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Streamflow characteristics related to channel geometry of streams in western United States Streamflow characteristics related to channel geometry of streams in western United States

Assessment of surface-mining and reclamation activities generally requires extensive hydrologic data. Adequate streamflow data from instrumented gaging stations rarely are available, and estimates of surface- water discharge based on rainfall-runoff models, drainage area, and basin characteristics sometimes have proven unreliable. Channel-geometry measurements offer an alternative method...
Authors
E. R. Hedman, W. R. Osterkamp

Saline ground-water discharge to the Smoky Hill River between Salina and Abilene, central Kansas Saline ground-water discharge to the Smoky Hill River between Salina and Abilene, central Kansas

Saline water discharges from the alluvial aquifer into the Smoky Hill and Solomon Rivers between New Cambria and Sand Springs, Kansas. During relatively stable base flow in 1976-77, the discharge was about 32 cubic feet per second. Chloride concentrations at base flow increased about 800 milligrams per liter in the Smoky Hill River and 550 milligrams per liter in the Solomon River. The...
Authors
Joe B. Gillespie, Gerald D. Hargadine

Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas; fiscal years 1979 and 1980 Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas; fiscal years 1979 and 1980

Activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Kansas include the systematic collection and analysis of data to describe the framework of hydrologic systems, assess the water resources, define existing or potential problems in the quantity or quality of water, and provide information for optimum development and management of resources. Streamflow studies are made to determine availability...
Authors
Harold E. McGovern, L. J. Combs

Floods in Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, September 12-13, 1977 Floods in Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, September 12-13, 1977

The storms of Sept. 12-13, 1977, delivered as much as 16 in. of rain, with average rainfall exceeding 10 in. in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Twenty-five lives were lost, many were left homeless, and damages exceeded $80 million. Data obtained by the National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey indicate that two record-setting rainstorms occurred within 24 hours. The...
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L.D. Hauth, W. J. Carswell, E.H. Chin
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