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Trends in climate and in precipitation-runoff relation in Missouri River Basin Trends in climate and in precipitation-runoff relation in Missouri River Basin
This report presents a study of trends in climate and in the relationship between precipitation and runoff in the Missouri River Basin for the period of available records. Long-term trends in annual precipitation are generally downward (or show a decline in precipitation) in the States of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, but seem to be indeterminate in the...
Authors
Roy E. Oltman, Hubert J. Tracy
Geology and ground-water hydrology of the Heart River irrigation project and the Dickinson area, North Dakota Geology and ground-water hydrology of the Heart River irrigation project and the Dickinson area, North Dakota
The Heart River irrigation project, in southwestern North Dakota, lies in the Missouri Plateau section of the Great Plains physiographic province, which extends from the Missouri escarpment to and beyond the western border of the State. The area ranges in altitude from 1,620 to 2,275 feet and locally has strong relief. The floor of the Heart River Valley is underlain by alluvial deposits...
Authors
Paul C. Tychsen, Herbert A. Swenson
Discharge and runoff in the Missouri River basin Discharge and runoff in the Missouri River basin
Within the Missouri River Basin the precipitation and temperature vary greatly with both time and geographical location. Differences in weather and climate combine with differences in topography and geology to produce large differences in runoff from time to time and from place to place in the basin. The average annual runoff ranges from a fraction of an inch for some drainage areas to...
Authors
Bruce R. Colby, Roy E. Oltman
Geology and ground water conditions at Minot, North Dakota Geology and ground water conditions at Minot, North Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
P.D. Akin
Ground water in the Fargo-Moorhead area, North Dakota and Minnesota Ground water in the Fargo-Moorhead area, North Dakota and Minnesota
No abstract available.
Authors
A.C. Byers, L.K. Wenzel, Wilson M. Laird, P.E. Dennis
Water supply of the Dakota sandstone in the Ellendale-Jamestown area, North Dakota, with reference to changes between 1923 and 1938 Water supply of the Dakota sandstone in the Ellendale-Jamestown area, North Dakota, with reference to changes between 1923 and 1938
The Dakota sandstone underlies most of North Dakota and South Dakota and considerable parts of nearby States. In most of the area that it occupies it is covered with thick deposits of younger formations, chiefly shale, that confine the water in the sandstone under considerable pressure. Where the topography is favorable, as it is in the Ellendale-Jamestown area in southeastern North...
Authors
Leland Keith Wenzel, H. H. Sand
The municipal ground water supplies of North Dakota The municipal ground water supplies of North Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
G. A. Abbott, F. W. Voedisch
Geology and ground-water resources of North Dakota, with a discussion of the chemical character of the water Geology and ground-water resources of North Dakota, with a discussion of the chemical character of the water
Water is the most valuable of the mineral resources. The study of ground waters is therefore clearly within the field of economic geology and constitutes an important part of the work of the geological surveys, both State and national, as defined by law. In the spring of 1911 the investigation of the ground waters of North Dakota was begun by the North Dakota Geological Survey, and the...
Authors
Howard E. Simpson, Harry Buchholz Riffenburg