Summaries of Yearly and Flood Flow Relating to Iowa Streams 1873-1840; Water Supply Bulletin No. 1, 1942

(1942) Summaries of Yearly and Flood Flow Relating to Iowa Streams 1873-1840; Water Supply Bulletin No. 1, 1942. Natural Resources, Department of

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Abstract

This is No. 1 of a new series of water-supply bulletins. By means of cooperative programs participated in by the surface water and ground water divisions of the water resources branch of the United States Geological Survey and the Iowa Geological Survey, and with the aid and encouragement of the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, the State Conservation and Highway Commissions, the State Department of Health, and other interested institutions, groups, and individuals, valuable data are collected. Information concerning flood, low water and average stream flow and lake stages; pumpages, water level fluctuations, and {.'round water reserves; and the geological factors involved in the drilling, construction, maintenance and use of water wells, and the quantity and quality of well water available in different rock formations at different depths in different parts of Iowa are included.