Water resources data for New Hampshire and Vermont, water year 2004
Chandlee Keirstead, Richard G. Kiah, Sanborn L. Ward, Gregory S. Hilgendorf
2005, Water Data Report NH-VT-04-1
Water-resources data for the 2004 water year for New Hampshire and Vermont consists of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This report contains discharge records for 93 gaging stations, stage records for 6 lakes, monthend contents for 2 lakes and reservoirs,...
Flooding of the Androscoggin River during December 18-19, 2003, in Canton, Maine
Robert W. Dudley
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1176
The Androscoggin River flooded the town of Canton, Maine in December 2003, resulting in damage to and (or) evacuation of 44 homes. Streamflow records at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamflow-gaging stations at Rumford (USGS station identification number 01054500) and Auburn (01059000) were used to estimate the peak streamflow for...
Evaluation of volatile organic compounds in two Mojave Desert basins-Mojave River and Antelope Valley-in San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Kern Counties, California, June-October 2002
Jill N. Densmore, Kenneth Belitz, Michael T. Wright, Barbara J. Dawson, Tyler D. Johnson
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5248
The California Aquifer Susceptibility Assessment of the Ground-Water Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program was developed to assess water quality and susceptibility of ground-water resources to contamination from surficial sources. This study focuses on the Mojave River and the Antelope Valley ground-water basins in southern California. Volatile organic compound (VOC) data...
Geologic and hydrogeologic framework of the Espanola basin -- Proceedings of the 4th annual Espanola Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 1-3, 2005
Kevin C. McKinney
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1130
This report presents abstracts of technical studies that pertain to the hydrogeologic framework of theThis report presents abstracts of technical studies that pertain to the hydrogeologic framework of the Española basin, a major subbasin of the Cenozoic Rio Grande rift. Sediments and interbedded volcanic rocks that fill the...
Water resources data, Kentucky, water year 2004
Dennis L. McClain, Clifford R. Moses, Roy S. Darnell
2005, Water Data Report KY-04-1
Water resources data for the 2004 water year for Kentucky consist of records of stage, discharge, and water-quality of streams and lakes; and water levels of wells. This report includes daily discharge records for 131 stream-stations. It also includes water-quality data for 15 stations sampled at regular intervals, continuous temperature...
Distribution and mass of nitrate in the unconfined aquifer beneath the intensively cultivated area north of the Rio Grande, San Luis Valley, Colorado, 1997 through 2001
Stogner
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5290
Current (1997?2001) and historical (1948?49, 1968?69) nitrate-concentration and water-level data collected from wells completed in the unconfined aquifer in the intensively cultivated area north of the Rio Grande in south-central Colorado were used to determine the distribution and mass of nitrate and to determine short- and long-term trends in the...
Variability of differences between two approaches for determining ground-water discharge and pumpage, including effects of time trends, Lower Arkansas River Basin, southeastern Colorado, 1998-2002
Brent M. Troutman, Patrick Edelmann, Russell G. Dash
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5063
In the mid-1990s, the Colorado Division of Water Resources (CDWR) adopted rules governing measurement of tributary ground-water pumpage for the Arkansas River Basin. The rules allowed ground-water pumpage to be determined using one of two approaches?power conversion coefficient (PCC) or totalizing flowmeters (TFM). In addition, the rules allowed a PCC...
Water resources data, South Carolina, water year 2004
T.W. Cooney, P.A. Drewes, S.W. Ellisor, T. H. Lanier, F. Melendez
2005, Water Data Report SC-04-1
Precambrian crystalline basement map of Idaho: An interpretation of aeromagnetic anomalies
P.K. Sims, Karen Lund, E. Anderson
2005, Scientific Investigations Map 2884
Idaho lies within the northern sector of the U.S. Cordillera astride the boundary between the Proterozoic continent (Laurentia) to the east and the Permian to Jurassic accreted terranes to the west. The continental...
Integration of CO2 flux and remotely-sensed data for primary production and ecosystem respiration analyses in the Northern Great Plains: potential for quantitative spatial extrapolation
Tagir G. Gilmanov, Larry L. Tieszen, Bruce K. Wylie, Lawrence B. Flanagan, Albert B. Frank, Marshall R. Haferkamp, Tilden P. Meyers, Jack A. Morgan
2005, Global Ecology and Biogeography (14) 271-292
Aim Extrapolation of tower CO2 fluxes will be greatly facilitated if robust relationships between flux components and remotely sensed factors are established. Long-term measurements at five Northern Great Plains locations were used to obtain relationships between CO2fluxes and photosynthetically active radiation (Q), other on-site factors, and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)...
Assessment of the White Salmon watershed using the ecosystem diagnosis and treatment model
Brady Allen, Patrick J. Connolly
2005, Report
Salmon habitat models provide managers the ability to identify habitat limitations and prioritize restoration activities. Ecosystem Diagnosis and Treatment (EDT) has become a widely used tool for salmonid habitat analysis in the Pacific Northwest. The EDT model is a rule-based habitat rating system that provides reach-level diagnosis of habitat conditions...
Water resources data-California, water year 2004. volume 4. northern central valley basins and the Great Basin from Honey Lake basin to Oregon state line
M.D. Webster, G.L. Rockwell, M.F. Friebel, S.J. Brockner
2005, Water Data Report CA-04-4
Water-resources data for the 2004 water year for California consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams, stage and contents in lakes and reservoirs, and water levels and water quality in wells. Volume 4 contains discharge records for 188 gaging stations, stage and contents for 62 lakes...
Future petroleum supply - exploration or development?
Timothy R. Klett
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1274
The presentation is titled 'Future Petroleum Supply - Exploration or Development?' and provides a general overview of the magnitude and significance of reserve growth around the world. Reserve growth is defined as the increase in successive estimates of recoverable crude oil, natural gas, and natural-gas liquids and condensates in discovered...
Geography for a Changing World - A science strategy for the geographic research of the U.S. Geological Survey, 2005-2015
Gerard McMahon, Susan P. Benjamin, Keith Clarke, John E. Findley, Robert N. Fisher, William L. Graf, Linda C. Gundersen, John W. Jones, Thomas R. Loveland, Keven S. Roth, E. Lynn Usery, Nathan J. Wood
2005, Circular 1281
This report presents a science strategy for the geographic research of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the years 2005-2015. The common thread running through the vision, mission, and science goals presented in the plan is that USGS geographers will provide national leadership to understand coupled human-environmental systems in the...
Water withdrawals for irrigation, municipal, mining, thermoelectric-power, and drainage uses in Arizona outside of active management areas, 1991-2000
Saeid Tadayon
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5293
Economic development in Arizona is largely influenced by access to adequate water supplies owing to the State's predominantly semiarid to arid climate. Water demand is met by pumping ground water from aquifers or by conveying surface water through a system of reservoirs and canals. Water-withdrawal data provide important information on...
Sampling protocol for monitoring abiotic and biotic characteristics of mountain ponds and lakes
Robert L. Hoffman, Torrey J. Tyler, Gary L. Larson, M. J. Adams, Wendy Wente, Stephanie Galvan
2005, Techniques and Methods 2-A2
This document describes field techniques and procedures used for sampling mountain ponds and lakes. These techniques and procedures will be used primarily to monitor, as part of long-term programs in National Parks and other protected areas, the abiotic and biotic characteristics of naturally occurring permanent montane lentic systems up to...
Chemical characteristics of ground-water discharge along the south rim of Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 2000-2001
Stephen A. Monroe, Ronald C. Antweiler, Robert J. Hart, Howard E. Taylor, Margot Truini, John R. Rihs, Tracey J. Felger
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5146
Springs flowing from the south rim of Grand Canyon are an important resource of Grand Canyon National Park, offering refuge to endemic and exotic terrestrial wildlife species and maintaining riparian areas. Population growth on the Coconino Plateau has increased the demand for additional development of ground-water resources, and such development...
Water Quality in the Halawa, Haiku, and Kaneohe Drainage Basins Before, During, and After H-3 Highway Construction, Oahu, Hawaii, 1983-1999
Michael F. Wong
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5002
Selected water-quality data collected before, during, and after construction of the H-3 Highway at 13 water-quality stations were compared to the State of Hawaii Department of Health water-quality standards to determine the effects of highway construction on the water quality of the affected streams. Highway construction had no effect on...
Water-quality, phytoplankton, and trophic-status characteristics of Big Base and Little Base lakes, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, 2003-2004
B. G. Justus
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5068
Little Rock Air Force Base is the largest C-130 base in the Air Force and is the only C-130 training base in the Department of Defense. Little Rock Air Force Base is located in central Arkansas near the eastern edge of the Ouachita Mountains, near the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, and...
Evaluating regional trends in ground-water nitrate concentrations of the Columbia Basin ground water management area, Washington
Lonna M. Frans, Dennis R. Helsel
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5078
Trends in nitrate concentrations in water from 474 wells in 17 subregions in the Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area (GWMA) in three counties in eastern Washington were evaluated using a variety of statistical techniques, including the Friedman test and the Kendall test. The Kendall test was modified from its...
Hydrogeology of the Valley-Fill Aquifer in the Onondaga Trough, Onondaga County, New York
William M. Kappel, Todd S. Miller
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5007
Continuing efforts to improve water quality in Onondaga Lake, New York and its tributaries require an understanding of how the natural, brine-filled aquifer in the Onondaga Trough (valley) affects the freshwater in Onondaga Lake. The city of Syracuse, locally known as "The Salt City," was built around the salt springs,...
Distance to nearest road in the conterminous United States
Raymond D. Watts
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3011
The USGS Geographic Analysis and Monitoring (GAM) program has developed a national, high resolution dataset that gives the distance to the nearest road every 30 meters across the conterminous 48 states. This work provides the first unified national picture of roadless space, vehicular accessibility, and intensity of road construction. The...
Principal faults in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area
Sachin D. Shah, Jennifer Lanning-Rush
2005, Scientific Investigations Map 2874
SummaryThis report, prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District, documents and refines the locations of principal faults mapped in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area in previous studies. Numerous subsurface faults have been documented beneath the Houston metropolitan area at depths of 3,200 to...
Base flow, water quality, and streamflow gain and loss of the Buffalo River, Arkansas, and selected tributaries, July and August 2003
Matthew W. Moix, Joel M. Galloway
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5274
A study of the Buffalo National River in north-central Arkansas was conducted between July 28-30 and August 13-15, 2003, to characterize the base-flow and water-quality characteristics and streamflow gain and loss in the Buffalo River. The study was separated into two time periods because of a precipitation event that occurred...
Regionalized equations for bankfull-discharge and channel characteristics of streams in New York State—Hydrologic Region 5 in central New York
Britt E. Westergard, Christiane I. Mulvihill, Anne G. Ernst, Barry P. Baldigo
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5247
Equations that relate drainage area to bankfull discharge and channel dimensions (width, depth, and cross-sectional area) at gaged sites are needed to define bankfull discharge and channel dimensions at ungaged sites and to provide information for the design of stream-restoration projects. Such equations are most accurate if derived from streams...
