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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Methods for collection and analysis of water samples
This manual contains methods used by the U.S. Geological Survey to collect, preserve, and analyze water samples. Throughout, the emphasis is on obtaining analytical results that accurately describe the chemical composition of the water in situ. Among the topics discussed are selection of sampling sites, frequency of sampling, field equipment, preservatives and fixatives, analytical techniques of w
Authors
Frank Hays Rainwater, Leland Lincoln Thatcher
Geology and ground-water resources of the Rawlins area, Carbon County, Wyoming
The Rawlins area in west-central Carbon County, south-central Wyoming includes approximately 634 square miles of plains and valleys grading into relatively rugged uplifts. The climate is characterized by low precipitation, rapid evaporation, and a wide range of temperature. Railroading and ranching are the principal occupations in the area.
The exposed rocks in the area range in age from Preca
Authors
Delmar W. Berry
Floods of August-October 1955, New England to North Carolina
No abstract available.
Authors
Dean Butler Bogart
Availability of ground water in Boone, Campbell, Grant, Kenton, and Pendleton Counties, Kentucky (county group 15)
No abstract available.
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Wilbur Nathaniel Palmquist, Francis Ramey Hall
National water resources and problems
Water problems exist in all parts of the United States. Furthermore, the problems are becoming more acute and widespread as population and industry grow. The need is pressing for wider appreciation of the nature of water problems. This requires a background of basic facts about the occurrence of water, its quantity and quality, and the manner in which it is used. This report records some of these
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Roy E. Oltman, Kenneth A. MacKichan, Glennon N. Mesnier, Frank H. Rainwater, Horace G. Thomasson
Ground-water investigations in Utah in 1960 and ground-water reports published by the U.S. Geological Survey or the Utah State Engineer prior to 1960
Listed below and shown on the map are projects in the ground-water program being conducted cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah State Engineer. Project UT-5 is conducted from a field office in Cedar City, project UT-17 from a field office in Richfield, project UT-26 from a field office in Fillmore, and all other projects are operated from the Geological Survey offices in Salt L
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Harry D. Goode
Ground-water areas and well logs, central Sevier Valley, Utah
Between September 1959 and June 1960 the United States Geological Survey and the Utah State Engineer, with financial assistance from Garfield, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, and Sevier Counties and from local water-users’ associations, cooperated in an investigation to determine the structural framework of the central Sevier Valley and to evaluate the valley’s ground-water potential. An important aspect
Authors
Richard A. Young
Ground-water levels in observation wells in Furness, L.W., 1960, Kansas streamflow characteristics, part 2, Low-flow frequency
No abstract available.
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V.C. Fishel, M.E. Broeker
Geology and ground-water resources of Gove County, Kansas
No abstract available.
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W.G. Hodson, K.D. Wahl
Kansas stream-flow characteristics, part 3, Flood frequency
No abstract available.
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D.W. Ellis, G.W. Edelen
Geology and ground-water resources of Douglas County, Kansas
No abstract available.
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H.G. O'Connor
Geology and ground-water resources of Harper County, Kansas
No abstract available.
Authors
C.K. Bayne