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Large and small connected lakes throughout the CYR study area support a rich biodiversity of aquatic organisms and represent important foraging and breeding habitat for fish, waterfowl, and shorebirds. Additionally, lakes provide important recreational opportunities and food resources for local residents (e.g., subsistence harvest of fish and wildlife). Small and large lakes were identified based on the definition used in Arp and Jones (2009) to differentiate small (less than 0.1 sq km) from medium and large lakes (greater than 0.1 km2). Lake connections, especially for smaller lakes, can vary greatly and change throughout the open-water season, with ephemeral connections commonly occurring during high flows in...
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The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) are used to portray surface water on The National Map. The NHD represents the drainage network with features such as rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, coastline, dams, and streamgages. The WBD represents drainage basins as enclosed areas in eight different size categories. Both datasets represent the real world at a nominal scale of 1:24,000-scale, which means that one inch of The National Map data equals 2,000 feet on the ground. To maintain mapping clarity not all water features are represented and those that are use a moderate level of detail. The NHD and WBD are digital vector datasets used by geographic information systems (GIS)....
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U.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain Region inland bathymetric survey data are compiled to create a survey inventory providing survey records including survey system and product information, and links to survey datasets when available. Dataset footprints including this information and showing the location and extent of surveys can be downloaded as a shapefile or geodatabase and can be accessed through Spatial Services provided here.
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Thawing permafrost in interior Alaska will lead to dramatic changes in stream discharge, bank stability, and water chemistry. Stream discharge will change from surface- to groundwater-dominated flow, resulting in increased baseflows (including winter flows) and declining annual flows. Thawing permafrost along streams and rivers will decrease bank stability, which could lead to erosion and alteration of the stream channel. Shifts to deeper flow paths will result in altered stream chemistry, depending upon the soil types intersected and residence times. Observations in Alaska show that flow paths will interact with organic-rich soils and result in increased concentrations of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen,...
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Within the study area, small and large stream ecosystems provide important habitat for aquatic insects, fish, and waterbirds. Small streams are generally slow moving and freeze completely during the winter. However, some small streams may provide overwinter habitat in the form of springs and deep pools. Small stream ecosystems support extensive spawning and rearing habitat for numerous fish species in the study area. Small streams also provide important habitat for aquatic invertebrates as well as important transportation and recreational uses for local residents. Large streams are typically less productive than smaller streams due to warmer temperatures in smaller tributaries. Consequently, smaller streams are...
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The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) defines the areal extent of surface water drainage to a point, accounting for all land and surface areas. Watershed Boundaries are determined solely upon science-based hydrologic principles, not favoring any administrative boundaries or special projects, nor particular program or agency. The intent of defining Hydrologic Units (HU) for the Watershed Boundary Dataset is to establish a base-line drainage boundary framework, accounting for all land and surface areas. At a minimum, the WBD is being delineated and georeferenced to the USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic base map meeting National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS). Hydrologic units are given a Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC). For...
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The current (2015) and long-term future (2060) landscape condition model (LCM) was modified for Aquatic Coarse-Filter CEs to develop condition scores for both the stream network and individual 6th-level hydrologic units. Landscape condition is a measurement of the impact of the human footprint on a landscape. Human modifications were categorized into different levels of impact (site impact scores) based on the current state of knowledge about the impacts of specific human land uses. An artificial stream network was calculated from the USGS National Elevation Dataset 2 Arc Second Digital Elevation Model using TauDEM. The flow direction grid and LCM grids were used to create a condition-weighted contributing area...
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The 3rd level hydrologic units in the YKL study area are a clipped subset of the Watershed Boundary Dataset. The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) defines the areal extent of surface water drainage to a point, accounting for all land and surface areas. Watershed Boundaries are determined solely upon science-based hydrologic principles, not favoring any administrative boundaries or special projects, nor particular program or agency. The intent of defining Hydrologic Units (HU) for the Watershed Boundary Dataset is to establish a base-line drainage boundary framework, accounting for all land and surface areas. At a minimum, the WBD is being delineated and georeferenced to the USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic base map...
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Some of the NOS rasters intentionally do not align or have the same extent. These rasters were not snapped to a common raster per the authors' discretion. Please review selected rasters prior to use. These varying alignments are a result of the use of differing source data sets and all products derived from them. We recommend that users snap or align rasters as best suits their own projects. - Construction or development, especially oil and gas operations near deep connected lakes could increase sedimentation to lakes. Run-off from unpaved roads can result in sedimentation to lakes increasing turbidity and impacting water quality for aquatic organisms and human use. Oil and gas activities near streams that are connected...
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Water-surface elevation measurements were collected in March 2015 along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, between Eugene to Corvallis. These surveys were collected over a small range of discharges using a real time kinematic global positioning system (RTK-GPS) on a motorboat traveling "on plane" along the river. These datasets were collected for equipment calibration and validation for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission. This is one of multiple survey datasets that will be released for this effort.
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Several anthropogenic CA datasets were used to evaluate potential water quality or physical habitat impacts to Aquatic Coarse-Filter CEs. The ADEC impaired waters dataset showed all streams and lakes that did not meet State Water Quality Standards approved by EPA as of 2010. There were seven impaired streams and no impaired lakes within the Central Yukon study area. Birch, Crooked, and Goldstream creeks were listed for turbidity due to placer mining activities. Garrison Slough was listed for PCBs from military activities. Chena River, Chena Slough, and Noyes Slough were listed for sedimentation in addition to other contaminants from urban runoff in Fairbanks. The total length of impaired streams in the Central Yukon...
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The current (2015) and long-term future (2060) landscape condition model (LCM) was modified for Aquatic Coarse-Filter CEs to develop condition scores for both the stream network and individual 6th-level hydrologic units. Landscape condition is a measurement of the impact of the human footprint on a landscape. Human modifications were categorized into different levels of impact (site impact scores) based on the current state of knowledge about the impacts of specific human land uses. An artificial stream network was calculated from the USGS National Elevation Dataset 2 Arc Second Digital Elevation Model using TauDEM. The flow direction grid and LCM grids were used to create a condition-weighted contributing area...
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Thawing permafrost in interior Alaska will lead to dramatic changes in stream discharge, bank stability, and water chemistry. Stream discharge will change from surface- to groundwater-dominated flow, resulting in increased baseflows (including winter flows) and declining annual flows. Thawing permafrost along streams and rivers will decrease bank stability, which could lead to erosion and alteration of the stream channel. Shifts to deeper flow paths will result in altered stream chemistry, depending upon the soil types intersected and residence times. Observations in Alaska show that flow paths will interact with organic-rich soils and result in increased concentrations of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen,...
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Deep connected lakes are lakes that are generally greater than 1.6m depth and are hydrologically connected to flowlines. They are characterized by low temperatures, low prey densities, short open water periods, and limited overwintering habitat. Because of their depth and perennial flow, it is less likely that deep connected lakes freeze completely during winter, therefore providing important winter refuge for fish and other aquatic organisms. All lakes connected to flow lines were extracted from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) on the North Slope, and lakes with depth greater than 1.6m were identified as deep connected lakes. This dataset provides the basis for the analysis of deep connected lakes as...
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Some of the NOS rasters intentionally do not align or have the same extent. These rasters were not snapped to a common raster per the authors' discretion. Please review selected rasters prior to use. These varying alignments are a result of the use of differing source data sets and all products derived from them. We recommend that users snap or align rasters as best suits their own projects. - Construction or development, especially oil and gas operations near deep connected lakes could increase sedimentation to lakes. Run-off from unpaved roads can result in sedimentation to lakes increasing turbidity and impacting water quality for aquatic organisms and human use. Oil and gas activities near streams that are connected...
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This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release contains data from stream water, groundwater, and soil samples collected in 2019 and 2020 in the North Quartz Creek watershed in central Colorado. Fourteen streambank wells were installed in pairs at seven locations in August 2020 to capture the emerging groundwater from the left bank and right banks (relative to downstream-facing direction) and a synoptic sampling campaign was conducted to quantify metal contributions to the stream. A continuous, instream injection of sodium bromide (NaBr) was initiated at the head of the 5 km study reach several days prior to the synoptic sampling campaign and maintained throughout the duration of the study. Bromide concentrations...
Groundwater is an often overlooked freshwater resource compared to surface water, but groundwater is used widely across the United States, especially during periods of drought. If groundwater models can successfully simulate past conditions, they may be used to evaluate potential future pumping scenarios or climate conditions, thus providing a valuable planning tool for water-resource managers. Quantifying the groundwater-use component for a groundwater model is a vital but often challenging endeavor. This dataset includes groundwater withdrawal rates modeled for the Ozark Plateaus aquifer system (Ozark system) from 1900 to 2010 by groundwater model cell (2.6 square kilometers) for five water-use divisions: agriculture...
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This map layer shows polygons of average annual precipitation in thecontiguous United States, for the climatological period 1961-1990.Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model (PRISM)derived raster data is the underlying data set from which the polygonsand vectors were created. PRISM is an analytical model that uses pointdata and a digital elevation model (DEM) to generate gridded estimatesof annual, monthly and event-based climatic parameters.
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The basis for these features is U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5105 Flood-inundation maps for the Peckman River in the Townships of Verona, Cedar Grove, and Little Falls, and the Borough of Woodland Park, New Jersey, 2014.Digital flood-inundation maps for an approximate 7.5-mile reach of the Peckman River in New Jersey, which extends from Verona Lake Dam in the Township of Verona downstream through the Township of Cedar Grove and the Township of Little Falls to the confluence with the Passaic River in the Borough of Woodland Park, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Flood profiles were simulated...
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Large and small connected lakes throughout the CYR study area support a rich biodiversity of aquatic organisms and represent important foraging and breeding habitat for fish, waterfowl, and shorebirds. Additionally, lakes provide important recreational opportunities and food resources for local residents (e.g., subsistence harvest of fish and wildlife). Small and large lakes were identified based on the definition used in Arp and Jones (2009) to differentiate small (less than 0.1 sq km) from medium and large lakes (greater than 0.1 km2). Lake connections, especially for smaller lakes, can vary greatly and change throughout the open-water season, with ephemeral connections commonly occurring during high flows in...


map background search result map search result map Average Annual Precipitation (PRISM model) 1961 - 1990 Boat-based water-surface elevation surveys along the upper Willamette River, Oregon, in March, 2015 Public supply, non-agriculture, livestock, and agriculture groundwater withdrawal rates from the Ozark Plateaus aquifer system, 1900 to 2010 Flood inundation extents for gage heights of 3.0 to 6.5 ft at gage 01389534, Peckman River at Ozone Ave at Verona, New Jersey (pecknj.shp) BLM REA CYR 2013 Long-Term Future (2060s) Percent Permafrost Cover within the Stream Network BLM REA CYR 2013 Impaired Streams BLM REA CYR 2013 Connected Large Lakes BLM REA CYR 2013 Current (2015) Landscape Condition within the Stream Network per 6th Level Hydrologic Unit BLM REA CYR 2013 National Hydrography Dataset Alaska: Flowlines BLM REA CYR 2013 Connected Small Lakes BLM REA CYR 2013 Watershed Boundary Dataset Alaska: 5th Level Hydrologic Units Alaska BLM REA CYR 2013 Current (2015) Landscape Condition within the Stream Network BLM REA CYR 2013 Current (2010s) Percent Permafrost Cover within the Stream Network BLM REA NOS 2012 Distribution of deep connected lakes on the North Slope BLM REA NOS 2012 Distribution of small streams in the North Slope study area BLM REA YKL 2011 3rd Level Hydrologic Units in the Yukon River Lowlands - Kuskokwim Mountains - Lime Hills BLM REA NOS 2012 Current Landscape Condition within Distribution of Shallow Connected Lakes in the North Slope study area BLM REA NOS 2012 High Development Scenario (2040) Landscape Condition within Distribution of All Connected Lakes in the North Slope study area Geochemistry and Environmental Tracer Data for Groundwater, Stream Water, and Soil and Sediment from North Quartz Creek, Colorado U.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain Region Inland Bathymetric Surveys Geochemistry and Environmental Tracer Data for Groundwater, Stream Water, and Soil and Sediment from North Quartz Creek, Colorado Flood inundation extents for gage heights of 3.0 to 6.5 ft at gage 01389534, Peckman River at Ozone Ave at Verona, New Jersey (pecknj.shp) BLM REA CYR 2013 Impaired Streams U.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain Region Inland Bathymetric Surveys Public supply, non-agriculture, livestock, and agriculture groundwater withdrawal rates from the Ozark Plateaus aquifer system, 1900 to 2010 BLM REA NOS 2012 Distribution of deep connected lakes on the North Slope BLM REA YKL 2011 3rd Level Hydrologic Units in the Yukon River Lowlands - Kuskokwim Mountains - Lime Hills BLM REA NOS 2012 Current Landscape Condition within Distribution of Shallow Connected Lakes in the North Slope study area BLM REA NOS 2012 Distribution of small streams in the North Slope study area BLM REA NOS 2012 High Development Scenario (2040) Landscape Condition within Distribution of All Connected Lakes in the North Slope study area BLM REA CYR 2013 Connected Large Lakes BLM REA CYR 2013 Connected Small Lakes BLM REA CYR 2013 Current (2015) Landscape Condition within the Stream Network BLM REA CYR 2013 Long-Term Future (2060s) Percent Permafrost Cover within the Stream Network BLM REA CYR 2013 Current (2010s) Percent Permafrost Cover within the Stream Network BLM REA CYR 2013 National Hydrography Dataset Alaska: Flowlines BLM REA CYR 2013 Current (2015) Landscape Condition within the Stream Network per 6th Level Hydrologic Unit BLM REA CYR 2013 Watershed Boundary Dataset Alaska: 5th Level Hydrologic Units Alaska Average Annual Precipitation (PRISM model) 1961 - 1990