Data related to late Quaternary surface faulting on the Eastgate fault, Churchill County, Nevada
Anthony J. Crone, Jai-Bok Kyung, Michael N. Machette, David J. Lidke, Koji Okumura, Shannon Mahan
2005, Scientific Investigations Map 2893
Historical subsidence and wetland loss in the Mississippi delta plain
Robert A. Morton, Julie Bernier, John A. Barras, Nicholas F. Ferina
2005, Conference Paper, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
Five representative areas of the Mississippi River delta plain were investigated using remote images, marsh elevations, water depths, sediment cores, and radiocarbon dates to estimate the timing, magnitudes, and relative rates of marsh erosion and land subsidence at geological and historical time scales. In the Terrebonne-Lafourche region of rapid interior-wetland...
Water use for irrigation in Michigan, 2001
Michele L. Morenz, Ron L. Van Til, Carol L. Luukkonen
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3079
Each year, water-use data for Michigan are compiled or estimated by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), working in cooperation with the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). The resulting information provides a category-by-category profile of over 4,200 facilities throughout the State. The data are reported in the Michigan Water...
Nevada water resources data
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3071
Hydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah
Lynette E. Brooks, James L. Mason
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5170
Cedar Valley, located in the eastern part of Iron County in southwestern Utah, is experiencing rapid population growth. Cedar Valley traditionally has supported agriculture, but the growing population needs a larger share of the available water resources. Water withdrawn from the unconsolidated basin fill is the primary source for public...
Field tests of nylon-screen diffusion samplers and pushpoint samplers for detection of metals in sediment pore water, Ashland and Clinton, Massachusetts, 2003
Marc J. Zimmerman, Don A. Vroblesky, Kimberly W. Campo, Andrew J. Massey, Walter Scheible
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5155
Efficient and economical screening methods are needed to detect and to determine the approximate concentrations of potentially toxic trace-element metals in shallow groundwater- discharge areas (pore water) where the metals may pose threats to aquatic organisms; such areas are likely to be near hazardous-waste sites. Pushpoint and nylon-screen diffusion samplers...
Geochemical assessment of metals and dioxin in sediment from the San Carlos Reservoir and the Gila, San Carlos, and San Francisco Rivers, Arizona
Stan E. Church, LaDonna M. Choate, Marci E. Marot, David L. Fey, Monique Adams, Paul H. Briggs, Zoe Ann Brown
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5086
In October 2004, we sampled stream-bed sediment, terrace sediment, and sediment from the San Carlos Reservoir to determine the spatial and chronological variation of six potentially toxic metals-Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, As, and Hg. Water levels in the San Carlos Reservoir were at a 20-year low at an elevation of...
Water-quality and biologic data for the Blue River basin, Kansas City metropolitan area, Missouri and Kansas, October 2000 to October 2004
Donald H. Wilkison, Daniel J. Armstrong, Rebecca E. Brown, Barry C. Poulton, Jeffrey D. Cahill, Steven D. Zaugg
2005, Data Series 127
This report presents water-quality and biologic data collected in the Blue River Basin, metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, from October 2000 to October 2004. Data were collected in cooperation with the city of Kansas City, Missouri, Water Services Department as part of an ongoing study designed to characterize long-term...
Effects of rain gardens on the quality of water in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, 2002-04
Lan H. Tornes
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5189
Rain gardens are a popular method of managing runoff while attempting to provide aesthetic and environmental benefits. Five rain-garden sites in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota were instrumented to evaluate the effects of this water-management system on surface and subsurface water quality. Most of these sites...
Use of discrete-zone monitoring systems for hydraulic characterization of a fractured-rock aquifer at the University of Connecticut Landfill, Storrs, Connecticut, 1999 to 2002
Carole D. Johnson, Christopher S. Kochiss, C. B. Dawson
2005, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4338
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the University of Connecticut, used a suite of hydraulic methods to characterize the hydrogeology of a fractured-rock aquifer near the former landfill and chemical-waste disposal pits at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. Multiple methods were used to determine head, driving potential, and...
Soils infiltration data for selected Wyoming watersheds, 1998-1999
Kirk Miller, John Elliott, Nolan Friday
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1322
Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma aeromagnetic and gravity maps and data: A web site for distribution of data
Ronald E. Sweeney, Patricia L. Hill
2005, Data Series 138
The Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma aeromagnetic grid is constructed from grids that combine information collected in 28 separate aeromagnetic surveys conducted between 1954 and 1985. The data from these surveys are of varying quality. The design and specifications (terrain clearance, sampling rates, line spacing, and reduction procedures) varied from survey...
Iowa magnetic and gravity maps and data: A web site for distribution of data
Robert P. Kucks, Patricia L. Hill
2005, Data Series 135
Magnetic anomalies are due to variations in the Earth's magnetic field caused by the uneven distribution of magnetic minerals (primarily magnetite) in the rocks that make up the upper part of the Earth's crust. The features and patterns of the magnetic anomalies can be used to delineate details of subsurface...
Seven aeromagnetic surveys in California and Nevada: A web site for distribution of data
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1328
No abstract available....
Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 12. Geochemical and reactive-transport modeling based on tracer injection-synoptic sampling studies for the Red River, New Mexico, 2001-2002
James W. Ball, Robert L. Runkel, D. Kirk Nordstrom
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5149
Reactive-transport processes in the Red River, downstream from the town of Red River in north-central New Mexico, were simulated using the OTEQ reactive-transport model. The simulations were calibrated using physical and chemical data from synoptic studies conducted during low-flow conditions in August 2001 and during March/April 2002. Discharge over the 20-km reach...
Geomorphic Data Collected Within Nebraska Public Power District's Cottonwood Ranch Property, Platte River, Nebraska, Water Year 2004
Paul J. Kinzel, Randolph S. Parker, Jonathan M. Nelson, Aaron R. Burman, Ashley K. Heckman
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1090
Water-chemistry data for selected springs, geysers, and streams in Yellowstone National Park Wyoming, 2001-2002
R. Blaine McCleskey, James W. Ball, D. Kirk Nordstrom, JoAnn M. Holloway, Howard E. Taylor
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1316
Water analyses are reported for one-hundred-twenty-one samples collected from hot springs and their overflow drainages, the Gibbon River, and one ambient-temperature acid stream in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) during 2001-2002. Twenty-five analyses are reported for samples collected during May 2001, fifty analyses are reported for samples collected during September 2001,...
Zero-headspace coal-core gas desorption canister, revised desorption data analysis spreadsheets and a dry canister heating system
Charles E. Barker, Todd A. Dallegge
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1177
Coal desorption techniques typically use the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) canister-desorption method as described by Diamond and Levine (1981), Close and Erwin (1989), Ryan and Dawson (1993), McLennan and others (1994), Mavor and Nelson (1997) and Diamond and Schatzel (1998). However, the coal desorption canister designs historically used with...
Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States - Western states: California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah
Steve Ludington, Barry C. Moring, Robert J. Miller, Kathryn Flynn, Melanie J. Hopkins, Paul Stone, David R. Bedford, Gordon A. Haxel
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1305
No abstract available....
Effects of prescribed fire in the coastal prairies of Texas
James B. Grace, Larry K. Allain, Heather Q. Baldwin, Arlene G. Billock, William R. Eddleman, Aaron M. Given, Clint W. Jeske, Rebecca Moss
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1287
Prescribed fire is widely applied for habitat management in coastal ecosystems. Fire management plans typically list a variety of objectives for prescribed burning, including succession management, promotion of native flora and fauna, providing habitat for species of importance, wildfire risk reduction (fuels management), as well as reduction and/or prevention of...
Mining Claim Activity on Federal Land for the Period 1976 through 2003
J. Douglas Causey
2005, Data Series 124
Previous reports on mining claim records provided information and statistics (number of claims) using data from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Mining Claim Recordation System. Since that time, BLM converted their mining claim data to the Legacy Repost 2000 system (LR2000). This report describes a process to extract...
Analysis of borehole-radar reflection data from Machiasport, Maine, December 2003
Carole D. Johnson, Peter K. Joesten
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5087
In December 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, collected borehole-radar reflection logs in two boreholes in Machiasport, Maine. These bedrock boreholes were drilled as part of a hydrogeologic investigation of the area surrounding the former Air Force Radar Tracking Station site on...
Quality of nutrient data from streams and ground water sampled during water years 1992-2001
David K. Mueller, Cindy J. Titus
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5106
Proper interpretation of water-quality data requires consideration of the effects that bias and variability might have on measured constituent concentrations. In this report, methods are described to estimate the bias due to contamination of samples in the field or laboratory and the variability due to sample collection, processing, shipment, and...
Trends in surface-water quality at selected National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) stations, in Michigan
Atiq U. Syed, Lisa R. Fogarty
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5158
To demonstrate the value of long-term, water-quality monitoring, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), initiated a study to evaluate potential trends in water-quality constituents for selected National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) stations in Michigan. The goal of this study is...
Pre- and post-reservoir ground-water conditions and assessment of artificial recharge at Sand Hollow, Washington County, Utah, 1995-2005
Victor M. Heilweil, David D. Susong, Philip M. Gardner, Dennis E. Watt
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5185
Sand Hollow, Utah, is the site of a surface-water reservoir completed in March 2002, which is being operated by the Washington County Water Conservancy District primarily as an aquifer storage and recovery project. The reservoir is an off-channel facility receiving water from the Virgin River, diverted near the town of...