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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National Water-Quality Assessment Program, western Lake Michigan drainages: Summaries of liaison committee meeting, Green Bay, Wisconsin, March 28-29, 1995 National Water-Quality Assessment Program, western Lake Michigan drainages: Summaries of liaison committee meeting, Green Bay, Wisconsin, March 28-29, 1995
The Western Lake Michigan Drainages (WMIC) study unit, under investigation since 1991, drains 20,000 square miles (mi2) in eastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan (fig. 1). The major water-quality issues in the WMIC study unit are: (1) nonpoint-source contamination of surface and ground water by agricultural chemicals, (2) contamination in bottom sediments of rivers and harbors by toxic...
Authors
Charles A. Peters
Ground-water baseflow to the upper Mississippi River upstream of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Minnesota during July 1988 Ground-water baseflow to the upper Mississippi River upstream of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Minnesota during July 1988
Ground-water baseflow to six subreaches of the Upper Mississippi River were estimated for July 1988, a period of drought. Ground-water baseflow to each subreach was estimated on the basis of streamflow gains determined from records of daily discharge at gaging stations. Streamflow gains were adjusted for estimated inflow from tributaries, municipal and industrial discharges, withdrawals...
Authors
G. A. Payne
Presence and distribution of nitrate and selected pesticides in surficial-sand aquifers and selected lakes, 1993-94, East Otter Tail County, Minnesota Presence and distribution of nitrate and selected pesticides in surficial-sand aquifers and selected lakes, 1993-94, East Otter Tail County, Minnesota
This report presents selected data collected during the first year (December 1993 to September 1994) of a three year water-quality study of surficial-sand aquifers and selected lakes in east Otter Tail County, Minnesota. The objectives of the study are (1) to determine the presence and distribution of nitrate-nitrogen and selected pesticides in ground water from the surficial-sand...
Authors
Shannon E. Smith, James E. Ruhl
Hydrology and relation of selected water-quality constituents to selected physical factors in Dakota County, Minnesota, 1990-91 Hydrology and relation of selected water-quality constituents to selected physical factors in Dakota County, Minnesota, 1990-91
Selected water-quality constituents were determined in water from 5 surface-water sites and 29 wells in Dakota County, Minnesota, to search for possible relations to selected physical factors, including waste-water discharge, agricultural land, Quaternary deposits, bedrock, soil-leaching potential, and water-table depth. All surface-water samples were from the Vermillion River Basin...
Authors
J.E. Almendinger, G.B. Mitton
Spatial variability of streambed properties related to stream-channel geomorphology, and base flow of a gaining stream in glaciated north-central Minnesota Spatial variability of streambed properties related to stream-channel geomorphology, and base flow of a gaining stream in glaciated north-central Minnesota
No abstract available.
Authors
T.A. Petersen, D.S. Armstrong, J. R. Stark, D. S. Hansen
Water resources of the Grand Portage Indian Reservation, northeastern Minnesota Water resources of the Grand Portage Indian Reservation, northeastern Minnesota
The Grand Portage Indian Reservation Tribal Council needs information about the availability and quality of the ground water in the Reservation to develop, protect, and manage this resource for future use. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Grand Portage Indian Reservation Tribal Council, did a three-year study of the ground water in the Reservation to provide this...
Authors
J. F. Ruhl
Transport of agricultural chemicals to ground water, Princeton, Minnesota, 1991-93 Transport of agricultural chemicals to ground water, Princeton, Minnesota, 1991-93
No abstract available.
Authors
G. N. Delin
Water quality under a ridge-tilled, corn/soybean farming system Water quality under a ridge-tilled, corn/soybean farming system
No abstract available.
Authors
R.H. Dowdy, J.A. Lamb, W.L. Albus, D.E. Clay, D.R. Lowery, G. N. Delin, J. L. Anderson
Contributing areas of water-supply wells in Elkton and Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Contributing areas of water-supply wells in Elkton and Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan
The villages of Elkton and Pigeon in Huron County, Michigan, depend on wells completed in the Marshall aquifer to provide a reliable source of potable water. In order to protect the quality of water pumped from these wells, these municipalities need to ensure that potentially harmful contaminants do not enter the Marshall aquifer within the contributing areas of these wells. The Well...
Authors
Gary J. Barton
Applications of isotopes to tracing sources of solutes and water in shallow systems Applications of isotopes to tracing sources of solutes and water in shallow systems
New awareness of the potential danger to water supplies posed by the use of agricultural chemicals has focused attention on the nature of groundwater recharge and the mobility of various solutes, especially nitrate and pesticides, in shallow systems. A better understanding of hydrologic flowpaths and solute sources is required to determine the potential impact of sources of contamination...
Authors
Carol Kendall, David P. Krabbenhoft