Nancy Baker
Nancy Baker has over thirty years of service as a hydrologist and geographer studying the connections between landscape processes and water quality in the Nation’s rivers and streams.
Nancy Baker integrates her knowledge of hydrology and geographic information systems (GIS) to design, execute, interpret, and report on studies of local, regional and national scope. She has participated in studies in a variety of landscapes including 1) agricultural chemical transport, 2) agricultural pesticide use, 3) ground water recharge in fracture rock areas, and 4) green infrastructure practices in urban areas. She works with multiple types of temporal and spatial data to process and harmonize water-quality, climate and water budget, soils, land use, demographic, and hydrologic data.
Areas of Expertise
Nancy has considerable experience using GIS, scripting, and statistical software to automate, compile and analyze large datasets. She often designs and creates information graphics that translate complex scientific findings into visual medium that can be easily communicated to stakeholders and the public.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Physical Geography (minor in Agricultural Engineering), Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1988
M.S., Physical Geography (minor in Environmental Engineering), Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, 1982
B.S., Biology (minor in Chemistry), Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, 1979
Science and Products
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Environmental setting and natural factors and human influences affecting water quality in the White River Basin, Indiana
The White River Basin drains 11,349 square miles of central and southern Indiana and is one of 59 Study Units selected for water-quality assessment as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National WaterQuality Assessment Program. Defining the environmental setting of the basin and identifying the natural factors and human influences that affect water quality are important parts of the assessment.
Authors
Douglas J. Schnoebelen, Joseph M. Fenelon, Nancy T. Baker, Jeffrey D. Martin, E. Randall Bayless, David V. Jacques, Charles G. Crawford
Fish community and habitat data at selected sites in the White River Basin, Indiana, 1993-95
No abstract available.
Authors
N.T. Baker, J.W. Frey
Great and Little Miami River Basins
IntroductionImplementation of a National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program study in the The Great and Little Miami River Basins area will increase scientific understanding of natural processes and human activities that affect the quality of water in streams and aquifers. This information will benefit water-resource managers that need, but often lack, the data required to implement effective
Authors
Gary L. Rowe, Nancy T. Baker, R.P. Frehs
Bathymetric surveys of Morse and Geist Reservoirs in central Indiana made with acoustic Doppler current profiler and global positioning system technology, 1996
Acoustic Doppler current profiler, global positioning system, and geographic information system technology were used to map the bathymetry of Morse and Geist Reservoirs, two artificial lakes used for public water supply in central Indiana. The project was a pilot study to evaluate the use of the technologies for bathymetric surveys. Bathymetric surveys were last conducted in 1978 on Morse Reservoi
Authors
J.T. Wilson, S. E. Morlock, N.T. Baker
Assessment of water quality at selected sites in the White River Basin, Indiana, 1993 and 1995 using biological indices
As part of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, fish communities were sampled at 11 sites in the White River Basin, Indiana, in 1993 and 1995 to help determine water-quality conditions. Ninety-one species of fish with representatives from 18 families were collected in the basin. Total numbers of fish collected at every site increased between collection years. The Index of Biologi
Authors
Jeffrey W. Frey, N.T. Baker, M.J. Lydy, W.W. Stone
Evaluation of pumpage data furnished by selected public water suppliers in Arkansas, May 1990 through March 1991
No abstract available.
Authors
T.W. Holland, N.T. Baker
Inventory of public water supplies in Arkansas
No abstract available.
Authors
Nancy T. Baker, Carolyn A. Manning, Elizabeth A. Beavers
Summary of reported water use for Arkansas counties, 1989
No abstract available.
Authors
N.T. Baker, C.A. Manning
National water summary 1987: Hydrologic events and water supply and use
Water use in the United States, as measured by freshwater withdrawals in 1985, averaged 338,000 Mgal/d (million gallons per day), which is enough water to cover the 48 conterminous States to a depth of about 2.4 inches. Only 92,300 Mgal/d, or 27.3 percent of the water withdrawn, was consumptive use and thus lost to immediate further use; the remainder of the withdrawals (72.7 percent) was return f
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center, Kansas Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Summary and analysis of water-use data collection in eastern Arkansas
No abstract available.
Authors
N.T. Baker
Hydrologic features and processes of the Vermilion River, Louisiana
No abstract available.
Authors
N.T. Baker
Non-USGS Publications**
Baker, N.T., 1996, Use of a global positioning system and an acoustic doppler current profiler to map river and lake bathymetery: Published in Hallam, C.A., Salisbury, J.M., Lanfear, K.J., and Battaglin, W.A., eds., Proceedings of the American Water Resources Association Annual Symposium--Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources: Herndon, Virginia, American Water Resources Association, Technical Publication Series 96-3, p. 373-381.
**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 and Products
Filter Total Items: 35
Environmental setting and natural factors and human influences affecting water quality in the White River Basin, Indiana
The White River Basin drains 11,349 square miles of central and southern Indiana and is one of 59 Study Units selected for water-quality assessment as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National WaterQuality Assessment Program. Defining the environmental setting of the basin and identifying the natural factors and human influences that affect water quality are important parts of the assessment.
Authors
Douglas J. Schnoebelen, Joseph M. Fenelon, Nancy T. Baker, Jeffrey D. Martin, E. Randall Bayless, David V. Jacques, Charles G. Crawford
Fish community and habitat data at selected sites in the White River Basin, Indiana, 1993-95
No abstract available.
Authors
N.T. Baker, J.W. Frey
Great and Little Miami River Basins
IntroductionImplementation of a National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program study in the The Great and Little Miami River Basins area will increase scientific understanding of natural processes and human activities that affect the quality of water in streams and aquifers. This information will benefit water-resource managers that need, but often lack, the data required to implement effective
Authors
Gary L. Rowe, Nancy T. Baker, R.P. Frehs
Bathymetric surveys of Morse and Geist Reservoirs in central Indiana made with acoustic Doppler current profiler and global positioning system technology, 1996
Acoustic Doppler current profiler, global positioning system, and geographic information system technology were used to map the bathymetry of Morse and Geist Reservoirs, two artificial lakes used for public water supply in central Indiana. The project was a pilot study to evaluate the use of the technologies for bathymetric surveys. Bathymetric surveys were last conducted in 1978 on Morse Reservoi
Authors
J.T. Wilson, S. E. Morlock, N.T. Baker
Assessment of water quality at selected sites in the White River Basin, Indiana, 1993 and 1995 using biological indices
As part of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, fish communities were sampled at 11 sites in the White River Basin, Indiana, in 1993 and 1995 to help determine water-quality conditions. Ninety-one species of fish with representatives from 18 families were collected in the basin. Total numbers of fish collected at every site increased between collection years. The Index of Biologi
Authors
Jeffrey W. Frey, N.T. Baker, M.J. Lydy, W.W. Stone
Evaluation of pumpage data furnished by selected public water suppliers in Arkansas, May 1990 through March 1991
No abstract available.
Authors
T.W. Holland, N.T. Baker
Inventory of public water supplies in Arkansas
No abstract available.
Authors
Nancy T. Baker, Carolyn A. Manning, Elizabeth A. Beavers
Summary of reported water use for Arkansas counties, 1989
No abstract available.
Authors
N.T. Baker, C.A. Manning
National water summary 1987: Hydrologic events and water supply and use
Water use in the United States, as measured by freshwater withdrawals in 1985, averaged 338,000 Mgal/d (million gallons per day), which is enough water to cover the 48 conterminous States to a depth of about 2.4 inches. Only 92,300 Mgal/d, or 27.3 percent of the water withdrawn, was consumptive use and thus lost to immediate further use; the remainder of the withdrawals (72.7 percent) was return f
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center, Kansas Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Summary and analysis of water-use data collection in eastern Arkansas
No abstract available.
Authors
N.T. Baker
Hydrologic features and processes of the Vermilion River, Louisiana
No abstract available.
Authors
N.T. Baker
Non-USGS Publications**
Baker, N.T., 1996, Use of a global positioning system and an acoustic doppler current profiler to map river and lake bathymetery: Published in Hallam, C.A., Salisbury, J.M., Lanfear, K.J., and Battaglin, W.A., eds., Proceedings of the American Water Resources Association Annual Symposium--Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources: Herndon, Virginia, American Water Resources Association, Technical Publication Series 96-3, p. 373-381.
**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.