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Chester Creek @ Arctic Blvd
L Rabbit Creek @ Nickleen
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Rabbit Creek @ Porcupine Tr
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Publications
Ourso, R.T., and Frenzel, S.A., 2003, Identification of linear and threshold responses in streams along a gradient of urbanization in Anchorage, Alaska: Hydrobiologia, vol. 501, no. 1-3, p. 117-131. [Abstract and link to full report]
Whitman, M.S., Moran, E.H., and Ourso, R.T., 2003, Photographic techniques for characterizing streambed particle sizes: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v. 132, no. 3, p. 605-610. [Abstract and link to full report]
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Frenzel, S.A., 2002, Priority-pollutant trace elements in streambed sediments of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska, 1998-2000: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4163, 12 p. [Abstract and link to full report]
Frenzel, S.A., and Couvillion, C.S., 2002, Fecal-indicator bacteria in streams along a gradient of residential development: Journal of the American Water Resources Association, vol. 38, no. 1, p. 265-273
Glass, R.L., 2002, Ground-water age and its water-management implications, Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 022-02, 4 p. [Link to online version]
Moran, E.H., 2002, Characteristics of urbanization in five watersheds of Anchorage, Alaska-Geographic Information System data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-334, two CD-ROMs. [Abstract and link to report, web only]
Whitman, M. S., 2002, A protocol for assessing the impacts of urbanization on coho salmon with application to Chester Creek, Anchorage, Alaska: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, M.S. Thesis, 79 p. [Abstract and link to full report]
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Glass, R.L., 2001, Distribution of arsenic in water and streambed sediments, Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska: U.S.Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-083-01, 4 p. [Link to online version]
Glass, R.L., 2001, Ground-water quality in the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska, 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4208, 58 p. [Abstract and link to full report]
Huckins, J.N., Petty, J.D., Cranor, W.L., and Clark, R.C., 2001, Evaluation of contaminant exposure and the potential impacts on aquatic habitat quality in the Anchorage area of the Cook Inlet Basin: U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC), 51 p. [Link to full report and other CERC Publications]
Kyle, R.E., and Brabets, T.P., 2001, Water temperature of streams in the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska, and implications of climate change: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4109, 24 p. [Abstract and link to full report]
Ourso, R.T., 2001, Effects of urbanization on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in streams, Anchorage, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4278 [Web only, Abstract and link to full report]
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Frenzel, S.A., 2000, Selected organic compounds and trace elements in streambed sediments and fish tissues, Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4004, 39 p. [Abstract and link to full report]
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Brabets, T.P., Nelson, G.L., Dorava, J.M., and Milner, A.M., 1999, Water-quality assessment of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska--Environmental setting: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4025, 65 p. [Abstract and link to full report]
Dorava, J.M., and Ness, Lee, 1999, Physical, chemical, and biological data for two sites on the upper Kenai River, Alaska, 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-258, 49 p. [Abstract and link to full report] (Report done in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
Frenzel, S.A., and Dorava, J.M., 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. [Abstract and link to full report] (Report done in cooperation with the National Park Service)
Glass, R.L., 1999, Water-quality assessment of the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska--Summary of data through 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4116, 110 p. [Abstract and link to full report]
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Dorava, J.M., 1997, Characteristics of the Kenai River in relation to the Cook Inlet watershed [abs.]: Watersheds '97, The Cook Inlet Symposium, Program, p. 7.
Frenzel, S.A., 1997, Cook Inlet Basin Alaska (National Water-Quality Assessment Program): U.S.Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-153-97, 4 p.
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Newsletters
The Cook Inlet Basin NAWQA team now releases status reports several times a year to keep the liason committee up to date with our activities. These are available as a color .pdf document suitable for printing. If you would like a printed tabloid version, please contact Steve Frenzel (sfrenzel@usgs.gov) at 907-786-7107.
Presentations
Presentations from the 18 Apr 2001 Cook Inlet Basin NAWQA Liaison Meeting held in Anchorage, AK
NOTE: The listed files are Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files of the original Power Point presentations given by NAWQA scientists. Any references to outside sites are clickable (i.e., linked). You will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files (available at at no cost at http://www.adobe.com). If you are unable to open any of these files by clicking on the link, try right clicking on the link and then selecting "save as" or "save target as" and save the document to your computer. You can then open the file with Acrobat.
Presentations from the 14 Dec 1999 Cook Inlet Basin NAWQA Liaison Meeting held in Anchorage, AK
NOTE: The files listed below are the html conversions of the original Microsoft PowerPoint presentations...click on a selection to see that presentation in a separate window. Some of the presentations have large image files, so the speed of the display of the slide will depend on your connection. You will need a browser that supports Javascript (and has it enabled in your preferences) and has frames support in order to view the presentations. We have found that recent versions of Netscape provide the fastest loading of the images while Internet Explorer can provide better image quality.
To obtain a copy of these reports, contact:
U.S.Geological Survey
Earth Science Information Center
4230 University Drive, Room 101
Anchorage, AK 99508-4664
1-907-786-7011 or
1-888-ASK-USGS |
