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Floods of 1952 in California. Flood of January 1952 in the south San Francisco Bay region; Snowmelt flood of 1952 in Kern River, Tulare Lake, and San Joaquin River basins
S. E. Rantz, H.M. Stafford
1956, Water Supply Paper 1260-D
Two major floods occurred in California in 1952. The first was the flood of January 11-13 in the south San Francisco Bay region that resulted from heavy rains which began on the morning of January 11 and ended about noon January 13. This flood was notable for the magnitude of...
Sedimentation and chemical quality of surface waters in the Wind River basin, Wyoming
B. R. Colby, C. H. Hembree, F. H. Rainwater
1956, Water Supply Paper 1373
This report gives results of an investigation by the U. S. Geological Survey of chemical quality of surface waters and sedimentation in the Wind River Basin, Wyo. The sedimentation study was begun in 1946 to determine the quantity of sediment that is transported by the streams in the basin; the...
Saline-water resources of Texas
Allen George Winslow, Lester Ray Kister
1956, Water Supply Paper 1365
Large quantities of saline water are available in the world, both on the surface and underground; however, these waters have not been studied extensively as sources of potable water. Saline water is defined herein as water containing more than 1,000 parts per million of dissolved solids, or, with certain mineralized irrigation...
Hydrology of Indiana lakes
Joseph Irving Perrey, Don Melvin Corbett
1956, Water Supply Paper 1363
Indiana's lakes are a valuable resource for both recreational use and their industrial potential. Some lakes are used for water supply. The natural lakes are glacial in origin and are most concentrated in northeastern Indiana. Many of the lakes were drained by the early settlers. The natural processes of sedimentation ad...
Water resources of southwestern Louisiana
Paul H. Jones, E. L. Hendricks, Burdge Irelan, and others
1956, Water Supply Paper 1364
In southwestern Louisiana large quantities of fresh water are available for agricultural, municipal, domestic, and industrial purposes. However, local and regional problems resulting from salt-water encroachment in the streams and persistent declines of the groundwater levels in certain areas during . drought periods have caused some concern regarding the future...
Ground-water resources of the Ainsworth unit, Cherry and Brown Counties, Nebraska
James G. Cronin, Thomas G. Newport, R. A. Krieger
1956, Water Supply Paper 1371
The Ainsworth unit, so named by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, is in north-central Nebraska and is in the drainage basin of the Niobrara River. It is an area of about 1,000 square miles in the east-central part of Cherry County and northern part of Brown County. The east-west...
Reservoirs in the United States
N.O. Thomas, G. Earl Harbeck Jr.
1956, Water Supply Paper 1360-A
Reservoir storage facilities in the United States play an important part in the national economy. Storage facilities have enabled the country to utilize to a much fuller extent one of the most valuable natural resources: water. During recent years the construction of reservoirs has continued at a high rate. This...
Water requirements of the aluminum industry
Howard L. Conklin
1956, Water Supply Paper 1330-C
Aluminum is unique among metals in the way it is obtained from its ore. The first step is to produce alumina, a white powder that bears no resemblance to the bauxite from which it is derived or to the metallic aluminum to which it is reduced by electrolytic action in...
Water requirements of the carbon-black industry
Howard L. Conklin
1956, Water Supply Paper 1330-B
Carbon blacks include an important group of industrial carbons used chiefly as a reinforcing agent in rubber tires. In 1953 more than 1,610 million pounds of carbon black was produced, of which approximately 1,134 million pounds was consumed by the rubber industry. The carbon-black industry uses small quantities of water...