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Time of travel of the Flint River, Utah Dam to highway M-13, Michigan, August 4-8, 1981
Tracing of rhodamine WT dye has provided time-of-travel data for waste-load allocation studies of a 42.8-mile reach of the Flint River at low flow. A discharge equaled or exceeded about 90 percent of the time was measured at Grand Traverse Street in Flint before dye injection. Dye was injected at two locations in Flint--at Utah Dam and at Grand Traverse Street, From Utah Dam to Grand Traverse Stre
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T. Ray Cummings, John B. Miller
Toxicity of rotenone to selected aquatic invertebrates and frog larvae
Abstract has not been submitted
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J.H. Chandler, L. L. Marking
Effects of an aquatic plant and suspended clay on the activity of fish toxicants
Rotenone, antimycin, permethrin, pydrin, and Salicylanilide I were tested for their toxicities against fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) in the presence of Canadian waterweed (Elodea canadensis) or suspended clay. The plants had little effect on the activity of rotenone and antimycin but substantially reduced the activity of permethrin and pydrin (synthetic pyrethroids). Bentonite severely inh
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P.A. Gilderhus
Simple, versatile microscope stage for the identification of pinned adult insects
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J.H. Chandler
Growth and condition of bluegills in Wisconsin lakes: effects of population density and lake pH
Growth and condition of bluegills epomis macrochirusfrom five acidic lakes (pH 5.1-6.0) and six circumneutral lakes (pH 6.7-7.5) in northern Wisconsin were compared. Although mean condition factors and mean back-calculated total lengths at ages 1 to 4 varied significantly among lakes, the differences were not related to lake pH. Rather, the ranks of mean condition factors and back-calculated le
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J.G. Wiener, W.R. Hanneman
GC-MS analysis of 2H- and 15N- labeled analogues of N-nitroso-2(3',7'-dimethyl-2', 6'=octadienyl) aminoethlanoles in organic tissues
Abstract not submitted to date
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S. L. Abidi, A.L. Idelson
Water resources data for Michigan, water year 1981
Water resources data for the 1981 water year for Michigan consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water temperature of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 178 gaging stations; stage only records for 4 gaging stations; stage and contents for 5 lakes and reservoirs; wat
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Hydrogeologic and water-quality characteristics of the Ironton-Galesville aquifer, southeast Minnesota
Quality of water in the Ironton-Galesville aquifer is generally acceptable for all kinds of uses. Calcium magnesium bicarbonate type water is most common. The dissolved-solids concentration ranges from about 200 to 1,000 milligrams per liter. The lowest values are in the northern part of the aquifer, where the bedrock is at or close to land surface, and the lowest ones are in the southwestern part
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J. F. Ruhl, R. J. Wolf, D. G. Adolphson
Preliminary evaluation of the ground-water-flow system in the Twin Cities Metropolitan area, Minnesota
A preliminary quasi-three-dimensional finite-difference ground-water-flow model of the seven-county Twin Cities Metropolitan area was constructed and used to evaluate parameter sensitivity and adequacy of available data. Fourteen geologic units that underlie the study area were grouped into nine hydr,bgeologic units and were incorporated into a five-layer model. The layers in the simulation model
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John H. Guswa, Donald I. Siegel, Daniel C. Gillies
Water-quality assessment of Steiner Branch basin, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Steiner Branch basin in southwestern Wisconsin has rugged mature topography. Corn is planted in 30 percent of the basin on slopes ranging from 0 to 20 percent. Although contour stripcropping is a recommended practice for these easily eroded soil slopes, few conservation practices are followed to reduce soil losses. Because the stream drains into a manmade lake used for recreation, its water qualit
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Stephen J. Field, R.A. Lidwin
Aquatic biology in Nederlo Creek, southwestern Wisconsin
This report presents the results of biologic investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources during a study of hydrology and water quality in a small drainage basin in the "Driftless Area" of southwest Wisconsin. The investigation included aquatic macrophytes, periphytic and planktonic algae, benthic invertebrates, and trout population dynamics during
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Phil A. Kammerer, R.A. Lidwin, J.W. Mason, R.P. Narf
Effects of a floodwater-retarding structure on the hydrology and ecology of Trout Creek in southwestern Wisconsin
The primary effects of a floodwater-retarding structure (FRS) on the streamflow of Trout Creek, Wisconsin, are attenuation of flood peaks and extension of the time base of flood hydrographs. Reduction of flood peaks ranged from 58 to 91 percent during the study period from 1975 to 1979.
There is an inverse relation between sediment concentration and outflow from the FRS during floods. As water wen
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Steve Baima, David J. Graczyk, Stephen J. Field, Dennis A. Wentz, William L. Hilsenhoff, Eddie L. Avery, O. M. Brynildson