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Water quality of potential reference lakes in the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountain ecoregions, Arkansas Water quality of potential reference lakes in the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountain ecoregions, Arkansas

This report describes a study to identify reference lakes in two lake classifications common to parts of two level III ecoregions in western Arkansas—the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountains. Fifty-two lakes were considered. A screening process that relied on land-use data was followed by reconnaissance water-quality sampling, and two lakes from each ecoregion were selected for...
Authors
B. G. Justus, Bradley J. Meredith
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Effects of land use, stream habitat, and water quality on biological communities of wadeable streams in the Illinois River Basin of Arkansas, 2011 and 2012 Effects of land use, stream habitat, and water quality on biological communities of wadeable streams in the Illinois River Basin of Arkansas, 2011 and 2012

The Illinois River Basin includes an area of diverse land use in northwestern Arkansas. Land-use data collected in 2006 indicate that most of the land in the basin is agricultural. The agricultural land is used primarily for production of poultry and cattle. Eighteen sites were selected from the list of candidate sites based on drainage area, land use, presence or absence of an upstream
Authors
James C. Petersen, B. G. Justus, Bradley J. Meredith
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

A comparison of algal, macroinvertebrate, and fish assemblage indices for assessing low-level nutrient enrichment in wadeable Ozark streams A comparison of algal, macroinvertebrate, and fish assemblage indices for assessing low-level nutrient enrichment in wadeable Ozark streams

Biotic indices for algae, macroinvertebrates, and fish assemblages can be effective for monitoring stream enrichment, but little is known regarding the value of the three assemblages for detecting perturbance as a consequence of low-level nutrient enrichment. In the summer of 2006, we collected nutrient and biotic samples from 30 wadeable Ozark streams that spanned a nutrient...
Authors
B. G. Justus, James C. Petersen, Suzanne R. Femmer, Jerri V. Davis, J. E. Wallace
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Water quality of least-impaired lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas Water quality of least-impaired lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas

A three-phased study identified one least-impaired (reference) lake for each of four Arkansas lake classifications: three classifications in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) ecoregion and a fourth classification in the South Central Plains (SCP) ecoregion. Water quality at three of the least-impaired lakes generally was comparable and also was comparable to water quality from Kansas...
Authors
B. Justus

Methods for Monitoring Fish Communities of Buffalo National River and Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the Ozark Plateaus of Arkansas and Missouri: Version 1.0 Methods for Monitoring Fish Communities of Buffalo National River and Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the Ozark Plateaus of Arkansas and Missouri: Version 1.0

Buffalo National River located in north-central Arkansas, and Ozark National Scenic Riverways, located in southeastern Missouri, are the two largest units of the National Park Service in the Ozark Plateaus physiographic province. The purpose of this report is to provide a protocol that will be used by the National Park Service to sample fish communities and collect related water-quality...
Authors
James C. Petersen, B. G. Justus, H.R. Dodd, D.E. Bowles, L.W. Morrison, M.H. Williams, G.A. Rowell
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Water quality of eleven lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas from August 2004 - July 2005 Water quality of eleven lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas from August 2004 - July 2005

No abstract available.
Authors
B. G. Justus

Non-USGS Publications**

B.G Justus, 1994, Observations on electrofishing techniques for three catfish species in Mississippi, Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
B.G. Justus and Harp, G.L., 1992, Boat Clarifier Effectiveness, Water Environment and Technology
B.G. Justus, Trauth, S.E., and Harp, G.L., 1990, Mesostigmal complex of six Argia species using scanning electron microscopy. Odonatologica

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Figure 1. The Buffalo National River in Arkansas

Detecting Differences in Bacterial Metabolism in the Buffalo National River

Each year, the Buffalo National River (BUFF) attracts 1.6 million visitors, many of whom enjoy recreational water activities. Since 2013, a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) for swine has been operating on Big Creek, a BUFF tributary.
By
Contaminant Biology, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Detecting Differences in Bacterial Metabolism in the Buffalo National River

Detecting Differences in Bacterial Metabolism in the Buffalo National River

Each year, the Buffalo National River (BUFF) attracts 1.6 million visitors, many of whom enjoy recreational water activities. Since 2013, a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) for swine has been operating on Big Creek, a BUFF tributary.
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Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Map

Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

Short Title: Ozark Plateaus NAWQA Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program Project Time Frame: 1991 - present The Ozark Plateaus study unit is one of more than 50 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status...
By
Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

Short Title: Ozark Plateaus NAWQA Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program Project Time Frame: 1991 - present The Ozark Plateaus study unit is one of more than 50 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status...
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Map showing monitoring sites of biota and DO in southwestern Louisiana

Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

Short Title: Biological Characterization of Louisiana Streams Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2009 Information is needed to support water-resources management and decision-making processes for the West Gulf Coastal Plain (WGCP) ecoregion of southwestern Louisiana.
By
Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

Short Title: Biological Characterization of Louisiana Streams Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2009 Information is needed to support water-resources management and decision-making processes for the West Gulf Coastal Plain (WGCP) ecoregion of southwestern Louisiana.
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Lower Mississippi Rivers and Streams Assessment Map

Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Short Title: Mississippi River NRSA Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2008 - 2009 The USGS Arkansas and Missouri Water Science Centers (WSC) are conducting a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for an ecological assessment of the Lower Mississippi River for USEPA Office of Water's National Rivers and Streams...
By
Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Short Title: Mississippi River NRSA Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2008 - 2009 The USGS Arkansas and Missouri Water Science Centers (WSC) are conducting a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for an ecological assessment of the Lower Mississippi River for USEPA Office of Water's National Rivers and Streams...
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Map of reference lake sampling sites - Arkansas

Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Short Title: Reference Lakes Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2008 The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has classified all lakes within Arkansas into five classifications called lake "Types" (A-E); however, reference water quality characteristics of these lake types...
By
Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Short Title: Reference Lakes Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2008 The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has classified all lakes within Arkansas into five classifications called lake "Types" (A-E); however, reference water quality characteristics of these lake types...
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Science and Products

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Water quality of potential reference lakes in the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountain ecoregions, Arkansas Water quality of potential reference lakes in the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountain ecoregions, Arkansas

This report describes a study to identify reference lakes in two lake classifications common to parts of two level III ecoregions in western Arkansas—the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountains. Fifty-two lakes were considered. A screening process that relied on land-use data was followed by reconnaissance water-quality sampling, and two lakes from each ecoregion were selected for...
Authors
B. G. Justus, Bradley J. Meredith
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Effects of land use, stream habitat, and water quality on biological communities of wadeable streams in the Illinois River Basin of Arkansas, 2011 and 2012 Effects of land use, stream habitat, and water quality on biological communities of wadeable streams in the Illinois River Basin of Arkansas, 2011 and 2012

The Illinois River Basin includes an area of diverse land use in northwestern Arkansas. Land-use data collected in 2006 indicate that most of the land in the basin is agricultural. The agricultural land is used primarily for production of poultry and cattle. Eighteen sites were selected from the list of candidate sites based on drainage area, land use, presence or absence of an upstream
Authors
James C. Petersen, B. G. Justus, Bradley J. Meredith
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

A comparison of algal, macroinvertebrate, and fish assemblage indices for assessing low-level nutrient enrichment in wadeable Ozark streams A comparison of algal, macroinvertebrate, and fish assemblage indices for assessing low-level nutrient enrichment in wadeable Ozark streams

Biotic indices for algae, macroinvertebrates, and fish assemblages can be effective for monitoring stream enrichment, but little is known regarding the value of the three assemblages for detecting perturbance as a consequence of low-level nutrient enrichment. In the summer of 2006, we collected nutrient and biotic samples from 30 wadeable Ozark streams that spanned a nutrient...
Authors
B. G. Justus, James C. Petersen, Suzanne R. Femmer, Jerri V. Davis, J. E. Wallace
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Water quality of least-impaired lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas Water quality of least-impaired lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas

A three-phased study identified one least-impaired (reference) lake for each of four Arkansas lake classifications: three classifications in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) ecoregion and a fourth classification in the South Central Plains (SCP) ecoregion. Water quality at three of the least-impaired lakes generally was comparable and also was comparable to water quality from Kansas...
Authors
B. Justus

Methods for Monitoring Fish Communities of Buffalo National River and Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the Ozark Plateaus of Arkansas and Missouri: Version 1.0 Methods for Monitoring Fish Communities of Buffalo National River and Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the Ozark Plateaus of Arkansas and Missouri: Version 1.0

Buffalo National River located in north-central Arkansas, and Ozark National Scenic Riverways, located in southeastern Missouri, are the two largest units of the National Park Service in the Ozark Plateaus physiographic province. The purpose of this report is to provide a protocol that will be used by the National Park Service to sample fish communities and collect related water-quality...
Authors
James C. Petersen, B. G. Justus, H.R. Dodd, D.E. Bowles, L.W. Morrison, M.H. Williams, G.A. Rowell
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Water quality of eleven lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas from August 2004 - July 2005 Water quality of eleven lakes in eastern and southern Arkansas from August 2004 - July 2005

No abstract available.
Authors
B. G. Justus

Non-USGS Publications**

B.G Justus, 1994, Observations on electrofishing techniques for three catfish species in Mississippi, Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
B.G. Justus and Harp, G.L., 1992, Boat Clarifier Effectiveness, Water Environment and Technology
B.G. Justus, Trauth, S.E., and Harp, G.L., 1990, Mesostigmal complex of six Argia species using scanning electron microscopy. Odonatologica

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Figure 1. The Buffalo National River in Arkansas

Detecting Differences in Bacterial Metabolism in the Buffalo National River

Each year, the Buffalo National River (BUFF) attracts 1.6 million visitors, many of whom enjoy recreational water activities. Since 2013, a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) for swine has been operating on Big Creek, a BUFF tributary.
By
Contaminant Biology, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Detecting Differences in Bacterial Metabolism in the Buffalo National River

Detecting Differences in Bacterial Metabolism in the Buffalo National River

Each year, the Buffalo National River (BUFF) attracts 1.6 million visitors, many of whom enjoy recreational water activities. Since 2013, a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) for swine has been operating on Big Creek, a BUFF tributary.
Learn More
Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Map

Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

Short Title: Ozark Plateaus NAWQA Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program Project Time Frame: 1991 - present The Ozark Plateaus study unit is one of more than 50 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status...
By
Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

Short Title: Ozark Plateaus NAWQA Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program Project Time Frame: 1991 - present The Ozark Plateaus study unit is one of more than 50 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status...
Learn More
Map showing monitoring sites of biota and DO in southwestern Louisiana

Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

Short Title: Biological Characterization of Louisiana Streams Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2009 Information is needed to support water-resources management and decision-making processes for the West Gulf Coastal Plain (WGCP) ecoregion of southwestern Louisiana.
By
Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

Short Title: Biological Characterization of Louisiana Streams Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2009 Information is needed to support water-resources management and decision-making processes for the West Gulf Coastal Plain (WGCP) ecoregion of southwestern Louisiana.
Learn More
Lower Mississippi Rivers and Streams Assessment Map

Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Short Title: Mississippi River NRSA Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2008 - 2009 The USGS Arkansas and Missouri Water Science Centers (WSC) are conducting a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for an ecological assessment of the Lower Mississippi River for USEPA Office of Water's National Rivers and Streams...
By
Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Short Title: Mississippi River NRSA Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2008 - 2009 The USGS Arkansas and Missouri Water Science Centers (WSC) are conducting a study for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for an ecological assessment of the Lower Mississippi River for USEPA Office of Water's National Rivers and Streams...
Learn More
Map of reference lake sampling sites - Arkansas

Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Short Title: Reference Lakes Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2008 The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has classified all lakes within Arkansas into five classifications called lake "Types" (A-E); however, reference water quality characteristics of these lake types...
By
Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Short Title: Reference Lakes Project Chief: Billy Justus Cooperators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2008 The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has classified all lakes within Arkansas into five classifications called lake "Types" (A-E); however, reference water quality characteristics of these lake types...
Learn More
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