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Bibliography of National Park Service - U.S. Geological Survey Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring Partnership Projects

Anderson, A.L., C.V. Miller, L.D. Olsen, E.J. Doheny, and D.J. Phelan. 2002. Water quality, sediment quality, and stream-channel classification of Rock Creek, Washington, D.C., 1999-2000. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4067. 91 p.

Andrews, W.J. 2000. Summary of results of USGS/NPS water-quality sampling in the Washita River at the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, 2000. U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report. 11p.

Andrews, W.J. and S.P. Burrough. 2002. Hydrology and water quality near Bromide Pavilion in Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Murray County, Oklahoma, 2000. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4250. 31 p.

Bauch, N.J., and M. Malick. 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. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4199. 101 p.

Becker, C.J. 2006. Water quality and possible sources of nitrogen and bacteria to Rock and Tavertine Creeks, Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma, 2004. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5279. 24 p.

Bell, R.W. and P.D. Hays. 2007. Influence of locally derived recharge on the water quality and temperature of springs in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5004. 46 p.

Benotti, M.J., I. Abbene, and S.A. Terracciano. 2007. Nitrogen loading in Jamaica Bay, Long Island, New York: Predevelopment to 2005. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5051. 17 p.

Bevans, H.E., S.L. Goodbred, J.F. Miesner, S.A. Watkins, T.S. Gross, N.D. Denslow, and T. Schoeb. 1996. Synthetic organic compounds and carp endocrinology and histology in Las Vegas Wash and Las Vegas and Callville Bays of Lake Mead, Nevada, 1992 and 1995. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4266. 12 p.

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

Boyd, R.A. and E.T. Furlong. 2002. Human-health pharmaceutical compounds in Lake Mead, Nevada and Arizona, and Las Vegas Wash, Nevada, October 2000-August 2001. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-385. 18 p.

Brabets, T.P. 2001. 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. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4141. 23 p.

Brabets, T.P. 2001. Hydrologic data from Nation, Kandik, and Yukon Rivers, Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-295. 16 p.

Brabets, T.P. 2002. Water quality of the Tlikakila River and five major tributaries to Lake Clark, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 1999-2001. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4127. 29 p.

Brabets, T.P. and M.S. Whitman. 2002. Water quality of Camp Creek, Costello Creek, and other selected streams located in the south side of Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4260. 52 p.

Brabets, T.P. and J.R. Riehle. 2003. Geochemistry of the Johnson River, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report  03-4252. 31 p.

Brabets, T.P. 2004. Occurrence and distribution of trace elements in snow, streams, and streambed sediments, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska, 2002-2003. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5229. 31 p.

Brady, T.P. and R.T. Ourso. 2006. Water quality of the Crescent River Basin, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 2003-2004. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5151. 40 p.

Brady, A.M.G. 2007. Rapid method for Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1210. 5 p.

Brown, L.R. and T.M. Short. 1999. Biological, habitat, and water quality conditions in the upper Merced River drainage, Yosemite National Park, California, 1993-1996. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4088. 56 p.

Bushon, R.N. and G.F. Koltun. 2004. Microbiological water quality in relation to water-contact recreation, Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, 2000 and 2002. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4333. 30 p.

Caldwell, J.M. and C.W. Culbertson. 2007. Hydrologic data summary for the Northeast Creek/Fresh Meadow Estuary, Acadia National Park, Maine, 2000-2001. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1035. 81 p.

Chafin, D.T. 2002. Evaluation of trends in pH in the Yampa River, northwestern Colorado, 1950-2000. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4038. 41 p.

Christensen, V.G., G.A. Payne, and L.W. Kallemeyn. 2004. Effects of changes in reservoir operations on water quality and tropic-state indicators in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 2001-03. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Report 2004-5044. 42 p.

Clow, D.W., R.G. Striegl. L. Nanus, M.A. Mast, D.H. Campbell, and D.P. Krabbenhoft. 2002. Current status of high-elevation lake chemistry in seven national parks in the western United States. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus 2(2) 139-164. U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.

Clow, D.W., J.O. Sickman, R.G. Striegl, D.P. Krabbenhoft, J.G. Elliott, M. Dornblaser, D.A. Roth, and D.H. Campbell. 2003. Changes in the chemistry of lakes and precipitation in high-elevation national parks in the western United States, 1985-1999. Water Resources Research, 39(6), 1171, doi: 10.1029/2002WR001533.

Cohen, D.A., L.D. Arihood, and P.M. Buszka. DRAFT. Hydrology, ground-water flow simulations, and water quality in the vicinity of Long Lake, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, near Gary, Indiana. U.S. Scientific Investigations Report.

Colman, J.A. and J.P. Masterson. DRAFT. Transient nutrient load simulations for a coastal aquifer and embayment, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.

Curran, J.H. 2003. Channel stability and water quality of the Alagnak River, southwestern Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4184. 54 p.

Crusius, J., D. Koopmans, J.F. Bratton, M.A. Charette, K. Kroeger, P. Henderson, L. Ryckman, K. Halloran, and J.A. Colman. 2005. Submarine groundwater discharge to a small estuary estimated from radon and salinity measurements and a box model. Biogeosciences, 2, 141-157.

Davis, J.V. and Barr, M.N. 2006. 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. U.S. Scientific Investigations Report 06-5161. 32 p.

Davis, J.V. and J.M. Richards. 2001. Assessment of microbiological contamination of the Jacks Fork within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri - Phase I. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 026-01. 6 p.

Davis, J.V. and J.M. Richards. 2002. Assessment of possible sources of microbiological contamination and water-quality characteristics of the Jacks Fork, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri - Phase II. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4209. 43 p.

Dillow, J.J., W.S. Banks, and M.J. Smigaj. 2002. Ground-water quality and discharge to Chincoteague and Sinepuxent Bays adjacent to Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4029. 42 p.

Dillow, J.J. and J.P. Raffensperger. 2006. 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. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5080. 10 p.

Ebner, D.B., D.S. Cherry, and R.J. Currie. 2004. Water and streambed sediment quality, and ecotoxicology of a stream along the Blue Ridge Parkway, adjacent to a closed landfill, near Roanoke, Virginia: 1999. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4116. 55p.

Ferguson, S.A. 2002. 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. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4196. 8 p.

Frenzel, S.A., and J.M. Dorava. 1999. Water-quality data for the Talkeetna River and four streams in National Parks, Cook Inlet basin Alaska, 1998. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-459. 58 p.

Frick, E.A., M.B. Gregory, D.L. Calhoun, and E.H. Hopkins. 2002. Water quality and aquatic communities of upland wetlands, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, April 1999 to July 2000. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4082. 72 p.

Galloway, J.M. and W.R. Green. 2004. Hydrologic and water-quality characteristics for Calf Creek near Silver Hill, Arkansas, and selected Buffalo River sites, 2001-2002. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5007. 29 p.

Galloway, J.M. and W.R. Green. 2004. Hydrologic and water-quality characteristics for Bear Creek near Silver Hill, Arkansas, and selected Buffalo River sites, 1999-2004. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5244. 31 p.

Goldstein, R.M., M.E. Brigham, L. Steuwe, and M.A. Menheer. 2003. Mercury data from small lakes in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 2000-02. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-480. 18 p.

Gregory, M.B. and E.A. Frick. 2000. Fecal-coliform bacteria concentrations in streams of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, May-October 1994 and 1995. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4139. 8p.

Gregory, M.B. and E.A. Frick. 2001. Indicator-bacteria concentrations in streams of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, March 1999-April 2000. 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.

Gurdak, J.J., A.I. Greve, and N.E. Spahr. 2002. Water-quality data analysis of the Upper Gunnison River Watershed, Colorado, 1989-99. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4001. 61 p.

Hart, R.J., J. Rihs, H.E. Taylor, and S.A. Monroe. 2002. Assessment of spring chemistry along the South Rim of Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 096-02. 4 p.

Hart, R.J., H.E. Taylor, R.C. Antweiler, G.G. Fisk, G.M Anderson, D.A. Roth, M.E. Flynn, D.B. Peart, M. Truini, and L.B. Barber. 2005. Physical and chemical characteristics of Knowles, Forgotten, and Moqui Canyons, and effects of recreational use on water quality, Lake Powell, Arizona and Utah. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5120. 43p.

Hart, R.J., H.E. Taylor, R.C. Antweiler, D.D. Graham, G.G. Fisk, S.G. Riggins, and M.E. Flynn. 2005. Sediment chemistry of the Colorado River Delta of Lake Powell, Utah, 2001. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1178. 33 p.

Hartel, P.G., E.A. Frick, A.L. Funk, J.L. Hill, J.D. Summer, and M.B. Gregory. 2004. Sharing of ribotype patterns of Escherichia coli isolates during baseflow and stormflow conditions. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5004. 10 p.

Hippe, D.J., C.J. Wipperfurth, E.A. Hopkins, E.A. Frick, and D.J. Wangsness. 1997. Water-quality issues related to urban development of the upper Chattahoochee River watershed: Everyone lives downstream. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report    96-4302. 32 by 48 inch page.

Huff, G.F., B. Conrad, and R. Daddow. 2005. Perchlorate bioaccumulation in leaves of Tamarix ramosissima (salt cedar) from the riparian environment of Lost River, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. (abs.): 2005 New Mexico Water Research Symposium, August 16, 2005. p. C-9.

Kratzer, C.R., D.K. Saleh, and C. Zamora. 2006. Assessment of hydrologic and water quality data collected in Abbotts Lagoon watershed, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, during Water Years 1999 and 2000. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5261. 35 p.

Lenz, B.N., D.M. Robertson, J.D. Fallon, and R. Ferrin. 2001. Nutrient and suspended-sediment concentrations and loads and benthic-invertebrate data for tributaries to the St. Croix River, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 1997-99. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4162. 57 p.

Lico, M.S. and B.T. Johnson.2007. Gasoline-related compounds in Lakes Mead and Mohave, Nevada, 2004-06. U.S. Geological Survey Sceientific Investigations Report 2007-5144. 28 p.

Mahler, B.J. and P.C. Van Metre. 2001. Effects of oil and gas production on Lake Meredith sediments, 1964-99. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 072-01. 6 p.

Maluk, T.L. and T.A. Abrahamsen. 1999. Results of water-quality sampling and ecological characterization of streams of Congaree Swamp, South Carolina 1995-98. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4121. 76 p.

Mast, M.A., W.T. Foreman, and S.V. Skaates. 2006. 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. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5119.

Mast, M.A., W.T. Foreman, and S.V. Skaates. 2006. Organochlorine compounds and current-use pesticides in precipitation and lake sediment from two National Parks in Western U.S.: Archives of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology. In Review.

Miller C.V., H.S. Weyers, V.S. Blazer, and M.E. Freeman. 2006. Chemical and ecological health of White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni) in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C., 2003-04. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5140. 37 p.

Monroe, S.A., R.C. Antweiler, R.J. Hart, H.E. Taylor, M. Truini, J.R. Rihs, and T.J. Felger. 2004. Chemical characteristics of ground-water discharge along the South Rim of Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 2000-2001. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5146. 59 p.

Moran, E.H. and T.P. Brabets. 2005. Water quality and ground-water/surface water interactions along the John River near Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, 2002-2003. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5229. 39 p.

Moran, P.W., A. Neelakanteswar, R.W. Black, and M.M. Vijayan. 2007. Tissue contaminants and associated transcriptional response in trout liver from high elevation lakes of Washington. Environmental Science and Technology, 41(18) 6591-6597, doi: 10.1021/es070550y.

Moring, J.B. 2001. 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. U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report. 11 p.

Moring, J.B. 2002. Baseline assessment of instream and riparian-zone biological resources on the Rio Grande in and near Big Bend National Park, Texas.  U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4106. 33 p.

Moring, J.B. 2003. Baseline assessment of fish communities, benthic macroinvertebrate communities, and stream habitat and land use, Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas, 1999-2001. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4270. 33 p.

Munn, M.D., R.W. Black, A.L. Haggland, M.A. Hummling, and R.L. Huffman. 1999. An assessment of stream habitat and nutrients in the Elwha River basin: Implications for restoration. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4223. 38 p.

Neal, E.G., T.P. Brabets, and S.A. Frenzel. 2004. Water quality and streamflow of the Indian River, Sitka, Alaska, 2001-02. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Report 2004-5023. 33 p.

Nielsen, M.J. 2002. Water budget for and nitrogen loads to Northeast Creek, Bar Harbor, Maine. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4000. 32 p.

Nielsen, M.J., J.M Caldwell, C.W. Culbertson, and M. Handley. 2002. Hydrologic data collected in small watersheds on Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1999-2000. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-416. 47 p.

Nielsen, M.J. and J.S. Kahl. 2007. Nutrient export from watersheds on Mt. Desert Island, Maine, as a function of land use and fire history. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 126: 81-96.

Parker, John T.C. 2006. Effects of post-wildfire sedimentation on leopard frog habitat in Saguaro National Park. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3140. 4p.

Parker, John T.C. 2006. Post-wildfire sedimentation in Saguaro National Park, Rincon Mountain District, and effects on lowland leopard frog habitat. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5235. 35p.

Paulson, A.J., R.J. Wagner, R.F. Sanzolone, and S.E. Cox. 2006. Concentrations of elements in sediments and selective fractions of sediments, and in natural waters in contact with sediments from Lake Roosevelt, Washington, September 2004. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1350. 84 p.

Payne, G.A. 2000. Water quality of lakes in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 1999. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4281. 12 p.

Petersen, J.C. 1999. Semivolatile organic compounds in streambed sediment from the Richland Creek basin, Arkansas, 1999. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-268. 13 p.

Petersen, J.C., B.C. Haggard, and W.R. Green. 2002. Hydrologic characteristics of Bear Creek near Silver Hill and Buffalo River near St. Joe, Arkansas, 1999-2000. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4024. 36 p.

Petersen, J.C. and S. R. Femmer. 2003. Periphyton communities in streams of the Ozark Plateaus and their relations to selected environmental factors. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4210. 77 p.

Rice, K.C., S.W. Maben, and J.R. Webb. 2001. Water-quality data of soil water from three watersheds, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, 1999-2000. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-236. 17 p.

Rice, K.C., F.A. Deviney, and J.R. Webb. 2004. Vulnerability of streams to episodic acidification in Shenandoah National Park [abs.]: Virginia Water Research Symposium, Oct. 4-6, 2004, Blacksburg, VA.

Rice, K.C., F.A. Deviney, Jr., G.M. Hornberger, and J.R. Webb. 2006. Predicting the vulnerability of streams to episodic acidification and potential effects on aquatic biota in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. U.S. Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5259. 51 p.

Rice, K.C., F.A. Deviney, and G. Olson. 2007. Acid rain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3057. 4 p.

Robinson, R.B., R. Treece, and S.E. Moore. 2003. Stormwater monitoring in 1999 and 2000 at Noland Divide and LeConte Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. 14 p.

Rupert, M.G. and L.N. Plummer. 2004. Ground-water flow direction, water quality, recharge sources, and age, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, south-central Colorado, 2000-2001. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5027. 28 p.

Rupert, M.G and L.N. Plummer. 2004. Ground-water age and flow at Great Sand Dunes National Monument, south-central Colorado. U.S Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3051. 2 p.

Saiki, M.K. 2000. Survey of fishes and environmental conditions in Abbotts Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, California. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Western Fisheries Research Center-Dixon Duty Station, Dixon, CA. 36 p. and appendix with tabulation of raw data.

Swarzenski, C.M. 2003. Resurvey of quality of surface water and bottom material of the Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve, Louisiana, 1999-2000. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4038. 28 p.

Swarzenski, C.M., S.V. Mize, B.A. Thompson, and G.W. Peterson. 2004. 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. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5065. 35 p.

Swarzenski, C.M. and T.W. Doyle. 2005. 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. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5121. 27 p.

Tribble, G.W. 2003. Results of August, 2002 water, fish, and sediment sampling in Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park. U.S. Geological Survey letter. 2p.

Vaill, J.E. 2000. Traveltime and dispersion of contaminants in the Yampa River from Steamboat Springs to the Green River, northwestern Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4239. 8 p.

Wiener, J.G., B.C. Knight, M.B. Sandheinrich, J.D. Jeremiason, M.E. Brigham, D.R. Engstrom, L.G. Woodruff, W.F. Cannon, and S.J. Balogh. 2006. Mercury in soils, lakes, and fish in Voyageurs National Park (Minnesota): Importance of atmospheric deposition and ecosystem factors. Environmental Science and Technology, 40(20), 6261-6268, doi: 10.1021/es060822h.

Williams, S.D., D.E. Ladd, and J.J. Farmer. 2006. 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. U.S. Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5104. 29 p.

Yeatts, D.S. 2006. Characteristics of thermal springs and the shallow ground-water system at Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5001. 35 p.