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Preliminary flood-frequency relations for small streams in Kansas Preliminary flood-frequency relations for small streams in Kansas

Preliminary flood-frequency relations have been defined for small streams in Kansas for floods having recurrence intervals not greater than 10 years. The defined relations will be useful for the design of culverts and other hydraulic structures. The relations are expressed in terms of basin characteristics. Peakflow records at 95 sites in Kansas for an 8-year period provided the basic...
Authors
T.J. Irza

Fluvial sediment in the little Arkansas River basin, Kansas Fluvial sediment in the little Arkansas River basin, Kansas

Characteristics and transport of sediment in the Little Arkansas River basin in south-central Kansas were studied to determine if the water from the river could be used as a supplemental source for municipal supply or would provide adequate recharge to aquifers that are sources of municipal and agricultural water supplies. During periods when overland 1low contributed a significant...
Authors
C.D. Albert, G.J. Stramel

Annual runoff in the conterminous United States Annual runoff in the conterminous United States

Runoff is that part of precipitation that appears as a flow of water in surface streams. As a source of water for modern society, it constitutes one of our basic renewable resources. This map of average annual runoff portrays the latest information on the geographic distribution of the average runoff of surface streams.
Authors
Mark W. Busby

Ground water in the Cimarron River basin: New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma Ground water in the Cimarron River basin: New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma

This report on ground water in the Cimarron River basin was prepared by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey at the request of the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, for inclusion in the Corps' overall report on the water resources of the basin. The report is an updating of the Cimarron Basin part of the report on the Arkansas, White, and Red River basins...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Water resources data for Kansas Water resources data for Kansas

No abstract available.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Water resources of the Wichita area, Kansas Water resources of the Wichita area, Kansas

No abstract available.
Authors
Lester Reinhold Petri, C.W. Lane, Lawton Williams Furness

Geological Survey research 1964, Chapter B Geological Survey research 1964, Chapter B

This collection of 46 short papers is one of a series to be released as chapters of Geological Survey Research 1964. The papers report on scientific and economic results of current work by members of the Geologic and Water Resources Divisions of the U.S. Geological Survey. Some of the papers present results of completed parts of continuing investigations; others announce new discoveries...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
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