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Water quality data from wetlands in North Dakota, USA, 2019 Water quality data from wetlands in North Dakota, USA, 2019
This data release describes data that were contributed to the Global Lakes Ecosystem Observation Network (GLEON) FunAqua project, a global data compilation effort. Goals of the FunAqua project are to document the drivers of global aquatic fungal diversity and determine the breadth of the niche of aquatic fungi locally, globally, and in relation to soil and leaves. Data contributed by the...
Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, April 14, 1984 Digital elevation model of the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens, April 14, 1984
The catastrophic, explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, on May 18, 1980, is the most well-known eruption of the volcano. Less well known is that the May 18 eruption marked the beginning of a period of eruptive activity that lasted through 1986. Beginning in October 1980, a series of 17 dome-building episodes added millions of cubic meters of lava to the crater floor. Most...
Simulated Nutrient and Sediment Concentrations from Major Rivers in Illinois Based on Continuous Monitoring from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2023 Simulated Nutrient and Sediment Concentrations from Major Rivers in Illinois Based on Continuous Monitoring from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2023
During water years 2016–2023 (a water year is the period from October 1 to September 30 and is designated by the year in which it ends), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA), operated continuous monitoring stations on eight of the major rivers in Illinois to better quantify nutrient and sediment loadings from...
Geochemical data for the Cenomanian-Turonian Greenhorn Formation recorded in the USGS#1 Portland Core of central Colorado Geochemical data for the Cenomanian-Turonian Greenhorn Formation recorded in the USGS#1 Portland Core of central Colorado
Geochemical and mineralogical characterization data was collected for samples of the Greenhorn Formation taken from the USGS Portland 1 core, which is stored in the USGS Core Research Center (library number E099 https://my.usgs.gov/crcwc/core/report/11834). The data was integrated with sedimentological descriptions in a manuscript (Flaum and others, 2025) that includes revised...
Industrial Waste Ditch surface sediment chemical and physical properties, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Industrial Waste Ditch surface sediment chemical and physical properties, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy and Naval Reactors Facility (NRF), collected sediment samples along the Industrial Waste Ditch (IWD) located on the northern boundary of the NRF. Sediment samples were collected at various intervals downstream from the outfall at different positions within the ditch as well as dredge pile sediments...
Water temperature, air temperature, and sensor depth data from select locations in the Big Soos Creek basin, WA from April 2023 to June 2024 Water temperature, air temperature, and sensor depth data from select locations in the Big Soos Creek basin, WA from April 2023 to June 2024
These data were collected as part of a larger project to support Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) modeling in the Big Soos Creek basin. Water temperature, air temperature and sensor depth were collected from four sites in the Big Soos Creek basin; LITTLE SOOS CREEK BELOW LAKE YOUNGS NEAR KENT, WA (USGS site ID 12109400), JENKINS CREEK AT 188TH AVE SE NEAR KENT, WA (USGS site ID 12110300)...
Database for the geologic map of the Washington West 30' x 60' quadrangle, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Database for the geologic map of the Washington West 30' x 60' quadrangle, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C.
The database for the Washington West 30- by 60-minute quadrangle covers an area of approximately 4,884 square kilometers (1,343 square miles) in and west of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The eastern part of the area is highly urbanized, and more rural areas to the west are rapidly being developed. The area lies entirely within the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin and mostly...
Lake Erie Submersed Aquatic Vegetation, Sampled 2016-2019 Lake Erie Submersed Aquatic Vegetation, Sampled 2016-2019
Observations and subtle shifts of aquatic vegetation communities in Lake Erie have USGS researchers concerned about the potential for grass carp and other threats to alter these vegetation communities. Assessing submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV) may contribute to inform the long-term impacts of grass carp, common carp, eutrophication, wind fetch and sedimentation on SAV communities...
Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) eutrophication model for the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary, New Jersey, USA. Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) eutrophication model for the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary, New Jersey, USA.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed and calibrated a Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) model (version 8.4) for the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary (hereafter referred to as 'the Estuary'), New Jersey. This model was externally coupled with a previously developed hydrodynamic model (Defne and Ganju, 2015 and 2018) to simulate dissolved oxygen, nutrient...
Bureau of Land Management Data on Breeding Ecology and Behavioral Responses of Loons to Oilfield Development Activities in the Fish Creek Watershed, National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, 2016 and 2017 Bureau of Land Management Data on Breeding Ecology and Behavioral Responses of Loons to Oilfield Development Activities in the Fish Creek Watershed, National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, 2016 and 2017
These data consist of the behavioral responses of Pacific and Yellow-billed Loons to helicopter overflights and ground-based human activity in disturbed vs. undisturbed areas, as well as nest success in the summers of 2016 and 2017 at two field camps in the Fish Creek watershed, NPR-A.
Bathymetry and Velocity Data from Surveys at Highway Bridges crossing the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, August 8–9, 2023 Bathymetry and Velocity Data from Surveys at Highway Bridges crossing the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, August 8–9, 2023
These data are high-resolution bathymetry (riverbed elevation) and depth-averaged velocities in comma-delimited table format, generated from hydrographic and velocimetric surveys near highway bridge structures over the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 8–9, 2023. Hydrographic data were collected using a high-resolution multibeam echosounder mapping system (MBMS), which...
USGS National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project—Oman Provinces: Assessment Unit Boundaries, Assessment Input Data, and Fact Sheet Data Tables USGS National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project—Oman Provinces: Assessment Unit Boundaries, Assessment Input Data, and Fact Sheet Data Tables
This data release contains the boundaries of assessment units, assessment input data, and resulting fact sheet data tables for the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in Oman. The assessment unit is the fundamental unit used in the National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project for the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources. The assessment unit is defined...