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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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Recent refinements in calibrating bed-load samplers

No abstract available.
Authors
D. W. Hubbell, H.H. Stevens, J. V. Skinner, J.P. Beverage

Reservoir analysis of the Denver earthquakes: A case of induced seismicity

Injection of fluid wastes into the fractured Precambrian crystalline bedrock beneath the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver triggered earthquakes in the 1960's. An analysis, based on the assumption that fluid flow in the fractured reservoir can be approximated by flow in a porous medium, is presented. The configuration and hydrologic properties of the reservoir are determined from two lines of evi
Authors
Paul A. Hsieh, John D. Bredehoeft

The effect of snowmelt on the water quality of Filson Creek and Omaday Lake, northeastern Minnesota

Sulfate concentration and pH were determined in surface water, groundwater, and precipitation samples collected in the Filson Creek watershed to evaluate the sources of sulfate in Filson Creek. During and immediately after snowmelt, sulfate concentrations in Filson Creek increased from about 2 to 14 mg/l. Concurrently, H+ ion activity increased from an average of 10−6.6 to 10−5.5. These changes su
Authors
D. I. Siegel

Preliminary map showing availability of water from glacial-drift aquifers in Towner County, north-central North Dakota

This preliminary map is the first product of the ground-water resources study of Towner County, which has an area of 1,049 mi2 (2,717 km2) in north-central North Dakota (see location map).  The study is part of a statewide program to determine the location, extent, chemical quality, and hydrologic characteristics of the ground-water reservoirs (aquifers) in North Dakota.  The study was made by
Authors
P.G. Randich, Ronald L. Kuzniar

Altitude of the water table in the alluvial and other shallow aquifers along the Colorado River near La Grange, Texas, December 1980

The water-table contours on this map were constructed from water-level control derived from an inventory of springs and wells in the area, U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps, and from data presented by Rogers (1967). Because of the available water-level control and the rough terrain throughout the area, the delineation of the water table was limited to 20-foot contour intervals. On the basis
Authors
Paul Rettman

Annual summary of ground-water conditions in Arizona, spring 1979 to spring 1980

Withdrawal of ground water, about 4.0 million acre-feet in Arizona in 1979, is about 200,000 acre-feet less than the amount withdrawn in 1978. The withdrawals in 1978 and 1979 are the smallest since the mid-1950 's except in 1966. Nearly all the decrease was in the amount of ground water used for irrigation in the Basin and Range lowlands province. The large amount of water in storage in the surfa
Authors

Approximate altitude of water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston area, Texas, spring 1981

The purpose of this report, which was prepared in cooperation with the City of Houston, the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District, and the Texas Department of Water Resources, is to show the altitudes of water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area.  The maps are based on water-level measurements in 1981 in about 500 wells.
Authors
R.K. Gabrysch

Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area, 1979

This report contains rainfall and runoff data collected during the 1979 water year for the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area. In 1975, the program was expanded to include the collection of water-quality data. In 1978, the program was expanded to include a groundwater resources study of the south Austin metropolitan area in the Balcones fault zone. The information will be useful in determining the e
Authors
R.M. Slade, M.E. Dorsey, J.D. Gordon, R.N. Mitchell, J.L. Gaylord