Publications
This list of Upper Midwest Water Science Center publications spans from 1899 to present. It includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. To access the full, searchable catalog of USGS publications, please visit the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Ground-water flow in the Saginaw aquifer in the vicinity of the north Lansing well field, Lansing Michigan — Part 1, simulations with a regional model Ground-water flow in the Saginaw aquifer in the vicinity of the north Lansing well field, Lansing Michigan — Part 1, simulations with a regional model
Vinyl chloride has been detected in water from the Saginaw aquifer near Lansing Board of Water and Light wells in the north Lansing well field. These public-supply wells have the potential to withdraw contaminated ground water. Groundwater-flow simulations and particle-tracking analyses with a regional model were used to investigate local ground-water movement. The effectiveness of...
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C. L. Luukkonen, N.G. Grannemann, D. J. Holtschlag
Ground-water flow in the Saginaw aquifer in the vicinity of the north Lansing well field, Lansing Michigan — Part 2, simulations with a regional model using a reduced cell size Ground-water flow in the Saginaw aquifer in the vicinity of the north Lansing well field, Lansing Michigan — Part 2, simulations with a regional model using a reduced cell size
Vinyl chloride has been detected in water from the Saginaw aquifer near Lansing Board of Water and Light wells in the north Lansing well field. These public-supply wells have the potential to withdraw contaminated ground water. The effects of reduced grid spacing for the existing TriCounty regional ground-water-flow model on local ground-water movement were investigated. This refinement...
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C. L. Luukkonen, N.G. Grannemann, D. J. Holtschlag
Geohydrology and simulations of ground-water flow at Verona well field, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1988 Geohydrology and simulations of ground-water flow at Verona well field, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1988
Public water supply for the city of Battle Creek, Mich. is withdrawn from the Marshall Sandstone through wells at the Verona well field. Analysis of borehole acoustic televiewer, gamma, and single-point-resistance logs from wells in Bailey Park, near the well field, indicates 12 fracture zones in the Marshall Sandstone. Further interpretation of flow-meter and temperature logs from the...
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E. A. Lynch, N.G. Grannemann
Feasibility of combining two aquatic benthic macroinvertebrate community databases for water-quality assessment Feasibility of combining two aquatic benthic macroinvertebrate community databases for water-quality assessment
An important part of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program is the analysis of existing data in each of the NAWQA study areas. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has an extensive aquatic benthic macroinvertebrate communities in streams (benthic invertebrates) database maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point...
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Bernard N. Lenz
Nitrate and pesticides in surficial aquifers and trophic state and phosphorus sources for selected lakes, eastern Otter Tail County, west-central Minnesota, 1993-96 Nitrate and pesticides in surficial aquifers and trophic state and phosphorus sources for selected lakes, eastern Otter Tail County, west-central Minnesota, 1993-96
Nitrate concentrations (as nitrogen) were analyzed in water from 73 wells completed in surficial aquifers. Water from about one-third of the wells had concentrations greater than 10 mg/L (milligrams per liter), the regulatory limit for drinking water established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Nitrate concentrations: (1) were greater in water from wells in agricultural...
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J. F. Ruhl
Assessing hydrogeochemical heterogeneity in natural and constructed wetlands Assessing hydrogeochemical heterogeneity in natural and constructed wetlands
While 'water quality function' is cited as an important wetland function to design for and preserve, we demonstrate that the scale at which hydrochemical samples are collected can significantly influence interpretations of biogeochemical processes in wetlands. Subsurface, chemical profiles for both nutrients and major ions were determined at a site in southwestern Wisconsin that...
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R. J. Hunt, D. P. Krabbenhoft, Marilyn P. Anderson
Mesocosm experiments to assess factors affecting phosphorus retention and release in an extended Wisconsin wetland Mesocosm experiments to assess factors affecting phosphorus retention and release in an extended Wisconsin wetland
Phosphorus retention by wetland sediments and vegetation was investigated in Jackson Creek wetland, an extension of an existing prairie marsh in southeastern Wisconsin. The extended wetland construction was undertaken in 1992-93 to help reduce the phosphorus loading to a downstream eutrophic lake. Two approaches were used to study potential and actual phosphorus retention in the system...
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J. F. Elder, B.J. Manion, G. L. Goddard
Hydrogeology and ground-water quality of confined aquifers in buried valleys in Rock County, Minnesota and Minnehaha County, South Dakota Hydrogeology and ground-water quality of confined aquifers in buried valleys in Rock County, Minnesota and Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Confined glacial and bedrock aquifers are present within Quaternary and Cretaceous deposits that fill buried valleys incised in the Sioux Quartzite surface in Rock County, in southwestern Minnesota and Minnehaha County, South Dakota. This report describes the areal extent, thickness, water-bearing characteristics, water-supply potential, and water-quality characteristics of confined...
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R. J. Lindgren
Nutrients, suspended sediment, and pesticides in streams in the Red River of the North basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1993-95 Nutrients, suspended sediment, and pesticides in streams in the Red River of the North basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1993-95
Fifteen stream sites in the Red River of the North Basin were sampled during 1993-95 to assess levels of nutrients, organic carbon, and suspended sediment, and five sites were sampled for pesticides. Concentrations varied seasonally and were related to periods of fertilizer and pesticide application, and to runoff. Concentrations of several constituents were related to the physiographic...
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L. H. Tornes, M. E. Brigham, D. L. Lorenz
Environmental setting and implications for water quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages Environmental setting and implications for water quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey began to implement its National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The Western Lake Michigan Drainages was one of 20 study units selected for investigation to begin in 1991. The study-unit investigation will include an assessment of surface- and ground-water quality. The quality of water in a study unit is intrinsically related to the natural...
Sources of contamination in an urban basin in Marquette, Michigan and an analysis of concentrations, loads, and data quality Sources of contamination in an urban basin in Marquette, Michigan and an analysis of concentrations, loads, and data quality
The concentrations of contaminants generated from discrete source areas are critical to urban nonpoint Source Load and Management Model (SLAMM) loading calculations to Lake Superior. This study summarizes data-collection efforts during 12 storms in October 1993 and from May through August 1994, in which stormwater data were collected concurrently at 33 sites representing the eight major...
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Jeffrey Steuer, William Selbig, Nancy J. Hornewer, Jeffrey Prey
Ground-water age dating and other tools used to assess land-use effects on water quality Ground-water age dating and other tools used to assess land-use effects on water quality
A relatively new method for age dating recent ground water along with other investigative tools improve our understanding of land-use effects on the water quality in a surficial aquifer and adjacent streams in the Red River of the North Basin: Ground water commonly takes more than 20 years to reach depths in the surficial aquifer where it is withdrawn for use. Water withdrawn from most...
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J.D. Stoner, T.K. Cowdery, L.J. Puckett