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Water quality in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1992-95 Water quality in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1992-95
This report is intended to summarize major findings that emerged between 1992 and 1995 from the water-quality assessment of the River River of the North basin study unit and to relate these findings to water-quality issues of regional and national concern. The information in primarily intended for those who are involved in water-resource management. Yet the information contained here may...
Authors
Jeffrey D. Stoner, D. L. Lorenz, R. M. Goldstein, M. E. Brigham, T.K. Cowdery
Summary of floods in the United States, January 1992 through September 1993 Summary of floods in the United States, January 1992 through September 1993
This volume contains a summary of the flooding in the upper Mississippi River Basin during the spring and summer of 1993 and 36 articles describing severe, widespread, or unusual flooding in the United States from January 1, 1992, to the end of the 1993 water year, September 30, 1993. Each flood is described to an extent commensurate with its significance and the availability of data on...
Authors
Donald V. Arvin
Water resources of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, west-central North Dakota Water resources of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, west-central North Dakota
Water resources of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in west-central North Dakota occur as ground water in bedrock and buried-valley aquifers and as surface water in streams and Lake Sakakawea. The bedrock aquifers-the Fox Hills-Hell Creek, Tongue River, and Sentinel Butte store about 93 million acre-feet of water under the Reservation. The Fox Hills-Hell Creek aquifer is composed...
Authors
Steven W. Cates, Kathleen M. Macek-Rowland
Temporal variation in plankton assemblages and physicochemistry of Devils Lake, North Dakota Temporal variation in plankton assemblages and physicochemistry of Devils Lake, North Dakota
Seasonal and annual variation in biomass and structure of algal assemblages of hyposaline Devils Lake were examined in relation to turbidity, ambient concentrations of major ions, trace elements and nutrients, and the standing crop of herbivores. Lake level declined during the early years of study, but rose markedly in subsequent years as historically large volumes of water flowed into...
Authors
H.V. Leland, W.R. Berkas
Spatial and temporal variability of dissolved sulfate in Devils Lake, North Dakota, 1998 Spatial and temporal variability of dissolved sulfate in Devils Lake, North Dakota, 1998
The Devils Lake Basin is a 3,810-squaremile closed subbasin of the Red River of the North Basin (fig. 1). About 3,320 square miles of the total 3,810 square miles is tributary to Devils Lake. The Devils Lake Basin contributes to the Red River of the North Basin when the level of Devils Lake is greater than 1,459 feet above sea level. Lake levels of Devils Lake were recorded sporadically...
Authors
Bradley A. Sether, Aldo V. Vecchia, Wayne R. Berkas
Water resources data, North Dakota, water year 1997, Volume 1. Surface water Water resources data, North Dakota, water year 1997, Volume 1. Surface water
No abstract available.
Authors
R.E. Harkness, W.R. Berkas, S.W. Norbeck, S.M. Robinson
Shallow ground-water quality beneath cropland in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota and North Dakota, 1993-95 Shallow ground-water quality beneath cropland in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota and North Dakota, 1993-95
During 1993-95, the agriculture on two sandy, surficial aquifers in the Red River of the North Basin affected the quality of shallow ground water in each aquifer differently. The Sheyenne Delta aquifer, in the western part of the basin, had land-use, hydrogeological, and rainfall characteristics that allowed few agricultural chemicals to reach or remain in the shallow ground water. The...
Authors
Timothy K. Cowdery
Ground-water sampling methods and quality-control data for the Red River of the North basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1993-95 Ground-water sampling methods and quality-control data for the Red River of the North basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1993-95
Ground-water-quality samples were collected for the intensive data-collection phase of the Red River of the P Torth Basin study unit, one of 60 study units of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program throughout the United States. The sampling protocols used were designed for the NAWQA Program. The protocols include sampling equipment, cleaning procedures, sample-collection...
Authors
M.A. Menheer, M. E. Brigham
1997 flood tracking chart for the Sheyenne River basin 1997 flood tracking chart for the Sheyenne River basin
The "1997 Flood Tracking Chart for the Sheyenne River Basin" can be used by local citizens and emergency response personnel to record the latest river stage and predicted flood-crest information. By comparing the current state (water-surface elevation above some datum) and predicted flood crest to the recorded peak stages of previous floods, emergency response personnel and residents can...
Authors
Gregg J. Wiche, Cathy R. Martin, Luverne L. Albright, Geraldine B. Wald
1997 flood tracking chart for the Red River of the North basin 1997 flood tracking chart for the Red River of the North basin
The flood tracking chart for the Red River of the North Basin can be used by local citizens and emergency response personnel to determine the latest river stage. By comparing the current stage (water-surface elevation above some datum) and predicted flood crest to the recorded peak stages of previous floods, emergency response personnel and residents can make informed decisions...
Authors
G.J. Wiche, C.R. Martin, L.L. Albright, Geraldine B. Wald
Streamflow characteristics of streams in the Upper Red River of the North basin, North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota Streamflow characteristics of streams in the Upper Red River of the North basin, North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for all active and inactive gaging stations for the Red River Basin upstream of and including Halstad, Minnesota, are presented in this report. The summaries for each streamflow-gaging station include (1) manuscript (station description), (2) graph of the annual mean discharge for the period of record, (3) statistics of monthly and annual mean...
Authors
Gregg J. Wiche, Tara Williams-Sether
Water quality in the E.A. Patterson Lake basin, North Dakota, June 1995 through May 1996 Water quality in the E.A. Patterson Lake basin, North Dakota, June 1995 through May 1996
No abstract available.
Authors
Kathleen M. Macek-Rowland