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...
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...
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...
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...
Simultaneous Speciation of Arsenic, Selenium, and Chromium by HPLC-ICP-MS
Ruth E. Wolf, Suzette A. Morman, Jean M. Morrison, Paul J. Lamothe
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1334
An adaptation of an analytical method developed for chromium speciation has been utilized for the simultaneous determination of As(III), As(V), Se(IV), Se(VI), Cr(III), and Cr(VI) species using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation with ICP-MS detection. Reduction of interferences for the determination of As, Se, and Cr by ICP-MS is...
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...
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...
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...
Speciation Methods Used to Assess Potential Health Effects of Toxic Metals in Environmental Materials
Ruth E. Wolf, Suzette A. Morman, Geoffrey S. Plumlee
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1350
Assessing potential exposures to toxic metals or metalloids such as arsenic and chromium in environmental materials is important in protecting public health. The chemical form of an element in, or released from, a material is also important, since some forms, such as Cr(VI), are more toxic than others, for example,...
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...
Geophysical Log Database for the Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study (MERAS)
Rheannon M. Hart, Brian R. Clark
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5192
The Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study (MERAS) is an investigation of ground-water availability and sustainability within the Mississippi embayment as part of the U.S. Geological Survey Ground-Water Resources Program. The MERAS area consists of approximately 70,000 square miles and encompasses parts of eight states including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana,...
Man-made organic compounds in source water of nine community water systems that withdraw from streams, 2002-05
James A. Kingsbury, Gregory C. Delzer, Pixie A. Hamilton
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3094
Initial findings from a national study by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) characterize the occurrence of about 250 anthropogenic organic compounds in source water (defined as water collected at a surface-water intake prior to water treatment) at nine community water systems in nine...
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...
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...
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...
TerraLook: GIS-Ready Time-Series of Satellite Imagery for Monitoring Change
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3024
TerraLook is a joint project of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with a goal of providing satellite images that anyone can use to see changes in the Earth's surface over time. Each TerraLook product is a user-specified collection...
Differences in Reservoir Bathymetry, Area, and Capacity Between December 20-22, 2005, and June 16-19, 2008, for Lower Taum Sauk Reservoir, Reynolds County, Missouri
Gary L. Wilson, Joseph M. Richards
2008, Scientific Investigations Map 3061
On December 14, 2005, the embankment of the upper reservoir at the Taum Sauk pump storage facility, Reynolds County, Missouri, catastrophically failed and flooded the East Fork Black River, depositing debris and sediment in Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, the lower Taum Sauk Reservoir, and downstream in the Black River (location...
Organic compounds in Potomac River water used for public supply near Washington, D.C., 2003-05
Michael J. Brayton, Judith M. Denver, Gregory C. Delzer, Pixie A. Hamilton
2008, Fact Sheet 2007-3085
Organic compounds studied in this U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment generally are man-made, including, in part, pesticides, solvents, gasoline hydrocarbons, personal care and domestic-use products, and refrigerants and propellants. A total of 85 of 277 compounds were detected at least once among the 25 samples collected approximately monthly during 2003-05...
Models for gas hydrate-bearing sediments inferred from hydraulic permeability and elastic velocities
Myung W. Lee
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5219
Elastic velocities and hydraulic permeability of gas hydrate-bearing sediments strongly depend on how gas hydrate accumulates in pore spaces and various gas hydrate accumulation models are proposed to predict physical property changes due to gas hydrate concentrations. Elastic velocities and permeability predicted from a cementation model differ noticeably from those...
Atmospheric Deposition and Surface-Water Chemistry in Mount Rainier and North Cascades National Parks, U.S.A., Water Years 2000 and 2005-2006
David W. Clow, Donald H. Campbell
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5152
High-elevation aquatic ecosystems in Mount Rainier and North Cascades National Parks are highly sensitive to atmospheric deposition of nitrogen and sulfur. Thin, rocky soils promote fast hydrologic flushing rates during snowmelt and rain events, limiting the ability of basins to neutralize acidity and assimilate nitrogen deposited from the atmosphere. Potential...
Anthropogenic organic compounds in source water of nine community water systems that withdraw from streams, 2002-05
James A. Kingsbury, Gregory C. Delzer, Jessica A. Hopple
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5208
Source water, herein defined as stream water collected at a water-system intake prior to water treatment, was sampled at nine community water systems, ranging in size from a system serving about 3,000 people to one that serves about 2 million people. As many as 17 source-water samples were collected at...
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....
Monitoring inland storm surge and flooding from Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana, September 2008
Jeffery W. East, Michael J. Turco, Mason Jr.
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1365
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a temporary monitoring network of 117 pressure transducers (sensors) at 65 sites over an area of about 5,000 square miles to record the timing, areal extent, and magnitude of inland hurricane storm surge and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Ike, which struck southeastern Texas...
Current (2004-07) conditions and changes in ground-water levels from predevelopment to 2007, Southern High Plains aquifer, east-central New Mexico: Curry County, Portales, and Causey Lingo underground water basins
Anne Tillery
2008, Scientific Investigations Map 3038
The Southern High Plains aquifer is the principal aquifer in Curry and Roosevelt Counties, N. Mex., and primary source of water in southeastern New Mexico. Successful water-supply planning for New Mexico's Southern High Plains requires knowledge of the current aquifer conditions and a context to estimate future trends given current...
