Water resources summary for southern California, 1956
Walter Hofmann, W. C. Peterson
1957, Circular 399
Computation of peak discharge at culverts
Rolland William Carter
1957, Circular 376
Methods for computing peak flood flow through culverts on the basis of a field survey of highwater marks and culvert geometry are presented. These methods are derived from investigations of culvert flow as reported in the literature and on extensive laboratory studies of culvert flow. For convenience in computation, culvert...
History of land classification relating to waterpower and storage sites
Fred Forrest Lawrence, C.E. Nordeen, H.L. Pumphrey
1957, Circular 400
Water resources of the San Francisco Bay area, California
Howard Frederick Matthai, William Back, R.P. Orth, Robert Brennan
1957, Circular 378
Reports and maps of the Geological Survey released only in the open files, 1956
Betsy Anne Weld, William Stewart Eisenlohr, Arthur Johnson
1957, Circular 401
Estimated use of water in the United States, 1955
Kenneth Allen MacKichan
1957, Circular 398
The estimated withdrawal use of water in the United States during 1955 was about 740,000 mgd (million gallons per day). Withdrawal use of water requires that it be removed from the ground or diverted from a stream or lake. In this report it is divided into five types: public supplies,...
Discharge characteristics of broad-crested weirs
Hubert Jerome Tracy
1957, Circular 397
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955, part 7, Lower Mississippi River basin
J. S. Gatewood
1956, Circular 387
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955: Part 10. - The Great Basin
J. S. Gatewood
1956, Circular 390
This index lists the streamflow and reservoir stations in The Great Basin for which records have been or are to be published in reports of the Geological Survey for periods prior to September 30, 1955. Periods of record for the same station published by other agencies are listed only...
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955, Alaska
E.G. Bailey
1956, Circular 396
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955, part 12, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River basin
E.G. Bailey
1956, Circular 392
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955: Part 13. - Snake River basin
E.G. Bailey
1956, Circular 393
This index lists the streamflow and reservoir stations in the Snake River basin for which records have been or are to be published in reports of the Geological Survey for periods prior to September 30, 1955. Periods of record for the same station published by other agencies are listed only...
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955, part 14, Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin
E.G. Bailey
1956, Circular 394
Ground water in the North Side Pumping Division, Minidoka Project, Minidoka County, Idaho
Emerson G. Crosthwaite, R. C. Scott
1956, Circular 371
The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation proposes to irrigate about 64, 000 acres, largely in southern Minidoka County north and west of the Snake River, with ground water from 175 wells; 13, 650 additional acres would receive surface water pumped to a high-line canal from Lake Milner. More than 20,000 additional...
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955: Part 9. - Colorado River basin
J. S. Gatewood
1956, Circular 389
This index lists the streamflow and reservoir stations in the Colorado River basin for which records have been or are to be published in reports of the Geological Survey for periods prior September 30, 1955. Periods of record for the same station published by other agencies are listed only when...
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955, part 8, Western Gulf of Mexico basins
J. S. Gatewood
1956, Circular 388
Floods of August 1955 in the Northeastern States
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1956, Circular 377
The floods of August 1955 were an unprecedented disaster in a arge area of the northeastern United States. They rank among the most destructive in the country's his ory. Augmented by the antecedent hurricane sto m of August 11-15, the rainfall of August 17-20 accompanying hurricane Diane reached maximum val...
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955, part 1, North Atlantic slope basins
C. E. Knox
1956, Circular 381
Water resources of the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington area
W. C. Griffin, Herbert Swenson, Frank A. Watkins
1956, Circular 372
No abstract available....
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955, part 6, Missouri River basin
H. F. Matthai
1956, Circular 386
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955, Hawaii
E.G. Bailey
1956, Circular 395
Reports and maps of the Geological Survey released only in the open files, 1955
Benton M. Wilmoth, Lois Emily Randall, Arthur Johnson
1956, Circular 379
Index of surface-water records to September 30, 1955, part 4, St. Lawrence River basin
C. E. Knox
1956, Circular 384
Floods of December 1955-January 1956 in Far Western States; peak discharges
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1956, Circular 380
Stratigraphic sections of the phosphoria formation, 1953
Roger Warren Swanson, Louis Duncan Cardwell, Richard Porter Sheldon, T. M. Cheney
1956, Circular 375