USGS Scientific Investigations Report Publications

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Scientific Investigations Reports contain significant data and interpretations of lasting scientific interest but are generally narrower in scope than Professional Papers. The series includes collections of related papers addressing different aspects of a single scientific topic, either issued as individual chapters or as a single volume; proceedings and abstracts for USGS-sponsored meetings; some field trip guidebooks and road logs; and general manuals.

SIR 2004-5021 Report
Brabets, T.P. and 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, 101 p.
SIR 2004-5023 Report
Neal, E.G., Brabets, T.P., and Frenzel, S.A., 2004, Water quality and stream flow of the Indian River, Sitka, Alaska, 2001-02, 33 p.
SIR 2004-5057 Report
Brabets, T.P., March, R.S., and Trabant, D.C., 2004, Glacial history and runoff components of the Tlikakila River Basin, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 24 p.
SIR 2004-5066 Report
Conaway, J.S., 2004, Summary and comparison of multiphase streambed scour analysis at selected bridge sites in Alaska, 34 p.
SIR 2004-5229 Report
Brabets, T.P., 2004, Occurrence and distribution of trace elements in snow, streams, and streambed sediments, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska, 2002-2003, 31 p.
SIR 2004-5234 Report
Neal, E.G., 2004, Simulated peak inflows for glacier dammed Russell Fiord, near Yakutat, Alaska, 10 p.
SIR 2005-5002 Report
Dinicola, R.S., Simonds, F.W., and Defawe, Rose, 2004, Monitoring the natural attenuation of petroleum in ground water at the former Naval complex, Operable Unit A, Adak Island, Alaska, May and June 2003, 52 p.
SIR 2005-5019 Report
Wilson, F.H. and Coonrad, W.L., 2005, The Togiak-Tikchik complex of southwestern Alaska, a replacement for the Gemuk Group: stratigraphic nomenclature that has outlived its time, 1 p.
SIR 2005-5051 Report
Nelson, P.H. and Bird, K.J., 2005, Porosity-depth trends and regional uplift calculated from sonic logs, National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, 1 p.
SIR 2006-5023 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, 1 p.
SIR 2006-5151 Report
Brabets, T.P. and Ourso, R.T., 2006, Water quality of the Crescent River Basin, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 2003-2004, 1 p.
SIR 2006-5229 Report
Glass, R.L. and Ourso, R.T., 2006, Water-quality conditions of Chester Creek, Anchorage, Alaska, 1998-2001, 1 p.
SIR 2006-5248 Report
Waythomas, C.F., Miller, T.P., and Mangan, M.T., 2006, Preliminary volcano hazard assessment for the Emmons Lake volcanic center, Alaska, 41 p.
SIR 2006-5323 Report
Curran, J.H., 2007, Hydrology and flood profiles of Duck Creek and Jordan Creek downstream from Egan Drive, Juneau, Alaska, 1 p.
SIR 2007-5027 Report
Neal, E.G., 2007, Hydrology and glacier-lake-outburst floods (1987-2004) and water quality (1988-2003) of the Taku River near Juneau, Alaska, 1 p.
SIR 2007-5039 Report
Schmidt, J.M., Light, T.D., Drew, L.J., Wilson, F.H., Miller, M.L., and Saltus, R.W., 2007, Undiscovered locatable mineral resources in the Bay Resource Management Plan Area, southwestern Alaska: a probabilistic assessment, 1 p.
SIR 2007-5094 Report Map
Coombs, M.L., McGimsey, R.G., and Browne, B.L., 2007, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for the Tanaga volcanic cluster, Tanaga Island, Alaska, 37 p., 1 sheet.
SIR 2007-5124 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, 1 p.
SIR 2007-5269 Report
McGimsey, R.G., Neal, C.A., Dixon, J.P., and Ushakov, Sergey, 2008, 2005 volcanic activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 94 p.
SIR 2007-5281 Report
Rowan, E.L. and Stanley, R.G., 2008, The Yukon Flats Cretaceous(?)-Tertiary extensional basin, east-central Alaska: burial and thermal history modeling, 1 p.
SIR 2007-5282 Report
Heinrichs, T.A., Langley, D.E., Burrows, R.L., and Conaway, J.S., 2007, Hydraulic survey and scour assessment of Bridge 524, Tanana River at Big Delta, Alaska, 1 p.
SIR 2008-5040 Report
Brumbaugh, W.G. and May, T.W., 2008, Elements in mud and snow in the vicinity of the DeLong Mountain Regional Transportation System Road, Red Dog Mine, and Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska, 2005-06, 1 p.
SIR 2008-5146 Report
Schenk, C.J. and Houseknecht, D.W., 2008, Geologic model for oil and gas assessment of the Kemik-Thompson play, central North Slope, Alaska, 1 p.
SIR 2008-5159 Report Map
Coombs, M.L., McGimsey, R.G., and Browne, B.L., 2008, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Gareloi volcano, Gareloi Island, Alaska, 27 p., 1 sheet.
SIR 2008-5214 Report
Neal, C.A., McGimsey, R.G., Dixon, J.P., Manevich, Alexander, and Rybin, Alexander, 2008, 2006 Volcanic Activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 102 p.
SIR 2009-5084 Report
Curran, J.H. and Rice, W.J., 2009, Baseline channel geometry and aquatic habitat data for selected streams in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska, 1 p.
SIR 2009-5125 Report
Hamilton, T.D., 2009, Guide to surficial geology and river-bluff exposures, Noatak National Preserve, northwestern Alaska, 1 p.
SIR 2009-5211 Report
Brumbaugh, W.G., Mora, M.A., and May, T.W., 2009, Assessment of metals exposure and sub-lethal effects in voles and small birds captured near the DeLong Mountain Regional Transportation System road, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska, 2006, 1 p.
SIR 2009-5215 Report
Arp, C.D. and Jones, B.M., 2009, Geography of Alaska lake districts: identification, description, and analysis of lake-rich regions of a diverse and dynamic state, 1 p.
SIR 2009-5257 Report
Brabets, T.P. and Conaway, J.S., 2009, Geomorphology and river dynamics of the lower Copper River, Alaska, 1 p.
SIR 2010-5242 Report
McGimsey, R.G., Neal, C.A., Dixon, J.P., Malik, Nataliya, and Chibisova, Marina, 2011, 2007 volcanic activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 1 p.
SIR 2010-5243 Report
Neal, C.A., McGimsey, R.G., Dixon, J.P., Cameron, C.E., Nuzhdaev, A.A., and Chibisova, Marina, 2011, 2008 volcanic activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 1 p.
SIR 2010-5247 Report
Van Beusekom, A.E., O'Neel, S.R., March, R.S., Sass, L.C., and Cox, L.H., 2010, Re-analysis of Alaskan benchmark glacier mass-balance data using the index method, 1 p.
SIR 2011-5046 Report
March, R.S. and O'Neel, Shad, 2011, Gulkana Glacier, Alaska -- mass balance, meteorology, and water measurements, 1997-2001, 1 p.