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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Availability of ground water for irrigation from glacial outwash in the Perham area, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Availability of ground water for irrigation from glacial outwash in the Perham area, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
The Perham study area includes about 350 square miles of surficial deposits of glacial outwash in the central part of Otter Tail County in west-central Minnesota. The aquifer characteristics have a wide range, as follows: Transmissivity values range from nearly 0 along the perimeter of the area to more than 100,000 gallons per day per foot in the central parts of the area; storage...
Authors
Harold O. Reeder
Water for cranberry culture in the Cranmoor area of central Wisconsin Water for cranberry culture in the Cranmoor area of central Wisconsin
The Cranmoor area of central Wisconsin is the principal cranberry producing area of the State. Cranberries are grown in only about 2.5 square miles of an 80-square-mile marsh and swamp in the Cranberry Creek basin. Cranberry growers have built reservoirs and ditches throughout 25 square miles of marsh for better management of the area's natural water supply. Additional water is diverted...
Authors
Louis J. Hamilton
Water resources of the Red River of the North drainage basin in Minnesota Water resources of the Red River of the North drainage basin in Minnesota
No abstract available.
Authors
R.W. Maclay, T. C. Winter, L. E. Bidwell
Availability of water in Kalamazoo County, southwestern Michigan Availability of water in Kalamazoo County, southwestern Michigan
Kalamazoo County comprises an area of 572 square miles in the southwestern part of Michigan. It includes parts of the Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Paw Paw River basins, which drain into Lake Michigan. The northern two-thirds of the county is drained by the Kalamazoo River and its tributaries. A small area in the western piart of the county is drained by the Paw Paw River, and the rest, by
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William Burrows Allen, John B. Miller, Warren W. Wood
Floods in Starkweather Creek basin, Madison, Wisconsin Floods in Starkweather Creek basin, Madison, Wisconsin
The city of Madison is establishing standards for flood-plain zoning and land-use planning. The evaluation of flood potential is a necessary factor to be considered before such standards are established and put into effect. Purpose and scope. The purposes of this report are to determine the magnitude and water surface elevations of the regional (100-year) flood for both existing and...
Authors
Carl L. Lawrence, Barry K. Holmstrom
Flooded area of Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota Flooded area of Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota
No abstract available.
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G.H. Carlson
Flow characteristics of Minnesota streams Flow characteristics of Minnesota streams
No abstract available.
Authors
W.B. Mann
Flooded area of Montevideo, Minnesota Flooded area of Montevideo, Minnesota
No abstract available.
Authors
G.H. Carlson
Flooded area of St. Mary's Point, Minnesota Flooded area of St. Mary's Point, Minnesota
No abstract available.
Authors
K.T. Gunard
Flooded area of Lakeland Shores, Minnesota Flooded area of Lakeland Shores, Minnesota
No abstract available.
Authors
G.H. Carlson
Low-flow frequency of Wisconsin streams Low-flow frequency of Wisconsin streams
No abstract available.
Authors
W.A. Gebert
Geological Survey research 1971, Chapter C Geological Survey research 1971, Chapter C
No abstract available.
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey