Elwha River, Clallam County, Washington, May 2006
Christopher A. Curran, Christopher P. Konrad, Randal L. Dinehart, Edward H. Moran
2008, Data Series 363
The removal of two dams from the mainstem of the Elwha River is expected to cause a broad range of changes to the river and nearby coastal ecosystem. The U.S. Geological Survey has documented aspects of the condition of the river to allow analysis of ecological responses to dam removal....
Amount and Percentage of Current Societal Assets in Areas on Kaua'i, Hawai'i, within the 1992 Hurricane 'Iniki Storm-Surge Inundation Zone
Nathan Wood
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1280
The Pacific Risk Management 'Ohana (PRiMO) is a network of partners and stakeholders involved in the development, delivery, and communication of risk management-related information, products, and services across the Pacific Ocean (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Services Center, 2008). One PRiMO-related project is the NOAA National Climatic Data Center's...
Technical Manual for the Geospatial Stream Flow Model (GeoSFM)
Kwabena O. Asante, Guleid A. Artan, Md Shahriar Pervez, Christina Bandaragoda, James P. Verdin
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1441
The monitoring of wide-area hydrologic events requires the use of geospatial and time series data available in near-real time. These data sets must be manipulated into information products that speak to the location and magnitude of the event. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science (USGS...
Monitoring fine-grained sediment in the Colorado River ecosystem, Arizona — Control network and conventional survey techniques
Joseph E. Hazel Jr., Matt Kaplinski, Roderic A. Parnell, Keith Kohl, John C. Schmidt
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1276
In 2002, fine-grained sediment (sand, silt, and clay) monitoring in the Colorado River downstream from Glen Canyon Dam was initiated to survey channel topography at scales previously unobtainable in this canyon setting. This report presents the methods used to establish the high-resolution global positioning system (GPS) control network required for...
Portable chamber measurements of evapotranspiration at the Amargosa Desert Research Site near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, 2003-06
C. Amanda Garcia, Michael J. Johnson, Brian J. Andraski, Keith J. Halford, C. Justin Mayers
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5135
Portable chamber measurements of evapotranspiration (ET) were made at the U.S. Geological Survey's Amargosa Desert Research Site in southern Nevada to help quantify component- and landscape-scale contributions to ET in an arid environment. Evapotranspiration data were collected approximately every 3 months from 2003 to 2006. Chamber measurements of ET were...
Paleontologic Database for the Guadalupe Peak 1:100,000 Quadrangle: A Prototype for the National Paleontologic Database, Paleodata
Bruce R. Wardlaw
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1141
This report is a compilation of most of the known fossil locality data from Guadalupe Peak 1:100,000 quadrangle, West Texas. The data represent several major collection efforts over the past century by the Smithsonian Institution, the American Museum of Natural History, and the U.S. Geological Survey. This dataset is not...
Weight of Production of Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires, and Tanzanite from 1995 Through 2005
Thomas R. Yager, W. David Menzie, Donald W. Olson
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1013
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) historically has not attempted to report comprehensive world production of gemstones on a country basis. This was because estimation of gemstone production is inherently difficult due to the fragmentary nature of the industry, the lack of governmental oversight or reporting in many countries where colored gemstones...
Digital coordinates and age of more than 13,000 foraminifers samples collected by Chevron Petroleum geologists in California
William T. Malmblorg, William B. West, Earl E. Brabb, John M. Parker
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1187
The general location and age of more than 33,500 mostly foraminifer samples from Chevron surface localities in nearly 600 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5' quadrangles from California were provided by Brabb and Parker (2003). Barren and non-diagnostic samples plus many that have no paleontologic information were omitted to provide a...
Aggradation and Degradation of the Palisades Gully Network, 1996 to 2005, with Emphasis on the November 2004 High-Flow Experiment, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Joseph E. Hazel Jr., Matt Kaplinski, Roderic A. Parnell, Helen C. Fairley
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1264
This study examines a large drainage network incised into alluvial terraces located along the Colorado River downstream of Palisades Creek in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. Gully erosion in the drainage affects archaeological sites found on the wide, relatively flat alluvial terraces. In 1996, 7-d release of 1,274 cubic meters...
Ground-water levels in Huron County, Michigan, 2006-07
T. L. Weaver, S. P. Blumer, L. M. Fuller
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1248
In 1990, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) completed a study of the hydrogeology of Huron County, Michigan (Sweat, 1991). In 1993, Huron County and the USGS entered into a continuing agreement to measure water levels at selected wells throughout Huron County. As part of the agreement, USGS initially operated four...
