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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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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

Presence, distribution, and potential sources of nitrate and selected pesticides in the surficial aquifer along the Straight River in north-central Minnesota, 1992-93 Presence, distribution, and potential sources of nitrate and selected pesticides in the surficial aquifer along the Straight River in north-central Minnesota, 1992-93

The presence and distribution of nitrate and selected pesticides in ground water in the surficial aquifer along the Straight River in north-central Minnesota were studied. Local residents and public officials are concerned that these substances may pose a health hazard to humans and livestock. Nitrate and pesticides may move downward from cultivated croplands, livestock feedlots and...
Authors
J. F. Ruhl

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

Water resources data, Michigan, water year 1994 Water resources data, Michigan, water year 1994

Water resources data for the 1994 water year for Michigan consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground water levels. This report contains discharge records for 145 streamflow-gaging stations; stage only records for 2 river-gaging stations and 11 lake-gaging stations; stage and contents for 4 lakes and...
Authors
S. P. Blumer, T.E. Behrendt, J.M. Ellis, R. J. Minnerick, R.L. LeuVoy, C.R. Whited

Water-quality assessment of part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin– Volatile organic compounds in surface and ground water, 1978-94 Water-quality assessment of part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin– Volatile organic compounds in surface and ground water, 1978-94

The U.S. Geological Survey compiled and summarized analyses of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) in surface and ground water from water-quality data bases maintained by-Federal, State, and local agencies as part of a retrospective analysis of water-quality data for the Upper Mississippi River Basin study unit of the National WaterQuality Assessment Program. The retrospective analysis...
Authors
W. J. Andrews, J. D. Fallon, S. E. Kroening

Evaluation of nonpoint-source contamination, Wisconsin; selected streamwater-quality data, land-use and best-management practices inventory, and quality assurance and quality control, water year 1993 Evaluation of nonpoint-source contamination, Wisconsin; selected streamwater-quality data, land-use and best-management practices inventory, and quality assurance and quality control, water year 1993

The objective of the watershed-management evaluation monitoring program in Wisconsin is to evaluate the effectiveness of the best-management practices (BMPs) for rural streams, urban streams, and urban storm sewers. This report is an annual summary of the data collected for the program and a report of the results from several different special studies conducted within this program...
Authors
Steven R. Corsi, John F. Walker, D.J. Graczyk, S.R. Greb, D.W. Owens, K.F. Rappold
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