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Data from the surface-water hydrologic investigations of the Hay Creek Study Area, Montana, and the West Branch Antelope Creek Study Area, North Dakota, October 1976 through April 1982

Data are provided for the Hay Creek study area near Wibaux, Mont., and the West Branch Antelope Creek study area near Beulah, N. Dak. The report contains data on the following: Air temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind run, solar radiation, precipitation, soil temperature, snowpack temperature, snowpack density and water content, streamflow, water quality, soil moisture, land use, a
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Douglas G. Emerson, Steven W. Norbeck, Kelvin L. Boespflug

Guide to North Dakota's ground-water resources

Ground water, the water we pump from the Earth through wells or that which flows naturally from springs, is one of North Dakota's most valuable resources. More than 60 percent of the people living in the State use ground water for one purpose of another. It is the only source of water for thousands of farm families and their livestock. Almost all smaller cities and villages depend solely on groudn
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Q.F. Paulson

Evaluation of the effects of Lake Audubon on ground- and surface-water levels in the Lake Nettie area, eastern McLean County, North Dakota

Water logging and flooding of some roads and agricultural lands have become a problem in the Lake Nettie area of eastern McLean County. Part of the flooding is caused by the raising of Lake Audubon about 13 feet from an elevation of about 1,835 feet to 1,848 feet and its effect on ground-water levels in the upper unit of the Lake Nettie aquifer by way of leakage from the lower unit. The major part
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C. A. Armstrong

Inventory and analyses of information for flood plain management in North Dakota

Governmental units that have been identified as having flood hazard areas but do not have detailed base flood information are required to use the "best available data" to regulate new development or expansion of existing development in flood prone areas. Information for flood plain management has been identified for 95 governmental units in North Dakota and includes the determination of what data
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D. G. Emerson, J. D. Wald

Ground-water data for selected coal areas in western North Dakota

Ground-water data are provided in this report for the Sand Creek-Hanks, New England-Mott, Dickinson, and Bowman-Gascoyne coal areas, western North Dakota. The report contains the following: (1) Maps showing the location of wells, springs, and test holes; the location of wells and test holes where drillers' logs are available; and the location of wells with chemical analyses; and (2) tables showing
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James D. Wald, Steven W. Norbeck

Bibliography of U.S. Geological Survey studies of lakes and reservoirs; the first 100 years

For more than 100 years, the U.S. Geological Survey has pursued its mission of assessing and mapping the earth resources of the United States, including assessment of the Nation's water resources. Although the Survey has never been a water-management or development agency, it has assisted agencies that are responsible for such developments, and commonly provides data and information for such purpo
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Thomas C. Winter

Geohydrology of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, North and South Dakota

Effective improvement of economic and social conditions of Indians living on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation has been hampered by lack of adequate and reliable information about the quantity and quality of water supplies available for development.  Compounding the problem is the recent filling of Oahe Reservoir (now Lake Oahe), which flooded about 55,000 acres of Indian land, and the conseque
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Lewis W. Howells

Preliminary map showing availability of ground water from glacial-drift aquifers in Logan County, south-central North Dakota

This preliminary map is the first product of the ground-water resources study of Logan County, which has an area of 1,015 mi2 (2,629 km2) in south-central North Dakota (see location map).  This study is part of a statewide program to determine the location, extent, chemical quality, and hydrologic characteristics of the ground-water reservoirs (aquifers) in North Dakota.  The study was made by
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Robert L. Klausing

Changes in flood response of the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota-Minnesota

The magnitude and frequency of large floods that have occurred in recent years in the basin of the Red River of the North have caused concern that land-use changes and manmade drainage have increased flooding. This study was undertaken to determine if any changes in flood response of the Red River basin can be documented. A review of the hydrologic setting, previous floods, flood-control measures,
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Jeffrey E. Miller, Dale L. Frink