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Hydrology of area 50, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain coal provinces, Wyoming and Montana

Open-File Report 83-545
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr83545

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Abstract

This report is one of a series designed to characterize the hydrology of drainage basins within coal provinces, nationwide. Area 50 includes all of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana and the upstream parts of the Cheyenne and Belle Fourche River Basins - a total of 20,676 sq mi. The area has abundant coal (81.2 million tons mined in 1982), but scarce water. The information in the report is intended to describe the hydrology of the ' general area ' of any proposed mine. The report represents a summary of results of the water resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey, carried out in cooperation with State and other Federal agencies. Each of more than 50 topics is discussed in a brief text that is accompanied by maps, graphs, and other illustrations. Primary topics in the report are: physiography, economic development, surface-water data networks, surface water quantity and quality, and groundwater. The report also contains an extensive description of sources of additional information. (USGS)

Suggested Citation

Lowry, M.E., Wilson, J.F., and others, 1983, Hydrology of area 50, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain coal provinces, Wyoming and Montana (WRI/OFR): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-545, vi, 137 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr83545.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Hydrology of area 50, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain coal provinces, Wyoming and Montana
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 83-545
DOI 10.3133/ofr83545
Edition WRI/OFR
Year Published 1983
Language ENGLISH
Publisher Geological Survey (U.S.)
Contributing office(s) U.S. Geological Survey
Description vi, 137 p.
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