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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An investigation of basin effects on flood discharges in North Dakota
An investigation of the relationship of peak discharge to causative storm variables and drainage-basin characteristics was made to provide guidelines for future analyses of frequency and magnitudes of floods from small drainage areas. The procedure used was (l) to estimate peak discharges on the ll study basins from multiple-regression models developed from the storm variables and (2) to relate th
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Orlo A. Crosby
Water supply at Painted Canyon Overlook, Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park (South Unit), southwestern North Dakota
A 1,930-foot (588-metre) water-supply well was constructed at the Painted Canyon Overlook, Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park (South Unit), southwestern North Dakota. Aquifers underlying the site are in rocks of Late Cretaceous and Tertiary age. These rocks have an aggreqate thickness of about 2,000 feet (610 metres). The well screen is set in the Fox Hills Sandstone of Late Cretaceous age.
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M.G. Croft
Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resources; Texas Gulf region
Ground water in the Texas-Gulf Region is a large and important resource that can provide a more significant percentage of the total water supply of the region. Total water requirements within the region are projected to rise sharply from 14 million acre-feet (17 cubic kilometres) in 1970 to nearly 26 million acre-feet (32.cubic kilometres) in 2020. About half of the water used in 1970 was ground w
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E. T. Baker, James Ray Wall
Stable isotope and chemical relations during mineralization in the Bodie mining district, Mono County, California
Stable isotope and chemical relations have been determined in a typical epithermal Au-Ag deposit located in the Bodie mining district of California. Analyses were made of altered host rocks, vein minerals, alteration clays, fluid inclusions, modern spring waters, and unaltered rocks of the area.The results indicate that a hydrothermal convection system was set up by the interaction of a cooling sh
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J. R. O'Neil, M.L. Silberman, B.P. Fabbi, C. W. Chesterman
Hydrologic changes after clear-cut logging in a small Oregon coastal watershed
Preliminary graphical analysis indicates that clear-cut logging of a small Oregon watershed has significantly altered certain hydrologic characteristics. After logging, moderate increases were noted in annual runoff, but no significant changes were detected in either peak or minimum flow rates. Both the annual sediment yields and the maximum monthly water temperatures increased greatly after loggi
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D.D. Harris
Thermal and mineral waters of nonmeteoric origin, California Coast Ranges
Recent isotope studies show that the waters involved in a variety of geologic processes are dominantly the local meteoric water of each area. In most active geothermal systems, the D/H ratio of the hot water is nearly identical with the local cold meteoric water, but the O18/O16 ratio has been shifted to a more positive value because of subsurface exchange with rocks.The numerous thermal springs o
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Donald E. White, Ivan Barnes, James R. O'Neil
Geology of the Mississippian aquifer in Iowa
No abstract available.
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P. J. Horick, W. L. Steinhilber
Automatic tracking attachment for the visual-accumulation-tube size analyzer
No abstract available.
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J.P. Beverage, J. V. Skinner
Transit losses and travel times for reservoir releases, upper Arkansas River Basin, Colorado
Factors influencing reservoir releases were analyzed for the upper reach of the Arkansas River in Colorado.The time of travel of releases from Twin Lakes Reservoir to Colorado Canal, a distance of 175 miles, ranges from 29 to 69 hours depending on the antecedent flow of the Arkansas River. Travel time of releases from Turquoise Lake is 42 hours more and travel time of releases from Clear Creek Res
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Russell K. Livingston
Developing a state water plan: Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1973
This report is the tenth in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series are prepared cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources and are designed to provide data to enable interested parties such as legislators, administrators, and planners to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions.This report,
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E.L. Bolke, L.J. Bjorklund, L. J. McGreevy, R. W. Mower, L. R. Herbert, L. L. Miller, R.G. Butler, G. W. Sandberg, D. B. Adams