Water Resources of North Dakota


Bibliographic Listing of Reports and Abstracts Related to the Red River of the North

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  1. Anderson, H.W., Jr., 1969, Water Resources, Appendix B, Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins framework study--Ground-water section: National Water Assessment North Dakota-53-0, 46 p.

  2. Brigham, M.E., 1994, Pesticides detected in surface waters and fish of the Red River of the North drainage basin: North Dakota Water Quality Symposium Proceedings, Fargo, North Dakota, March 30-31, 1994, North Dakota State University Extension Service, p. 256-269.

  3. Brigham, M.E.; Tornes, L.H., 1996, Trace elements and organic contaminants in stream sediments from the Red River of the North Basin, 1992-95: North Dakota Water Quality Symposium Proceedings, Bismarck, North Dakota, March 20-21, 1996, North Dakota State University Extension Service, p. 135-144.

  4. 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. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr95441/index.html.

  5. 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. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri974001/index.html.

  6. Cowdery, T.K.; Saylor, K.N., 1996, Contrasting water quality of two surficial aquifers in the Red River of the North drainage basin, North Dakota and Minnesota: North Dakota Water Quality Symposium Proceedings, Bismarck, North Dakota, March 20-21, 1996, North Dakota State University Extension Service, p. 146.

  7. Emerson, D.G.; Dressler, V.M., 2002, Historic and unregulated monthly streamflow for selected sites in the Red River of the North Basin in North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota, 1931-99: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4095, 271 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri024095/index.html.

  8. 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.

  9. Goldstein, R.M., 1995, Aquatic communities and contaminants in fish from streams of the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota and North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4047, 34 p. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri954047/index.html.

  10. Goldstein, R.M.; Brigham, M.E.; Stauffer, J.C., 1996, Comparison of mercury concentrations in liver, muscle, whole bodies, and composites of fish from the Red River of the North: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, v. 53, no. 2, p. 244-252. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs416.html.

  11. Goldstein, R.M.; Simon, T.P.; Bailey, P.A.; Ell, Michael; Pearson, Eric; Schmidt, Konrad; Enblom, J.W., 1994, Concepts for an index of biotic integrity for streams of the Red River of the North Basin: North Dakota Water Quality Symposium Proceedings, Fargo, North Dakota, March 30-31, 1994, North Dakota State University Extension Service, p. 169-180.

  12. Goldstein, R.M.; Stauffer, J.C.; Larson, P.R.; Lorenz, D.L., 1996, Relation of physical and chemical characteristics of streams to fish communities in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota and North Dakota, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4227, 57 p. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri964227/index.html.

  13. Guenthner, R.S., 1991, Methods for estimating monthly mean concentrations of selected water-quality constituents for stream sites in the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota and Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4086, 113 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri914086.

  14. Guenthner, R.S., 1993, Simulated effects of the proposed Garrison Diversion Unit on streamflow and dissolved solids in the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North, North Dakota and Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4200, 121 p. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri934200/index.html.

  15. Guenthner, R.S.; Weigel, J.F.; Emerson, D.G., 1990, Gaged and estimated monthly streamflow during 1931-84 for selected sites in the Red River of the North Basin in North Dakota and Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4167, 230 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri904167.

  16. Lorenz, D.L.; Stoner, J.D., 1996, Sampling design for assessing water quality in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, 1993-1995: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4129, 2 plates.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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/.

  20. 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.

  21. Menheer, M.A.; Brigham, M.E., 1997, Ground-water sampling methods and quality-control data for the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4317, 34 p. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri964317/index.html.

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  26. 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.

  27. 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.

  28. Stoner, J.D.; Lorenz, D.L., 1992, Water quality assessment strategy for the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota: North Dakota Water-Quality Symposium Program Abstracts, Bismarck, North Dakota, March 25-26, 1992, p. 291.

  29. Stoner, J.D.; Lorenz, D.L., 1995, National water-quality assessment program--Data collection in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1992-95: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-172-95, 4 p.

  30. Stoner, J.D.; Lorenz, D.L.; Goldstein, R.M.; Brigham, M.E.; Cowdery, T.K., 1998, Water quality in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1992-95: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1169, 33 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/cir/cir1169.

  31. Stoner, J.D.; Lorenz, D.L.; Wiche, G.J.; Goldstein, R.M., 1993, Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota: American Water Resources Association Monograph Series No. 19 and Water Resources Bulletin, p. 575-615. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs374.html.

  32. Strobel, M.L., 1992, Hydrogeological restrictions to saline ground-water discharge in the Red River of the North drainage basin, North Dakota [abs.]: Abstracts with Programs for the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 26-29, 1992, 1 p.

  33. Strobel, M.L.; Gerla, P.J., 1992, Effects of saline ground-water discharge on water quality of the Red River of the North, northeastern North Dakota: Proceedings, North Dakota Water Quality Symposium, Bismarck, North Dakota, March 25-26, 1992, p. 60-82.

  34. Strobel, M.L.; Gerla, P.J., 1993, Hydrologic and anthropogenic influences on the occurrence of saline wetlands in the Red River of the North Valley, northeastern North Dakota: Prairie ecosystems: Abstracts, Wetlands Ecology, Management and restoration, Wetland Symposium, Jamestown, ND, August 9-13, 1993, p. 44. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs375.html.

  35. Strobel, M.L.; Haffield, N.D., 1995, Salinity in surface water in the Red River of the North Basin, northeastern North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4082, 14 p. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri954082/index.html.

  36. Strobel, M.L.; Kelly, J.B.; Carlson, S.T.; Salendar, H.A., 1994, Flowing wells in northeastern North Dakota and their possible effect on water quality in the Red River of the North Basin: Proceedings, North Dakota Water Quality Symposium, Fargo, North Dakota, March 30-31, 1994, p. 247-255.

  37. Strobel, M.L.; Luther, M.R.; Boespflug, K.L., 1992, Correlation of texture and thickness of Pleistocene sediments to the presence of saline soils and wetlands and to surface-water quality in the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota [abs.]: Proceedings, North Dakota Water Quality Symposium, Bismarck, North Dakota, March 25-26, 1992, p. 248.

  38. Tornes, L.H.; Brigham, M.E., 1994, Nutrients, suspended sediment, and pesticides in waters of the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1970-90: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4231, 62 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri934231.

  39. 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.

  40. Tornes, L.H.; Brigham, M.E.; Lorenz, D.L., 1997, Nutrients, suspended sediment, and pesticides in streams in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4053, 70 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri974053.

  41. 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.

  42. 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.

  43. Wesolowski, E.A., 1992, Collection of data to calibrate and verify a water-quality model and application of the model to determine effects of discharging treated wastewater to the Red River of the North near Fargo, North Dakota [abs.]: Proceedings, North Dakota Water Quality Sym, Bismarck, North Dakota, March 25-26, 1992, p. 129. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs361.html.

  44. Wesolowski, E.A., 1993, Simulation of effects of discharging treated wastewater to the Red River (part II): Official Bulletin, North Dakota Water and Pollution Control Conference, Conference Issue, July, August, September 1993, v. LXIX, nos. 1, 2, 3, p. 30-38.

  45. Wesolowski, E.A., 1993, Simulation of effects of discharging treated wastewater to the Red River (part III): Official Bulletin, North Dakota Water and Pollution Control Conference, Quarterly Issue, October, November, December 1993, v. LXX, nos. 4, 5, 6, p. 25-31. -- abstract URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/abs/abs377.html.

  46. Wesolowski, E.A., 1993, Simulation of effects of discharging treated wastewater to the Red River: Official Bulletin, North Dakota Water and Pollution Control Conference, Quarterly Issue, April, May, June 1993, v. LXVIII, nos. 10, 11, 12, p. 11-15.

  47. Wesolowski, E.A., 1994, Calibration, verification, and use of a water-quality model to simulate effects of discharging treated wastewater to the Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4058, 143 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri944058.

  48. Wesolowski, E.A., 1996, Simulation of wastewater effects on dissolved oxygen during low streamflow in the Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-235-96, 4 p. -- URL http://nd.water.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs23596/index.html.

  49. Wesolowski, E.A., 1996, Uncertainty analysis of the simulations of effects of discharging treated wastewater to the Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4015, 27 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri964015.

  50. Wesolowski, E.A., 1996, Verification of water-quality model to simulate effects of discharging treated wastewater during ice-cover conditions to the Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4292, 20 p. -- URL http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri954292.

  51. 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.

  52. 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.

  53. 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.

  54. 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.

  55. 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.

  56. 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.

  57. 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.

  58. 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.

  59. Williams-Sether, Tara, 2004, Regression equations for estimating concentrations of selected water-quality constituents for selected gaging stations in the Red River of the North Basin, North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4291, 33 p. -- URL http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/wri034291/.

  60. 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/.

  61. 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.

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