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Water resources of the Minnesota River-Hawk Creek watershed, southwestern Minnesota Water resources of the Minnesota River-Hawk Creek watershed, southwestern Minnesota

The Minnesota River – Hawk Creek watershed is located in southwestern Minnesota. The watershed has an area of 1,479 square miles and is drained along its southwestern edge by the Minnesota River (Minnesota Division of Waters, 1959). The major watercourse within the watershed is Hawk Creek, having a drainage area of 510 square miles. Other, shorter streams drain into the Minnesota River...
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Wayne A. Van Voast, W.L. Broussard, D.E. Wheat

Water resources data for Michigan, water year 1971; Part 2, Water quality records Water resources data for Michigan, water year 1971; Part 2, Water quality records

Water resources data for the 1971 water year for Michigan include records of data for the chemical and physical characteristics of surface and ground waters. Data on the quality of surface water (chemical, temperature, and sediment) were collected from designated sampling sites at predetermined intervals such as once-daily, weekly, monthly or less frequently, and at some sites data were...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Geological Survey research 1972 Geological Survey research 1972

This collection of 30 short papers is the third published chapter of "Geological Survey Research 1972." 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. Chapter A, to be published later in the year, will present a summary of significant results of work done in fiscal year 1972...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Regional draft-storage relationships for central and western Upper Peninsula of Michigan Regional draft-storage relationships for central and western Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Regional draft-storage relationships for central and western Upper Peninsula of Michigan are presented in this report. Storage requirements for the 5- and 20-year recurrence intervals were determined using the frequency-mass curve method and daily discharge records from 15 gaging stations. The relationships will be useful in making preliminary estimates of development potential and inc...
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L.E. Stoimenoff

Floods on Yahara River, Lake Kegonsa dam to county line, Dane County, Wisconsin Floods on Yahara River, Lake Kegonsa dam to county line, Dane County, Wisconsin

The State of Wisconsin, as a result of recent legislation, is establishing new, and upgrading old, minimum standards for flood-plain regulation. These standards require evaluations of the flood potential of many streams in Wisconsin. This report provides an evaluation of flood potential for the Yahara River in the 13-mile low-water channel reach from the dam at the outlet of Lake Kegonsa
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Carl L. Lawrence, Barry K. Holmstrom

Availability of ground water for irrigation from glacial outwash in the Perham area, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Availability of ground water for irrigation from glacial outwash in the Perham area, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

The Perham study area includes about 350 square miles of surficial deposits of glacial outwash in the central part of Otter Tail County in west-central Minnesota. The aquifer characteristics have a wide range, as follows: Transmissivity values range from nearly 0 along the perimeter of the area to more than 100,000 gallons per day per foot in the central parts of the area; storage...
Authors
Harold O. Reeder

Water for cranberry culture in the Cranmoor area of central Wisconsin Water for cranberry culture in the Cranmoor area of central Wisconsin

The Cranmoor area of central Wisconsin is the principal cranberry producing area of the State. Cranberries are grown in only about 2.5 square miles of an 80-square-mile marsh and swamp in the Cranberry Creek basin. Cranberry growers have built reservoirs and ditches throughout 25 square miles of marsh for better management of the area's natural water supply. Additional water is diverted...
Authors
Louis J. Hamilton

Availability of water in Kalamazoo County, southwestern Michigan Availability of water in Kalamazoo County, southwestern Michigan

Kalamazoo County comprises an area of 572 square miles in the southwestern part of Michigan. It includes parts of the Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Paw Paw River basins, which drain into Lake Michigan. The northern two-thirds of the county is drained by the Kalamazoo River and its tributaries. A small area in the western piart of the county is drained by the Paw Paw River, and the rest, by
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William Burrows Allen, John B. Miller, Warren W. Wood

Policy statement on the use of toxicant in management of aquatic resources Policy statement on the use of toxicant in management of aquatic resources

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R.S. Cook, A.M. Beeton, P.M. Cook, P.H. Derse, A. Hasler, R. E. Lennon, P. Sager, W. Selbig

Water resources of the Crow Wing River watershed, central Minnesota Water resources of the Crow Wing River watershed, central Minnesota

The Crow Wing River, a tributary of the Mississippi River, drains an area of about 3,760 square miles, essentially all of which is covered by glacial deposits. Topography of most of the watershed is slightly- to moderately-undulating and has local relief of up to about 50 feet. The margin of the watershed, particularly the southwestern and northwestern parts, is higher and has local...
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Gerald F. Lindholm, E.L. Oakes, D.W. Ericson, J. O. Helgesen
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