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Brooklyn Smout

I am a Geologist with the United States Geological Survey at the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, located in Lakewood, CO. Here I am working on the National Geologic Synthesis Program. I am a Utah native with a Bachelor’s of Science in Geology and Certification in Geospatial Analysis.

My education and experience include: Completion of my associates degree at Snow College and bachelor’s degree at Weber State University. There, I presented multiple projects research at symposiums around the state and was an intern with the Utah Geological Survey.

My research includes:

1) Geochemical analysis and mapping of Radon concentrations along the Wasatch Front

2) Studying The Economic Viability of Utah’s West Desert

3) Creating geologic maps to present at Maps on the Hill

Post-graduation I immediately moved to Nevada to work with Nevada Gold Mines as a geology intern in underground ore control. After a summer of mining, I decided to go back to school for Geospatial Analysis. I also began a fulltime position with the Utah Geological Survey as a Hazards Geological Technician and later a GIS Analyst & Cartographer. Through the Utah Geological Survey, I had the great pleasure and opportunity to help with the Utah FORGE Project (geothermal), creating their well & borehole subsurface database, and the State Map Program. After my time at the survey, I pursued further experience in hands on hazards consulting and laboratory analysis, received my Geologist in Training certification (GIT), and then moved to Colorado as a member of the USGS Team.

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Smith, J., Anderson, C., Smout, B., Arcaris, K., Williams, E., Balgord, E., and Yonkee, A., 2020, Geologic mapping, geochemistry, and geochronology of the Silver Island Mountains of western Utah [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, paper 6-5, v. 52, no. 3, doi: 10.1130/abs/2020RM-346708

**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.

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View toward Blanca Peak, Colorado

National Geologic Synthesis

The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) Strategic Plan of 2020 calls for the creation of a “variable-scale, national, integrated 2D and 3D geologic-framework model that enables the seamless construction of geologic maps within user-defined regions of interest across the United States by the year 2030” (USGS Open-File Report 2021-1013*). Congress recently directed NCGMP to “bring...
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National Geologic Synthesis

The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) Strategic Plan of 2020 calls for the creation of a “variable-scale, national, integrated 2D and 3D geologic-framework model that enables the seamless construction of geologic maps within user-defined regions of interest across the United States by the year 2030” (USGS Open-File Report 2021-1013*). Congress recently directed NCGMP to “bring...
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Digital hydrogeologic framework model of the Upper Colorado River Basin, western U.S.

This digital dataset was created as part of a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic resource assessment and development of an integrated numerical hydrologic model of the hydrologic system of the Upper Colorado River Basin, an extensive region covering approximately 412,000 square kilometers in five states: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. As part of this larger study, the USGS develo
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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Science and Products

  • Publications

    Non-USGS Publications**

    Smith, J., Anderson, C., Smout, B., Arcaris, K., Williams, E., Balgord, E., and Yonkee, A., 2020, Geologic mapping, geochemistry, and geochronology of the Silver Island Mountains of western Utah [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, paper 6-5, v. 52, no. 3, doi: 10.1130/abs/2020RM-346708

    **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.

  • Science
    link
    View toward Blanca Peak, Colorado

    National Geologic Synthesis

    The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) Strategic Plan of 2020 calls for the creation of a “variable-scale, national, integrated 2D and 3D geologic-framework model that enables the seamless construction of geologic maps within user-defined regions of interest across the United States by the year 2030” (USGS Open-File Report 2021-1013*). Congress recently directed NCGMP to “bring...
    By
    National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
    link

    National Geologic Synthesis

    The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) Strategic Plan of 2020 calls for the creation of a “variable-scale, national, integrated 2D and 3D geologic-framework model that enables the seamless construction of geologic maps within user-defined regions of interest across the United States by the year 2030” (USGS Open-File Report 2021-1013*). Congress recently directed NCGMP to “bring...
    Learn More
  • Data

    Digital hydrogeologic framework model of the Upper Colorado River Basin, western U.S.

    This digital dataset was created as part of a U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic resource assessment and development of an integrated numerical hydrologic model of the hydrologic system of the Upper Colorado River Basin, an extensive region covering approximately 412,000 square kilometers in five states: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. As part of this larger study, the USGS develo
    By
    Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center