Estimates of ground-water pumpage from the Yakima River Basin aquifer system, Washington, 1960-2000
J. J. Vaccaro, S. S. Sumioka
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5205
Ground-water pumpage in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, was estimated for eight categories of use for 1960-2000 as part of an investigation to assess groundwater availability in the basin. Methods used, pumpage estimates, reliability of the estimates, and a comparison with appropriated quantities are described. The eight categories of pumpage...
Water and sediment quality of the Yukon River and its tributaries, from Eagle to St. Marys, Alaska, 2002-2003
Mark M. Dornblaser, Douglas R. Halm
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1228
The Yukon River basin is a vast and diverse ecosystem covering more than 330,000 square miles, an area larger than Texas. Approximately 126,000 people live within the basin and depend on the Yukon River and its tributaries for drinking water, commerce, and recreational and subsistence fish and game resources. Much of...
Deep resistivity structure of Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
Theodore H. Asch, Brian D. Rodriguez, Jay A. Sampson, Erin L. Wallin, Jackie M. Williams
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1261
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at their Nevada Site Office are addressing groundwater contamination resulting from historical underground nuclear testing through the Environmental Management program and, in particular, the Underground Test Area project. One issue of concern is the nature of the somewhat...
Water-quality data, Columbia River estuary, 2004-05
Jennifer L. Morace
2006, Data Series 213
This report describes the water-quality data collected by the USGS from 2004 through 05 as part of the Ecosystem Monitoring Project and attempts to quantify the spatial distribution and temporal variation of water-quality conditions, including contaminant concentrations, in water and suspended sediment in the Columbia River Estuary, and evaluate these...
Effects of streambank fencing of pasture land on benthic macroinvertebrates and the quality of surface water and shallow ground water in the Big Spring Run basin of Mill Creek watershed, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1993-2001
Daniel G. Galeone, Robin A. Brightbill, Dennis J. Low, David L. O’Brien
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5141
Streambank fencing along stream channels in pastured areas and the exclusion of pasture animals from the channel are best-management practices designed to reduce nutrient and suspended-sediment yields from drainage basins. Establishment of vegetation in the fenced area helps to stabilize streambanks and provides better habitat for wildlife in and near...
Data Delivery and Mapping Over the Web: National Water-Quality Assessment Data Warehouse
Richard W. Bell, Alex K. Williamson
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3101
The U.S. Geological Survey began its National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program in 1991, systematically collecting chemical, biological, and physical water-quality data from study units (basins) across the Nation. In 1999, the NAWQA Program developed a data warehouse to better facilitate national and regional analysis of data from 36 study units...
Aeromagnetic and gravity data over the Central Transantarctic Mountains (CTAM), Antarctica: a website for the distribution of data and maps
E. D. Anderson, C. A. Finn, D. Damaske, J.D. Abraham, F. Goldmann, J. W. Goodge, P. Braddock
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1255
Near complete coverage of the East Antarctic Shield by ice hampers geological study of crustal architecture important for understanding global tectonic and climate history. Limited exposures in the central Transantarctic Mountains (CTAM), however, show that Archean and Proterozoic rocks of the shield as well as Neoproterozoic-lower Paleozoic sedimentary successions were...
Salt marsh dieback in coastal Louisiana: Survey of plant and soil conditions in Barataria and Terrebonne basins, June 2000-September 2001
Karen L. McKee, Irving A. Mendelssohn, Michael D. Materne
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1167
Sudden and extensive dieback of the perennial marsh grass, Spartina alterniflora Loisel (smooth cordgrass), which dominates regularly flooded salt marshes along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coastlines, occurred in the coastal zone of Louisiana. The objectives of this study were to assess soil and plant conditions in dieback areas...
Models for predicting recreational water quality at Lake Erie beaches
Donna S. Francy, Robert A. Darner, Erin E. Bertke
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5192
Data collected from four Lake Erie beaches during the recreational seasons of 2004-05 and from one Lake Erie beach during 2000-2005 were used to develop predictive models for recreational water quality by means of multiple linear regression. The best model for each beach was based on a unique combination of...
National Assessment of Shoreline Change Part 3: Historical Shoreline Change and Associated Coastal Land Loss Along Sandy Shorelines of the California Coast
Cheryl J. Hapke, David Reid, Bruce M. Richmond, Peter Ruggiero, Jeff List
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1219
Beach erosion is a chronic problem along many open-ocean shores of the United States. As coastal populations continue to grow and community infrastructures are threatened by erosion, there is increased demand for accurate information regarding past and present trends and rates of shoreline movement. There is also a need for...
Metallogeny of the Great Basin: Crustal evolution, fluid flow, and ore deposits
Albert H. Hofstra, Alan R. Wallace
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1280
The Great Basin physiographic province in the Western United States contains a diverse assortment of world-class ore deposits. It currently (2006) is the world’s second leading producer of gold, contains large silver and base metal (Cu, Zn, Pb, Mo, W) deposits, a variety of other important metallic (Fe, Ni,...
Water-Table Levels and Gradients, Nevada, 1947-2004
Thomas J. Lopes, Susan G. Buto, J. LaRue Smith, Toby L. Welborn
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5100
In 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began a program to protect the quality of ground water in areas other than ground-water protection areas. These other sensitive ground water areas (OSGWA) are areas that are not currently, but could eventually be, used as a source of drinking water. The OSGWA...
Quality of Nevada's aquifers and their susceptibility to contamination, 1990-2004
Thomas J. Lopes
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5127
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency introduced a rule to protect the quality of ground water in areas other than source-water protection areas. These other sensitive ground-water areas (OSGWA) are areas that are not currently but could eventually be used as a source of drinking water....
Change in channel width from 1941 to 2004, and change in mean bed elevation from 1960 to 2001, in the nontidal Apalachicola River, Florida
Franklin D. Price, Helen M. Light, Melanie R. Darst, Eleanor R. Griffin, Kirk R. Vincent, Jerry W. Ziewitz
2006, Data Series 191
The National Map: Topographic Maps for the 21st Century
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3107
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is committed to meeting the Nation's needs for current base geographic data and maps. Our vision is that, by working with partners, we will provide the Nation with access to current, accurate, and nationally consistent digital data and topographic maps derived from those data. This...
Database for the geologic map of the Mount Baker 30-minute by 60-minute quadrangle, Washington (I-2660)
R. W. Tabor, R. A. Haugerud, Wes Hildreth, E. H. Brown
2006, Data Series 205
This digital map database has been prepared by R.W. Tabor from the published Geologic map of the Mount Baker 30- by 60-Minute Quadrangle, Washington. Together with the accompanying text files as PDF, it provides information on the geologic structure and stratigraphy of the area covered. The database delineates map units...
Physical properties of two core samples from Well 34-9RD2 at the Coso geothermal field, California
C.A. Morrow, D.A. Lockner
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1230
The Coso geothermal field, located along the Eastern California Shear Zone, is composed of fractured granitic rocks above a shallow heat source. Temperatures exceed 640 ?F (~338 ?C) at a depth of less than 10000 feet (3 km). Permeability varies throughout the geothermal field due to the competing processes of...
Navajo coal and air quality in Shiprock, New Mexico
Joseph E. Bunnell, Linda V. Garcia
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3094
Among the Navajo people, high levels of respiratory disease, such as asthma, exist in a population with low rates of cigarette smoking. Air quality outdoors and indoors affects respiratory health. Many Navajo Nation residents burn locally mined coal in their homes for heat, as coal is the most economical energy...
Annual trace-metal load estimates and flow-weighted concentrations of cadmium, lead, and zinc, in the Spokane River basin, Idaho and Washington, 1999-2004
Mary M. Donato
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5188
Streamflow and trace-metal concentration data collected at 10 locations in the Spokane River basin of northern Idaho and eastern Washington during 1999-2004 were used as input for the U.S. Geological Survey software, LOADEST, to estimate annual loads and mean flow-weighted concentrations of total and dissolved cadmium, lead, and zinc.<p...
Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers, Nampa, Idaho 2006
Kenneth L. Tanaka, R. Stephen Saunders
Tracy K. P. Gregg, editor(s)
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1263
Approximately 18 people attended this year's mappers meeting, and many more submitted abstracts and maps in absentia. The meeting was held on the campus of Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), and was graciously hosted by NNU's School of Health and Science. Planetary mapper Dr. Jim Zimbelman is an alumnus of NNU,...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory seismic data, January to December 2005
Jennifer S. Nakata
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1231
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) summary presents seismic data gathered during the year. The seismic summary is offered without interpretation as a source of preliminary data. It is complete in the sense that most data for events of M-1.5 routinely gathered by the Observatory are included. The HVO summaries have been...
Navajo coal and air quality in Shiprock, New Mexico
Joseph E. Bunnell, Linda V. Garcia
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3094
Among the Navajo people, high levels of respiratory disease, such as asthma, exist in a population with low rates of cigarette smoking. Air quality outdoors and indoors affects respiratory health. Many Navajo Nation residents burn locally mined coal in their homes for heat, as coal is the most economical energy...
Data Report: Acetate and Hydrogen Concentrations in Pore Fluids Associated with a Large Gas Hydrate Reservoir, Southern Hydrate Ridge, offshore Oregon, USA
Thomas Lorenson, Frederick S. Colwell, M.E. Delwiche, Jennifer A. Dougherty
Anne M. Trehu, G. Bohrmann, Marta E. Torres, editor(s)
2006, Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results 204-17
Acetate and hydrogen concentrations in pore fluids were measured in samples taken at seven sites from southern Hydrate Ridge (SHR) offshore Oregon, USA. Acetate concentrations ranged from 3.17 to 2515 µM. The maximum acetate concentrations occurred at Site 1251, which was drilled on a slope basin to the east of...
Water resources data Virginia water year 2005 Volume 1. Surface-water discharge and surface-water quality records
Shaun Wicklein, Eugene D. Powell, Joel R. Guyer, Joseph A. Owens
2006, Water Data Report VA-05-1
Water-resources data for the 2005 water year for Virginia includes records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs. This volume contains records for water discharge at 172 gaging stations; stage only at 2 gaging stations; elevation at 2 reservoirs...
Water quality in the Blue River Basin, Kansas City metropolitan area, Missouri and Kansas, July 1998 to October 2004
Donald H. Wilkison, Daniel J. Armstrong, Richard D. Norman, Barry C. Polton, Edward T. Furlong, Steven D. Zaugg
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3103
Water-quality data were collected from sites in the Blue River Basin from July 1998 to October. Sites upstream from wastewater-treatment plants or the combined sewer system area had lower concentrations of total nitrogen, phosphorus, organic wastewater compounds, and pharmaceuticals, and more diverse aquatic communities. Sites downstream from wastewater-treatment plants had...
