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Flood profile study, Morgan Creek, Linn County, Iowa Flood profile study, Morgan Creek, Linn County, Iowa
The purpose of this report is to present the results of a study made for a 35,000-foot reach of Morgan Creek. The report shows profiles computed for a large flood under existing conditions and for a smaller flood for two assumed conditions of encroachment. Flood-plain management can benefit from this type of information during future expansion of the urban area. This report is a result...
Authors
Harlan H. Schwob
Flood profile study, Hoosier Creek, Linn County, Iowa Flood profile study, Hoosier Creek, Linn County, Iowa
The purpose of this report is to present the results of a flood-profile study made for Hoosier Creek and its tributary, South Hoosier Creek. The reaches studied extend from near the south Linn County line upstream to U.S. Highway 218 on Hoosier Creek, and from the mouth to U.S. Highway 218 on South Hoosier Creek. A total of about 11 miles of stream is included in the two reaches. The...
Authors
Harlan H. Schwob
Floods in the upper Des Moines River Basin, Iowa Floods in the upper Des Moines River Basin, Iowa
Data on flood stages, discharges, and frequency are used in the design of bridges and other structures and the conduct of various operations on the flood plains of streams. This report provides these data in the form of flood-peak records, gaging-station records, frequency curves, and flood profiles. Information is provided for 253 miles of streams from near Boone on the main stem to the...
Authors
Harlan H. Schwab
Low-flow characteristics of Iowa streams through 1966 Low-flow characteristics of Iowa streams through 1966
No abstract available.
Authors
A.J. Heinitz
Chronic oral DDT toxicity in juvenile coho and chinook salmon Chronic oral DDT toxicity in juvenile coho and chinook salmon
Technical and p,p′-DDT was incorporated into test diets and fed to juvenile chinook and coho salmon for periods as long as 95 days. Pure p,p′-DDT was slightly more toxic to young salmon than was the technical DDT mixture. Chinook salmon appeared to be 2–3 times more sensitive to a given concentration of DDT in the diet than were coho salmon. The size of the fish greatly influenced...
Authors
Donald R. Buhler, Mary E. Rasmusson, W.E. Shanks
Effect of feeding and of DDT on the activity of hepatic glucose 6- phosphate dehydrogenase in two salmonids Effect of feeding and of DDT on the activity of hepatic glucose 6- phosphate dehydrogenase in two salmonids
The specific activity of liver glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase in yearling rainbow trout remained unchanged when the fish were starved for periods as long as 8 weeks and when starved animals were fed diets of various compositions. Injection of insulin concurrently with refeeding also failed to alter the specific activity of the enzyme in trout. The absence of a dietary or insulin...
Authors
Donald R. Buhler, P. Benville
Partial hydrolysis of dieldrin by Aerobacter aerogenes Partial hydrolysis of dieldrin by Aerobacter aerogenes
Although dieldrin (1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro- 6,7-epoxy-1 ,4 ,4a ,5 ,6 ,7 ,8, 8a-octahydro-1 ,4-endo, exo-5, 8-dimethanonaphthalene) metabolism by mammals (F. Korte and H. Arent, Life Sci. 4:2017, 1965) and insects (D. F. Heath and M. Vanderkar, Brit. J. Ind. Med. 21:269, 1964) has been reported, little is known about the degradation of this important pesticide by microorganisms. Korte et...
Authors
Gary Wedemeyer
The oxidation of drugs by fishes The oxidation of drugs by fishes
1. Fish liver microsomal systems have been found to catalyze the hydroxylation of aniline and acetanilide, the N-demethylation of aminopyrine and the O-dealkylation of phenacetin. 2. These systems are similar to the corresponding mammalian enzymes and they may be considered to be mixed function oxidase since they require NADPH and oxygen. An absolute requirement for oxygen, however, was...
Authors
Donald R. Buhler, Mary E. Rasmusson
Flood profile study, Squaw Creek, Linn County, Iowa Flood profile study, Squaw Creek, Linn County, Iowa
This report is the result of a cooperative agreement between the city of Cedar Rapids and the U.S. Geological Survey that provides for the collection of hydrologic data by the Geologic Survey on small streams in and near the city. The city furnished the large-scale topographic map showing a stream reference line marked off in 100-foot stations and a part of the data on valley cross...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey