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Stream water-quality characteristics and trends, James River basin, North Dakota, 1949-95
Water-quality data collected at 16 water-quality-sampling sites in the James River Basin during 1949-95 were statistically summarized. Analysis of variance of data ranks was used to make comparisons among sites for selected constituents that had 20 or more analyses per site. Statistically significant differences among sites were indicated for specific conductance, dissolved solids, major ions, and
Authors
Mark E. Brigham, G. A. Payne
Comparison of trace element concentrations in tissue of common carp and implications for monitoring
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) collected from four sites in the Red River of the North in 1994 were analyzed for arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), selenium (So), and zinc (Zn). Concentrations differed among liver, muscle, and whole body. Generally, trace element concentrations were the greatest in livers while concentrations in whole bodies were greater
Authors
R. M. Goldstein, L.R. DeWeese
Water resources data, North Dakota, water year 1998; Volume 2, ground water
No abstract available.
Authors
R.E. Harkness, J. D. Wald
Altitude of the top of the Deadwood Formation in the Black Hills area, South Dakota
This map is a product of the Black Hills Hydrology Study, which was initiated in 1990 to assess the quantity, quality, and distribution of surface water and ground water in the Black Hills area of South Dakota (Driscoll, 1992). This long-term study is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the West Dakot
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Janet M. Carter, Jack A. Redden
Quantification of precipitation measurement discontinuity induced by wind shields on national gauges
Various combinations of wind shields and national precipitation gauges commonly used in countries of the northern hemisphere have been studied in this paper, using the combined intercomparison data collected at 14 sites during the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Solid Precipitation Measurement Intercomparison Project. The results show that wind shields improve gauge catch of precipitatio
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Daqing Yang, Barry E. Goodison, John R. Metcalfe, Paul Louie, George H. Leavesley, Douglas G. Emerson, Clayton L. Hanson, Valentin S. Golubev, Esko Elomaa, Thilo Gunther, Timothy Pangburn, Ersi Kang, Janja Milkovic
The occurrence of wetlands within the context of hydrologic landscapes
No abstract available.
Authors
Thomas C. Winter
Water resources data, North Dakota, water year 1998. Volume 1: Surface water
Water-resources data for the 1998 water year for North Dakota consists of records of discharge, stage, and water quality for streams; contents, stage, and water quality for lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality for ground-water wells. Volume 1 contains records of water discharge for 97 streamflow-gaging stations; stage only for 22 river-stage stations; contents and/or stage for
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R.E. Harkness, W.R. Berkas, S.W. Norbeck, S.M. Robinson
Streamflow statistics of selected streams in the lower Red River of the North basin, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba
Statistical summaries of streamflow data through water year 1994 for selected active and discontinued U.S. Geological Survey gaging stations for the Red River of the North Basin downstream of Halstad, Minnesota, to and including Emerson, Manitoba, are presented in this report. The summaries for each streamflow-gaging station include (1) station description, (2) graph of the annual mean discharge f
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Tara Williams-Sether, Gregg J. Wiche
Source, occurrence, and extent of arsenic in the Grass Mountain area of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
Janet M. Carter, S. K. Sando, T. S. Hayes, R. H. Hammond
Trace elements and organic chemicals in stream-bottom sediments and fish tissues, Red River of the North basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1992-95
Stream-bottom sediment and fish-tissue samples from the Red River of the North Basin, were analyzed for a large suite of chemical elements and organic chemicals. Cadmium, lead, and mercury were widespread in sediments, at concentrations not indicative of acute contamination. Mercury, the element of greatest health concern in the region, was detected at low concentrations in 38 of 43 sediment sampl
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M. E. Brigham, R. M. Goldstein, L. H. Tornes
Ground water and surface water: A single resource
The importance of considering ground water and surface water as a single resource has become increasingly evident. Issues related to water supply, water quality, and degradation of aquatic environments are reported on frequently. The interaction of ground water and surface water has been shown to be a significant concern in many of these issues. Contaminated aquifers that discharge to streams can
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Thomas C. Winter, Judson W. Harvey, O. Lehn Franke, William M. Alley
Water resources of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, west-central North Dakota
Water resources of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in west-central North Dakota occur as ground water in bedrock and buried-valley aquifers and as surface water in streams and Lake Sakakawea. The bedrock aquifers-the Fox Hills-Hell Creek, Tongue River, and Sentinel Butte store about 93 million acre-feet of water under the Reservation. The Fox Hills-Hell Creek aquifer is composed mainly of ver
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Steven W. Cates, Kathleen M. Macek-Rowland