USGS Fact Sheet Publications

A wide variety of topics covered concisely and clearly; focus is on USGS science, programs, projects, and data and how they address issues of public interest. This series is not used to release new scientific data or information that has not been published elsewhere. May be used to summarize or publicize results of previously published studies and their implications. May be used to release new information about USGS programs and products.

FS 2023-3002

Shelton, J.L., Swezey, C.S., and Marketti, Michael, 2025, The EDMAP Program: Training the next generation of geologic mappers: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2023-3002, 4 p.

FS 2022-3020

Macías, M.A., Barnhart, K.R., and Staley, D.M., 2022, New model of the Barry Arm landslide in Alaska reveals potential tsunami wave heights of 2 meters, values much lower than previously estimated: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022-3020, 2 p.

FS 2022-3008

Karl, S.M., Kreiner, D.C., Case, G.N.D., and Labay, K.A., 2022, Geospatial analysis delineates lode gold prospectivity in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022-3008, 4 p.

FS 2021-3003

Houseknecht, D.W., Mercier, T.J., Schenk, C.J., Moore, T.E., Rouse, W.A., Dumoulin, J.A., Craddock, W.H., Lease, R.O., Botterell, P.J., Sanders, M.M., Smith, R.A., Connors, C.D., Garrity, C.P., Whidden, K.J., Gooley, J.T., Counts, J.W., Long, J.H., and DeVera, C.A., 2021, Assessment of undiscovered gas resources in Upper Devonian to Lower Cretaceous strata of the western North Slope, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2021-3003, 4 p.

FS 2020-3001

Houseknecht, D.W., Whidden, K.J., Connors, C.D., Lease, R.O., Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Rouse, W.A., Botterell, P.J., Smith, R.A., Sanders, M.M., Craddock, W.H., DeVera, C.A., Garrity, C.P., Buursink, M.L., Karacan, C.O., Heller, S.J., Moore, T.E., Dumoulin, J.A., Tennyson, M.E., French, K.L., Woodall, C.A., Drake, R.M., II, Marra, K.R., Finn, T.M., Kinney, S.A., and Shorten, C.M., 2020, Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Central North Slope of Alaska, 2020: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2020-3001, 4 p.

FS 2019-3037

Collett, T.S., Lewis, K.A., Zyrianova, M.V., Haines, S.S., Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Brownfield, M.E., Gaswirth, S.B., Marra, K.R., Leathers-Miller, H.M., Pitman, J.K., Tennyson, M.E., Woodall, C.A., and Houseknecht, D.W., 2019, Assessment of undiscovered gas hydrate resources in the North Slope of Alaska, 2018: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2019-3037, 4 p.

FS 2019-2007

Day, W.C., 2019, The Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)—Mapping the nation's critical mineral resources (ver. 1.2, September 2019): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2019-2007, 2 p.

FS 2018-3017

Stanley, R.G., Potter, C.J., Lewis, K.A., Lillis, P.G., Shah, A.K., Haeussler, P.J., Phillips, J.D., Valin, Z.C., Schenk, C.J., Klett, T.R., Brownfield, M.E., Drake, R.M., II, Finn, T.M., Haines, S.S., Higley, D.K., Houseknecht, D.W., Le, P.A., Marra, K.R., Mercier, T.J., Leathers-Miller, H.M., Paxton, S.T., Pearson, O.N., Tennyson, M.E., Woodall, C.A., and Zyrianova, M.V., 2018, Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Susitna Basin, southern Alaska, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2018-3017, 2 p.

FS 2017-3088

Houseknecht, D.W., Lease, R.O., Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Rouse, W.A., Jarboe, P.B., Whidden, K.J., Garrity, C.P., Lewis, K.A., Heller, Samuel, Craddock, W.H., Klett, T.R., and Le, Phuo, 2017, Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Cretaceous Nanushuk and Torok Formations, Alaska North Slope, and summary of resource potential of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2017-3088, 4 p.

FS 2017-3012

Karl, Susan, and Labay, K.A., 2017, Geospatial analysis identifies critical mineral-resource potential in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2017-3012, 4 p.

FS 2016-3029

Kokaly, R.F., Graham, G.E., Hoefen, T.M., Kelley, K.D., Johnson, M.R., and Hubbard, B.E., 2016, Hyperspectral surveying for mineral resources in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2016-3029, 2 p.

FS 2015-3051

Craun, K.J., 2015, Mapping benefits from updated ifsar data in Alaska: improved source data enables better maps: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2015-3051, 2 p.

FS 2014-3105

McCloskey, S.E., and Jones, B.M., 2014, Mapping traditional place names along the Koyukuk River: Koyukuk, Huslia, and Hughes, western interior Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-3105, 2 p.

FS 2014-3060

Herman-Mercer, N.M., and Schuster, P.F., 2014, Strategic needs of water on the Yukon: an interdisciplinary approach to studying hydrology and climate change in the lower Yukon River basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-3060, 4 p.

FS 2014-3018

Brocher, T.M., Filson, J.R., Fuis, G.S., Haeussler, P.J., Holzer, T.L., Plafker, George, and Blair, J.L., 2014, The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and tsunamis: a modern perspective and enduring legacies: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-3018, 6 p.

FS 2014-03

Fuis, G.S., and Wald, Lisa, 2014, Rupture in south-central Alaska - The denali fault earthquake of 2002: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2014-03, 4 p.

FS 2013-3083

Carswell, W.J., 2013, The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013-3083, 2 p.

FS 2012-3013

Houseknecht, D.W., Rouse, W.A., Garrity, C.P., Whidden, K.J., Dumoulin, J.A., Schenk, C.J., Charpentier, R.R., Cook, T.A., Gaswirth, S.B., Kirschbaum, M.A., and Pollastro, R.M., 2012, Assessment of potential oil and gas resources in source rocks of the Alaska North Slope, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3013, 2 p.

FS 2011-3133

Abraham, Jared, 2011, A promising tool for subsurface permafrost mapping: An application of airborne geophysics from the Yukon River basin, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3133, 4 p.

FS 2011-3130

Schmidt, J.M., and Granitto, Matthew, 2011, The Alaska Geochemical Database: v. 1.0 - Geologic Materials: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3130, 2 p.

FS 2011-3068

Stanley, R.G., Charpentier, R.R., Cook, T.A., Houseknecht, D.W., Klett, T.R., Lewis, K.A., Lillis, P.G., Nelson, P.H., Phillips, J.D., Pollastro, R.M., Potter, C.J., Rouse, W.A., and Saltus, Ri, 2011, Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the Cook Inlet region, south-central Alaska, 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3068, 2 p.

FS 2010-3102

Houseknecht, D.W., Bird, K.J., Schuenemeyer, J.H., Attanasi, E.D., Garrity, C.P., Schenk, C.J., Charpentier, R.R., Pollastro, R.M., Cook, T.A., and Klett, T.R., 2010, 2010 updated assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA): U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3102, 4 p.

FS 2010-3028

DeGange, Anthony, 2010, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) western Region Kasatochi volcano coastal and ocean science: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3028, 2 p.

FS 2009-3046

U.S. Geological Survey, 2009, Fifty-year record of glacier change reveals shifting climate in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, USA: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009-3046, 4 p.

FS 2008-3073

Collett, T.S., Agena, W.F., Lee, M.W., Zyrianova, M.V., Bird, K.J., Charpentier, R.R., Cook, Troy, Houseknect, D.W., Klett, T.R., Pollastro, R.M., and Schenk, C.J., 2008, Assessment of gas hydrate resources on the North Slope, Alaska, 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3073, 4 p.

FS 2008-3023

U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, USGS Alaska state mosaic: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3023, 2 p.

FS 2008-3005

Brabets, T.P., and Schuster, P.F., 2008, Transport of water, carbon, and sediment through the Yukon River basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3005, 4 p.

FS 2007-3061

Gough, L.P., and Day, W.C., 2007, Tintina gold province study, Alaska and Yukon Territory, 2002-2007: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3061, 4 p.

FS 2006-3148

Moran, E.H., and 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, 4 p.

FS 2006-3141

Kennedy, B.W., Trabant, D.C., and Mayo, L.R., 2006, A century of retreat at Portage Glacier, south-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3141, 2 p.

FS 2006-3105

Roberts, Steve, Barker, C.E., Bird, K.J., Charpentier, R.R., Cook, Troy, Houseknecht, D.W., Klett, T.R., Pollastro, R.M., and Schenk, C.J., 2006, Assessment of coalbed gas resources in Cretaceous and Tertiary Rocks on the North Slope, Alaska, 2006: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3105, 2 p.

FS 2005-3120

Attanasi, E.D., Bird, K.J., Freeman, P.A., and Havach, G.A., 2005, Economic analysis of undiscovered oil and gas of the central North Slope of Alaska, 2005: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3120, 2 p.

FS 2005-3043

Bird, K.J., Houseknecht, D.W., Attanasi, E.D., Moore, T.E., Nelson, P.H., Potter, C.J., Schenk, C.J., Schuenemeyer, J.H., Verma, M.K., Saltus, R.W., Phillips, J.D., Charpentier, R.R., Cook, T.A., Klett, T.R., Pollastro, R.M., Stauffer, P.H., and Hendley, J.W., II, 2005, Oil and gas assessment of central North Slope, Alaska, 2005: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3043, 2 p.

FS 2005-3007

Binnian, E.F., 2005, Beaufort Coastal Plain, North Slope, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3007, 2 p.