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Techniques for estimating magnitude and frequency of floods for Wisconsin streams
This report provides improved methods for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods for Wisconsin streams. Proper design of hydraulic structures and adequate flood-plain management depend on this information. Multiple-regression techniques were used to develop equations for estimating flood frequencies at ungaged sites.
The State is divided into five areas and has equations developed for ea
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Duane H. Conger
Hydrologic data for the Pelican River sand-plain aquifer, western Minnesota
Hydrogeologic data for the Pelican River sands aquifer have been compiled in this report for use by the public and by State and local officials in making water development and management decisions. This report will supplement an interpretive report on the hydrogeology of the Pelican River sands aquifer that is scheduled for publication in 1981. The data which were collected in 1965, 1972, and 1978
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R. T. Miller
Status of projects in Minnesota, fiscal year 1980
No abstract available.
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M.M. Diedrich, J. A. Jannis
Geology and hydrology for environmental planning in Washtenaw County, Michigan
Washteaw County is underlain by glacial deposits that range in thickness from about 50 feet to about 450 feet. Underlying the glacial deposits are sedimentary rocks of Mississippian and Devonian age. The youngest of these rocks are the sandstones of the Marshall Formation in the western part of the county; the oldest are the limestones of the Detroit River Group in the southeast corner.Sand and g
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William B. Fleck
Water resources data for Michigan, water year 1979
Water resources data for the 1979 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 175 gaging stations; stage only records for 1 gaging station; stage and contents for 5 lakes and reservoirs; wate
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Ground-water data for Michigan 1979
The purpose of this report is to make available the 1979 records of water levels and related data for the principal aquifers of the State. This report is written for municipalities, industries, institutions, consultants, drillers, hydrologists, and other people interested in the ground-water resources.
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G.C. Huffman
Flood of April-May 1979 in Red River of the North basin, North Dakota and Minnesota
No abstract available.
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Donald W. Ericson, Oren O. Holmen, Vito J. Latkovich
Streamflow model of Wisconsin River for estimating flood frequency and volume
A set of daily streamflow-routing models are used to simulate streamflow at 10 sites along the Wisconsin River for water years 1915-76, to determine the effects the reservoir system has on flood discharges. Streamflow is simulated under the following two conditions: (1) No reservoirs are in the system and (2) all of the present reservoirs are in place and operated with current rules.
At Wisconsin
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William R. Krug, Leo B. House
Flood-plain areas of the Mississippi River, mile 866.8 to mile 888.0, Minnesota
Profiles of the regional flood, 500-year flood, and flood-protection elevation have been developed for a 21-mile reach of the Mississippi River. Areas flooded by the regional flood and by the 500-year flood were delineated by photogrammetric mapping techniques and are shown on seven large-scale map sheets. Over 1,300 acres of flood plain are included in the cities of Anoka, Champlin, Coon Rapids,
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George H. Carlson, Lowell C. Gue
Water quality of Rogers Lake, Dakota County, Minnesota
Construction of an interstate highway is planned near Rogers Lake in Dakota County, Minn. Samples of water and bed material were collected at six sites during March 1976 to April 1978 to determine selected physical, chemical, and biological characteristics before construction. Samples were collected at least twice during each season of the year. Data derived from these samples will provide baselin
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M.R. Have
Water quality of four lakes in Lakeville, Minnesota
Water-quality characteristics were determined for four selected lakes to provide background data for evaluating changes that may occur in the lakes because of urbanization. Precipitation of calcium carbonate is suggested by high pH values and a decrease in the calcium concentration when magnesium, sodium, and chloride concentrations increase. Pollution is indicated by chloride concentrations that
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L. H. Tornes, M.R. Have
Preimpoundment water quality of the Wild Rice River, Norman County, Minnesota
Water samples have been collected at two sites on the Wild Rice River since September 1974 to establish baseline water-quality characteristics before construction of a reservoir for recreation and flood control near Twin Valley, Minn. A decline in water quality between the sites is shown by mean total phosphorus concentrations, which increase from 0.06 to 0.10 milligram per liter downstream, and m
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L. H. Tornes