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2004 Reports
2005 Reports
2006 Reports
2007 Reports
2008 Reports
2009 Reports
Stratigraphy and Tectonic History of the Tucson Basin, Pima County, Arizona, Based on the Exxon State (32)-1 Well
By Brenda B. Houser, Lisa Peters, Richard P. Esser, and Mark E. Gettings
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2004/5076/
Late Quaternary Deposition in the Inner Basins of the California Continental Borderland—Part A. Santa Monica Basin
By William R. Normark and Mary McGann
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2004/5183/
Seismic Monitoring at Cascade Volcanic Centers, 2004—Status and Recommendations
By Seth C. Moran
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2004/5211/
Significance of the Precambrian Basement and Late Cretaceous Thrust Nappes on the Location of Tertiary Ore Deposits in the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah
By Edwin W. Tooker
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2004/5218/
Stream-Sediment Geochemistry in Mining-Impacted Streams: Prichard, Eagle, and Beaver Creeks, Northern Coeur d’Alene Mining District, Northern Idaho
By Stephen E. Box, John C. Wallis, Paul H. Briggs, and Zoe Ann Brown
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2004/5284/
Stream-Sediment Geochemistry in Mining-Impacted Streams: Sediment Mobilized by Floods in the Coeur d'Alene-Spokane River System, Idaho and Washington
By Stephen E. Box, Arthur A. Bookstrom, and Mohammed Ikramuddin
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5011/
The Togiak-Tikchik Complex of Southwestern Alaska, a Replacement for the Gemuk Group: Stratigraphic Nomenclature That Has Outlived Its Time
By F.H. Wilson and W.L. Coonrad
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5019/
Center for Mineral Resources: U.S. Geological Survey- University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences Porphyry Copper Deposit Life Cycles Field Conference, Southeastern Arizona, May 21-22, 2002
By Mark Barton, James Brown, Gordon Haxel, Timothy Hayes, Eric Jensen, David Johnson, Robert Kamilli, Keith Long, David Maher, and Eric Seedorff
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5020/
Porosity-Depth Trends and Regional Uplift Calculated from Sonic Logs, National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
By Philip H. Nelson and Kenneth J. Bird
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5039/
Porosity-Depth Trends and Regional Uplift Calculated from Sonic Logs, National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
By Philip H. Nelson and Kenneth J. Bird
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5051/
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Palisades, Lower Comanche, and Arroyo Grande Areas of the Colorado River Corridor, Grand Canyon, Arizona
By Amy E. Draut, David M. Rubin, Jennifer L. Dierker, Helen C. Fairley, Ronald E. Griffiths, Joseph E. Hazel, Jr, Ralph E. Hunter, Keith Kohl, Lisa M. Leap, Fred L. Nials, David J. Topping, and Michael Yeatts
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5072/
Introduction to Suspended-Sediment Sampling
By K. Michael Nolan, John R. Gray, and G. Douglas Glysson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5077/
Spatial and Temporal Variations in Oceanographic and Meteorologic Forcing Along the Central California Coast, 1980-2002
By Curt D. Storlazzi and Dana K. Wingfield
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5085/
Timing and Duration of Flow in Ephemeral Streams of the Sierra Vista Subwatershed of the Upper San Pedro Basin, Cochise County, Southeastern Arizona
By Bruce Gungle
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5190/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5222/
Stratabound Copper-Silver Deposits of the Mesoproterozoic Revett Formation, Montana and Idaho
By David E. Boleneus, Larry M. Appelgate, John H. Stewart, and Michael L. Zientek
With a section on Databases and Spatial-Data Files for the Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Revett Formation by David E. Boleneus, Larry M. Appelgate, Mary H. Carlson, Derrick W. Chase, and Michael L. Zientek
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5231/
Geophysical Framework Based on Analysis of Aeromagnetic and Gravity Data, Upper and Middle Verde River Watershed, Yavapai County, Arizona
By V.E. Langenheim, Ed DeWitt, and Laurie Wirt
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5278/
Environmental Factors Affecting Mercury in Camp Far West Reservoir, California, 2001–03
By Charles N. Alpers, A. Robin Stewart, Michael K. Saiki, Mark C. Marvin-DiPasquale, Brent R. Topping, Kelly M. Rider, Steven K. Gallanthine, Cynthia A. Kester, Robert O. Rye, Ronald C. Antweiler, and John F. De Wild
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5008/
The Laramide Mesa Formation and the Ojo de Agua Caldera, Southeast of the Cananea Copper Mining District, Sonora, Mexico
By Dennis P. Cox, Robert J. Miller, and Keith L. Woodbourne
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5022/
Monitoring Post-Fire Vegetation Rehabilitation Projects: A Common Approach for Non-Forested Ecosystems
By Troy A. Wirth and David A. Pyke
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5048/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5061/
Land-Cover Trends in the Mojave Basin and Range Ecoregion
By Benjamin M. Sleeter and Christian G. Raumann
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5098/
Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems in the Willamette River Basin and Surrounding Area, Oregon and Washington
By Ian R. Waite, Steven Sobieszczyk, Kurt D. Carpenter, Andrew J. Arnsberg, Henry M. Johnson, Curt A. Hughes, Michael J. Sarantou, and Frank A. Rinella
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5101-D/
Freshwater and Saline Loads of Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen to Hood Canal and Lynch Cove, Western Washington
By Anthony J. Paulson, Christopher P. Konrad, Lonna M. Frans, Marlene Noble, Carol Kendall, Edward G. Josberger, Raegan L. Huffman, and Theresa D. Olsen
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5106/
Hydrogeologic Framework of Sedimentary Deposits in Six Structural Basins, Yakima River Basin, Washington
By M.A. Jones, J.J. Vaccaro, and A.M. Watkins
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5116/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5185/
Mineral Resource Assessment of Selected Areas in Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada
Edited by Steve Ludington
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5197/
Estimates of Ground-Water Pumpage from the Yakima River Basin Aquifer System, Washington, 1960–2000
By J.J. Vaccaro and S.S. Sumioka
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5205/
Characterization of Dissolved Solids in Water Resources of Agricultural Lands near Manila, Utah, 2004-05
By S.J. Gerner, L.E. Spangler, B.A. Kimball, and D.L. Naftz
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5211/
Validation of a Critical Assumption of the Riparian Habitat Hypothesis for White Sturgeon
By Bjorn K. van der Leeuw, Michael J. Parsley, Corey D. Wright, and Eric E. Kofoot
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5225/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5227/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5228/
Synoptic Discharge, Water-Property, and pH Measurements for Muddy River Springs Area and Muddy River, Nevada, February 7, 2001
By David A. Beck and Jon W. Wilson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5237/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5245/
Preliminary Volcano Hazard Assessment for the Emmons Lake Volcanic Center, Alaska
By Christopher F. Waythomas, Thomas P. Miller, and Margaret T. Mangan
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5248/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5252/
Geologic Resource Evaluation of Pu‘ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Hawai‘i; Part II: Benthic Habitat Mapping
By Susan A. Cochran, Ann E. Gibbs, and Joshua B. Logan
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5254/
Benthic Habitats and Offshore Geological Resources of Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Hawai‘i
By Ann E. Gibbs, Susan A. Cochran, Joshua B. Logan, and Eric E. Grossman
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5256/
Geologic Resource Evaluation of Pu‘uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hawai‘i, Part II: Benthic Habitat Mapping
By Susan A. Cochran, Ann E. Gibbs, and Joshua B. Logan
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5258/
Development of a Precipitation-Runoff Model to Simulate Unregulated Streamflow in the Salmon Creek Basin, Okanogan County, Washington
By Marijke van Heeswijk
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5274/
Volcano and Earthquake Monitoring Plan for the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, 2006-2015
Edited by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5276/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5282/
Ground-Water Nutrient Flux to Coastal Waters and Numerical Simulation of Wastewater Injection at Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
Charles D. Hunt, Jr.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5283/
Natural and Diverted Low-Flow Duration Discharges for Streams Affected by the Waiāhole Ditch System, Windward O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
Chiu W. Yeung and Richard A. Fontaine
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5285/
Land-Cover Trends of the Central Basin and Range Ecoregion
By Christopher E. Soulard
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5288/
Microbial Quality of the Nation's Ground-Water Resources, 1993-2004
S.S. Embrey and D.L. Runkle
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5290/
Effects of Irrigation, Drought, and Ground-Water Withdrawals on Ground-Water Levels in the Southern Lihue Basin, Kauai, Hawaii
By Scot K. Izuka
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5291/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5292/
Characterization of Habitat and Biological Communities at Fixed Sites in the Great Salt Lake Basins, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, Water Years 1999-2001
By Christine M. Albano and Elise M.P. Giddings
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5300/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5305/
Hydrology and Simulation of Ground-Water Flow, Lake Point, Tooele County, Utah
By Lynette E. Brooks
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5310/
Dissolved Solids in Basin-Fill Aquifers and Streams in the Southwestern United States
By David W. Anning, Nancy J. Bauch, Steven J. Gerner, Marilyn E. Flynn, Scott N. Hamlin, Stephanie J. Moore, Donald H. Schaefer, Scott K. Anderholm, and Lawrence E. Spangler
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5315/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5316/
A Deep Percolation Model for Estimating Ground-Water Recharge: Documentation of Modules for the Modular Modeling System of the U.S. Geological Survey
By J.J. Vaccaro
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5318/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5323/
PONDCALC-A Tool to Estimate Discharge from the Alviso Salt Ponds, California
By Gregory G. Shellenbarger, David H. Schoellhamer, and Megan A. Lionberger
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5005/
Estimates of Ground-Water Recharge to the Yakima River Basin Aquifer System, Washington, for Predevelopment and Current Land-Use and Land-Cover Conditions, v. 1.1
By J.J. Vaccaro and T.D. Olsen
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5007/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5008/
Simulation of Multiscale Ground-Water Flow in Part of the Northeastern San Joaquin Valley, California
By Steven P. Phillips, Christopher T. Green, Karen R. Burow, Jennifer L. Shelton, and Diane L. Rewis
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5009/
Land-Cover Trends of the Sierra Nevada Ecoregion, 1973-2000
By Christian G. Raumann and Christopher E. Soulard
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5011/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5012/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5016/
Assessment of Artificial Recharge at Sand Hollow Reservoir, Washington County, Utah, Updated to Conditions through 2006
By Victor M. Heilweil and David D. Susong
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5023/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5026/
Hydrology and Glacier-Lake-Outburst Floods (1987-2004) and Water Quality (1998-2003) of the Taku River near Juneau, Alaska
By Edward G. Neal
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5027/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5038/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5039/
A Spatial Landscape Model of Forest Patch Dynamics and Climate Change
By Richard T. Busing
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5040/
Reconnaissance Study of the Hydrology of American Memorial Park, Island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
By Jeff A. Perreaulthttp://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5042/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5044/
Effects of Climatic Extremes on Ground Water in Western Utah, 1930-2005
By Joseph S. Gates
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5045/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5050/
Water, Ice, and Meteorological Measurements at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, Balance Years 2004 and 2005
By William R. Bidlake, Edward G. Josberger, and Mark E. Savoca
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5055/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5075/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5078/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5080/
Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit Density
By Dan L. Mosier, Donald A. Singer, and Vladimir I. Berger
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5082/
Mapping Evapotranspiration Units in the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah
By J. LaRue Smith, Randell J. Laczniak, Michael T. Moreo, and Toby L. Welborn
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5087/
Water-Level Surface Maps of the Carbonate-Rock and Basin-Fill Aquifers in the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah
By J.W. Wilson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5089/
Modeling 3-D Slope Stability of Coastal Bluffs Using 3-D Ground-Water Flow, Southwestern Seattle, Washington
By Dianne L. Brien and Mark E. Reid
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5092/
Property-Transfer Modeling to Estimate Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Deep Sediments at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
By Kim S. Perkins and Kari A. Winfield
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5093/
Preliminary Volcano-Hazard Assessment for the Tanaga Volcanic Cluster, Tanaga Island, Alaska
By Michelle L. Coombs, Robert G. McGimsey, and Brandon L. Browne
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5094/
Water-Level and Land-Subsidence Studies in the Mojave River and Morongo Ground-Water Basins
By Christina L. Stamos, Kelly R. McPherson, Michelle Sneed, and Justin T. Brandt
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5097/
Application of the Basin Characterization Model to Estimate In-Place Recharge and Runoff Potential in the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah
By Alan L. Flint and Lorraine E. Flint
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5099/
The Coral Reef of South Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i—Portrait of a Sediment-Threatened Fringing Reef
Edited by Michael E. Field, Susan A. Cochran, Joshua B. Logan, and Curt D. Storlazzi
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5101/
Environmental Setting of the Granger Drain and DR2 Basins, Washington, 2003–04
By Karen L. Payne, Henry M. Johnson, and Robert W. Black
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5102/
Effects of Agricultural Land-Use Changes and Rainfall on Ground-Water Recharge in Central and West Maui, Hawai‘i, 1926-2004
By John A. Engott and Thomas T. Vana
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5103/
Development and Application of Health-Based Screening Levels for Use in Water-Quality Assessments
By Patricia L. Toccalino
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5106/
Relation Between Selected Water-Quality Variables, Climatic Factors, and Lake Levels in Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, Oregon, 1990-2006
By Jennifer L. Morace
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5117/
Nearshore Circulation and Water-Column Properties in the Skagit River Delta, Northern Puget Sound, Washington—Juvenile Chinook Salmon Habitat Availability in the Swinomish Channel
By Eric E. Grossman, Andrew Stevens, Guy Gelfenbaum and Christopher Curran
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5120/
Assessment of Hydrology, Water Quality, and Trace Elements in Selected Placer-Mined Creeks in the Birch Creek Watershed near Central, Alaska, 2001–05
By Ben W. Kennedy and Dustin E. Langley
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5124/
Effects of Ground-Water Withdrawal on Kaunakakai Stream Environmental Restoration Plan, Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i
By Delwyn S. Oki
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5128/
Methods for Estimating Magnitude and Frequency of Peak Flows for Natural Streams in Utah, Version 4.0, March 10, 2008
By Terry A. Kenney, Chris D. Wilkowske, and Shane J. Wright
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5158/
Re-evaluation of the 1921 Peak Discharge at Skagit River near Concrete, Washington
By M.C. Mastin
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5159/
Influence of Cougar Reservoir Drawdown on Sediment and DDT Transport and Deposition in the McKenzie River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 2002-04
By Chauncey W. Anderson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5164/
Areas Contributing Recharge to Wells in the Tafuna-Leone Plain, Tutuila, American Samoa
By Scot K. Izuka, Jeff A. Perreault, and Todd K. Presley
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5167/
Box Model of a Series of Salt Ponds, as Applied to the Alviso Salt Pond Complex, South San Francisco Bay, California
By Megan A. Lionberger, David H. Schoellhamer, Gregory G. Shellenbarger, James L. Orlando, and Neil K. Ganju
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5173/
Volcano Hazards Assessment for Medicine Lake Volcano, Northern California
By Julie M. Donnelly-Nolan, Manuel Nathenson, Duane E. Champion, David W. Ramsey, Jacob B. Lowenstern, and John W. Ewert
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5174/a/
Chronology of Postglacial Eruptive Activity andCalculation of Eruption Probabilities for Medicine Lake Volcano, Northern California
By Manuel Nathenson, Julie M. Donnelly-Nolan, Duane E. Champion, and Jacob B. Lowenstern
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5174/b/
Major Turbidity Events in the North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 1999–2004
By Steven Sobieszczyk, Mark A. Uhrich, and Heather M. Bragg
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5178/
Effects of Agriculture and Urbanization on Quality of Shallow Ground Water in the Arid to Semiarid Western United States, 1993–2004
By Angela P. Paul, Ralph L. Seiler, Timothy G. Rowe, and Michael R. Rosen
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5179/
Factors Affecting the Occurrence and Distribution of Pesticides in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, 2000
By Henry M. Johnson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5180/
Ground-Water Occurrence and Movement, 2006, and Water-Level Changes in the Detrital, Hualapai, and Sacramento Valley Basins, Mohave County, Arizona
By David W. Anning, Margot Truini, Marilyn E. Flynn, and William H. Remick
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5182/
Temperature Effects of Point Sources, Riparian Shading, and Dam Operations on the Willamette River, Oregon
By Stewart A. Rounds
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5185/
Nutrient and Suspended-Sediment Transport and Trends in the Columbia River and Puget Sound Basins, 1993–2003
By Daniel R. Wise, Frank A. Rinella III, Joseph F. Rinella, Greg J. Fuhrer, Sandra S. Embrey, Gregory M. Clark, Gregory E. Schwarz, and Steven Sobieszczyk
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5186/
Suspended-Sediment Loads and Yields in the North Santiam River Basin, Oregon, Water Years 1999–2004
By Heather M. Bragg, Steven Sobieszczyk, Mark A. Uhrich, and David R. Piatt
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5187/
Land Subsidence and Aquifer-System Compaction in the Tucson Active Management Area, South-Central Arizona, 1987-2005
By Robert L. Carruth, Donald R. Pool, and Carl E. Anderson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5190/
Effects of Saline-Wastewater Injection on Water Quality in the Altamont-Bluebell Oil and Gas Field, Duchesne County, Utah, 1990–2005
By Judy I. Steiger
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5192/
Multiple Landslide-Hazard Scenarios Modeled for the Oakland-Berkeley Area, Northern California
Edited by Richard J. Pike and Russell W. Graymer
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5196/
Precipitation and Runoff Simulations of the Carson Range and Pine Nut Mountains, and Updated Estimates of Ground-Water Inflow and the Ground-Water Budgets for Basin-Fill Aquifers of Carson Valley, Douglas County, Nevada, and Alpine County, California
By Anne E. Jeton and Douglas K. Maurer
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5205/
Variations in Community Exposure and Sensitivity to Tsunami Hazards in the State of Hawai‘i
By Nathan Wood, Alyssia Church, Tim Frazier, and Brent Yarnal
2007, revised 2008
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5208/
Estimating Water Fluxes Across the Sediment-Water Interface in the Lower Merced River, California
By Celia Zamora
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5216/
Summary of Optical-Backscatter and Suspended-Sediment Data, Tomales Bay Watershed, California, Water Years 2004, 2005, and 2006
By Jennifer A. Curtis
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5224/
Wave-Driven Spatial and Temporal Variability in Sea-floor Sediment Mobility in the Monterey Bay, Cordell Bank, and Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries
By Curt D. Storlazzi, Jane A. Reid, and Nadine E. Golden
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5233/
Systematics of Water Temperature and Flow at Tantalus Creek During Calendar Year 2005, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
By Laura E. Clor, Jacob B. Lowenstern, and Henry P. Heasler
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5234/
Land-Cover Trends of the Southern California Mountains Ecoregion
By Christopher E. Soulard, Christian G. Raumann, and Tamara S. Wilson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5235/
Evaluation of Approaches for Managing Nitrate Loading from On-Site Wastewater Systems near La Pine, Oregon
By David S. Morgan, Stephen R. Hinkle, and Rodney J. Weick
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5237/
Ground Water Redox Zonation near La Pine, Oregon: Relation to River Position within the Aquifer-Riparian Zone Continuum
By Stephen R. Hinkle, David S. Morgan, Leonard L. Orzol, and Danial J. Polette
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5239/
Principal Locations of Metal Loading from Flood-Plain Tailings, Lower Silver Creek, Utah, April 2004
By Briant A. Kimball, Robert L. Runkel, and Katherine Walton-Day
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5248/
Detection and Measurement of Land Subsidence Using Global Positioning System Surveying and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, Coachella Valley, California, 1996–2005
By Michelle Sneed and Justin T. Brandt
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5251/
Sources, Dispersal, and Fate of Fine Sediment Supplied to Coastal California
By Katherine L. Farnsworth and Jonathan A. Warrick
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5254/
Converting NAD83 GPS Heights Into NAVD88 Elevations With LVGEOID, a Hybrid Geoid Height Model for the Long Valley Volcanic Region, California
By Maurizio Battaglia, Daniel Dzurisin, John Langbein, Jerry Svarc, and David P. Hill
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5255/
Water-Resource Trends and Comparisons Between Partial-Development and October 2006 Hydrologic Conditions, Wood River Valley, South-Central Idaho
By Kenneth D. Skinner, James R. Bartolino, and Andrew W. Tranmer
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5258/
Water Resources of the Basin and Range Carbonate-Rock Aquifer System, White Pine County, Nevada, and Adjacent Areas in Nevada and Utah
By Alan H. Welch, Daniel J. Bright, and Lari A. Knochenmus, Editors
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5261/
2005 Volcanic Activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: Summary of Events and Response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory
By R.G. McGimsey, C.A. Neal, J.P. Dixon, U.S. Geological Survey, and Sergey Ushakov, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5269/
Ground-Water Storage Change and Land Subsidence in Tucson Basin and Avra Valley, Southeastern Arizona, 1998–2002
By Donald R. Pool and Mark T. Anderson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5275/
Mobility Statistics and Automated Hazard Mapping for Debris Flows and Rock Avalanches
By Julia P. Griswold and Richard M. Iverson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5276/
Distribution of Ground-Nesting Marine Birds Along Shorelines in Glacier Bay, Southeastern Alaska: An Assessment Related to Potential Disturbance by Back-Country Users
By M.L. Arimitsu, J.F. Piatt, and M.D. Romano
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5278/
Variations in City Exposure and Sensitivity to Tsunami Hazards in Oregon
By Nathan Wood
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5283/
Application of Geographic Information System Methods to Identify Areas Yielding Water that will be Replaced by Water from the Colorado River in the Vidal and Chemehuevi Areas, California, and the Mohave Mesa Area, Arizona
By Lawrence E. Spangler, Cory E. Angeroth, and Sarah J. Walton
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5284/
Dissolved-Solids Transport in Surface Water of the Muddy Creek Basin, Utah
By Steven J. Gerner
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5001/
Variations in Community Exposure and Sensitivity to Tsunami Hazards on the Open-Ocean and Strait of Juan de Fuca Coasts of Washington
By Nathan Wood and Christopher Soulard
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5004/
Evaluation of a Single-Beam Sonar System to Map Seagrass at Two Sites in Northern Puget Sound, Washington
By Andrew W. Stevens, Jessica R. Lacy, David P. Finlayson, and Guy Gelfenbaum
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5009/
Estimating the Probability of Elevated Nitrate Concentrations in Ground Water in Washington State
By Lonna M. Frans
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5025/
Pesticide Occurrence and Distribution in the Lower Clackamas River Basin, Oregon, 2000–2005
By Kurt D. Carpenter, Steven Sobieszczyk, Andrew J. Arnsberg, and Frank A. Rinella
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5027/
Water Quality Conditions in Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, Oregon, 2005
By Gene R. Hoilman, Mary K. Lindenberg, and Tamara M. Wood
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5026/
Extent and Depth to Top of Basalt and Interbed Hydrogeologic Units, Yakima River Basin Aquifer System, Washington
By M.A. Jones and J.J. Vaccaro
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5027/
Effects of the H-3 Highway Stormwater Runoff on the Water Quality of Halawa Stream, Oahu, Hawaii, November 1998 to August 2004
By Reuben H. Wolff and Michael F. Wong
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5034/
Simulations of Ground-Water Flow and Particle Pathline Analysis in the Zone of Contribution of a Public-Supply Well in Modesto, Eastern San Joaquin Valley, California
By Karen R. Burow, Bryant C. Jurgens, Leon J. Kauffman, Steven P. Phillips, Barbara A. Dalgish, and Jennifer L. Shelton
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5035/
Update on Regulation of Sand Transport in the Colorado River by Changes in the Surface Grain Size of Eddy Sandbars over Multiyear Timescales
By David J. Topping, David M. Rubin, and John C. Schmidt
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5042/
Principal Locations of Major-Ion, Trace-Element, Nitrate, and Escherichia coli Loading to Emigration Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah, October 2005
By Briant A. Kimball, Robert L. Runkel, and Katherine Walton-Day
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5043/
Predevelopment Water-Level Contours for Aquifers in the Rainier Mesa and Shoshone Mountain area of the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada
By Joseph M. Fenelon, Randell J. Laczniak, and Keith J. Halford
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5044/
Three-Dimensional Numerical Model of Ground-Water Flow in Northern Utah Valley, Utah County, Utah
By Philip M. Gardner
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5049/
Hydrogeology, Chemical Characteristics, and Transport Processes in the Zone of Contribution of a Public-Supply Well in York, Nebraska
By Matthew K. Landon, Brian R. Clark, Peter B. McMahon, Virginia L. McGuire, and Michael J. Turco
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5050/
Estimated Depth to Ground Water and Configuration of the Water Table in the Portland, Oregon Area
By Daniel T. Snyder
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5059/
Monitoring Ecosystem Quality and Function in Arid Settings of the Mojave Desert
By Jayne Belnap, Robert H. Webb, Mark E. Miller, David M. Miller, Lesley A. DeFalco, Philip A. Medica, Matthew L. Brooks, Todd C. Esque, and Dave Bedford
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5064/
Modeling Water Temperature in the Yakima River, Washington, from Roza Diversion Dam to Prosser Dam, 2005–06
By Frank D. Voss, Christopher A. Curran, and Mark C. Mastin
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5070/
Modeling Water-Surface Elevations and Virtual Shorelines for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona
By Christopher S. Magirl, Michael J. Breedlove, Robert H. Webb, and Peter G. Griffiths
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5075/
Modeling Hydrodynamics and Heat Transport in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, and Implications for Water Quality
By Tamara M. Wood, Ralph T. Cheng, Jeffrey W. Gartner, Gene R. Hoilman, Mary K. Lindenberg, and Roy E. Wellman
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5076/
Estimates of Nutrient Loading by Ground-Water Discharge into the Lynch Cove Area of Hood Canal, Washington
By F. William Simonds, Peter W. Swarzenski, Donald O. Rosenberry, Christopher D. Reich, and Anthony J. Paulson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5078/
An Update of Hydrologic Conditions and Distribution of Selected Constituents in Water, Snake River Plain Aquifer and Perched-Water Zones, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, Emphasis 2002–05
By Linda C. Davis
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5089/
Evolution of Deformation Studies on Active Hawaiian Volcanoes
By Robert Decker, Arnold Okamura, Asta Miklius, and Michael Poland
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5090/
Simulation of Flow, Sediment Transport, and Sediment Mobility of the Lower Coeur d’Alene River, Idaho
By Charles Berenbrock and Andrew W. Tranmer
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5093/
Assessment of Nonpoint Source Chemical Loading Potential to Watersheds Containing Uranium Waste Dumps Associated with Uranium Exploration and Mining, San Rafael Swell, Utah
By Michael L. Freeman, David L. Naftz, Terry Snyder, and Greg Johnson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5110/
Update of the Accounting Surface Along the Lower Colorado River
By Stephen M. Wiele, Stanley A. Leake, Sandra J. Owen-Joyce, and Emmet H. McGuire
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5113/
Instrumentation Recommendations for Volcano Monitoring at U.S. Volcanoes Under the National Volcano Early Warning System
By Seth C. Moran, Jeff T. Freymueller, Richard G. LaHusen, Kenneth A. McGee, Michael P. Poland, John A. Power, David A. Schmidt, David J. Schneider, George Stephens, Cynthia A. Werner, and Randall A. White
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5114/
Quantifying Ground-Water and Surface-Water Discharge from Evapotranspiration Processes in 12 Hydrographic Areas of the Colorado Regional Ground-Water Flow System, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona
By Guy A. DeMeo, J. LaRue Smith, Nancy A. Damar, and Jon Darnell
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5116/
A Versatile Time-Lapse Camera System Developed by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory for Use at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i
By Tim R. Orr and Richard P. Hoblitt
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5117/
Effects of Potential Future Warming on Runoff in the Yakima River Basin, Washington
By Mark C. Mastin
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5124/
Estimating Flow-Duration and Low-Flow Frequency Statistics for Unregulated Streams in Oregon
By John Risley, Adam Stonewall, and Tana Haluska
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5126/
Channel Evolution on the Lower Elwha River, Washington, 1939–2006
By Amy E. Draut, Joshua B. Logan, Randall E. McCoy, Michael McHenry, and Jonathan A. Warrick
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5127/
Submarine Ground Water Discharge and Fate Along the Coast of Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Hawai‘i, Part 2, Spatial and Temporal Variations in Salinity, Radium-Isotope Activity, and Nutrient Concentrations in Coastal Waters, December 2003–April 2006
By Karen Knee, Joseph Street, Eric Grossman, and Adina Paytan
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5128/
Remote-Controlled Pan, Tilt, Zoom Cameras at Kīlauea and Mauna Loa Volcanoes, Hawai‘i
By Richard P. Hoblitt, Tim R. Orr, Frederic Castella, and Peter F. Cervelli
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5129/
Portable Chamber Measurements of Evapotranspiration at the Amargosa Desert Research Site near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, 2003–06
By C. Amanda Garcia, Michael J. Johnson, Brian J. Andraski, Keith J. Halford, and C. Justin Mayers
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5135/
Development of a Monitoring Protocol to Detect Ecological Change in the Intertidal Zone of Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska
By Gail V. Irvine and Erica N. Madison
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5139/
Hydrogeology, Water Chemistry, and Factors Affecting the Transport of Contaminants in the Zone of Contribution of a Public-Supply Well in Modesto, Eastern San Joaquin Valley, California
By Bryant C. Jurgens, Karen R. Burow, Barbara A. Dalgish, and Jennifer L. Shelton
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5156/
Preliminary Volcano-Hazard Assessment for Gareloi Volcano, Gareloi Island, Alaska
By Michelle L. Coombs, Robert G. McGimsey, and Brandon L. Browne
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5159/
Hydrologic and Water-Quality Responses in Shallow Ground Water Receiving Stormwater Runoff and Potential Transport of Contaminants to Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada, 2005–07
By Jena M. Green, Carl E. Thodal, and Toby L. Welborn
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5162/
The Significance of Accounting Order for Evapotranspiration and Recharge in Monthly and Daily Threshold-Type Water Budgets
By Delwyn S. Oki
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5163/
An Evaluation of Selected Extraordinary Floods in the United States Reported by the U.S. Geological Survey and Implications for Future Advancement of Flood Science
By John E. Costa and Robert D. Jarrett
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5164/
Statistical Stationarity of Sediment Interbed Thicknesses in a Basalt Aquifer, Idaho National Laboratory, Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
By Caleb N. Stroup, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, John A. Welhan, Idaho Geological Survey, and Linda C. Davis, U.S. Geological Survey
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5167/
Coeur d’Alene Lake, Idaho: Insights Gained From Limnological Studies of 1991–92 and 2004–06
By Molly S. Wood and Michael A. Beckwith
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5168/
Laboratory-Measured and Property-Transfer Modeled Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Snake River Plain Aquifer Sediments at the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
By Kim S. Perkins
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5169/
Seepage Investigation for Selected River Reaches in the Chehalis River Basin, Washington
By D. Matthew Ely, Kenneth E. Frasl, Cameron A. Marshall, and Fred Reed
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5180/
Delineation of Landform and Lithologic Units for Ecological Landtype-Association Analysis in Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska
By David A. Brew
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5183/
Use of Superposition Models to Simulate Possible Depletion of Colorado River Water by Ground-Water Withdrawal
By Stanley A. Leake, William Greer, Dennis Watt, and Paul Weghorst
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5189/
Hydrology of Northern Utah Valley, Utah County, Utah, 1975–2005
By Jay R. Cederberg, Philip M. Gardner, and Susan A. Thiros
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5197/
Water Quality Conditions in Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, Oregon, 2006
By Mary K. Lindenberg, Gene Hoilman, and Tamara M. Wood
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5201/
Analysis of Geomorphic and Hydrologic Characteristics of Mount Jefferson Debris Flow, Oregon, November 6, 2006
By Steven Sobieszczyk, Mark A. Uhrich, David R. Piatt, and Heather M. Bragg
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5204/
Simulated Effects of Ground-Water Withdrawals and Artificial Recharge on Discharge to Streams, Springs, and Riparian Vegetation in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed of the Upper San Pedro Basin, Southeastern Arizona
By Stanley A. Leake, Donald R. Pool, and James M. Leenhouts
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5207/
Methods and Indicators for Assessment of Regional Ground-Water Conditions in the Southwestern United States
By Fred D Tillman, Stanley A. Leake, Marilyn E. Flynn, Jeffrey T. Cordova, Kurt T. Schonauer, and Jesse E. Dickinson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5209/
Origin of Meter-Size Granite Basins in the Southern Sierra Nevada, California
By James G. Moore, Mary A. Gorden, Joel E. Robinson, and Barry C. Moring
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5210/
2006 Volcanic Activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: Summary of Events and Response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory
By Christina A. Neal, Robert G. McGimsey, James P. Dixon, U.S. Geological Survey, and Alexander Manevich, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, and Alexander Rybin, Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5214/
Geography of Alaska Lake Districts: Identification, Description, and Analysis of Lake-Rich Regions of a Diverse and Dynamic State
By Christopher D. Arp and Benjamin M. Jones
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5215/
Variability in Lotic Communities in Three Contrasting Stream Environments in the Santa Ana River Basin, California, 1999–2001
By Carmen A. Burton
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5217/
Methods for Estimating Monthly and Annual Streamflow Statistics at Ungaged Sites in Utah
By Chris D. Wilkowske, Terry A. Kenney, and Shane J. Wright
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5230/
Flood Plain Delineation for the Fremont River and Bull Creek, Hanksville, Utah
By Terry A. Kenney and Susan G. Buto
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5233/
Flood of June 2008 in Southern Wisconsin
By Faith A. Fitzpatrick, Marie C. Peppler, John F. Walker, William J. Rose, Robert J. Waschbusch, and James L. Kennedy
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5235/
Ground-Water Availability in the Wailuku Area, Maui, Hawai‘i
By Stephen B. Gingerich
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5236/
Analysis of Streamflow Trends, Ground-Water and Surface-Water Interactions, and Water Quality in the Upper Carson River Basin, Nevada and California, revised 2009
By Douglas K. Maurer, Angela P. Paul, David L. Berger, and C. Justin Mayers
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5238/
Evaluation of the Effects of Precipitation on Ground-Water Levels from Wells in Selected Alluvial Aquifers in Utah and Arizona, 1936–2005
By Philip M. Gardner and Victor M. Heilweil
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5242/
Hydrologic and Water-Quality Conditions During Restoration of the Wood River Wetland, Upper Klamath River Basin, Oregon, 2003–05
By Kurt D. Carpenter, Daniel T. Snyder, John H. Duff, Frank J. Triska, Karl K. Lee, Ronald J. Avanzino, and Steven Sobieszczyk
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5004/
Ground-Water Budgets for the Wood River Valley Aquifer System, South-Central Idaho, 1995–2004
By James R. Bartolino
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5012/
Ground-Water Budgets for the Wood River Valley Aquifer System, South-Central Idaho, 1995–2004
By James R. Bartolino
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5012/
Ground-Water Budgets for the Wood River Valley Aquifer System, South-Central Idaho, 1995–2004
By James R. Bartolino
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5025/
Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to Simulate Runoff in Mustang Creek Basin, California
By Dina K. Saleh, U.S. Geological Survey; Charles R. Kratzer, U.S. Geological Survey; Colleen H. Green, U.S. Department of Agricuture; and David G. Evans, California State University Sacramento, Department of Geology
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5031/
Geospatial Data to Support Analysis of Water-Quality Conditions in Basin-Fill Aquifers in the Southwestern United States
By Tim S. McKinney and David W. Anning
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5039/
Evaluation of Sources of Nitrate Beneath Food Processing Wastewater-Application Sites near Umatilla, Oregon
By Lonna Frans and Anthony Paulson, U.S.Geological Survey; Phil Richerson, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality; and Elise Striz and Curt Black, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5069/
Geochemical Investigation of Source Water to Cave Springs, Great Basin National Park, White Pine County, Nevada
By David E. Prudic and Patrick A. Glancy
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5073/
Evapotranspiration from the Lower Walker River Basin, West-Central Nevada, Water Years 2005–07
By Kip K. Allander, J. LaRue Smith, and Michael J. Johnson
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5079/
Iodine-129 in the Snake River Plain Aquifer at and Near the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho, 2003 and 2007
By Roy C. Bartholomay
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5088/
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