Janet M Carter
I am a Bureau Approving Official (BAO) in the Office of Science Quality and Integrity (OSQI) within the Office of the Director.
I began working for the U.S. Geological Survey in 1990 as a student hydrologist. In 1994, I became a hydrologist with the South Dakota Water Science Center working in the Huron and Rapid City offices performing research on water quality and groundwater. I worked on many studies in South Dakota and several regional, national, and international studies. I also served as the report specialist for the South Dakota Water Science Center and other Centers within the USGS. In 2016, I became the Deputy Director for Studies for the then newly formed Dakota Water Science Center. In April 2019, I transitioned to a Bureau Approving Official with the Office of Science Quality and Integrity. I have authored or co-authored more than 50 scientific publications and thoroughly enjoyed working on all of them.
Education and Certifications
M.S., Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1994.
B.S., Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1992.
Science and Products
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Estimating recharge using relations between precipitation and yield in a mountainous area with large variability in precipitation
Estimates of recharge to bedrock aquifers from infiltration of precipitation can be difficult to obtain, especially in areas with large spatial and temporal variability in precipitation. In the Black Hills area of western South Dakota and eastern Wyoming, streamflow yield is highly influenced by annual precipitation, with yield efficiency (annual yield divided by annual precipitation) increasing w
Authors
Janet M. Carter, D.G. Driscoll
Hydrologic Effects of the 1988 Galena Fire, Black Hills Area, South Dakota
The Galena Fire burned about 16,788 acres of primarily ponderosa pine forest during July 5-8, 1988, in the Black Hills area of South Dakota. The fire burned primarily within the Grace Coolidge Creek drainage basin and almost entirely within the boundaries of Custer State Park. A U.S. Geological Survey gaging station with streamflow records dating back to 1977 was located along Grace Coolidge Creek
Authors
Daniel G. Driscoll, Janet M. Carter, Donald O. Ohlen
Simulated ground-water flow in the Ogallala and Arikaree aquifers, Rosebud Indian Reservation area, South Dakota
The Ogallala and Arikaree aquifers are important water resources in the Rosebud Indian Reservation area and are used extensively for irrigation, municipal, and domestic water supplies. Continued or increased withdrawals from the Ogallala and Arikaree aquifers in the Rosebud Indian Reservation area have the potential to affect water levels in these aquifers. This report describes a conceptual model
Authors
Andrew J. Long, Larry D. Putnam, Janet M. Carter
Ground-Water Resources in the Black Hills Area, South Dakota
The availability of ground-water resources in the Black Hills area is influenced by many factors including location, local recharge and ground-water flow conditions, and structural features. Thus, the availability of ground water can be extremely variable throughout the Black Hills area, and even when water is available, it may not be suitable for various uses depending on the water quality.
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Janet M. Carter, Daniel G. Driscoll, J. Foster Sawyer
The Black Hills Hydrology Study
No abstract available.
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Janet M. Carter, Daniel G. Driscoll, Joyce E. Williamson
The 1972 Black Hills-Rapid City Flood Revisited
No abstract available.
Authors
Janet M. Carter, Joyce E. Williamson, Ralph W. Teller
Atlas of water resources in the Black Hills area, South Dakota
The Black Hills area is an important resource center that provides an economic base for western South Dakota through tourism, agriculture, the timber industry, and mineral resources. In addition, water originating from the area is used for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and recreational purposes throughout much of western South Dakota. The Black Hills area also is an important recharge area
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Janet M. Carter, Daniel G. Driscoll, Joyce E. Williamson, Van A. Lindquist
Hydrology of the Black Hills area, South Dakota
The Black Hills Hydrology Study was initiated in 1990 to assess the quantity, quality, and distribution of surface water and ground water in the Black Hills area of South Dakota. This report summarizes the hydrology of the Black Hills area and the results of this long-term study.The Black Hills area of South Dakota and Wyoming is an important recharge area for several regional, bedrock aquifer sys
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Daniel G. Driscoll, Janet M. Carter, Joyce Williamson, Larry Putnam
Water-quality characteristics in the Black Hills area, South Dakota
This report summarizes the water-quality characteristics of ground-water and surface-water in the Black Hills area. Differences in groundwater quality by aquifer and differences in surfacewater quality by water source are presented. Ground-water characteristics are discussed individually for each of the major aquifers in the Black Hills area, referred to herein as the Precambrian, Deadwood, Madiso
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Joyce E. Williamson, Janet M. Carter
Hydrologic budgets for the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers, Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, water years 1987-96
The Madison and Minnelusa aquifers are two of the most important aquifers in the Black Hills area of South Dakota and Wyoming. Quantification and evaluation of various hydrologic budget components are important for managing and understanding these aquifers.
Hydrologic budgets are developed for two scenarios, including an overall budget for the entire study area and more detailed budgets for sub
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Janet M. Carter, Daniel G. Driscoll, Ghaith R. Hamade, Gregory J. Jarrell
Estimated recharge to the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers in the Black Hills area, South Dakota and Wyoming, water years 1931-98
The Madison and Minnelusa aquifers are two of the most important aquifers in the Black Hills area. Long-term estimates of recharge to the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers are important for managing the water resources in the Black Hills area. Thus, annual recharge from streamflow losses and infiltration of precipitation on outcrop areas is estimated for water years 1931-98. All estimates are for rec
Authors
Janet M. Carter, D.G. Driscoll, G.R. Hamade
Geochemistry of the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers in the Black Hills area, South Dakota
The Madison and Minnelusa aquifers are two of the most important aquifers in the Black Hills area because of utilization for water supplies and important influences on surface-water resources resulting from large springs and streamflow- loss zones. Examination of geochemical information provides a better understanding of the complex flow systems within these aquifers and interactions between the a
Authors
Cheryl A. Naus, Daniel G. Driscoll, Janet M. Carter
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 51
Estimating recharge using relations between precipitation and yield in a mountainous area with large variability in precipitation
Estimates of recharge to bedrock aquifers from infiltration of precipitation can be difficult to obtain, especially in areas with large spatial and temporal variability in precipitation. In the Black Hills area of western South Dakota and eastern Wyoming, streamflow yield is highly influenced by annual precipitation, with yield efficiency (annual yield divided by annual precipitation) increasing w
Authors
Janet M. Carter, D.G. Driscoll
Hydrologic Effects of the 1988 Galena Fire, Black Hills Area, South Dakota
The Galena Fire burned about 16,788 acres of primarily ponderosa pine forest during July 5-8, 1988, in the Black Hills area of South Dakota. The fire burned primarily within the Grace Coolidge Creek drainage basin and almost entirely within the boundaries of Custer State Park. A U.S. Geological Survey gaging station with streamflow records dating back to 1977 was located along Grace Coolidge Creek
Authors
Daniel G. Driscoll, Janet M. Carter, Donald O. Ohlen
Simulated ground-water flow in the Ogallala and Arikaree aquifers, Rosebud Indian Reservation area, South Dakota
The Ogallala and Arikaree aquifers are important water resources in the Rosebud Indian Reservation area and are used extensively for irrigation, municipal, and domestic water supplies. Continued or increased withdrawals from the Ogallala and Arikaree aquifers in the Rosebud Indian Reservation area have the potential to affect water levels in these aquifers. This report describes a conceptual model
Authors
Andrew J. Long, Larry D. Putnam, Janet M. Carter
Ground-Water Resources in the Black Hills Area, South Dakota
The availability of ground-water resources in the Black Hills area is influenced by many factors including location, local recharge and ground-water flow conditions, and structural features. Thus, the availability of ground water can be extremely variable throughout the Black Hills area, and even when water is available, it may not be suitable for various uses depending on the water quality.
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Authors
Janet M. Carter, Daniel G. Driscoll, J. Foster Sawyer
The Black Hills Hydrology Study
No abstract available.
Authors
Janet M. Carter, Daniel G. Driscoll, Joyce E. Williamson
The 1972 Black Hills-Rapid City Flood Revisited
No abstract available.
Authors
Janet M. Carter, Joyce E. Williamson, Ralph W. Teller
Atlas of water resources in the Black Hills area, South Dakota
The Black Hills area is an important resource center that provides an economic base for western South Dakota through tourism, agriculture, the timber industry, and mineral resources. In addition, water originating from the area is used for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and recreational purposes throughout much of western South Dakota. The Black Hills area also is an important recharge area
Authors
Janet M. Carter, Daniel G. Driscoll, Joyce E. Williamson, Van A. Lindquist
Hydrology of the Black Hills area, South Dakota
The Black Hills Hydrology Study was initiated in 1990 to assess the quantity, quality, and distribution of surface water and ground water in the Black Hills area of South Dakota. This report summarizes the hydrology of the Black Hills area and the results of this long-term study.The Black Hills area of South Dakota and Wyoming is an important recharge area for several regional, bedrock aquifer sys
Authors
Daniel G. Driscoll, Janet M. Carter, Joyce Williamson, Larry Putnam
Water-quality characteristics in the Black Hills area, South Dakota
This report summarizes the water-quality characteristics of ground-water and surface-water in the Black Hills area. Differences in groundwater quality by aquifer and differences in surfacewater quality by water source are presented. Ground-water characteristics are discussed individually for each of the major aquifers in the Black Hills area, referred to herein as the Precambrian, Deadwood, Madiso
Authors
Joyce E. Williamson, Janet M. Carter
Hydrologic budgets for the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers, Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, water years 1987-96
The Madison and Minnelusa aquifers are two of the most important aquifers in the Black Hills area of South Dakota and Wyoming. Quantification and evaluation of various hydrologic budget components are important for managing and understanding these aquifers.
Hydrologic budgets are developed for two scenarios, including an overall budget for the entire study area and more detailed budgets for sub
Authors
Janet M. Carter, Daniel G. Driscoll, Ghaith R. Hamade, Gregory J. Jarrell
Estimated recharge to the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers in the Black Hills area, South Dakota and Wyoming, water years 1931-98
The Madison and Minnelusa aquifers are two of the most important aquifers in the Black Hills area. Long-term estimates of recharge to the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers are important for managing the water resources in the Black Hills area. Thus, annual recharge from streamflow losses and infiltration of precipitation on outcrop areas is estimated for water years 1931-98. All estimates are for rec
Authors
Janet M. Carter, D.G. Driscoll, G.R. Hamade
Geochemistry of the Madison and Minnelusa aquifers in the Black Hills area, South Dakota
The Madison and Minnelusa aquifers are two of the most important aquifers in the Black Hills area because of utilization for water supplies and important influences on surface-water resources resulting from large springs and streamflow- loss zones. Examination of geochemical information provides a better understanding of the complex flow systems within these aquifers and interactions between the a
Authors
Cheryl A. Naus, Daniel G. Driscoll, Janet M. Carter