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North Dakota Water-Use Publications

Bader, C.D., [n.d.], Trends in Water Use and Estimated Water Use for North Dakota 1985: North Dakota State Water Commission Information Series No. 34, 12 p.

Cates, S.W., Macek-Rowland, K.M., 1998, Water Resources of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, West-Central North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4098, 75 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri984098/index.html

• See pages 66-68 for water-use information concerning public supply, domestic use, and commercial use.

Macek-Rowland, K.M., Arntson, A.D., Ryberg, K.R., Dahl, A.L., Amy Lieb, 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, 260 p. -- URL http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1308/

Smith, M.L.; Harkness, R.E., 1982, Water use in North Dakota, 1980: North Dakota State Water Commission Information Series No. 31, Map report, 1 sheet.

Wesolowski, E.A., 1991, Estimated use of water in North Dakota in 1985 and trends during 1960-85: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4003, Map Report, 1 sheet. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/wri/wri894003

Williams-Sether, T.J., Macek-Rowland, K.M., Emerson, D.G., 1994, Climatic and hydrologic aspects of the 1988-92 drought and the effect on people and resources of North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation 29, 57 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri29/index.html

• See pages 19-33 for water-use information concerning livestock, irrigation, power generation, and industrial use.

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