White sturgeon mitigation and restoration in the Columbia and Snake rivers upstream from Bonneville Dam, Annual Progress Report April 2005 - March 2006. Report C.
M.J. Parsley, P. Kofoot
2007, Report
River discharge and water temperatures that occurred during April through July 2005 provided conditions suitable for spawning by white sturgeon downstream from Bonneville, The Dalles, John Day, and McNary dams. Optimal spawning temperatures in the four tailraces occurred for 3-4 weeks and coincided with the peak of the river hydrograph....
Sensitivity of mottled sculpins (Cottus bairdi) and rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) to acute and chronic toxicity of cadmium, copper, and zinc
John M. Besser, Christopher A. Mebane, David R. Mount, Chris D. Ivey, James L. Kunz, I. Eugene Greer, Thomas W. May, Christopher G. Ingersoll
2007, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (26) 1657-1665
Studies of fish communities of streams draining mining areas suggest that sculpins (Cottus spp.) may be more sensitive than salmonids to adverse effects of metals. We compared the toxicity of zinc, copper, and cadmium to mottled sculpin (C. bairdi) and rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) in laboratory toxicity tests. Acute (96-h) and...
Initial Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) digital elevation model research and development
John W. Jones, Susan D. Price
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1034
The Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) offers a consistent and documented dataset that can be used to guide large-scale field operations, to integrate hydrologic and ecological responses, and to support biological and ecological assessments that measure ecosystem responses to the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (Telis, 2006). To produce historic and...
Measuring thoron (220Rn) in natural waters
W. C. Burnett, Natasha T. Dimova, Henrieta Dulaiova, Derek Lane-Smith, Bahman Parsa, Zoltan Szabo
Peter Warwick, editor(s)
2007, Book chapter, Environmental radiochemical analysis III
No abstract available....
Flood of April 2-4, 2005, Delaware River Main Stem from Port Jervis, New York, to Cinnaminson, New Jersey
Timothy J. Reed, Amy R. Protz
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5067
Several conditions, including saturated soils, snowmelt, and heavy rains, caused flooding on the Delaware River on April 2-4, 2005. The event occurred 50 years after the historic 1955 Delaware River flood, and only six months after a smaller but equally notable flood on September 18-19, 2004. The Delaware River flooded...
Longitudinal patterns of fish assemblages, aquatic habitat, and water temperature in the Lower Crooked River, Oregon
Christian E. Torgersen, David P. Hockman-Wert, Douglas S. Bateman, David W. Leer, Robert E. Gresswell
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1125
The Lower Crooked River is a remarkable groundwater-fed stream flowing through vertical basalt canyons in the Deschutes River Valley ecoregion in central Oregon (Pater and others, 1998). The 9-mile section of the river between the Crooked River National Grasslands boundary near Ogden Wayside and river mile (RM) 8 is protected...
Geologic Characterization of Young Alluvial Basin-Fill Deposits from Drill-Hole Data in Yucca Flat, Nye County, Nevada
Donald S. Sweetkind, Ronald M. Drake II
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5062
Yucca Flat is a topographic and structural basin in the northeastern part of the Nevada Test Site in Nye County, Nevada, that has been the site of numerous underground nuclear tests; many of these tests occurred within the young alluvial basin-fill deposits. The migration of radionuclides to the Paleozoic carbonate...
Earthquake Hazards Program bookmark
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, General Information Product 18
No abstract available....
Simulation of Regional Ground-Water Flow in the Suwannee River Basin, Northern Florida and Southern Georgia
Michael Planert
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5031
The Suwannee River Basin covers a total of nearly 9,950 square miles in north-central Florida and southern Georgia. In Florida, the Suwannee River Basin accounts for 4,250 square miles of north-central Florida. Evaluating the impacts of increased development in the Suwannee River Basin requires a quantitative understanding of the boundary...
Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Ground Water and Finished Water of Community Water Systems in the Northern Tampa Bay Area, Florida, 2002-04
Patricia A. Metz, Gregory C. Delzer, Marian P. Berndt, Christy A. Crandall, Patricia L. Toccalino
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5267
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS's) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, a Source Water-Quality Assessment (SWQA) was conducted in the unconfined and semiconfined portions of the Upper Floridan aquifer system during 2002-04. SWQAs are two-phased sampling activities, wherein phase 1 was designed to evaluate the occurrence of 258...
Processes influencing the transport and fate of contaminated sediments in the coastal ocean– Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay
P. Soupy Alexander, Sandra M. Baldwin, Dann S. Blackwood, Jonathan Borden, Michael A. Casso, John Crusius, Joanne Goudreau, Linda H. Kalnejais, Paul J. Lamothe, William R. Martin, Marinna A. Martini, Richard R. Rendigs, Frederick L. Sayles, Richard P. Signell, Page C. Valentine, John C. Warner
Michael H. Bothner, Bradford Butman, editor(s)
2007, Circular 1302
Most of the major urban centers of the United States including Boston, New York, Washington, Chicago, New Orleans, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle—are on a coast (fig. 1.1). All of these cities discharge treated sewage effluent into adjacent waters. In 2000, 74 percent of the U.S. population lived...
Satellite Images and Aerial Photographs of the Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Coastal Louisiana
John A. Barras
2007, Data Series 281
Introduction Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the eastern coastline of Louisiana on August 29, 2005; Hurricane Rita made landfall on the western coastline of Louisiana on September 24, 2005. Comparison of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite imagery acquired before and after the landfalls of Katrina and Rita and classified to identify...
Evaluation of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler to Measure Discharge at New York Power Authority's Niagara Power Project, Niagara Falls, New York
Henry J. Zajd Jr.
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1187
The need for accurate real-time discharge in the International Niagara River hydro power system requires reliable, accurate and reproducible data. The U.S. Geological Survey has been widely using Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) to accurately measure discharge in riverine channels since the mid-1990s. The use of the ADCP to measure...
Natural and diverted low-flow duration discharges for streams affected by the Waiahole Ditch System, windward O`ahu, Hawai`i
Chiu W. Yeung, Richard A. Fontaine
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5285
For nearly a century, the Waiahole Ditch System has diverted an average of approximately 27 million gallons per day of water from the wet, northeastern part of windward O`ahu, Hawai`i, to the dry, central part of the island to meet irrigation needs. The system intercepts large amounts of dike-impounded ground...
Recharge area, base-flow and quick-flow discharge rates and ages, and general water quality of Big Spring in Carter County, Missouri, 2000-04
Jeffrey L. Imes, Niel Plummer, Michael J. Kleeschulte, John G. Schumacher
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5049
Exploration for lead deposits has occurred in a mature karst area of southeast Missouri that is highly valued for its scenic beauty and recreational opportunities. The area contains the two largest springs in Missouri (Big Spring and Greer Spring), both of which flow into federally designated scenic rivers. Concerns about...
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission - New Products in 2005
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2005-3068
In February 2000, the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) successfully collected Interferometric C-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar data over 80 percent of the Earth's land surface, for most of the area between 60?N and 56?S latitude. NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), formerly known as the National Imagery and Mapping...
Sturgeon research update: Confirmed pallid sturgeon spawning in the Missouri River in 2007
Michael Mac, Gerald Mestl
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3053
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in partnership with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have confirmed spawning of two female pallid sturgeon in the upstream reaches of the lower Missouri River in May 2007. Combined with supporting research in reproductive physiology, identification...
Use of chemical analysis and assays of semipermeable membrane devices extracts to assess the response of bioavailable organic pollutants in streams to urbanization in six metropolitan areas of the United States
Wade L. Bryant Jr., Steve L. Goodbred, Thomas L. Leiker, Laura Inouye, B. Thomas Johnson
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5113
Studies to assess the effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems are being conducted as part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The overall objectives of these studies are to (1) determine how hydrologic, geomorphic, water quality, habitat, and biological characteristics respond to land-use changes associated with urbanization...
Effects of nutrient loading and extreme rainfall events on coastal tallgrass prairies: Invasion intensity, vegetation responses, and carbon and nitrogen distribution
E. Siemann, W.E. Rogers, James B. Grace
2007, Global Change Biology (13) 2184-2192
Soil fertility and precipitation are major factors regulating transitions from grasslands to forests. Biotic regulation may influence the effects of these abiotic drivers. In this study, we examined the effects of extreme rainfall events, anthropogenic nutrient loading and insect herbivory on the ability of Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum) to...
Summary of the Ground-Water-Level Hydrologic Conditions in New Jersey 2006
Walter Jones, Daryll Pope
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3049
Ground water is one of the Nation's most important natural resources. It provides about 40 percent of our Nation's public water supply. Currently, nearly one-half of New Jersey's drinking-water is supplied by over 300,000 wells that serve more than 4.3 million people (John P. Nawyn, U.S. Geological Survey, written commun.,...
Analysis of salinity intrusion in the Waccamaw River and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 1995-2002
Paul Conrads, Edwin A. Roehl Jr.
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5110
Six reservoirs in North Carolina discharge into the Pee Dee River, which flows 160 miles through South Carolina to the coastal communities near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. During the Southeast's record-breaking drought from 1998 to 2003, salinity intrusions inundated a coastal municipal freshwater intake, limiting water supplies. To evaluate the...
The Distribution of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation in the Fresh and Oligohaline Tidal Potomac River, 2004
Nancy B. Rybicki, Sarah N. Yoon, Edward R. Schenk, Julie B. Baldizar
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1198
Introduction Submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV) is a critical component of the Potomac River ecosystem. Though SAV provides important habitat for fauna and stabilizes bottom sediment, very dense beds may restrict recreational and commercial navigation. Exotic species of SAV are managed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Potomac Aquatic Plant Management...
Using a remote sensing/GIS model to predict southwestern Willow Flycatcher breeding habitat along the Rio Grande, New Mexico
James R. Hatten, Mark K. Sogge
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1207
Introduction The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus; hereafter SWFL) is a federally endangered bird (USFWS 1995) that breeds in riparian areas in portions of New Mexico, Arizona, southwestern Colorado, extreme southern Utah and Nevada, and southern California (USFWS 2002). Across this range, it uses a variety of plant species as...
Selenium and other elements in water and adjacent rock and sediment of Toll Gate Creek, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, December 2003 through March 2004
J. R. Herring, Katherine Walton-Day
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5018
Streamwater and solid samples (rock, unconsolidated sediment, stream sediment, and efflorescent material) in the Toll Gate Creek watershed, Colorado, were collected and analyzed for major and trace elements to determine trace-element concentrations and stream loads from December 2003 through March 2004, a period of seasonally low flow. Special emphasis was...
Nearshore circulation and water-column properties in the Skagit River Delta, northern Puget Sound, Washington: Juvenile Chinook Salmon habitat availability in the Swinomish Channel
Eric E. Grossman, Andrew W. Stevens, Guy Gelfenbaum, Christopher Curran
2007, Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5120
Time-series and spatial measurements of nearshore hydrodynamic processes and water properties were made in the Swinomish Channel to quantify the net direction and rates of surface water transport that influence habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon along their primary migratory corridor between the Skagit River and Padilla Bay in northern Puget...
