Publications
This list of Upper Midwest Water Science Center publications spans from 1899 to present. It includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. To access the full, searchable catalog of USGS publications, please visit the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Ground water for irrigation in the Perhem area, Otter Tail County, west-central Minnesota
No abstract available.
Authors
H.O. Reeder
Availability of ground water in the lower Wisconsin River valley, Wisconsin
No abstract available.
Authors
L.J. Hamilton
Water resources of the Belle River basin, southeastern Michigan
This hydrologic atlas represents a part of a comprehensive study of the water resources of southeastern Michigan. The purpose of the atlas is to present data on (1) the physical features of the Belle River and its tributaries, (2) the characteristics of streamflow, (3) the quality of ground and surface waters, and (4) an evaluation of the ground-water potential of the area. The atlas is one in a s
Authors
R. L. Knutilla
Water resources of the Buffalo River Watershed, West-central Minnesota
The Buffalo River watershed includes two general physiographic areas – a glacial lake plain and an glacial moraine.
The lake plain, which was formed by Glacial lake Agassiz more than 9,000 years ago, is extremely flat – sloping only a few feet per mile westward near the Red River of the North. The moraine is largely an area of gently rolling hills, but in the eastern “tail” of the watershed the re
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Robert W. Maclay, L. E. Bidwell, Thomas C. Winter
Water resources of the Yellow Medicine River Watershed, Southwestern Minnesota
Glacial drift and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks are the major aquifers in the Yellow Medicine River watershed unit.
The Yellow Medicine and Minnesota Rivers are the major sources of surface water. For physiographic regions – Upland Plain, Slope, Lowland Plain, and Minnesota River Flood Plain – influence surface drainage, and the flow of ground water through the aquifers. The watershed comprises 107
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R.P. Novitzki, Wayne A. Van Voast, L.A. Jerabek
Reconnaissance of the Red Lake River, Minnesota
This report is intended to serve a wide range of people including educators, scientists, planners, and those who wish to enjoy travel on the river. the data-summary charts, graphs, and tables are intended to be specific enough so that users who require precise information need not resynthesise the original numerical data.
Authors
Lev Ropes, Richmond F. Brown, D.E. Wheat
Ground-water resources of the St. James area, South-central Minnesota
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the quality and quantity of the ground-water resources in the area of St. James, Minnesota. St. James is located in the center of Watonwan County in south-central Minnesota. The area is covered by a thick layer of glacial drift which is underlain by Cretaceous, Cambrian, and Precambrian rocks. St. James presently obtains its water supply from two a
Authors
L.H. Ropes
Water resources of the Otter Tail River Watershed, West-central Minnesota
The Otter Tail River watershed includes three general physiographic areas- a moraine and ice-contact area, an outwash plain, and the plain of Glacial Lake Agassiz.
The moraine and ice-contact area is a fairly rugged complex of hills characterized by local relief of several hundred feet in some areas, particularly in the extreme north and southeastern parts of the watershed. The outwash plain is fa
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Thomas C. Winter, L. E. Bidwell, R. W. Maclay
Ground-water flow related to streamflow and water quality
A ground-water flow system in southwestern Minnesota illustrates water movement between geologic units and between the land surface and the subsurface. The flow patterns indicate numerous zones of ground-water recharge and discharge controlled by topography, varying thicknesses of geologic units, variation in permeabilities, and the configuration of the basement rock surface. Variations in streamf
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Wayne A. Van Voast, R.P. Novitzki
Analog simulation of ground-water development of the Saginaw Formation, Lansing metropolitan area, Michigan
This report was prepared as a part of the study of the water resources of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties being made for the Tri-County Planning Commission by the Water Resources Division of the U. S. Geological Survey. The report describes one phase of the investigation, that is, the projections of future time-withdrawal-drawdown relationships obtained from an electric analog model study of th
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K.E. Vanlier, M.L. Wheeler
Water resources of the Lac Qui Parle River Watershed, Southwestern Minnesota
The Lac qui Parle River watershed is underlain by thick water-bearing sections of glacial drift and Cretaceous rocks. Drainage is from the Coteau des Praries, a plateau in the southwest, to the Lac qui Parle reservoir, about 800 feet lower than the plateau. The term "watershed" as used in this report refers to that part of the drainage basin (767 square miles) within Minnesota. The total area of t
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R. D. Cotter, L. E. Bidwell