Archive of digital boomer seismic reflection data collected during USGS field activities 95LCA03 and 96LCA02 in the Peace River of West-Central Florida, 1995 and 1996
Karynna Calderon, Shawn V. Dadisman, Ann B. Tihansky, Bill R. Lewelling, James G. Flocks, Dana S. Wiese, Jack L. Kindinger, Arnell S. Harrison
2006, Data Series 217
In October and November of 1995 and February of 1996, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, conducted geophysical surveys of the Peace River in west-central Florida from east of Bartow to west of Arcadia. This report serves as an archive of unprocessed digital...
Natural Bitumen Resources of the United States
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3133
Major natural bitumen accumulations in the United States are estimated to contain about 36 billion barrels of measured in-place resource and about 18 billion barrels of speculative in-place resource. Major natural bitumen resources are in Alabama, Alaska, California, Kentucky, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming....
Summary of Suspended-Sediment Concentration Data, San Francisco Bay, California, Water Year 2004
Paul A. Buchanan, Megan A. Lionberger
2006, Data Series 226
Flow paths in the Edwards aquifer, northern Medina and northeastern Uvalde Counties, Texas, based on hydrologic identification and geochemical characterization and simulation
Allan K. Clark, Celeste A. Journey
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5200
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the San Antonio Water System, conducted a 4-year study during 2001– 04 to identify major ground-water flow paths in the Edwards aquifer in northern Medina and northeastern Uvalde Counties, Texas. The study involved use of geologic structure, surfacewater and ground-water data, and geochemistry...
Section 5. Procedures for Developing Models To Predict Exceedances of Recreational Water-Quality Standards at Coastal Beaches
Donna S. Francy, Robert A. Darner
2006, Techniques and Methods 6-B5
Water Resources Data, New Jersey, Water Year 2005Volume 3 - Water-Quality Data
Michael J. DeLuca, Heather A. Heckathorn, Jason M. Lewis, Bonnie J. Gray, Lawrence S. Feinson
2006, Water Data Report NJ-05-3
Water-resources data for the 2005 water year for New Jersey are presented in three volumes, and consists of records of stage, discharge, and water-quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water-quality of ground water. Volume 3 contains a summary of surface- and ground-water...
Simulation of constituent transport in the Red River of the North basin, North Dakota and Minnesota, during unsteady-flow conditions, 1977 and 2003-04
Rochelle A. Nustad, Jerad D. Bales
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5296
The Bureau of Reclamation identified eight water-supply alternatives for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project. Of those alternatives, six were considered for this study. Those six alternatives include a no-action alternative, two in-basin alternatives, and three interbasin alternatives. To address concerns of stakeholders and to provide information for an...
Calibrated Landsat ETM+ nonthermal-band image mosaics of Afghanistan
Philip A. Davis
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1345
In 2005, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency contracted with the U.S. Geological Survey to perform assessments of the natural resources within Afghanistan. The assessments concentrate on the resources that are related to the economic development of that country. Therefore, assessments were initiated...
Range condition as input to water quality monitoring in the northern Plains
Eric C. Wood, Bruce K. Wylie, Jesslyn F. Brown, David J. Meyer, Susan Maxwell, Bradley C. Reed
2006, Conference Paper, Prospecting for geospatial information integration
Federal Clean Water Act requires that states develop Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for water bodies. Once the state has developed an inventory of TMDLs, it is required to provide public notice of the report and have it approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. The South Dakota Department of Environment...
Impacts of Tioga Road on groundwater flow in Tuolumne Meadows: Preliminary conceptual model and numerical analysis
David J. Cooper, Jessica D. Lundquist, Fred C. Lott, Alan L. Flint, Lorraine E. Flint, James Roche
2006, Book chapter, Effects of the Tioga Road on hydrologic processes and Lodgepole pine invasion into Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
No abstract available....
Overview of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Meridiani Planum: Eagle Crater to Purgatory Ripple
S. W. Squyres, R. E. Arvidson, D. Bollen, J.F. Bell III, J. Bruckner, N.A. Cabrol, W. M. Calvin, M. H. Carr, P. R. Christensen, B. C. Clark, L. Crumpler, D.J. Des Marais, C. D'Uston, T. Economou, J. Farmer, W.H. Farrand, W. Folkner, R. Gellert, T.D. Glotch, M. Golombek, S. Gorevan, J. A. Grant, R. Greeley, J. Grotzinger, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, S. Hviid, J. R. Johnson, G. Klingelhoefer, A.H. Knoll, G. Landis, M. Lemmon, Ron Li, M.B. Madsen, M.C. Malin, S. M. McLennan, H.Y. McSween, D. W. Ming, J. Moersch, R.V. Morris, T. Parker, J. W. Rice Jr., L. Richter, R. Rieder, Christian Schroeder, M. Sims, M. Smith, P. Smith, Laurence A. Soderblom, R. Sullivan, N.J. Tosca, H. Wänke, T. Wdowiak, M. Wolff, A. Yen
2006, Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets (111)
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity touched down at Meridiani Planum in January 2004 and since then has been conducting observations with the Athena science payload. The rover has traversed more than 5 km, carrying out the first outcrop‐scale investigation of sedimentary rocks on Mars. The rocks of Meridiani Planum are...
Methods for measuring denitrification: Diverse approaches to a difficult problem
Peter M Groffman, Mary A. Altabet, J.K. Böhlke, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Mary B. David, Mary K. Firestone, Anne E. Giblin, Todd M. Kana, Lars Peter Nielsen, Mary A. Voytek
2006, Ecological Applications (16) 2091-2122
Denitrification, the reduction of the nitrogen (N) oxides, nitrate (NO3−) and nitrite (NO2−), to the gases nitric oxide (NO), nitrous oxide (N2O), and dinitrogen (N2), is important to primary production, water quality, and the chemistry and physics of the atmosphere at ecosystem, landscape, regional, and global scales. Unfortunately, this process...
Denitrification across landscapes and waterscapes: A synthesis
S. Seitzinger, J. A. Harrison, J.K. Böhlke, A.F. Bouwman, R. Lowrance, B. Peterson, C. Tobias, G. Van Drecht
2006, Ecological Applications (16) 2064-2090
Denitrification is a critical process regulating the removal of bioavailable nitrogen (N) from natural and human-altered systems. While it has been extensively studied in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems, there has been limited communication among denitrification scientists working in these individual systems. Here, we compare rates of denitrification and controlling...
Water-quality trend analysis and sampling design for the Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota, January 1965 through September 2003
Karen R. Ryberg, Aldo V. Vecchia
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5238
This report presents the results of a study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the North Dakota State Water Commission, the Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board, and the Red River Joint Water Resource District, to analyze historical water-quality trends in three dissolved major ions, three...
Statistical characteristics of storm interevent time, depth, and duration for eastern New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
William H. Asquith, Meghan C. Roussel, Theodore G. Cleveland, Xing Fang, David B. Thompson
2006, Professional Paper 1725
The design of small runoff-control structures, from simple floodwater-detention basins to sophisticated best-management practices, requires the statistical characterization of rainfall as a basis for cost-effective, risk-mitigated, hydrologic engineering design. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation, has developed a framework to estimate storm statistics including...
Bedrock Geologic Map of New Hampshire, a Digital Representation of Lyons and Others 1997 Map and Ancillary Files
Derek S. Bennett, John B. Lyons, Chad A. Wittkop, Connie L. Dicken
2006, Data Series 215
The New Hampshire Geological Survey collects data and performs research on the land, mineral, and water resources of the State, and disseminates the findings of such research to the public through maps, reports, and other publications. The Bedrock Geologic Map of New Hampshire, by John B. Lyons, Wallace A. Bothner, Robert...
Assessment of total nitrogen in the upper Connecticut River basin in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts, December 2002–September 2005
Jeffrey R. Deacon, Thor E. Smith, Craig M. Johnston, Richard B. Moore, Laura J. Blake, Rebecca M. Weidman
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5144
A study of total nitrogen concentrations and loads was conducted from December 2002 to September 2005 at 13 river sites in the upper Connecticut River Basin. Ten sites were selected to represent contributions of nitrogen from forested, agricultural, and urban land. Three sites were distributed spatially on the main...
USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Research Presented at the NAAMLP Meeting in Billings, Mont., Sept. 25, 2006
Kate Johnson, Stan Church
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1301
The following talk was an invited presentation given at the National Association of Abandoned Mine Lands Programs meeting in Billings, Montana on Sept. 25, 2006. The objective of the talk was to outline the scope of the U.S. Geological Survey research, past, present and future, in the area of abandoned...
Hydrostratigraphic Framework of the Raton, Vermejo, and Trinidad Aquifers in the Raton Basin, Las Animas County, Colorado
Kenneth R. Watts
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5129
Exploration for and production of coalbed methane has increased substantially in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States since the 1990s. During 1999-2004, annual production of natural gas (coalbed methane) from the Raton Basin in Las Animas County, Colorado, increased from 28,129,515 to 80,224,130 thousand cubic feet, and the...
Selected Well Data Used in Determining Ground-Water Availability in the North and South Carolina Atlantic Coastal Plain Aquifer Systems
Larry G. Harrelson, Jason M. Fine
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1298
The data presented in this report are for selected wells in North and South Carolina that are located in the Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system. The data represent a partial inventory of wells in the study area and are to be used to update a regional flow model for North...
Spatial database of mining-related features in 2001 at selected phosphate mines, Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, and Caribou Counties, Idaho
Phillip R. Moyle, Helen Z. Kayser
2006, Data Series 223
This report describes the spatial database, PHOSMINE01, and the processes used to delineate mining-related features (active and inactive/historical) in the core of the southeastern Idaho phosphate resource area. The spatial data have varying degrees of accuracy and attribution detail. Classification of areas by type of mining-related activity at active mines...
Quality-Assurance Plan for Water-Quality Activities of the U.S. Geological Survey Montana Water Science Center
John H. Lambing (compiler)
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1275
In accordance with guidelines set forth by the Office of Water Quality in the Water Resources Discipline of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a quality-assurance plan has been created for use by the USGS Montana Water Science Center in conducting water-quality activities. This quality-assurance plan documents the standards, policies, and...
Cross-Sectional Data for Selected Reaches of the Chattahoochee River within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia, 2004
Melinda S. Dalton
2006, Data Series 219
This report presents hydrologic data for selected reaches of the Chattahoochee River within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA). Data about transect location, width, depth, and velocity of flow for selected reaches of the river are presented in tabular form. The tables contain measurements collected from shoal and run...
Rates, trends, causes, and consequences of urban land-use change in the United States
William Acevedo, Janis L. Taylor, Dave J. Hester, Carol S. Mladinich, Sonya Glavac
2006, Professional Paper 1726
Over the past 200 years, changes to the Nation's urban areas have been dramatic. Changes that have occurred relate both to the location of urban centers, as well as to the spatial extent of land dedicated to urban uses. Urban areas at the beginning of the 19th century were located...
Hydrogeologic framework and ground-water Flow in quaternary deposits at the U.S. Army Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center near Edinburgh, Indiana, 2002-2003
Bret A. Robinson, Martin R. Risch
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5172
A hydrogeologic framework was developed for unconsolidated Quaternary deposits at the U.S. Army Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center. The framework describes the potential for the occurrence of ground water on the basis of physiography and the distribution of geologic materials within the study area. Four geologic units-the Jessup, Trafalgar, Atherton,...
