Publications
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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Floods of January-February 1963 in California and Nevada
Widespread flooding occurred in central California and northwestern Nevada during January 31 - February 1, 1963, as a result of intense precipitation of about 72 hours duration. The flood-producing storm was of the warm type, with precipitation falling as rain at altitudes as high as 8,000 feet. The heavy precipitation, totaling as much as 20 inches or more in the Sierra Nevada, fell on frozen gro
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S. E. Rantz, E. E. Harris
Use of hydrologic models in the analysis of flood runoff
The analog technique is applied to the analysis of flood runoff. A quasi-linear analog model has been developed for simulating the runoff-producing characteristics of a drainage system. Where storage is linear a unique relationship correlating the inflow and outflow peaks is derived. The technique for synthesizing flood-frequency distribution is also discussed. It is found that a linear-basin syst
Authors
John Shen
Ground-water studies in Saratoga County, New York
No abstract available.
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R.C. Heath, F. K. Mack, J.A. Tannenbaum
Quality of waters in California
The quality-of-water investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey are concerned with the chemical and physical characteristics of surface and ground water supplies of the nation in conjunction with water usage and its availability. The basic records for the 1963 water year for quality of surface waters within the State of California are given in this report. For convenience and interest there are
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Quality of water from test wells in the Castolon area, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas
No abstract available.
Authors
Jack Rawson
Reconnaissance geology and hydrology on the Nett Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota
The Nett Lake Indian Reservation is in northern Minnesota, about 210 miles north of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The village of Nett Lake (population about 300) is the only community on the reservation. This report is the result of an investigation made to provide a central water source for the village, at the request of the Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfa
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R.F. Norvitch
Water resources in the vicinity of municipalities on the West-Central Mesabi Iron Range, northeastern Minnesota
No abstract available.
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R. D. Cotter, H. L. Young, L. R. Petri, C. H. Prior
Water resources in the vicinity of municipalities on the Central Mesabi Iron Range, northeastern Minnesota
No abstract available.
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R. D. Cotter, H. L. Young, L. R. Petri, C. H. Prior
Chemical character of streams in the Delaware River basin
The water chemistry of streams in the Delaware River basin falls into eight general groups, when mapped according to the prevalent dissolved-solids content and the predominant ions normally found in the water. The approximate regions representing each of these iso-chemical quality groups are shown on the accompanying base map of the drainage basin.
Authors
Peter W. Anderson, Leo T. McCarthy