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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Water temperature-influential factors, field measurement, and data presentation
This manual contains suggested procedures for collecting and reporting of water-temperature data on streams, lakes and reservoirs, estuaries, and ground water. Among the topics discussed are the selection of equipment and measuring sites, objectives and accuracy of measurements, and data processing and presentation. Background information on the influence of temperature on water quality and the
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Herbert H. Stevens, John F. Ficke, George F. Smoot
Formulation and use of practical models for river-quality assessment
For nearly half a century the Willamette River in Oregon experienced severe dissolved-oxygen problems related to large loads of organically rich waste waters from industries and municipalities. Since the mid-1950 's dissolved oxygen quality has gradually improved owing to low-flow augmentation, the achievement of basinwide secondary treatment, and the use of other waste-management practices. As a
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Walter G. Hines, D. A. Rickert, S. W. McKenzie, J. P. Bennett
Landsliding in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Man should proceed with caution if modifications such as loading, excavation, or changes of the water regime are contemplated for slopes in Allegheny County, especially those slopes described on the map as highly sensitive to disturbance by man. Features indicative of unstable slope conditions include: cracks in buildings, yard walls, and pools; doors and windows that jam; fences and other linear
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Reginald Peter Briggs, John S. Pomeroy, William E. Davies
The National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) - Some questions and answers
One of the major new efforts of the U.S. Geological Survey is the National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN). This circular is intended to answer some of the frequently asked questions concerning concepts used in establishing NASQAN, its purposes, design, value, and future plans.
Authors
John F. Ficke, Richard O. Hawkinson
A practical framework for river-quality assessment
For nearly half a century the Willamette River in Oregon experienced severe dissolved-oxygen problems related to large loads of organically rich waste waters from industries and municipalities. Since the mid-1950 's dissolved oxygen quality has gradually improved owing to low-flow augmentation, the achievement of basinwide secondary treatment, and the use of other waste-management practices. As a
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David A. Rickert, Walter G. Hines
Technique and rationale of volcanic-hazards appraisals in the Cascade Range, northwestern United States
No abstract available.
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D. R. Crandell, D. R. Mullineaux
Flow characteristics of the Lower Wisconsin River
The flow of water throughout the year and the stream gradient are necessary considerations in evaluating the recreational potential of the lower Wisconsin River. This flow is regulated in part by the dam at Prairie du Sac and influenced considerably by the 47 storage reservoirs and power dams above Lake Wisconsin. The river's gradient and flow characteristics can be illustrated by a river profile
Authors
J. H. Green
A water-quality assessment of the Anderson River watershed, Crawford, Dubois, Perry, and Spencer counties, Indiana
No abstract available.
Authors
M. A. Ayers, William J. Shampine
A water-quality assessment of the Twin-Rush Creek Watershed, Washington County, Indiana
No abstract available.
Authors
Leslie D. Arihood
A water-quality assessment of the Delaney Creek Watershed, Washington County, Indiana, 1974
No abstract available.
Authors
Leslie D. Arihood
Test drilling at Soldier Creek, Rosebud Indian Reservation, Todd County, South Dakota
Thirty-six test holes were augered by the U.S. Geological Survey in the vicinity of Sol,,r Creek, Rosebud Indian Reservation, Todd County, South Dakota. Wells prcducing more than S gallons per minute (0.32 litre per second) from the Tertiary deposits are rare. However, as much as 20 feet (6.1 metres) of permeable alluvial deposits were penetrated in several test holes. One test ell was pumped for
Authors
D. G. Adolphson
Sediment characteristics of streams in the eastern Piedmont and western Coastal Plain regions of North Carolina
The sediment-transport characteristics of streams were determined in a 6,000-square-mile (15,500-square-kilometre) area of the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions of eastern North Carolina during 1969-73. The study covered all or parts of 21 counties and included data for 28 sediment-sampling stations located in parts of 4 major river basins, the Roanoke, Pamlico, Neuse, and Cape Fear. Annual suspe
Authors
Clyde E. Simmons