Kirk A. Miller (Former Employee)
Kirk retired from the USGS in February, 2021.
Kirk Miller was the USGS’s Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center's Chief of the Hydrologic Data Section. In this capacity, Kirk was responsible for ensuring over 30 scientists in five locations have the resources required to provide timely, high-quality, water-resources data from a network of more than 300 monitoring sites across Wyoming and Montana. Kirk has served in that role as a Data Chief since 2004. During that period, he also served on a user group guiding development of NWISWeb, the USGS’ primary product for water-resources data dissemination. He also provided field and training support to the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Dry Valleys long-term ecological research program in Antarctica. From 1988 to 2004, Kirk served as a principal investigator on a flood-frequency regionalization study, on the USGS’ National Water-Quality Assessment Program’s Yellowstone River Basin study, and on county-wide water-resource assessments. He also assisted on groundwater-quality and glacial geochemistry investigations. In 1986, Kirk began his career as a physical science technician for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management before he joined the USGS as a hydrologic technician. Kirk has a bachelor of science in geology from the University of Wyoming.
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Water resources of Carbon County, Wyoming
Water-Quality Assessment of the Yellowstone River Basin, Montana and Wyoming-Water Quality of Fixed Sites, 1999-2001
Water quality in the Yellowstone River Basin, Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota, 1999-2001
Water resources of Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Peak-flow characteristics of Wyoming streams
U.S. Geological Survey monitoring of Powder River basin stream-water quantity and quality
Water-surface profile and flood boundaries for the computed 100-year flood, lower Salt River, Lincoln County, Wyoming
Environmental setting of the Yellowstone River basin, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming
Non-USGS Publications**
**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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Water resources of Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County is located in the south-central part of Wyoming and is the third largest county in the State. A study to describe the physical and chemical characteristics of surface-water and ground-water resources in Carbon County was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Wyoming State Engineer's Office. Evaluations of streamflow and stream-water quality were limited to aAuthorsTimothy T. Bartos, Laura L. Hallberg, Jon P. Mason, Jodi R. Norris, Kirk A. MillerWater-Quality Assessment of the Yellowstone River Basin, Montana and Wyoming-Water Quality of Fixed Sites, 1999-2001
The National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey initiated an assessment in 1997 of the quality of water resources in the Yellowstone River Basin. Water-quality samples regularly were collected during 1999-2001 at 10 fixed sites on streams representing the major environmental settings of the basin. Integrator sites, which are heterogeneous in land use and geology, were eAuthorsKirk A. Miller, Melanie L. Clark, Peter R. WrightWater quality in the Yellowstone River Basin, Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota, 1999-2001
This report contains the major findings of a 1999?2001 assessment of water quality in the Yellowstone River Basin. It is one of a series of reports by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program that present major findings in 51 major river basins and aquifer systems across the Nation. In these reports, water quality is discussed in terms of local, State, and regional issues. ConditiAuthorsDavid A. Peterson, Timothy T. Bartos, Melanie L. Clark, Kirk A. Miller, Stephen D. Porter, Thomas L. QuinnWater resources of Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Sweetwater County is located in the southwestern part of Wyoming and is the largest county in the State. A study to quantify the availability and describe the chemical quality of surface-water and ground-water resources in Sweetwater County was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Wyoming State Engineers Office. Most of the county has an arid climate. For this reason aAuthorsJon P. Mason, Kirk A. MillerPeak-flow characteristics of Wyoming streams
Peak-flow characteristics for unregulated streams in Wyoming are described in this report. Frequency relations for annual peak flows through water year 2000 at 364 streamflow-gaging stations in and near Wyoming were evaluated and revised or updated as needed. Analyses of historical floods, temporal trends, and generalized skew were included in the evaluation. Physical and climatic basin characteriAuthorsKirk A. MillerU.S. Geological Survey monitoring of Powder River basin stream-water quantity and quality
No abstract available.AuthorsM. L. Clark, K. A. Miller, M. H. BrooksWater-surface profile and flood boundaries for the computed 100-year flood, lower Salt River, Lincoln County, Wyoming
The water-surface profile and flood boundaries for the computed 100-year flood were determined for a part of the lower Salt River in Lincoln County, Wyoming. Channel cross-section data were provided by Lincoln County. Cross-section data for bridges and other structures were collected and compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey. Roughness coefficients ranged from 0.034 to 0.100. The 100-year flood wAuthorsKirk A. Miller, John P. MasonEnvironmental setting of the Yellowstone River basin, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming
Natural and anthropogenic factors influence water-quality conditions in the Yellowstone River Basin. Physiography parallels the structural geologic setting that is generally composed of several uplifts and structural basins. Contrasts in climate and vegetation reflect topographic controls and the midcontinental location of the study unit. Surface-water hydrology reflects water surpluses in mountaiAuthorsRonald B. Zelt, G.K. Boughton, K. A. Miller, J.P. Mason, L.M. GianakosNon-USGS Publications**
Swanson, R.B., Miller, K.A., Woodruff, R.E., Laidlaw, G.A., Watson, K.R., and Clark, M.L., 2004, Water resources data, Wyoming, water year 2003, volume 1, surface water: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WY-03-01, 531 p.,**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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