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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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Availability of ground water in Lyon County, Minnesota Availability of ground water in Lyon County, Minnesota

Lyon County is in southwestern Minnesota, about 150 miles southwest of Minneapolis and St. Paul The basement rocks in the area consist of granite and quartzite of Precambrian age. These materials are in turn overlain by shale and sandstone of Cretaceous age, glacial drift of Pleistocene age, and alluvium of Recent age. Ground water is available primarily from aquifers in Pleistocene and...
Authors
Harry G. Rodis

Floods in Wisconsin: Magnitude and frequency Floods in Wisconsin: Magnitude and frequency

Flood data from gaging stations on Wisconsin rivers and streams are listed in this report. From these data, composite frequency curves were defined which express the ratio of floods of various recurrence intervals to the mean annual flood. Multiple correlation techniques were used to obtain formulas that relate the basin parameters of drainage area, main channel slope, and lake and...
Authors
D.W. Ericson

Ground-water hydrology and glacial geology of the Kalamazoo area, Michigan Ground-water hydrology and glacial geology of the Kalamazoo area, Michigan

The Kalamazoo report area includes about 150 square miles of Kalamazoo County, Mich. The area is principally one of industry and commerce, although agriculture also is of considerable importance. It has a moderate and humid climate and lies within the Lake Michigan “snow belt”. Precipitation averages about 35 inches per year. Snowfall averages about 55 inches. The surface features of the...
Authors
Morris Deutsch, K.E. Vanlier, P.R. Giroux

Floods of May 1959 in the Au Gres and Rifle River basins, Michigan Floods of May 1959 in the Au Gres and Rifle River basins, Michigan

The floods of May 1959 in the Au Gres and Rifle River basins, Michigan, resulted from heavy rainfall during the night of May 19-20. Peak unit discharges for small drainage areas (less than about 15 square miles) were the highest ever measured in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and for very small areas (about one square mile) were of the same order of magnitude as those for the record...
Authors
L.E. Stoimenoff

Occurrence of ground waters of low hardness and of high chloride content in Lyon County, Minnesota Occurrence of ground waters of low hardness and of high chloride content in Lyon County, Minnesota

The ground water in Lyon County and elsewhere in southwestern Minnesota is generally hard and low in chloride. It is the purpose of this report to describe briefly the occurrence in Lyon County of waters of low hardness and of high chloride content. The waters are found largely in Cretaceous sandstone. The data were collected in conjunction with a countywide study of the geology and...
Authors
Harry G. Rodis, Robert Schneider
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