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Rich Sheibley

Rich is a research hydrologist for the Washington Water Science Center in Tacoma, WA.

His research interests include water quality, nutrient cycling, and groundwater-surface water exchange in lakes, streams and rivers.

Professional Experience

  • U.S. Geological Survey Washington Water Science Center, Tacoma, WA

  • Research Hydrologist October 2009 – Present

  • Hydrologist January 2008 – October 2009

Education and Certifications

  • University of California, Davis. Ph.D., Chemical Engineering with a focus on environmental modeling.  June 2001.  Dissertation: Nitrogen transformation kinetics in the hyporheic zo

  • University of Pennsylvania. Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering with a minor in Environmental Engineering.  May 1995.

Science and Products

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using SPARROW models cover

Phosphorus SPARROW Model for the Yakima River

The Issue - During the 2004-07 irrigation season, nutrient concentrations in the lower Yakima River were high enough at certain times and locations to support the abundant growth of periphytic algae and macrophytes which resulted in large daily fluctuations in dissolved oxygen concentrations and pH levels that exceeded the Washington State water-quality standards for these parameters. The nutrient...
By
Washington Water Science Center
Phosphorus SPARROW Model for the Yakima River

Phosphorus SPARROW Model for the Yakima River

The Issue - During the 2004-07 irrigation season, nutrient concentrations in the lower Yakima River were high enough at certain times and locations to support the abundant growth of periphytic algae and macrophytes which resulted in large daily fluctuations in dissolved oxygen concentrations and pH levels that exceeded the Washington State water-quality standards for these parameters. The nutrient...
Learn More
Lynch Cove during low tide

Hood Canal

In September 2002, fish in Hood Canal near Hoodsport were under stress from low concentrations of dissolved oxygen, prompting the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to temporarily close parts of Hood Canal to some types of fishing during the month of October. In 2003, low dissolved oxygen conditions worsened, some fish kills were observed as early as June, and by October large fish...
By
Washington Water Science Center
Hood Canal

Hood Canal

In September 2002, fish in Hood Canal near Hoodsport were under stress from low concentrations of dissolved oxygen, prompting the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to temporarily close parts of Hood Canal to some types of fishing during the month of October. In 2003, low dissolved oxygen conditions worsened, some fish kills were observed as early as June, and by October large fish...
Learn More
Chehalis River Report Cover

Chehalis River Basin

The Chehalis River flows approximately 125 miles in southwestern Washington north-northwesterly to Grays Harbor and the Pacific Ocean, draining an area of approximately 2,700 square miles. The Chehalis River Basin is the second largest basin in Washington State. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the east by the Deschutes River Basin, on the north by the Olympic Mountains, and on...
By
Washington Water Science Center
Chehalis River Basin

Chehalis River Basin

The Chehalis River flows approximately 125 miles in southwestern Washington north-northwesterly to Grays Harbor and the Pacific Ocean, draining an area of approximately 2,700 square miles. The Chehalis River Basin is the second largest basin in Washington State. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the east by the Deschutes River Basin, on the north by the Olympic Mountains, and on...
Learn More
WSDOT Stormwater Monitoring

WSDOT Stormwater Monitoring

The Washington State Department of Transportation, or WSDOT, monitors the water quality of runoff from state highways and other transportation facilities under their National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The NPDES permit requires WSDOT to make sure that the stormwater meets Clean Water Act and other regulations designed to restore and protect our country's water resources...
By
Washington Water Science Center
WSDOT Stormwater Monitoring

WSDOT Stormwater Monitoring

The Washington State Department of Transportation, or WSDOT, monitors the water quality of runoff from state highways and other transportation facilities under their National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The NPDES permit requires WSDOT to make sure that the stormwater meets Clean Water Act and other regulations designed to restore and protect our country's water resources...
Learn More
Filter Total Items: 13

Geospatial database of sampled sites and watershed and riparian characteristics of Puget Sound lowland ecoregion streams sampled for the 2015 Stormwater Action Monitoring status and trends study Geospatial database of sampled sites and watershed and riparian characteristics of Puget Sound lowland ecoregion streams sampled for the 2015 Stormwater Action Monitoring status and trends study

Stormwater Action Monitoring (SAM) is a collaborative monitoring program between western Washington municipal stormwater permittees, state and federal agencies. SAMs role is to use the results of regional monitoring and focused studies to inform policy decisions and identify effective strategies to improve stormwater management in the Puget Sound region. The SAM program includes status...
By
Washington Water Science Center
No results found.
Filter Total Items: 36

Design and methods of the Pacific Northwest Stream Quality Assessment (PNSQA), 2015 Design and methods of the Pacific Northwest Stream Quality Assessment (PNSQA), 2015

In 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) project conducted the Pacific Northwest Stream Quality Assessment (PNSQA) to investigate stream quality across the western part of the Pacific Northwest. The goal of the PNSQA was to assess the health of streams in the region by characterizing multiple water-quality factors that are stressors to in...
Authors
Rich Sheibley, Jennifer Morace, Celeste A. Journey, Peter C. Van Metre, Amanda Bell, Naomi Nakagaki, Daniel Button, Sharon Qi
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Continuous-flow centrifugation to collect suspended sediment for chemical analysis Continuous-flow centrifugation to collect suspended sediment for chemical analysis

Recent advances in suspended-sediment monitoring tools and surrogate technologies have greatly improved the ability to quantify suspended-sediment concentrations and to estimate daily, seasonal, and annual suspended-sediment fluxes from rivers to coastal waters. However, little is known about the chemical composition of suspended sediment, and how it may vary spatially between water...
Authors
Kathleen E. Conn, Richard S. Dinicola, Robert Black, Stephen Cox, Richard Sheibley, James Foreman, Craig A. Senter, Norman T. Peterson
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Nutrient attenuation in rivers and streams, Puget Sound Basin, Washington Nutrient attenuation in rivers and streams, Puget Sound Basin, Washington

Nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are important for aquatic ecosystem health. Excessive amounts of nutrients, however, can make aquatic ecosystems harmful for biota because enhanced growth and decay cycles of aquatic algae can reduce dissolved oxygen in the water. In Puget Sound marine waters, low dissolved oxygen concentrations are observed in a number of marine nearshore areas...
Authors
Rich Sheibley, Christopher Konrad, Robert Black
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

The Pacific northwest stream quality assessment The Pacific northwest stream quality assessment

In 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program is assessing stream quality in the Pacific Northwest. The goals of the Pacific Northwest Stream Quality Assessment (Pacific Northwest study) are to assess the quality of streams in the region by characterizing multiple water-quality factors that are stressors to aquatic life and to evaluate the...
Authors
Peter C. Van Metre, Jennifer Morace, Rich Sheibley
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Water and nutrient budgets for Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington, October 2010-October 2012 Water and nutrient budgets for Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington, October 2010-October 2012

Vancouver Lake, a large shallow lake in Clark County, near Vancouver, Washington, has been undergoing water-quality problems for decades. Recently, the biggest concern for the lake are the almost annual harmful cyanobacteria blooms that cause the lake to close for recreation for several weeks each summer. Despite decades of interest in improving the water quality of the lake, fundamental
Authors
Rich Sheibley, James Foreman, Cameron A. Marshall, Wendy Welch
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Low transient storage and uptake efficiencies in seven agricultural streams: implications for nutrient demand Low transient storage and uptake efficiencies in seven agricultural streams: implications for nutrient demand

We used mass load budgets, transient storage modeling, and nutrient spiraling metrics to characterize nitrate (NO3−), ammonium (NH4+), and inorganic phosphorus (SRP) demand in seven agricultural streams across the United States and to identify in-stream services that may control these conditions. Retention of one or all nutrients was observed in all but one stream, but demand for all...
Authors
Rich Sheibley, John Duff, Anthony J. Tesoriero
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Discharge, water temperature, and selected meteorological data for Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington, water years 2011-13 Discharge, water temperature, and selected meteorological data for Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington, water years 2011-13

The U.S. Geological Survey partnered with the Vancouver Lake Watershed Partnership in a 2-year intensive study to quantify the movement of water and nutrients through Vancouver Lake in Vancouver, Washington. This report is intended to assist the Vancouver Lake Watershed Partnership in evaluating potential courses of action to mitigate seasonally driven blooms of harmful cyanobacteria and...
Authors
James Foreman, Cameron A. Marshall, Rich Sheibley
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Quantifying benthic nitrogen fluxes in Puget Sound, Washington: a review of available data Quantifying benthic nitrogen fluxes in Puget Sound, Washington: a review of available data

Understanding benthic fluxes is important for understanding the fate of materials that settle to the Puget Sound, Washington, seafloor, as well as the impact these fluxes have on the chemical composition and biogeochemical cycles of marine waters. Existing approaches used to measure benthic nitrogen flux in Puget Sound and elsewhere were reviewed and summarized, and factors for...
Authors
Richard Sheibley, Anthony Paulson
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Nitrogen deposition effects on diatom communities in lakes from three National Parks in Washington State Nitrogen deposition effects on diatom communities in lakes from three National Parks in Washington State

The goal of this study was to document if lakes in National Parks in Washington have exceeded critical levels of nitrogen (N) deposition, as observed in other Western States. We measured atmospheric N deposition, lake water quality, and sediment diatoms at our study lakes. Water chemistry showed that our study lakes were ultra-oligotrophic with ammonia and nitrate concentrations often at...
Authors
Richard Sheibley, Mihaela Enache, Peter Swarzenski, Patrick Moran, James Foreman
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Three new Psammothidium species from lakes of Olympic and Cascade Mountains in Washington State, USA Three new Psammothidium species from lakes of Olympic and Cascade Mountains in Washington State, USA

Populations of several Psammothidium species were found in core sediments from nine remote, high elevation, ultraoligotrophic and oligotrophic, Olympic and Cascade Mountain lakes. Three of these species, P. lacustre, P. alpinum, and P. nivale, are described here as new. The morphology of the silica frustules of these species was documented using light and scanning electron microscopy. We...
Authors
Mihaela Enache, Marina Potapova, Rich Sheibley, Patrick Moran
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Temporal variability of exchange between groundwater and surface water based on high-frequency direct measurements of seepage at the sediment-water interface Temporal variability of exchange between groundwater and surface water based on high-frequency direct measurements of seepage at the sediment-water interface

Seepage at the sediment-water interface in several lakes, a large river, and an estuary exhibits substantial temporal variability when measured with temporal resolution of 1 min or less. Already substantial seepage rates changed by 7% and 16% in response to relatively small rain events at two lakes in the northeastern USA, but did not change in response to two larger rain events at a...
Authors
Donald Rosenberry, Rich Sheibley, Stephen Cox, Frederic Simonds, David Naftz

Atmospheric deposition, water-quality, and sediment data for selected lakes in Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks, Washington, 2008-10 Atmospheric deposition, water-quality, and sediment data for selected lakes in Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks, Washington, 2008-10

To evaluate the potential effect from atmospheric deposition of nitrogen to high-elevation lakes, the U.S. Geological Survey partnered with the National Park Service to develop a "critical load" of nitrogen for sediment diatoms. A critical load is defined as the level of a given pollutant (in this case, nitrogen) at which detrimental effects to a target endpoint (sediment diatoms) result...
Authors
Rich Sheibley, James Foreman, Patrick Moran, Peter Swarzenski
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Paulson, A.J., B. Cater, R.W. Sheibley. (2012) Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound: Assessment of Selected Toxic Chemicals in the Puget Sound Basin, 2007-2011 – Addendum No. 1: Evaluation of Fate and Transport Mechanisms for Primary Releases of Copper, PCBs, and PBDEs, 91 p.
Beaulieu, J.J., M. J. Bernot, D. J. Sobota, R. O. Hall Jr., P. J. Mulholland, W. K. Dodds, J. R. Webster, J. L. Tank, L. R. Ashkenas, L. W. Cooper, C. N. Dahm, S.y V. Gregory, N. B. Grimm, S. K. Hamilton, S. L. Johnson, W.H. McDowell, J.L. Meyer, B. Peterson, G. C. Poole, H. M. Valett, C. Arango, A. J. Burgin, C.L. Crenshaw, A. M. Helton, L.T. Johnson, J. Merriam, B.R. Niederlehner, J.M. O’Brien, J.D. Potter, R.W. Sheibley, S.M. Thomas, and K. Wilson. (2010) Nitrous oxide emission from denitrification in stream and river networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi:10.1073/pnas.1011464108
Crenshaw C.L., N.B. Grimm, L.H. Zeglin, R.W. Sheibley, C.N. Dahm, A.D. Pershall (2010) Dissolved inorganic nitrogen dynamics in the hyporheic zone of reference and human-altered southwestern U. S. streams. Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 176: 391-405
Valett, H.M. and R.W. Sheibley (2010) Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions. In: Biogeochemistry of inland waters, edited by G.E. Likens, p95-106
Valett, H.M. & R.W. Sheibley (2009) Ground Water and Surface Water Interaction. In: Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Edited by Likens, G. E, pp. 691-702. Academic Press, Oxford.
Dodds, W. K., J. J. Beaulieu, J. J. Eichmiller, J. R. Fischer, N. R. Franssen, D. A. Gudder, A. S. Makinster, M. J. McCarthy, J. N. Murdock, J. M. O’Brien, J. L. Tank, and R. W. Sheibley (2008). Nitrogen cycling and metabolism in the thalweg of a prairie river. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 113, G04029, doi:10.1029/2008JG000696.
Tanio Y., N. Ohte, M. Fujimoto, & R.W. Sheibley (2008) Nitrate and phosphate uptake in a temperate forest stream in central Japan. In: From Headwaters to the Ocean: Hydrological Changes and Watershed Management (eds. M. Taniguchi, W. C. Burnett, Y. Fukushima, M. Haigh & Y. Umezawa) pp. 83-89. Taylor & Francis Group, London.
Warren E., E.M. Godsy, H.J. Duff, F.J. Triska, A.P. Jackman, and R.W. Sheibley (2006) Nitrate reduction and microbial numbers in Upper Mississippi River Sediments, Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 29: 1578-1582.
Sheibley, R.W., J.H. Duff, A.P. Jackman, F.J. Triska, E. Warren, and E.M. Godsy (2006b) Nitrate reduction in sediment perfusion cores from Pool 8, Upper Mississippi River, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 29: 1289-1295
Sheibley R.W., D.S. Ahearn, and R.A. Dahlgren (2006) Nitrate loss from a restored floodplain in the lower Cosumnes River, California. Hydrobiologia. 571:261-272.
Ahearn, D.S., R.W. Sheibley, R.A. Dahlgren, M. Anderson, and J. Johnson. (2005) Land use and land cover influence on water quality in the last free-flowing river draining the western Sierra Nevada, California. Journal of Hydrology. 313: 234-247.
Grimm, N.B., R.W. Sheibley, C.L. Crenshaw, C.N. Dahm, W.J. Roach, and L.H. Zeglin (2005) Nitrogen retention and transformation in urban streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 24(3): 626-642.
Ahearn, D.S., R.W. Sheibley, and R.A. Dahlgren. (2005) Effects of river regulation on water quality in the lower Mokelumne River, California. River Research and Applications. 21: 651-670.
Grimm, N.B., J.R. Arrowsmith, C. Eisinger, J. Heffernan, A. MacLeod, D.B. Lewis, L. Prashad , T. Rychener, W.J. Roach, and R.W. Sheibley. (2004) Effects of urbanization on nutrient biogeochemistry of aridland streams. In R. DeFries, G. Asner, and R. Houghton (editors). Ecosystem interactions with land use change. Geophysical Monograph. American Geophysical Union
Ahearn, D.S., R.W. Sheibley, R.A. Dahlgren, and K.E. Keller. (2004) Temporal dynamics of stream chemistry in the last free-flowing river draining the Sierra Nevada, CA. Journal of Hydrology. 295: 47-63
Sheibley, R.W. (2001) Nitrogen transformations in the hyporheic zone. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Davis. Advisor: Dr. Alan P. Jackman.

**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: 16
using SPARROW models cover

Phosphorus SPARROW Model for the Yakima River

The Issue - During the 2004-07 irrigation season, nutrient concentrations in the lower Yakima River were high enough at certain times and locations to support the abundant growth of periphytic algae and macrophytes which resulted in large daily fluctuations in dissolved oxygen concentrations and pH levels that exceeded the Washington State water-quality standards for these parameters. The nutrient...
By
Washington Water Science Center
Phosphorus SPARROW Model for the Yakima River

Phosphorus SPARROW Model for the Yakima River

The Issue - During the 2004-07 irrigation season, nutrient concentrations in the lower Yakima River were high enough at certain times and locations to support the abundant growth of periphytic algae and macrophytes which resulted in large daily fluctuations in dissolved oxygen concentrations and pH levels that exceeded the Washington State water-quality standards for these parameters. The nutrient...
Learn More
Lynch Cove during low tide

Hood Canal

In September 2002, fish in Hood Canal near Hoodsport were under stress from low concentrations of dissolved oxygen, prompting the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to temporarily close parts of Hood Canal to some types of fishing during the month of October. In 2003, low dissolved oxygen conditions worsened, some fish kills were observed as early as June, and by October large fish...
By
Washington Water Science Center
Hood Canal

Hood Canal

In September 2002, fish in Hood Canal near Hoodsport were under stress from low concentrations of dissolved oxygen, prompting the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to temporarily close parts of Hood Canal to some types of fishing during the month of October. In 2003, low dissolved oxygen conditions worsened, some fish kills were observed as early as June, and by October large fish...
Learn More
Chehalis River Report Cover

Chehalis River Basin

The Chehalis River flows approximately 125 miles in southwestern Washington north-northwesterly to Grays Harbor and the Pacific Ocean, draining an area of approximately 2,700 square miles. The Chehalis River Basin is the second largest basin in Washington State. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the east by the Deschutes River Basin, on the north by the Olympic Mountains, and on...
By
Washington Water Science Center
Chehalis River Basin

Chehalis River Basin

The Chehalis River flows approximately 125 miles in southwestern Washington north-northwesterly to Grays Harbor and the Pacific Ocean, draining an area of approximately 2,700 square miles. The Chehalis River Basin is the second largest basin in Washington State. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the east by the Deschutes River Basin, on the north by the Olympic Mountains, and on...
Learn More
WSDOT Stormwater Monitoring

WSDOT Stormwater Monitoring

The Washington State Department of Transportation, or WSDOT, monitors the water quality of runoff from state highways and other transportation facilities under their National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The NPDES permit requires WSDOT to make sure that the stormwater meets Clean Water Act and other regulations designed to restore and protect our country's water resources...
By
Washington Water Science Center
WSDOT Stormwater Monitoring

WSDOT Stormwater Monitoring

The Washington State Department of Transportation, or WSDOT, monitors the water quality of runoff from state highways and other transportation facilities under their National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The NPDES permit requires WSDOT to make sure that the stormwater meets Clean Water Act and other regulations designed to restore and protect our country's water resources...
Learn More
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Geospatial database of sampled sites and watershed and riparian characteristics of Puget Sound lowland ecoregion streams sampled for the 2015 Stormwater Action Monitoring status and trends study Geospatial database of sampled sites and watershed and riparian characteristics of Puget Sound lowland ecoregion streams sampled for the 2015 Stormwater Action Monitoring status and trends study

Stormwater Action Monitoring (SAM) is a collaborative monitoring program between western Washington municipal stormwater permittees, state and federal agencies. SAMs role is to use the results of regional monitoring and focused studies to inform policy decisions and identify effective strategies to improve stormwater management in the Puget Sound region. The SAM program includes status...
By
Washington Water Science Center
No results found.
Filter Total Items: 36

Design and methods of the Pacific Northwest Stream Quality Assessment (PNSQA), 2015 Design and methods of the Pacific Northwest Stream Quality Assessment (PNSQA), 2015

In 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) project conducted the Pacific Northwest Stream Quality Assessment (PNSQA) to investigate stream quality across the western part of the Pacific Northwest. The goal of the PNSQA was to assess the health of streams in the region by characterizing multiple water-quality factors that are stressors to in...
Authors
Rich Sheibley, Jennifer Morace, Celeste A. Journey, Peter C. Van Metre, Amanda Bell, Naomi Nakagaki, Daniel Button, Sharon Qi
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Continuous-flow centrifugation to collect suspended sediment for chemical analysis Continuous-flow centrifugation to collect suspended sediment for chemical analysis

Recent advances in suspended-sediment monitoring tools and surrogate technologies have greatly improved the ability to quantify suspended-sediment concentrations and to estimate daily, seasonal, and annual suspended-sediment fluxes from rivers to coastal waters. However, little is known about the chemical composition of suspended sediment, and how it may vary spatially between water...
Authors
Kathleen E. Conn, Richard S. Dinicola, Robert Black, Stephen Cox, Richard Sheibley, James Foreman, Craig A. Senter, Norman T. Peterson
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Nutrient attenuation in rivers and streams, Puget Sound Basin, Washington Nutrient attenuation in rivers and streams, Puget Sound Basin, Washington

Nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are important for aquatic ecosystem health. Excessive amounts of nutrients, however, can make aquatic ecosystems harmful for biota because enhanced growth and decay cycles of aquatic algae can reduce dissolved oxygen in the water. In Puget Sound marine waters, low dissolved oxygen concentrations are observed in a number of marine nearshore areas...
Authors
Rich Sheibley, Christopher Konrad, Robert Black
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

The Pacific northwest stream quality assessment The Pacific northwest stream quality assessment

In 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program is assessing stream quality in the Pacific Northwest. The goals of the Pacific Northwest Stream Quality Assessment (Pacific Northwest study) are to assess the quality of streams in the region by characterizing multiple water-quality factors that are stressors to aquatic life and to evaluate the...
Authors
Peter C. Van Metre, Jennifer Morace, Rich Sheibley
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Water and nutrient budgets for Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington, October 2010-October 2012 Water and nutrient budgets for Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington, October 2010-October 2012

Vancouver Lake, a large shallow lake in Clark County, near Vancouver, Washington, has been undergoing water-quality problems for decades. Recently, the biggest concern for the lake are the almost annual harmful cyanobacteria blooms that cause the lake to close for recreation for several weeks each summer. Despite decades of interest in improving the water quality of the lake, fundamental
Authors
Rich Sheibley, James Foreman, Cameron A. Marshall, Wendy Welch
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Low transient storage and uptake efficiencies in seven agricultural streams: implications for nutrient demand Low transient storage and uptake efficiencies in seven agricultural streams: implications for nutrient demand

We used mass load budgets, transient storage modeling, and nutrient spiraling metrics to characterize nitrate (NO3−), ammonium (NH4+), and inorganic phosphorus (SRP) demand in seven agricultural streams across the United States and to identify in-stream services that may control these conditions. Retention of one or all nutrients was observed in all but one stream, but demand for all...
Authors
Rich Sheibley, John Duff, Anthony J. Tesoriero
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Discharge, water temperature, and selected meteorological data for Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington, water years 2011-13 Discharge, water temperature, and selected meteorological data for Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington, water years 2011-13

The U.S. Geological Survey partnered with the Vancouver Lake Watershed Partnership in a 2-year intensive study to quantify the movement of water and nutrients through Vancouver Lake in Vancouver, Washington. This report is intended to assist the Vancouver Lake Watershed Partnership in evaluating potential courses of action to mitigate seasonally driven blooms of harmful cyanobacteria and...
Authors
James Foreman, Cameron A. Marshall, Rich Sheibley
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Quantifying benthic nitrogen fluxes in Puget Sound, Washington: a review of available data Quantifying benthic nitrogen fluxes in Puget Sound, Washington: a review of available data

Understanding benthic fluxes is important for understanding the fate of materials that settle to the Puget Sound, Washington, seafloor, as well as the impact these fluxes have on the chemical composition and biogeochemical cycles of marine waters. Existing approaches used to measure benthic nitrogen flux in Puget Sound and elsewhere were reviewed and summarized, and factors for...
Authors
Richard Sheibley, Anthony Paulson
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Nitrogen deposition effects on diatom communities in lakes from three National Parks in Washington State Nitrogen deposition effects on diatom communities in lakes from three National Parks in Washington State

The goal of this study was to document if lakes in National Parks in Washington have exceeded critical levels of nitrogen (N) deposition, as observed in other Western States. We measured atmospheric N deposition, lake water quality, and sediment diatoms at our study lakes. Water chemistry showed that our study lakes were ultra-oligotrophic with ammonia and nitrate concentrations often at...
Authors
Richard Sheibley, Mihaela Enache, Peter Swarzenski, Patrick Moran, James Foreman
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Three new Psammothidium species from lakes of Olympic and Cascade Mountains in Washington State, USA Three new Psammothidium species from lakes of Olympic and Cascade Mountains in Washington State, USA

Populations of several Psammothidium species were found in core sediments from nine remote, high elevation, ultraoligotrophic and oligotrophic, Olympic and Cascade Mountain lakes. Three of these species, P. lacustre, P. alpinum, and P. nivale, are described here as new. The morphology of the silica frustules of these species was documented using light and scanning electron microscopy. We...
Authors
Mihaela Enache, Marina Potapova, Rich Sheibley, Patrick Moran
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Temporal variability of exchange between groundwater and surface water based on high-frequency direct measurements of seepage at the sediment-water interface Temporal variability of exchange between groundwater and surface water based on high-frequency direct measurements of seepage at the sediment-water interface

Seepage at the sediment-water interface in several lakes, a large river, and an estuary exhibits substantial temporal variability when measured with temporal resolution of 1 min or less. Already substantial seepage rates changed by 7% and 16% in response to relatively small rain events at two lakes in the northeastern USA, but did not change in response to two larger rain events at a...
Authors
Donald Rosenberry, Rich Sheibley, Stephen Cox, Frederic Simonds, David Naftz

Atmospheric deposition, water-quality, and sediment data for selected lakes in Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks, Washington, 2008-10 Atmospheric deposition, water-quality, and sediment data for selected lakes in Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks, Washington, 2008-10

To evaluate the potential effect from atmospheric deposition of nitrogen to high-elevation lakes, the U.S. Geological Survey partnered with the National Park Service to develop a "critical load" of nitrogen for sediment diatoms. A critical load is defined as the level of a given pollutant (in this case, nitrogen) at which detrimental effects to a target endpoint (sediment diatoms) result...
Authors
Rich Sheibley, James Foreman, Patrick Moran, Peter Swarzenski
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Washington Water Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Paulson, A.J., B. Cater, R.W. Sheibley. (2012) Control of Toxic Chemicals in Puget Sound: Assessment of Selected Toxic Chemicals in the Puget Sound Basin, 2007-2011 – Addendum No. 1: Evaluation of Fate and Transport Mechanisms for Primary Releases of Copper, PCBs, and PBDEs, 91 p.
Beaulieu, J.J., M. J. Bernot, D. J. Sobota, R. O. Hall Jr., P. J. Mulholland, W. K. Dodds, J. R. Webster, J. L. Tank, L. R. Ashkenas, L. W. Cooper, C. N. Dahm, S.y V. Gregory, N. B. Grimm, S. K. Hamilton, S. L. Johnson, W.H. McDowell, J.L. Meyer, B. Peterson, G. C. Poole, H. M. Valett, C. Arango, A. J. Burgin, C.L. Crenshaw, A. M. Helton, L.T. Johnson, J. Merriam, B.R. Niederlehner, J.M. O’Brien, J.D. Potter, R.W. Sheibley, S.M. Thomas, and K. Wilson. (2010) Nitrous oxide emission from denitrification in stream and river networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi:10.1073/pnas.1011464108
Crenshaw C.L., N.B. Grimm, L.H. Zeglin, R.W. Sheibley, C.N. Dahm, A.D. Pershall (2010) Dissolved inorganic nitrogen dynamics in the hyporheic zone of reference and human-altered southwestern U. S. streams. Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 176: 391-405
Valett, H.M. and R.W. Sheibley (2010) Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions. In: Biogeochemistry of inland waters, edited by G.E. Likens, p95-106
Valett, H.M. & R.W. Sheibley (2009) Ground Water and Surface Water Interaction. In: Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Edited by Likens, G. E, pp. 691-702. Academic Press, Oxford.
Dodds, W. K., J. J. Beaulieu, J. J. Eichmiller, J. R. Fischer, N. R. Franssen, D. A. Gudder, A. S. Makinster, M. J. McCarthy, J. N. Murdock, J. M. O’Brien, J. L. Tank, and R. W. Sheibley (2008). Nitrogen cycling and metabolism in the thalweg of a prairie river. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 113, G04029, doi:10.1029/2008JG000696.
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