Brittany L. Gold
Brittany is a member of the UTWSC GIS team where she has worked primarily on the Watershed Boundary Dataset and is assisting with its transition to 3DHP.
Brittany started her career as a Pathways Intern while completing her Master's Degree in Geography at the University of Utah. She has primarily worked on the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD). Throughout her time at the USGS, she has assisted with data collection on the Great Salt Lake as well as abandoned mines across the state of Utah. Brittany continues to work with the GIS team on completing WBD updates in Alaska as well as the WBD's transition to 3DHP.
Education and Certifications
M.S. Geography, University of Utah, 2013
B.S. Geography, University of Utah, 2010
B.S. Environmental Studies, University of Utah, 2010
Science and Products
Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Geochemical Data: Emery County, Utah
During August of 2014, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) collected a total of 187 surficial sediment and bedrock samples from abandoned mine wastepiles, ephemeral channels below wastepiles, nearby outcrops, and background areas representative of the undisturbed lithology within Emery County, UT. The samples were clustered into four different groups: Buckmaster Draw (BM), Dry...
Network Attributes for the High Resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) based initial 3D Hydrography Program Network
See Full Metadata Here This dataset contains the initial 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP) flow network topology which is based on the final High Resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and a set of mainstem river identifiers based on on the Medium resolution NHDPlus Version 2 (NHDPlusV2). The 3DHP flow network topology and mainstem identifiers contained in this data release add two...
Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Geochemical Data: Browns Park District, Daggett County, Utah
From October 2017 to June 2018, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) collected 101 surficial sediment samples from abandoned mine wastepiles, ephemeral channels below wastepiles, nearby outcrops, and background areas representative of the undisturbed lithology in the Browns Park mining district of northeastern Utah. Additionally, twelve sediment samples were collected in drainages...
Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Geochemical Data: Spor Mountain, Utah
The Spor Mountain study area is located in the Spor Mountain Range, approximately 42 miles northwest of Delta, Utah. Mining in the Spor Mountain district began in the 1940s and continues to present day. Fluorspar, uranium, and beryllium are the main ores mined(Ege, 2005). From August through September 2013, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) collected a total of 73 samples from...
Historical Power Consumption Coefficients and 2016 Power Usage for Irrigation Wells in Tooele, Parowan, and Goshen Valley, Utah
Spreadsheets of Tooele, Parowan, and Goshen Valley historical power consumption coefficients for active irrigation wells as of 2016 measured by U.S. Geological Survey, Utah Water Science Center, hydrologic technicians. The power consumption coefficients included in this data release were transcribed from paper format to electronic format. The coefficient of variation is included in this...
Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Geochemical Data: Star District, Utah
The Topache-Picacho project is located in the Star Mountain Range, approximately 50 miles north of Cedar City, Utah. The Star Range was historically mined for lead and silver beginning in the 1870s (Krahulec, 2018). The Topache-Picacho samples can be spatially clustered into two groups: the first consists of samples closest to Topache Peak and the second consists of samples closest to...
Development of a method to identify complex wells and assess the accuracy of basin withdrawals in Utah
Power consumption coefficients (PCCs) and dedicated flowmeter records for irrigation wells in three Utah groundwater basins were analyzed to develop a method to better characterize the accuracy of annual groundwater withdrawal estimates. The PCC method has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey in Utah since 1963 as a way to estimate groundwater withdrawal. As a result, most irrigation...
Authors
Brittany L. Gold, Cory E. Angeroth, Thomas M. Marston
Development of a regionally consistent geospatial dataset of agricultural lands in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 2007-10
Irrigation in arid environments can alter the natural rate at which salts are dissolved and transported to streams. Irrigated agricultural lands are the major anthropogenic source of dissolved solids in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB). Understanding the location, spatial distribution, and irrigation status of agricultural lands and the method used to deliver water to agricultural...
Authors
Susan G. Buto, Brittany L. Gold, Kimberly A. Jones
Science and Products
Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Geochemical Data: Emery County, Utah
During August of 2014, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) collected a total of 187 surficial sediment and bedrock samples from abandoned mine wastepiles, ephemeral channels below wastepiles, nearby outcrops, and background areas representative of the undisturbed lithology within Emery County, UT. The samples were clustered into four different groups: Buckmaster Draw (BM), Dry...
Network Attributes for the High Resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) based initial 3D Hydrography Program Network
See Full Metadata Here This dataset contains the initial 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP) flow network topology which is based on the final High Resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and a set of mainstem river identifiers based on on the Medium resolution NHDPlus Version 2 (NHDPlusV2). The 3DHP flow network topology and mainstem identifiers contained in this data release add two...
Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Geochemical Data: Browns Park District, Daggett County, Utah
From October 2017 to June 2018, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) collected 101 surficial sediment samples from abandoned mine wastepiles, ephemeral channels below wastepiles, nearby outcrops, and background areas representative of the undisturbed lithology in the Browns Park mining district of northeastern Utah. Additionally, twelve sediment samples were collected in drainages...
Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Geochemical Data: Spor Mountain, Utah
The Spor Mountain study area is located in the Spor Mountain Range, approximately 42 miles northwest of Delta, Utah. Mining in the Spor Mountain district began in the 1940s and continues to present day. Fluorspar, uranium, and beryllium are the main ores mined(Ege, 2005). From August through September 2013, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) collected a total of 73 samples from...
Historical Power Consumption Coefficients and 2016 Power Usage for Irrigation Wells in Tooele, Parowan, and Goshen Valley, Utah
Spreadsheets of Tooele, Parowan, and Goshen Valley historical power consumption coefficients for active irrigation wells as of 2016 measured by U.S. Geological Survey, Utah Water Science Center, hydrologic technicians. The power consumption coefficients included in this data release were transcribed from paper format to electronic format. The coefficient of variation is included in this...
Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Geochemical Data: Star District, Utah
The Topache-Picacho project is located in the Star Mountain Range, approximately 50 miles north of Cedar City, Utah. The Star Range was historically mined for lead and silver beginning in the 1870s (Krahulec, 2018). The Topache-Picacho samples can be spatially clustered into two groups: the first consists of samples closest to Topache Peak and the second consists of samples closest to...
Development of a method to identify complex wells and assess the accuracy of basin withdrawals in Utah
Power consumption coefficients (PCCs) and dedicated flowmeter records for irrigation wells in three Utah groundwater basins were analyzed to develop a method to better characterize the accuracy of annual groundwater withdrawal estimates. The PCC method has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey in Utah since 1963 as a way to estimate groundwater withdrawal. As a result, most irrigation...
Authors
Brittany L. Gold, Cory E. Angeroth, Thomas M. Marston
Development of a regionally consistent geospatial dataset of agricultural lands in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 2007-10
Irrigation in arid environments can alter the natural rate at which salts are dissolved and transported to streams. Irrigated agricultural lands are the major anthropogenic source of dissolved solids in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB). Understanding the location, spatial distribution, and irrigation status of agricultural lands and the method used to deliver water to agricultural...
Authors
Susan G. Buto, Brittany L. Gold, Kimberly A. Jones