Susan G. Buto
Sue Buto is the Hydrography Data Acquisition Lead
As Hydrography Data Acquisition Lead (HDAL) Sue oversees planning and implementation of hydrography data acquisition for the emerging 3D Hydrography Program. Sue has worked for the USGS since 2001, working for both the Nevada and Utah Water Science Centers before moving to the National Geospatial Program as the HDAL and as acting Elevation Data Acquisition Lead.
Education and Certifications
Associate of Applied Science in Geographic Information Systems, Western Nevada College, 2003
Master of Science, Mineral Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 1995
Bachelor of Science, Geological Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 1987
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Water Resources Association
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Honors and Awards
Environmental Protection Agency Silver Medal for Superior Service
Science and Products
Development of a regionally consistent geospatial dataset of agricultural lands in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 2007-10
Analysis of annual dissolved-solids loading from selected natural and irrigated catchments in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1974-2003
Conceptual model of the Great Basin carbonate and alluvial aquifer system
Analysis of watersheds monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station network in the Upper Colorado River Basin
Land Disturbance Associated with Oil and Gas Development and Effects of Development-Related Land Disturbance on Dissolved-Solids Loads in Streams in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1991, 2007, and 2025
Digital representation of 1:1,000,000-scale hydrographic areas of the Great Basin
Spatially referenced statistical assessment of dissolved-solids load sources and transport in streams of the Upper Colorado River Basin
Flood plain delineation for the Fremont River and Bull Creek, Hanksville, Utah
Geospatial database of ground-water altitude and depth-to-ground-water data for Utah, 1971-2000
Water-Table Levels and Gradients, Nevada, 1947-2004
Science and Products
Development of a regionally consistent geospatial dataset of agricultural lands in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 2007-10
Analysis of annual dissolved-solids loading from selected natural and irrigated catchments in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1974-2003
Conceptual model of the Great Basin carbonate and alluvial aquifer system
Analysis of watersheds monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station network in the Upper Colorado River Basin
Land Disturbance Associated with Oil and Gas Development and Effects of Development-Related Land Disturbance on Dissolved-Solids Loads in Streams in the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1991, 2007, and 2025
Digital representation of 1:1,000,000-scale hydrographic areas of the Great Basin
Spatially referenced statistical assessment of dissolved-solids load sources and transport in streams of the Upper Colorado River Basin
Flood plain delineation for the Fremont River and Bull Creek, Hanksville, Utah
Geospatial database of ground-water altitude and depth-to-ground-water data for Utah, 1971-2000
Water-Table Levels and Gradients, Nevada, 1947-2004
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government