Quality-Assurance Data for Routine Water Analyses by the U.S. Geological Survey Laboratory in Troy, New York--July 1999 through June 2001
Tricia A. Lincoln, Debra A. Horan-Ross, Michael R. McHale, Gregory B. Lawrence
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1246
The laboratory for analysis of low-ionic-strength water at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science Center in Troy, N.Y., analyzes samples collected by USGS projects throughout the Northeast. The laboratory's quality-assurance program is based on internal and interlaboratory quality-assurance samples and quality-control procedures that were developed to ensure proper sample...
Selected Streamflow Statistics for Streamgaging Stationsin Northeastern Maryland, 2006
Kernell G. Ries III
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1335
Streamflow statistics were calculated for 47 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgaging stations in northeastern Maryland, in cooperation with (1) the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education; (2) the Baltimore City Department of Public Works; and (3) the Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and...
U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Land Management Cooperative Coalbed Methane Project in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3132
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Reservoir Management Group and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a cooperative project in 1999 to collect technical and analytical data on coalbed methane (CBM) resources and quality of the water produced from coalbeds in the Wyoming part of the Powder River...
Aeromagnetic Survey in Western Afghanistan: A Web Site for Distribution of Data
Ronald E. Sweeney, Robert P. Kucks, Patricia L. Hill, Carol A. Finn
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1325
Aeromagnetic and related data were digitized from 1976 magnetic field and survey route location maps of western Afghanistan. The magnetic field data were digitized along contour lines from 33 maps in a series entitled...
Geomorphic Classification and Assessment of Channel Dynamics in the Missouri National Recreational River, South Dakota and Nebraska
Caroline M. Elliott, Robert B. Jacobson
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5313
A multiscale geomorphic classification was established for the 39-mile, 59-mile, and adjacent segments of the Missouri National Recreational River administered by the National Park Service in South Dakota and Nebraska. The objective of the classification was to define naturally occurring clusters of geomorphic characteristics that would be indicative of discrete...
Methane gas concentration in soils and ground water, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah, 1995-2003
Bernard J. Stolp, A.L. Burr, K. K. Johnson
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5227
The release of methane gas from coal beds creates the potential for it to move into near-surface environments through natural and human-made pathways. To help ensure the safety of communities and determine the potential effects of development of coal-bed resources, methane gas concentrations in soils and ground water in Carbon...
Early Development of Four Cyprinids Native to the Yangtze River, China
Duane Chapman
2006, Data Series 239
Chapter 1 -- Notes on the Translation and Use of "A Study of the Early Development of Grass Carp, Black Carp, Silver Carp, and Bighead Carp in the Yangtze River, China" By Duane C. Chapman and Ning Wang Chapter 2 -- A Study of the Early Development of Grass Carp,...
Water Budgets and Potential Effects of Land- and Water-Use Changes for Carson Valley, Douglas County, Nevada, and Alpine County, California
Douglas K. Maurer, David L. Berger
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5305
To address concerns over continued growth in Carson Valley, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Douglas County, Nevada, began a study in February 2003 to update estimates of water-budget components in Carson Valley. Estimates of water-budget components were updated using annual evapotranspiration (ET) rates, rates of streamflow loss to...
Coalbed Methane Extraction and Soil Suitability Concerns in the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3137
The Powder River Basin is located in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana. It is an area of approximately 55,000 square kilometers. Extraction of methane gas from the coal seams that underlie the Powder River Basin began in Wyoming in the late 1980s and in Montana in the late 1990s. About...
Water-Quality Data, 1999-2005, and Ground-Water Level Data, 2004-2005, for McBaine Bottoms, Including the Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, Columbia, Missouri
Brenda J. Smith, Joseph M. Richards
2006, Data Series 212
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of Columbia, Missouri, and the Missouri Department of Conservation, collected ground-water quality data from June 1999 through August 2005, surface-water quality data from August 1999 through August 2003, and water-level data from February 2004 through August 2005 in McBaine Bottoms, southwest...
Calculation of area and volume for the north part of Great Salt Lake, Utah
Robert L. Baskin
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1359
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, collected bathymetric data for the north part of Great Salt Lake during the spring and early summer of 2006 using a single-beam, high-definition fathometer and real-time differential global positioning system....
Bathymetric map of the north part of Great Salt Lake, Utah, 2006
Robert L. Baskin, Jane Turner
2006, Scientific Investigations Map 2954
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, collected bathymetric data for the north part of Great Salt Lake during the spring and early summer of 2006 using a single beam, high-definition fathometer and real-time differential global positioning...
Texas magnetic and gravity maps and data: A website for distribution of data
Viki Bankey
2006, Data Series 232
This report contains digital data, image files, and text files describing data formats for aeromagnetic and gravity data used to compile the State aeromagnetic and gravity maps of...
Data Related to Late Quaternary Surface Faulting on the Sangre de Cristo Fault, Rito Seco Site, Costilla County, Colorado
Anthony J. Crone, Michael N. Machette, Lee-Ann Bradley, Shannon Mahan
2006, Scientific Investigations Map 2955
In this report, we present detailed maps of the trenches and a compilation of field and laboratory data used to support our interpretation of the history of four (PE1-PE4) prehistoric surface-faulting earthquakes at this site....
Seaside, Oregon, Tsunami Pilot Study— Modernization of FEMA flood hazard maps: GIS data
Florence L. Wong, Angie J. Venturato, Eric L. Geist
2006, Data Series 236
Introduction: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Federal Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) guidelines do not currently exist for conducting and incorporating tsunami hazard assessments that reflect the substantial advances in tsunami research achieved in the last two decades; this conclusion is the result of two FEMA-sponsored workshops and the associated...
Preliminary Assessment of Landslides Along the Florida River Downstream from Lemon Reservoir, La Plata County, Colorado
William H. Schulz, Jeffrey A. Coe, William L. Ellis, John D. Kibler
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1343
Nearly two-dozen shallow landslides were active during spring 2005 on a hillside located along the east side of the Florida River about one kilometer downstream from Lemon Reservoir in La Plata County, southwestern Colorado. Landslides on the hillside directly threaten human safety, residential structures, a county roadway, utilities, and the...
Microbial Quality of the Nation's Ground-Water Resources, 1993-2004
Sandra S. Embrey, Donna L. Runkle
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5290
As part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program, microbiological data were collected from wells in 22 NAWQA study units during 1993-2004. The wells constituted the sampling networks for three major NAWQA efforts--the major aquifer study, the land-use study, and source-water quality assessments of ground water used for public supplies....
Mineral Facilities of Latin America and Canada
Rachel Bernstein, Mike Eros, Meliany Quintana-Velazquez
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1375
This data set consists of records for over 900 mineral facilities in Latin America and Canada. The mineral facilities include mines, plants, smelters, or refineries of aluminum, cement, coal, copper, diamond, gold, iron and steel, nickel, platinum-group metals, salt, and silver, among others. Records include attributes such as commodity, country,...
Natural and Man-Made Chemicals in North American Soils--Continental-Scale Pilot Study Completed
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3115
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Geological Survey of Canada recently completed a continental-scale pilot study for a proposed geochemical survey of North American soils. This survey will provide baseline soil chemistry data against which future changes in soil composition can be measured and that can be used by Federal,...
Evaporation from Lake Mead, Arizona and Nevada, 1997-99
Craig L. Westenburg, Guy A. DeMeo, Daron J. Tanko
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5252
Lake Mead is one of a series of large Colorado River reservoirs operated and maintained by the Bureau of Reclamation. The Colorado River system of reservoirs and diversions is an important source of water for millions of people in seven Western States and Mexico. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation...
Relations of Water Quality to Streamflow, Season, and Land Use for Four Tributaries to the Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey, 1994-99
Ronald J. Baker, Kathryn Hunchak-Kariouk
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5274
The effects of nonpoint-source contamination on the water quality of four tributaries to the Toms River in Ocean County, New Jersey, have been investigated in a 5-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The purpose of the study...
Occurrence of volatile organic compounds in selected urban streams in the United States, 1995-2003
David A. Bender, Curtis V. Price, Joshua F. Valder
2006, Scientific Investigations Map 2937
The U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program sampled 37 urban streams throughout the United States for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from 1995 to 2003. These urban streams were selected to (1) characterize stream water quality from areas draining predominantly residential and commercial land uses and (2) determine which...
A Reconnaissance for Emerging Contaminants in the South Branch Potomac River, Cacapon River, and Williams River Basins, West Virginia, April-October 2004
Douglas B. Chambers, Thomas J. Leiker
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1393
In 2003 a team of scientists from West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the U. S. Geological Survey found a high incidence of an intersex condition, oocytes in the testes, among smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in the South Branch Potomac River and the Cacapon River of West Virginia, indicating...
Nutrient Concentrations, Loads, and Yields in the Eucha-Spavinaw Basin, Arkansas and Oklahoma, 2002-2004
Robert L. Tortorelli
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5250
The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, uses Lake Eucha and Spavinaw Lake in the Eucha-Spavinaw basin in northwestern Arkansas and northeastern Oklahoma for public water supply. Taste and odor problems in the water attributable to blue-green algae have increased in frequency over time. Changes in the algae community in the lakes...
Hydrogeology and ground-water quality, Chippewa Township, Isabella County, Michigan, 2002-05
David B. Westjohn, Christopher J. Hoard
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5193
The ground-water resource potential of Chippewa Township, Isabella County, Mich. was characterized on the basis of existing hydrogeologic data, water-level records, analyses of water samples, and interpretation of geophysical survey data. Eight ground-water samples were collected and analyzed for major ions, nutrients, and trace-metal composition. In addition, 10 direct...
