Clune, J.W., 2021, Toward the Development of Nutrient Criteria for Streams of Pennsylvania, Doctoral dissertation, Penn State University
John Clune, Ph.D.
John Clune is a Hydrologist with USGS and his research interests include 1) environmental drivers and responses of nutrients and sediment in streams with an emphasis on the effectiveness of conservation practices and 2) geochemical studies of groundwater focusing on quality of drinking water for the protection of public health.
Biography
Education
Ph.D. Forestry (Hydrology), 2021, Penn State University
Dissertation: Toward Development of Nutrient Criteria for Streams of Pennsylvania
M.S. Biology, 2008, East Stroudsburg University
Thesis: Nutrient Supply Rates Relationships for Primary Production of Shallow Streams in the Mid-Atlantic States
B.S. Civil Engineering, 2000, University of Pittsburgh
Other Related Experience
Adjunct professor for stream ecology at York College, Pennsylvania. Provided research for the National Park Service (Grand Teton), US Army Corps of Engineers, University of Pittsburgh, Queens University Belfast, UTC Pratt and Whitney, and Lackawanna Conservation District.
Science and Products
Date published: October 14, 2020
Status: Active Pennsylvania and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
USGS provides monitoring, analysis, modeling and research on streams and water quality to better understand the fate and transport of nutrients and sediment to the Susquehanna River and its tributaries and eventually to the Chesapeake Bay. Additional research efforts in the Susquehanna River basin focus on emerging contaminants and other stressors that effect human and aquatic life in the...
Attribution: Chesapeake Bay Activities, Pennsylvania Water Science Center
Date published: September 14, 2020
Status: Active Water Quality Monitoring to Inform Conservation Management, Fishing Creek, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
USGS conducted synoptic sampling of major-ion chemistry and the nitrogen and oxygen isotopic composition of nitrate in Fishing Creek during base flow to evaluate the occurrence and distribution of nutrients and to characterize biogeochemical processes.
Contacts: John Clune, Ph.D.
Attribution: Chesapeake Bay Activities, Pennsylvania Water Science Center
Date published: September 14, 2020
Status: Active Sediment Response of Stream Restoration Practices, Turtle Creek, Union County, Pennsylvania
USGS is providing data and analyses to assess stream restoration effectiveness in Turtle Creek, Union County, Pennsylvania, by measuring differences in sediment erosion and deposition in restored and eroded stream reaches.
Contacts: John Clune, Ph.D.
Attribution: Chesapeake Bay Activities, Pennsylvania Water Science Center
Date published: September 1, 2020
Status: Active Groundwater Quality of Domestic Supply Wells in Pennsylvania
Most rural residents in Pennsylvania use groundwater from domestic supply wells for drinking, cleaning and other purposes. Some groundwater samples have been analyzed for private purposes, but those results generally are not readily available to the public. Many of the publicly available water-quality samples from rural areas were collected more than 30 years ago. Quality-assured groundwater...
Contacts: Jeffrey Chaplin, John Clune, Ph.D., Charles A Cravotta, III, PhD, PG, Lisa A Senior, Daniel G Galeone, MS, Eliza L Gross, Ronald Sloto
Date published: April 27, 2020
Status: Active Sediment and Stream Health - Pennsylvania
Sediment in streams, from land surface erosion in watersheds, is an important factor in determining the quality of Pennsylvania's surface waters and of downstream water bodies such as the Delaware Estuary and Chesapeake Bay. The USGS has a long-standing tradition of measuring suspended-sediment concentrations and estimating loads. Recent technological advances allow real-time estimates of...
Date published: April 10, 2020
Status: Active Regional Synthesis of Groundwater Quality in Domestic Supply Wells in Northeast and North Central Pennsylvania
USGS is synthesizing groundwater quality measurements in wells to characterize regional chemical characteristics of aquifers used for domestic supply in northeast and north central Pennsylvania.
Date published: August 7, 2019
Status: Active Susquehanna River and Basin
In Pennsylvania, the USGS's water-resources roots date back to the late 1800's, with the initiation of streamflow gaging on the Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers and assessments of groundwater resources near Philadelphia. The USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center continues to provide scientific information about the water resources of the Susquehanna River Basin, in cooperation with regional...
Contacts: John Clune, Ph.D.
Attribution: Pennsylvania Water Science Center
Date published: November 20, 2020
Nitrogen sources to and export from the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 1950 to 2050
This U.S. Geological Survey data release contains datasets that combine past data with future projections of nitrogen sources and nitrogen export to the Chesapeake Bay watershed for the years 1950-2050.
Attribution: Water Resources
Year Published: 2020
Groundwater quality in relation to drinking water health standards and geochemical characteristics for 54 domestic wells in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, 2017
Despite the reliance on groundwater by approximately 2.4 million rural Pennsylvania residents, publicly available data to characterize the quality of private well water are limited. As part of a regional effort to characterize groundwater in rural areas of Pennsylvania, samples from 54 domestic wells in Clinton County were collected and analyzed...
Clune, John W.; Cravotta, Charles A.Attribution: Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian
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Clune, J.W., and Cravotta, C.A., III, 2020, Groundwater quality in relation to drinking water health standards and geochemical characteristics for 54 domestic wells in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, 2017 (ver 1.1, July 2020): U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020–5022, 72 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205022.
Year Published: 2019
Drinking water health standards comparison and chemical analysis of groundwater for 72 domestic wells in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 2016
Pennsylvania has the second highest number of residential wells of any state in the Nation with approximately 2.4 million residents that depend on groundwater for their domestic water supply. Despite the widespread reliance on groundwater in rural areas of the state, publicly available data to characterize the quality of private well water are...
Clune, John W.; Cravotta, Charles A.Attribution: Chesapeake Bay Activities, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian
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Clune, J.W., and Cravotta, C.A., III, 2019, Drinking water health standards comparison and chemical analysis of groundwater for 72 domestic wells in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 2016 (ver 1.2, May 30, 2019): U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018–5170, 66 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20185170.
Year Published: 2018
Comparison of regression relations of bankfull discharge and channel geometry for the glaciated and nonglaciated settings of Pennsylvania and southern New York
Streambank erosion in areas of past glacial deposition has been shown to be a dominant source of sediment to streams. Water resource managers are faced with the challenge of developing long and short term (emergency) stream restoration efforts that rely on the most suitable channel geometry for project design. A geomorphic dataset of new (2016, n=...
Clune, John W.; Chaplin, Jeffrey J.; White, Kirk E.Attribution: Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian
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Clune, J.W., Chaplin, J.J., and White, K.E., 2018, Comparison of regression relations of bankfull discharge and channel geometry for the glaciated and nonglaciated settings of Pennsylvania and southern New York (ver. 1.1, July 2020): U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018–5066, 20 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20185066.
Year Published: 2016
Spatial and temporal variation of stream chemistry associated with contrasting geology and land-use patterns in the Chesapeake Bay watershed—Summary of results from Smith Creek, Virginia; Upper Chester River, Maryland; Conewago Creek, Pennsylvania; and Difficult Run, Virginia, 2010–2013
Despite widespread and ongoing implementation of conservation practices throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, water quality continues to be degraded by excess sediment and nutrient inputs. While the Chesapeake Bay Program has developed and maintains a large-scale and long-term monitoring network to detect improvements in water quality...
Hyer, Kenneth E.; Denver, Judith M.; Langland, Michael J.; Webber, James S.; Böhlke, J.K.; Hively, W. Dean; Clune, John W.Attribution: Chesapeake Bay Activities, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian
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Hyer, K.E., Denver, J.M., Langland, M.J., Webber, J.S., Böhlke, J.K., Hively, W.D., and Clune, J.W., 2016, Spatial and temporal variation of stream chemistry associated with contrasting geology and land-use patterns in the Chesapeake Bay watershed—Summary of results from Smith Creek, Virginia; Upper Chester River, Maryland; Conewago Creek, Pennsylvania; and Difficult Run, Virginia, 2010–2013: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5093, 211 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165093.
Year Published: 2015
Sources of fine-grained sediment in the Linganore Creek watershed, Frederick and Carroll Counties, Maryland, 2008-10
Sediment fingerprinting quantifies the delivery of fine-grained sediment from a watershed and sediment-budget measurements quantify the erosion and deposition of fine-grained sediment. Both approaches were used in the agricultural and forested 147-square-kilometer (km2) Linganore Creek watershed in Maryland from August 1, 2008 through December 31...
Gellis, Allen C.; Noe, Gregory B.; Clune, John W.; Myers, Michael K.; Hupp, Cliff R.; Schenk, Edward R.; Schwarz, Gregory E.Attribution: Chesapeake Bay Activities, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Gellis, A.C., Noe, G.B., Clune, J.W., Myers, M.K., Hupp, C.R., Schenk, E.R., and Schwarz, G.E., 2015, Sources of fine-grained sediment in the Linganore Creek watershed, Frederick and Carroll Counties, Maryland, 2008–10: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014–5147, 56 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20145147.
Year Published: 2012
Residence time, chemical and isotopic analysis of nitrate in the groundwater and surface water of a small agricultural watershed in the Coastal Plain, Bucks Branch, Sussex County, Delaware
Nitrate is a common contaminant in groundwater and surface water throughout the Nation, and water-resource managers need more detailed small-scale watershed research to guide conservation efforts aimed at improving water quality. Concentrations of nitrate in Bucks Branch are among the highest in the state of Delaware and a scientific investigation...
Clune, John W.; Denver, Judith M.Attribution: Chesapeake Bay Activities, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Residence time, chemical and isotopic analysis of nitrate in the groundwater and surface water of a small agricultural watershed in the Coastal Plain, Bucks Branch, Sussex County, Delaware; 2012; SIR; 2012-5235; Clune, John W.; Denver, Judith M.
Year Published: 2009
Pesticides in ground water in selected agricultural land-use areas and hydrogeologic settings in Pennsylvania, 2003-07
This report was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) as part of the Pennsylvania Pesticides and Ground Water Strategy (PPGWS). Monitoring data and extensive quality-assurance data on the occurrence of pesticides in ground water during 2003–07 are presented and evaluated...
Loper, Connie A.; Breen, Kevin J.; Zimmerman, Tammy M.; Clune, John W.Attribution: Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian
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Pesticides in ground water in selected agricultural land-use areas and hydrogeologic settings in Pennsylvania, 2003-07; 2009; SIR; 2009-5139; Loper, Connie A.; Breen, Kevin J.; Zimmerman, Tammy M.; Clune, John W.
Pre-USGS Publications
Clune, J.W., Crawford, J.K., and Boyer, E.W., 2020, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentration Thresholds toward Establishing Water Quality Criteria for Pennsylvania, USA: Water, v. 12, no. 12, p. 3550.
Clune, J.W., Crawford, J.K., Chappell, W.T., and Boyer, E.W., 2020, Differential effects of land use on nutrient concentrations in streams of Pennsylvania: Environmental Research Communications, v. 2, no. 11, p. 115003.
Denver, J.M., Ator, S.A., Lang, M.W., Fisher, T.R., Gustafson, A.B., Fox, R., Clune, J.W. and McCarty, G.W., 2014, Nitrogen fate and transport through palustrine depressional wetlands along an alteration gradient in an agricultural landscape, Upper Choptank Watershed, Maryland: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation vol. 69, p 1-16, doi:10.2489/jswc.69.1.1.
Clune, J.W., Gellis, A.C., and McKee, L.G. 2010. Agricultural Soil Erosion Rates for the Linganore Creek Watershed in the Piedmont Physiographic Province of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: 2nd Joint Federal Interagency Proceedings, Las Vegas, NV, June 27 – July 1, 2010.