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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Geology and ground-water resources of Rawlins County, Kansas
No abstract available.
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K.L. Walters
Floods of August 1955 in the Northeastern States
The floods of August 1955 were an unprecedented disaster in a arge area of the northeastern United States. They rank among the most destructive in the country's his ory. Augmented by the antecedent hurricane sto m of August 11-15, the rainfall of August 17-20 accompanying hurricane Diane reached maximum val es of 17 to 19 inches in south-central Massachusett • Record-breaking floods resulted withi
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Water resources of the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington area
No abstract available.
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W. C. Griffin, Herbert Swenson, Frank A. Watkins
Saline-water resources of Texas
Large quantities of saline water are available in the world, both on the surface and underground; however, these waters have not been studied extensively as sources of potable water.
Saline water is defined herein as water containing more than 1,000 parts per million of dissolved solids, or, with certain mineralized irrigation waters whose exact dissolved solids content is not known, water contain
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Allen George Winslow, Lester Ray Kister
Reservoirs in the United States
Reservoir storage facilities in the United States play an important part in the national economy. Storage facilities have enabled the country to utilize to a much fuller extent one of the most valuable natural resources: water. During recent years the construction of reservoirs has continued at a high rate. This report shows the status of these facilities on January 1, 1954, and describes briefly
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N.O. Thomas, G. Earl Harbeck
Hydrology of Indiana lakes
Indiana's lakes are a valuable resource for both recreational use and their industrial potential. Some lakes are used for water supply.
The natural lakes are glacial in origin and are most concentrated in northeastern Indiana. Many of the lakes were drained by the early settlers. The natural processes of sedimentation ad accumulation of organic deposits tend also to reduce the number and size of l
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Joseph Irving Perrey, Don Melvin Corbett
Saline waters in New York State, Long Island, Staten Island and Manhattan, and upstate New York
In connection with studies of the practicability of conversion of saline water to fresh water, the U. S. Geological Survey assembled data on the occurrence, distribution, quantity, and chemical quality of saline waters as of 1955 for a report entitled, "Preliminary survey of the saline water resources of the United States" to be released when completed as a U. S. Geological Survey Water Supply Pap
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N.J. Lusczynski, J. J. Geraghty, E.S. Asselstine, I.G. Grossman
Memorandum on the geology and ground-water resources of the Parris Island area, South Carolina
No abstract available.
Authors
George E. Siple
A summary of the artesian-water resources in the Savannah area, Georgia, and an outline of additional studies needed
No abstract available.
Authors
M.A. Warren
Floods in North Carolina, frequency and magnitude
Recorded annual flood stages and discharges at 144 gaging stations are listed. Also included are maximum known flood stages and discharges, both at gaging stations and at miscellaneous sites. Using the annual flood discharge at gaging stations a regional analysis of flood magnitudes and frequencies in the state was made. Results of the analysis are (1) a composite annual flood frequency curve f
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H. C. Riggs
Preliminary report on the ground-water resources of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, North Carolina
No abstract available.
Authors
H. E. LeGrand