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 the island of Niihau, Hawaii
Niihau lies 171/2 miles southwest of Kauai. Its area is 72 square miles, and its highest point has an altitude of 1,281 feet. The population is about 180, chiefly Hawaiians. The annual rainfall at Kiekie, the ranch headquarters, generally ranges between 18 and 26 inches. The chief industries are the raising of sheep and cattle and production of honey. The island is privately owned.The main mass of
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Harold T. Stearns, Gordon A. Macdonald
Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Molokai, Hawaii
The island of Molokai is the fifth largest of the Hawaiian Islands, with an area of 250 square miles. It lies 25 miles southeast of Oahu, and 8.5 miles northwest of Maui. It consists of two principal parts, each a major volcanic mountain. East Molokai rises to 4,970 feet altitude. It is built largely of basaltic lavas, with a thin cap of andesites and a little trachyte. The volcanic rocks of East
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Harold T. Stearns, Gordon A. Macdonald
Geology and ground-water resources of Scott County, Kansas
No abstract available.
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H. A. Waite
Methods used in estimating the groundwater supply in the Wichita, Kansas well-field area
This paper presents the methods used in studying the groundwater hydrology of an area in Harvey and Sedgwick Counties, Kansas, from which the city of Wichita derives its water supply. A summary of the data available for study is presented and several hydrologic factors are evaluated. The relationship between groundwater levels and precipitation is shown, and recharge is estimated. The effect of pu
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Charles C. Williams, Stanley William Lohman
Utilization of surface-water resources of Sevier Lake Basin, Utah
No abstract available.
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Ralf R. Woolley
Suspended sediment in the Colorado River, 1925-41
This report gives the results of sediment-sampling studies of the Geological Survey in the Colorado River basin for the period from October 1, 1925, to September 30, 1941. Records are given for the entire period for the Grand Canyon gaging station and for shorter periods at other stations in the basin. The results reported consist of the records of the mean daily concentrations.of sediment for all
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Charles S. Howard
Major Texas floods of 1936
In 1936 floods occurred in parts of Texas during two periods one about July 1 and the other in the later portion of September which were marked by record-breaking or outstanding stages and discharges on some of the larger rivers.
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Tate Dalrymple
Summary of records of surface waters at stations on tributaries in lower Colorado River Basin, 1888-1938
This report presents summaries of records of discharge at gaging stations on tributaries in the Lower Colorado River Basin. The lower Colorado River Basin as used in this report is the "lower basin" defined in the Colorado River Compact, as that part of the Colorado River Basin below a point 1 mile downstream from the mouth of Paria River. Records for Paria River, also included in this report, whe
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Major winter and nonwinter floods in selected basins in New York and Pennsylvania
The scientific design of flood-control works is based on an evaluation of the hydrologic factors basic to flood events, particularly how rainfall and snow runoff, soil conditions, and channel influences can combine to produce greater or lesser floods. For this purpose an analysis of the pertinent hydrologic data is needed. The methods of analysis adopted should conform as closely as possible to th
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Walter Basil Langbein