Projects and Programs

Baldigo, B., 2004, Regionalization of channel geomorphology characteristics for streams of New York State, excluding Long Island: U.S. Geological Survey, New York Water Science Center, accessed November 13, 2004 at http://ny.water.usgs.gov/projects/summaries/2457-A29-1.html

Bent, G.C., 2006, Equations for estimating bankfull-channel geometry and discharge for streams in the northeastern United States: Proceedings of the Joint Federal Interagency Conference, Book of Abstracts, 3rd Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference and 8th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, Reno, Nevada, April 2-6, 2006, p. 314.     Abstract

Bent, G.C., and Waite, A.M., (in review), Methods for estimating bankfull channel geometry and discharge for streams in Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008–XXXX, XX p.

Chaplin, J.J., 2005, Development of regional curves relating bankfull-channel geometry and discharge to drainage area for streams in Pennsylvania and selected areas of Maryland: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5147, 34 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5147/SIR2005-5147.pdf

Cinotto, P.J., 2003, Development of regional curves of bankfull-channel geometry and discharge for streams in non-urban Piedmont Physiographic Province, Pennsylvania and Maryland: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4014, 27 p. http://pa.water.usgs.gov/reports/wrir03-4014.pdf

Dudley, R.W., 2004, Hydraulic geometry relations for rivers in coastal and central Maine: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report: 2004-5042, 30 p. http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/sir/2004/5042/

Dunne, T., and Leopold, L.B., 1978, Water in environmental planning: W.H. Freeman, San Francisco, California, 818 p.

Harrelson, C.C., Rawlins C.L., and Potyondy, J.P., 1994, Stream channel reference sites: an illustrated guide to field technique: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, General Technical Report RM-245, 61p.

Jaquith, S., and Kline, M., 2001, Vermont regional hydraulic geometry curves, provisional 2001: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality Division, 4 p., accessed March 23, 2005 at http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/rivers/docs/rv_hydraulicgeocurves.pdf

Keaton, J.N., Messinger, T., Doheny, E.J., 2005, Development and analysis of regional curves for streams in the non-urban valley and Ridge physiographic provinces, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Report 2005-5076, 116 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5076/sir05_5076.pdf

Krstolic, J.L., and Chaplin, J.J., 2007, Bankfull regional curves for streams in the non-urban, non-tidal Coastal Plain Physiographic Province, Virginia and Maryland: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5162, 48 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5162/pdf/SIR2007-5162.pdf

Leopold, L.B., 1994, A view of the river: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 298 p.

McCandless, T.L., and Everett, R.A., 2002, Maryland stream survey: bankfull discharge and channel characteristics of streams in the Piedmont hydrologic region: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Annapolis, Maryland, CBFO-S02-01, 163 p. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/pdf/Piedmont.pdf

McCandless, T.L., and Everett, R.A., 2003, Maryland stream survey: bankfull discharge and channel characteristics of streams in the Allegheny Plateau and the Valley and Ridge hydrologic region: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Annapolis, Maryland, CBFO-S03-01, 92 p. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/pdf/plateauweb.pdf

McCandless, T.L., 2003, Maryland stream survey: bankfull discharge and channel characteristics of streams in the Coastal Plain hydrologic region: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Annapolis, Maryland, CBFO-S03-02, 89 p. http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/pdf/plain.pdf

Messinger, T., and Wiley, J.B., 2004, Regional relations in bankfull channel characteristics determined from flow measurements at selected stream-gaging stations in West Virginia, 1911-2002: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4276, 43 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/wri034276/

Miller, K.F., 2003, Assessment of channel geometry data through May 2003 in the mid-Atlantic highlands of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-388, 22 p.

Miller, S.J., and Davis, D., 2003, Optimizing Catskill Mountain regional bankfull discharge and hydraulic geometry relationships: Proceedings of the American Water Resources Association, 2003 International Congress, Watershed management for water supply systems, New York City, N.Y., June 29-July 2, 2003, 10 p. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/watershed/pdf/smp.pdf

Mulvihill, C.I., Ernst, A.G., and Baldigo, B.P., 2005, Regionalized equations for bankfull discharge and channel characteristics of streams in New York state: hydrologic region 6 in the southern tier of New York: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5100, 21 p. http://ny.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/sir055100/sir2005-5100.pdf

Mulvihill, C.I., Ernst, A.G., and Baldigo, B.P., 2006, Regionalized equations for bankfull-discharge and channel characteristics of streams in New York State: hydrologic region 7 in western New York: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5075, 14 p. http://ny.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/sir065075/sir2006-5075.pdf

Mulvihill, C.I., Filopowicz, A., Coleman, A., and Baldigo, B P., 2007, Regionalized equations for bankfull discharge and channel characteristics of streams in New York State—hydrologic regions 1 and 2 in the Adirondack region of northern New York: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5189, 18 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5189/

Mulvihill, C.I., and Baldigo, B. P., 2007, Regionalized equations for bankfull-discharge and channel characteristics of streams in New York State—hydrologic region 3 east of the Hudson River: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5227, 15 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5227/pdf/SIR2007-5227.pdf

Powell, R.O., Miller, S.J., Westergard, B.E., Mulvihill, C.I., Baldigo, B.P., Gallagher, A.S., and Starr, R.R., 2004, Guidelines for surveying bankfull channel geometry and developing regional hydraulic-geometry relations for streams of New York State: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-092, 20 p. http://ny.water.usgs.gov/pubs/of/of03092/of03-092.pdf

Rosgen, D.L., 1994, A classification of natural rivers: Catena, v. 22, p. 169-199.

Rosgen, D.L., 1996, Applied river morphology: 2nd Edition, Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, Colorado, 388 p.

Rosgen, D.L., 1998, The reference reach field book: DLR Wildland Hydrology, Pagosa Springs, Colorado, 209 p.

Sherwood, J.M., and Huitger, C.A., 2005, Bankfull characteristics of Ohio streams and their relation to peak streamflows: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5153, 38 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5153/pdf/Bankfull_book.pdf

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 2003, Identifying bankfull stage in forested streams in the eastern United States: Rocky Mountain Research Station, Stream Systems Technology Center, video.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 2004, Guide to identification of bankfull stage in the northeastern United States: Rocky Mountain Research Station, Stream Systems Technology Center, General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-133-CD, 4 CDs.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Water Management Center, 2004, Regional hydraulic geometry curves, accessed December 20, 2004 at http://wmc.ar.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/HHSWR/Geomorphic/index.html

Westergard, B.E., Mulvihill, C.I., Ernst, A.G., and Baldigo, B.P., 2005, Regional equations for bankfull discharge and channel characteristics of stream in New York State - hydrologic region 5 in central New York: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5247, 16p. http://ny.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/sir045247/

White, K.E., 2001, Regional curve development and selection of a references reach in the non-urban lowland sections of the piedmont physiographic province, Pennsylvania and Maryland: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4146, 20 p. http://pa.water.usgs.gov/reports/wrir01-4146.pdf