Surface-water data and statistics from U.S. Geological Survey data-collection networks in New Jersey on the World Wide Web
Robert G. Reiser, Kara M. Watson, Ming Chang, Steven P. Nieswand
2002, Fact Sheet 109-02
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, operates and maintains a variety of surface-water data-collection networks throughout the State of New Jersey. The networks include streamflow-gaging stations, low-flow sites, crest-stage gages, tide gages, tidal creststage gages, and water-quality sampling sites. Both real-time and...
Rare earth elements: critical resources for high technology
Gordon B. Haxel, James B. Hedrick, Greta J. Orris, Peter H. Stauffer, James W. Hendley II
2002, Fact Sheet 087-02
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Montana Thrust Belt Province, 2002
Christopher J. Schenk, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Thaddeus S. Dyman, Christopher D. French, Mitchell E. Henry, Timothy R. Klett, William J. Perry, Richard M. Pollastro, Christopher J. Potter
2002, Fact Sheet 148-02
Forecasting bacteria levels at bathing beaches in Ohio
Donna S. Francy, Robert A. Darner
2002, Fact Sheet 132-02
The U.S. Geological Survey developed models for predicting exceedance of the bathing-water standard for Escherichia coli (E. coli) at three Lake Erie beaches and one inland lake in Ohio. The statistical models were specific to each beach, and the best model for each beach was based on a unique combination...
Using maps in genealogy
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Fact Sheet 099-02
In genealogical research, maps can provide clues to where our ancestors may have lived and where to look for written records about them. Beginners should master basic genealogical research techniques before starting to use topographic maps....
The National Map: Topographic Maps for the 21st Century
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Fact Sheet 018-02
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...
The National Map Pilot Projects
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Fact Sheet 062-02
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is developing The National Map to be a seamless, continuously maintained, and nationally consistent set of online, public domain, geographic base information. The National Map will serve as a foundation for integrating, sharing, and using other government and private sector data easily and consistently....
Western Phosphate Field, U.S.A.; science in support of land management
James R. Hein
2002, Fact Sheet 100-02
USGS environmental studies of the World Trade Center area, New York City, after September 11, 2001
Roger N. Clark, Greg Meeker, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Gregg A. Swayze
2002, Fact Sheet 050-02
Two days after the September 11, 2001, attack on World Trade Center (WTC), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was asked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Public Health Service to conduct a remote sensing and mineralogical characterization study of lower Manhattan around the WTC. This study, conducted...
Water-quality trends in suburban Houston, Texas, 1954-97, as indicated by sediment cores from Lake Houston
P. C. Van Metre, D. A. Sneck-Fahrer
2002, Fact Sheet 040-02
Water-quality trends were assessed in Lake Houston using age-dated sediment cores. Sediments deposited in the lake contain a partial chemical signature of human activities in the watershed. Over time, a water-quality history is recorded in the bottom sediments. Although the sediments in Lake Houston are clean compared to sediment-quality guidelines,...
Estimated flood flows in the Lake Tahoe basin, California and Nevada
E. James Crompton, Glen W. Hess, Rhea P. Williams
2002, Fact Sheet 035-02
Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America, covers about 192 square miles (mi2) of the 506-mi2 Lake Tahoe Basin, which straddles the border between California and Nevada (Fig. 1). In cooperation with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates the flood frequencies of...
Occurrence of selected volatile organic compounds and soluble pesticides in Texas public water-supply source waters, 1999-2001
Barbara June Mahler, Michael G. Canova, Marcus O. Gary
2002, Fact Sheet 020-02
During 1999–2001, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, collected samples of untreated water from 48 public water-supply reservoirs and 174 public water-supply wells. The samples were analyzed for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and soluble pesticides; in addition, well samples were analyzed for nitrite...
Probing the Los Angeles Basin; insights into ground-water resources and earthquake hazards
John W. Hillhouse, E.G. Reichard, D.J. Ponti, James W. Hendley II, Peter H. Stauffer
2002, Fact Sheet 086-02
The Black Hills Hydrology Study
Janet M. Carter, Daniel G. Driscoll, Joyce E. Williamson
2002, Fact Sheet 046-02
Vulnerability of U.S. National Parks to Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Change
E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams, Rebecca Beavers
2002, Fact Sheet 095-02
U.S. Department of the Interior investigations of irrigation-induced contamination of water, sediment, and biota
R. L. Seiler, J. P. Skorupa
2002, Fact Sheet 097-02
The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
Vladimir Yu. Kirianov, Christina A. Neal, Evgenii I. Gordeev, Thomas P. Miller, James W. Hendley II, Peter Stauffer
2002, Fact Sheet 064-02
Investigation of the geology and hydrology of the upper and middle Verde River watershed of central Arizona: A project of the Arizona Rural Watershed Initiative
Betsy Woodhouse, Marilyn E. Flynn, John T.C. Parker, John P. Hoffmann
2002, Fact Sheet 059-02
The upper and middle Verde River watershed in west-central Arizona is an area rich in natural beauty and cultural history and is an increasingly popular destination for tourists, recreationists, and permanent residents seeking its temperate climate. The diverse terrain of the region includes broad desert valleys, upland plains, forested mountain...
Robowell: Providing accurate and current water-level and water-quality data in real time for protecting ground-water resources
Gregory E. Granato, Kirk P. Smith
2002, Fact Sheet 053-02
No abstract available....
Cold War legacy not a post-dismantlement environmental concern
Emitt C. Witt III
2002, Fact Sheet 085-02
Standing ready to defend our country or to assure mutual destruction, the mid-west’s contribution to nuclear proliferation of the 60s and 70s resided innocuously beneath concrete slabs in Missouri’s cornfields. In June 1961, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) implemented a plan to place 150 intercontinental ballistic missiles in west-central...
Coal Underlying Federal Lands in the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain
Alex W. Karlsen, John R. SanFilipo, Peter D. Warwick
2002, Fact Sheet 094-02
Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams
Herbert T. Buxton, Dana W. Kolpin
2002, Fact Sheet 027-02
A recent study by the Toxic Substances Hydrology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that a broad range of chemicals found in residential, industrial, and agricultural wastewaters commonly occurs in mixtures at low concentrations downstream from areas of intense urbanization and animal production. The chemicals include human and...
The Lake Olathe watershed: Understanding an important resource
David P. Mau, Carly S. Adams
2002, Fact Sheet 057-02
No abstract available....
Llano Grande Lake bottom sediments; a chronicle of water-quality changes in the Arroyo Colorado, South Texas, 1989-2001
Barbara June Mahler, Peter C. Van Metre
2002, Fact Sheet 065-02
The Arroyo Colorado, an ancient channel of the Rio Grande, extends 90 miles from Mission, Tex., to the Laguna Madre. The Arroyo Colorado flows through areas of intense agricultural cultivation and through important habitat for migrating birds and other wildlife, including several wildlife sanctuaries and refuges. The above-tidal segment of...
What happens to nutrients in offstream reservoirs in the lower South Platte River basin?
Lori A. Sprague, Robert A. Kimbrough, Anthony J. Ranalli
2002, Fact Sheet 044-02
The practice of storing South Platte River water in offstream reservoirs reduces nutrient concentrations but also contributes to the growth of algae, which may adversely affect the recreational use of the reservoirs. Results of a study of five offstream reservoirs in the lower South Platte River Basin during the 1995...
