Dan Kotter

NOROCK Center Staff

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Biological Research Technician
West Glacier, MT

Address

Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Glacier Field Station
Glacier National Park
West Glacier, MT 59936-0128

Phone 406-888-7920
Fax 406-888-7990
Email dan_kotter@nps.gov
Education

Geology. 2003. Vincennes University, Vincennes.

B.S. Geology. 2006. University of Southern Indiana, Evansville.

Expertise:

  • Spatial modeling and visualization
  • Ground water – surface water interactions
  • Regional non-point source groundwater vulnerability
  • Impacts of leaky underground storage tanks on soil and groundwater
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Geomorphic response of river systems



    • Research interests:

  • Instream flow investigations of dam regulated river systems
  • Hyporheic exchange in geologically diverse environments
  • Assessment of ecological effects of anthropogenic stressors
  • Geomorphic response to climate variability
  • GIS based forecasting and planning



    • Current Research Projects:

  • Evaluation of alternative dam operations on the movement and habitat use of bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout in the Flathead River. Project Summary
  • The potential impacts of climate change on native aquatic ecosystems of the northern Rocky Mountains. Project Summary



    • Publications:
    Carey, D., D. Kotter, and G. Beck. 2006. Generalized Geologic Map for Land-Use Planning: Breckenridge County, Kentucky. University of Kentucky – Kentucky Geological Survey. MAP AND CHART 146, Series XII, 2006. http://kgsweb.uky.edu/olops/pub/kgs/mc145_12.pdf


    Presentations:
    Kotter, Dan. 2007. “Environmental Monitoring and Assessment of the Groundwater Quality in Calloway County, Kentucky”, Dan Kotter and others, KGS, Henderson, KY. Kentucky Water Resources Symposium Oral Presentations, Louisville, KY., March 26, 2007.

    Kotter, Dan. 2006. “Environmental Monitoring and Assessment of Selected Inorganic Ions and Metals in Groundwater Samples from Calloway County, KY”, Sandra Thompson and Dr. Harry Fannin, Department of Chemistry, Murray State University; Daniel Kotter and Dr. Paul Doss, Department of Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, 12th Annual EPSCoR Conference, Poster Session, Louisville, Kentucky, 2006.

    Kotter, Dan. 2005. “Preliminary Interpretations of the Structure and Stratigraphy of Wesley Chapel Gulf using Ground Penetrating Radar”, Kotter, Daniel L. and Durbin, James M., Dept. of Geology, University of Southern Indiana. Geological Society of American, North-Central Section – 39th Annual Meeting (May 19-20. 2005) Paper No. 46-6.