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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Bidirectional sulfate diffusion in saline-lake sediments: Evidence from Devils Lake, northeast North Dakota Bidirectional sulfate diffusion in saline-lake sediments: Evidence from Devils Lake, northeast North Dakota
Chemical and isotopic gradients in pore water in Devils Lake indicate that maximum rates of sulfate reduction occur between 1 and 3 cm depth in the bottom sediments. Dissolved sulfate diffuses into the sulfate-reduction zone upward from deeply buried saline pore water at an average rate of 1.4 x 10-5 μmol ⋅ cm-2 ⋅ s-1, and downward from the overlying water column at an average rate of 2...
Authors
S.C. Komor
Increasing rates of atmospheric mercury deposition in midcontinental North America Increasing rates of atmospheric mercury deposition in midcontinental North America
Mercury contamination of remote lakes has been attributed to increasing deposition of atmospheric mercury, yet historic deposition rates and inputs from terrestrial sources are essentially unknown. Sediments of seven headwater lakes in Minnesota and Wisconsin were used to reconstruct regional modern and preindustrial deposition rates of mercury. Whole-basin mercury fluxes, determined...
Authors
Edward B. Swain, Daniel R. Engstrom, Mark E. Brigham, Thomas A. Henning, P.L. Brezonik
Municipal ground-water development and withdrawals in the central Lower Peninsula of Michigan, 1870-1987 Municipal ground-water development and withdrawals in the central Lower Peninsula of Michigan, 1870-1987
Municipal water-supply systems in the central Lower Peninsula of Michigan were categorized into four regions on the basis of source of water for 1987. These categories included water systems that obtained water from aquifers in glacial drift, bedrock, or both, as well as those that obtained water from surface-water sources. Data on ground-water development were collected for 182...
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M.A. Baltusis, M.F. Quigley, Richard J. Mandle
U.S. Geological Survey National Computer Technology meeting; program and abstracts, Norfolk, Virginia, May 17-22, 1992 U.S. Geological Survey National Computer Technology meeting; program and abstracts, Norfolk, Virginia, May 17-22, 1992
No abstract available.
Authors
Barbara H. Balthrop, Eva G. Baker
Flood-frequency characteristics of Wisconsin streams Flood-frequency characteristics of Wisconsin streams
Flood-frequency characteristics for 269 gaged sites on Wisconsin streams are presented for recurrence intervals of 2 to 100 years. Annual flood peaks for the period of record for each gaged site are included. Equations of the relations between flood-frequency and drainage-basin characteristics were developed by multiple-regression analyses. Flood-frequency characteristics for ungaged...
Authors
William R. Krug, Duane H. Conger, Warren A. Gebert
Hydrogeology of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system in the northern Midwest, United States with a section on ground-water quality Hydrogeology of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system in the northern Midwest, United States with a section on ground-water quality
The Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system contains the most extensive and continuous aquifers in the northern Midwest of the United States. It is the source of water for many municipalities, industries, and rural water users. Since the beginning of ground-water development from the aquifer system in the late 1800's, hydraulic heads have declined hundreds of feet in the heavily pumped...
Authors
H. L. Young, D. I. Siegel
Ground water impacts from irrigated ridge tillage Ground water impacts from irrigated ridge tillage
No abstract available.
Authors
H. W. Anderson, R.H. Dowdy, G. N. Delin
Method for the systematic evaluation of organic chemical retention by solid phase extraction columns Method for the systematic evaluation of organic chemical retention by solid phase extraction columns
No abstract available.
Authors
P. D. Capel, D.S. Barbeau
Gages for measuring fluvial-sediment concentration Gages for measuring fluvial-sediment concentration
No abstract available.
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J. V. Skinner, J.J. Szalona
Mechanisms controlling the transport of organic chemicals in subsurface environments Mechanisms controlling the transport of organic chemicals in subsurface environments
No abstract available.
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G. R. Aiken, P. D. Capel, E. T. Furlong, M. F. Hult, K. A. Thorn
Minnesota floods and drought Minnesota floods and drought
No abstract available
Authors
G.H. Carlson
Particle size distributions by Pipet and sedigraph Particle size distributions by Pipet and sedigraph
No abstract available.
Authors
R.H. Hotchkiss