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Harvie Pollard

Harvie began working at the USGS in September of 2019 as a Hydrologist in the Indianapolis office. Harvie’s scientific interests and specialties include borehole geophysics, fluvial Geomorphology and Ground water and Surface water studies.

Harvie enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1995 and left in 2000 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army and remained an active member of the Military until his honorable retirement in 2014. Upon his retirement Harvie attended Ball State University in Muncie Indiana for his undergraduate studies, majoring in Geology with a minor in Environmental Geology. During the pursuit of his bachelor’s degree he collected water samples from the Geothermal field at the university and conducted chemical tests to determine if the heat applied to the system was affecting groundwater. During this time, he also worked as an intern in a laboratory conducting total suspended solids, BOC and CBOD and e-coli experiments.

Upon completion of his undergraduate degree, he attended Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis on a teaching assistance ship where he received a Master’s degree in Geology. During this time, he expanded upon his scientific communication abilities by teaching the introduction to earth science lab sessions. He also interned for an Environmental Consulting Firm during his summer breaks.

Education and Certifications

  • Master of Science: Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

     

  • Bachelor of Science: Ball State University

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • Groundwater Focus Committee of Indiana Member

  • Indiana Water Resources Association Member

  • Indiana Silver jackets Member

  • Veterans of Foreign Wars Member

  • Indiana Geologist Member

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Gibson, Derek K., et al. "Using sediment accumulation rates in floodplain paleochannel lakes to reconstruct climate-flood relationships on the lower Ohio River." Quaternary Science Reviews 298 (2022): 107852.
Wright, Maxwell N., et al. "Fluvial responses to late Holocene hydroclimate variability in the midcontinental United States." Quaternary Science Reviews 301 (2023): 107939.
Bird, Broxton W., et al. "Pre-Columbian lead pollution from Native American galena processing and land use in the midcontinental United States." Geology 47.12 (2019): 1193-1197.
Pollard, Harvie Jason. Late Holocene Climate-Flood Relationships on the Lower Ohio River. Diss. 2020.

**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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Groundwater Age Estimates, Groundwater Quality, and Hydrogeologic Characteristics of Chase Street Flowing Well and Similar Confined Wells, Little Calumet River Basin, Indiana

In cooperation with The Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission and the Urban Waters Federal Partnership The Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission (LCRBDC) is developing a park around a local cultural landmark, known locally as the Chase Street flowing well, in Gary, Indiana, a community in the Urban Waters Federal Partnership--Northwest Indiana Area. Groundwater from the...
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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
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Groundwater Age Estimates, Groundwater Quality, and Hydrogeologic Characteristics of Chase Street Flowing Well and Similar Confined Wells, Little Calumet River Basin, Indiana

In cooperation with The Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission and the Urban Waters Federal Partnership The Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission (LCRBDC) is developing a park around a local cultural landmark, known locally as the Chase Street flowing well, in Gary, Indiana, a community in the Urban Waters Federal Partnership--Northwest Indiana Area. Groundwater from the...
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Science and Products

  • Publications

    Non-USGS Publications**

    Gibson, Derek K., et al. "Using sediment accumulation rates in floodplain paleochannel lakes to reconstruct climate-flood relationships on the lower Ohio River." Quaternary Science Reviews 298 (2022): 107852.
    Wright, Maxwell N., et al. "Fluvial responses to late Holocene hydroclimate variability in the midcontinental United States." Quaternary Science Reviews 301 (2023): 107939.
    Bird, Broxton W., et al. "Pre-Columbian lead pollution from Native American galena processing and land use in the midcontinental United States." Geology 47.12 (2019): 1193-1197.
    Pollard, Harvie Jason. Late Holocene Climate-Flood Relationships on the Lower Ohio River. Diss. 2020.

    **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
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    Image Collage of Landsat, pollinator, and volcanologist

    Groundwater Age Estimates, Groundwater Quality, and Hydrogeologic Characteristics of Chase Street Flowing Well and Similar Confined Wells, Little Calumet River Basin, Indiana

    In cooperation with The Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission and the Urban Waters Federal Partnership The Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission (LCRBDC) is developing a park around a local cultural landmark, known locally as the Chase Street flowing well, in Gary, Indiana, a community in the Urban Waters Federal Partnership--Northwest Indiana Area. Groundwater from the...
    By
    Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
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    Groundwater Age Estimates, Groundwater Quality, and Hydrogeologic Characteristics of Chase Street Flowing Well and Similar Confined Wells, Little Calumet River Basin, Indiana

    In cooperation with The Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission and the Urban Waters Federal Partnership The Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission (LCRBDC) is developing a park around a local cultural landmark, known locally as the Chase Street flowing well, in Gary, Indiana, a community in the Urban Waters Federal Partnership--Northwest Indiana Area. Groundwater from the...
    Learn More

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government