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  1. Armstrong, C.A., 1980, Preliminary map showing availability of ground water from glacial-drift aquifers in Ransom and Sargent Counties, southeastern North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-505W, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr80505W

  2. Armstrong, C.A., 1981, Supplement to predictive modeling of effects of the planned Kindred Lake on ground-water levels and discharge, southeastern North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-646, 15 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr81646

  3. Armstrong, C.A., 1982, Evaluation of the hydrologic system in the New Leipzig coal area, Grant and Hettinger Counties, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-698, 41 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr82698

  4. Atwood, J.W., 1993, User documentation for North Dakota geochemical data-base software system--Input, update, and retrieval procedures: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-117, 28 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr93117

  5. Berkas, W.R., 2000, Occurrence, distribution, and concentration of hydrocarbons in and near the Shell Valley Aquifer, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-194, 20 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr99194

  6. Briel, L.I., 1988, Summaries of water-quality data collected during 1979-87 for selected James River and refuge locations in North Dakota and South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-732, 197 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr88732

  7. Briel, L.I., 1989, Dissolved-solids data for the James River salinity model, North Dakota and South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-43, 239 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr8943

  8. Burkart, M.R.; Randich, P.G., 1980, Preliminary map showing availability of ground water from glacial-drift aquifers in Sheridan County, central North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-504W, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr80504W

  9. Cooley, M.E., 1983, Identification and plotting of the linear features: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-937, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr83937

  10. Cowdery, T.K., 1995, Similar agricultural areas, different ground-water quality--Red River of the North Basin, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-441, 4 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr95441

  11. Damschen, W.C.; Nustad, R.A., 2005, Data for Selected Gaging Stations in the Upper Red River of the North Basin in Minnesota, September 2001 through September 2003: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1150, 88 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/ofr2005-1150/

  12. Emerson, D.G., 1981, Progress report on the effects of surface mining on the surface-water hydrology of selected basins in the Fort Union coal region, North Dakota and Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-678, 28 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr81678

  13. Emerson, D.G., 1991, Documentation of a heat and water transfer model for seasonally frozen soils with application to a precipitation-runoff model: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-462, 92 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr91462

  14. Emerson, D.G.; Macek-Rowland, K.M., 1990, Solid-precipitation (snowfall) measurement intercomparison, Bismarck, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-124, 2 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr90124

  15. Emerson, D.G.; Norbeck, S.W.; Boespflug, K.L., 1983, Data from the surface-water hydrologic investigations of the Hay Creek study area, Montana, and the West Branch Antelope Creek study area, North Dakota, October 1976 through April 1982: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-136, 273 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr83136

  16. Emerson, D.G.; Sweeney, M.D.; Dressler, V.M.; Norbeck, S.W., 1990, Instrumentation and data for a study of seasonally frozen soil in southeastern North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-107, 191 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr90107

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. Garklavs, George; Nelson, Rick, 1987, North Dakota ground-water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-0744, 7 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr87744

  20. Gauger, R.W., 1988, Map showing capacity of McKenzie Slough near McKenzie, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-328, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr88328

  21. Haffield, N.D., 1981, Statistical summaries of streamflow and water-quality data for streams of western North Dakota, 1977-80: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1066, 78 p. -- abstract URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr811066

  22. Hall, L.A.; Kuzniar, R.L., 1984, Water-resources investigations in North Dakota--Fiscal year 1984: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-429, 52 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr84429

  23. Klausing, R.L., 1977, Preliminary map showing availability of ground water from glacial-drift aquifers in Dunn County, west-central North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-273, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr77273

  24. Klausing, R.L., 1982, Preliminary map showing availability of water from glacial-drift aquifers in Logan County, south-central North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-515, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr82515

  25. Lankford, N.K.; Albright, L.L., 1983, Water-resources investigations in North Dakota--Fiscal year 1983: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-220, 51 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr83220

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. Macek-Rowland, K.M., 2002, Studying the effects of land use on sediment loads, Little Missouri National Grasslands, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-427, 4 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr02427/index.html

  29. Macek-Rowland, K.M.; Arntson, A.D.; Ryberg, K.R.; Dahl, A.L.; Leib, A., 2004, Water-use data for the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota, 1979-2001: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1308, 255 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/ofr20041308/

  30. Macek-Rowland, K.M.; Dressler, V.M., 2002, Statistical summaries of water-quality data for selected streamflow-gaging stations in the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-390, 229 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr02390/index.html

  31. Macek-Rowland, K.M.; Emerson, D.G., 1991, Meteorologic data for West Branch Antelope Creek stations and Canfield Lake station in west-central North Dakota, May 1982 through September 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-706, 69 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr87706

  32. Martin, C.R. (Comp.), 1985, Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in North Dakota, Fiscal year 1985: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-558, 124 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr85558

  33. Martin, C.R. (Comp.), 1987, Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in North Dakota, Fiscal year 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-530, 100 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr87530

  34. Martin, C.R. (Comp.), 1988, Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in North Dakota, Fiscal years 1987 and 1988: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-184, 123 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr88184

  35. Martin, C.R. (Comp.), 1991, Water-resources activities, North Dakota district, Fiscal year 1990: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-188, 99 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr91188

  36. Martin, C.R. (Comp.), 1993, Water-resources activities, North Dakota district, Fiscal year 1992: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-52, 55 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr9352

  37. Martin, C.R. (Comp.), 1995, Water-resources activities, North Dakota district, Fiscal year 1994-95: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-105, 55 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr95105

  38. 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

  39. Randich, P.G., 1980, Preliminary map showing availability of water from glacial-drift aquifers in McHenry County, north-central North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-562, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr80562

  40. Randich, P.G.; Kuzniar, R.L., 1982, Preliminary map showing availability of water from glacial-drift aquifers in Towner County, north-central North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-767, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr82767

  41. Ryan, G.L., 1985, Data uses and funding of the streamflow-gaging program in North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-349, 29 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr85349

  42. Ryberg, K.R.; Damschen, W.C.; Vecchia, A.V., 2005, Graphical User Interface for Accessing Water-Quality Data for the Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1419, 15 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/ofr20051419

  43. Sando, S.K.; Guttormson, K.G.; Gleich, T.A., 1990, Water resources data collected during water year 1988 at selected James River Basin sites in North Dakota and South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-101, 230 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr90101

  44. Sando, S.K.; Sether, B.A., 1993, Physical-property, water-quality, plankton, and bottom-material data for Devils Lake and East Devils Lake, North Dakota, September 1988 through October 1990: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-66, 178 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr9366

  45. Stoner, J.D., 1991, National water-quality assessment program--Red River of the North: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-151, 2 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr91151

  46. Tornes, L.H.; Brigham, M.E., 1995, Pesticide amounts are small in streams in the Red River of the North Basin, 1993-94: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-283, 2 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr95283

  47. 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

  48. Vining, K.C., 1997, Water-quality assessments of ground water and surface water in the Warwick aquifer area, Fort Totten Indian Reservation, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-201, 18 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr97201

  49. Vining, K.C.; Cates, S.W., 2006, Summary of surface-water quality, ground-water quality, and water withdrawals for the Spirit Lake Reservation, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1144, 28 p. -- URL http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1144/

  50. Wald, J.D., 1991, Chemical and physical data related to ground water in the vicinity of abandoned uraniferous lignite mines, western North Dakota, December 1983 through June 1988: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Reportt 91-527, 161 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr91527

  51. Wald, J.D.; Cates, S.W., 1995, Water-resources data for the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, west-central North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-304, 272 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr95304

  52. Wald, J.D.; Helgesen, C.S.; Pokladnik, M.C., 1989, Water-quality data for selected wells and drains in the Oakes study area, south-central North Dakota, December 1986 through September 1987: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-63, 60 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr8963

  53. Wald, J.D.; Norbeck, S.W., 1983, Ground-water data for selected coal areas in western North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-219, 229 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr83219

  54. Wesolowski, E.A., 2000, Proposal and work plan to calibrate and verify a water-quality model to simulate effects of wastewater discharges to the Red River of the North at drought streamflow near Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-190, 60 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr00190

  55. Wesolowski, E.A.; Zainhofsky, S.D.; Dressler, V.M., 1996, Statistical and descriptive summaries of water-resources data for the Cannonball River Basin, North Dakota and South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-108, 301 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr96108

  56. 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

  57. 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

  58. Wiche, G.J.; Vecchia, A.V., 1995, Lake-level frequency analysis for Devils Lake, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-123, 65 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr95123

  59. Wiche, G.J.; Williams-Sether, Tara, 1997, Streamflow characteristics of streams in the upper Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-416, 374 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr97416/index.html

  60. Williams-Sether, Tara, 2000, High-streamflow statistics of selected streams in the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Manitoba: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-344, 498 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr00344/index.html

  61. Williams-Sether, Tara, 2003, Estimated level 1.5 bridge scour at selected sites in North Dakota, 1999-2002: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-134, 10 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr03134/index.html

  62. Williams-Sether, Tara, 2004, River gain and loss studies for the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota and Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1076, 21 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/ofr20041076/

  63. Williams-Sether, Tara; Wiche, G.J., 1998, Streamflow statistics of selected streams in the lower Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-21, 407 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr9821/index.html

  64. 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

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