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Drainage areas for Illinois streams Drainage areas for Illinois streams
Drainage areas were tabulated for all streams in Illinois which drain over 100 square miles. at sites where streamflow data have been collected, and at other selected locations. Areas were planimetered on U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle maps and balanced to known areas taken from Smithsonian Geographical Tables of areas of quadrilaterals of the earth's surface (procedures...
Authors
Kent M. Ogata
Flood-volume data for Iowa streams Flood-volume data for Iowa streams
No abstract available.
Authors
Oscar G. Lara
Quality of water in the Red River alluvial aquifer, Shreveport, to the mouth of the Black River, Louisiana Quality of water in the Red River alluvial aquifer, Shreveport, to the mouth of the Black River, Louisiana
Chemical analyses of water samples from 296 wells in the Red River alluvial aquifer indicate that the ground water in the valley is generally hard (more than 120 milligrams per liter) and has a high iron concentration (greater than 6,000 micrograms per liter). The predominant ions found in the water were calcium and bicarbonate. However, in places in the vicinity of Natchitoches, saline...
Authors
A. H. Ludwig
Geology of the Mississippian aquifer in Iowa Geology of the Mississippian aquifer in Iowa
No abstract available.
Authors
P. J. Horick, W. L. Steinhilber
Flood of August 2, 1972, in the Little Maquoketa River basin, Dubuque County, Iowa Flood of August 2, 1972, in the Little Maquoketa River basin, Dubuque County, Iowa
Flood peaks with magnitudes from 2 to 3 times the SO-year flood occurred on streams in the Little Maquoketa River basin for the flood of August 2, 1972. Up to nine inches of rain fell in the headwater of the Middle Fork tributary with six to seven inches occurring over most of the Little Maquoketa River basin. The flood peak elevation at the gaging station near Durango exceeded the 1925...
Authors
Albert J. Heinitz
Floods in the Iowa River basin upstream from Coralville Lake, Iowa Floods in the Iowa River basin upstream from Coralville Lake, Iowa
Flood information is reported for 207 miles of the main stem, 23 miles on the West Branch, and 23 miles on the East Branch, of the Iowa River. The information will be of use to those concerned with the design of bridges and other structures and the conduct of various operations on the flood plains of the streams. Included in the report are flood-peak records, gaging-station records, and...
Authors
Albert J. Heinitz
Floods in the Rock River basin, Iowa Floods in the Rock River basin, Iowa
This report contains flood information for the Rock River basin in Iowa, it updates and supersedes the 1967 report "Floods in Rock River basin, Iowa" by P. J. Carpenter. The occurrence of an outstanding flood in 1969 and the acquisition of additional flood data in the basin prompted the preparation of this report. The 1969 flood, the greatest flood on the Rock River in at least 45 years...
Authors
Albert J. Heinitz