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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking Water at Select Public Water Systems in West Virginia, 2024 (ver. 2.0, September 2025) Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking Water at Select Public Water Systems in West Virginia, 2024 (ver. 2.0, September 2025)
These data were collected to understand the occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water samples at selected public water systems in West Virginia identified to have detections for PFAS above laboratory reporting levels in previously collected raw-water samples (McAdoo and others, 2022). These data are stored in the USGS National Water Information System...
Landslide, soil, and vegetation measurements following an atmospheric river storm on January 9, 2023, in the Santa Ynez Mountains, California, USA Landslide, soil, and vegetation measurements following an atmospheric river storm on January 9, 2023, in the Santa Ynez Mountains, California, USA
An atmospheric river storm on January 9, 2023, produced widespread landsliding in the Santa Ynez Mountains in Santa Barbara County and Ventura County, California (USA). Landslides occurred in the footprint of the 2008 Tea Fire, 2009 Jesusita Fire, 2017 Thomas Fire, and 2019 Cave Fire, as well as in areas that had not burned in more than 15 years. Most of these landslides were shallow...
Lake Ontario May-July Larval Fish Survey 2024 Lake Ontario May-July Larval Fish Survey 2024
This dataset includes larval fish catches, species identifications, total length measurements, and relevant covariate data from a larval fish community survey of the U.S. waters of Lake Ontario. Sites were surveyed along a bottom depth gradient of 5 to 225 meters, covering a range of nearshore and offshore habitat between the months of May and July 2024. Vessel and gear descriptions are...
Invertebrate community datasets from before and after piscicide application in two high elevation Rocky Mountain streams in Colorado, 2015 through 2020 Invertebrate community datasets from before and after piscicide application in two high elevation Rocky Mountain streams in Colorado, 2015 through 2020
In western United States streams, Oncorhynchus virginalis stomias (Greenback Cutthroat Trout; GBCT) was thought to be extinct; however, a genetically verified population was identified and used for subsequent conservation efforts to reestablish populations. To restore native trout habitat, stream reaches upstream of a dispersal barrier are treated with a piscicide (rotenone) to remove...
Data Release: Blowing in the wind: anemochory in blackbrush habitat of South Texas, 2023 Data Release: Blowing in the wind: anemochory in blackbrush habitat of South Texas, 2023
Wind has the potential to carry seeds long-distances and could be an important consideration in the management of natural vegetation along the U.S.-Mexico Border with border barrier infrastructure. Shrubs, native grasses, the invasive Pennisetum ciliaris (buffelgrass), soil particles and pebbles dispersed in the ecosystem, especially in maximum wind and/or precipitation events. While...
Geologic Radon Potential Map of the United States Geologic Radon Potential Map of the United States
Radon is an odorless and invisible radioactive gas that is naturally released from rocks, soil, and water. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Surgeon General, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. Recent epidemiological studies have also identified linkages between radon exposure and cerebrovascular diseases including...
Potential Explanatory Variables for Groundwater Quality in California Potential Explanatory Variables for Groundwater Quality in California
This data release codifies and attributes values for potential explanatory factors to groundwater well locations and to groundwater basins in California. The groundwater sites are 282,000 wells that have water-quality data and are listed in the California State Water Resources Control Boards' Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program Groundwater Information System (GAMA GIS)...
Estimation of Annual and Monthly Loads of Nitrate + Nitrite, Total Phosphorous, and Dissolved Phosphorus in Illinois for Water Years 1974 to 2022 Estimation of Annual and Monthly Loads of Nitrate + Nitrite, Total Phosphorous, and Dissolved Phosphorus in Illinois for Water Years 1974 to 2022
This data release contains data in support of "Diverging trends in Nitrate and Phosphorus Loads and Yields Across Illinois Watersheds, 1997–2022" (Kamrath and others, 2025). It contains input and output data used to estimate total nitrate + nitrite, dissolved phosphorous and total phosphorous loads for sites in Illinois from water years 1974 to 2022. The input data includes "input-data...
Physical, chemical, and biological results from a Lagrangian study of water and sediment transported by Powder River in central Wyoming and southeastern Montana, between June 27 – July 3, 2019 Physical, chemical, and biological results from a Lagrangian study of water and sediment transported by Powder River in central Wyoming and southeastern Montana, between June 27 – July 3, 2019
A Lagrangian study was conducted in 2019 that followed two water masses in the Powder River from central Wyoming to southeastern Montana. The study characterized the changes of the in-stream transport of sediment and associated chemical and biological constituents. Depth-integrated water samples (using an isokinetic nozzle) and river bottom sediment samples were collected at six mainstem...
Annual Estimates of Suspended Sediment Concentration and Load to Support Trend Analysis on the Lower Mississippi River and Atchafalaya River, 1978–2021 Annual Estimates of Suspended Sediment Concentration and Load to Support Trend Analysis on the Lower Mississippi River and Atchafalaya River, 1978–2021
This data release contains annual estimates of total, fine (
Groundwater-level altitudes and volatile and semivolatile organic compound concentrations at the Petro-Chemical Systems, Inc. (Turtle Bayou) Superfund site, Liberty County, Texas, 2024 Groundwater-level altitudes and volatile and semivolatile organic compound concentrations at the Petro-Chemical Systems, Inc. (Turtle Bayou) Superfund site, Liberty County, Texas, 2024
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), collected groundwater-level altitude and water-quality data from selected monitoring wells at the Petro-Chemical Systems, Inc. (Turtle Bayou) Superfund site in Liberty County, Texas on April 29 and November 13, 2024. These data were collected to obtain information that could be used to...
Groundwater-quality sampling at the Ouachita-Nevada Wood Treaters Superfund Site, Reader, Arkansas, October 2024 Groundwater-quality sampling at the Ouachita-Nevada Wood Treaters Superfund Site, Reader, Arkansas, October 2024
The Ouachita-Nevada Wood Treaters Superfund Site is a former wood-treatment facility located on approximately five acres of undeveloped land along the west side of North Main Street in Reader, Arkansas in Ouachita County. The former facility used wood treatment products containing pentachlorophenol (PCP) and heating oil, a chromium-copper-arsenate solution, and a mixture of diesel fuel...