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Hayden Lockmiller

Hayden Lockmiller is a Hydrologist with the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.

Hayden Lockmiller is a hydrologist with experience in groundwater availability and surface water quality research. They are currently involved in both surface water and groundwater sampling for the National Water Quality Network and a number of local water quality studies. Hayden has a B.S. in Geology from Grand Valley State University and a M.S. in Environmental Geoscience from Saint Louis University.

Professional Experience

  • U.S. Geological Survey - Hydrologist, 2019-present

  • Hot Springs National Park - Geoscientists-in-the-Parks Thermal Water Quality Technician, 05/2018 - 09/2018

  • Saint Louis University - Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, 2016-2018

    Thesis: Using multiple tracers (F−, B, δ11B, and optical brighteners) to distinguish between municipal drinking water and wastewater inputs to urban streams

    Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Hasenmueller

  • Grand Valley State University - Undergraduate Researcher, Teaching Assistant, and Geology Tutor, 2013 -2016

    Senior Honors Thesis: Presence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment contaminated with tar sands crude oil

    Advisor: Dr. Tara Kneeshaw

Education and Certifications

  • M.S., Environmental Geoscience, 2018, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO

  • B.S., Geology, 2016, Grand Valley State University, Honors College, Allendale, MI

  • Geographic Information Systems Certification, 2016, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Honors and Awards

  • Geological Society of America, Hydrogeology Division: Graduate Student Research Grant Special Award, 2017

  • Excellence-in-a-Discipline Award: Geology, Grand Valley State University, 2016

  • Outstanding Geology Student Award, Tulip City Gem and Mineral Club, 2015

Science and Products

Comparison of hydrologic data and water budgets between 2003–08 and 2018–23 for the eastern part of the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, south-central Oklahoma

The Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer is divided spatially into three parts (eastern, central, and western). The largest groundwater withdrawals are from the eastern part of the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, which provides water to approximately 39,000 people in Ada and Sulphur, Oklahoma, and surrounding areas. The Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, including the eastern part, is designated a sole source...
Authors
Shana L. Mashburn, Evin J. Fetkovich, Hayden A. Lockmiller, Chloe Codner, Ethan Allen Kirby, Isaac A. Dale, Colin A. Baciocco
By
Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

Conceptualization and simulation of groundwater flow and groundwater availability in the Boone and Roubidoux aquifers in northeastern Oklahoma, 1980–2017

Oklahoma Groundwater Law (Oklahoma Statute § 82-1020.5) requires that the Oklahoma Water Resources Board conduct hydrologic investigations to determine the maximum annual yield for the State’s groundwater basins. The Boone and Roubidoux aquifers (also known as the Springfield Plateau aquifer and Ozark aquifer, respectively) are bedrock aquifers that extend from northeastern Oklahoma into...
Authors
Adam R. Trevisan, Cory A. Russell, Hayden A. Lockmiller, Derrick L. Wagner, Jessica S. Correll, Katherine J. Knierim
By
Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

Hydrogeology and simulated groundwater availability in reaches 3 and 4 of the Washita River aquifer, southern Oklahoma, 1980–2017

The 1973 Oklahoma Groundwater Law (Oklahoma Statutes §82–1020.5) requires that the Oklahoma Water Resources Board conduct hydrologic investigations of the State’s aquifers to determine the maximum annual yield for each groundwater basin. Because more than 20 years have elapsed since the final order was issued, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources...
Authors
Ian M.J. Rogers, S. Jerrod Smith, Nicole Paizis, Natalie J. Gillard, Kayla A. Lockmiller, Evin J. Fetkovich, Jessica S. Correll, Sean P. Hussey
By
Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

Load estimation and trend analysis for nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment in the Eucha-Spavinaw drainage area, northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas, 2011–18

Lake Eucha is a source of water for public supply and recreation for the residents of Tulsa and other municipalities in northeastern Oklahoma. Beaty Creek and Spavinaw Creek flow into Lake Eucha and drain about 388 square miles of agricultural and forested land in northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas. Beginning in the 1990s, eutrophication of Lake Eucha characterized by...
Authors
Nicole Paizis, Carol Becker, Kayla A. Lockmiller
By
Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center

Non-USGS Publications**

Lockmiller, K.A., Wang, K., Fike, D.A., Shaughnessy, A.R. and Hasenmueller, E.A., 2019, Using multiple tracers (F−, B, δ11B, and optical brighteners) to distinguish between municipal drinking water and wastewater inputs to urban streams: Science of the Total Environment, v. 671, p. 1245-1256. [Also available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.352].

**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.

Two smiling people standing in front of poster at conference
Tori Byers and Hayden Lockmiller presenting poster at Great Lakes AOC Conference 2023 in Green Bay
Tori Byers and Hayden Lockmiller presenting poster at Great Lakes AOC Conference 2023 in Green Bay
Two smiling people standing in front of poster at conference

Tori Byers and Hayden Lockmiller presenting poster at Great Lakes AOC Conference 2023 in Green Bay

Tori Byers and Hayden Lockmiller presenting poster at Great Lakes AOC Conference 2023 in Green Bay

Tori Byers (left) and Hayden Lockmiller (right) present a poster at the Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC) Conference 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

By
Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Two smiling people standing in front of poster at conference

Tori Byers and Hayden Lockmiller presenting poster at Great Lakes AOC Conference 2023 in Green Bay

Tori Byers and Hayden Lockmiller presenting poster at Great Lakes AOC Conference 2023 in Green Bay

Tori Byers (left) and Hayden Lockmiller (right) present a poster at the Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC) Conference 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

By
Upper Midwest Water Science Center

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