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Robert W. James Jr, Chief, Surface Water Analysis Section/Hydrologist print this page
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Contact Information
U.S. Geological Survey
8987 Yellow Brick Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
(410) 238-4205
Fax 410-238-4210
rwjames@usgs.gov
Education
B.S.. Georgia Institute of Technology (Civil Engineering), 1970
Professional Positions
  • Chief, Surface Water Analysis Section, USGS, Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia District, Baltimore, Maryland, 1980-present.
  • Project Chief, Surface Water Section, USGS, Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia District, Towson, Maryland, 1978-1980. Led time-of-travel study on Jones Falls and created district peak flow file.
  • Field Office Chief, USGS, Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia District, Cumberland, Maryland, 1974-1978.
Selected Publications

OFR 83-861 Taylor, K.R., James, R.W., Jr., Helinsky, B.M., Traveltime and dispersion in the Potomac River, Cumberland, Maryland, to Washington, D.C., 71 p.

WRIR 84-4203 James, R.W., Jr., and Helinsky, B.M., Time of travel and dispersion in the Jones Falls, Baltimore, Maryland, 29 p.

W-2257 Taylor, K.R., James, R.W., Jr., and Helinsky, B.M., 1985, Traveltime and dispersion in the Potomac River, Cumberland, Maryland to Washington, D.C., 30 p.

WDR-MD-DE-00-1 By Robert W. James, Richard W. Saffer, and Anthony J. Tallman, Water Resources Data, Maryland and Delaware, Water Year 2000, Volume 1. Surface-Water Data 407 p.

WDR-MD-DE-99-1 By Robert W. James, Richard W. Saffer, Anthony J. Tallman Water Resources Data, Maryland and Delaware, Water Year 1999, Volume 1. Surface-Water Data 407 p.

WDR-MD-DE-98-1 by Robert W. James, Richard W. Saffer, and Anthony Tallman, Water Resources Data, Maryland and Delaware, Water Year 1998, Volume 1. Surface-Water Data 362 p.

WDR-MD-DE-97-1 by Robert W. James, Helinsky, B.M., and Anthony Tallman, Water Resources Data, Maryland and Delaware, Water Year 1997, Volume 1. Surface-Water Data 346 p.

W-2300 James, R.W., Jr., 1986, National Water Summary 1985-- Maryland and the District of Columbia Surface Water Resources, p. 265-270.

W-2375 James, R.W., Jr., and others, 1990, National Water Summary 1988-89-- Maryland and the District of Columbia Surface Floods and Droughts, p. 319-326.

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