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Gary R Martin

Gary Martin participates in surface-water, water-quality, and water-use investigations since joining the U.S. Geological Survey in September 1988 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Education

Civil Engineering, B.S. 1982 

Environmental Engineering, M.S.1988 

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

Study in water-resources engineering focused on hydraulics, open-channel flow, sediment yield and transport, urban hydrology, hydrologic design, rainfall-runoff modeling, groundwater flow, statistics, expert-system development, dam design, and flood-damage reduction. Member Chi Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor societies.

Professional Internship Program, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1987-88

  • Provided technical support in the Hazardous Waste Remedial Actions Program for development of a cost data base, generation of statements of work for subcontract engineering needs, and evaluation of proposals.

Kennoy Engineers, Inc, Lexington, Kentucky, 1982-85

  • Assisted in preparation of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Storm Drainage Master Plan. Responsibilities included watershed hydrologic modeling, problem-area identification, and recommendations for drainage improvements.

 

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Water Use - Ohio Kentucky Indiana

The USGS National Water-Use Information Program collects data about the quantities of water withdrawn for specific uses: public supply, domestic, industrial, mining, thermoelectric power, irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture. On a broader scale, we research how humans interact with the hydrologic cycle throuugh water withdrawal, water delivery, consumptive use, return flows, wastewater reuse...
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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
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Water Use - Ohio Kentucky Indiana

The USGS National Water-Use Information Program collects data about the quantities of water withdrawn for specific uses: public supply, domestic, industrial, mining, thermoelectric power, irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture. On a broader scale, we research how humans interact with the hydrologic cycle throuugh water withdrawal, water delivery, consumptive use, return flows, wastewater reuse...
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Low-Flow Statistics for Indiana Streams

Indiana and Kentucky scientists have produced new low-flow statistics for Indiana streams, specifically for 7-day, 10-year low flow (7Q10); 30-day, 10-year low flow (30Q10); 1-day, 10-year low flow (1Q10); and harmonic mean streamflow. The low-flow statistics are critical for the state of Indiana to administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, watershed...
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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
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Low-Flow Statistics for Indiana Streams

Indiana and Kentucky scientists have produced new low-flow statistics for Indiana streams, specifically for 7-day, 10-year low flow (7Q10); 30-day, 10-year low flow (30Q10); 1-day, 10-year low flow (1Q10); and harmonic mean streamflow. The low-flow statistics are critical for the state of Indiana to administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, watershed...
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Filter Total Items: 13

Estimating selected low-flow frequency statistics and harmonic-mean flows for ungaged, unregulated streams in Indiana

Information on low-flow characteristics of streams is essential for the management of water resources. This report provides equations for estimating the 1-, 7-, and 30-day mean low flows for a recurrence interval of 10 years and the harmonic-mean flow at ungaged, unregulated stream sites in Indiana. These equations were developed using the low-flow statistics and basin characteristics for 108 cont
Authors
Gary R. Martin, Kathleen K. Fowler, Leslie D. Arihood
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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, StreamStats

Methods for estimating selected low-flow frequency statistics for unregulated streams in Kentucky

This report provides estimates of, and presents methods for estimating, selected low-flow frequency statistics for unregulated streams in Kentucky including the 30-day mean low flows for recurrence intervals of 2 and 5 years (30Q2 and 30Q5) and the 7-day mean low flows for recurrence intervals of 5, 10, and 20 years (7Q2, 7Q10, and 7Q20). Estimates of these statistics are provided for 121 U.S. Geo
Authors
Gary R. Martin, Leslie D. Arihood
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Concentrations, and Estimated Loads and Yields of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus at Selected Stations in Kentucky, 1979-2004

To evaluate the State's water quality, the Kentucky Division of Water collects data from a statewide network of primary ambient stream water-quality monitoring stations and flexible, rotating watershed-monitoring stations. This ambient stream water-quality monitoring network program is directed to assess the conditions of surface waters throughout Kentucky. Water samples were collected monthly for
Authors
Angela S. Crain, Gary R. Martin
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Trends in Surface-Water Quality at Selected Ambient-Monitoring Network Stations in Kentucky, 1979-2004

Increasingly complex water-management decisions require water-quality monitoring programs that provide data for multiple purposes, including trend analyses, to detect improvement or deterioration in water quality with time. Understanding surface-water-quality trends assists resource managers in identifying emerging water-quality concerns, planning remediation efforts, and evaluating the effectiven
Authors
Angela S. Crain, Gary R. Martin
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Estimating the magnitude of peak flows for streams in Kentucky for selected recurrence intervals

This report gives estimates of, and presents techniques for estimating, the magnitude of peak flows for streams in Kentucky for recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and 500 years. A flowchart in this report guides the user to the appropriate estimates and (or) estimating techniques for a site on a specific stream. Estimates of peak flows are given for 222 U.S. Geological Survey s
Authors
Glenn A. Hodgkins, Gary R. Martin

Estimating mean annual streamflow of rural streams in Kentucky

Mean annual streamflow ( Q a ), defined as the mean of the series of annual mean streamflow values, was determined for selected rural stream sites in Kentucky. Streamflow data for the available period of record through the 1999 water year (October 1, 1998-September 30, 1999) at 235 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations with at least 5 years of record located in and adjacent to Kentucky were
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G. R. Martin

Hydrologic and water-quality characterization and modeling of the Chenoweth Run basin, Jefferson County, Kentucky

No abstract available.
Authors
Gary R. Martin, Phillip J. Zarriello, Allison A. Shipp
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, New England Water Science Center

Estimation of peak-discharge frequency of urban streams in Jefferson County, Kentucky

An investigation of flood-hydrograph characteristics for streams in urban Jefferson County, Kentucky, was made to obtain hydrologic information needed for waterresources management. Equations for estimating peak-discharge frequencies for ungaged streams in the county were developed by combining (1) long-term annual peakdischarge data and rainfall-runoff data collected from 1991 to 1995 in 13 urban
Authors
Gary R. Martin, Kevin J. Ruhl, Brian L. Moore, Martin F. Rose

Flow duration of Kentucky streams through 1990; historical and monthly flow characteristics, including the effects of reservoirs

This report presents flow-duration tables and plots for selected streamflow sites in Kentucky with three or more years of continuous record through 1990. Flow duration describes the frequency with which given streamflows are equalled or exceeded. The flow-duration tables were computed using daily mean discharge values for the entire period specified and for each month of the period specified. Only
Authors
K.J. Ruhl, R.J. Burns, G. R. Martin, D.P. Allgeier

Surface-water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River Basin, Kentucky: Fixed-station network and selected water-quality data, April 1987 through August 1991

This report describes selected data-collection activities and the associated data collected during the Kentucky River Basin pilot study of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The data are intended to provide a nationally consistent description and improved understanding of current water quality in the basin. The data were collected at seven fixed stations that r
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M. S. Griffin, G. R. Martin, K. D. White

Bridge-Scour Data Management System user's manual

The Bridge-Scour Data Management System (BSDMS) supports preparation, compilation, and analysis of bridge-scour data. The BSDMS provides interactive storage, retrieval, selection, editing, and display of bridge-scour data sets. Bridge-scour data sets include more than 200 site and measurement attributes of the channel geometry, flow hydraulics, hydrology, sediment, geomorphic-setting, location, an
Authors
Mark N. Landers, David S. Mueller, Gary R. Martin

Regionalization of harmonic-mean streamflows in Kentucky

Harmonic-mean streamflow (Qh), defined as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocal daily streamflow values, was determined for selected stream sites in Kentucky. Daily mean discharges for the available period of record through the 1989 water year at 230 continuous record streamflow-gaging stations located in and adjacent to Kentucky were used in the analysis. Periods of record affec
Authors
Gary R. Martin, Kevin J. Ruhl

Non-USGS Publications**

Martin, Gary R., Fowler, Kathleen K., and Arihood, Leslie D., 2016, Methods for estimating selected low-flow statistics for ungaged, unregulated streams in Indiana, Indiana Water Monitoring Council Symposium, December 12, 2016
Martin, Gary R., 2014, Kentucky StreamStats water-resources web application: Implementation of selected low- and mean-flow estimating equations, Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, March 10, 2014, Abstract, 2p
Martin, Gary R. and Arihood, Leslie D., 2010, Methods for estimating low-flow frequencies for streams in Kentucky Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, March 22, 2010, Abstract, 2p
Martin, Gary R., Evans Dan W., and Odom, Kenneth R., 2006, Low-flow characteristics of streams in Kentucky, Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, March 2, 2006, Abstract, 2p
Martin, Gary R., 2001, Hydrologic modeling of the Chenoweth Run Basin, Jefferson County, Kentucky: Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, February 23, 2001, Abstract, 2 p.
Martin, Gary R. and Ruhl, Kevin J., 1998, Techniques for estimating peak-discharge frequency of urban streams in Jefferson County, Kentucky: Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, February 11, 1998, Abstract, 2 p.
Martin, Gary R., and Ruhl, Kevin J., 1993, Regionalization of harmonic-mean streamflows in Kentucky: Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Symposium, December 16, 1993, Abstract, 1 p.
Martin, Gary R., Smoot, James L., and White, Kevin D. 1992, A comparison of surface-grab and cross sectionally integrated stream-water-quality sampling methods, Water Environment Research, Washington, D.C., November/December 1992, vol. 64, no. 7, pp. 866-876.
Martin. Gary R. and White, Kevin D., 1991, Surface water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River Basin 1976-86: Influences, conditions, and relation to criteria: Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Symposium, March 14-15, 1991, Abstract, 2 p.
Martin, Gary R., Smoot, James L., and White, Kevin D., 1989, A comparison of surface-grab and cross sectionally integrated stream sampling techniques: Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Symposium, Ab

**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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    Boy running on lawn under water sprinkler

    Water Use - Ohio Kentucky Indiana

    The USGS National Water-Use Information Program collects data about the quantities of water withdrawn for specific uses: public supply, domestic, industrial, mining, thermoelectric power, irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture. On a broader scale, we research how humans interact with the hydrologic cycle throuugh water withdrawal, water delivery, consumptive use, return flows, wastewater reuse...
    By
    Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
    link

    Water Use - Ohio Kentucky Indiana

    The USGS National Water-Use Information Program collects data about the quantities of water withdrawn for specific uses: public supply, domestic, industrial, mining, thermoelectric power, irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture. On a broader scale, we research how humans interact with the hydrologic cycle throuugh water withdrawal, water delivery, consumptive use, return flows, wastewater reuse...
    Learn More
    link
    Screenshot of the Indiana streamstats web site

    Low-Flow Statistics for Indiana Streams

    Indiana and Kentucky scientists have produced new low-flow statistics for Indiana streams, specifically for 7-day, 10-year low flow (7Q10); 30-day, 10-year low flow (30Q10); 1-day, 10-year low flow (1Q10); and harmonic mean streamflow. The low-flow statistics are critical for the state of Indiana to administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, watershed...
    By
    Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
    link

    Low-Flow Statistics for Indiana Streams

    Indiana and Kentucky scientists have produced new low-flow statistics for Indiana streams, specifically for 7-day, 10-year low flow (7Q10); 30-day, 10-year low flow (30Q10); 1-day, 10-year low flow (1Q10); and harmonic mean streamflow. The low-flow statistics are critical for the state of Indiana to administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, watershed...
    Learn More
  • Publications
    Filter Total Items: 13

    Estimating selected low-flow frequency statistics and harmonic-mean flows for ungaged, unregulated streams in Indiana

    Information on low-flow characteristics of streams is essential for the management of water resources. This report provides equations for estimating the 1-, 7-, and 30-day mean low flows for a recurrence interval of 10 years and the harmonic-mean flow at ungaged, unregulated stream sites in Indiana. These equations were developed using the low-flow statistics and basin characteristics for 108 cont
    Authors
    Gary R. Martin, Kathleen K. Fowler, Leslie D. Arihood
    By
    Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, StreamStats

    Methods for estimating selected low-flow frequency statistics for unregulated streams in Kentucky

    This report provides estimates of, and presents methods for estimating, selected low-flow frequency statistics for unregulated streams in Kentucky including the 30-day mean low flows for recurrence intervals of 2 and 5 years (30Q2 and 30Q5) and the 7-day mean low flows for recurrence intervals of 5, 10, and 20 years (7Q2, 7Q10, and 7Q20). Estimates of these statistics are provided for 121 U.S. Geo
    Authors
    Gary R. Martin, Leslie D. Arihood
    By
    Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

    Concentrations, and Estimated Loads and Yields of Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus at Selected Stations in Kentucky, 1979-2004

    To evaluate the State's water quality, the Kentucky Division of Water collects data from a statewide network of primary ambient stream water-quality monitoring stations and flexible, rotating watershed-monitoring stations. This ambient stream water-quality monitoring network program is directed to assess the conditions of surface waters throughout Kentucky. Water samples were collected monthly for
    Authors
    Angela S. Crain, Gary R. Martin
    By
    Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

    Trends in Surface-Water Quality at Selected Ambient-Monitoring Network Stations in Kentucky, 1979-2004

    Increasingly complex water-management decisions require water-quality monitoring programs that provide data for multiple purposes, including trend analyses, to detect improvement or deterioration in water quality with time. Understanding surface-water-quality trends assists resource managers in identifying emerging water-quality concerns, planning remediation efforts, and evaluating the effectiven
    Authors
    Angela S. Crain, Gary R. Martin
    By
    Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

    Estimating the magnitude of peak flows for streams in Kentucky for selected recurrence intervals

    This report gives estimates of, and presents techniques for estimating, the magnitude of peak flows for streams in Kentucky for recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, and 500 years. A flowchart in this report guides the user to the appropriate estimates and (or) estimating techniques for a site on a specific stream. Estimates of peak flows are given for 222 U.S. Geological Survey s
    Authors
    Glenn A. Hodgkins, Gary R. Martin

    Estimating mean annual streamflow of rural streams in Kentucky

    Mean annual streamflow ( Q a ), defined as the mean of the series of annual mean streamflow values, was determined for selected rural stream sites in Kentucky. Streamflow data for the available period of record through the 1999 water year (October 1, 1998-September 30, 1999) at 235 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations with at least 5 years of record located in and adjacent to Kentucky were
    Authors
    G. R. Martin

    Hydrologic and water-quality characterization and modeling of the Chenoweth Run basin, Jefferson County, Kentucky

    No abstract available.
    Authors
    Gary R. Martin, Phillip J. Zarriello, Allison A. Shipp
    By
    Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, New England Water Science Center

    Estimation of peak-discharge frequency of urban streams in Jefferson County, Kentucky

    An investigation of flood-hydrograph characteristics for streams in urban Jefferson County, Kentucky, was made to obtain hydrologic information needed for waterresources management. Equations for estimating peak-discharge frequencies for ungaged streams in the county were developed by combining (1) long-term annual peakdischarge data and rainfall-runoff data collected from 1991 to 1995 in 13 urban
    Authors
    Gary R. Martin, Kevin J. Ruhl, Brian L. Moore, Martin F. Rose

    Flow duration of Kentucky streams through 1990; historical and monthly flow characteristics, including the effects of reservoirs

    This report presents flow-duration tables and plots for selected streamflow sites in Kentucky with three or more years of continuous record through 1990. Flow duration describes the frequency with which given streamflows are equalled or exceeded. The flow-duration tables were computed using daily mean discharge values for the entire period specified and for each month of the period specified. Only
    Authors
    K.J. Ruhl, R.J. Burns, G. R. Martin, D.P. Allgeier

    Surface-water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River Basin, Kentucky: Fixed-station network and selected water-quality data, April 1987 through August 1991

    This report describes selected data-collection activities and the associated data collected during the Kentucky River Basin pilot study of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The data are intended to provide a nationally consistent description and improved understanding of current water quality in the basin. The data were collected at seven fixed stations that r
    Authors
    M. S. Griffin, G. R. Martin, K. D. White

    Bridge-Scour Data Management System user's manual

    The Bridge-Scour Data Management System (BSDMS) supports preparation, compilation, and analysis of bridge-scour data. The BSDMS provides interactive storage, retrieval, selection, editing, and display of bridge-scour data sets. Bridge-scour data sets include more than 200 site and measurement attributes of the channel geometry, flow hydraulics, hydrology, sediment, geomorphic-setting, location, an
    Authors
    Mark N. Landers, David S. Mueller, Gary R. Martin

    Regionalization of harmonic-mean streamflows in Kentucky

    Harmonic-mean streamflow (Qh), defined as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocal daily streamflow values, was determined for selected stream sites in Kentucky. Daily mean discharges for the available period of record through the 1989 water year at 230 continuous record streamflow-gaging stations located in and adjacent to Kentucky were used in the analysis. Periods of record affec
    Authors
    Gary R. Martin, Kevin J. Ruhl

    Non-USGS Publications**

    Martin, Gary R., Fowler, Kathleen K., and Arihood, Leslie D., 2016, Methods for estimating selected low-flow statistics for ungaged, unregulated streams in Indiana, Indiana Water Monitoring Council Symposium, December 12, 2016
    Martin, Gary R., 2014, Kentucky StreamStats water-resources web application: Implementation of selected low- and mean-flow estimating equations, Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, March 10, 2014, Abstract, 2p
    Martin, Gary R. and Arihood, Leslie D., 2010, Methods for estimating low-flow frequencies for streams in Kentucky Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, March 22, 2010, Abstract, 2p
    Martin, Gary R., Evans Dan W., and Odom, Kenneth R., 2006, Low-flow characteristics of streams in Kentucky, Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, March 2, 2006, Abstract, 2p
    Martin, Gary R., 2001, Hydrologic modeling of the Chenoweth Run Basin, Jefferson County, Kentucky: Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, February 23, 2001, Abstract, 2 p.
    Martin, Gary R. and Ruhl, Kevin J., 1998, Techniques for estimating peak-discharge frequency of urban streams in Jefferson County, Kentucky: Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, February 11, 1998, Abstract, 2 p.
    Martin, Gary R., and Ruhl, Kevin J., 1993, Regionalization of harmonic-mean streamflows in Kentucky: Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Symposium, December 16, 1993, Abstract, 1 p.
    Martin, Gary R., Smoot, James L., and White, Kevin D. 1992, A comparison of surface-grab and cross sectionally integrated stream-water-quality sampling methods, Water Environment Research, Washington, D.C., November/December 1992, vol. 64, no. 7, pp. 866-876.
    Martin. Gary R. and White, Kevin D., 1991, Surface water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River Basin 1976-86: Influences, conditions, and relation to criteria: Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Symposium, March 14-15, 1991, Abstract, 2 p.
    Martin, Gary R., Smoot, James L., and White, Kevin D., 1989, A comparison of surface-grab and cross sectionally integrated stream sampling techniques: Proceedings of the Kentucky Water Resources Symposium, Ab

    **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.