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Hydroacoustic mapping to define sedimentation rates and characterize lentic habitats in DeSoto Lake, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Hydroacoustic mapping to define sedimentation rates and characterize lentic habitats in DeSoto Lake, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

Hydroacoustic tools were used to map depth, elevation, and substrate on DeSoto Lake in March 2006. DeSoto Lake, located on the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa and Nebraska, is one of the largest oxbow lakes of the Missouri River system. It is used by over 500,000 migratory birds each fall and spring and is also an important aquatic resource for anglers. Management concerns at the...
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Caroline M. Elliott, Robert B. Jacobson, Kimberly A. Chojnacki

Ecological consequences of changing hydrological conditions in wetland forests of coastal Louisiana Ecological consequences of changing hydrological conditions in wetland forests of coastal Louisiana

Large-scale and localized alterations of processes affecting deltaic coastal wetlands have caused the complete loss of some coastal wetland forests and reduced the productivity and vigor of many areas in coastal Louisiana. This loss and degradation threatens ecosystem functions and the services they provide. This paper summarizes ecological relationships controlled by hydrological...
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Richard F. Keim, J. L. Chambers, M.S. Hughes, J. Andrew Nyman, Craig A. Miller, Blake J. Amos, W.H. Conner, Jon Day, Stephen Faulkner, Emile S. Gardiner, Sammy L. King, K.W. McLeod, Gary P. Shaffer

Water-quality reconnaissance of Laguna Tortuguero, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, March 1999-May 2000 Water-quality reconnaissance of Laguna Tortuguero, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, March 1999-May 2000

The Laguna Tortuguero, a slightly saline to freshwater lagoon in north-central Puerto Rico, has a surface area of about 220 hectares and a mean depth of about 1.2 meters. As part of a water-quality reconnaissance, water samples were collected at about monthly and near bi-monthly intervals from March 1999 to May 2000 at four sites: three stations inside the lagoon and one station at the...
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Luis Soler-Lopez, Senen Guzman-Rios, Carlos Conde-Costas

Water resources data, Florida, water year 2005Volume 2B: South Florida ground water Water resources data, Florida, water year 2005Volume 2B: South Florida ground water

Water resources data for 2005 water year in Florida consists of continuous or daily discharge for 429 streams, periodic discharge for 9 streams, continuous or daily stage for 218 streams, periodic stage for 5 stream, peak discharge for 28 streams, and peak stage for 28 streams, continuous or daily elevations for 15 lakes, periodic elevations for 23 lakes, continuous ground-water levels...
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S. Prinos, R. Irvin, M. Byrne

Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers in fish from the Colorado River basin Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers in fish from the Colorado River basin

Seven fish species were collected from 14 sites on rivers in the Colorado River Basin (CDRB) from August to October 2003. Spatial trends in the concentrations of accumulative contaminants were documented and contaminant effects on the fish were assessed. Sites were located on the mainstem of the Colorado River and on the Yampa, Green, Gunnison, San Juan, and Gila Rivers. Common carp...
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Jo Ellen Hinck, Vicki Blazer, Nancy D. Denslow, Timothy S. Gross, Kathy R. Echols, Anne P. Davis, Tom W. May, Carl E. Orazio, James J. Coyle, Donald E. Tillitt

Creation of GIS compatible, historic detailed soil data sets for the Collier and Miami-Dade Counties, Florida Creation of GIS compatible, historic detailed soil data sets for the Collier and Miami-Dade Counties, Florida

When soils data are in digital format compatible with geographic information systems (GIS), a wide variety of analyses and display capabilities are afforded. Detailed information on soils that may be important to Everglades ecosystem restoration has been created in hardcopy form using traditional soils mapping techniques. However, accurate conversion of these analogue geographic data to...
Authors
John Jones

Comparison of ground-water quality in samples from selected shallow and deep wells in the central Oklahoma aquifer, 2003-2005 Comparison of ground-water quality in samples from selected shallow and deep wells in the central Oklahoma aquifer, 2003-2005

The aquifer units of the Central Oklahoma aquifer underlie about 2,890 square miles of central Oklahoma and are used extensively to supply water for municipal, domestic, industrial, and agricultural needs. The Central Oklahoma aquifer also is commonly referred to as the Garber-Wellington aquifer because the Garber Sandstone and Wellington Formation yield the greatest quantities of usable...
Authors
Carol Becker

Water Resources Data, Alabama, Water Year 2005 Water Resources Data, Alabama, Water Year 2005

Water resources data for the 2005 water year for Alabama consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stages and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels in wells. This report includes records on both surface and ground water in the State. Specifically, it contains: (1) discharge records for 131 streamflow-gaging stations and 23 partial-record or...
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W. L. Psinakis, D.S. Lambeth, V.E. Stricklin, M.W. Treece

Flood-tracking chart for the Chattahoochee River Basin in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia Flood-tracking chart for the Chattahoochee River Basin in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)—in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies—operates a flood monitoring system in the Chattahoochee River Basin. This system is a network of 35 automated river stage stations that transmit stage data through satellite telemetry to the USGS Georgia Water Science Center in Atlanta. During floods, the public and emergency response agencies...
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Jacob H. LaFontaine, Brian E. McCallum, Timothy C. Stamey, Caryl J. Wipperfurth

Water quality in the Blue River basin, Kansas City metropolitan area, Missouri and Kansas, July 1998 to October 2004 Water quality in the Blue River basin, Kansas City metropolitan area, Missouri and Kansas, July 1998 to October 2004

Water-quality data were collected from sites in the Blue River Basin from July 1998 to October. Sites upstream from wastewater-treatment plants or the combined sewer system area had lower concentrations of total nitrogen, phosphorus, organic wastewater compounds, and pharmaceuticals, and more diverse aquatic communities. Sites downstream from wastewater-treatment plants had the largest...
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Donald H. Wilkison, Daniel J. Armstrong, Richard D. Norman, Barry C. Poulton, Edward T. Furlong, Steven D. Zaugg

Water quality in the Blue River Basin, Kansas City metropolitan area, Missouri and Kansas, July 1998 to October 2004 Water quality in the Blue River Basin, Kansas City metropolitan area, Missouri and Kansas, July 1998 to October 2004

Water-quality data were collected from sites in the Blue River Basin from July 1998 to October. Sites upstream from wastewater-treatment plants or the combined sewer system area had lower concentrations of total nitrogen, phosphorus, organic wastewater compounds, and pharmaceuticals, and more diverse aquatic communities. Sites downstream from wastewater-treatment plants had the largest...
Authors
Donald H. Wilkison, Daniel J. Armstrong, Richard D. Norman, Barry C. Polton, Edward T. Furlong, Steven D. Zaugg
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