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M.S.	1999	Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado	Geology
B.S.	1990	University of Washington, Seattle, Washington	Geological Sciences
B.S.	1990	University of Washington, Seattle, Washington	Civil Engineering

Fluvial geomorphology, hydraulics of small streams, bank erosion

1999-present	Hydrologist, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1998-1999	Hydrologist, USGS Water Resources Division, Portland, OR
1996-1998	Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1991-1996	Engineering Geologist, GeoEngineers, Redmond, WA

American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America
American Water Resources Association

Curran, J.H., 2003, Channel stability and water quality of the Alagnak River, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4184, 54 p.

Curran, J.H., Meyer, D.F., and Tasker, G.D., 2003, Estimating the magnitude and frequency of peak streamflows for ungaged sites on streams in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4188, 101 p.

Curran, J.H. and O'Connor, J.E., 2003, Formation and evolution of valley-bottom and channel features, Lower Deschutes River, Oregon, in O'Connor, J.E., and Grant, G.E., eds., A Peculiar River: Water Science and Application 7: Washington, DC, American Geophysical Union, p. 95-119.

Curran, J.H. and Wohl, E.E., 2003, Large woody debris and flow resistance in step-pool channels, Cascade Range, Washington: Geomorphology, v. 51, no. 1-3, p. 141-157.

O'Connor, J.E., Curran, J.H., Beebee, R.A., Grant, G.E., and Sarna-Wojcicki, A., 2003, Quaternary geology and geomorphology of the Lower Deschutes River canyon, Oregon, in O'Connor, J.E., and Grant, G.E., eds., A Peculiar River: Water Science and Application 7: Washington, DC, American Geophysical Union, p. 73-94.

Wiley, J.B., and Curran, J.H., 2003, Estimating annual high-flow statistics and monthly and seasonal low-flow statistics for ungaged sites on streams in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4114, 61 p.

Curran, J.H., 2001, Baseline channel morphology and bank erosion inventory of South Fork Campbell Creek at Campbell Tract, Anchorage, Alaska, 1999 and 2000: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-288, 68 p.

Alaska Streamflow Statistics

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