Grady P. Ball (Former Employee)
Science and Products
Estimating National Water Use Associated with Continuous Oil and Gas Development
Project Period: 2016-ongoing Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey Water Availability and Use Science Program Project Chiefs: Ryan McShane and Jeremy McDowell
Quantification of event sediment dynamics from 2007 to 2023 for statistical analyses and Machine Learning application in the Delaware and Illinois River Basins Quantification of event sediment dynamics from 2007 to 2023 for statistical analyses and Machine Learning application in the Delaware and Illinois River Basins
This Data Release contains four child items that represent sequential data processing and modeling steps. {Child Item 1} Data Preparation contains data inputs and processing steps for select sites in the Delaware and Illinois River Basins (DRB/IRB). This child item includes five sub folders: site info, streamflow and turbidity time-series, climatological information, basin shape...
Aerial imagery, digital elevation model, orthomosaic image, ground control points, and bathymetry survey points collected in 2019 to identify sources of water and salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico, United States Aerial imagery, digital elevation model, orthomosaic image, ground control points, and bathymetry survey points collected in 2019 to identify sources of water and salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico, United States
Aerial imagery was collected with an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) and ground control points were used to construct a digital elevation model (DEM) and orthomosaic image using Structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico. The DEM and bathymetry survey points were combined to estimate lake water volume as a function of lake stage in the U.S...
Imagery, photogrammetry, lidar, and sensor data collected via small uncrewed aerial systems were used to model stage-streamflow in 19 ephemeral and three perennial streams along the San Juan River near the Four Corners region of the southwestern United St Imagery, photogrammetry, lidar, and sensor data collected via small uncrewed aerial systems were used to model stage-streamflow in 19 ephemeral and three perennial streams along the San Juan River near the Four Corners region of the southwestern United St
Streamflow in a river can be used to calculate loads of constituents of concern in rivers but obtaining streamflow data using traditional streamgaging techniques in ephemeral channels can be cost prohibitive. Because of the remote location and infrequent flow occurrences, collecting paired stage-streamflow measurements for sufficient flow events during a 2-year study to develop a rating...
Aquatic reflectance data from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery paired with continuous water quality measurements across the Delaware, Illinois, Trinity, Upper Colorado, and Willamette River basins in the United States from July 2015 through September 2024 Aquatic reflectance data from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery paired with continuous water quality measurements across the Delaware, Illinois, Trinity, Upper Colorado, and Willamette River basins in the United States from July 2015 through September 2024
Aquatic reflectance data from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery is paired with continuous water quality measurements across the Delaware, Illinois, Trinity, Upper Colorado, and Willamette River basins in the United States from July 2015 through September 2024. The dataset contains a zipped file (Matched_WQ_S2.zip) containing two csvs of matched continuous colored dissolved organic matter...
Sentinel-2 ACOLITE-DSF Aquatic Reflectance for the Conterminous United States Sentinel-2 ACOLITE-DSF Aquatic Reflectance for the Conterminous United States
This dynamic data release presents an aquatic reflectance product with 20-meter spatial resolution derived from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery for the conterminous United States using the Atmospheric Correction for OLI “lite” (ACOLITE). Aquatic reflectance, noted Rhow in ACOLITE documentation, is defined here as unitless water-leaving radiance reflectance and represents the ratio of water...
Hydrologic simulations using projected climate data as input to the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) in the Upper Rio Grande Basin Hydrologic simulations using projected climate data as input to the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) in the Upper Rio Grande Basin
The Rio Grande Basin Study (Basin Study) is a stakeholder-led project funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to develop climate adaptation strategies to address the growing gap between water supply and demand in the Upper Rio Grande Basin in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The role of the USGS in the Basin Study is to simulate historic and future streamflow using projected climate...
Water and sediment leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station, Waterflow, NM, January 2021 Water and sediment leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station, Waterflow, NM, January 2021
The San Juan Generating Station in Waterflow, NM, owned by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is a coal-fired power plant that operates on coal mined on the same property. This plant is scheduled to shut down in 2022. In light of this impending closure, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is interested in purchasing the plant's raw-water reservoir for use in the Navajo...
Water and sediment leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station, Waterflow, NM, January 2021 Water and sediment leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station, Waterflow, NM, January 2021
The San Juan Generating Station in Waterflow, NM, owned by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is a coal-fired power plant that operates on coal mined on the same property. This plant is scheduled to shut down in 2022. In light of this impending closure, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is interested in purchasing the plant's raw-water reservoir for use in the Navajo...
Data to Estimate Water Use Associated with Continuous Oil and Gas Development, Permian Basin, United States, 1980-2019. Data to Estimate Water Use Associated with Continuous Oil and Gas Development, Permian Basin, United States, 1980-2019.
One of the largest conventional oil reservoirs in the United States, the Permian Basin, is becoming one of the world?s largest continuous oil and gas producing reservoirs. Continuous, or horizontal well drilling techniques extract oil and gas by directionally drilling and hydraulically fracturing the surrounding reservoir rock. The continuous extraction of oil and gas using hydraulic...
Sources of water and salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico Sources of water and salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico
The Zuni Salt Lake is located in a maar in west-central New Mexico and contains hypersaline water that has long been used by Native Americans for religious purposes and the collection of salt. There have been several investigations suggesting different sources for the water and salt to the lake. Springs, seeps, and ephemeral streamflow have all been observed to contribute freshwater to...
Authors
Andrew Robertson, Jeff Pepin, Erin Gray, Jake W. Collison, Jeb E. Brown, Andre Ritchie, Grady Ball
Estimates of water use associated with continuous oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico, 2010–19, with comparisons to the Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana Estimates of water use associated with continuous oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico, 2010–19, with comparisons to the Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana
The Permian Basin, in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico is one of the largest conventional oil and gas reservoirs in the United States and is becoming one of the world’s largest continuous oil and gas (COG) reservoirs. Advances in technology have enabled oil and gas to be extracted from reservoirs that historically were developed using conventional, or vertical, well drilling...
Authors
Natalie Houston, Grady Ball, Amy Galanter, Joshua F. Valder, Ryan McShane, Joanna N. Thamke, Jeremy S. McDowell
Estimates of water use associated with continuous oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico, 2010–19 Estimates of water use associated with continuous oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico, 2010–19
In 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey started a topical study to quantify water use in areas of continuous oil and gas (COG) development. The first phase of the study was completed in 2019 and analyzed the Williston Basin. The second phase of the study analyzed the Permian Basin using the same techniques and approaches used for the Williston Basin analysis. The Permian Basin was selected...
Authors
Joshua F. Valder, Ryan McShane, Joanna N. Thamke, Jeremy S. McDowell, Grady Ball, Natalie Houston, Amy Galanter
Assessment of soil and water resources in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico Assessment of soil and water resources in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico
The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (Monument) in southern New Mexico was established in 2014. Given anticipated future demands in the Monument for recreation, livestock grazing, and maintenance of rights-of-way (for example, pipelines and powerlines), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs a better understanding of the current soil and water resources and how...
Authors
Johanna M. Blake, Aurelia C. Mitchell, Zachary Shephard, Grady Ball, Shaleene Chavarria, Kyle R. Douglas-Mankin
Seepage investigation of the Rio Grande from below Leasburg Dam, Leasburg, New Mexico, to above El Paso, Texas, 2018 Seepage investigation of the Rio Grande from below Leasburg Dam, Leasburg, New Mexico, to above El Paso, Texas, 2018
Seepage investigations were conducted periodically by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1988 to 1998 and from 2006 to 2015 along a 64-mile reach of the Rio Grande as part of the Mesilla Basin monitoring program. Past studies were conducted during no-flow or low-flow periods. In 2018, a seepage investigation was conducted during April 3–4 along a 62.4-mile study reach, from below...
Authors
Grady Ball, Andrew Robertson, Karen Morales
Geospatial scaling of runoff and erosion modeling in the Chihuahuan Desert Geospatial scaling of runoff and erosion modeling in the Chihuahuan Desert
Large-scale assessments of rangeland runoff and erosion require methods to extend plot-scale parameterizations to large areas. In this study, Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model (RHEM) parameters were developed from plot-scale foliar and ground-cover transect data for an arid, grass-shrub rangeland in southern New Mexico, and a method was assessed to upscale transect-plot parameters to...
Authors
Grady Ball, Kyle R. Douglas-Mankin
Science and Products
Estimating National Water Use Associated with Continuous Oil and Gas Development
Project Period: 2016-ongoing Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey Water Availability and Use Science Program Project Chiefs: Ryan McShane and Jeremy McDowell
Quantification of event sediment dynamics from 2007 to 2023 for statistical analyses and Machine Learning application in the Delaware and Illinois River Basins Quantification of event sediment dynamics from 2007 to 2023 for statistical analyses and Machine Learning application in the Delaware and Illinois River Basins
This Data Release contains four child items that represent sequential data processing and modeling steps. {Child Item 1} Data Preparation contains data inputs and processing steps for select sites in the Delaware and Illinois River Basins (DRB/IRB). This child item includes five sub folders: site info, streamflow and turbidity time-series, climatological information, basin shape...
Aerial imagery, digital elevation model, orthomosaic image, ground control points, and bathymetry survey points collected in 2019 to identify sources of water and salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico, United States Aerial imagery, digital elevation model, orthomosaic image, ground control points, and bathymetry survey points collected in 2019 to identify sources of water and salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico, United States
Aerial imagery was collected with an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) and ground control points were used to construct a digital elevation model (DEM) and orthomosaic image using Structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico. The DEM and bathymetry survey points were combined to estimate lake water volume as a function of lake stage in the U.S...
Imagery, photogrammetry, lidar, and sensor data collected via small uncrewed aerial systems were used to model stage-streamflow in 19 ephemeral and three perennial streams along the San Juan River near the Four Corners region of the southwestern United St Imagery, photogrammetry, lidar, and sensor data collected via small uncrewed aerial systems were used to model stage-streamflow in 19 ephemeral and three perennial streams along the San Juan River near the Four Corners region of the southwestern United St
Streamflow in a river can be used to calculate loads of constituents of concern in rivers but obtaining streamflow data using traditional streamgaging techniques in ephemeral channels can be cost prohibitive. Because of the remote location and infrequent flow occurrences, collecting paired stage-streamflow measurements for sufficient flow events during a 2-year study to develop a rating...
Aquatic reflectance data from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery paired with continuous water quality measurements across the Delaware, Illinois, Trinity, Upper Colorado, and Willamette River basins in the United States from July 2015 through September 2024 Aquatic reflectance data from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery paired with continuous water quality measurements across the Delaware, Illinois, Trinity, Upper Colorado, and Willamette River basins in the United States from July 2015 through September 2024
Aquatic reflectance data from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery is paired with continuous water quality measurements across the Delaware, Illinois, Trinity, Upper Colorado, and Willamette River basins in the United States from July 2015 through September 2024. The dataset contains a zipped file (Matched_WQ_S2.zip) containing two csvs of matched continuous colored dissolved organic matter...
Sentinel-2 ACOLITE-DSF Aquatic Reflectance for the Conterminous United States Sentinel-2 ACOLITE-DSF Aquatic Reflectance for the Conterminous United States
This dynamic data release presents an aquatic reflectance product with 20-meter spatial resolution derived from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery for the conterminous United States using the Atmospheric Correction for OLI “lite” (ACOLITE). Aquatic reflectance, noted Rhow in ACOLITE documentation, is defined here as unitless water-leaving radiance reflectance and represents the ratio of water...
Hydrologic simulations using projected climate data as input to the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) in the Upper Rio Grande Basin Hydrologic simulations using projected climate data as input to the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) in the Upper Rio Grande Basin
The Rio Grande Basin Study (Basin Study) is a stakeholder-led project funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to develop climate adaptation strategies to address the growing gap between water supply and demand in the Upper Rio Grande Basin in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The role of the USGS in the Basin Study is to simulate historic and future streamflow using projected climate...
Water and sediment leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station, Waterflow, NM, January 2021 Water and sediment leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station, Waterflow, NM, January 2021
The San Juan Generating Station in Waterflow, NM, owned by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is a coal-fired power plant that operates on coal mined on the same property. This plant is scheduled to shut down in 2022. In light of this impending closure, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is interested in purchasing the plant's raw-water reservoir for use in the Navajo...
Water and sediment leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station, Waterflow, NM, January 2021 Water and sediment leachate chemistry from the San Juan Generating Station, Waterflow, NM, January 2021
The San Juan Generating Station in Waterflow, NM, owned by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is a coal-fired power plant that operates on coal mined on the same property. This plant is scheduled to shut down in 2022. In light of this impending closure, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is interested in purchasing the plant's raw-water reservoir for use in the Navajo...
Data to Estimate Water Use Associated with Continuous Oil and Gas Development, Permian Basin, United States, 1980-2019. Data to Estimate Water Use Associated with Continuous Oil and Gas Development, Permian Basin, United States, 1980-2019.
One of the largest conventional oil reservoirs in the United States, the Permian Basin, is becoming one of the world?s largest continuous oil and gas producing reservoirs. Continuous, or horizontal well drilling techniques extract oil and gas by directionally drilling and hydraulically fracturing the surrounding reservoir rock. The continuous extraction of oil and gas using hydraulic...
Sources of water and salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico Sources of water and salts for the Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico
The Zuni Salt Lake is located in a maar in west-central New Mexico and contains hypersaline water that has long been used by Native Americans for religious purposes and the collection of salt. There have been several investigations suggesting different sources for the water and salt to the lake. Springs, seeps, and ephemeral streamflow have all been observed to contribute freshwater to...
Authors
Andrew Robertson, Jeff Pepin, Erin Gray, Jake W. Collison, Jeb E. Brown, Andre Ritchie, Grady Ball
Estimates of water use associated with continuous oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico, 2010–19, with comparisons to the Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana Estimates of water use associated with continuous oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico, 2010–19, with comparisons to the Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana
The Permian Basin, in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico is one of the largest conventional oil and gas reservoirs in the United States and is becoming one of the world’s largest continuous oil and gas (COG) reservoirs. Advances in technology have enabled oil and gas to be extracted from reservoirs that historically were developed using conventional, or vertical, well drilling...
Authors
Natalie Houston, Grady Ball, Amy Galanter, Joshua F. Valder, Ryan McShane, Joanna N. Thamke, Jeremy S. McDowell
Estimates of water use associated with continuous oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico, 2010–19 Estimates of water use associated with continuous oil and gas development in the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico, 2010–19
In 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey started a topical study to quantify water use in areas of continuous oil and gas (COG) development. The first phase of the study was completed in 2019 and analyzed the Williston Basin. The second phase of the study analyzed the Permian Basin using the same techniques and approaches used for the Williston Basin analysis. The Permian Basin was selected...
Authors
Joshua F. Valder, Ryan McShane, Joanna N. Thamke, Jeremy S. McDowell, Grady Ball, Natalie Houston, Amy Galanter
Assessment of soil and water resources in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico Assessment of soil and water resources in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico
The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (Monument) in southern New Mexico was established in 2014. Given anticipated future demands in the Monument for recreation, livestock grazing, and maintenance of rights-of-way (for example, pipelines and powerlines), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs a better understanding of the current soil and water resources and how...
Authors
Johanna M. Blake, Aurelia C. Mitchell, Zachary Shephard, Grady Ball, Shaleene Chavarria, Kyle R. Douglas-Mankin
Seepage investigation of the Rio Grande from below Leasburg Dam, Leasburg, New Mexico, to above El Paso, Texas, 2018 Seepage investigation of the Rio Grande from below Leasburg Dam, Leasburg, New Mexico, to above El Paso, Texas, 2018
Seepage investigations were conducted periodically by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1988 to 1998 and from 2006 to 2015 along a 64-mile reach of the Rio Grande as part of the Mesilla Basin monitoring program. Past studies were conducted during no-flow or low-flow periods. In 2018, a seepage investigation was conducted during April 3–4 along a 62.4-mile study reach, from below...
Authors
Grady Ball, Andrew Robertson, Karen Morales
Geospatial scaling of runoff and erosion modeling in the Chihuahuan Desert Geospatial scaling of runoff and erosion modeling in the Chihuahuan Desert
Large-scale assessments of rangeland runoff and erosion require methods to extend plot-scale parameterizations to large areas. In this study, Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model (RHEM) parameters were developed from plot-scale foliar and ground-cover transect data for an arid, grass-shrub rangeland in southern New Mexico, and a method was assessed to upscale transect-plot parameters to...
Authors
Grady Ball, Kyle R. Douglas-Mankin