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...
Water quality and evaluation of pesticides in lakes in the Ridge Citrus region of central Florida
Anne F. Choquette, Sharon E. Kroening
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5178
Water chemistry, including major inorganic constituents, nutrients, and pesticide compounds, was compared between seven lakes surrounded by citrus agriculture and an undeveloped lake on the Lake Wales Ridge (herein referred to as the Ridge) in central Florida. The region has been recognized for its vulnerability to the leaching of agricultural...
Vulnerability of carbon storage in North American boreal forests to wildfires during the 21st century
M. S. Balshi, Anthony McGuire, P. Duffy, M. Flannigan, D. W. Kicklighter, J. Melillo
2009, Global Change Biology (15) 1491-1510
The boreal forest contains large reserves of carbon. Across this region, wildfires influence the temporal and spatial dynamics of carbon storage. In this study, we estimate fire emissions and changes in carbon storage for boreal North America over the 21st century. We use a gridded data set developed with...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Balancing aquatic habitat fragmentation and control of invasive species: Enhancing selective fish passage at sea lamprey control barriers
Thomas C. Pratt, L. M. O’Connor, A. G. Hallett, R. L. McLaughlin, C. Katopodis, D. B. Haynes, Roger A. Bergstedt
2009, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (138) 652-665
Barriers to prevent spawning migrations of sea lampreys Petromyzon marinus remain an important component of an integrated sea lamprey management program in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Concerns about effects on nontarget fishes have led to the construction of specially designed vertical-slot trap-and-sort fishways to mitigate potential barrier effects. To improve passage at...
Quaternary uplift history of Wingham Island, south-central Alaska
James B. Chapman, Peter J. Haeussler, Terry L. Pavlis
2009, Professional Paper 1760-B
Marine terraces cut into Pleistocene deposits on Wingham Island in the Gulf of Alaska provide new constraints on the position of sea level, ice thickness and total glacioisostatic rebound at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum. A radiocarbon age of 13.9 +- 0.15 ka on the most prominent terrace...
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...
Investigation into the Origin and Character of Surficial Sedimentary Deposits at the Midshore Regional Solid Waste Facility near Easton, Maryland
Joseph P. Smoot, Wayne L. Newell, Benjamin D. DeJong
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1052
A temporary exposure at the Midshore Regional Solid Waste Facility near Easton, MD, provided an opportunity to document the characteristics of the complex assemblage of surficial facies in that area. This unusually large cross section allowed interpretation of the changing processes that shaped the landscape in response to climate change...
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...
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...
Transient electromagnetic soundings near Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, San Luis Valley, Colorado (2006 field season)
David V. Fitterman, Oderson A. de Souza Filho
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1051
Time-domain electromagnetic (TEM) soundings were made near Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado to obtain subsurface information of use to hydrologic modeling. Seventeen soundings were made to the east and north of the sand dunes. Using a small loop TEM system,...
Hydrodynamic simulations of physical aquatic habitat availability for Pallid Sturgeon in the Lower Missouri River, at Yankton, South Dakota, Kenslers Bend, Nebraska, Little Sioux, Iowa, and Miami, Missouri, 2006-07
Robert B. Jacobson, Harold E. Johnson III, Benjamin J. Dietsch
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5058
The objective of this study was to assess the sensitivity of habitat availability in the Lower Missouri River to discharge variation, with emphasis on habitats that might support spawning of the endangered pallid sturgeon. We constructed computational hydrodynamic models for four reaches that were selected because of evidence that sturgeon...
Geospatial data to support analysis of water-quality conditions in basin-fill aquifers in the southwestern United States
Tim S. McKinney, David W. Anning
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5239
The Southwest Principal Aquifers study area consists of most of California and Nevada and parts of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado; it is about 409,000 square miles. The Basin-fill aquifers extend through about 201,000 square miles of the study area and are the primary source of water for cities...
USGS River Ecosystem Modeling: Where Are We, How Did We Get Here, and Where Are We Going?
Leanne Hanson, Robin Schrock, Terry Waddle, Jeffrey J. Duda, Bill Lellis
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5018
This report developed as an outcome of the USGS River Ecosystem Modeling Work Group, convened on February 11, 2008 as a preconference session to the second USGS Modeling Conference in Orange Beach, Ala. Work Group participants gained an understanding of the types of models currently being applied to river ecosystem...
Nutrients, Dissolved Organic Carbon, Color, and Disinfection Byproducts in Base Flow and Stormflow in Streams of the Croton Watershed, Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York, 2000-02
Paul M. Heisig
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1054
The Croton Watershed is unique among New York City's water-supply watersheds because it has the highest percentages of suburban development (52 percent) and wetland area (6 percent). As the City moves toward filtration of this water supply, there is a need to document water-quality contributions from both human and natural...
Inventory and Statistical Analysis of Sediment Data for Streams in Kentucky, 1950-2008
Tanja N. Williamson
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5035
Suspended sediment is a constituent of water that is monitored because of concerns about accelerated erosion, nonpoint contamination of water resources, and degradation of aquatic environments. Understanding the availability of monitored sediment data for streams in Kentucky is critical to planning future modeling and monitoring efforts. In order to assess...
Does winter region affect spring arrival time and body mass of king eiders in northern Alaska?
Abby N. Powell, Steffen Oppel
2009, Polar Biology (32) 1203-1209
Events during the non-breeding season may affect the body condition of migratory birds and influence performance during the following breeding season. Migratory birds nesting in the Arctic often rely on endogenous nutrients for reproductive efforts, and are thus potentially subject to such carry-over effects. We tested whether king eider (<i...
