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Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center Publications
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Water-quality assessment of part of the Upper Mississippi River basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin: Environmental setting and study design
The Upper Mississippi River Basin is diverse in ways that can control the areal distribution and flow of water and the distribution and concentration of constituents that affect water quality. A review of the environmental setting of the Upper Mississippi River Basin study unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program is intended to put water quality in perspective with the geology, soils,
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J. R. Stark, W. J. Andrews, J. D. Fallon, A. L. Fong, R. M. Goldstein, P. E. Hanson, S. E. Kroening, K. E. Lee
Availability and quality of water from drift aquifers in Marshall, Pennington, Polk, and Red Lake counties, northwestern Minnesota
Sand and gravel aquifers present within glacial deposits are important sources of water in Marshall, Pennington, Polk, and Red Lake Counties in northwestern Minnesota. Saturated thicknesses of the unconfined aquifers range from 0 to 30 feet. Estimated horizontal hydraulic conductivities range from 2.5 to 600 feet per day. Transmissivity of the unconfined aquifers ranges from 33 to greater than 3,9
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R. J. Lindgren
Water-quality and lake-stage data for Wisconsin lakes, water year 1995
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with local and other agencies, collects data at selected lakes throughout Wisconsin. These data, accumulated over many years, provide a data base for developing an improved understanding of the water quality of lakes. To make these data available to interested parties outside the USGS, the data are published annually in this report series. The loca
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W. J. Rose
Nitrogen and phosphorus in streams in part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin
No abstract available.
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S. E. Kroening
Few volatile organic compounds detected in rivers and ground water in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin
VOC’s are carbon-containing chemicals that readily evaporate at normal air temperature and pressure. They are contained in many commercial products such as gasoline, paints, adhesives, solvents, wood preservatives, dry-cleaning agents, pesticides, cosmetics, correction fluid, and refrigerants. Approximately 15 million pounds of VOC’s were released to the atmosphere in the focused study area (fig.
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William J. Andrews
Simulation of ground-water flow in the Saginaw Aquifer, Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties, Michigan
A numerical model was developed to simulate ground-water flow in the Tri-County region, which consists of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties, Michigan. This region includes a nine-township area surrounding Lansing, Michigan. The model simulates the regional response of the Saginaw aquifer to major groundwater withdrawals associated with public-supply wells. The Saginaw aquifer, which is in the Gr
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David J. Holtschlag, Carol L. Luukkonen, J.R. Nicholas
Sediment transport, particle size, and loads in North Fish Creek in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, water years 1990-91
North Fish Creek is underused as a trout and salmon hatchery despite its excellent water quality. The shifting-sand streambed in the lower 9 miles of the stream inhibits successful spawning and is a poor habitat for macroinvertebrates, the primary food for juvenile trout and salmon. To provide data necessary for evaluation of potential sand-loading-control practices, the U.S. Geological Survey det
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W. J. Rose, D. J. Graczyk
Conversion of the Twin Cities metropolitan area numerical ground-water-flow model from the Trescott-Larson computer code to the McDonald-Harbaugh computer code
A numerical model of ground-water flow in the Twin Cities metropolitan area was converted from the TrescottLarson computer code to the McDonald-Harbaugh computer code to facilitate current and future use of the model using up-to-date computer software and hardware. Differences exist between the two computer codes in how headdependent source-sink functions, including leaky rivers, springs and seepa
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R. J. Lindgren
Hydrogeology and ground-water quality of glacial-drift aquifers, Leech Lake Indian Reservation, north-central Minnesota
Among the duties of the water managers of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in north-central Minnesota are the development and protection of the water resources of the Reservation. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Leech Lake Indian Reservation Business Committee, conducted a three and one half-year study (1988-91) of the ground-water resources of the Leech Lake Indian Reservatio
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R. J. Lindgren
Laboratory and quality assurance protocols for the analysis of herbicides in ground water from the Management Systems Evaluation Area, Princeton, Minnesota
Laboratory and quality assurance procedures for the analysis of ground-water samples for herbicides at the Management Systems Evaluation Area near Princeton, Minnesota are described. The target herbicides include atrazine, de-ethylatrazine, de-isopropylatrazine, metribuzin, alachlor, 2,6-diethylaniline, and metolachlor. The analytical techniques used are solid-phase extraction, and analysis by gas
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S.J. Larson, P. D. Capel, A.G. VanderLoop
A high-performance liquid chromatography-based screening method for the analysis of atrazine, alachlor, and ten of their transformation products
No abstract available.
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B.R. Schroyer, P. D. Capel
Volatile organic compounds in surface water and ground water in parts of the Upper Mississippi River Basin, 1998-94
No abstract available.
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J. R. Stark, W. J. Andrews, J. D. Fallon, S. E. Kroening