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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Stream-gaging work: Section 2 of Chapter 6 in Twentieth biennial report of the State Engineer to the governor of Utah: 1935-1936
Stream gaging is primarily the work of collecting basic data relating to the surface-water supplies of the State. These records are used as the basis for all developments involving the use of water.
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A.B. Purton
Withdrawal of ground water on Long Island, N.Y.
No abstract available.
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D. G. Thompson, R.M. Leggette
Geology and ground-water resources of the Elizabeth City area, North Carolina
No abstract available.
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S. W. Lohman
Geology and ground-water resources of Uvalde and Medina Counties, Texas
This report is based on an investigation by the United States Geological Survey, the Texas State Board of Water Engineers, and the Texas State Board of Health to determine the ground-water resources of Uvalde and Medina Counties, especially in relation to irrigation, both in these counties and in the counties to the south where water is obtained for irrigation from the Carrizo sand and younger for
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Albert Nelson Sayre
Water resources of the Edwards limestone in the San Antonio area, Texas
The water discharged from the large springs of San Antonio and most of the deep wells of the San Antonio area comes from a common reservoir in fissures and solution channels in the Edwards limestone.
The water enters the limestone in a zone of outcrop along the Balcones escarpment, which crosses the northern parts of Bexar and Medina Counties and extends a long distance both to the east and west o
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Penn Livingston, A.N. Sayre, W. N. White
Ground-water resources of Kleberg County, Texas
Abundant supplies of fresh water are obtained from deep artesian wells In all parts of Kleberg County. The water is derived from a stratum of sand, 10 to 150 feet thick, which usually has been referred to the Goliad sand but possibly may be at the base of the LIssie formation. The top of the sand Is reached at depths of around 400 feet In the western part of the county, 600 to 700 feet In the loca
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Penn Poore Livingston, Thomas W. Bridges
Floods in the United States — Magnitude and frequency
From time immemorial floods have transformed beneficent river waters into a menace to humanity. Man's progress toward economic stability has been repeatedly halted or even thrown backward by the interruption of his efforts to make effective use of rivers and of valley lands. This handicap is not imposed by the destructiveness of large rivers alone, or of rivers in widely separated areas, for there
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Clarence S. Jarvis
Annotated bibliography and index of geology and water supply of the island of Oahu, Hawaii
No abstract available
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Norah D. Stearns
Ground water in part of southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado
No abstract available.
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Gerald A. Waring, Maxwell M. Knechtel
Water utilization in the Snake River Basin
The purpose of this report is to describe the present utilization of the water in the Snake River Basin with special reference to irrigation and power and to present essential facts concerning possible future utilization. No detailed plan of development is suggested. An attempt has been made, however, to discuss features that should be taken into account in the formulation of a definite plan of de
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William Glenn Hoyt, Herman Stabler
Geology and ground-water resources of Atascosa and Frio Counties, Texas
Atascosa and Frio Counties are in southwestern Texas and form a part of the Winter Garden district. The purpose of the investigation here recorded was to determine the source, quantity, and quality of the ground water used for irrigation and other purposes in the area.
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John T. Lonsdale
Geology and ground-water resources of the island of Oahu, Hawaii
Oahu, one of the islands of the Hawaiian group, lies in the Mid-Pacific 2,100 miles southwest of San Francisco. The principal city is Honolulu. The Koolau Range makes up the eastern part of the island, and the Waianae Range the western part. Both are extinct basaltic volcanoes deeply dissected by erosion. The Koolau Volcano was the later to become extinct. The Waianae Range is made up of three gro
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Harold T. Stearns, Knute N. Vaksvik