Publications
This list of Water Resources Mission Area publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. A searchable database of all USGS publications can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Sediment monitoring during Elwha River dam removals: Lessons learned during the Nation’s largest dam removal project Sediment monitoring during Elwha River dam removals: Lessons learned during the Nation’s largest dam removal project
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Christopher A. Curran, Christopher S. Magirl, Robert C. Hilldale
Microbial Fe(II) oxidation by Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 in the presence of Schlöppnerbrunnen fen derived humic acids Microbial Fe(II) oxidation by Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 in the presence of Schlöppnerbrunnen fen derived humic acids
Controlled laboratory experiments were combined with field measurements to better understand the interactions between dissolved organic matter (DOM) and reduced iron in organic-rich peatlands. Addition of peat-derived humic acid extract (HA) to Sideroxydans lithotrophicus ES-1 liquid cultures led to higher cell numbers and up to 1.4 times higher Fe(II) oxidation rates compared to...
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Anke Hadrich, Martial Taillefert, Denise Akob, Rebecca E. Cooper, Ulrike Litzba, Friedrich E. Wagner, Sandor Nietzsche, Valerian Ciobotta, Petra Rosch, Jurgen Popp, Kirsten Küsel
Constraining the oxygen isotopic composition of nitrate produced by nitrification Constraining the oxygen isotopic composition of nitrate produced by nitrification
Measurements of the stable isotope ratios of nitrogen (15N/14N) and oxygen (18O/16O) in nitrate (NO3–) enable identification of sources, dispersal, and fate of natural and contaminant NO3– in aquatic environments. The 18O/16O of NO3– produced by nitrification is often assumed to reflect the proportional contribution of oxygen atom sources, water, and molecular oxygen, in a 2:1 ratio...
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Danielle S. Boshers, Julie Granger, Craig R. Tobias, J.K. Bohlke, Richard L. Smith
Geomorphic survey of North Fork Eagle Creek, New Mexico, 2017 Geomorphic survey of North Fork Eagle Creek, New Mexico, 2017
About one-quarter of the water supply for the Village of Ruidoso, New Mexico, is derived from groundwater pumping along North Fork Eagle Creek in the Eagle Creek Basin near Alto, New Mexico. Because of concerns regarding the effects of groundwater pumping on surface-water hydrology in the Eagle Creek Basin and the effects of the 2012 Little Bear Fire, which resulted in substantial losses...
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Alexander P. Graziano
Groundwater and surface-water data collection for Mason County, western Washington, 2016–18 Groundwater and surface-water data collection for Mason County, western Washington, 2016–18
Groundwater levels and surface water flow measurements were collected from August 2016 to September 2018 to provide the Mason Conservation District and other stakeholders with basic knowledge of existing water resources in Mason County, Washington. Additionally, the data were collected with the intent of contributing to informed decision making about groundwater use, management, and...
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Alison E. Tecca, Lonna M. Frans
Improved enrichment factor calculations through principal component analysis: Examples from soils near breccia pipe uranium mines, Arizona, USA Improved enrichment factor calculations through principal component analysis: Examples from soils near breccia pipe uranium mines, Arizona, USA
The enrichment factor (EF) is a widely used metric for determining how much the presence of an element in a sampling media has increased relative to average natural abundance because of human activity. Calculation of an EF requires the selection of both a background composition and a reference element, choices that can strongly influence the result of the calculation. Here, it is shown...
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Carleton R. Bern, Katherine Walton-Day, David L. Naftz
Respiratory selenite reductase from Bacillus selenitireducens strain MLS10 Respiratory selenite reductase from Bacillus selenitireducens strain MLS10
The putative respiratory selenite [Se(IV)] reductase (Srr) from Bacillus selenitireducens MLS10 has been identified through a polyphasic approach involving genomics, proteomics, and enzymology. Nondenaturing gel assays were used to identify Srr in cell fractions, and the active band was shown to contain a single protein of 80 kDa. The protein was identified through liquid chromatography...
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Michael L. Wells, Jennifer McGarry, Maissa M Gaye, Partha Basu, Ronald S. Oremland, John F. Stolz
Harmful algal blooms Harmful algal blooms
This postcard provides details about "Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms and U.S. Geological Survey Science Capabilities, "Open File Report 2016-1174, where you can find details about how U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists use traditional methods and emerging technologies in collaboration with numerous partners to lead a diverse range of studies addressing harmful algal bloom (HAB...
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Flood-inundation maps for the Yellow River from River Drive to Centerville Highway, Gwinnett County, Georgia Flood-inundation maps for the Yellow River from River Drive to Centerville Highway, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 16.4-mile reach of the Yellow River in Gwinnett County, Georgia, from 0.5 mile upstream from River Drive to Centerville Highway (Georgia State Route 124) were developed to depict estimates of the areal extent and depth of flooding corresponding to selected water levels (stages) at two U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages in the mapped area. The...
Authors
Jonathan W. Musser
Widespread global peatland establishment and persistence over the last 130,000 y Widespread global peatland establishment and persistence over the last 130,000 y
Glacial−interglacial variations in CO2 and methane in polar ice cores have been attributed, in part, to changes in global wetland extent, but the wetland distribution before the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 21 ka to 18 ka) remains virtually unknown. We present a study of global peatland extent and carbon (C) stocks through the last glacial cycle (130 ka to present) using a newly compiled...
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Claire C. Treat, Thomas Kleinen, Nils Broothaerts, April S. Dalton, Rene Dommain, Thomas A. Douglas, Judith Z. Drexler, Sarah A Finkelstein, Guido Grosse, Geoffrey Hope, Jack Hutchings, Miriam C. Jones, Peter Kuhry, Terri Lacourse, Outi Lahteenoja, Julie Loisel, Bastiaan Notebaert, Richard Payne, Dorothy M. Peteet, A. Britta K. Sannel, Jonathan M. Stelling, Jens Strauss, Graeme T. Swindles, Julie Talbot, Charles Tarnocai, Gert Verstraeten, Christopher J. Williams, Zhengyu Xia, Zicheng Yu, Minna Valiranta, Martina Hattestrand, Helena Alexanderson, Victor Brovkin
Flood-inundation maps of the Meramec River from Eureka to Arnold, Missouri, 2018 Flood-inundation maps of the Meramec River from Eureka to Arnold, Missouri, 2018
Libraries of digital flood-inundation maps that spanned a combined 37.2-mile reach of the Meramec River that extended upstream from Eureka, Missouri, to downstream near the confluence of the Meramec and Mississippi Rivers were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Missouri Department of
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Benjamin J. Dietsch, Kellan R. Strauch
Flood-inundation maps for Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York Flood-inundation maps for Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York
In 2016, digital flood-inundation maps along the shoreline of Lake Champlain in Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties in Vermont and northern Clinton County in New York were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the International Joint Commission (IJC). This report discusses the creation of updated static digital flood-inundation mapping, in...
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Robert H. Flynn, Laura Hayes