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Flood-Inundation Maps for Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Indiana Flood-Inundation Maps for Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Indiana

Digital flood-inundation maps for a 6.5-mile reach of Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Indiana, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The flood-inundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at http://water.usgs.gov/osw/flood_inundation/, depict estimates of...
Authors
Zachary W. Martin

Groundwater quality from private domestic water-supply wells in the vicinity of petroleum production in southwestern Indiana Groundwater quality from private domestic water-supply wells in the vicinity of petroleum production in southwestern Indiana

The U.S. Geological Survey provided technical support to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry for site selection and sample collection and analysis in a 2012 investigation of groundwater quality from 29 private domestic water-supply wells in the vicinity of petroleum production in southwestern Indiana. Petroleum hydrocarbons, oil and grease, aromatic volatile organic...
Authors
Martin R. Risch, Cheryl A. Silcox

Flood-inundation maps for the East Fork White River at Shoals, Indiana Flood-inundation maps for the East Fork White River at Shoals, Indiana

Digital flood-inundation maps for a 5.9-mile reach of the East Fork White River at Shoals, Indiana (Ind.), were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The flood-inundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at http://water.usgs.gov/osw/flood_inundation/ depict...
Authors
Justin A. Boldt

Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for the Black Fork Mohican River Basin in and near Shelby, Ohio Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for the Black Fork Mohican River Basin in and near Shelby, Ohio

Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses were done for selected reaches of five streams in and near Shelby, Richland County, Ohio. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, conducted these analyses on the Black Fork Mohican River and four tributaries: Seltzer Park Creek, Seltzer Park Tributary, Tuby Run, and West Branch. Drainage areas...
Authors
Carrie A. Huitger, Chad J. Ostheimer, G. F. Koltun

Preface: Land subsidence processes Preface: Land subsidence processes

No abstract available.
Authors
Devin L. Galloway, Gilles Erkens, Eve L. Kuniansky, Joel C. Rowland

Multi-laboratory survey of qPCR enterococci analysis method performance in U.S. coastal and inland surface waters Multi-laboratory survey of qPCR enterococci analysis method performance in U.S. coastal and inland surface waters

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) has become a frequently used technique for quantifying enterococci in recreational surface waters, but there are several methodological options. Here we evaluated how three method permutations, type of mastermix, sample extract dilution and use of controls in results calculation, affect method reliability among multiple laboratories with...
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Richard A. Haugland, Shawn Siefring, Manju Varma, Kevin H. Oshima, Mano Sivaganesan, Yiping Cao, Meredith Raith, John Griffith, Stephen B. Weisberg, Rachel T. Noble, A. Denene Blackwood, Julie Kinzelman, Tamara Anan’eva, Rebecca N. Bushon, Erin A. Stelzer, Valarie J. Harwood, Katrina V. Gordon, Christopher Sinigalliano

Hydrologic data and groundwater-flow simulations in the Brown Ditch Watershed, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, near Beverly Shores and Town of Pines, Indiana Hydrologic data and groundwater-flow simulations in the Brown Ditch Watershed, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, near Beverly Shores and Town of Pines, Indiana

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected data and simulated groundwater flow to increase understanding of the hydrology and the effects of drainage alterations on the water table in the vicinity of Great Marsh, near Beverly Shores and Town of Pines, Indiana. Prior land-management practices have modified drainage and caused changes in the distribution of open water, streams and ditches...
Authors
David C. Lampe

Arsenic in groundwater of Licking County, Ohio, 2012—Occurrence and relation to hydrogeology Arsenic in groundwater of Licking County, Ohio, 2012—Occurrence and relation to hydrogeology

Arsenic concentrations were measured in samples from 168 domestic wells in Licking County, Ohio, to document arsenic concentrations in a wide variety of wells and to identify hydrogeologic factors associated with arsenic concentrations in groundwater. Elevated concentrations of arsenic (greater than 10.0 micrograms per liter [µg/L]) were detected in 12 percent of the wells (about 1 in 8)...
Authors
Mary Ann Thomas

The effectiveness of water-treatment systems for arsenic used in 11 homes in Southwestern and Central Ohio, 2013 The effectiveness of water-treatment systems for arsenic used in 11 homes in Southwestern and Central Ohio, 2013

In 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Miami Conservancy District investigated the effectiveness of methods used to remove arsenic from drinking water at 11 homes in southwestern and central Ohio. The untreated (raw) ground-water had arsenic concentrations of 7.7–382 micrograms per liter (µg/L), and the median concentration was 30 µg/L. The pH was neutral to slightly alkaline, and...
Authors
Mary Ann Thomas, Mike Ekberg

Subsidence induced by underground extraction Subsidence induced by underground extraction

Subsidence induced by underground extraction is a class of human-induced (anthropogenic) land subsidence that principally is caused by the withdrawal of subsurface fluids (groundwater, oil, and gas) or by the underground mining of coal and other minerals.
Authors
Devin L. Galloway

Classification of ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial stream reaches using a TOPMODEL-based approach Classification of ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial stream reaches using a TOPMODEL-based approach

Whether a waterway is temporary or permanent influences regulatory protection guidelines, however, classification can be subjective due to a combination of factors, including time of year, antecedent moisture conditions, and previous experience of the field investigator. Our objective was to develop a standardized protocol using publicly available spatial information to classify...
Authors
Tanja N. Williamson, Carmen T. Agouridis, Christopher D. Barton, Jonathan A. Villines, Jeremiah G. Lant
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