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Floods in the Nishnabotna River basin, Iowa Floods in the Nishnabotna River basin, Iowa

Flood-elevation profiles and flood-peak discharges for floods during 1972, 1982, and 1987 in the Nishnabotna River basin are given in this report. The profiles are for the 1972 flood on the West and East Nishnabotna Rivers, the 1982 flood on Indian Creek, and the 1987 flood on the lower West Nishnabotna River. A flood history describes rainfall conditions and reported damages for floods...
Authors
D. A. Eash, A.J. Heinitz

Ground-water resources of the south metropolitan Atlanta region, Georgia Ground-water resources of the south metropolitan Atlanta region, Georgia

Ground-water resources of the nine county south metropolitan Atlanta region were evaluated in response to an increased demand for water supplies and concern that existing surface water supplies may not be able to meet future supply demands. Previous investigations have suggested that crystalline rock in the study area has low permeability and can not sustain well yields suitable for...
Authors
John S. Clarke, Michael F. Peck

Ground-water conditions in Georgia, 1990 Ground-water conditions in Georgia, 1990

No abstract available.
Authors
Barbara J. Milby, Charles N. Joiner, Alan M. Cressler, Christopher T. West

Coastal mapping programs at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Research Center Coastal mapping programs at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Research Center

Over the past 10 years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) National Wetlands Research Center (center; formerly the National Coastal Ecosystems Team) has been continuously involved in the production of maps for use by coastal decision makers. The types of maps produced by the center have been national, regional, or local in scope depending on user needs. Map scales have ranged...
Authors
James B. Johnston, Lawrence R. Handley

Food habits of wintering canvasbacks in Louisiana Food habits of wintering canvasbacks in Louisiana

We studied the food habits of canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) at Catahoula Lake (inland) and the Mississippi River Delta (coastal), Louisiana, from November 1987 to February 1988. Plant foods comprised >97 aggregate percent dry mass of the canvasback diet. The proportion of plant material eaten did not vary with sex, age, or month, or differ between study sites or nocturnal and diurnal
Authors
William L. Hohman, Dennis W. Woolington, J.H. Devries
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