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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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Time of travel of the Flint River, Utah Dam to highway M-13, Michigan, August 4-8, 1981 Time of travel of the Flint River, Utah Dam to highway M-13, Michigan, August 4-8, 1981

Tracing of rhodamine WT dye has provided time-of-travel data for waste-load allocation studies of a 42.8-mile reach of the Flint River at low flow. A discharge equaled or exceeded about 90 percent of the time was measured at Grand Traverse Street in Flint before dye injection. Dye was injected at two locations in Flint--at Utah Dam and at Grand Traverse Street, From Utah Dam to Grand...
Authors
T. Ray Cummings, John B. Miller

The effect of snowmelt on the water quality of Filson Creek and Omaday Lake, northeastern Minnesota The effect of snowmelt on the water quality of Filson Creek and Omaday Lake, northeastern Minnesota

Sulfate concentration and pH were determined in surface water, groundwater, and precipitation samples collected in the Filson Creek watershed to evaluate the sources of sulfate in Filson Creek. During and immediately after snowmelt, sulfate concentrations in Filson Creek increased from about 2 to 14 mg/l. Concurrently, H+ ion activity increased from an average of 10−6.6 to 10−5.5. These...
Authors
D. I. Siegel

Quality of surface water before implementation of a flood-control project in Chaska, Minnesota Quality of surface water before implementation of a flood-control project in Chaska, Minnesota

Samples were collected for 1 year from East Creek, Chaska Creek, and Courthouse Lake in Chaska, Minnesota, to determine the water quality before implementation of a flood-control project proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The creeks had similar water-quality characteristics. Data indicate that ground water may be the primary source of dissolved solids, sulfate, chloride, and...
Authors
L. H. Tornes

Hydrogeology of the Buffalo aquifer, Clay and Wilkin Counties, West-Central Minnesota Hydrogeology of the Buffalo aquifer, Clay and Wilkin Counties, West-Central Minnesota

The Buffalo aquifer is the principal source of ground-water supplies in the Moorhead, Minnesota area. The aquifer is an elongate deposit of sand and gravel, which locally contains water under confined conditions. Although the Buffalo aquifer contains about 270 billion gallons of water in storage, only 120 billion gallons could be withdrawn. Largest well yields occur along the deep trough...
Authors
R. J. Wolf

Low-flow characteristics of streams in the central Wisconsin River basin, Wisconsin Low-flow characteristics of streams in the central Wisconsin River basin, Wisconsin

This report describes low-flow characteristics of streams in the central Wisconsin River basin where streamflow data have been collected and presents equations for estimating low-flow characteristics at ungaged sites. Included are estimates of low-flow frequency at 34 gaging stations, flow duration at 24 gaging stations, and low-flow frequency characteristics at 18 low-flow partial...
Authors
W.A. Gebert

Limnological and geochemical survey of Williams Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota Limnological and geochemical survey of Williams Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota

A limnological and geochemical survey of Williams Lake, Minnesota, was made in 1979 to provide an initial interpretive description of the lake and the contiguous ground-water system. This survey was made as part of a continuing research program related to the investigation of the interaction of lakes and their contiguous ground-water systems at Williams Lake, Minnesota, as well as other...
Authors
J. W. LaBaugh, G.E. Groschen, Thomas C. Winter

Ground-water data for Michigan, 1980 Ground-water data for Michigan, 1980

The purpose of this report is to make available the 1980 records of water levels and related data for the principal aquifers of the State. This report is written for municipalities, industries, institutions, consultants, drillers, hydrologists and other people interested in the ground-water resources.
Authors
G.C. Huffman

Water resources data for Michigan, water year 1980 Water resources data for Michigan, water year 1980

Water resources data for the 1980 water year for Michigan consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels, water quality, and water temperature of ground-water wells. This report contains discharge records for 180 gaging stations; stage only records for 4 gaging stations; stage and contents...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
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