Publications
This list of Water Resources Mission Area publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. A searchable database of all USGS publications can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Floods of April-May 1969 in upper midwestern United States
No abstract available.
Authors
H.W. Anderson, H.H. Schwob
Estimating steady-state evaporation rates from bare soils under conditions of high water table
A procedure that combines meteorological and soil equations of water transfer makes it possible to estimate approximately the steady-state evaporation from bare soils under conditions of high water table. Field data required include soil-water retention curves, water table depth and a record of air temperature, air humidity and wind velocity at one elevation. The procedure takes into account the r
Authors
C.D. Ripple, J. Rubin, T. E. A. Van Hylckama
Geology and ground-water resources of Linn County, Iowa
Linn County, in east-central Iowa, covers about 713 square miles and lies in the Western Young Drift section of the Central Lowlands physiographic province. The normal annual rainfall in the county is about 88 inches and the annual mean temperature is about 48°F. The population in 1960 was 136,899, of which 75 percent was urban.Ground water is a vital natural resource in Linn County-all municipal,
Authors
Robert E. Hansen
Fluvial sediment concepts
This report is the first of a series concerned with the measurement of and recording of information about fluvial sediment and with related environmental data needed to maintain and improve basic sediment knowledge. Concepts presented in this report involve (1) the physical characteristics of sediment which include aspects relative 'to weathering, soils, resistance to erosion, and particle size, (
Authors
Harold P. Guy
Methods for collection and analysis of water samples for dissolved minerals and gases
No abstract available.
Authors
Eugene Brown, Marvin W. Skougstad, Marvin J. Fishman
Sediment problems in urban areas
A recognition of and solution to sediment problems in urban areas is necessary if society is to have an acceptable living environment. Soil erosion and sediment deposition in urban areas are as much an environmental blight as badly paved and littered streets, dilapidated buildings, billboard clutter, inept land use, and air, water, and noise pollution. In addition, sediment has many direct and ind
Authors
Harold P. Guy
Hydrologic implications of solid-water disposal
The disposal of more than 1,400 million pounds of solid wastes in the United States each day is a major problem. This disposal in turn often leads to serious health, esthetic, and environmental problems. Among these is the pollution of vital ground-water resources.
Of the six principal methods of solid-waste disposal in general use today, four methods-open dumps, sanitary landfill, incineration, a
Authors
William Joseph Schneider