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This list of Water Resources Mission Area publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. A searchable database of all USGS publications can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.

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Artificial Recharge at Valley City, North Dakota, 1932 to 1965

Valley City, North Dakota, has an average daily water use of 750,000 gallons, which is obtained from wells tapping pattly confined gravel deposits in the Sheyenne River valley. These deposits at Valley City have a maximum thickness of more than 50 feet and an areal extent of approximately 1 square mile. The aquifer has been artificially recharged successfully since 1932 by diversion of water from
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T. E. Kelly

Geochemistry and ground-water movement in northwestern Minnesota

The relation between water quality and water movement within the ground-water reservoir may be better understood if studies of flow systems are used in conjunction with hydrochemical methods. Within small watersheds, local, intermediate, and regional flow systems may develop, depending upon the shape, the relief, and the thickness of the ground-water reservoir. Lateral and vertical variations of w
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R. W. Maclay, T. C. Winter

Developing a state water plan: Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1967

This report is the fourth in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series are prepared cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources and are designed to provide data to enable interested parties such as legislators, administrators, and planners to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions.This report,
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C.H. Baker, Don Price, R.G. Butler, R. W. Mower, L. R. Herbert, R.M. Cordova, E.L. Bolke, L.J. Bjorklund, G.B. Jr. Robinson, G. W. Sandberg

The effect of pumping large-discharge wells on the ground-water reservoir in southern Utah Valley, Utah County, Utah

An extensive aquifer test in southern Utah Valley, Utah County, Utah, was made during January-March 1967 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah State Engineer. The purpose of the test was to obtain data about the hydraulic characteristics of the aquifer in the valley and to determine whether pumping large-diameter wells decreased artesian pressures and resulting flow from the n
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R.M. Cordova, R. W. Mower

Reconnaissance of the chemical quality of water in western Utah, Part I: Sink Valley area, drainage basins of Skull, Rush, and Government Creek Valleys, and the Dugway Valley-Old River Bed area

This report presents data collected during the first part of an investigation that was started in 1963 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Geological and Mineralogical Survey. The investigation has the purpose of providing information about the chemical quality of water in western Utah that will help interested parties to evaluate the suitability of the water for various use
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K.M. Waddell

Ground-water resources of northern Juab Valley, Utah

This report gives the results of an investigation of the ground-water resources of northern Juab Valley, Utah, that was carried out between June 1964 and July 1966, by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah State Engineer. The study was made in order to provide water users, administrators, and other interested parties with information on the character and extent of the water-bear
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L.J. Bjorklund

Ground-water conditions in Cedar Valley, Utah County, Utah

This study of the ground-water conditions in Cedar Valley, Utah, was made by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah State Engineer during the period July 1965-July 1966. The purposes of the study were to estimate the recharge to and the yield of the ground-water reservoir and to determine the direction of ground-water movement through Cedar Valley.
Authors
R.D. Feltis

Water resources of New Mexico: occurrence, development, and use

No abstract available.
Authors
State Engineer Office New Mexico, State Planning Office New Mexico, Interstate Stream Commission New Mexico, Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Evaluation of potential sources of water in Crater Lake Natonal Park, Oregon

Crater Lake National Park, in volcanic terrain at the crest of the southern Cascade Range, is well watered by a 67-inch average annual precipitation, measured at park headquarters. Existing park facilities utilize springs that provide quantities of water adequate for present-day as well as foreseeable future needs. Ground water occurs under both perched and water-table conditions in the park. Perc
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E. R. Hampton

Availability of ground water in Decatur County, Iowa

Decatur County and several other counties in south-central Iowa comprise an area that has been chronically short of good-quality water.  Municipalities, industries and rural water users alike have been affected by the water shortage.  Municipalities have experienced serious problems in obtaining potable supplies adequate to keep pace with their growth and development: industrial expansion has been
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J.W. Cagle, W. L. Steinhilber

Hydrologic and climatologic data, 1966, Salt Lake County, Utah

An investigation of the water resources of Salt Lake County, Utah, was undertaken by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey in July 1963. This investigation is a cooperative project financed equally by the State of Utah and the Federal Government in accordance with an agreement between the State Engineer and the Geological Survey. The Utah Water and Power Board, Utah Fish and G
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A. G. Hely, Reed W. Mower, C. A. Horr