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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A procedure for evaluating environmental impact
In a recent article in "Science" discussing the Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Gillette (1971) states "The law's instructions for preparing an impact report apparently are not specific enough to insure that an agency will fully, or even usefully, examine the environmental effects of the projects it plans." This report contains a procedure that may assist in developing uniform environmental impa
Authors
Luna Bergere Leopold, Frank Eldridge Clarke, Bruce B. Hanshaw, James R. Balsley
Real-estate lakes
Since the dawn of civilization waterfront land has been an irresistible attraction to man. Throughout history he has sought out locations fronting on oceans, rivers, and lakes. Originally sought for proximity .to water supply and transportation, such locations are now sought more for their esthetic qualities and for recreation. Usable natural waterfront property is limited, however, and the more d
Authors
David A. Rickert, Andrew Maute Spieker
Floods of December 1964 and January 1965 in the Far Western States; Part 1 Description
The floods of December 1964 and January 1965 in the Far Western States were extreme; in many areas, the greatest in the history of recorded streamflow and substantially greater than those of December 1955. An unusually large area--Oregon, most of Idaho, northern California, southern Washington, and small areas in western and northern Nevada--was involved. It exceeded the area flooded in 1955. Outs
Authors
A. O. Waananen, D.D. Harris, R.C. Williams
Summary of data on temperature of streams in North Carolina, 1943-67
This report summarizes stream-temperature data collected by the U.S.
Geological Survey in cooperation with the State of North Carolina during the
period 1943-67. Listed in two tables are summary values determined from
records from 176 locations throughout the State. Of the 850 station years
of record, 31 percent is monthly records, 50 percent is daily, and 19 percent is
continuous. Table
Authors
Thomas H. Woodard
Summary of data on chemical quality of streams of North Carolina, 1943-67
This report summarizes water-quality data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the State of North Carolina during the period 1943-67. Maximum, minimum, and average values are shown for complete analyses of mineral constituents dissolved in water from 177 locations at which samples were collected daily or monthly for at least 1 consecutive year.
Maximum and minimum values
Authors
Hugh B. Wilder, Larry J. Slack
Ground water for irrigation in the Brooten-Belgrade area, west-central Minnesota
Water for irrigation is needed to improve crop yields from sandy soils in the Brooten-Belgrade area. Ground-water supplies of sufficient quantity and suitable quality for irrigation are available in much of the area.
Quaternary glacial drift, as much as 300 feet thick, is underlain by Precambrian crystalline rocks and possibly by Cretaceous sedimentary rocks. Sand and gravel aquifers are buried at
Authors
Wayne A. Van Voast
Ground water for irrigation near Lake Emily, Pope County, west-central Minnesota
In the Lake Emily area, thickness of the glacial drift ranges from about 200 feet to more than 400 feet. Within the drift are sand and gravel aquifers, some of which can yield adequate water supplies for irrigation. Outwash, as much as 60 feet thick, lies at the surface. The outwash has saturated thicknesses of more than 40 feet and transmissivities of more than 50,000 gallons per day per foot loc
Authors
Wayne A. Van Voast
Summary of floods in the United States during 1966
This report describes the outstanding floods in the United States during 1966. The four most destructive floods occurred during March-April in the Red River of the North basin in northwestern Minnesota, during April-May in northeastern Texas, in August, in east-central Nebraska, and in December, in the Southwestern United States.
For the second consecutive year, there was severe flooding in th
Authors
J.O. Rostvedt
Ground-water hydrology of the San Pitch River drainage basin, Sanpete County, Utah
The San Pitch River drainage basin in central Utah comprises an area of about 850 square miles; however, the investigation was concerned primarily with the Sanpete and Arapien Valleys, which comprise about 250 square miles and contain the principal ground-water reservoirs in the basin. Sanpete Valley is about 40 miles long and has a maximum width of 13 miles, and Arapien Valley is about 8 miles lo
Authors
Gerald B. Robinson
Subsurface waste disposal by means of wells - A selective annotated bibliography
Subsurface waste disposal by means of wells is the practice of using drilled wells to inject unwanted substances into underground rock formations. The use of wells for this purpose is not a new idea. As long ago as the end of the last century, it was common practice to drill wells for the express purpose of draining swamps and small lakes to reclaim the land for agricultural purposes. A few decade
Authors
Donald Robert Rima, Edith B. Chase, Beverly M. Myers
Hydrology and sedimentation of Corey Creek and Elk Run basins, north-central Pennsylvania
Analysis of data collected from two small agricultural basins in northcehtral Pennsylvania during the period May 1954 to September 1967 indicates that conservation measures reduced the quantity of suspended sediment leaving the Corey Creek basin as a result of frequent storms during the growing season. Extensive soil conservation treatments were applied in the 12.2-squaremile Corey Creek basin, bu
Authors
Lloyd A. Reed
Chemical composition of atmospheric precipitation in the northeastern United States
No abstract available.
Authors
F.J. Pearson, Donald W. Fisher