USGS capabilities for interdisciplinary investigations in coastal and nearshore ecosystems of the Great Lakes
Donna N. Myers
2002, Fact Sheet 055-02
People choose to reside, work, and vacation in coastal areas of the Great Lakes because of the lakes' scenic beauty and their historic and cultural features. Great Lakes nearshore areas also constitute a valuable economic resource. Two million anglers added \$1 billion to the region's economy in 1996. More than...
The USGS role in TMDL assessments
Allison A. Shipp, Gail E. Cordy
2002, Fact Sheet 130-01
No abstract available....
Spatial data available on the web at http://mrdata.usgs.gov/
Bruce Johnson
2002, Fact Sheet 071-02
Earth science information is important to decisionmakers who formulate public policy related to mineral resource sustainability, land stewardship, environmental hazards, the economy, and public health. To meet the growing demand for easily accessible data, the Mineral Resources Program has developed, in cooperation with other Federal and State agencies, an Internet-based,...
Resource assessment of the Springfield, Herrin, Danville, and Baker coals in the Illinois Basin
Joe Hatch, Russ Jacobson, Maria Mastalerz, William Andrews, Jerry Weisenfluh, Ron Affolter, Greg Gunther
2002, Fact Sheet 072-02
Pesticides and their breakdown products in Lake Waxahachie, Texas, and in finished drinking water from the lake
Patricia B. Ging
2002, Fact Sheet 032-02
Since 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program has collected pesticide data from streams and aquifers throughout the Nation (Gilliom and others, 1995). However, little published information on pesticides in public drinking water is available. The NAWQA Program usually collects data on the sources of drinking...
Coal Extraction - Environmental Prediction
C. Blaine Cecil, Susan J. Tewalt
2002, Fact Sheet 073-02
Coal from the Appalachian region has supplied energy to the Nation for more than 200 years. Appalachian coal fueled America through a civil war and helped win two world wars. Appalachian coal has also provided fuel for keeping America warm in the winter and cool in the summer and has...
Federally owned coal and Federal lands in the Northern and Central Appalachian Basin coal regions
S.J. Tewalt
2002, Fact Sheet 013-02
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessed five coal beds or coal zones in the northern and central Appalachian Basin coal regions for the National Coal Resource Assessment: the Pittsburgh coal bed, the Upper Freeport coal bed, the Fire Clay coal zone, the Pond Creek coal zone, and the Pocahontas No....
Significant finding of water-quality studies and implications for Cheney Reservoir watershed, south-central Kansas, 1996-2001
Larry M. Pope
2002, Fact Sheet 009-02
No abstract available....
Digital data set of generalized lithogeochemical characteristics of near-surface bedrock in the New England Coastal Basins
Denise L. Montgomery, G.R. Robinson Jr., J. D. Ayotte, S. M. Flanagan, K. W. Robinson
2002, Fact Sheet 003-02
U.S. Geological Survey 2002 petroleum resource assessment of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA)
K. J. Bird, D.W. Houseknecht
2002, Fact Sheet 045-02
A new USGS assessment concludes that NPRA holds signicantly greater petroleum resources than previously estimated. Technically recoverable, undiscovered oil beneath the Federal part of NPRA likely ranges between 5.9 and 13.2 billion barrels, with a mean (expected) value of 9.3 billion barrels. An estimated 1.3 to 5.6 billion barrels of...
Geohydrological and biological investigations associated with a new lead-zinc exploration area near Winona, Missouri, and the Viburnum Trend of southeastern Missouri
Jeffrey L. Imes
2002, Fact Sheet 005-02
Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Uinta-Piceance Province of Colorado and Utah, 2002
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Fact Sheet 026-02
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed an assessment of the undiscovered oil and gas potential of the UintaPiceance Province of northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah (fig. 1). The assessment of the Uinta-Piceance Province is geology based and uses the Total Petroleum System concept. The geologic elements of Total Petroleum...
Changes in ground-water levels in selected wells in the Arkansas River alluvial aquifer downstream from Pueblo Reservoir, southeastern Colorado, 1965-2001
Ronnie D. Steger
2002, Fact Sheet 023-02
No abstract available....
Ground-Water Resources of Big Elk Creek Basin, Pennsylvania and Maryland
Ronald A. Sloto
2002, Fact Sheet 019-02
Many rural areas in southeastern Pennsylvania, including the Big Elk Creek Basin, are undergoing a rapid population increase. New development and an expanding population increase consumptive water use, increase surface runoff, and have the potential to reduce ground-water recharge. The Big Elk Creek Basin is between the Delaware and Susquehanna...
Coastal-Change and Glaciological Maps of the Antarctic Peninsula
Jane G. Ferrigno, Richard S. Williams Jr., Janet W. Thomson
2002, Fact Sheet 017-02
In 2000, the Glacier Studies Project (GSP) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) began a formal cooperative 3-year endeavor to prepare three maps of the Antarctic Peninsula region. The maps will be based on a large...
Saltwater intrusion in Los Angeles area coastal aquifers: The marine connection
Brian D. Edwards, Kevin R. Evans
2002, Fact Sheet 030-02
No abstract available....
Occurrence of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) on Suspended Sediment in the Donna Canal, Hidalgo County, Texas, 1999-2001
B.J. Mahler, P. C. Van Metre, R.M. Miranda
2002, Fact Sheet 016-02
Some fish in the Donna Canal contain PCBs at levels that might pose a risk to human health if the fish are eaten. Early attempts to locate the source of PCBs in the canal were unsuccessful. An innovative method of sampling and analyzing suspended sediment helped scientists detect PCBs in...
The 1972 Black Hills-Rapid City Flood Revisited
Janet M. Carter, Joyce E. Williamson, Ralph W. Teller
2002, Fact Sheet 037-02
No abstract available....
East Meets West: An Earthquake in India Helps Hazard Assessment in the Central United States
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Fact Sheet 007-02
Although geographically distant, the State of Gujarat in India bears many geological similarities to the Mississippi Valley in the Central United States. The Mississippi Valley contains the New Madrid seismic zone that, during the winter of 1811-1812, produced the three largest historical earthquakes ever in the continental United States and...
PHREEQCI--A graphical user interface to the geochemical model PHREEQC
S.R. Charlton, D.L. Parkhurst
2002, Fact Sheet 031-02
No abstract available....
Use of environmental tracers and isotopes to evaluate sources of water, nitrate, and uranium in an irrigated alluvial valley, Nebraska
Ingrid M. Verstraeten, J.K. Bohlke, Thomas F. Kraemer, James C. Cannia
2002, Fact Sheet 100-01
The effects of irrigation canals and the North Platte River on ground-water movement and quality in an irrigated alluvial valley, western Nebraska, were evaluated using environmental tracers. The results indicated that most of the ground water in the alluvium was derived from the North Platte River and generally was less...
Natural gas production in the United States
Christopher J. Schenk, Richard M. Pollastro
2002, Fact Sheet 113-01
Natural hazards on alluvial fans: The Venezuela debris flow and flash flood disaster
Matthew C. Larsen, Gerald F. Wieczoreck, L. Scott Eaton, Benjamin A. Morgan, Heriberto Torres-Sierra
2002, Fact Sheet 103-01
In December 1999, rainstorms induced thousands of landslides along the Cordillera de la Costa, Vargas, northern Venezuela. Rainfall on December 2-3 totaled 200 millimeters (8 inches) and was followed by a major storm (911 millimeters, or 36 inches) on December 14 through 16. Debris flows and flash floods on alluvial...
Red Mountain volcano: A spectacular and unusual cinder cone in northern Arizona
Susan S. Priest, W. A. Duffield, N. R. Riggs, Brian Poturalski, Karen Malis-Clark, James W. Hendley II, Peter Stauffer
2002, Fact Sheet 024-02
Red Mountain, located in the Coconino National Forest of northern Arizona, 25 miles northwest of Flagstaff, is a volcanic cinder cone that rises 1,000 feet above the surrounding landscape. It is unusual in having the shape of a "U," open to the west, and in lacking the symmetrical shape of...
Coal resources of selected coal beds and zones in the Northern and Central Appalachian Basin
Leslie F. Ruppert, Susan Tewalt, Linda Bragg
2002, Fact Sheet 004-02
The Appalachian Basin is one of the most important coal-producing regions in the world. Bituminous coal has been mined in the basin for the last three centuries, and the cumulative production is estimated at 34.5 billion short tons. Annual production in 1998 was about 452 million short tons; the basin's...
