Laura L Hallberg
Biography
At the USGS Laura has worked on the NWIS database, GIS maps, compiling various datasets for analysis, description of well core, land-use land-cover characterization of well locations, and provided field support. Previously she has mapped surficial features/geology, compiled borehole log information, created GIS maps, documented earthquakes and coal mines at the Wyoming State Geological survey. Laura is a registered Professional Geologist with the State of Wyoming (PG-2511).
Education
M.S. in Geology, University of Wyoming, 2002
B.S. in Geology, University of Wyoming, 1989
Science and Products
Wyoming-Montana Stream Water-Quality Network - Water Year 2020
The USGS monitors stream water quality in Wyoming and Montana in cooperation with State, County, local, and other Federal agencies. Water-quality data for these sites are available from the USGS National Water Information System Web Mapper application in the form of an interactive map that can be accessed from the Data and Tools tab.
Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative: Water Resources
The Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative is a long-term science-based effort to assess and enhance aquatic and terrestrial habitats at a landscape scale in southwest Wyoming, while facilitating responsible development...
Geospatial Research and Development to Understand Hydrologic Processes
All natural phenomena have a spatial component. Remote sensing, GIS, and geostatistical methods can be used to evaluate the spatial components of hydrologic phenomena and understand characteristics, such as water quality, streamflow, and hydraulics.
Description of core collected during installation of a Wasatch aquifer monitoring well in the Green River Basin, Sublette County, Wyoming
A monitoring well was installed in the Wasatch aquifer in the Green River Basin, Sublette County, Wyoming in August 2015. Core collected during drilling activities was described to a depth of 170 feet. The data release contains a detailed description of the lithology and physical characteristics of the core sections, as well as numerous photographs. The data release was produced in complian...