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Sustainable use and development of watersheds Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Sustainable, development, use, watershed Regionalization, seasonality, and trends of streamflow in the US Great Lakes Basin Summary Analysis of historical streamflow trends and their relationship to landscape characteristics is essential for understanding geographic differences in runoff within the Great Lakes basin and for distinguishing temporal trends from temporal variance. Factor analysis of streamflow records (1956–1988) from 32 US Geological Survey gauging stations within the Great Lakes basin revealed distinct spatio-temporal patterns of stream runoff within five different regions of the basin. Streams represented by the first annual factor occurred in southern Wisconsin and the lower peninsula of Michigan, and exhibited a linear increase in mean annual streamflow over the 33 year period caused by increased autumn and winter... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Data Visualization & Tools, Discharge, Factor analysis, Landscape, Landscapes, All tags... Northeast CASC, Other Landscapes, Runoff, Science Tools For Managers, Snow, Watershed, Fewer tags z_Archive Watersheds in the CCE This layer has been updated in 2016 This shapefile represents the watersheds present within the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem (CCE) boundary.(Note: a different CCE boundary layer was used at the time of creation, so the area amounts within the CCE may not be accurate)This dataset was developed by the Crown Managers Partnership, as part of a transboundary collaborative management initiative for the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem, based on commonly identified management priorities that are relevant at the landscape scale. The CMP is collaborative group of land managers, scientists, and stakeholder in the CCE. For more information on the CMP and its collaborators, programs, and projects please visit: http://crownmanagers.org/ Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Alberta, British Columbia, CCE, CMP, Crown Manager's Partnership, All tags... Crown of the Continent, Hydrology, Montana, National Park Service, University of Calgary, Watershed, Fewer tags Managing Changing Landscapes in the Southwestern United States Natural landscapes in the Southwestern United States are changing. In recent decades, rising temperatures and drought have led to drier conditions, contributed to large-scale ecological impacts, and affected many plant and animal species across the region. The current and future trajectory of climate change underscores the need for managers and conservation professionals to understand the impacts of these patterns on natural resources. In this regional assessment of the Southwest Climate Change Initiative, we evaluate changes in annual average temperatures from 1951–2006 across major habitats and large watersheds and compare these changes to the number of species of conservation concern that are found within these... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chihuahuan Desert, English, Madrean, Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, All tags... US, assessment, biodiversity, bird, climate, ecoregion, endangered, grassland, groundwater, mammal, management, map, model, monitoring, ownership, plant, priority, protected area, rare, research, resilience, restoration, riparian, river, shrub, stream, threat, threatened, vulnerability, water, watershed, wetland, wildlife, Fewer tags Report and Publications: Assessing Evapotranspiration Rate Changes for Proposed Restoration of the Forested Uplands of the DLCC Final Report - Executive Summary: This final project report is prepared to summarize the research project titled “Assessing evapotranspiration rate changes for proposed restoration of the forested uplands of the Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC)” for the Desert LCC of the Bureau of Reclamation as a requirement for closing out the project. This report includes the scope of work, summary of research project, results, and conclusions.Among all of the components of the terrestrial water cycle, evapotranspiration (ET) consumes the largest amount of water. Accurate estimation of ET is very important to understand the influence of ET to the hydrologic response of recharge and runoff processes in the water... Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2012, ATMOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR, ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR, All tags... AZ-01, Applications and Tools, Arizona, Datasets/Database, EARTH SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, Northern Arizona, Publication, Publication, Publication, Report, United States, WATER VAPOR PROCESSES, WATER VAPOR PROCESSES, adaptation, best management practice (BMP), biota, climate change, completed, drought, ecosystem services, fire, forest, groundwater, hydrology, land cover, management, model, native, plant, product, remote sensing, resilience, restoration, snow, soil, topography, vegetation, water availability, water budget, watershed, Fewer tags Upper Colorado River Basin SPARROW model catchments and synthetic stream network - 2017 This data collection consists of a synthetic stream network and associated catchments developed as the foundation for a Spatially Referenced Regressions on Watershed Attributes (SPARROW) dissolved-solids source and transport model for the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB). The SPARROW model requires a hydrologically connected representation of a stream network through which loads are transported from an upstream reach to the next reach downstream (Schwarz and others, 2006; Moore and others, 2004). Each stream reach or segment within this synthetic stream network has an associated local drainage area or catchment used to calculate catchment characteristics that may have an effect on loads being modeled. The synthetic... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Arizona, Catchment, Colorado, Dissolved-solids model, Hydrologic network, All tags... New Mexico, SPARROW, Upper Colorado River Basin, Utah, Watershed, Wyoming, geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters, Fewer tags Catchment-flowline network and selected model inputs for an enhanced and updated spatially referenced statistical assessment of dissolved-solids load sources and transport in streams of the Upper Colorado River Basin This USGS data release consists of the synthetic stream network and associated catchments used to develop spatially referenced regressions on watershed attributes (SPARROW) model of dissolved-solids sources and transport in the Upper Colorado River Basin as well as geology and selected Basin Characterization Model (BCM) data used as input to the model. Types: Citation; Tags: Actual Evapotranspiration, Arizona, Catchment, Climatic Water Deficit, Colorado, All tags... Dissolved-solids model, Excess Water, Geologic Formation, Geology, Groundwater Recharge, Hydrologic network, New Mexico, Potential Evapotranspiration, Precipitation, Runoff, SPARROW, Snowfall, Snowmelt, Snowpack, Soil Water Storage, Sublimation, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Upper Colorado River Basin, Utah, Water Resources, Watershed, Wyoming, geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters, Fewer tags Colorado - Priority Watersheds for Tier 1 Aquatic SGCN This layer represents the number of Tier 1 fish species known to occur in each HUC10 watershed in the state, according to data available in CPW’s fish database as of December 2014. There are 25 fish species on the Tier 1 SGCN list; a maximum of eight different species occur in the same watershed. This map is an indicator of species richness only; it does not consider relative habitat quality, or population metrics such as density or abundance, across watersheds. Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: Basin, HUC, HUC12, Hydrologic Unit Code, Hydrologic Units, All tags... Region, Sub-basin, Sub-region, Subwatershed, WBD, Watershed, Watershed Boundaries, Watershed Boundary Dataset, boundaries, Fewer tags USGS Hydrography (NHD) Overlay Map Service from The National Map - National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) The USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) service from The National Map (TNM) is a comprehensive set of digital spatial data that encodes information about naturally occurring and constructed bodies of surface water (lakes, ponds, and reservoirs), paths through which water flows (canals, ditches, streams, and rivers), and related entities such as point features (springs, wells, stream gages, and dams). The information encoded about these features includes classification and other characteristics, delineation, geographic name, position and related measures, a "reach code" through which other information can be related to the NHD, and the direction of water flow. The network of reach codes delineating water and... Types: Citation; Tags: HU, Hydrography, NGDA, NGP-TNM, NHD, All tags... National Geospatial Data Asset, Overlay Map Service, REST, US, United States, WBD, WMS, Water Inland Theme, a-16, basin, canal, dam, ditch, drainage, gage, gaging station, hydrography, hydrologic unit, inlandWaters, lake, marsh, pond, region, reservoir, river, spring, stream, subbasin, subregion, subwatershed, swamp, water, water - inland, watershed, well, Fewer tags Comparison of total mercury and methylmercury cycling at five sites using the small watershed approach The small watershed approach is well-suited but underutilized in mercury research. We applied the small watershed approach to investigate total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) dynamics in streamwater at the five diverse forested headwater catchments of the US Geological Survey Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets (WEBB) program. At all sites, baseflow THg was generally less than 1 ng L−1 and MeHg was less than 0.2 ng L−1. THg and MeHg concentrations increased with streamflow, so export was primarily episodic. At three sites, THg and MeHg concentration and export were dominated by the particulate fraction in association with POC at high flows, with maximum THg (MeHg) concentrations of 94 (2.56) ng L−1... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Episodic transport, Methylmercury, Total mercury, Watershed Applicability of targeting vegetative filter strips to abate fecal bacteria and sediment yield using SWAT Quantifying and evaluating effects of best management practices (BMPs) on water quality is necessary to maximize the effectiveness of BMPs for minimizing pollutants. Watershed-scale evaluation of effects of BMP implementation on fecal bacteria and sediment yield can be estimated using a watershed water quality model, and strategies for identifying critical areas in a watershed can be pollutant specific. The soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) model was used in the Upper Wakarusa watershed (950 km2) in northeast Kansas to explore effectiveness of vegetative filter strip (VFS) lengths applied at the edge of fields to reduce non-point source pollution. The Upper Wakarusa watershed is a high priority total maximum... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Best management practice, Data Visualization & Tools, Landscapes, Non-point source pollution, Northeast CASC, All tags... Other Landscapes, Random approach, Science Tools For Managers, Targeted approach, Watershed, Fewer tags Nitrogen loss from a mixed land use watershed as influenced by hydrology and seasons Summary Non-point nitrogen (N) loss from agriculture is an environmental concern among scientists, decision-makers, and the public. This study investigated NO3–N and total N losses from a mixed land use watershed (39.5 ha) in the Appalachian Valley and Ridge Physiographic Province as influenced by hydrology (flow type, runoff volume, storm sizes, and precipitation amount) and seasons (pre-growing, growing, and post-growing seasons) from 2002 to 2006. Stream discharge was monitored every 5-min and water samples for NO3–N and total N analyses were collected weekly for base flow and for every storm. The majority of NO3–N (about 75%) and total N (about 65%) were exported in base flow, which contributed about 64% of... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Data Visualization & Tools, Discharge, Landscapes, Nitrate loss, Northeast CASC, All tags... Other Landscapes, Science Tools For Managers, Storm, Total N loss, Watershed, Fewer tags Stream Temperature Data in the Little Blitzen watershed of SE Oregon, 2009-15 This dataset includes stream temperatures from two data loggers installed at one site in the Little Blitzen River of SE Oregon as part of a redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii) study. The site was used as an undisturbed reference in comparison with similar temperature monitoring sites in the Willow-Whitehorse watershed that experienced a 2012 fire that burned nearly the entire watershed. Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Drought, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, GNIS ID 1123136, Harney County, Little Blitzen River, All tags... National CASC, Oregon, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Steens Mountain, Stream / River, Stream temperature, USGS, Water, Coasts and Ice, Watershed, inlandWaters, water temperature, Fewer tags Watershed boundaries for the Puget Sound Stormwater Action Monitoring small stream status and trends project Stormwater Action Monitoring (SAM) is a collaborative monitoring program between western Washington municipal stormwater permittees, state and federal agencies. SAM’s role is to use the results of regional monitoring and focused studies to inform policy decisions and identify effective strategies to improve stormwater management in the Puget Sound region. The SAM program includes status and trends monitoring of water quality, stream biota (macroinvertebrates, algae), and stream habitat to measure whether conditions are getting better or worse and identify patterns in healthy and impaired Puget Lowland streams. To meet this objective, a framework of fundamental geospatial data was required to develop physical and... Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Puget Sound, Stormwater Action Monitoring, Washington, drainage basin, stormwater, All tags... watershed, watershed boundary, Fewer tags National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) 2015 Cumulative Habitat Condition Scores and Disturbance Indices Linked to Catchments of Southeast Alaska This shapefile contains cumulative fish habitat condition index (HCI) scores as well as specific disturbance indices for local and network catchments of Southeast Alaska. Catchments were created in support of Jared Ross's Master’s thesis. The source datasets compiled and attributed to spatial units were identified as being: (1) meaningful for assessing fluvial fish habitat; (2) consistent across the entire study area in the way that they were assembled; (3) broadly representative of conditions in the past 10 years, and (4) of sufficient spatial resolution that they could be used to make valid comparisons among local catchment units. Citations: Ross, J.A. Influences of timber management and natural landscape factors... Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, Citation, Map Service; Tags: 2015 National Assessment, 2015 National Assessment, DataProduct, Direct habitat alteration, Environmental condition, All tags... Habitat Characterization, Lotic, NFHP, NFHP Cooperator, NHDHR, Regional Assessment, Spatial Data, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Visual, drainage basins, environmental assessment, inlandWaters, watershed, Fewer tags Sustaining the Grassland Sea Grasslands of the Sky Islands region once covered over 13 million acres in southeastern Arizona and adjacent portions of New Mexico, Sonora, and Chihuahua. Attempts to evaluate current ecological conditions suggest that approximately two thirds of these remain as intact or restorable grassland habitat. These grasslands provide watershed services such as flood control and aquifer recharge across the region, and continue to support dozens of species of concern. Prioritizing conservation interventions for these remaining grassland blocks has been challenging. Reliable data on condition and conservation value of grasslands in the region have not been systematically summarized. State and national boundaries further complicate... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chihuahuan Desert, English, Madrean, Mexico, US, All tags... agriculture, assessment, bird, climate, climate, connectivity, development, ecoregion, endangered, erosion, fire, grassland, grazing, groundwater, invasive, land cover, mammal, management, map, mining, model, monitoring, ownership, plan, plant, priority, protected area, rare, reptile, restoration, riparian, scrub, shrub, stream, threat, threatened, vegetation, vulnerability, water, watershed, wetland, wildlife, Fewer tags National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) - USGS National Map Downloadable Data Collection The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is a feature-based database that interconnects and uniquely identifies the stream segments or reaches that make up the nation's surface water drainage system. NHD data was originally developed at 1:100,000-scale and exists at that scale for the whole country. This high-resolution NHD, generally developed at 1:24,000/1:12,000 scale, adds detail to the original 1:100,000-scale NHD. (Data for Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands was developed at high-resolution, not 1:100,000 scale.) Local resolution NHD is being developed where partners and data exist. The NHD contains reach codes for networked features, flow direction, names, and centerline representations for areal water... Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Administrative watershed units, Area of Complex Channels, Area to be submerged, Basin, Bay/Inlet, All tags... Boundaries, Boundary, Bridge, Canal/Ditch, Coastline, Connector, Dam/Weir, Drainage area for surface water, Estuary, FileGDB, Flow direction network, Flume, ForeShore, Gaging Station, Gate, GeoPackage, HU10, HU12, HU14, HU16, HU2, HU4, HU6, HU8, HUC, Hazard Zone, Hydrographic, Hydrography, Hydrologic Unit, Hydrologic Unit Code, Hydrologic Units, Ice mass, Inundation Area, Lake, Levee, Line, Lock Chamber, Marsh, NGDA, NGDAID159, National Geospatial Data Asset, Nonearthen Shore, Playa, Point, PointEvent, Pond, Rapids, Reach, Reach code, Reef, Region, Reservoir, River, Rock, Sea/Ocean, Sink/Rise, Sounding Datum Line, Special Use Zone, Special Use Zone Limit, Spillway, Stream, Stream/River, Submerged Stream, Swamp, Topographic, Tunnel, US, USGS:ecd2ad5e-faa2-4291-bcdb-441b7113ea41, Underground Conduit, United States, WBD, Wall, Wash, Water Inland Theme, Water Intake Outflow, Waterfall, Watershed, Watershed Boundaries, Watershed Boundary Dataset, Well, artificial path, boundaries, dams, drainage systems and characteristics, inlandWaters, surface water, surface water systems, Fewer tags Stream temperature data from Willow-Whitehorse and Little Blitzen watersheds, southeast Oregon, 2011-2015 Types: Citation; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Drought, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Ecology, GNIS ID 1129010, All tags... GNIS ID 1129139, Harney County, Malheur County, National CASC, Oregon, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Stream / River, Stream temperature, Trout Creek Mountains, USGS, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Resources, Water, Coasts and Ice, Watershed, Whitehorse Creek, Wildlife Biology, Willow Creek, inlandWaters, water temperature, Fewer tags Urbanization of aquatic systems: degradation thresholds, stormwater detection, and the limits of mitigation. Conclusions:Within a watershed, about 10% of development is not subject to drainage regulations resulting in cumulative effects from urbanization that significantly degrade watersheds. Instead of regulatory thresholds (e.g. 10% EIA), process controls are required to mitigate the impacts of urbanization on aquatic systems. Without these controls, strict development limits are the only way to limit watershed degradation.Thresholds/Learnings:The study cautions against the use of discrete “thresholds” to predict specific physical and biological effects, but does suggest that thresholds are appropriate indicators for when the perception and tolerance of watershed impacts triggers a regulatory response. Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Land use configuration, Western Washington, impervious surface, sub-regional, water quality, All tags... water quantity, watershed, Fewer tags ArcCN-Runoff: an ArcGIS tool for generating curve number and runoff maps The development and the application of ArcCN-Runoff tool, an extension of ESRI@ ArcGIS software, are reported. This tool can be applied to determine curve numbers and to calculate runoff or infiltration for a rainfall event in a watershed. Implementation of GIS techniques such as dissolving, intersecting, and a curve-number reference table improve efficiency. Technical processing time may be reduced from days, if not weeks, to hours for producing spatially varied curve number and runoff maps. An application example for a watershed in Lyon County and Osage County, Kansas, USA, is presented. Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Curve number, Data Visualization & Tools, GIS, Hydrology, Landscapes, All tags... Modeling, Northeast CASC, Other Landscapes, Runoff, Science Tools For Managers, Watershed, Fewer tags 1 2 3 »