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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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Geology and ground-water resources of the upper Lodgepole Creek drainage basin, Wyoming, with a section on chemical quality of the water

The principal sources of ground-water supply in the upper Lodgepole Creek drainage basin-the part of the basin west of the Wyoming-Nebraska State line-are the Brule formation of Oligocene age, the Arikaree formation of Miocene age, the Ogallala formation of Pliocene age, and the unconsolidated deposits of Quaternary age. The Brule formation is a moderately hard siltstone that generally is not
Authors
Louis Jay Bjorklund, R. A. Krieger, E. R. Jochens

Geology and ground-water resources of Medina County, Texas

The Edwards limestone of Cretaceous age is the principal water-bearing formation in Medina County and makes up the major part of a ground-water reservoir, or aquifier, which in places includes thinner limestone formations both above and below the Edwards. The Glen Rose limestone, also of Cretaceous age, yields moderate amounts of water to wells and springs in the northern part of the county. Other
Authors
Charles Lee Roy Holt

Summary of floods in the United States during 1952

Extensive flooding occurred in the basins of the Missouri and upper Mississippi Rivers and the Red River of the North. Other large floods were confined mainly to the States of Texas, Utah, Nevada, and California. The most intense of the large floods was the September flood in south-central Texas, which resulted from rains ranging from 5 to 26 inches in 48 hours on an area of about 1,000 square mil
Authors
J. V. B. Wells

Geology and ground-water resources of Clay County, Kansas

No abstract available.
Authors
K.L. Walters, C.K. Bayne

Ground-water levels in observation wells in Kansas, 1958

No abstract available.
Authors
V.C. Fishel, E.L. Gulley, E.L. Reavis

Geology and ground-water resources of Cloud County, Kansas

No abstract available.
Authors
C.K. Bayne, K.L. Walters

Hydrologic and tracer studies in Mohawk River at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory

No abstract available.
Authors
E.S. Simpson, W.A. Beetem, F.H. Ruggles