Data Releases
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A dataset of hydrologic extremes transitions across the conterminous United States, 1981–2024 A dataset of hydrologic extremes transitions across the conterminous United States, 1981–2024
This data release provides datasets for the conterminous United States (CONUS), characterizing rapid transitions between hydrological extremes, drought-to-flood (DtF) and flood-to-drought (FtD), over 1981–2024. The datasets include event catalogs, transition catalogs, and comparison tables used to assess prevalence, timing, rapidity, and impactfulness of hydrologic transitions and their...
Integrated streamflow, water presence, and meteorological drivers for stream network modeling in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Integrated streamflow, water presence, and meteorological drivers for stream network modeling in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest
This data release provides integrated datasets for modeling streamflow and water presence across the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest stream network in western Oregon. The data include daily meteorological drivers from GRIDMET (precipitation, temperature, humidity, radiation, wind speed, evapotranspiration, vapor pressure deficit), observations of stream discharge and wet/dry status from...
Laboratory-based optical measurements for water samples collected from fixed monitoring stations within the Upper Colorado River and Illinois River basins Laboratory-based optical measurements for water samples collected from fixed monitoring stations within the Upper Colorado River and Illinois River basins
Surface water samples were collected from two basins included in the Next Generation Water Observing System network. Six sites were within the Upper Colorado (UCOL) basin, of which three sites (Fraser River at Tabernash, 09027100; Colorado River at Windy Gap, 09034250; Colorado River near Cameo, 09095500) were equipped with Turner Designs C6P fluorometers for continuous fluorescence...
Biological and Chemical Findings Associated with Melanoma and Other Melanistic Lesions in Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus from Selected Northeast United States and Quebec Waterbodies Biological and Chemical Findings Associated with Melanoma and Other Melanistic Lesions in Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus from Selected Northeast United States and Quebec Waterbodies
Brown bullhead were collected from seven sites in Lake Memphremagog in Vermont and Quebec, Hermon Pond in Maine and Village Pond in New Hampshire. Both visibly normal and lesioned adult bullhead were collected at each site. Biological data collected included length, weight, sex, age, condition factor and presence or absence of non-raised and raised black lesions. Plasma from five sites...
Upper Mississippi River Pool 8 Large Wood Sampling Areas for 2023 High-Flow Event Upper Mississippi River Pool 8 Large Wood Sampling Areas for 2023 High-Flow Event
Large wood is an important part of ecosystem functions in rivers around the world, including serving as fish habitat, providing nutrient sources, and contributing to geomorphic processes. This dataset was produced to support the study of large wood dynamics in Pool 8 of the Upper Mississippi River System. The dataset contains 60 polygons located along shoreline of the main channel, side...
Texas Black Bass Observations and Blotchy Bass Syndrome Measurements Collected by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 2011–2023 Texas Black Bass Observations and Blotchy Bass Syndrome Measurements Collected by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 2011–2023
This data release contains quality controlled records of citizen submitted observations of black bass (Micropterus spp.) provided to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) through public angler reporting programs. TPWD biologists reviewed, standardized, and anonymized these submissions before sharing the dataset with the U.S. Geological Survey for regional analysis of Blotchy...
Blotchy Bass Syndrome (BBS) Citizen Science Surveillance Data, North America, 2022–2024 Blotchy Bass Syndrome (BBS) Citizen Science Surveillance Data, North America, 2022–2024
This data release contains quality-controlled records of angler-submitted observations of black bass (Micropterus spp.) collected through a two-year citizen science initiative using the MyCatch mobile application. The dataset includes verified catch records for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, with each entry providing information on catch date, time, location (latitude/longitude)...
Georectified mosaic of historical aerial photographs of the Colorado River within the Lake Mead region, Arizona and Nevada, acquired in 1935 Georectified mosaic of historical aerial photographs of the Colorado River within the Lake Mead region, Arizona and Nevada, acquired in 1935
This product is a georectified and tonally balanced image mosaic of aerial photographs collected in February 1935 by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service along the floodplain of the Colorado River in the Lake Mead region of Arizona and Nevada. This dataset was developed to portray the geologic characteristics of the lower Colorado River floodplain and can serve as a resource to help create...
Loggerhead sea turtle single nucleotide polymorphism data for Dry Tortugas National Park, 2008 - 2016 Loggerhead sea turtle single nucleotide polymorphism data for Dry Tortugas National Park, 2008 - 2016
This release contains single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data derived from tissue and blood samples collected from 25 loggerhead individuals across nine years from the Dry Tortugas. Data are provided in FASTQ format, a text-based data structure supported by bioinformatics tools.
Aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblage data from side channels of the Upper Mississippi River System, 2021 Aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblage data from side channels of the Upper Mississippi River System, 2021
To understand how aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages vary among side channels across a large floodplain river ecosystem, we collected macroinvertebrates from 23 side channels distributed across six reaches of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River and quantified taxonomic and functional indices. Within this data release, three products are included: 1) site-level environmental...
Organochlorine contaminant concentrations in double-crested cormorant eggs or nestlings in the Green Bay, WI region from 1994 and 1995 Organochlorine contaminant concentrations in double-crested cormorant eggs or nestlings in the Green Bay, WI region from 1994 and 1995
Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) fresh eggs and sibling embryos at pipping were collected from a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)- contaminated colony in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Egg contents were analyzed for organochlorine (OC) contaminants, including 15 aryl hydrocarbon-active PCB congeners. Concentrations of 20 organochlorine contaminants present in double-crested...
Post-2018-collapse microgravity data from campaign measurements at Kīlauea, Hawaiʻi Post-2018-collapse microgravity data from campaign measurements at Kīlauea, Hawaiʻi
Campaign microgravity data have been collected at Kīlauea, Hawaiʻi, since 1975 to assess changes in mass associated with magmatic activity. The network of stations was disrupted by the 2018 summit collapse and was subsequently reestablished, with surviving and some new sites occupied regularly to track magmatic activity beneath the volcano. This data release includes microgravity data...