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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Surficial geology and geomorphology of Potter County, Pennsylvania
Potter County is located in the Appalachian Plateaus of north-central Pennsylvania and contains the headwaters of the Genesee River, the Allegheny River, and the Susquehanna River. Drift of Wisconsin age covers the northeastern part of the county. This study includes a detailed survev of the surficial deposits of the Genesee quadrangle in north-central Potter County and a reconnaissance of the rem
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C. S. Denny
Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955
Within the boundaries of the United States abnormal amounts of uranium have been found in rocks of nearly all geologic ages and lithologic types. Distribution of ore is more restricted. On the Colorado Plateau, the Morrison formation of Jurassic age yields 61.4 percent of the ore produced in the United States, and the Chinle conglomerate and Shinarump formation of Triassic age contribute 26.0 and
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Lincoln R. Page, Hobart E. Stocking, Harriet B. Smith
Ground-water geology of parts of Laramie and Albany Counties, Wyoming, and Weld County, Colorado; with a section on chemical quality of the ground water
No abstract available.
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H. M. Babcock, L. J. Bjordlund, Lester Ray Kister
Progress report on the ground-water hydrology of the Equus-beds area, Kansas
No abstract available.
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G.J. Stramel
Long-term trends of ground-water levels in the United States
Ground-water levels at the end of 1954 were at or near record-low stages throughout most of the southern two-thirds of the United States. These low stages, like those of the early 1930's, have led to frequent expression of the opinion that the water table throughout the country is continuously falling and that we are gradually exhausting our ground-water supplies. A good record of changes in groun
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V.C. Fishel
Geology and ground-water resources of Sheridan County, Kansas
No abstract available.
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C.K. Bayne
Geology and ground-water resources of Rawlins County, Kansas
No abstract available.
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K.L. Walters
Floods of August 1955 in the Northeastern States
The floods of August 1955 were an unprecedented disaster in a arge area of the northeastern United States. They rank among the most destructive in the country's his ory. Augmented by the antecedent hurricane sto m of August 11-15, the rainfall of August 17-20 accompanying hurricane Diane reached maximum val es of 17 to 19 inches in south-central Massachusett • Record-breaking floods resulted withi
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Water resources of the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington area
No abstract available.
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W. C. Griffin, Herbert Swenson, Frank A. Watkins
Saline-water resources of Texas
Large quantities of saline water are available in the world, both on the surface and underground; however, these waters have not been studied extensively as sources of potable water.
Saline water is defined herein as water containing more than 1,000 parts per million of dissolved solids, or, with certain mineralized irrigation waters whose exact dissolved solids content is not known, water contain
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Allen George Winslow, Lester Ray Kister
Reservoirs in the United States
Reservoir storage facilities in the United States play an important part in the national economy. Storage facilities have enabled the country to utilize to a much fuller extent one of the most valuable natural resources: water. During recent years the construction of reservoirs has continued at a high rate. This report shows the status of these facilities on January 1, 1954, and describes briefly
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N.O. Thomas, G. Earl Harbeck