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The geochemistry of the Fox Hills-Basal Hell Creek Aquifer in southwestern North Dakota and northwestern South Dakota The geochemistry of the Fox Hills-Basal Hell Creek Aquifer in southwestern North Dakota and northwestern South Dakota
The Late Cretaceous Fox Hills Formation and the basal portion of the overlying Hell Creek Formation constitute an important aquifer in the Fort Union coal region. Throughout most of southwestern North Dakota and northwestern South Dakota the aquifer is at depths ranging from 1000 to 2000 ft, except for exposures along the Cedar Creek anticline. Water flows in the aquifer from southwest...
Authors
Donald C. Thorstenson, Donald W. Fisher, Mack G. Croft
Water resources data for North Dakota, water year 1978 Water resources data for North Dakota, water year 1978
No abstract available.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
A geohydrologic overview for the Pecora Symposium field trip, June 1979 A geohydrologic overview for the Pecora Symposium field trip, June 1979
The settlement and development of South Dakota has been closely related to both its mineral and water resources In 1874 the discovery of gold in the Black Hills led to the opening and development of the area west of the Missouri River. Towns and farms both here and east of the Missouri were located near dependable water supplies which the settlers learned were not as plentiful as in the...
Authors
Neil C. Koch
An appraisal of pumping effects on the Edgeley Aquifer, La Moure County, North Dakota, as determined by a digital model An appraisal of pumping effects on the Edgeley Aquifer, La Moure County, North Dakota, as determined by a digital model
A finite-difference digital model simulated hydrologic conditions in the Edgeley aquifer, which is an unconfined glacial-drift aquifer. The calibrated model supported the hypothesis that under natural steady-state conditions, recharge is from precipitation and discharge is through evapotranspiration. This hypothesis was further supported by comparing simulated water levels to observed...
Authors
M. R. Burkart
Numerical simulation of steady state three-dimensional groundwater flow near lakes Numerical simulation of steady state three-dimensional groundwater flow near lakes
Numerical simulation of three-dimensional groundwater flow near lakes shows that the continuity of the boundary encompassing the local groundwater flow system associated with a lake is the key to understanding the interaction of a lake with the groundwater system. The continuity of the boundary can be determined by the presence of a stagnation zone coinciding with the side of the lake...
Authors
Thomas C. Winter
Preliminary map showing availability of ground water from glacial-drift aquifers in Dickey and LaMoure counties, southeastern North Dakota Preliminary map showing availability of ground water from glacial-drift aquifers in Dickey and LaMoure counties, southeastern North Dakota
No abstract available.
Authors
C. A. Armstrong
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Missouri basin region Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Missouri basin region
The Missouri Basin Region lies in the north-central part of the United States and southern Canada. It includes parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada; parts of Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri, and all of Nebraska in the United States. The region includes about one-sixth of the contiguous United States and requires large...
Authors
O. James Taylor
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Souris-Red-Rainy region Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Souris-Red-Rainy region
A broad-perspective analysis of the ground-water resources and present and possible future water development and management in the Souris-Red-Rainy Region is presented. The region includes the basins of the Souris River within Montana and North Dakota; the Red River of the North in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota; and the Rainy River within Minnesota. The region includes 59,645...
Authors
Harold O. Reeder
Water resources data for North Dakota, water year 1977 Water resources data for North Dakota, water year 1977
No abstract available.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Ground-water resources of Griggs and Steele Counties, North Dakota Ground-water resources of Griggs and Steele Counties, North Dakota
Griggs and Steele Counties, in east-central North Dakota, are underlain by bedrock of Ordovician, Jurassic, and Cretaceous ages. The Fall River and Lakota Formations of Cretaceous age form the Dakota aquifer. The fractured upper part of the Pierre Formation (shale), also of Cretaceous age, forms another bedrock aquifer. The Dakota aquifer, which consists mainly of interbedded shale and...
Authors
Joe S. Downey, C. A. Armstrong
Water resources data for North Dakota, water year 1975 Water resources data for North Dakota, water year 1975
No abstract available.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey