Evapotranspiration from the Lower Walker River Basin, West-Central Nevada, Water Years 2005-07
Kip K. Allander, J. LaRue Smith, Michael J. Johnson
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5079
Evapotranspiration is the ultimate path of outflow of nearly all water from the Lower Walker River basin. Walker Lake is the terminus of the topographically closed Walker River basin, and the lake level has been declining at an average rate of about 1.6 feet per year (ft/yr) since 1917. As...
Primary Productivity in Meduxnekeag River, Maine, 2005
Robert M. Goldstein, Charles W. Schalk, Joshua P. Kempf
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5029
During August and September 2005, dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, specific conductance, streamflow, and light intensity (LI) were determined continuously at six sites defining five reaches on Meduxnekeag River above and below Houlton, Maine. These data were collected as input for a dual-station whole-stream metabolism model to evaluate primary productivity in...
Baseline Channel Geometry and Aquatic Habitat Data for Selected Streams in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska
Janet H. Curran, William J. Rice
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5084
Small streams in the rapidly developing Matanuska-Susitna Valley in south-central Alaska are known to support anadromous and resident fish but little is known about their hydrologic and riparian conditions, or their sensitivity to the rapid development of the area or climate variability. To help address this need, channel geometry and...
Assessment of Eutrophication in the Lower Yakima River Basin, Washington, 2004-07
Daniel R. Wise, Marie L. Zuroske, Kurt D. Carpenter, Richard L. Kiesling
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5078
In response to concerns that excessive plant growth in the lower Yakima River in south-central Washington was degrading water quality and affecting recreational use, the U.S. Geological Survey and the South Yakima Conservation District conducted an assessment of eutrophication in the lower 116 miles of the river during the 2004-07...
Organic compounds used in animal husbandry: Chapter 13
Robert L. Wershaw, Laurence S. Shore
Amy Pruden, Laurence S. Shore, editor(s)
2009, Book chapter, Hormones and pharmaceuticals generated by concentrated animal feeding operations: transport in water and soil
Although in general, the same drugs are used by humans as for animal husbandry, some compounds are unique to CAFOs. In raising and fattening steers, anabolic steroids are widely used in the US. In the cattle industry, large use is made of the acaricides, avermectins, and the cypermethrins as well...
Pinon and Juniper Field Guide: Asking the Right Questions to Select Appropriate Management Actions
R.J. Tausch, R.F. Miller, B.A. Roundy, J.C. Chambers
2009, Circular 1335
Pinon-juniper woodlands are an important vegetation type in the Great Basin. Old-growth and open shrub savanna woodlands have been present over much of the last several hundred years. Strong evidence indicates these woodlands have experienced significant tree infilling and major expansion in their distribution since the late 1800s by encroaching...
ModelMuse - A Graphical User Interface for MODFLOW-2005 and PHAST
Richard B. Winston
2009, Techniques and Methods 6-A29
ModelMuse is a graphical user interface (GUI) for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) models MODFLOW-2005 and PHAST. This software package provides a GUI for creating the flow and transport input file for PHAST and the input files for MODFLOW-2005. In ModelMuse, the spatial data for the model is independent of...
Benthic foraminiferal census data from Louisiana continental shelf cores, Gulf of Mexico
Lisa E. Osterman, Wendy S. Kelly, John P. Ricardo
2009, Open-File Report 2008-1348
An area of oxygen-depleted bottom- and subsurface-water (hypoxia = dissolved oxygen < 2 mg/L-1) occurs seasonally on the Louisiana Shelf near the Mississippi River. The area of hypoxia, also known as the “dead zone,” forms when spring and early summer freshwater flow from the Mississippi River supplies a large amount...
Examining Submarine Ground-Water Discharge into Florida Bay by using 222Rn and Continuous Resistivity Profiling
Peter Swarzenski, Chris Reich, David Rudnick
2009, Open-File Report 2008-1342
Estimates of submarine ground-water discharge (SGD) into Florida Bay remain one of the least understood components of a regional water balance. To quantify the magnitude and seasonality of SGD into upper Florida Bay, research activities included the use of the natural geochemical tracer, 222Rn, to examine potential SGD hotspots (222Rn...
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3029
The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC) conducts integrated research to fulfill the Department of the Interior's responsibilities to the Nation's natural resources. Located on 600 acres along the James River Valley near Jamestown, North Dakota, the NPWRC develops and disseminates scientific information needed to understand, conserve, and wisely manage...
Selected Geochemical Data for Modeling Near-Surface Processes in Mineral Systems
Stuart A. Giles, Matthew Granitto, Robert G. Eppinger
2009, Data Series 433
The database herein was initiated, designed, and populated to collect and integrate geochemical, geologic, and mineral deposit data in an organized manner to facilitate geoenvironmental mineral deposit modeling. The Microsoft Access database contains data on a variety of mineral deposit types that have variable environmental effects when exposed at the...
Streamflow Simulations and Percolation Estimates Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool for Selected Basins in North-Central Nebraska, 1940-2005
Kellan R. Strauch, Joshua I. Linard
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5075
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Upper Elkhorn, Lower Elkhorn, Upper Loup, Lower Loup, Middle Niobrara, Lower Niobrara, Lewis and Clark, and Lower Platte North Natural Resources Districts, used the Soil and Water Assessment Tool to simulate streamflow and estimate percolation in north-central Nebraska to aid development of...
Drilling and testing the DOI-04-1A coalbed methane well, Fort Yukon, Alaska
Arthur Clark, Charles E. Barker, Edwin P. Weeks
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1064
The need for affordable energy sources is acute in rural communities of Alaska where costly diesel fuel must be delivered by barge or plane for power generation. Additionally, the transport, transfer, and storage of fuel pose great difficulty in these regions. Although small-scale energy development in remote Arctic locations presents...
Iodine-129 in the Snake River Plain Aquifer at and Near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2003 and 2007
Roy C. Bartholomay
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5088
From 1953 to 1988, wastewater containing approximately 0.94 curies of iodine-129 (129I) was generated at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in southeastern Idaho. Almost all of this wastewater was discharged at or near the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC) on the INL site. Most of the wastewater was...
Preliminary assessment of vertical stability and gravel transport along the Umpqua River, southwestern Oregon
Jim E. O'Connor, J. Rose Wallick, Steven Sobieszczyk, Charles Cannon, Scott W. Anderson
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1010
This report addresses physical channel issues related to instream gravel mining on the Umpqua River and its two primary tributaries, the North and South Umpqua Rivers. This analysis constitutes a “Phase I” investigation, as designated by an interagency team cochaired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, and...
Aeromagnetic survey map of the central California Coast Ranges
V.E. Langenheim, R.C. Jachens, K. Moussaoui
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1044
This aeromagnetic survey was flown as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and is intended to promote further understanding of the geology and structure in the central California Coast Ranges by serving as a basis for geophysical interpretations and by...
EAARL coastal topography — Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2007: Bare earth
Kathryn E. L. Smith, Amar Nayegandhi, C. Wayne Wright, Jamie M. Bonisteel, John Brock
2009, Data Series 400
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of Lidar-derived bare earth (BE) topography were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), St. Petersburg, FL; the National Park Service (<abbr title="National...
EAARL Coastal Topography - Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2007: First surface
Kathryn E. L. Smith, Amar Nayegandhi, C. Wayne Wright, Jamie M. Bonisteel, John Brock
2009, Data Series 399
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of Lidar-derived first surface (FS) elevation data were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), St. Petersburg, FL; the National Park Service (NPS), Gulf Coast Network, Lafayette, LA; and the National Aeronautics and Space...
EAARL topography - George Washington Birthplace National Monument 2008
John Brock, Amar Nayegandhi, C. Wayne Wright, Sara Stevens, Xan Yates
2009, Data Series 401
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of Lidar-derived bare earth (BE) and first surface (FS) topography were produced as a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), St. Petersburg, FL; the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI; and...
Hurricane Ike: Observations and analysis of coastal change
Kara S. Doran, Nathaniel G. Plant, Hilary F. Stockdon, Asbury H. Sallenger Jr., Katherine A. Serafin
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1061
Understanding storm-induced coastal change and forecasting these changes require knowledge of the physical processes associated with the storm and the geomorphology of the impacted coastline. The primary physical processes of interest are the wind field, storm surge, and wave climate. Not only does wind cause direct damage to structures along...
Archive of digital boomer and CHIRP seismic reflection data collected during USGS field activity 08LCA03 in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, May 2008
Arnell S. Harrison, Shawn V. Dadisman, W. Scott McBride, James G. Flocks, Dana S. Wiese
2009, Data Series 420
In May of 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted geophysical surveys in Lake Panasoffkee, located in central Florida, as part of the USGS Lakes and Coastal Aquifers (LCA) study. This report serves as an archive of unprocessed digital boomer and Compressed High Intensity Radar Pulse (CHIRP)* seismic reflection data,...
Geochemical Investigation of Source Water to Cave Springs, Great Basin National Park, White Pine County, Nevada
David E. Prudic, Patrick A. Glancy
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5073
Cave Springs supply the water for the Lehman Caves Visitor Center at Great Basin National Park, which is about 60 miles east of Ely, Nevada, in White Pine County. The source of water to the springs was investigated to evaluate the potential depletion caused by ground-water pumping in areas east...
Geochemistry of the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer
Scott Christenson, Andrew G. Hunt, David L. Parkhurst, Noel I. Osborn
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3013
The Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer in south-central Oklahoma provides water for public supply, farms, mining, wildlife conservation, recreation, and the scenic beauty of springs, streams, and waterfalls. A new understanding of the aquifer flow system was developed as part of the Arbuckle-Simpson Hydrology Study, done in 2003 through 2008 as a collaborative...
Hydrologic and Water-Quality Conditions During Restoration of the Wood River Wetland, Upper Klamath River Basin, Oregon, 2003-05
Kurt D. Carpenter, Daniel T. Snyder, John H. Duff, Frank J. Triska, Karl K. Lee, Ronald J. Avanzino, Steven Sobieszczyk
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5004
Restoring previously drained wetlands is a strategy currently being used to improve water quality and decrease nutrient loading into Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. In this 2003-05 study, ground- and surface-water quality and hydrologic conditions were characterized in the Wood River Wetland. Nitrogen and phosphorus levels, primarily as dissolved organic nitrogen...
Minimum Pool and Bull Trout Prey Base Investigations at Beulah Reservoir - Final Report for 2008
Brien P. Rose, Matthew G. Mesa
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1068
Beulah Reservoir in southeastern Oregon provides irrigation water to nearby farms and supports an adfluvial population of threatened bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus). Summer drawdowns in the reservoir could affect forage fish production and overwintering bull trout. To assess the impacts of drawdown, we sampled fish, invertebrates, and water-quality variables seasonally...
