Steven M. Peterson
Steve is the Center Director for the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.
Steve received his Bachelor of Science in Hydrogeology from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and his Master of Science in Geology from Northern Illinois University. Steve moved to Nebraska in 1999 to work on a groundwater flow model of west central Nebraska for a group of stakeholders. In 2005, Steve started work as a hydrogeologist for the USGS Nebraska Water Science Center (NE WSC); in this position he worked on a variety of groundwater availability studies, including groundwater-flow modeling to assess streamflow depletion and related topics. Steve worked his way to Groundwater Modeling Team Lead, and later, was named NE WSC Hydrologic Investigations Chief. As Hydrologic Investigations Chief, Steve mentored staff on modeling concepts and processes, oversaw studies related to water-quality, surface-water, and other aspects of hydrogeology, and guided program development. Steve was the Center Director for the NEWSC and is now the Director for the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.
Science and Products
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Using airborne geophysical surveys to improve groundwater resource management models
Increasingly, groundwater management requires more accurate hydrogeologic frameworks for groundwater models. These complex issues have created the demand for innovative approaches to data collection. In complicated terrains, groundwater modelers benefit from continuous high‐resolution geologic maps and their related hydrogeologic‐parameter estimates. The USGS and its partners have...
Authors
Jared D. Abraham, James C. Cannia, Steven M. Peterson, Bruce D. Smith, Burke J. Minsley, Paul A. Bedrosian
Use of geochemical, isotopic, and age tracer data to develop models of groundwater flow for the purpose of water management, northern High Plains aquifer, USA
A prolonged drought in the High Plains of Nebraska prompted the use of groundwater for cooling at the largest coal-fired power plant in the State. Prior to the drought, groundwater was used primarily for irrigation and the power plant relied exclusively on surface water stored in a nearby reservoir for cooling. Seepage from the reservoir system during the past ∼75 a has resulted in the...
Authors
Peter B. McMahon, C. P. Carney, Eileen P. Poeter, Steven M. Peterson
Simulation of Ground-Water Flow and Effects of Ground-Water Irrigation on Base Flow in the Elkhorn and Loup River Basins, Nebraska
Irrigated agriculture is vital to the livelihood of communities in the Elkhorn and Loup River Basins in Nebraska, and ground water is used to irrigate most of the cropland. Concerns about the sustainability of ground-water and surface-water resources have prompted State and regional agencies to evaluate the cumulative effects of ground-water irrigation in this area. To facilitate...
Authors
Steven M. Peterson, Jennifer S. Stanton, Amanda T. Saunders, Jesse R. Bradley
Streamflow Measurements in North-Central Nebraska, November 2006
Streamflow measurements were made during November of 2006 in the Elkhorn and Loup River basins and selected streams in the Niobrara and Platte River basins in north-central Nebraska. At these 531 sites, flows ranging from no flow to 2,600 ft3/s were measured or observed. The data are presented in a table along with the quality of measurement and the method that was used. Maps show the...
Authors
Steven M. Peterson, Kellan R. Strauch
Migration of Birds
No abstract available.
Authors
John L. Zimmerman, Steven M. Peterson, Frederick Charles Lincoln
Non-USGS Publications**
P.B. McMahon, C.P. Carney, E.P. Poeter, S.M. Peterson, Use of geochemical, isotopic, and age tracer data to develop models of groundwater flow for the purpose of water management, northern High Plains aquifer, USA, Applied Geochemistry, Volume 25, Issue 6, June 2010, Pages 910-922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.04.001.
Abraham, J.D., Cannia, J.C., Peterson, S.M., Smith, B.D., Minsley, B.J., Bedrosian, P.A., Using airborne geophysical surveys to improve groundwater resource management models (2010) Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophyics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, SAGEEP, 1, pp. 309-314.
Peterson, S.M., Ground conductivity surveys to identify contaminant plumes from septic systems (1997) Compass, 73 (3), pp. 97-102.
**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: 17
Using airborne geophysical surveys to improve groundwater resource management models
Increasingly, groundwater management requires more accurate hydrogeologic frameworks for groundwater models. These complex issues have created the demand for innovative approaches to data collection. In complicated terrains, groundwater modelers benefit from continuous high‐resolution geologic maps and their related hydrogeologic‐parameter estimates. The USGS and its partners have...
Authors
Jared D. Abraham, James C. Cannia, Steven M. Peterson, Bruce D. Smith, Burke J. Minsley, Paul A. Bedrosian
Use of geochemical, isotopic, and age tracer data to develop models of groundwater flow for the purpose of water management, northern High Plains aquifer, USA
A prolonged drought in the High Plains of Nebraska prompted the use of groundwater for cooling at the largest coal-fired power plant in the State. Prior to the drought, groundwater was used primarily for irrigation and the power plant relied exclusively on surface water stored in a nearby reservoir for cooling. Seepage from the reservoir system during the past ∼75 a has resulted in the...
Authors
Peter B. McMahon, C. P. Carney, Eileen P. Poeter, Steven M. Peterson
Simulation of Ground-Water Flow and Effects of Ground-Water Irrigation on Base Flow in the Elkhorn and Loup River Basins, Nebraska
Irrigated agriculture is vital to the livelihood of communities in the Elkhorn and Loup River Basins in Nebraska, and ground water is used to irrigate most of the cropland. Concerns about the sustainability of ground-water and surface-water resources have prompted State and regional agencies to evaluate the cumulative effects of ground-water irrigation in this area. To facilitate...
Authors
Steven M. Peterson, Jennifer S. Stanton, Amanda T. Saunders, Jesse R. Bradley
Streamflow Measurements in North-Central Nebraska, November 2006
Streamflow measurements were made during November of 2006 in the Elkhorn and Loup River basins and selected streams in the Niobrara and Platte River basins in north-central Nebraska. At these 531 sites, flows ranging from no flow to 2,600 ft3/s were measured or observed. The data are presented in a table along with the quality of measurement and the method that was used. Maps show the...
Authors
Steven M. Peterson, Kellan R. Strauch
Migration of Birds
No abstract available.
Authors
John L. Zimmerman, Steven M. Peterson, Frederick Charles Lincoln
Non-USGS Publications**
P.B. McMahon, C.P. Carney, E.P. Poeter, S.M. Peterson, Use of geochemical, isotopic, and age tracer data to develop models of groundwater flow for the purpose of water management, northern High Plains aquifer, USA, Applied Geochemistry, Volume 25, Issue 6, June 2010, Pages 910-922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.04.001.
Abraham, J.D., Cannia, J.C., Peterson, S.M., Smith, B.D., Minsley, B.J., Bedrosian, P.A., Using airborne geophysical surveys to improve groundwater resource management models (2010) Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophyics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, SAGEEP, 1, pp. 309-314.
Peterson, S.M., Ground conductivity surveys to identify contaminant plumes from septic systems (1997) Compass, 73 (3), pp. 97-102.
**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.