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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Methods for collection and analysis of water samples for dissolved minerals and gases
No abstract available.
Authors
Eugene Brown, Marvin W. Skougstad, Marvin J. Fishman
Sediment problems in urban areas
A recognition of and solution to sediment problems in urban areas is necessary if society is to have an acceptable living environment. Soil erosion and sediment deposition in urban areas are as much an environmental blight as badly paved and littered streets, dilapidated buildings, billboard clutter, inept land use, and air, water, and noise pollution. In addition, sediment has many direct and ind
Authors
Harold P. Guy
Hydrologic implications of solid-water disposal
The disposal of more than 1,400 million pounds of solid wastes in the United States each day is a major problem. This disposal in turn often leads to serious health, esthetic, and environmental problems. Among these is the pollution of vital ground-water resources.
Of the six principal methods of solid-waste disposal in general use today, four methods-open dumps, sanitary landfill, incineration, a
Authors
William Joseph Schneider
Water as an urban resource and nuisance
Generally, when people speak of water as a resource, they are considering its good aspects and recognizing that it is essential for life and living. Sometimes or at some places or to some people, the same water may be annoying or unpleasant and thus a nuisance-for example, rain at a picnic, snow at any time except Christmas Eve, ground water in a basement, floodwater inundating personal property,
Authors
H. E. Thomas, William Joseph Schneider
Floods of December 1964 and January 1965 in the far Western States; Part 2 Streamflow and Sediment Data
No abstract available.
Authors
A. O. Waananen, D.D. Harris, R.C. Williams
Accumulation of radionuclides in bed sediments of the Columbia River between Hanford reactors and McNary Dam
Amounts of radionuclides from the Hanford reactors contained in bed sediments of the Columbia River were estimated by two methods: (1) from data on radionuclide concentration for the bed sediments between the reactors and McNary Dam, and (2) from data on radionuclide discharge for river stations at Pasco, Washington, and Umatilla, Oregon. Umatilla is 3.2 kilometers below McNary Dam. Accumulations
Authors
Jack L. Nelson, W.L. Haushild
Annotated bibliography on artificial recharge of ground water, 1955-67
Artificial ground-water recharge has become more important as water use by agriculture, industry, and municipalities increases. Water management agencies are increasingly interested in potential use of recharge for pollution abatement, waste-water disposal, and re-use and reclamation of locally available supplies. Research projects and theoretical analyses of operational recharge systems show incr
Authors
Donald C. Signor, Douglas J. Growitz, William Kam
Summary of floods in the United States during 1964
This report describes the most outstanding floods in the United States during 1984. The four most damaging floods during the year were in December in the Far Western States, in March along the Ohio River, in September in central and northern Florida and southern Georgia, and in June in northwestern Montana.The floods of December in the Far Western States were the most damaging in the history of t
Authors
J.O. Rostvedt
An appraisal of ground water for irrigation in the Wadena area, central Minnesota
The Wadena area is part of a large sandy plain in central Minnesota whose soils have low water-holding capacity. Drought conditions which adversely affect plant growth frequently occur in the summer when moisture is most needed. To reduce the risk of crop failure in the area supplemental irrigation is on the increase.
This study was made to evaluate the ground-water resources of the area and to de
Authors
F.G. Lindholm
Water resources of Racine and Kenosha Counties, southeastern Wisconsin
Urbanization and changes in regional development in Racine and Kenosha Counties are increasing the need for water-resources information useful for planning and management. The area is fortunate in having abundant supplies of generally good quality water available for present and projected future needs. Lake Michigan and ground-water reservoirs have great potential for increased development. Lake M
Authors
R. D. Hutchinson
Hydrologic effects of floodwater-retarding structures on Garza-Little Elm Reservoir, Texas
The Texas District of the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey has collected and analyzed hydrologic data since 1953 to define the effects of systems of floodwater-retarding structures on downstream water and sediment yield. The district project includes 11 study areas ranging from 18 to 80 square miles in size and from 0 to 67 in percent of study area controlled by floodwaterret
Authors
Clarence R. Gilbert, Stanley P. Sauer
Study and interpretation of the chemical characteristics of natural water
The chemical composition of natural water is derived from many different sources of solutes, including gases and aerosols from the atmosphere, weathering and erosion of rocks and soil, solution or precipitation reactions occurring below the land surface, and cultural effects resulting from activities of man. Some of the processes of solution or precipitation of minerals can be closely evaluated by
Authors
John David Hem