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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Evidence for conservative transport of dissolved organic carbon in major river basins in the Gulf of Maine Watershed Evidence for conservative transport of dissolved organic carbon in major river basins in the Gulf of Maine Watershed
Transport and fate of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in rivers are important aspects of the carbon cycle and the critical linkage between terrestrial, aquatic, and marine systems. Recent studies have quantified fluvial export to the marine environment in many systems, but in-stream losses of DOC are poorly constrained. This study compares DOC yields (kg C/ha) between the area-weighted...
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Thomas G. Huntington, Collin S. Roesler, George R. Aiken
Metrics for assessing the quality of groundwater used for public supply, CA, USA: Equivalent-population and area Metrics for assessing the quality of groundwater used for public supply, CA, USA: Equivalent-population and area
Data from 11 000 public supply wells in 87 study areas were used to assess the quality of nearly all of the groundwater used for public supply in California. Two metrics were developed for quantifying groundwater quality: area with high concentrations (km2 or proportion) and equivalent-population relying upon groundwater with high concentrations (number of people or proportion)...
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Kenneth Belitz, Miranda S. Fram, Tyler D. Johnson
Regionalization of surface-water statistics using multiple linear regression Regionalization of surface-water statistics using multiple linear regression
This report serves as a reference document in support of the regionalization of surface-water statistics using multiple linear regression. Streamflow statistics are quantitative characterizations of hydrology and are often derived from observed streamflow records. In the absence of observed streamflow records, as at unmonitored or ungaged locations, other techniques are required...
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William H. Farmer, Julie E. Kiang, Toby D. Feaster, Ken Eng
Groundwater recharge estimates for Maine using a Soil-Water-Balance model—25-year average, range, and uncertainty, 1991 to 2015 Groundwater recharge estimates for Maine using a Soil-Water-Balance model—25-year average, range, and uncertainty, 1991 to 2015
To address the lack of information on the spatial and temporal variability of recharge to groundwater systems in Maine, a study was initiated in cooperation with the Maine Geological Survey to use the U.S. Geological Survey Soil-Water-Balance model to evaluate annual average potential recharge across the State over a 25-year period from 1991 to 2015. The Maine Soil-Water-Balance model...
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Martha G. Nielsen, Stephen M. Westenbroek
Estimating sediment flux to Jamaica Bay, New York Estimating sediment flux to Jamaica Bay, New York
Tidal wetland loss in Jamaica Bay, New York, is well documented. Maintaining wetlands is important from an environmental and ecological perspective and because wetlands buffer coastal communities from storm damage. An estimate of suspended-sediment flux through Rockaway Inlet is needed to improve understanding of sediment dynamics in Jamaica Bay and could be used in salt marsh...
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Richard A. Cartwright, Amy E. Simonson
Try, try again: Lessons learned from success and failure in participatory modeling Try, try again: Lessons learned from success and failure in participatory modeling
Participatory Modeling (PM) is becoming increasingly common in environmental planning and conservation, due in part to advances in cyberinfrastructure as well as to greater recognition of the importance of engaging a diverse array of stakeholders in decision making. We provide lessons learned, based on over 200 years of the authors’ cumulative and diverse experience, about PM processes...
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Eleanor J. Sterling, Moira Zellner, Karen Elizabeth Jenni, Kirsten Leong, Pierre D. Glynn, Todd K. BenDor, Pierre Bommel, Klaus Hubacek, Antonie J. Jetter, Rebecca Jordan, Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Michael Paolisso, Steven Gray
Preamble, part a: Groundwater quantity of South Asia Preamble, part a: Groundwater quantity of South Asia
No abstract available.
Authors
Clifford I. Voss
Multiphase hydromechanical iTOUGH2-EOS7C modeling study of underpressure development in shale during glacial loading cycles at the Bruce Nuclear Site, Ontario, Canada Multiphase hydromechanical iTOUGH2-EOS7C modeling study of underpressure development in shale during glacial loading cycles at the Bruce Nuclear Site, Ontario, Canada
A deep geologic repository (DGR) for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste has been proposed at the Bruce nuclear site on the eastern flank of the Michigan Basin in southeastern Ontario, Canada. The repository would be placed at a depth of ~680 m, within a ~450 m-thick sequence of geologic media with extremely low porosity and permeability. The water in this section is...
Authors
Michelle R. Plampin
Yellowstone River Compact Commission sixty-seventh annual report 2018 Yellowstone River Compact Commission sixty-seventh annual report 2018
No abstract available.
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Seth Davidson
Effects of acidic deposition on the biodiversity of forest understory plant communities in the northern hardwood forests of the Adirondack Mountains Effects of acidic deposition on the biodiversity of forest understory plant communities in the northern hardwood forests of the Adirondack Mountains
No abstract available.
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Timothy J. Sullivan, Todd C. McDonnell, Michael R. Zarfos, Martin Dovciak, Gregory B. Lawrence
Remote sensing of river bathymetry: Evaluating a range of sensors, platforms, and algorithms on the upper Sacramento River, California, USA Remote sensing of river bathymetry: Evaluating a range of sensors, platforms, and algorithms on the upper Sacramento River, California, USA
Remote sensing has become an increasingly viable tool for characterizing fluvial systems. In this study, we used field measurements from a 1.6 km reach of the upper Sacramento River, CA, to evaluate the potential of mapping water depths from a range of platforms, sensors, and depth retrieval methods. Field measurements of water column optical properties also were compared to similar data...
Authors
Carl J. Legleiter, Lee R. Harrison
Updates to the suspended sediment SPARROW model developed for western Oregon and northwestern California Updates to the suspended sediment SPARROW model developed for western Oregon and northwestern California
A SPARROW (SPAtially Related Regressions On Watershed attributes) model that was previously developed for western Oregon and northwestern California was updated using advancements in the SPARROW software and refinements to the input data. As was the case for the original model calibration, the updated models used the NHD Plus Version 2 as a hydrologic framework and relied on the same...
Authors
Daniel R. Wise