Publications

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Data and model archive for multiple linear regression models for prediction of weighted cyanotoxin mixture concentrations and microcystin concentrations at three recurring bloom sites in Kabetogama Lake in Minnesota

Christensen, V.G. , Stelzer, E.A. , Haserodt, M.H.

U.S. Geological Survey data release

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

A Cyanotoxin Mixture Model: Relating Environmental Variables and Toxin Co-Occurrence to Human Exposure Risk

Victoria G.Christensen , Erin A. Stelzer , Barbara C. Eikenberry , Hayley T. Olds , Jaime F. LeDuc , Ryan P. Maki , Alisha M. Saley , Jack Norland , Eakalak Khan

Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 415

Project: Assess Drivers of Fish Mercury Body Burdens to Inform a Decision Regarding Artificial Water Level Management for Voyageurs National Park Lake

Mercury and water level management in lakes of northern Minnesota

Larson, J. , Maki, R. , Christensen, V.G. , Hlavacek, E. , Sandheinrich, M. , LeDuc, J.F. , Kissane, C. , Knights, B.

Ecosphere, vol. 12, issue 4

Project: Occurrence and potential risk of microplastics in Lake Mead and the Delaware River

Microplastics in the Delaware River

Austin K Baldwin , Andrew R Spanjer , Brett A Hayhurst , Donald Hamilton

US Geological Survey Fact Sheet

2020

Rapid-assessment test strips: Effectiveness for cyanotoxin monitoring in a north temperate lake

LeDuc, J.F. , Christensen, V.G. , Maki, R.P.

Lake and Reservoir Management, vol. 36, issue 4, 444-453

Project: Rapid-Assessment Test Strips for Determining Cyanotoxin Presence in Algal Blooms

Project: Occurrence and potential risk of microplastics in Lake Mead and the Delaware River

Microplastics in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, USA: Occurrence and biological uptake

Austin K. Baldwin , Andrew R. Spanjer , Michael R. Rosen , Theresa Thom

PLOS ONE. 15(5): e0228896

Project: Occurrence and potential risk of microplastics in Lake Mead and the Delaware River

Microplastics in the Delaware River

Austin K Baldwin , Andrew R Spanjer , Brett A Hayhurst , Donald Hamilton

US Geological Survey Data Release

2019

Assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in southern Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona and Utah, 2016-17

Coes, A.L. , Paretti, N.V. , Alvarez, D.A. , Macy, J.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2019-5065, 26 p.

Project: Hydrocarbon Monitoring in Response to Personal Watercraft Regulation at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Project: Biogeochemical and physical processes controlling mercury methylation and bioaccumulation in Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Biogeochemical and Physical Processes Controlling Mercury Methylation and Bioaccumulation in Lake Powell, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah and Arizona, 2014 and 2015

Naftz, D.L. , Marvin-DiPasquale, M. , Krabbenhoft, D.P. , Aiken, G. , Boyd, E.S. , Conaway, C.H. , Ogorek, J. , Anderson, G.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018-1159, 81 p.

Project: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Bacteria Indicators and Microbial Source Tracking Markers within Tumacacori National Historic Park and the Santa Cruz Watershed

Spatial and temporal distribution of bacterial indicators and microbial-source tracking within Tumacacori National Historical Park and the upper Santa Cruz River, southern Arizona and northern Mexico, 2015-16

Paretti, N.V. , Kephart, C.M. , Porter, T.J. , Hermosillo, E. , Cederberg, J.R. , Mayo, J.P. , Gungle, B. , Coes, A.L. , Tucci, R.S. , Norman, L.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2019-5108, 102 p.

Related Park: Tumacacori NM

Escherichia coli in the Santa Cruz River in Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona

Paretti, N.V.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2019-3065, 6 p.

Project: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Bacteria Indicators and Microbial Source Tracking Markers within Tumacacori National Historic Park and the Santa Cruz Watershed

Related Park: Tumacacori NM

Ratios of strontium to calcium measured in pectoral fin rays of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) captured in the lakes and rivers of Namakan Reservoir, Minnesota, United States and Ontario, Canada, 2007-15

Ziegeweid, J.R. , Enriquez, O.R. , Maki, R.P. , Shaw, S.L. , Love, S.A. , Windels, S.K.

U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9M6ECKK

Project: Comparing Trace Metal Concentrations in Water and Pectoral Fin Rays to Assess Lake Sturgeon Populations in Voyageurs National Park, MN

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Phytoplankton community and temporal variation in relation to algal bloom toxicity, Sullivan Bay, Kabetogama Lake, MN, USA

Christensen, V.G. , Maki, R.P. , Stelzer, E.A. , Khan, Eakalak , Norland, J.E.

Nature Scientific Reports vol 9, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52639-y

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Phytoplankton enumeration and identification from recurring algal bloom locations in Kabetogama Lake, northern Minnesota, 2016-2017

Christensen, V.G. , Olds, H.T.

U.S. Geological Survey data release

Rapid assessment test strip data for determining cyanotoxin presence in algal blooms, Kabetogama Lake, northern Minnesota, 2017-2018

Olds, H.T. , LeDuc, J.F. , Christensen, V.G.

U.S. Geological Survey data release

Project: Rapid-Assessment Test Strips for Determining Cyanotoxin Presence in Algal Blooms

Project: Occurrence and potential risk of microplastics in Lake Mead and the Delaware River

Microplastics in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 2017-2018

Austin K Baldwin , Andrew R Spanjer , Michael R Rosen , Theresa Thom

US Geological Survey Data Release

Project: Occurrence, Sources, and Potential for Biodegradation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Rocky Mountain NP

2018

Pharmaceuticals, hormones, pesticides, and other bioactive contaminants in water, sediment, and tissue from Rocky Mountain National Park, 2012-2013

Battaglin, W.A. , Bradley, P.M. , Iwanowicz, L. , Journey, C.A. , Walsh, H.L. , Blazer, V.S.

Science of The Total Environment, v. 643, p. 651-673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.150

Project: Investigate Mine Waste, Groundwater Quality and Flow Directions to Assess Alternative Remediation Strategies at the Old Yuma Mine, Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Assessment of geochemical and hydrologic conditions near Old Yuma Mine in Saguaro National Park, Arizona, 2014-17

Beisner, K.R. , Gray, F.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5019, 52 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20185019.

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

A History of Trade Routes and Water-Level Regulation on Waterways in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, USA

Christensen, V.G. , LaBounty, A.E.

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018, p. 125-135. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481394.014

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Voyageurs National Park: Water-Level Regulation and Effects on Water Quality and Aquatic Biology

Christensen, V.G. , Maki, R.P. , LeDuc, J.F.

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018, p. 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481394.017

Supplemental Continuous Temperature Data, Temperature Profile Data, SPMD Environmental Concentration Data and SPMD Quality-control Data for the Assessment of Hydrocarbon Concentration in Southern Lake Powell (2016-2017)

Mayo, J.P. , Coes, A.L. , Paretti, N.V. , Macy, J.P. , Alvarez, D.A.

U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96QGCVN.

Project: Hydrocarbon Monitoring in Response to Personal Watercraft Regulation at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Project: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Bacteria Indicators and Microbial Source Tracking Markers within Tumacacori National Historic Park and the Santa Cruz Watershed

Collection methods and quality assessment for Escherichia coli, water quality, and microbial source tracking data within Tumaccori National Historical Park and the upper Santa Cruz River, Arizona, 2015-16

Paretti, N.V. , Coes, A.L. , Kephart, C.M. , Mayo, J.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5139, 30 p.

Related Park: Tumacacori NM

Simulation of hydrodynamics, water quality, and lake sturgeon habitat volumes in Lake St. Croix, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 2013

Smith, E.A. , Kiesling, R.L. , Ziegeweid, J.R. , Elliott, S.M. , Magdalene, Suzanne

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5157, 60 p.

Project: Productivity and Fish Habitat responses to Changes in Nutrient Loading and Climate in Lake St. Croix - St. Croix National Scenic Riverway

Project: Comparing Trace Metal Concentrations in Water and Pectoral Fin Rays to Assess Lake Sturgeon Populations in Voyageurs National Park, MN

Method comparisons for determining concentrations of metals in water samples used in studies of fish migratory histories

Ziegeweid, J.R. , Zigler, S.J. , Maki, R.P. , Karns, B.N. , Love, S.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018-5143, 20 p.

Project: Occurrence, Sources, and Biodegradation Potential of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Congree National Park

2017

Widespread Occurrence and Potential for Biodegradation of Bioactive Contaminants in Protected Wilderness of Congaree National Park, USA

Bradley, P.M. , Battaglin, W.A. , Clark, J.M. , Henning, F. , Hladik, M.L. , Iwanowicz, L.R. , Journey, C.A. , Riley, J.W. , Romanok, K.M.

Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.3873

Related Park: Congaree NP

Bioactive Organic Contaminant Concentrations and Biodegradation Rates at Congaree National Park, USA 2013-15

Bradley, P.M. , Romanok, K.M. , Journey, C.A.

U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7FB513R.

Project: Occurrence, Sources, and Biodegradation Potential of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Congree National Park

Related Park: Congaree NP

Lake levels and water quality in comparison to fish mercury body burdens, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, 2013-15

Christensen, V.G. , Larson, J.H. , Maki, R.P. , Sandheinrich, M.B. , Brigham, M.E. , Kissane, Claire , LeDuc, J.F.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5175, 17 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20165175

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Effects of backpacker use, pack stock trail use, and pack stock grazing on water-quality indicators, including nutrients, E. coli, hormones, and pharmaceuticals, in Yosemite National Park, USA

Forrester, H. , Clow, D. , Roche, J. , Heyvaert, A. , Battaglin, W.

Environmental Management, p. 1-18, doi: 10.1007/s00267-017-0899-z

Project: Effects of Stock and Backpackers on Water Quality in Yosemite National Park

Project: Identifying hotspots for botulism toxin production at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - the role of beaches and shallow waters

Detection of microcystin and other cyanotoxins in lakes at Isle Royale National Park, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, northern Michigan, 2012-13

Fuller, L.M. , Brennan, A.K. , Fogarty, L.R. , Loftin, K.A. , Johnson, H.E. , VanderMeulen, D.D. , Lafrancois, B.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5122, 44 p.

Project: Determination of Algal Toxin Concentration in Surface Water

Prior knowledge-based approach for associating contaminants with biological effects: A case study in the St. Croix River basin, MN, WI, USA

Schroeder, A.L. , Martinovic-Weigelt, D. , Ankley, G.T. , Lee, K.E. , Garcia-Reyero, N. , Perkins, E.J. , Schoenfuss, H.L. , Villeneuve, D.L.

Environmental Pollution, Volume 221, February 2017, Pages 427-436, ISSN 0269-7491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.005.

Project: Occurrence and Effects of Endocrine Active Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals in the St. Croix NSR

Project: Baseline Aquatic Contamination and Endocrine Status in Resident Fish Populations of Biscayne NP and Adjacent Coastal Wetlands

2016

Baseline Aquatic Contamination and Endocrine Status in a Resident Fish of Biscayne National Park

Bargar, T.A. , Whelan, K.R.T. , Alvarez, D.A. , Echols, K.R. , Peterman, P.H.

Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 115, iss. 1-2, p. 525-533

Related Park: Biscayne NP

Baseline aquatic contamination and endocrine status in a resident fish of Biscayne National Park

Bargar, T.A. , Whelan, K.R.T. , Alvarez, D.A. , Echols, K.R. , Peterman, P.H.

U.S. Geological Survey Data Release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7N014PH

Project: Baseline Aquatic Contamination and Endocrine Status in Resident Fish Populations of Biscayne NP and Adjacent Coastal Wetlands

Related Park: Biscayne NP

Aerobic biodegradation potential of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in surface-water sediment at Rocky Mountain National Park, USA

Bradley, P.M. , Battaglin, W.A. , Iwanowicz, L.R. , Clark, J.M. , Journey, C.A.

Environ Toxicol Chem, 35: 1087-1096. doi:10.1002/etc.3266

Project: Occurrence, Sources, and Potential for Biodegradation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Rocky Mountain NP

Related Park: Everglades NP

Predicting outcomes of restored Everglades high flow: a model system for scientifically managed floodplains

Choi, J. , Harvey, J.W.

Restoration Ecology. doi: 10.1111/rec.12479

Project: Evaluating Water Quality - Water Quantity Tradeoffs in a Restored Everglades

High-flow field experiments to inform Everglades restoration: Experimental Data for July 2010 to March 2016

Choi, J. , Harvey, J.W. , Larsen, L. , Skalak, K. , Buskirk, B. , Swartz, A. , Lewis, J. , Gomez-Velez, J. , Maglio, M. , Sinclair, G. , Langstrom, T. , Singh, J. , Walker, A.

U.S. Geological Survey data release, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7PR7T3B.

Project: Evaluating Water Quality - Water Quantity Tradeoffs in a Restored Everglades

Related Park: Everglades NP

Discharge and Nutrient Transport between Lakes in a Hydrologically Complex Area of Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, 2010-2012

Christensen, V.G. , Wakeman, E.S. , Maki, R.P.

Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 1-14. DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12412.

Monitoring plant tissue nitrogen isotopes to assess nearshore inputs of nitrogen to Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington

Cox, S.E. , Moran, P.W. , Huffman, R.L. , Fradkin, S.C.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5054, 20 p.

Project: Nearshore Effects of Residential Wastewater-Influenced Groundwater on Lake Crescent

Project: Linking freshwater mercury concentrations in parks to risk factors and bio-sentinels: a national-scale research and citizen science partnership

Dragonfly Mercury Project-A citizen science driven approach to linking surface-water chemistry and landscape characteristics to biosentinels on a national scale

Eagles-Smith, C.A. , Nelson, S.J. , Willacker, J.J., Jr. , Flanagan Pritz, C.M. , Krabbbenhoft, D.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2016-3005, 4 p.

Chemicals of Emerging Concern and Fish Biological Endpoints Data Collected From Select Tributaries of the St. Croix River, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2011-12

Elliott, S.M. , Lee, K.E. , Ziegeweid, J.R. , Schoenfuss, H.L. , Martinovic-Weigelt, D.

U.S. Geological Survey data release, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7M906RN

Project: Occurrence and Effects of Endocrine Active Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals in the St. Croix NSR

Project: Perchlorate Contamination of Water Resources Resulting from Independence Day Firework Displays at Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Perchlorate and selected metals in water and soil within Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, 2011-15

Hoogestraat, G.K. , Rowe, B.L.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5030, 29 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165030

Related Park: Mount Rushmore NMem

Occurrence and Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in the St. Croix River

Karns, Byron

National Park Service Call to Action, 2 p.

Project: Occurrence and Effects of Endocrine Active Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals in the St. Croix NSR

Project: Occurrence, sources, and persistence of endocrine disrupting chemicals in surface-water bed sediment in the Northern Colorado Plateau Network

The Water-Quality Partnership for national parks-U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service, 1998-2016

Nilles, M.A. , Penoyer, P.E. , Ludtke, A.S. , Ellsworth, A.C.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2016-3041, 6 p.

Screening for contaminants of emerging concern in Northern Colorado Plateau Network waters: 2015 surface-water data

Weissinger, R. , Battaglin, W.A. , Bradley, P.M.

U.S. National Park Service Natural Resources Report 2016-1239, 59 p.

Simulation of deep ventilation in Crater Lake, Oregon, 1951-2099

Wood, T.M. , Wherry, S.A. , Piccolroaz, S. , Girdner, S.F.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5046, 43 p.

Project: Is the Mixing Regime of Crater Lake Likely to Change in a Future Climate?

Related Park: Crater Lake NP

2015

Synthetic Ultraviolet Light Filtering Chemical Contamination of Coastal Waters of Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

Bargar, T.A. , Alvarez, D.A. , Garrison, V.H.

Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 101, iss. 1, p. 193-199

Project: Nutrient Source Identification for Nearshore Reefs in Virgin Islands National Park

Related Park: Virgin Islands NP

Towards automating measurements and predictions of Escherichia coli concentrations in the Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, 2012-14

Brady, A.M.G. , Plona, M.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5094, 30 p.

Project: Development of a Model for Predicting Recreational Water Quality of the Cuyhoga River in Cuyahoga Valley NP based on RealTime Turbidity and Stage Data

Project: Assess Changes in Trophic State in Voyageurs NP Lakes after Implementation of a Revised Water Level Management Plan

Trophic State in Voyageurs National Park lakes before and after implementation of a revised water-level management plan

Christensen, V.G. , Maki, R.P.

Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA), DOI:10.1111/jawr.12234

Project: Baseline Water Quality in National Park Units within the Marcellus Shale Gas Play

Streamwater quality assessment of Friendship Hill National Historic Site and Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania, November 2011

Cravotta, C.A. III , Eggleston, H.L.

U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report. 10p., plus appendix

Related Park: Fort Necessity NB

Assessment of the use of sorbent amendments for reduction of mercury methylation in wetland sediments at Acadia National Park, Maine

Huntington, T.G. , Lewis, Ariel , Amirbahman, Aria , Marvin-DiPasquale, Mark , Culbertson, C.W.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5234, 30 p.

Project: Assessment of the use of buffered zero valent iron amendments for reduction of mercury methylation in wetland sediments at Acadia NP

Project: Determine the Susceptibility of Springs in the Mojave Network to Climate Change and Development

The source, discharge, and chemical characteristics of selected springs, and the abundance and health of associated endemic anuran species in the Mojave network parks

Martin, Peter , Schroeder, R.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5027, 128 p.

Related Park: Death Valley NP

Algal Toxins in Surface Water at Great Lakes National Parks

VanderMeulen, David

National Park Service Call to Action, 2 p.

Project: Determination of Algal Toxin Concentration in Surface Water

2014

Assessment of metal and trace element contamination in water, sediment, plants, macroinvertebrates, and fish in Tavasci Marsh, Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona

Beisner, K.R. , Paretti, N.V. , Brasher, A.M.D. , Fuller, C.C. , Miller, M.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5069, 73 p.

Project: Assessment of Metal Contamination in Water, Sediments, and Biota in Tavasci Marsh

Related Park: Tuzigoot NM

Lacustrine Responses to Decreasing Wet Mercury Deposition Rates-Results from a Case Study in Northern Minnesota

Brigham, M.E. , Sandeheinrich, M.B. , Gay, D.A. , Maki, R.P. , Krabbenhoft, D.P. , Wiener, J.G.

Environmental Science and Technology, 48(11) 6115-6123, doi

Project: Examining Trends in Mercury in Small Lakes in Voyageurs National Park

Project: Improve Visitor Experience Through Water Quality and Sediment Studies of River Deltas

Sediment and water chemistry of the San Juan River and Escalante River deltas of Lake Powell, Utah, 2010-2011

Hornewer, N.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1096, 7 p.

Baseline water-quality sampling to infer nutrient and contaminant sources at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Island of Hawai'i, 2009

Hunt, C.D., Jr.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5158, 52 p.

Project: Use Stable Isotope Tracers to Determine Anthropogenic Inputs to Water Quality

Project: Addressing Eutrophication and Nuisance Algal Blooms in Bass Harbor Marsh Estuary: Impact of Nitrogen and Sediment

Nutrient budgets, marsh inundation under sea-level rise scenarios, and sediment chronologies for the Bass Harbor Marsh estuary at Acadia National Park

Huntington, T.G. , Culbertson, C.W. , Fuller, C. , Glibert, P. , Sturtevant, L.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1031, 108 p.

The presence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and inorganic elements in water and lakebed materials and the potential for bioconcentration in biota at established sampling sites on Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona

Schonauer, K.T. , Hart, R.J. , Antweiler, R.C.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1299, 28 p.

Project: Determination of Presence of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Trace Elements in Sediments & Potential for Bioaccumulation in Biota

Project: Developing Critical Loads for Atmospheric Deposition of Inorganic Nitrogen in Network Lakes

Nitrogen deposition effects on diatom communities in lakes from three national parks in Washington State

Sheibley, R.W. , Enache, M. , Swarzenski, P.W. , Moran, P.W. , Foreman, J.R.

Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 225, Feb. 2014, 225:1857.

Water-chemistry data collected in and near Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii, 2012-2014

Tillman, F.D. , Johnson, A.G.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1173, 14 p.

Project: Use of Stable Isotopes and Other Natural Tracers for Evaluating Potential Water Quality Changes in Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Island of Hawai'i

Project: Use of Stable Isotopes and Other Natural Tracers for Evaluating Potential Water Quality Changes in Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Island of Hawai'i

Investigation of geochemical indicators to evaluate the connection between inland and coastal groundwater systems near Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii

Tillman, F.D. , Oki, D.S. , Johnson, A.G. , Barber, L.B. , Beisner, K.R.

Applied Geochemistry, Volume 51, December 2014, Pages 278-292.

Project: Evaluate Water Quality of Streams Draining Abandoned and Reclaimed Mined Lands in the Kantishna Hills

2013

Water quality of streams draining abandoned and reclaimed mined lands in the Kantishna Hills area, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 2008-11

Brabets, T.P. , Ourso, R.T.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5048, 72 p.

Related Park: Denali NP & Pres

Water-quality and flow data, Chulitna River basin, Southwest Alaska, October 2009-June 2012

Brabets, T.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1009, 40 p.

Project: Water-Quality Characteristics of the Chulitna River

Project: Calculation of Streamflow and Nutrient Loading between Namakan Lake and Kabetogama Lake Using Index-Velocity Methods

Evaluation of internal loading and water level changes: implications for phosphorus, algal production, and nuisance blooms in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Christensen, V.G. , Maki, R.P. , Kiesling, R.L.

Lake and Reservoir Management, 29(3) 202-215, doi: 10.1080/10402381.2013.831148.

Effects of stock use and backpackers on water quality in wilderness in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, USA

Clow, D.W. , Forrester, H. , Miller, B. , Roop, H. , Sickman, J.O. , Ryu, H. , Santo Domingo, J.

Environmental Management, December 2013, Vol. 52, 6, p. 1400-1414.

Project: Effects of Stock and Backpackers on Water Quality in Yosemite National Park

Project: Collect and Analyze Wastewater Indicators in Surface Water from Septic-Sewered Areas and Wetlands

Organic wastewater compounds in water and sediment in and near restored wetlands, Great Marsh, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 2009-11

Egler, A.L. , Risch, M.R. , Alvarez, D.A. , Bradley, P.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5186, 52 p.

Related Park: Indiana Dunes NL

Hydrologic data and groundwater flow simulations in the vicinity of Long Lake, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, near Gary, Indiana

Lampe, D.C. , Bayless, E.R.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5003, 96 p.

Project: Water-Quality and Ground-Water/Surface-Water Interactions near Long Lake

Related Park: Indiana Dunes NL

Water-quality data collected to determine the presence, source, and concentration of lead in the drinking water supply at Pipe Spring National Monument, northern Arizona

Macy, J.P. , Sharrow, D. , Unema, J.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1029, 16 p.

Project: Lead Contamination in Supply Wells at Pipe Spring NM

Related Park: Pipe Spring NM

Mercury and water-quality data from Rink Creek, Salmon River, and Good River, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, November 2009-October 2011

Nagorski, S.A. , Neal, E.G. , Brabets, T.P.

U.S Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1097, 20 p.

Project: Mercury Dynamics in Contrasting Watersheds of Glacier Bay

Related Park: Glacier Bay NP & Pres

Contributions of karst groundwater to water quality and quantity in a mountain river basin: the Kaweah River, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California

Tobin, B.W.

PhD Dissertation, University of Texas at San Marcos, 182 p.

Project: Fire Impacts on Nutrients and Sediments in Redwood Creek Watershed and Lilburn Cave

Related Park: Sequoia / Kings Canyon NP

Changes in nitrogen loading to the Northeast Creek Estuary, Bar Harbor, Maine, 2000 to 2010

Nielsen, M.G.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013-1256, 33 p.

Project: Adaptive Management Needs for a Coastal Estuary at Risk

Project: Effects of Nitrogen Limitation and Biological Characteristics of High-Elevation Lakes

2012

A caveat regarding diatom-inferred nitrogen concentrations in oligotrophic lakes

Arnett, H.A. , Saros, J.E. , Mast, M.A.

Journal of Paleolimnology, v. 47, no. 2, p. 277-291.

Development and implementation of a regression model for predicting recreational water quality in the Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio 2009-11

Brady, A.M.G. , Plona, M.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5074, 14 p.

Project: Develop a Method to Rapidly Estimate Fecal-Indicator Bacteria Concentrations

Project: Baseline Water Quality in National Park Units within the Marcellus Shale Gas Play

Baseline groundwater quality in national park units within the Marcellus and Utica Shale gas plays, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, 2011

Eckhardt, D.A. , Sloto, R.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1150, 20 p.

Establishment of sentinel sampling sites to monitor changes in water and sediment quality and biota related to visitor use at Lake Powell, Arizona and Utah, 2004-2006

Hart, R.J. , Taylor, H.E. , Anderson, G.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1237, 25 p.

Project: Evaluate Hydrocarbon Contamination in Lake Powell

Related Park: Wind Cave NP

Groundwater flow, quality (2007-10), and mixing in the Wind Cave National Park area, South Dakota

Long, A.J. , Ohms, M.J. , McKaskey, J.D.R.G.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5235, 50 p.

Project: Trace Karst Ground-Water Flow to Assess Water-Quality Impacts

Deposition and accumulation of airborne organic contaminants in Yosemite National Park, California

Mast, M.A. , Alvarez, D.A. , Zaugg, S.D.

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,-Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 524-533, 2012.

Project: Occurrence and Distribution of Current-Use Pesticides in Atmospheric Deposition

Project: Construct a Nutrient Budget for Lake Crescent to Assess the Impact of Human Nutrient Enrichment

Sources and sinks of nitrogen and phosphorus to a deep, oligotrophic lake, Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington

Moran, P.W. , Cox, S.E. , Embrey, S.S. , Huffman, R.L. , Olsen, T.D. , Fradkin, S.C.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5107, 64 p.

Related Park: Amistad NRA

Water quality and the composition of fish and macroinvertebrate communities in the Devils and Pecos Rivers within and upstream from the Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas, 2005-7

Moring, J.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5038, 76 p.

Project: Water Quality and Biological Assessment Along the Rio Grande *

Streamflow gains and losses and selected water-quality observations in five subreaches of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo del Norte from near Presidio to Langtry, Texas, Big Bend area, United States and Mexico, 2006

Raines, T.H. , Turco, M.J. , Connor, P.J. , Bennett, J.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5125, 30 p.

Project: Salinity and Source of Nutrients in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo between Presidio and Amistad Reservoir

Related Park: Big Bend NP

Biogeochemistry of beetle-killed forests: Explaining a weak nitrate response

Rhoades, C.C. , McCutchan, J.H. , Cooper, L.A. , Clow, D.W. , Detmer, T.M. , Briggs, J.S. , Stednick, J.D. , Veblen, T.T. , Ertz, R.M. , Likens, G.E. , Lewis, W.M.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 110(5), 1756-1760, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1221029110.

Project: Effects of Mountain Pine Beetle Induced Tree Mortality on Water Quality

Project: Incidence and Characterization of Intersex, Testicular Tumors, and Reproductive Condition in Common Carp as Water Quality Indicators

A synthesis of aquatic science for management of Lakes Mead and Mohave

Rosen, M.R. , Turner, K. , Goodbred, S.L. , Miller, J.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1381, 162 p.

Project: Developing Critical Loads for Atmospheric Deposition of Inorganic Nitrogen in Network Lakes

Atmospheric deposition, water-quality, and sediment data for selected lakes in Mount Rainer, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks, Washington, 2008-10

Sheibley, R.W. , Foreman, J.R. , Moran, P.W. , Swarzenski, P.W.

U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 721, 34 p.

Related Park: Mount Rainier NP

Quantifying Concentrated and Diffuse Recharge in Two Marble Karst Aquifers: Big Spring and Tufa Spring, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California, USA

Tobin, B.W. , Schwartz, B.F.

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, Volume 74 (2), p. 18

Project: Fire Impacts on Nutrients and Sediments in Redwood Creek Watershed and Lilburn Cave

Related Park: Sequoia / Kings Canyon NP

Wastewater indicator compounds in wastewater effluent, surface water, and bed sediment in the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and implications for water resources and aquatic biota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2007-08

Tomasek, A.A. , Lee, K.E. , Hansen, D.S.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5208, 40 p. with appendixes.

Project: Determine Nutrient Conditions, Cycling, and Biological Effects in Two Riverine Parks

Project: Characterize Sediment and Nutrient Loading from Urban Stormwater

Project: Baseline Aquatic Contamination and Endocrine Status in Resident Fish Populations of Biscayne NP and Adjacent Coastal Wetlands

Baseline Aquatic Contamination and Endocrine Status in Resident Fish Populations of Biscayne National Park and Adjacent Coastal Wetlands

Whelan, K.

National Park Service Call to Action, 1 p.

Related Park: Biscayne NP

Upper Clear Creek watershed aquatic chemistry and biota surveys, 2004-5, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Shasta County, California

Wulff, M.L. , May, J.T. , Brown, L.R.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1173, 8 p.

Project: Assess the Instream Biological, Habitat, and Water Quality Conditions

Related Park: Whiskeytown NRA

2011

Water quality of the Chokosna, Gilahina, Lakina Rivers, and Long Lake watershed along McCarthy Road, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 2007-08

Brabets, T.P. , Ourso, R.T. , Miller, M.P. , Brasher, A.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5185, 56 p.

Project: Limnology and Water Quality of Wonder Lake and Other Selected Lakes

Project: Water-Quality Monitoring in Support of the McCarthy Road

Relation of nutrient concentrations, nutrient loading, and algal production to changes in water levels in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 2008-09

Christensen, V.G. , Maki, R.P. , Kiesling, R.L.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5096, 50 p.

Project: Nutrient Cycling and Relation to Changes in Water Levels for Kabetogama Lake

Responses of soil and water chemistry to mountain pine beetle induced tree mortality in Grand County, Colorado

Clow, D.W. , Rhoades, C. , Briggs, J. , Caldwell, M. , Lewis, W.M.J.

Appl Geochem. doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.096

Project: Effects of Mountain Pine Beetle Induced Tree Mortality on Water Quality

Assessing possible visitor-use impacts on water quality in Yosemite National Park, California.

Clow, D.W. , Peavler, R.S. , Roche, J. , Panoraska, A.K. , Thomas, R.M. , Smith, S.

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 183: 197-215.

Project: Water-Quality Monitoring in Support of Establishing User Capacities

Inventory and protection of salt marshes from risks of sea-level rise at Acadia National Park, Maine

Dudley, R.W. , Nielsen, M.G.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3015, 4 p.

Project: Adaptive Management Needs for a Coastal Estuary at Risk

Project: Determine the Susceptibility of Springs in the Mojave Network to Climate Change and Development

Natural resource mitigation, adaptation and research needs related to climate change in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert: Workshop Summary

Hughson, D.L. , Busch, D.E. , Davis, Scott , Finn, S.P. , Caicco, Steve , Verburg, P.S.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5103, 34 p.

Limnological and water-quality data from Wonder Lake, Chilchukabena Lake, and Lake Minchumina, Denali National Park and Preserve and surrounding area, Alaska, June 2006-August 2008

Long, D.A. , Arp, C.D.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1322, 30 p.

Project: Limnology and Water Quality of Wonder Lake and Other Selected Lakes

Related Park: Denali NP & Pres

Hydrologic, water-quality, and biological characteristics of the North Fork Flathead River, Montana, water years 2007-2008

Mills, T.J. , Schweiger, E.W. , Mast, M.A. , Clow, D.W.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5221, 67 p.

Project: Baseline Assessment of Water Quality and Aquatic Communities of the North Fork of the Flathead River

Related Park: Glacier NP

Sloto, R.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3101, 2 p.

Project: Monitor French Creek for Arsenic and Other Toxic Metals

Related Park: Hopewell Furnace NHS

Distribution of trace metals at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Berks and Chester Counties, Pennsylvania

Sloto, R.A. , Reif, A.G.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5014, 79 p.

Project: Monitor French Creek for Arsenic and Other Toxic Metals

Related Park: Hopewell Furnace NHS

Biogeochemical implications of episodic impoundment in a restored tidal marsh of San Francisco Bay, California

Windham_Myers, L. , Ward, K. , Marvin-DiPasquale, M. , Agee, J.L. , Kieu, L.H. , Kakouros, E.

Restoration Ecology, Vol. 21, Issue 1, p. 124-132, January 2013.

Project: Analyze Sulfer and Mercury Biogeochemistry in Crissy Marsh

Related Park: Golden Gate NRA

2010

Occurrence of Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio

Brady, A.M.G. , Plona, M.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3068, 4 p.

Project: Develop a Method to Rapidly Estimate Fecal-Indicator Bacteria Concentrations

Use of regression-based models to map sensitivity of aquatic resources to atmospheric deposition in Yosemite National Park, USA.

Clow, D.W. , Nanus, L. , Huggett, B.

Water Resources Research, 46: Issue 9, Sept. 2010.

Project: Map Critical Loads of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition

Related Park: Rock Creek Park

Historical deposition of mercury and selected trace elements to high-elevation National Parks in the Western U.S. inferred from lake-sediment cores

Mast, M.A. , Manthorne, D.J. , Roth, D.A.

Atmospheric Environment, v. 33, p. 2577-2586.

Project: Historical trends of Mercury and Trace Metal Deposition to High-Elevation Lakes

Occurrence and distribution of organic wastewater compounds in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C., 2007-08

Phelan, D.J. , Miller, C.V.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5162, 68 p.

Project: Organic Wastewater Chemicals in Rock Creek Park

Analysis of the shallow groundwater flow system at Fire Island National Seashore, Suffolk County, New York

Schubert, C.E.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5259, 106 p.

Project: Characterizing Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Great South Bay

Related Park: Fire Island NS

Water quality of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and tributary streams, New York and Pennsylvania

Siemion, Jason , Murdoch, P.S.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5009, 43 p.

Project: Define Existing Water Quality in Streams for Development of Special Protection Waters Standards

Related Park: Upper Delaware SRR

Sediment transport on Cape Sable, Everglades National Park, Florida, Proceedings of the Joint Federal Interagency Conference 2010: Hydrology and Sedimentation for a Changing Future

Zucker, M. , Boudreau, C.

Existing and Emerging Issues: Las Vegas, NV, June 27-July 1, 2010

Project: Sediment Transport and Saline Intrusion on Cape Sable

Related Park: Everglades NP

Nitrogen Loads in Groundwater Entering Back Bays and Ocean from Fire Island National Seashore, Long Island, New York

Schubert, C.E , deVries, M.P. , Finch, A.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1081, 16 p.

Project: Characterizing Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Great South Bay

Related Park: Fire Island NS

2009

Comparison of methylmercury production and accumulation in sediments of the Congaree and Edisto River basins, South Carolina, 2004-06

Bradley, P.M. , Chapelle, F.H. , Journey, C.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5021, 9 p.

Project: Investigate Influence of Seasonal Flood Waters on Mercury Methylation

Related Park: Congaree NP

Predicting recreational water quality using turbidity in the Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, 2004-7

Brady, A.M.G. , Bushon, R.N. , Plona, M.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5192, 16 p.

Project: Develop a Method to Rapidly Estimate Fecal-Indicator Bacteria Concentrations

Relations between environmental and water-quality variables and Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River with emphasis on turbidity as a predictor of recreational water quality, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, 2008

Brady, A.M.G. , Plona, M.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1192, 6 p.

Project: Develop a Method to Rapidly Estimate Fecal-Indicator Bacteria Concentrations

Estimates of sediment load prior to dam removal in the Elwha River, Clallam County, Washington

Curran, C.A. , Konrad, C.P. , Higgins, J.L. , Bryan, M.K.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5221, 19 p.

Project: Monitoring Suspended Sediment in the Elwha River

Simulating the recovery of suspended sediment transport and river-bed stability in response to dam removal on the Elwha River, Washington

Konrad, C.P.

Ecological Engineering, 35(7), July 2009, 1104-1115.

Project: Transport of Suspended Sediment & Effect on Aquatic Habitat in Elwha River

Geohydrologic investigations and landscape characteristics of areas contributing water to springs, the Current River, and Jacks Fork, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri

Mugel, D.N. , Richards, J.M. , Schumacher, J.G.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5138, 80 p.

Project: Assess Threats to Water Quality

Project: Fire Impacts on Nutrients and Sediments in Redwood Creek Watershed and Lilburn Cave

Estimating Karst Conduit Length using Conductivity and Discharge Measurements in Lilburn Cave, Kings Canyon National Park, California

Tobin, B.W. , Doctor, D.H.

In: Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Congress of Speleology, July 19-26, 20

Related Park: Sequoia / Kings Canyon NP

Impact of wildfire on levels of mercury in forested watershed systems - Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Woodruff, L.G. , Sandheinrich, M.B. , Brigham, M.D. , Cannon, W.F.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5151, 19 p. with appendixes.

Related Park: Voyageurs NP

2008

Mercury geochemistry of gold placer tailings, sediments, bedrock, and waters in the Lower Clear Creek Area, Shasta County, California - Report of investigations, 2001-2003

Ashley, R.P. , Rytuba, J.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1122, 65 p.

Project: Identification of Contamination Associated with Abandoned Mine Lands

Related Park: Whiskeytown NRA

Review of available water-quality data for the Southern Colorado Plateau Network and Characterization of Water Quality in Five Selected Park Units in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, 1925-2004

Brown, J.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5130, 119 p.

Project: Document Hydrologic Response to Watershed Restoration: Measure Runoff and Suspended Sediment

Project: USGS Technical Assistance for Water Quality Vital Signs Monitoring

Related Park: Bandelier NM

Transient simulations of nitrogen load for a coastal aquifer and embayment, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Colman, J.A. , Masterson, J.P.

Environmental Science and Technology, 42(1) 207-213, doi: 10.1021/es070638b.

Project: Defining Nutrient Fluxes to Estuaries to Assess Alternatives for Nutrient Loading Remediation

The Effects of the Saluda Dam on the surface-water and ground-water hydrology of the Congaree National Park Flood Plain, South Carolina

Conrads, P.A. , Feaster, T.D. , Harrelson, L.G.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5170, 59 p.

Related Park: Congaree NP

Submarine hydrogeological data from Cape Cod National Seashore

Cross, V.A. , Bratton, J.F. , Crusius, J. , Colman, J.A. , McCobb, T.D.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1169

Project: Robowell: Automated Groundwater Monitoring

Related Park: Niobrara NSR

Water-quality and fish-community data for the Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska, 2003-05

Dietsch, B.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3098, 6 p.

Project: Research and Monitor Water Quality of Niobrara National Scenic River

Water quality of streams in and near the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 2002-04

Hickman, R.E. , Fisher, J.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5290, 65 p.

Project: Determining Impacts on Special-Protection Waters

Related Park: Delaware Water Gap NRA

Assessment of water-quality monitoring and a proposed water-quality monitoring network for the Mosquito Lagoon Basin, East-Central Florida

Kroenig, S.E.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5238, 53 p.

Project: Complete Phase Two Implementation of Water Quality Monitoring Program

Related Park: Canaveral NS

Effects of 2003 wildfires on stream chemistry in Glacier National Park

Mast, M.A. , Clow, D.W.

Hydrological Processess, 22(25), doi: 10.1002/hyp.7121.

Project: Effects of Wildfire on Water Quality

Related Park: Glacier NP

Biological and Chemical Characterization of Metal Bioavailability in Sediments from Lake Roosevelt, Columbia River, Washington, USA

John M. Besser , William G. Brumbaugh , Chris D. Ivey , Christopher G. Ingersoll , Patrick W. Moran

Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 54, 557–570 (2008)

Project: Effects of Trace Elements on Water Quality and Biological Health

Related Park: Lake Roosevelt NRA

2007

Influence of locally derived recharge on the water quality and temperature of springs in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Bell, R.W. , Hays, P.D.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5004, 46 p.

Project: Determining the Influence of Locally Derived Recharge on Thermal Spring Water Quality

Related Park: Hot Springs NP

Nitrogen loading in Jamaica Bay, Long Island, New York: Predevelopment to 2005

Benotti, M.J. , Abbene, I. , Terracciano, S.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5051,17 p.

Project: Assessment of Nutrient Loading to Jamaica Bay

Related Park: Gateway NRA

Rapid method for Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River

Brady, A.M.G.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1210, 5 p.

Project: Develop a Method to Rapidly Estimate Fecal-Indicator Bacteria Concentrations

Project: Developing Tools to Monitor and Predict Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on Estuaries

Hydrologic data summary for the Northeast Creek/Fresh Meadow Estuary, Acadia National Park, Maine, 2000-2001

Caldwell, J.M. , Culbertson, C.W.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1035, 81 p.

Project: Review and Storage of Long-Term Water-Quality Monitoring Data for the Kettle-Hole Ponds *

Monitoring ground-water quality in coastal ecosystems

Colman, J.A. , Masterson, J.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2007-1149, 95 p.

Nutrient enrichment in estuaries from discharge of shallow ground water, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Culbertson, C.W. , Huntington, T.G. , Caldwell, J.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5188, 42 p.

Project: Determine/Model Sources of Groundwater and Nutrients

Related Park: Point Reyes NS

Summary of optical-backscatter and suspended-sediment data, Tomales Bay Watershed, California, Water Years 2004, 2005, and 2006

Curtis, J.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5224, 16 p.

Project: Tomales Bay Watershed Sediment Transport Monitoring

Escherichia coli concentrations in recreational streams and backcountry drinking-water supplies in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, 2005-2006

Hyer, K.E.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5160, 18 p.

Project: Assess Effects of Human Activities and Recreational Use on Bacteria Concentrations in Streams *

Hydrogeologic characteristics of the St. Croix River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin: Implications for the susceptibility of ground water to potential contamination

Juckem, P.F.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5112, 25 p.

Project: Predict Groundwater Susceptibility to Contaminants

Lico, M.S. , Johnson, B.T.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5144, 28 p.

Project: Occurrence and Toxicity of Incomplete Combustion of PWCs

Project: Occurrence of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Current-Use Pesticides in Seasonal Snowpacks, Lake Water and Lake Sediment

Current-use pesticides and organochlorine compounds in precipitation and lake sediment from two high-elevation National Parks in the Western United States

Mast, M.A. , Foreman, W.T. , Skaates, S.V.

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology v. 52, p. 294-305.

Tissue contaminants and associated transcriptional response in trout liver from high elevation lakes of Washington

Moran, P.W. , Neelakanteswar, A. , Black, R.W. , Vijayan, M.M.

Environmental Science and Technology, 41(18) 6591-6597, doi: 10.1021/es070550y.

Project: Persistent Organic Pollution and Heavy Metals in Glacial Fed Lakes and Aquatic Biota

Nutrient export from watersheds on Mt. Desert Island, Maine, as a function of land use and fire history

Nielsen, M.J. , Kahl, J.S.

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 126: 81-96.

Project: Forested Watershed Nitrogen Cycling and Estuarine N Loading

Related Park: Lake Roosevelt NRA

Release of elements to natural water from sediments of Lake Roosevelt, Washington, USA

Paulson, A.J , Cox, S.E.

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26(12) 2550-2559, doi: 10.1897/07-052.1

Project: Effects of Trace Elements on Water Quality and Biological Health

Acid rain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Rice, K.C. , Deviney, F.A., Jr. , Olson, G.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3057, 4 p.

Project: Publication of USGS Fact Sheet on Acidification Vulnerability Modeling

Related Park: Chickasaw NRA

2006

Water quality and possible sources of nitrogen and bacteria to Rock and Tavertine Creeks, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma, 2004

Becker, C.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5279, 24 p.

Project: Assessment of Sources of Septic Contamination of Rock Creek

Water quality of the Crescent River Basin, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 2003-2004

Brabets, T.P. , Ourso, R.T.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5151, 40 p.

Project: Potential Effects of Logging on Water Quality in Crescent River Watershed

Project: 303(d) - Source Identification of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Water and Streambed Sediments

Assessment of possible sources of microbiological contamination in the water column and streambed sediment of the Jacks Fork, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri - Phase III

Davis, J.V. , Barr, M.N.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5161, 32 p.

Time series and recurrence interval models to predict the vulnerability of streams to episodic acidification in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Deviney, F.A., Jr. , Rice, K.C. , Hornberger, G.M.

Water Resources Research, 42, Issue 9, Sept. 2006.

Project: Develop Episodic Stream Acidification Model

Project: Study Relationships Between Land Use and Ground Water Quality in Chincoteague Bay Watershed

Estimates of the loads of nitrite + nitrate in the flow of Bassett Creek to the Maryland Coastal Bays adjacent to Assateague Island National Seashore, Water Years 2003-2004

Dillow, J.J. , Raffensperger, J.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5080, 10 p.

Related Park: Assateague Island NS

Assessment of hydrologic and water quality data collected in Abbotts Lagoon watershed, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, during Water Years 1999 and 2000

Kratzer, C.R. , Saleh, D.K. , Zamora, C.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5261, 35 p.

Project: Investigation of Abbott's Lagoon Trophic Condition & Biologic Distribution

Related Park: Point Reyes NS

Organochlorine compounds and current-use pesticides in snow and lake sediment in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado and Glacier National Park in Montana, 2002-2003

Mast, M.A. , Foreman, W.T. , Skaates, S.V.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5119, 54 p.

Project: Occurrence of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Current-Use Pesticides in Seasonal Snowpacks, Lake Water and Lake Sediment

Related Park: Glacier NP

Chemical and ecological health of White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni) in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C., 2003-04

Miller, C.V. , Weyers, H.S. , Blazer, V.S. , Freeman, M.E.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5140, 37 p.

Project: Ecological Health Assessment in Riverine Faunal Communities

Related Park: Rock Creek Park

Hydrogeomorphic Classification of Wetlands on Mt. Desert Island, Maine, including hydrologic susceptibility factors for wetlands in Acadia National Park

Nielsen, M.G.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5162, 72 p.

Project: Determine/Model Sources of Groundwater and Nutrients

Effects of post-wildfire sedimentation on leopard frog habitat in Saguaro National Park

Parker, John T.C.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3140, 4 p.

Project: Determine Wildfire Effects on Water Quality of Lowland Leopard Frog Habitat

Post-wildfire sedimentation in Saguaro National Park, Rincon Mountain District, and effects on lowland leopard frog habitat

Parker, John T.C.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5235, 35 p.

Project: Determine Wildfire Effects on Water Quality of Lowland Leopard Frog Habitat

Related Park: Lake Roosevelt NRA

Concentrations of elements in sediments and selective fractions of sediments, and in natural waters in contact with sediments from Lake Roosevelt, Washington, September 2004

Paulson, A.J. , Wagner, R.J. , Sanzolone, R.F. , Cox, S.E.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1350, 84 p.

Project: Effects of Trace Elements on Water Quality and Biological Health

Predicting the vulnerability of streams to episodic acidification and potential effects on aquatic biota in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Rice, K.C. , Deviney, F.A., Jr. , Hornberger, G.M. , Webb, J.R.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5259, 51 p.

Project: Develop Park-Wide Episodic Acidification Vulnerability Map

Mercury in soils, lakes, and fish in Voyageurs National Park (Minnesota): Importance of atmospheric deposition and ecosystem factors

Wiener, J.G. , Knight, B.C. , Sandheinrich, M.B. , Jeremiason, J.D. , Brigham, M.E. , Engstrom, D.R. , Woodruff, L.G. , Cannon, W.F. , Balogh, S.J.

Environmental Science and Technology, 40(20), 6261-6268, doi: 10.1021/es060822h.

Project: Mercury Cycling in Small Lakes

Related Park: Big South Fork NR and NRA

Fate and transport of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil and ground water at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee and Kentucky, 2002-2003

Williams, S.D. , Ladd, D.E. , Farmer, J.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5104, 29 p.

Project: Effects of Oil and Gas Operations on Ground-Water Quality

Characteristics of thermal springs and the shallow ground-water system at Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Yeatts, D.S.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5001, 35 p.

Project: Delineation of Recharge Area for Cold Water Component of Geothermal Spgs.

Related Park: Hot Springs NP

2005

Assessment of characteristics and remedial alternatives for abandoned mine drainage: case study at Staple Bend Tunnel Unit of Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 2004

Cravotta, C.A. III

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1283, 52 p.

Related Park: Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS

Submarine groundwater discharge to a small estuary estimated from radon and salinity measurements and a box model

Crusius, J. , Koopmans, D. , Bratton, J.F. , Charette, M.A. , Kroeger, K. , Henderson, P. , Ryckman, L. , Halloran, K. , Colman, J.A.

Biogeosciences, 2, 141-15.

Project: Ground-Water Nutrient Transport to Estuaries and Fresh-Water Ponds

Project: Evaluation of Water-Quality Impacts From Visitation & Recreational Use Within Side Canyons

Physical and chemical characteristics of Knowles, Forgotten, and Moqui Canyons, and effects of recreational use on water quality, Lake Powell, Arizona and Utah

Hart, R.J. , Taylor, H.E. , Antweiler, R.C. , Fisk, G.G. , Anderson, G.M. , Roth, D.A. , Flynn, M.E. , Peart, D.B. , Truini, M. , Barber, L.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5120, 43 p.

Sediment chemistry of the Colorado River Delta of Lake Powell, Utah, 2001

Hart, R.J. , Taylor, H.E. , Antweiler, R.C. , Graham, D.D. , Fisk, G.G. , Riggins, S.G. , Flynn, M.E.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1178, 33 p.

Project: Assessment of Sediment Chemistry in the Colorado River Delta

Related Park: White Sands NM

Perchlorate bioaccumulation in leaves of Tamarix ramosissima (salt cedar) from the riparian environment of Lost River, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. (abs.)

Huff, G.F. , Conrad, B. , Daddow, R.

2005 New Mexico Water Research Symposium, August 16, 2005, p. C-9.

Project: Synoptic Survey of Ammonium Perchlorate Presence Along Lost River

Potential changes in ground-water flow and their effects on the ecology and water resources of the Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts

Masterson, J.P. , Portnoy, J.W.

U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 13, 16 p.

Project: Ground-Water Nutrient Transport to Estuaries and Fresh-Water Ponds

Related Park: Jean Lafitte NHP & Pres

Water quality and ground-water/surface-water interactions along the John River near Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, 2002-2003

Moran, E.H. , Brabets, T.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5229, 39 p.

Project: Effects of Wastewater Effluent on the Water Quality of the John Wild River

Pore-water and substrate quality of the peat marshes at the Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, and comparison with Penchant Basin peat marshes, south Louisiana, 2000-2002

Swarzenski, C.M. , Doyle, T.W

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5121, 27 p.

Project: Survey of Porewater Chemistry of Floating Marshes

2004

Occurrence and distribution of trace elements in snow, streams, and streambed sediments, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska, 2002-2003

Brabets, T.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5229, 31 p.

Project: Occurrence and Distribution of Trace Elements in Land, Streams and Aquatic Life

Related Park: Cape Krusenstern NM

Microbiological water quality in relation to water-contact recreation, Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, 2000 and 2002

Bushon, R.N. , Koltun, G.F.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4333, 30 p.

Project: Develop Recreational Water Quality Advisory Predictive Model

Project: Assessment of Effects of Changes in Reservoir Operations on Trophic-State Indicators

Effects of changes in reservoir operations on water quality and tropic-state indicators in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 2001-03

Christensen, V.G. , Payne, G.A. , Kallemeyn, L.W.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5044, 42 p.

Related Park: Blue Ridge Parkway

Water and streambed sediment quality, and ecotoxicology of a stream along the Blue Ridge Parkway, adjacent to a closed landfill, near Roanoke, Virginia: 1999

Ebner, D.B. , Cherry, D.S. , Currie, R.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4116, 55 p.

Project: Evaluate Water Quality Impacts of Roanoke County Landfill

Hydrologic and water-quality characteristics for Bear Creek near Silver Hill, Arkansas, and selected Buffalo River sites, 1999-2004

Galloway, J.M. , Green, W.R.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5244, 31 p.

Project: Determine the Dependence of Aquatic Resources on Streamflow in Response to Proposed Tributary Impoundment

Hydrologic and water-quality characteristics for Calf Creek near Silver Hill, Arkansas, and selected Buffalo River sites, 2001-2002

Galloway, J.M. , Green, W.R.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5007, 29 p.

Project: Fixed Site Stream-Flow and Water-Quality Monitoring for Calf Creek

Project: Microbial Source Tracking in the Chattahoochee River Utilizing Ribosomal RNA Typing

Sharing of ribotype patterns of Escherichia coli isolates during baseflow and stormflow conditions

Hartel, P.G. , Frick, E.A. , Funk, A.L. , Hill, J.L. , Summer, J.D. , Gregory, M.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5004, 10 p.

Related Park: Chattahoochee River NRA

Chemical characteristics of ground-water discharge along the South Rim of Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 2000-2001

Monroe, S.A. , Antweiler, R.C. , Hart, R.J. , Taylor, H.E. , Truini, M. , Rihs, J.R. , Felger, T.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5146, 59 p.

Project: Detailed Hydrogeologic Assessment of South Rim Area, Water Quality at Source of Springs Along the South Rim

Related Park: Grand Canyon NP

Water quality and streamflow of the Indian River, Sitka, Alaska, 2001-02

Neal, E.G. , Brabets, T.P. , Frenzel, S.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5023, 33 p.

Project: Urban Impacts on the Water Quality of the Indian River

Related Park: Sitka NHP

Interpretation of concentration-discharge patterns in acid-neutralizing capacity during stormflow in three small, forested catchments in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Rice, K.C. , Chanat, J.G. , Hornberger, G.M. , Webb, J.R.

Water Resources Research, vol. 40, no. 5, W05301, doi:10.1029/2003WR002709.

Project: Develop Park-Wide Episodic Acidification Vulnerability Map

Vulnerability of streams to episodic acidification in Shenandoah National Park [abs.]

Rice, K.C. , Deviney, F.A., Jr. , Webb, J.R.

Virginia Water Research Symposium, Oct.4-6, 2004, Blacksburg, VA.

Project: Develop Park-Wide Episodic Acidification Vulnerability Map

Related Park: Jean Lafitte NHP & Pres

Ground-water age and flow at Great Sand Dunes National Monument, south-central Colorado

Rupert, M.G. , Plummer, L.N.

U.S Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3051, 2 p.

Project: Age Dating, Isotopic Analysis & Source of Recharge of Ground Water

Ground-water flow direction, water quality, recharge sources, and age, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, south-central Colorado, 2000-2001

Rupert, M.G. , Plummer, L.N.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5027, 28 p.

Project: Age Dating, Isotopic Analysis & Source of Recharge of Ground Water

Fish and aquatic invertebrate communities in waterways, and contaminants in fish, at the Batataria Preserve of Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve, Louisiana, 1999-2000

Swarzenski, C.M. , Mize, S.V. , Thompson, B.A. , Peterson, G.W.

U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5065, 35 p.

Project: Ecological Survey of Aquatic Organisms at Barataria

2003

Limnology of Blue Mesa, Morrow Point, and Crystal Reservoirs, Curecanti National Recreation Area, during 1999, and a 25-year retrospective of nutrient conditions in Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado

Bauch, N.J. , Malick, M.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4199, 101 p.

Project: Nutrient Enrichment and Productivity Study

Related Park: Curecanti NRA

Geochemistry of the Johnson River, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Brabets, T.P. , Riehle, J.R.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4252, 31 p.

Project: Water Quality of Streams in National Parks in the Cook Inlet NAWQA, Geochemical Characteristics of Johnson River

Project: Effect of Changing Atmospheric Deposition on Chemistry of Lakes in [4] National Parks in Intermountain Region

Changes in the chemistry of lakes and precipitation in high-elevation national parks in the western United States, 1985-1999.

Clow, D.W. , Sickman, J.O. , Striegl, R.G. , Krabbenhoft, D.P. , Elliott, J.G. , Dornblaser, M. , Roth, D.A. , Campbell, D.H.

Water Resources Research, 39(6), 1171, doi: 10.1029/2002WR001533.

Channel stability and water quality of the Alagnak River, southwestern Alaska

Curran, J.H.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4184, 54 p.

Project: Human Impacts on Water Quality and Riparian Habitats along the Alagnak Wild and Scenic River

Related Park: Katmai NP & Pres

Estimated ground-water discharge by evapotranspiration from Death Valley, California, 1997-2001

DeMeo, G.A. , Laczniak, R.J. , Boyd, R.A. , Smith, J.L. , Nylund, W.E.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4254, 27 p.

Mercury data from small lakes in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 2000-02

Goldstein, R.M. , Brigham, M.E. , Steuwe, L. , Menheer, M.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-480, 18 p.

Project: Mercury Cycling in Small Lakes

Related Park: Big Cypress NPres

Water quality in Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park - trends and spatial characteristics of selected constituents

Miller, R.L. , McPherson, B.F. , Sobczak, R. , Clark, C.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4249, 34 p.

Project: Assessment of Nutrients and Pesticides in Barron and Turner River Canals

Baseline assessment of fish communities, benthic macroinvertebrate communities, and stream habitat and land use, Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas, 1999-2001

Moring, J.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4270, 33 p.

Project: Monitor In-Stream Biological Resources, Chemical Stressors & Land Uses

Related Park: Big Thicket NPres

Reconnaissance of mercury and methylmercury in the St. Croix River and selected tributaries, Minnesota and Wisconsin, July 2000 through October 2001

Payne, G.A , Hansen, D.S.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4223

Related Park: Saint Croix NSR

Periphyton communities in streams of the Ozark Plateaus and their relations to selected environmental factors

Petersen, J.C. , Femmer, S.R.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4210, 77 p.

Project: Relation Between Periphyton Communities and Habitat, Water Quality, and Higher Level Aquatic Communities in Streams

Related Park: Great Smoky Mountains NP

Stormwater monitoring in 1999 and 2000 at Noland Divide and LeConte Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Robinson, R.B. , Treece, R. , Moore, S.E.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. 14 p.

Project: Design & Initiation of Stormwater Monitoring Program in Noland Creek Watershed

Resurvey of quality of surface water and bottom material of the Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve, Louisiana, 1999-2000

Swarzenski, C.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4038, 28 p.

Project: Survey of Porewater Chemistry of Floating Marshes

Related Park: Jean Lafitte NHP & Pres

Results of August, 2002 water, fish, and sediment sampling in Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park

Tribble, G.W.

U.S. Geological Survey letter, 2p.

Project: Assessment of Organic and Mercury Contamination

Related Park: Chickasaw NRA

2002

Hydrology and water quality near Bromide Pavilion in Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Murray County, Oklahoma, 2000

Andrews, W.J. , Burrough, S.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4250, 31 p.

Project: Assessment of Contamination of Springs Providing Water to the Bromide Pavilion

Water quality, sediment quality, and stream-channel classification of Rock Creek, Washington, D.C., 1999-2000

Anderson, A.L. , Miller, C.V. , Olsen, L.D. , Doheny, E.J. , Phelan, D.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4067, 91 p.

Project: Baseline Water Quality Monitoring

Related Park: Rock Creek Park

Human-health pharmaceutical compounds in Lake Mead, Nevada and Arizona, and Las Vegas Wash, Nevada, October 2000-August 2001

Boyd, R.A. , Furlong, E.T.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-385, 18 p.

Project: Reconnaissance Sampling for Selected Human-Health Pharmaceuticals

Related Park: Denali NP & Pres

Water quality of Camp Creek, Costello Creek, and other selected streams located in the south side of Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Brabets, T.P. , Whitman, M.S.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4260, 52 p.

Project: Water Quality Assessment of Costello and Colorado Creeks

Water quality of the Tlikakila River and five major tributaries to Lake Clark, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 1999-2001

Brabets, T.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4127, 29 p.

Project: Water Quality Assessment of Tlikikila Wild River

Related Park: Dinosaur NM

Evaluation of trends in pH in the Yampa River, Northwestern Colorado, 1950-2000

Chafin, D.T.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4038, 41 p.

Project: Evaluation and Monitoring of Water-Quality Trends

Consistency of patterns in concentration-discharge plots

Chanat, J.G. , Rice, K.C. , Hornberger, G.M.

Water Resources Research, 10.1029/2001WR000971.

Chemistry of Selected High-Elevation Lakes in Seven National Parks in the Western United States

Clow, D.W. , Striegl, R.G. , Nanus, L. , Mast, M.A. , Campbell, D.H. , Krabbenhoft, D.P.

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus 2(2) 139-164. U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.

Project: Effect of Changing Atmospheric Deposition on Chemistry of Lakes in [4] National Parks in Intermountain Region

Assessment of possible sources of microbiological contamination and water-quality characteristics of the Jacks Fork, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri - Phase II

Davis, J.V. , Richards, J.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4209, 43 p.

Project: Reduce Public Health Risk--Bacterial Contamination Jacks Fork River

Related Park: Assateague Island NS

Ground-water quality and discharge to Chincoteague and Sinepuxent Bays adjacent to Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland

Dillow, J.J. , Banks, W.S. , Smigaj, M.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4029, 42 p.

Project: Assess Transport of Nutrients in Ground Water Discharge to Coastal Bays

Investigation of water quality in the Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, February 1999 through September 2000: Qualifying for Outstanding Waters Designation

Ferguson, S.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4196, 8 p.

Project: Determine Baseline Water Quality for Outstanding Waters Designation

Water quality and aquatic communities of upland wetlands, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, April 1999 to July 2000

Frick, E.A. , Gregory, M.B. , Calhoun, D.L. , Hopkins, E.H.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4082, 72 p.

Water-quality data analysis of the Upper Gunnison River Watershed, Colorado, 1989-99

Gurdak, J.J. , Greve, A.I. , Spahr, N.E.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4001, 61 p.

Project: Nutrient Enrichment and Productivity Study

Related Park: Curecanti NRA

Assessment of spring chemistry along the South Rim of Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Hart, R.J. , Rihs, J. , Taylor, H.E. , Monroe, S.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 096-02, 4 p.

Project: Detailed Hydrogeologic Assessment of South Rim Area, Water Quality at Source of Springs Along the South Rim

Related Park: Grand Canyon NP

Baseline assessment of instream and riparian-zone biological resources on the Rio Grande in and near Big Bend National Park, Texas

Moring, J.B.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4106, 33 p.

Project: Baseline Assessment of Instream & Riparian Zone Biological Resources & Establishment of Rio Grande Benchmark Stations

Related Park: Big Bend NP

Water budget for and nitrogen loads to Northeast Creek, Bar Harbor, Maine

Nielsen, M.G.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4000, 32 p.

Project: Developing Tools to Monitor and Predict Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on Estuaries

Hydrologic data collected in small watersheds on Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1999-2000

Nielsen, M.J. , Caldwell, J.M. , Culbertson, C.W. , Handley, M.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-416, 47 p.

Project: Forested Watershed Nitrogen Cycling and Estuarine N Loading

Project: Determine the Dependence of Aquatic Resources on Streamflow in Response to Proposed Tributary Impoundment

Hydrologic characteristics of Bear Creek near Silver Hill and Buffalo River near St. Joe, Arkansas, 1999-2000

Petersen, J.C. , Haggard, B.C. , Green, W.R.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4024, 36 p.

Related Park: Yellowstone NP

2001

Metal loading in Soda Butte Creek upstream of Yellowstone National Park, Montana and Wyoming: A retrospective analysis of previous research; and quantification of metal loading, August 1999

Boughton,G.K.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4170, 68 p.

Project: Collecting Water-Quality Information on Soda Butte Creek at the Boundary

Hydrologic data and a proposed water-quality monitoring network for the Kobuk River Basin, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska

Brabets, T.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4141, 23 p.

Project: Design of Water Quality Monitoring Network for the Kobuk River Watershed

Hydrologic data from Nation, Kandik, and Yukon Rivers, Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska

Brabets, T.P.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-295, 16 p.

Project: Analysis of Water Quality Data from the Kandik, Nation, and Yukon Rivers

Assessment of microbiological contamination of the Jacks Fork within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri - Phase I

Davis, J.V. , Richards, J.M.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 026-01, 6 p.

Project: Reduce Public Health Risk--Bacterial Contamination Jacks Fork River

Related Park: Chattahoochee River NRA

Indicator-bacteria concentrations in streams of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, March 1999-April 2000

Gregory, M.B. , Frick, E.A.

Proceedings of the 2001 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 26-27, 2001, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. U.S. Geological Survey, Atlanta, GA, 4 p.

Project: Microbial Contamination in the Chattahoochee River Area

Nutrient and suspended-sediment concentrations and loads and benthic-invertebrate data for tributaries to the St. Croix River, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 1997-99

Lenz, B.N. , Robertson, D.M. , Fallon, J.D. , Ferrin, R.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4162, 57 p.

Project: Determine the Relationship Between Land Uses & Nutrient & Sediment Loadings

Related Park: Lake Meredith NRA

Effects of oil and gas production on Lake Meredith sediments, 1964-99

Mahler, B.J. , Van Metre, P.C.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 072-01, 6 p.

Project: The Impacts of Oil and Gas Production on Contaminants in Lake Meredith

Identification of issues, monitoring objectives, and approach for development of a water-quality assessment plan for the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, Texas

Moring, J.B

U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report, 11 p.

Project: Monitoring Plan to Support Assessment of Water-Quality Status, Trends, & Degradation, Rio Grande

Related Park: Big Bend NP

Water-quality data of soil water from three watersheds, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, 1999-2000

Rice, K.C. , Maben, S.W. , Webb, J.R.

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-236, 17 p.

Project: Develop Episodic Stream Acidification Model

Related Park: Washita Battlefield NHS

2000

Summary of results of USGS/NPS water-quality sampling in the Washita River at the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, 2000

Andrews, W.J.

U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report. 11p.

Project: Assessment of Water Quality in the Washita River

Fecal-coliform bacteria concentrations in streams of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, May-October 1994 and 1995

Gregory, M.B. , Frick, E.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4139, 8 p.

Project: Microbial Contamination in the Chattahoochee River Area

Related Park: Chattahoochee River NRA

Water quality of lakes in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 1999

Payne, G.A.

U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4281, 12 p.

Project: Assess Water Quality of Lakes and Streams

Episodic variation of acid-neutralizing capacity in streamwater at Paine Run, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Rice, K.C. , Hornberger, G.M. , Webb, J.R.

AGU Spring Meeting, May 2000, Washington, D.C., published as a supplement to the May 9, 2000 issue of Eos, p. S259.

Project: Develop Episodic Stream Acidification Model