Water storage capacity of natural wetland depressions in the Devils Lake basin of North Dakota
January 1, 1983
Photogrammetric mapping techniques were used to derive the water storage capacities of natural wetland depressions other than lakes in the Devils Lake Basin of North Dakota. Results from sample quarter-section areas were expanded to the entire basin. Depressions in the Devils Lake Basin have a maximum storage capacity of nearly 811,000 cubic dekameters (657,000 acre-feet). The depressions store about 72 percent of the total runoff volume from a 2-year-frequency runoff and about 41 percent of the total runoff volume from a 100-year-frequency runoff.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Title | Water storage capacity of natural wetland depressions in the Devils Lake basin of North Dakota |
| Authors | A.P. Ludden, D.L. Frink, D. H. Johnson |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Journal of Soil and Water Conservation |
| Index ID | 1001206 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |