Bibliographic Listing of Reports and Abstracts Related to Floods and Flooding
Armstrong, C.A., 1983, Evaluation of the effects of Lake Audubon on ground- and surface-water levels in the Lake Nettie area, eastern McLean County, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4242, 41 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri834242.
Armstrong, C.A.; Crosby, O.A.; Horak, W.F.; Houghton, R.L., 1987, Hydrogeologic system and probable hydrologic consequences of mining in the M and M lignite area, southeastern Williams County, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4134, 48 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri874134.
Cowdery, T.K., 1997, Shallow ground-water quality beneath cropland in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota and North Dakota, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4001, 52 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri974001.
Crosby, O.A., 1966, Floods of June 24-25, 1966, in southwest-central North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey open-file report, 15 p.
Crosby, O.A., 1974, An investigation of basin effects on flood discharges in North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 74-346, 49 p.
Crosby, O.A., 1975, Magnitude and frequency of floods in small drainage basins in North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 75-19, 24 p.
Crosby, O.A.; Pewe, R.A., 1972, Flood stages and discharges for small streams in North Dakota, July 1, 1954 to September 30, 1971: U.S. Geological Survey open-file report, 160 p.
Emerson, D.G.; Macek-Rowland, K.M., 1986, Flood analysis along the Little Missouri River within and adjacent to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4090, 36 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri864090.
Emerson, D.G.; Wald, J.D., 1983, Inventory and analyses of information for flood plain management in North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-053, 201 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr8453.
Emerson, D.G.; Wald, J.D., 1985, Supplement to inventory and analyses of information for flood plain management in North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-700, 80 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr85700.
Erickson, D.W.; Holmen, O.O.; Latkovich, V.J., 1980, Flood of April-May 1979 in Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota and Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Open-File Report 80-1176, 1 plate.
Goolsby, D.A.; Battaglin, W.A.; Thurman, E.M., 1993, Occurrence and transport of agricultural chemicals in the Mississippi River Basin, July through August 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1120-C, 22 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1120C.
Harrison, S.S., 1968, The flood problem in Grand Forks-East Grand Forks: North Dakota Geological Survey Miscellaneous Series 35, 42 p.
Harrison, S.S.; Bluemle, J.P., 1980, Flooding in the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks area: North Dakota Geological Survey Educational Series 12, 66 p.
Hem, J.D., 1970, Study and interpretation of the chemical characteristics of natural water (2d ed.): U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1473, 363 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp1473.
Hembree, C.H.; Krieger, R.A.; Jordan, P.R., 1964, Chemical quality of surface waters, and sedimentation in the Grand River drainage basin, North and South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1769, 78 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp1769.
Kolpin, D.W.; Thurman, E.M., 1995, Postflood occurrence of selected agricultural chemicals and volatile organic compounds in near-surface unconsolidated aquifers in the upper Mississippi River Basin, 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1120-G, 20 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1120G.
Lent, R.M.; Wiche, G.J.; Williams-Sether, Tara, 1994, Effects of flooding on surface-water quantity and quality in the Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota, 1993: Proceedings, North Dakota Water Quality Symposium, Fargo, North Dakota, March 30-31,1994, p. 234-245. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs389.html.
Lindskov, K.L., 1975, Data summary of June-July 1975 floods in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-565, 15 p.
Lins, Harry F., 2005, Streamflow trends in the United States...from the National Streamflow Information Program: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3017, 4 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/fs2005-3017/.
Macek-Rowland, K.M., 1997, 1997 floods in the Red River of the North and Missouri River Basins in North Dakota and western Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-575, 8 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr97575/index.html.
Macek-Rowland, K.M., 2001, 2001 floods in the Red River of the North Basin in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-169, 8 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr01169/index.html.
Macek-Rowland, K.M.; Burr, M.J.; Mitton, G.B., 2001, Peak discharges and flow volumes for streams in the northern plains, 1996-97: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1185-B, 52 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1185B.
Macek-Rowland, K.M.; Burr, M.J.; Mitton, G.B., 2001, Precipitation in the northern plains, September 1996 through April 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1185-A, 19 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1185A.
Macek-Rowland, K.M.; Gross, T.A., 2011, 2009 spring floods in North Dakota, western Minnesota, and northeastern South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5225, 41 p. -- URL http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5225/.
McCabe, J.A.; Crosby, O.A., 1959, Floods in North and South Dakota--Frequency and magnitude: U.S. Geological Survey open-file report 59-80, 132 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr5980.
McGuinness, C.L., 1963, The role of gound water in the national water situation: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1800, 1121 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp1800.
Miller, J.E.; Frink, D.L., 1982, Changes in flood response of the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota-Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-774, 158 p.
Miller, J.E.; Frink, D.L., 1984, Changes in flood response of the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota-Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2243, 103 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp2243.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; North Dakota State Water Commission, 1971, Red River of the North regional flood analysis (Breckenridge to International Boundary): Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and North Dakota State Water Commission, 19 p.
Moody, J.A., 1995, Propagation and composition of the flood wave on the upper Mississippi River, 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1120-F, 21 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1120F.
Moody, J.A.; Meade, R.H.; Jones, D.R., 2003, Lewis and Clark's observations and measurements of geomorphology and hydrology, and changes with time: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1246, 110 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1246.
Nustad, R.A.; Wood, T.M.; Bales, J.D., 2011, Use of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model to evaluate extreme flooding and transport of dissolved solids through Devils Lake and Stump Lake, North Dakota, 2006: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5035, 33 p. -- URL http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2011/5035/.
Oltman, R.E., 1951, Missouri River Basin floods of April-May, 1950, in North and South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1137-A, 114 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp1137A.
Parrett, Charles; Melcher, N.B.; James, R.W., Jr., 1993, Flood discharges in the upper Mississippi River Basin, 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1120-A, 14 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1120A.
Perry, C.A., 1994, Effects of reservoirs on flood discharges in the Kansas and the Misssouri River Basins, 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1120-E, 20 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1120E.
Powell, J.E., 1959, Progress report on the geology and ground-water resources of the Westhope area, Bottineau County, North Dakota: North Dakota State Water Conservation Commission North Dakota Ground-Water Studies No. 27, 68 p. -- URL http://www.swc.nd.gov/4dlink9/4dcgi/GetContentRecord/PB-736.
Reeder, H.O., 1978, Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resources--Souris-Red-Rainy region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 813-K, 25 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/pp/pp813K.
Robinson, S.M.; Lundgren, R.F.; Sether, B.A.; Norbeck, S.W.; Lambrecht, J.A., 2006, Water resources data--North Dakota water year 2005, volume 1 surface water: Water-Data Report ND-05-1, 569 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/wdr-nd-05-1/.
Robinson, S.M.; Lundgren, R.F.; Sether, B.A.; Norbeck, S.W.; Lambrecht, J.M., 2005, Water resources data--North Dakota, water year 2004, volume 1 surface water: Water-Data Report ND-04-1, 621 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/wdrnd041/.
Ryan, G.L., 1991, North Dakota floods and droughts: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2375, p. 435-442. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp2375.
Ryan, G.L.; Harkness, R.E., 1993, Flood of April 1989 in the Wahpeton-Breckenridge and Fargo-Moorhead areas, Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota and Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4155, Map report, 1 sheet. -- URL http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/flood/ryan.html.
Ryan, G.L.; Wiche, G.J., 1988, Hydrology of the chain of lakes tributary to Devils Lake and water-level simulations of Devils Lake, northeastern North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4020, 39 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri884020.
Ryberg, K.R., 2008, PFReports: A program for systematic checking of annual peaks in NWISWeb: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1284, 17 p. -- URL http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1284/.
Ryberg, K.R.; Macek-Rowland, K.M.; Banse, T.A.; Wiche, G.J., 2007, A history of flooding in the Red River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 55, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/2007/55/.
Ryberg, K.R.; Macek-Rowland, K.M.; Wiche, G.J.; Klapprodt, L.A., 2007, 10th anniversary of the 1997 Red River flood: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 49, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/gip49/.
Sando, S.K.; Krabbenhoft, D.P.; Johnson, K.M.; Lundgren, R.F.; Emerson, D.G., 2007, Mercury and methylmercury in water and bottom sediments of wetlands at Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota, 2003-04: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5219, 66 p. -- URL http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5219/.
Sando, S.K.; Wiche, G.J; Lundgren, R.F.; Sether, B.A., 2003, Reconnaissance of mercury in lakes, wetlands, and rivers in the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota, March through August 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4078, 52 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri034078/index.html.
Sether, B.A.; Vecchia, A.V.; Berkas, W.R., 1999, Spatial and temporal variability of dissolved sulfate in Devils Lake, North Dakota, 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-096-99, 4 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs09699/index.html.
Southard, Rodney, 1995, Flood volumes in the upper Mississippi River Basin, April 1 through September 30, 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1120-H, 32 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1120H.
Strobel, M.L., 1994, Preliminary results of the effects of the 1993 flood on surface-water/ground-water interactions in the upper Mississippi River Basin [abs.]: 39th Annual Midwest Ground-Water Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota, October 16-18, 1994.
Strobel, M.L.; Cowdery, T.K., 1994, Effects of the 1993 flood on ground-water levels and quality in the Sheyenne Delta aquifer, southeastern North Dakota [abs.]: 39th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota, October 16-18, 1994.
Strobel, M.L.; Radig, S.A., 1997, Effects of the 1993 flood on water levels and water quality in the Sheyenne Delta aquifer, southeastern North Dakota, 1993-94: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4163, 43 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri974163.
Taylor, H.E.; Antweiler, R.C.; Brinton, T.I.; Roth, D.A.; Moody, J.A., 1994, Major ions, nutrients, and trace elements in the Mississippi River near Thebes, Illinois, July through September 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1120-D, 21 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1120D.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1952, Floods of 1950 in the Red River of the North and Winnipeg River Basins: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1137-B, 212 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp1137B.
Vecchia, A.V. (Comp.), 2001, A unified approach to probabilistic risk assessments for earthquakes, floods, landslides, and volcanoes: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-324, 77 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr01324/index.html.
Vecchia, A.V., 2002, Simulation of a proposed emergency outlet from Devils Lake, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4042, 129 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri024042/index.html.
Vecchia, A.V., 2008, Climate simulation and flood risk analysis for 2008-40 for Devils Lake, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5011, 28 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/sir/sir20085011.
Vining, K.C., 2004, Simulation of runoff and wetland storage in the Hamden and Lonetree Watershed sites within the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota and Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5168, 28 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/sir20045168/.
Wahl, K.L.; Vining, K.C.; Wiche, G.J., 1993, Precipitation in the upper Mississippi River Basin, January 1 through July 31, 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1120-B, 13 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1120B.
Wahl, K.L.; Vining, K.C.; Wiche, G.J., 1998, Precipitation in the upper Mississippi River Basin during the flood of 1993, in Perry, C.A., and Combs, L.J., eds., Summary of floods in the United States, January 1992, through September 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2499, p. 9-17. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp2499.
Wells, J.V.B., 1955, Floods of 1952 in the basins of the upper Mississippi River and Red River of the North: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1260-C, p. 303-529. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp1260C.
Wells, J.V.B., 1955, Floods of April 1952 in the Missouri River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1260-B, p. 49-302. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp1260B.
Wiche, G.J., 1992, Hydrology and water-level fluctuations of Devils Lake, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2340, p. 75-87. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp2340.
Wiche, G.J., 1994, Extent and magnitude of precipitation and flooding during 1993 in the upper Mississippi and Red River of the North Basins [abs.]: 39th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota, October 16-18, 1994, p. 44-45. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs393.html.
Wiche, G.J., 1996, Lake levels, streamflow, and surface-water quality in the Devils Lake area, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-189-96, 4 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs18996/index.html.
Wiche, G.J., 1998, Lake levels, streamflow, and surface-water quality in the Devils Lake area, North Dakota, through 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-033-98, 4 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs03398/index.html.
Wiche, G.J.; Guttormson, K.G; Robinson, S.M.; Mitton, G.B.; Bramer, B.J., 2002, June 2002 floods in the Red River of the North Basin in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-278, 8 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr02278/index.html.
Wiche, G.J.; Jenson, S.K.; Baglio, J.V.; Domingue, J.O., 1992, Application of digital elevation models to delineate drainage areas and compute hydrologic characteristics for sites in the James River Basin, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2383, 23 p. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wsp/wsp2383/index.html.
Wiche, G.J.; Knox, J.L., 1993, Relations between upper-air flow patterns, climate, and hydrologic variability in the Red River of the North Basin, United States and Canada [abs.]: Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science 85th Annual Meeting, April 1993, v. 47, p. 4. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs380.html.
Wiche, G.J.; Knox, J.L.; Welsh, L.E., 1993, Relations between upper-air flow patterns, climate, and hydrologic variability in the Red River of the North Basin in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan [abs.]: Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Global Change Forum, Reston, Virginia, March 18-21, 1991, p. 112-113. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs381.html.
Wiche, G.J.; Lent, R.M.; Rannie, W.F., 1996, Comment on "Little Ice Age" Aridity in the North American Great Plains--A High-resolution reconstruction of salinity fluctuations from Devils Lake, North Dakota, USA: The Holocene, v. 6, no. 4, p. 489-490. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs429.html.
Wiche, G.J.; Martin, C.R.; Albright, L.L.; Wald, G.B., 1997, 1997 flood tracking chart for the Red River of the North Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-193, 1 sheet. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr97193/index.html.
Wiche, G.J.; Martin, C.R.; Albright, L.L.; Wald, G.B., 1997, 1997 flood tracking chart for the Sheyenne River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-177, 1 sheet.
Wiche, G.J.; Vecchia, A.V.; Osborne, Leon, 2000, Climatology and potential effects of an emergency outlet, Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-089-00, p. 4. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs08900/index.html.
Wiche, G.J.; Vecchia, A.V.; Osborne, Leon; Wood, C.M.; Fay, J.T., 2000, Climatology, hydrology, and simulation of an emergency outlet, Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4174, 16 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri004174/index.html.
Williams-Sether, Tara, 1992, Techniques for estimating peak-flow frequency relations for North Dakota streams: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4020, 57 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri924020/index.html.
Williams-Sether, Tara, 1994, Climatic and hydrologic aspects of the 1988-92 drought in North Dakota [abs.]: 39th Annual Midwest Ground-Water Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota, October 16-18, 1994. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs395.html.
Williams-Sether, Tara, 1999, Estimated and measured bridge scour at selected sites in North Dakota, 1990-97: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4124, 54 p. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri994124/index.html.
Williams-Sether, Tara, 1999, From dry to wet, 1988-97, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-075-99, 4 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs07599.
Williams-Sether, Tara, 2008, Streamflow characteristics of streams in the Helmand Basin, Afghanistan: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3059, 4 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs20083059.
Williams-Sether, Tara; Lent, R.M.; Wiche, G.J., 1996, Variations in surface-water quantity and quality as a result of the 1993 summer flood in the Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4028, 32 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri964028.
Winter, T.C.; Benson, R.D.; Engberg, R.A.; Wiche, G.J.; Emerson, D.G.; Crosby, O.A.; Miller, J.E., 1984, Synopsis of ground-water and surface-water resources of North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-732, 127 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr84732.