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 contamination and legal controls in Michigan Ground-water contamination and legal controls in Michigan
The great importance of the fresh ground-water resources of Michigan is evident because 90 percent of the rural and about 70 percent of the total population of the State exclusive of the Detroit metropolitan area are supplied from underground sources. The water-supply and public-health problems that have been caused by some cases of ground-water contamination in the State illustrate the...
Authors
Morris Deutsch
Floods in southeastern Michigan, magnitude and frequency Floods in southeastern Michigan, magnitude and frequency
No abstract available.
Authors
L.E. Stoimenoff
Sediment characteristics of small streams in southern Wisconsin, 1954-59 Sediment characteristics of small streams in southern Wisconsin, 1954-59
The results of investigations of the sediment and water discharge characteristics of Black Earth Creek, Mount Vernon Creek, and Yellowstone River from 1954 to 1959 and Dell Creek for 1958 and 1959 indicate large differences in annual runoff and sediment yields. The suspended-sediment discharge of Black Earth Creek averaged 3,260 tons per year or 71 tons per square mile : the annual...
Authors
Charles R. Collier
Geology and hydrology of the Elk River, Minnesota, nuclear-reactor site Geology and hydrology of the Elk River, Minnesota, nuclear-reactor site
The Elk River, Minn., nuclear-reactor site is on the east bluff of the Mississippi River about 35 miles northwest of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The area is underlain by about 70 to 180 feet of glacial drift, including at the top as much as 120 feet of outwash deposits (valley train) of the glacial Mississippi River. The underlying Cambrian bedrock consists of marine sedimentary formations...
Authors
Ralph F. Norvitch, Robert Schneider, Richard G. Godfrey
Water and the Minnesota Iron Range Water and the Minnesota Iron Range
No abstract available.
Authors
R. F. Brown, R. D. Cotter
Hydrology of upper Black Earth Creek basin, Wisconsin, with a section on surface water Hydrology of upper Black Earth Creek basin, Wisconsin, with a section on surface water
The upper Black Earth Creek drainage basin has an area of 46 square miles and is in Dane County in south-central Wisconsin. The oldest rock exposed in the valley walls is the sandstone of Late Cambrian age. Dolomite of the Prairie du Chien Group of Ordovician age overlies the sandstone and forms the. resistant cap on the hills. The St. Peter Sandstone, Platteville and Decorah Formations...
Authors
Denzel R. Cline, Mark W. Busby
Geology and ground-water conditions in the southern part of the Camp Ripley Military Reservation, Morrison County, Minnesota Geology and ground-water conditions in the southern part of the Camp Ripley Military Reservation, Morrison County, Minnesota
The southern part of the Camp Ripley Military Reservation, in central Minnesota, includes an area of about 20 square miles. This investigation was conducted to assist the U.S. National Guard Bureau in locating adequate water supplies for expansion and standby needs. Bedrock in the area consists of Precambrian phyllite which is equivalent to the Virginia slate. The area is covered largely...
Authors
J.R. Jones, P.D. Akin, Robert Schneider
Water resources in the vicinity of municipalities on the West-Central Mesabi Iron Range, northeastern Minnesota Water resources in the vicinity of municipalities on the West-Central Mesabi Iron Range, northeastern Minnesota
No abstract available.
Authors
R. D. Cotter, H. L. Young, L. R. Petri, C. H. Prior
Controlled induced recharge tests at Kalamazoo, Mich Controlled induced recharge tests at Kalamazoo, Mich
This article discusses the results of a controlled field testing program, which indicated that definite hydraulic and other advantages may be gained from induced recharging as practiced at Kalamazoo, Michigan. Results include the following: water levels and artesian pressures can be maintained at high stages, the results are lower pumping lifts and substantial reductions in the amount of...
Authors
Morris Deutsch
Valve position indicator for P-46 sampler Valve position indicator for P-46 sampler
No abstract available.
Authors
C.H. Scott, J. V. Skinner
Instructions for US P-61-A1 suspended-sediment sampler Instructions for US P-61-A1 suspended-sediment sampler
No abstract available.
Authors
V.C. Colby, F.W. Witzgman