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Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center Publications

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Sediment yields of Wisconsin streams

Sediment in Wisconsin streams causes economic and engineering problems in water management and reduces the value of water for nearly all uses. Sediment produces problems such as reduced reservoir capacity, navigation hazards, increased cost of water treatment, property damage, temporary loss of farmland, destruction of feeding and nesting grounds of fish, and destruction of wildlife habitat. Sedim
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S. M. Hindall, R.F. Flint

Water resources of the Black River basin, southeastern Michigan

The Black River basin is characterized by flat topography in its central part and by more hilly areas located principally along its boundary.Stream gradients are flat, having slopes of less than 10 feet per mile, except in areas near the basin divide and in isolated areas within the basin.
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R. L. Knutilla

Geology and ground-water resources of the Grand Rapids area, north-central Minnesota

This report is one of a series of studies of geology and ground-water availability conducted in and near selected communities on the Mesabi Iron Range, north-central and northeastern Minnesota. This report describes the geology and ground-water conditions in the 303 square-mile Grand Rapids area.
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Edward L. Oakes

Flood of March 1968 on the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers, Massachusetts

During a 3-day period from March 17 to 19, 1968, a total of 3 to 7 inches of rain fell on parts of eastern Massachusetts. This heavy rainfall, combined with the generally wet antecedent conditions of the spring season and some runoff from snowmelt, caused considerable flooding of the rivers in the area. Property damage in Massachusetts from the flood was reported by the New England Division, Corps
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Richard G. Petersen, G. K. Wood, Russell A. Gadoury

Water resources of the Redwood River watershed, southwestern Minnesota

The Redwood River watershed contains 739 square miles underlain by glacial drift and sedimentary and crystalline rocks. The land surface slopes gently northeastward and eastward from altitudes greater than 1900 feet at the southwestern edge to less than 850 feet at the mouth of the Redwood River in the east. The area has slight local relief shaped by continental glaciation. The Redwood River and i
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Wayne A. Van Voast, L.A. Jerabek, R.P. Novitzki

Water resources of the Wild Rice River watershed, northwestern Minnesota

The Wild Rice watershed includes two general physiographic areas- the glacial Lake Agassiz Plain and a glacial moraine. The lake plain is extremely flat in the western part, sloping only a few feet per mile, but in the eastern part the plain is traversed in a north-south direction by long, narrow beach ridges up to 20 feet high. The moraine is an area of hills and depressions. The local relief is
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Thomas C. Winter, L. E. Bidwell, Robert W. Maclay

Compilation of data for Michigan lakes

Michigan's more than 11,000 lakes are a valuable resource. Primarily, they are used for recreation but many have potential for industrial use and for water supply. Lakes have water surfaces ·that expand and decrease in area, and levels that rise and fall. Records of lakes levels show that lake stages change, have seasonal trends, and may fluctuate several feet each year. Often; these changes affec
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J. B. Miller, Ted Thompson

The effect of anesthetization and urinary bladder catheterization on renal function of rainbow trout

1. Rainbow trout were anesthetized with MS-222 (Sandoz) or methylpentynol and catheterized. Urine was collected at selected intervals up to 48 hr. 2. Effects of MS-222 anesthesia on urine flow and composition were isolated from the stress of catheterization by re-anesthetizing the fish 18 to 20 hr post catheterization. 3. Urine output patterns were similar following MS-222 or methylpentynol anest
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J. B. Hunn, W. A. Willford

Summary of ground-water hydrological data in Michigan in 1969

The purpose of this report is to make available the records of ground-water levels in the principal aquifers of the State through 1969 and to compile other related data, such as records of groundwater pumpage, data on municipal, public and industrial water-supply facilities, and the effects of precipitation on ground-water levels. Records of water levels in areas of heavy pumpage, and in areas whe
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P.R. Giroux, G.C. Huffman

Summary of ground-water hydrological data in Michigan in 1968

The purpose of this report is to make available the records of groundwater levels in the principal aquifers of the State through 1968 and to compile other related data, such as records of ground-water pumpage, data on municipal, public and industrial water-supply facilities, and the effects of precipitation on ground-water levels. Records of water levels in areas of heavy pumpage and in areas wher
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P.R. Giroux, G.C. Huffman