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Education and/or Training

M.S.	1999	Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado	Geology
B.S.	1990	University of Washington, Seattle, Washington	Geological Sciences
B.S.	1990	University of Washington, Seattle, Washington	Civil Engineering

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Fluvial geomorphology, hydraulics of small streams, bank erosion

Professional Experience

1999-present	Hydrologist, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1998-1999	Hydrologist, USGS Water Resources Division, Portland, OR
1996-1998	Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1991-1996	Engineering Geologist, GeoEngineers, Redmond, WA

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America
American Water Resources Association

Significant Recent Publications

Curran, J. H., 2012, Streamflow record extension for selected streams in the Susitna River Basin, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5210, 36 p.

Curran, J.H., and McTeague, M.L., 2011, Geomorphology and bank erosion of the Matanuska River, southcentral Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5214, 52 p. [pdf file 10.9 mb]

Curran, J. H., McTeague, M. L., Burril, S. E., and Zimmerman, C. E., 2011, Distribution, persistence, and hydrologic characteristics of salmon spawning habitats in clearwater side channels of the Matanuska River, southcentral Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5102, 38 p. [pdf file 4.5 mb]

Curran, J. H., and Rice, W. J ., 2009, Baseline channel geometry and aquatic habitat data for selected streams in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5084, 24 p. [pdf file 4.1 mb]

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, 35 p.[pdf file 2.66 mb]

Wiley, J. B., and 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, 61 p.[pdf file 4.8 mb]

Curran, J. H., 2003, Channel Stability and Water Quality of the Alagnak River, Southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4184, 54 p.[pdf file 12 mb]

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, 101 p.[pdf file 5.7 mb]

Curran, J. H. and O'Connor, J. E., 2003, Formation and evolution of valley-bottom and channel features, Lower Deschutes River, Oregon, in O'Connor, J.E., and Grant, G.E., eds., A Peculiar River: Water Science and Application 7: Washington, DC, American Geophysical Union, p. 95-119. doi: 10.1029/WS007

Curran, J. H. and Wohl, E. E., 2003, Large woody debris and flow resistance in step-pool channels, Cascade Range, Washington: Geomorphology, 51(1-3):141-157.

O'Connor, J. E., Curran, J. H., Beebee, R. A., Grant, G. E., and Sarna-Wojcicki, A., 2003, Quaternary geology and geomorphology of the Lower Deschutes River canyon, Oregon, in O'Connor, J.E., and Grant, G.E., eds., A Peculiar River: Water Science and Application 7: Washington, DC, American Geophysical Union 73-94.

Curran, J. H., 2001, Baseline channel morphology and bank erosion inventory of South Fork Campbell Creek at Campbell Tract, Anchorage, Alaska, 1999 and 2000: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-288, 68 p.[pdf file 12.1 mb]

Websites of Interest

Alaska Streamflow Statistics