Re-Evaluation of the 1921 Peak Discharge at Skagit River near Concrete, Washington
M. C. Mastin
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5159
The peak discharge record at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gaging station at Skagit River near Concrete, Washington, is a key record that has come under intense scrutiny by the scientific and lay person communities in the last 4 years. A peak discharge of 240,000 cubic feet per second for...
Sinkholes
James E. Kaufmann
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3060
Sinkholes are a common feature in Missouri where limestone and dolomite outcrop. Though often considered a benign nuisance, sudden, catastrophic collapses can destroy property, delay construction projects, and contaminate ground water resources....
Water Resources of the Duck River Watershed, Tennessee
R.R. Knight, J.A. Kingsbury
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5105
The U.S. Geological Survey began a study in 2003 in cooperation with the Tennessee Duck River Development Agency to assess the hydrology of the Duck River watershed from Normandy Dam downstream to Columbia, Tennessee. Ground-water-level data, spring-flow, bacteria samples, and streamflow were collected during this study to characterize the hydrology...
Magnetotelluric Data, Mid Valley, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
Jackie M. Williams, Erin L. Wallin, Brian D. Rodriguez, Charles R. Lindsey, Jay A. Sampson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1123
Introduction The United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at their Nevada Site Office (NSO) are addressing ground-water contamination resulting from historical underground nuclear testing through the Environmental Management (EM) program and, in particular, the Underground Test Area (UGTA) project. One issue of concern is the...
Two-Dimensional Flood-Inundation Model of the Flint River at Albany, Georgia
Jonathan W. Musser, Thomas R. Dyar
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5107
Potential flow characteristics of future flooding along a 4.8-mile reach of the Flint River in Albany, Georgia, were simulated using recent digital-elevation-model data and the U.S. Geological Survey finite-element surface-water modeling system for two-dimensional flow in the horizontal plane (FESWMS-2DH). Simulated inundated areas, in 1-foot (ft) increments, were created for...
A graphical method for estimation of barometric efficiency from continuous data: Concepts and application to a site in the Piedmont, Air Force Plant 6, Marietta, Georgia
Gerard Gonthier
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5111
A graphical method that uses continuous water-level and barometric-pressure data was developed to estimate barometric efficiency. A plot of nearly continuous water level (on the y-axis), as a function of nearly continuous barometric pressure (on the x-axis), will plot as a line curved into a series of connected elliptical loops....
New Jersey Tide Telemetry System
Heidi L. Hoppe
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3064
Each summer the population of the barrier-island communities of New Jersey increases by tens of thousands. When a coastal storm threatens these communities, the limited number of bridges and causeways that connect the islands with the mainland become overcrowded, making evacuations from the barrier islands to the mainland difficult. Timely...
Field Reconnaissance of Debris Flows Triggered by a July 21, 2007, Thunderstorm in Alpine, Colorado, and Vicinity
Jeffrey A. Coe, Jonathan W. Godt, T.C. Wait, Jason W. Kean
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1237
On the evening of July 21, 2007, a slow-moving thunderstorm triggered about 45 debris flows on steep mountainsides near the community of Alpine, Colorado. Most of the debris flows were initiated by surface-water runoff that eroded and entrained loose sediment in previously existing channels. About 12 of the debris-flow channels...
Evaluation of Ground Water Near Sidney, Western Nebraska, 2004-05
G. V. Steele, S. S. Sibray, K.A. Quandt
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5086
During times of drought, ground water in the Lodgepole Creek area around Sidney, western Nebraska, may be insufficient to yield adequate supplies to private and municipal wells. Alternate sources of water exist in the Cheyenne Tablelands north of the city, but these sources are limited in extent. In 2003, the...
Strategic Plan for the North American Breeding Bird Survey: 2006-2010
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Circular 1307
Executive SummaryThe mission of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is to provide scientifically credible measures of the status and trends of North American bird populations at continental and regional scales to inform biologically sound conservation and management actions. Determining population trends, relative abundance, and distributions of North American...
Publishing our "ugly babies”
Allen M. Shapiro
2007, Ground Water (45) 655-655
No abstract available ...
Assessment of hydrology, water quality, and trace elements in selected placer-mined creeks in the birch creek watershed near central, Alaska, 2001-05
Ben W. Kennedy, Dustin E. Langley
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5124
Executive Summary The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, completed an assessment of hydrology, water quality, and trace-element concentrations in streambed sediment of the upper Birch Creek watershed near Central, Alaska. The assessment covered one site on upper Birch Creek and paired sites, upstream and...
Surface-Water Quality-Assurance Plan for the USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center
H.S. Garn
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1067
This surface-water quality-assurance plan documents the standards, policies, and procedures used by the Wisconsin Water Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Discipline, for activities related to the collection, processing, storage, analysis, management, and publication of surface-water data. The roles and responsibilities of Water Science Center personnel in...
Ground-Water Temperature Data, Nevada Test Site and Vicinity, Nye, Clark, and Lincoln Counties, Nevada, 2000-2006
Steven R. Reiner
2007, Data Series 269
Ground-water temperature data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in wells at and in the vicinity of the Nevada Test Site during the years 2000-2006. Periodic ground-water temperatures were collected in 166 wells. In general, periodic ground-water temperatures were measured annually in each well at 5 and 55 feet...
Ground-Water Data and Flow Directions in the Vicinity of Swamp Road, Licking County, Ohio, 2006-07
Denise H. Dumouchelle
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1211
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is proposing to build a dry dam on the South Fork Licking River to mitigate flood impacts. Concerns have been raised regarding the effects of impounded floodwaters on ground-water conditions in the Swamp Road neighborhood. To obtain a better understanding of existing ground-water conditions,...
Processes Affecting Phosphorus and Copper Concentrations and Their Relation to Algal Growth in Two Supply Reservoirs in the Lower Coastal Plain of Virginia, 2002-2003, and Implications for Alternative Management Strategies
Gary K. Speiran, Nancy S. Simon, Maria L. Mood-Brown
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5277
Elevated phosphorus concentrations commonly promote excessive growth of algae in waters nationwide. When such waters are used for public supply, the algae can plug filters during treatment and impart tastes and odors to the finished water. This increases treatment costs and results in finished water that may not be of...
Effects of ground-water withdrawal on Kaunakakai Stream environmental restoration plan, Molokai, Hawaii
Delwyn S. Oki
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5128
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the County of Maui Department of Public Works and Environmental Management, has proposed to construct 2.75 acres of shallow ponds and mudflats near the mouth of Kaunakakai Stream, Moloka`i, Hawai`i to restore habitat for the endangered native Hawaiian Stilt. Kaunakakai Stream...
Strontium Isotopic Composition of Paleozoic Carbonate Rocks in the Nevada Test Site Vicinity, Clark, Lincoln, and Nye Counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California
James B. Paces, Zell E. Peterman, Kiyoto Futo, Thomas A. Oliver, Brian D. Marshall
2007, Data Series 280
Ground water moving through permeable Paleozoic carbonate rocks represents the most likely pathway for migration of radioactive contaminants from nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada. The strontium isotopic composition (87Sr/86Sr) of ground water offers a useful means of testing hydrochemical models of regional flow involving...
Status of Water Levels and Selected Water-Quality Conditions in the Sparta-Memphis Aquifer in Arkansas and the Status of Water Levels in the Sparta Aquifer in Louisiana, Spring 2005
T.P. Schrader, J.S. Jones
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5029
The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, the Arkansas Geological Commission, and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has monitored water levels in the Sparta Sand of Claiborne Group and Memphis Sand of Claiborne Group since the 1920's. Ground-water withdrawals have increased while water...
Concentrations of glyphosate, its degradation product, aminomethylphosphonic acid, and glufosinate in ground- and surface-water, rainfall, and soil samples collected in the United States, 2001-06
Elisabeth A. Scribner, William A. Battaglin, Robert J. Gilliom, Michael T. Meyer
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5122
The U.S. Geological Survey conducted a number of studies from 2001 through 2006 to investigate and document the occurrence, fate, and transport of glyphosate, its degradation product, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), and glufosinate in 2,135 ground- and surface-water samples, 14 rainfall samples, and 193 soil samples. Analytical methods were developed to...
Rainfall, Streamflow, and Water-Quality Data During Stormwater Monitoring, Halawa Stream Drainage Basin, Oahu, Hawaii, July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007
Stacie T. M. Young, Marcael T. J. Jamison
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1213
Storm runoff water-quality samples were collected as part of the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Stormwater Monitoring Program. This program is designed to assess the effects of highway runoff and urban runoff on Halawa Stream. For this program, rainfall data were collected at two stations, continuous streamflow data at...
Long-Term Ground-Water Levels and Transmissivity in the Blackstone River Basin, Northern Rhode Island
Jack R. Eggleston, Peter E. Church, Jeffrey R. Barbaro
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5295
Ground water provides about 7.7 million gallons per day, or 28 percent of total water use in the Rhode Island part of the Blackstone River Basin. Primary aquifers in the basin are stratified glacial deposits, composed mostly of sand and gravel along valley bottoms. The ground-water and surface-water system in...
Simulation of Surface-Water Conditions in the Nontidal Passaic River Basin, New Jersey
Frederick J. Spitz
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5052
The Passaic River Basin, the third largest drainage basin in New Jersey, encompasses 950 mi2 (square miles) in the highly urbanized area outside New York City, with a population of 2 million. Water quality in the basin is affected by many natural and anthropogenic factors. Nutrient loading to the Wanaque...
Rapid Method for Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River
Amie M. G. Brady
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1210
This study is a continuation of a previous U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) project in cooperation with the National Park Service at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Brecksville, Ohio. A rapid (1-hour) method for detecting Escherichia coli (E. coli) in water was tested and compared to the standard (24-hour) method for...
From the River to You: USGS Real-Time Streamflow Information...from the National Streamflow Information Program
Joseph P. Nielsen, J. Michael Norris
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3043
This Fact Sheet is one in a series that highlights information or recent research findings from the USGS National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP). The investigations and scientific results reported in this series require a nationally consistent streamgaging network with stable long-term monitoring sites and a rigorous program of data, quality...
