Recent U.S. Geological Survey Publications
On Water Resources in Alaska

The entries below are citations for several recently released products by USGS authors about Alaska hydrology and glaciology. (Information about obtaining copies of these reports.) This list was updated on January 02, 2007.

Moran, E.H., 2007, Water quality in the Tanana River basin, Alaska, water years 2004-06: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1390, 6 p., [web only Table of contents with link to full report]

Kennedy, B.W., and Langley, D.E., 2007, Assessment of Hydrology, Water Quality, and Trace Elements in Selected Placer-Mined Creeks in the Birch Creek Watershed near Central Alaska, 2001-05: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5124, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Curran, J.H., 2007, Hydrology and flood profiles of Duck Creek and Jordan Creek downstream from Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5323, [web only Table of contents with link to full report]

Neal, E.G., 2007, Hydrology and Glacier-Lake-Outburst Floods (1987-2004) and Water Quality (1998-2003) of the Taku River near Juneau, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5027, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Moran, E.H., Galloway, D.L., 2006, Ground-Water in the Anchorage Area, Alaska - Meeting the Challenges of Ground-Water Sustainability: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3148, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Brabets, T.P., Ourso, R.T., 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, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Kennedy,B.W., Trabant D.C., Mayo L.R., 2006, A Century of Retreat at Portage Glacier, South-Central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3141, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Moran, E.H., Solin, G.L., 2006, Preliminary Water-Table Map and Water-Quality Data for Part of the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska, 2005: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2006-1209, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Glass, R.L., Ourso, R.T., 2006, Water-Quality Conditions of Chester Creek, Anchorage, Alaska, 1998 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5229, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Brabets, T.P., Ourso, R.T., 2006, Water-Quality, Physical Habitat, and Biology of the Kijik River Basin, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 2004-2005: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5123, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Langley, D.E., 2006, Calculation of Scour Depth at the Parks Highway Bridge on the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska, Using One-and Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Models: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5023, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Moran, E.H., Brabets, T.P., 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, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Eash, J.D., 2005, Baseline Water-Quality Characteristics of the Alaska Army National Guard Stewart River Training Area near Nome, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5221, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Host, R.H., Neal, E.G., 2005, Hydrology, Geomorphology, and Flood Profiles of Lemon Creek, Juneau, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5186, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Neal, E.G., 2004, Simulated Peak Inflows for Glacier Dammed Russell Fiord, near Yakutat, Alaska, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5234, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

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, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Conaway, J.S., 2004, Summary and Comparison of Multiphase Streambed Scour Analysis at Selected Bridge Sites in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5066, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Brabets, T.P., March, R.S., Trabant, D.C., 2004, Glacial History and Runoff Components of the Tlikakila River Basin, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5057, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Neal, E.G., Brabets, T.P., Frenzel, S.A., 2004, Water-Quality and Streamflow of the Indian River, Sitka, Alaska, 2001-02: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5023, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Brabets, T.P., Whitman, M.S., 2004, Water-Quality, Biological, and Physical-Habitat Conditions at Fixed Sites in the Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, National Water-Quality Assessment Study Unit, October 1998-September 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5021, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Eash, J.D., Rickman, R.L., 2004, Floods on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, October and November 2002: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3023, [web only Online report with link to pdf]

Conaway, J.S., Moran, E.H., 2004, Development and Calibration of a Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model of the Tanana River near Tok, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2004-1225, [web only Abstract with link to full report]

Host, R.H., Neal E.G., 2004, Baseline Characteristics of Jordan Creek, Juneau, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2004-1220 [web only Online report with link to pdf]

Trabant, D.C., March, R.S., and  Thomas, D.S., 2003, Hubbard Glacier, Alaska: Growing and advancing in spite of global climate change and the 1986 and 2002 Russell Lake outburst floods: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 001-03,[link to online version]

Brabets, T.P., Riehle, J.R., 2003, Geochemistry of the Johnson River, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4252 [web only Abstract and link to full report]

Curran, J.H., Meyer, D.F., Tasker, G.D., 2003, Estimating the Magnitude and Frequency of Peak Streamflows for Ungaged Sites on Streams in Alaska and Conterminous Basins in Canada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4188 [web only Abstract and link to full report]

Wiley, J.B., Curran, J.H., 2003, Estimating annual high-flow statistics and monthly and seasonal low-flow statistics for ungaged sites on streams in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4114 [web only Abstract and link to full report]

Brabets, T.P., Whitman, M.S., 2002, Water quality of Camp Creek, Costello Creek, and other selected streams on the south side of Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4260 [web only Abstract and link to full report]

Curran, J.H., 2002, Channel Stability and Water Quality of the Alagnak River, Southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4184 [web only Abstract and link to full report]

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 [web only Abstract and link to full report]

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,  [web only Abstract and link to full report]