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Information tables associated with a risk assessment for bull trout introduction into Sullivan Lake, northeastern, Washington including population donor sources and resident species, April, 2021

Introduction and translocation programs require thoughtful planning to increase the likelihood of success and to understand the benefits, risks, and constraints of such programs. A risk assessment was completed for bull trout introduction into the Sullivan Lake and Harvey Creek watershed, northeastern Washington. The risk assessment was designed to evaluate potential risks to resident fish species, to bull trout introduced into Sullivan Lake, and to bull trout donor source populations. The risk assessment describes the potential risks associated with pathogens, genetics, and ecological interactions. Literature reviews were completed for fish species composition and abundance in Sullivan Lake watershed to assess potential ecological interactions and risks to these populations and to the introduced bull trout. A resident species table was designed to summarize general information to aid in assessing the type (such as predation, competition, prey) and frequency of interactions between resident species and introduced bull trout. Population status metric scores were assigned by U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) on the basis of a review of the data on past fish surveys and discussions with regional biologist. Population status metrics included: abundance, trend, and distribution, and were assigned ranking scores between 1 and 5 for the relative species composition. Species specific pathogen concerns were identified. Literature reviews were used in conjunction with discussions among regional biologists to identify and compile potential donor source populations and their population attributes into a donor source table. A decision framework was developed by USGS in collaboration with Kalispel Tribe of Indians biologists that identified desirable population attributes (life history behavior, abundance, population viability, feasibility of collection, and environmental match) associated with donor source populations and established ranking criteria. The population attribute information was used with the (1) decision framework, (2) established ranking criteria, and (3) expert opinion of regional biologists, to assign scores for overall ranking of donor source populations.

Tags: biota, bull-trout, columbia-river-basin, donor-source-population, ecological-interactions, genetics, harvey-creek, idaho, kootenai-river-basin, lake-pend-oreille, lower-clark-fork-river, montana, pathogens, priest-lakes, priest-river, risk-assessment, sullivan-lake, usgs-62602353d34e85fa62b88e1e, washington
Organization: Department of the Interior
Geomorphic metrics across four catchments in Clarksburg, Maryland, 2002-19

This dataset contains geomorphic metrics across 32 cross-sections at four catchments within the Clarksburg Special Protection Area in Montgomery County, Maryland. These data were derived from raw cross-sectional data collected by the Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Environmental Protection. Geomorphic metrics include channel area, bed location, channel depth, channel width, and bank movement for each bank. The catchment types included in this assessment were a majority agricultural catchment which began to be developed in 2016, a forested "control" catchment, and two urbanizing catchments with a high density of stormwater best management practices, in which cross-sectional surveys were collected pre-, during, and post-construction.

Tags: clarksburg, geomorphology, geoscientificinformation, inlandwaters, maryland, montgomery-county, upper-chesapeake-bay, usgs-6271509bd34e76103cd577f0
Organization: Department of the Interior
GIS Data for Geologic Map of Precambrian Metasedimentary Rocks of The Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany and Carbon Counties, Wyoming

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release provides a digital geospatial database for the geologic map of Precambrian metasedimentary rocks of the Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany and Carbon Counties, Wyoming (Houston and Karlstrom, 1992). Attribute tables and geospatial features (points, lines and polygons) conform to the Geologic Map Schema (USGS NCGMP, 2020) and represent the geologic map plates as published at a scale of 1:50,000. The 358,697-acre map area includes the geologically complex Medicine Bow Mountains located 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Laramie in southeastern Wyoming. 

References: Houston, R.S., and Karlstrom, K.E., 1992, Geologic map of Precambrian metasedimentary rocks of the Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany and Carbon Counties, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2280, scale 1:50,000, https://doi.org/10.3133/i2280. 
U.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, 2020, GeMS (Geologic Map Schema) - A standard format for the digital publication of geologic maps: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 11, chap. B10, 74 p., https://doi.org//10.3133/tm11B10.

Tags: albany-county, bedrock-geologic-units, carbon-county, data-services, gems, geographic-information-systems, geologic-map-schema, geologic-maps, geology, geology-geophysics-and-geochemistry-science-center, geoscientificinformation, geospatial-datasets, gggsc, laramie, medicine-bow-mountains, medicine-bow-national-forest, mineral-resources-program, mrp, national-geologic-map-database, ngmdb, savage-run-wilderness, snowy-range, structural-geology, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-62713dcbd34e76103cd53a3b, wy, wyoming
Organization: Department of the Interior
Darcy flux at sentinel wells at the Kirtland Air Force Base Bulk Fuels Facility, Albuquerque, New Mexico

This United States Geological Survey (USGS) dataset contains Darcy flux data measured in Albuquerque, New Mexico, using passive flux meters (PFMs) in sentinel wells associated with the Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) Bulk Fuels Facility (BFF). The measurements were conducted by the USGS in cooperation with KAFB, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc. (an engineering consulting firm), and the University of Florida.

Tags: albuquerque, bernalillo-county, darcy-flux, environment, kirtland-airforce-base-bulk-fuels-facility, new-mexico, passive-flux-meters, sentinel-wells, usgs-62705f37d34e76103cd3fd04
Organization: Department of the Interior
Push-pull data from sentinel wells in groundwater at the Kirtland Air Force Base Bulk Fuels Facility, Albuquerque, New Mexico

This United States Geological Survey (USGS) dataset contains push-pull test results measured in Albuquerque, New Mexico, using passive flux meters (PFMs) in sentinel wells associated with the Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) Bulk Fuels Facility (BFF). Push-pull test results were used to correct Darcy flux data collected at large depth PFM deployments in sentinel wells. The measurements were conducted by the USGS in cooperation with KAFB, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc. (an engineering consulting firm), and the University of Florida.

Tags: albuquerque, environment, kirtland-air-force-base-bulk-fuels-facility, new-mexico, passive-flux-meter, push-pull-test, sentinel-well, usgs-62705ed0d34e76103cd3fd00
Organization: Department of the Interior
Water-surface elevation measurements for four reaches of the Big River, Missouri

Water-surface elevation measurements were performed for a range of flow events up to bankfull discharge within four reaches of the Big River, Missouri. The study reaches are Site W (STW), Rockford Beach (RFB), Phelps Bend (PHB), and Washington State Park (WSP). The water-surface elevation measurements were collected to provide hydraulic model calibration data in support of research assessing the hydraulic conditions of freshwater mussel habitat in the Big River. Data were collected either manually or by boat in the study reaches using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver. Calibration data also included water-surface elevation data from bathymetry and terrestrial lidar surveys. Models were calibrated by adjusting the input parameters until the simulated water-surface elevations throughout the reach most closely matched the observed water-surface elevations, by minimizing root mean squared error (RMSE).

Tags: freshwater-mussel, missouri, model-calibration, ozarks, river, usgs-626033a6d34e85fa62b88ebc
Organization: Department of the Interior
Model Archive Summary and Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentration Computed from a Surrogate Turbidity Regression at USGS Station 11336790; Little Potato Slough at Terminous, California (2011-2015)

Model archive summary (MAS) describing the development of a continuous 15-minute suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) time series regression model for the site: Little Potato Slough at Terminous (USGS site # 11336790). The SSC time series is computed from instream turbidity data that is managed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) using a YSI 6-series multi-parameter water quality sonde.

Tags: california, environment, geomorphology, hydrology, little-potato-slough, sacramento-san-joaquin-delta, sediment-transport, suspended-material-water, turbidity, usgs-62701557d34e76103cd3fa6a, water-quality, water-resources
Organization: Department of the Interior
Application of the National Hydrologic Model Infrastructure (NHM) with the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) and Geospatial Fabric version 1.1, 1979-2021, gridMET

This data release contains inputs for and outputs from hydrologic simulations for the conterminous United States (CONUS) using the Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) version 5.2.1 and the USGS National Hydrologic Model infrastructure (NHM, Regan and others, 2018). These simulations were developed to provide estimates of the water budget for the period 1979 to 2021 for one pre-calibration and three calibration configurations: 1) calibration by hydrologic response unit (byHRU), 2) calibration by select headwaters (byHW), and 3) calibration by select headwaters with streamflow observations (byHWobs). The three versions of model parameters and associated model output included in this data release are described in Hay and others (2023). Specific file types include: 1) input atmospheric forcings of minimum air temperature, maximum air temperature, and daily precipitation accumulation derived from a gridded observation-based dataset developed by Abatzoglou (2013), 2) input parameter files, 3) output files of simulated water budget components for each hydrologic response unit and stream segment, and 4) performance statistics at selected streamgage locations. The first three years of the simulations are considered 'model initialization' and should not be included in any subsequent analysis.

Tags: hydrologic-processes, hydrology, inlandwaters, mathematical-modeling, usgs-626c0d67d34e76103cd2ce4a, visualization-methods
Organization: Department of the Interior
Pebble count-based semi-continuous bed surface sediment grain size measurements from mussel habitats in the Big River, Missouri

Pebble counts were performed to assess the bed surface grain size distribution at five delineated mussel habitats in the Big River, Missouri. These data were collected in support of research assessing the mussel communities and characteristics of freshwater mussel habitats in the Big River (Albers and others, 2016; Roberts and others, 2016). Pebble counts were performed at the mussel habitats following the methods of Wolman (1954). Grain diameters of 99-100 particles were measured on the intermediate axis. The pebble count data are semi-continuous; grains smaller than 2 mm were classified as sand, and grains larger than 64 mm were classified as either cobble (65-256 mm) or boulder (greater than 256 mm) but measured lengths were not recorded. This dataset has been published previously in categorical format by Albers and others (2016) and Roberts and others (2016).

Tags: big-river, freshwater-mussel, location, missouri, ozarks, pebble-count, river, sediment, usgs-62603594d34e85fa62b88eca
Organization: Department of the Interior
Host plant associations of caterpillars at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge

This data release includes metadata and tabular data that documents host plant associations for caterpillars from different plant species at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge. Data are based on caterpillars collected during 2017-2018 and from host plant associations previously identified in the literature.

Tags: caterpillars, farming, hakalau-forest-national-wildlife-refuge, hawaii-island, host-plants, usgs-62775453d34e8d45aa6e2ff1
Organization: Department of the Interior
Dataset of Groundwater and Surface Water Data Collection for the Walla Walla Basin in Washington, 2018-2022

The semi-arid Walla Walla River Basin (WWRB) spans 1,777 square miles in Washington and Oregon and supports a diverse agricultural region as well as cities and rural communities that are partially reliant on groundwater. Historically, surface-water and groundwater data have been collected in the WWRB by federal, state, local, and tribal governments, irrigation districts, universities, and non-profit entities. This data release presents the surface-water and groundwater data collection by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from February 2018 to April 2022. Data were collected and compiled for 237 sites — 191 wells and 46 surface-water discharge sites.

Tags: biota, groundwater-surface-water-walla-walla-river-basin-walla-walla-discharge-depth-to-water, usgs-626c02b8d34e76103cd2ce1b
Organization: Department of the Interior
Pebble count-based bed surface sediment grain size measurements from reach of the Big River near Washington State Park, Missouri

Pebble counts were performed to assess the bed surface grain size distribution at different habitats within a reach of the Big River near Washington State Park, Missouri. These data were collected in support of research assessing the hydraulic conditions of freshwater mussel habitat in the Big River. One component of this investigation was to examine the theoretical stability and instability of sediment particle sizes that are present within mussel habitats as well as within nearby reference habitats. These pebble counts furnished grain size data used for reference sediment stability predictions. Pebble counts were performed at seven different habitats in a study reach on the Big River following the methods of Wolman (1954). Grain diameters (n ≥ 100) were measured on the intermediate axis using a ruler or calipers. Grains smaller than 2 mm were classified as 2 mm in size. Pebble count locations were classified to different habitat types based on the stream habitat classification developed by Panfil and Jacobson (2001).

Tags: big-river, freshwater-mussel, location, missouri, ozarks, pebble-count, river, sediment, usgs-626036d8d34e85fa62b88ed3
Organization: Department of the Interior
Datasets Used to Create Maps of Pierre Shale Elevation and Surficial Deposit Thickness within and near Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 2021

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineering Center, collected borehole geophysical data and performed simple aquifer tests to estimate the thickness and hydraulic properties of surficial deposits. The purpose of data collection was to create generalized contour maps of Pierre Shale elevation and surficial deposit thickness within and near Ellsworth Air Force Base. Natural gamma and electromagnetic induction (EMI) data were collected to refine or determine surficial deposit thickness at selected wells. Additionally, data from previous geophysical studies and drillers logs were compiled and combined with results from natural gamma and electromagnetic induction data to provide a more spatially complete image of the subsurface. Borehole nuclear magnetic (bNMR) resonance data were collected to estimate hydraulic conductivity and water content of surficial deposits overlying Pierre Shale. Simple aquifer tests using water slugs (slug tests) were performed to estimate hydraulic conductivity of surficial deposits and results were compared to hydraulic conductivity estimates from borehole nuclear magnetic resonance data. The U.S. Geological Survey also tested the usefulness of colloidal borescope flowmeter (CBFM) logging for determining the horizontal flow direction and velocity of groundwater in the study area.

Tags: borehole-geophysics, colloidal-borescope-flowmeter, electromagnetic-induction, ellsworth-air-force-base, environment, geophysics, geoscientificinformation, meade-county, natural-gamma, nuclear-magnetic-resonance, pennington-county, south-dakota, usgs-6260453fd34e85fa62b88f85
Organization: Department of the Interior
USGS National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project-Greater Taranaki and East Coast Basins, New Zealand, Assessment Unit Boundaries and Assessment Input Forms

This data release contains the boundaries of conventional assessment units for the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Greater Taranaki and East Coast Basins, New Zealand.  The Assessment Unit is the fundamental unit used in the National Assessment Project for the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources.  The Assessment Unit is defined within the context of the higher-level Total Petroleum System.  The Assessment Unit is shown herein as a geographic boundary interpreted, defined, and mapped by the geologist responsible for the province and incorporates a set of known or postulated oil and (or) gas accumulations sharing similar geologic, geographic, and temporal properties within the Total Petroleum System, such as source rock, timing, migration pathways, trapping mechanism, and hydrocarbon type.  The Assessment Unit boundary is defined geologically as the limits of the geologic elements that define the Assessment Unit, such as limits of reservoir rock, geologic structures, source rock, and seal lithologies. Methodology of assessments are documented in USGS DDS69-D, Chapter 21 for conventional assessments (https://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-d/REPORTS/69_D_CH_21.pdf).

Tags: assessment-unit, challenger-plateau, conventional-assessment-unit, east-coast-basin-mesozoic-cenozoic-reservoirs, energy-resources, geology, geoscientificinformation, national-assessment-of-oil-and-gas, natural-gas, natural-gas-resources, new-zealand, new-zealand-east-coast-basin, noga2000, oil, oil-resources, oilgas, petroleum, resource-assessment, taranaki-basin, taranaki-mesozoic-cenozoic-reservoirs, taranaki-northland-deep-water-reservoirs, usgs-626ae578d34e76103cd1825e
Organization: Department of the Interior
Phragmites australis Transcriptome Assembly Optimization

Nonnative Phragmites australis (common reed) is widely distributed across North America and insufficient knowledge of P. australis has impeded the efficiency of management. To aid in Phragmites management and future studies, we used RNA-seq data from multiple types of plant tissue to construct forty-nine P. australis transcriptomes via different assembly tools and multiple parameter settings, resulting in seven assembled transcriptomes for further comprehensive assessments. The optimal transcriptome ("cd-hit") was selected for functional annotation and downstream analyses. This data release contains the seven assembled transcriptomes, and data derived from the optimal transcriptome (functional annotations, tissue-specific expression patterns, putative transcription factors, and simple sequence repeats markers).

Tags: biota, detroit, ecology, genetics, great-lakes, invasive-species, michigan, plants, plants-organisms, usgs-626ac368d34e76103cd180bf, vascular-plants
Organization: Department of the Interior
Biological and chemical data from attenuated and pulsed exposures of fire chemical to fish

Survival endpoints for juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) in response to exposure to wildland firefighting chemicals. Exposures were either attenuated or pulsed. For attenuated exposures, chemical treatment was applied at the beginning of the exposure and control water was added for the duration of the assay so chemical concentration gradually decreased over time. In pulsed exposures, organisms were exposed to chemical treatments for a set period of time and then moved to chambers without chemical applied. This data set includes data from seven assays and include treatments under various exposure conditions such as different background water hardness, chemical application rates, and test temperatures. Also included are water quality data from all assays.

Tags: ammonia, aquatic-biology, biota, ecotoxicology, fathead-minnow, fire-chemical, fire-retardants, fish, rainbow-trout, usgs-626a9bccd34e76103cd18065, wildfires
Organization: Department of the Interior
Data release of Geologic data for the Aeromagnetic Map of Northeastern California

This digital data release contains geospatial geologic data compiled for northeastern California, a region predominantly covered by Quaternary and Neogene volcanic rocks. Geologic map data were compiled for the purposes of interpreting data from two aeromagnetic surveys that were flown for the area; geologic compilation focused on the existence and location of faults and volcanic features - those geologic elements considered most likely to produce a magnetic anomaly. Geologic data, compiled from published sources, include the location and characteristics of geologic contacts and faults, mapped geologic polygons, boundaries of volcanic edifices, and the location of volcanic vents.
The digital geologic database presented here is a companion dataset to two data releases of geophysical data from the aeromagnetic surveys. Both the geologic and geophysical data are intended to support the eventual interpretive USGS publication "Aeromagnetic Map of Northeastern California ". The geologic database includes spatial feature classes that collectively contain the geologic information that will be presented in the published map plate. The spatial data are accompanied by non-spatial tables that describe the sources of geologic information, a description of geologic map units, a glossary of terms, and a Data Dictionary that duplicates the Entity and Attribute information contained in the metadata file. Spatial data are also released as shapefiles.

Tags: abo-formation, alturas, alturas-formation, bieber, burney, california, chinle-formation, cretaceous, crevasse-canyon-formation, dakota-sandstone, devils-garden-basalt, elevation, entrada-sandstone, gallup-sandstone, geologic-contacts, geologic-maps, geologic-structure, geoscientificinformation, glorieta-sandstone, hat-creek-basalt, jurassic, lava-beds-national-monument, madeline-plains, madera-limestone, mancos-shale, medicine-lake, menefee-formation, modoc, modoc-national-forest, montgomery-creek-formation, morrison-formation, pennsylvanian, permian, pit-river-canyon-wilderness-study-area, point-lookout-sandstone, precambrian, san-andreslimestone, triassic, usgs-6269b8d3d34e76103cd09d92, warner-basalt, yeso-formation
Organization: Department of the Interior