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Climate, Landscape, and Water-Quality Metrics for Selected Watersheds in Fairfax County, Virginia, 2007 – 2018 This data release documents spatiotemporal water-quality, landscape, and climatic conditions in Fairfax County, Virginia from 2007 through 2018. These data were used to evaluate the water-quality and ecological condition of 20 Fairfax County watersheds monitored since 2007. Data include measures of water-quality, precipitation, air temperature, land use, land cover, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, soil properties, geologic setting, and stream networks. Annual values from 2007 through 2018 are reported for data expected to change over time. Watershed-specific values are reported for data that differ across the landscape. Annual values for the 20 study watersheds and Fairfax County are reported in the file... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Fairfax, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, air temperature, biota, All tags... land use and land cover, precipitation (atmospheric), water quality, Fewer tags Shapefiles of hydrogeologic unit extents and top-surface altitude contours used in the revised hydrogeologic framework for the Virginia Coastal Plain Southwest of the James River A revision to the hydrogeologic framework of the Virginia coastal plain southwest of the James River was developed by USGS during 2019-2021. This revision includes modifications to existing understanding of the groundwater system in Prince George, Surry, Sussex, Isle of Wight, and Southampton counties and the cities of Franklin and Suffolk in southeast Virginia. This USGS data release contains a csv file of interpreted borehole hydrogeologic-unit top-surface altitudes, a shapefile of the study area extent, a shapefile of faults within the study area, shapefiles of altitude contours for 12 hydrogeologic-unit top surfaces, shapefiles of hydrogeologic-unit margins for 10 hydrogeologic-units in the coastal plain of... Categories: Data; Tags: Franklin city, Geophysics, Hydrology, Isle of Wight County, James River, All tags... Prince George County, Southampton County, Stratigraphy, Suffolk city, Surry County, Sussex County, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Virginia, Water Resources, aquifer, borehole logging, confining unit, groundwater, hydrogeologic framework, hydrogeology, hydrology, Fewer tags Statistical summaries of simulated groundwater residence times for the 10 regional aquifers of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system, at a 1 square-mile grid resolution Groundwater residence times were simulated for the major regional aquifers of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer system from New York to North Carolina using particle tracking in a regional groundwater flow model. Millions of particles were distributed throughout the aquifers of the North Atlantic Coastal Plain in a MODFLOW model with a volume-weighted algorithm, then tracked backwards using MODPATH6 (Pollock, 2012) until termination of their paths at their sources of origin, usually the simulated water table. Particles were tracked under simulated transient hydrologic conditions from the reference time of January 1, 2018 backwards to 1900, then under simulated steady-state conditions prior to 1900 until... Categories: Data; Tags: Delaware, Hydrology, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, All tags... North Carolina, Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Virginia, Water Quality, Water Resources, age estimation methods, aquifers, environment, groundwater flow, groundwater quality, inlandWaters, Fewer tags Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network 1985 – 2018: Daily High-Flow and Low-Flow Concentration and Load Estimates (ver. 1.1, November 2021) Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network (NTN) stations for the period 1985 through 2018 Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). A recently published extension of WRTDS allows users to separate these estimates into high- and low-flow conditions. This data release contains (1) a table of daily high- and low-flow concentration and load estimates for NTN stations between 1985 - 2018 and (2) an R file that contains... Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Virginia, WRTDS, Washington DC, West Virginia, flow separation, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, Fewer tags Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads and trends measured at the Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network stations: Water years 1985-2018 (ver. 2.0, May 2020) Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network (NTN) stations for the period 1985 through 2018. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the NTN watersheds. To determine the trend in loads, the annual load results are flow normalized to integrate out the year-to-year variability in river discharge.... Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Virginia, WRTDS, Washington DC, West Virginia, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, Fewer tags Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network 1985-2017: Annual loads Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network (RIM) stations for the period 1985 through 2017. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the RIM watersheds. Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, All tags... United States, Virginia, WRTDS, Washington DC, West Virginia, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, Fewer tags Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network 1985-2020: Annual loads (ver. 2.0, January 2023) Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network (NTN) stations for the period 1985 through 2020. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the NTN watersheds. The file containing annual loads for all applicable NTN monitoring stations is provided in the "Attached Files" section. First posted: July... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Kalman filtering, Maryland, New York, All tags... Pennsylvania, United States, Virginia, WRTDS, WRTDS-Kalman, Washington DC, West Virginia, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, Fewer tags Data for Statewide Reconnaissance of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Rivers and Streams of Virginia, 2022-2023 These data were collected in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) to document the occurrence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in streams and rivers of Virginia. Specifically, this effort was initiated to: 1. Collect and analyze samples for PFAS at USGS-sampling stations in the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network and Non-Tidal Network; 2. Collect and analyze samples for PFAS at VADEQ Probabilistic Monitoring stations; 3. Collect and analyze samples for PFAS at additional DEQ-selected locations; and 4. Quality Assure all data collected in accordance with USGS policies and publicly release those data as a citable USGS Data Release. Description of Available... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Environmental Health, NCCWSC, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, Water Quality Water withdrawal data of selected public water systems in West Virginia, 2014 - 2020 These data were collected to support a drought-vulnerability assessment and near real-time drought awareness web tool for public water systems (PWS) on surface water supply in West Virginia. PWS withdrawal rates were evaluated against USGS low-flow stream statistics, modeled streamflow from the National Water Model, and thresholds from state drought response guidelines and ecological-flow literature. Other PWS information relevant to water management, including flow regulation and water storage is included. Description of Data These data are available in Excel (.xlsx) files and comma-separated text files (.csv) for access in nonproprietary formats. The "sites" file contains attribute information for each PWS intake,... Categories: Data; Tags: USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Resources, West Virginia, utilitiesCommunication, utilitiesCommunication Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network 1985-2021: WRTDS output data Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring (RIM) Network stations for the period 1985 through 2021. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the RIM watersheds. Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Kalman filtering, Maryland, New York, All tags... Pennsylvania, United States, Virginia, WRTDS, WRTDS-Kalman, Washington DC, West Virginia, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, Fewer tags Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network 1985-2017: Short- and long-term trends Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network (RIM) stations for the period 1985 through 2017. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the RIM watersheds. To determine the trend in loads, the annual load results are flow normalized to integrate out the year-to-year variability... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, All tags... United States, Virginia, WRTDS, Washington DC, West Virginia, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, Fewer tags Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads and trends measured at the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring stations: Water years 1985-2023 Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring (RIM) Network stations for the period 1985 through 2023. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the RIM watersheds and were estimated using the WRTDS method with Kalman filtering. To determine the trend in loads, the annual load results are... Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Hydrology, Kalman filtering, Maryland, All tags... New York, Pennsylvania, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Virginia, WRTDS, WRTDS-K, Washington DC, Water Quality, West Virginia, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, Fewer tags Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads and trends measured at the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring stations: Water years 1985-2019 Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring (RIM) stations for the period 1985 through 2019. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the RIM watersheds. To determine the trend in loads, the annual load results are flow normalized to integrate out the year-to-year variability in river... Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Virginia, WRTDS, Washington DC, Water Quality, West Virginia, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, Fewer tags PHREEQC files for geochemical simulations in the Ohio River alluvial aquifer of West Virginia This data release includes PHREEQC files used for geochemical models in the Ohio River alluvial aquifer of West Virginia. The associated publication by McAdoo and Connock (2024) should be consulted to understand the purpose and limitations of these simulations and data. The wateq4f database (Ball and Nordstrom, 1991) was used for the PHREEQC simulation. A report by Parkhurst and Appelo (2013) serves as the formal documentation for PHREEQC, and the software is a publicly available from the U.S. Geological Survey at https://www.usgs.gov/software/phreeqc-version-3. Files in this data release include: -OhioRiverAlluviumInput.pqi: Input file used to run the simulations documented in this data release. -OhioRiverAlluviumInput.txt:... Categories: Data; Tags: Geochemistry, Ohio River Valley, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, Water Resources, All tags... alluvium, groundwater and surface-water interaction, hydrogeology, Fewer tags Site and Groundwater-Quality Sample Data for Abandoned Underground Coal Mine Aquifers in West Virginia, July 13, 1973 through September 7, 2016 This Data Release is a compilation of existing water-quality data associated with groundwater resources originating from abandoned underground coal mines in West Virginia. Data were compiled from multiple sources for the purpose of understanding the suitability of groundwater from abandoned underground coal mines for public supply, industrial, agricultural, and other uses. This compilation includes data collected for multiple individual studies conducted from July 13, 1973 through September 7, 2016. Analytical methods varied by the time period of data collection and requirements of the independent studies. This project identified 770 water quality samples from 294 sites that could be attributed to abandoned underground... Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Appalachian Plateaus, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, All tags... Water Resources, West Virginia, coal mine, mine drainage, water quality, Fewer tags Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network 1985-2021: Average annual yields Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring (RIM) Network stations for the period 1985 through 2021. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). Yields (representing the mass of constituent transported from a unit area of a given watershed) are used to compare the export loads from one basin to another. Yield results are obtained by dividing the annual load (pounds) of a given constituent by the respective... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Kalman filtering, Maryland, New York, All tags... Pennsylvania, United States, Virginia, WRTDS, WRTDS-Kalman, Washington DC, West Virginia, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, yields, Fewer tags Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network 1985-2017: Average annual yields Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network (RIM) stations for the period 1985 through 2017. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). Yields (represents the mass of constituent transported from a unit area of a given watershed) are used to compare the export loads from one basin to another. Yield results are obtained by dividing the annual load (pounds) of a given constituent by the respective... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, All tags... United States, Virginia, WRTDS, Washington DC, West Virginia, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, Fewer tags Field Parameters and Water Levels from Monitoring Sites at Jamestown Island, Virginia, 2016 - 2018 As part of a study to analyze the effects of sea-level rise on groundwater resources of Colonial National Historical Park, a monitoring network was established on Historic Jamestown Island, Virginia, to evaluate current levels of and changes in groundwater elevation and water quality. The monitoring network includes 45 wells and piezometers, 3 marsh sites, and 2 surface-water sites distributed across 5 sampling locations on Jamestown Island. Field parameters, including water temperature, specific conductance, pH, and dissolved oxygen, were collected at the marsh and surface-water sites. Field parameters and water levels were collected from the wells and piezometers. Information provided in this data release was... Categories: Data; Tags: Colonial Historical National Park, Virginia, Hydrology, Jamestown Island, Virginia, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Virginia, All tags... Water Quality, Water Resources, estuary, groundwater, hydrology, inlandWaters, marsh, oxygen content (water), piezometer, salinity, sea-level change, specific conductance, water level measurements, water pH, water temperature, well, Fewer tags Proposed locations for expansion of the West Virginia streamgaging network The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the West Virginia Water Gaging Council have proposed an expansion to the existing West Virginia streamgage network. As of December 18, 2018, the USGS operates a network of 149 real-time streamgages in West Virginia. This geospatial dataset provides the approximate locations of 39 proposed streamgages. These streamgages include 31 presently operated by the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and 8 new streamgages. These streamgages may be relocated depending on access and stream conditions, and data users who need precise locations of these streamgages may contact the USGS office in Charleston, West Virginia. Tags: Hydrogeology, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Resources, West Virginia, floodplain, All tags... floods, inlandWaters, stage, stream discharge, streamflow, streamgaging, surface water (non-marine), Fewer tags Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network 1985-2017: WRTDS input data Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network (RIM) stations for the period 1985 through 2017. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the RIM watersheds. Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, All tags... United States, Virginia, WRTDS, Washington DC, West Virginia, load analysis, nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, rivers, suspended sediment, trends, water quality, weighted regression, Fewer tags 1 2 3 4 »