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Geology and ground-water resources of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Geology and ground-water resources of Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Outagamie County is in east-central Wisconsin. It has no serious groundwater problem at present, but the county is important as a recharge area for the principal aquifers supplying water to Brown County and industrial Green Bay to the east. The county is covered by glacial drift and lake deposits of the Wisconsin stage of glaciation. In the northwestern quarter of the county these...
Authors
E. F. LeRoux

Electrical resistivity measurements in the Neillsville area, Wisconsin Electrical resistivity measurements in the Neillsville area, Wisconsin

Sixty-eight electrical depth profiles were completed in the vicinity of Neillsville, Wis. to obtain information on the water-bearing beds in the glacial moraine and consolidated sedimentary rocks in the area. No productive aquifers were found but the best areas for test drilling are described. The basic theory and interpretation procedures, together with a short description of field...
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H. Cecil Spicer, George J. Edwards

Water resources of the Grand Rapids area, Michigan Water resources of the Grand Rapids area, Michigan

The Grand Rapids area, Michigan, has three sources from which to obtain its water supply: Lake Michigan, the Grand River and its tributaries, and ground water. Each of the first two and possibly the third is capable of supplying the entire needs of the area. This area is now obtaining a part of its supply from each of these sources. Of the average use of 50 mgd (million gallons per day)...
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G.J. Stramel, C.O. Wisler, L.B. Laird

Ground-water conditions in southwestern Langlade County, Wisconsin Ground-water conditions in southwestern Langlade County, Wisconsin

Glacial outwash sand and gravel deposits are the principal aquifer in southwestern Langlade County, Wis. The underlying bedrock of pre-Cambrian age contains little or no water. The source of ground water is local precipitation. Information was collected on more than 300 wells in the area. Movement of ground water is generally southward and locally toward streams. Discharge is by streams...
Authors
Alfred Harry Harder, William James Drescher

Ground water resources of southeastern Oakland County, Michigan Ground water resources of southeastern Oakland County, Michigan

The area covered by this report comprises a square which measures three townships on a side and enclose 318 square miles in southeastern Oakland County. The investigation of the ground-water resources of this area was made by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Detroit Metropolitan Area Regional Planning Commission, the Michigan Department of Conservation, and the Michigan...
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J.G. Ferris, E.M. Burt, G.J. Stramel, E. G. Crosthwaite

Ground-water conditions in the Milwaukee-Waukesha area, Wisconsin Ground-water conditions in the Milwaukee-Waukesha area, Wisconsin

Three major aquifers underlie the Milwaukee-Waukesha area: sandstones of Cambrian and Ordovician age, Niagara dolomite of Silurian age, and sand and gravel deposits of Pleistocene age. The Maquoketa shale of Ordovician age acts as a more or less effective seal between the Pleistocene deposits and Niagara dolomite above and the sandstone aquifer below. Crystalline rocks of pre-Cambrian...
Authors
Frank Clingan Foley, W.C. Walton, W.J. Drescher

Water resources of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Minnesota Water resources of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Minnesota

The water supply of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area is adequate to satisfy present requirements and requirements for many years to come if the area continues to develop at about the present rate. The flow of -the Mississippi River at the Twin Cities is more than sufficient to meet the demands of the water-supply systems of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The lowest momentary flow during the...
Authors
Charles Henry Prior, Robert Schneider, W. H. Durum
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