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Water resources of the Grand Rapids area, Michigan
G.J. Stramel, C.O. Wisler, L.B. Laird
1954, Circular 323
The Grand Rapids area, Michigan, has three sources from which to obtain its water supply: Lake Michigan, the Grand River and its tributaries, and ground water. Each of the first two and possibly the third is capable of supplying the entire needs of the area.This area is now obtaining a...
The flood control controversy: Big dams, little dams, and land management
Luna Bergere Leopold, Thomas Maddock Jr.
1954, Book
The purpose of this book is to investigate the facts regarding flood control, a subject that has given rise to extreme controversy in the United States in recent years. The question of flood control is obviously a vital one not only to the United States but to many other countries....
Chemical and physical quality examination
William Lamar
1953, Book chapter, Lake Erie pollution survey. Final report.
In a balanced study of water pollution or water utilization a thorough chemical and physical examination is essential. This provides a basis for evaluation of stream conditions, their effects and remedies. Such information is of value to the general public who are interested in clean water and in recreation, hunting,...
Hydrology of Lake Erie and tributaries
L. C. Crawford
1953, Book chapter, Lake Erie pollution survey. Final report
The drainage area of the Great Lakes is equal to nearly one-tenth of the entire area of the United States; 58 percent of this area lies within the United States. The information in Table 3 affords a ready comparison of the land and water areas involved in the United States...
Floods of November-December 1950 in the Central Valley basin, California
C. G. Paulsen
1953, Water Supply Paper 1137-F
The flood of November-December 1950 in the Central Valley basin was the greatest in most parts of the basin since the turn of the century and probably was exceeded in the lower San Joaquin River basin only by the historic flood of 1862. In respect to monetary loss, the 1950...
Floods of May-July 1950 in southeastern Nebraska
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1953, Water Supply Paper 1137-D
Four floods occurred in southeast Nebraska during the period of May to July 1950. Two of these were the greatest known in the State if the size of the drainage areas is considered, and the other two were not so spectacular but were of notable size and of possible hydrologic...
Water resources of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Minnesota
Charles Henry Prior, Robert Schneider, W. H. Durum
1953, Circular 274
The water supply of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area is adequate to satisfy present requirements and requirements for many years to come if the area continues to develop at about the present rate. The flow of -the Mississippi River at the Twin Cities is more than sufficient to meet the demands of...
Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Green River in Utah and Colorado
H. E. Thomas
1952, Circular 129
The Green River, rising in Wyoming and draining high mountains in that state, northeast Utah and northwest Colorado, is a major tributary of the Colorado River. In the late summer, after the snow has melted from these mountains, the flow in the Green River reaches its minimum for the year....
Geology and hydrology of dam sites on the island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands
R. R. Meyer
1952, Open-File Report 52-98
The Virgin Islands Corporation plans to build a series of small earth dams along some of the streams on the island of St. Croix, and field studies involving the selection and hydrology of possible sites was carried on by the Geological Survey during the months of August and September 1951....
Discussion of “tide‐producing forces and artesian pressures”
Tom Culbertson, William O. George, Frederick E. Romberg
1952, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (33) 597-600
I was an employee of the Texas State Board of Water Engineers in charge of the Fort Stockton field office at the time that the data for this paper were gathered. Since I have done both extensive and detailed ground‐water work in the Fort Stockton area, including the setting and...