Nebraska Water Science Center
The Nebraska Water Science Center maintains a network of wells to monitor the effects of droughts and other climate variability on ground-water levels. Publications concerning Nebraska's ground-water resources are listed below.
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| Report number | USGS Scientific Investigations Report - Report title |
|---|---|
| SIR 2008-5050 | Hydrogeology, Chemical Characteristics, and Transport Processes in the Zone of Contribution of a Public-Supply Well in York, Nebraska/td> |
| SIR 2007-5228 | Occurrence of agricultural chemicals in shallow ground water and the unsaturated zone, northeast Nebraska glacial till, 2002-04 |
| SIR 2006-5324 | Water-Level Changes in the High Plains Aquifer, Predevelopment to 2005 and 2003 to 2005 |
| Report number | USGS Circulars - Report title |
|---|---|
| Circular 1243 | Water in storage and approaches to ground-water management, High Plains aquifer, 2000 |
| Circular 19 | Progress report on the ground-water hydrology of the Republican and Frenchman River Valleys |
| Report number | USGS Fact Sheets - Report title |
|---|---|
| Fact Sheet 2005-3022 | Assessing the vulnerability of public-supply wells to contamination from urban, agricultural, and natural sources |
| FS 2004-3097 | Water-Level Changes in the High Plains Aquifer, Predevelopment to 2003 and 2002 to 2003 |
| FS 2004-3026 | Water-level changes in the High Plains Aquifer, predevelopment to 2002, 1980 to 2002, and 2001 to 2002 |
| Fact Sheet 115-03 | Use of continuous seismic profiling to differentiate geologic deposits underlying selected canals in central and western Nebraska |
| Fact Sheet 078-03 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer, predevelopment to 2001, 1999 to 2000, and 2000 to 2001 |
| Fact Sheet 091-02 | Age of ground water at City of Lincoln's municipal well field near Ashland, Nebraska |
| Fact Sheet 100-01 | Use of environmental tracers and isotopes to evaluate sources of water, nitrate, and uranium in an irrigated alluvial valley, Nebraska |
| Fact Sheet 074-01 | Surface-water-ground-water interaction and implications for ground-water sustainability in the Dutch Flats area, western Nebraska |
| Fact Sheet 029-01 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer, 1980 to 1999 |
| Fact Sheet 151-00 | Shallow ground-water quality in the Platte River Valley alluvium, Nebraska, October- November 1997 |
| Fact Sheet 120-00 | Ground-water quality in the Upper Republican Natural Resources District, southwestern Nebraska, 1998-99 |
| Fact Sheet 078-00 | Minimizing the risk of herbicide transport into public water supplies-A Nebraska case study |
| Fact Sheet 179-99 | Ground-water flow and water quality of the Indian Island well field near Grand Island, Nebraska, 1994-95 |
| Fact Sheet 124-99 | Water-level changes, 1980 to 1997, and saturated thickness, 1996 97, in the High Plains aquifer |
| FS 215-95 | Water-Level Changes in the High Plains Aquifer, 1980 to 1994 |
| Fact Sheet 068-97 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer, 1980 to 1995 |
| Report number | USGS Hydrologic Investigations Atlases - Report title |
|---|---|
| Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-708 | Flow characteristics for selected streams in the Great Plains subregion of the Central Midwest regional aquifer system and selected adjacent areas--Kansas and Nebraska, and parts of Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-652 | Water-level and saturated-thickness changes, predevelopment to 1980, in the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-648 | Bedrock geology, altitude of base, and 1980 saturated thickness of the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-642 | Water table in the High Plains aquifer in 1978 in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Report number | USGS Open-File Reports - Report title |
|---|---|
| Open-File Report 02-064 | Digital map of the elevation of the base of the High Plains aquifer in the Republican River Basin upstream of Hardy, Nebraska, in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado |
| Open-File Report 02-079 | Streamflow gain-loss in the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, May 1975, ARC/INFO Export format |
| Open-File Report 02-080 | Streamflow gain, loss in the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, July 1975, ARC/INFO Export format |
| Open-File Report 02-081 | Streamflow gain, loss in the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, October 1975, ARC/INFO Export format |
| Open-File Report 02-083 | Streamflow gain, loss in the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, October 1978, ARC/INFO Export format |
| Open-File Report 02-084 | Streamflow gain, loss in the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, April to May 1978, ARC/INFO Export format |
| Open-File Report 02-085 | Streamflow gain, loss in the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, October 1980, ARC/INFO Export format |
| Open-File Report 02-086 | Streamflow gain, loss in the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, October 1981, ARC/INFO Export format |
| Open-File Report 02-087 | Streamflow gain, loss in the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, March 1989, ARC/INFO Export format |
| Open-File Report 02-088 | Streamflow gain, loss in the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, October 1998, ARC/INFO Export format |
| Open-File Report 02-175 | Preliminary description of a model of ground-water flow and ground-water and surface-water interaction for predevelopment , 1941-50, and 1950-97 development conditions in part of the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado as of April 26, 2002. This report supersedes OFR 01-376. |
| Open-File Report 02-242 | Preliminary code, input, and output for the Deep Percolation and Irrigation Requirement Model (DPIRM) for simulating rates of ground-water recharge and pumpage for irrigation in part of the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado, digital format only, available upon request from Nebraska District office. |
| Open-File Report 01-376 | Preliminary description of a model of ground-water flow and ground-water and surface-water interaction for predevelopment conditions in part of the Republican River Basin, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado |
| Open-File Report 00-300 | Digital map of saturated thickness in the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, 1996 to 1997 |
| Open-File Report 00-96 | Digital map of water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, 1980 to 1997 |
| Open-File Report 99-96 | Digital map of water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, 1980 to 1994 |
| Open-File Report 99-197 | Digital map of water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, 1980 to 1995 |
| Open-Rile Report 99-198 | Digital map of water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, 1980 to 1996 |
| Open-File Report 98-396 | Selected surface-water, ground-water, and tracer data from the Elkhorn and Platte Rivers and the alluvium near Ashland, eastern Nebraska, 1991-97 |
| Open-File Report 96-206 | Simulation of ground-water flow in the High Plains aquifer, southern sandhills area, west-central Nebraska |
| Open-File Report 93-71 | Proceedings of a Pressure Transducer-Packer Workshop, June 25-28, 1991 |
| Open-File Report 86-526 | Ellis, M.J., 1986, Hydrogeologic data for the Dakota aquifer system in Nebraska |
| Open-File Report 86-246 | Hydrologic data for the south-central area, Nebraska |
| Open-File Report 82-502 | Geohydrology of the High Plains aquifer system in Nebraska |
| Open-File Report 78-461 | Ground-water availability in the Hayes-Red Willow, Frenchman Valley, and Meeker-Driftwood Irrigation Districts, southwest Nebraska |
| Open-File Report 76-498 | Changes in the water supply in the Upper Republican Natural Resources District, southwest Nebraska, from 1952-75 |
| Report number | USGS Professional Papers - Report title |
|---|---|
| Professional Paper 1414-E | Hydrology of the Great Plains aquifer system in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, and adjacent areas |
| Professional Paper 1414-B | Regional aquifers in Kansas, Nebraska, and parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming-Geohydrologic framework |
| Professional Paper 1400-A | Summary of the High Plains regional aquifer system-System analysis in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Professional Paper 1400-B | Geohydrology of the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Professional Paper 1400 C | Mapping irrigated cropland from Landsat data for determination of water-use from the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Professional Paper 1400-D | Digital simulation of ground-water flow in the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Professional Paper 1400-E | Effects of future ground-water pumpage on the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Professional Paper 1277-H | Hurr, T.E., 1983, Ground-water hydrology of the Mormon Island Crane Meadows Wildlife Area near Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska: Washington, D.C., U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1277-H, 12 p. |
| Report number | USGS Water-Data Reports - Report title |
|---|---|
| Water-Data Report NE-05-1 | Water Resources Data-Nebraska Water Year 2005 (broken link?) |
| Water-Data Report NE-04-1 | Water Recources Data, Nebraska, 2004 |
| Water-Data Report NE-03-1 | Water Resources Data, Nebraska, Water Year 2003 |
| Water-Data Report NE-02-1 | Water recources data, Nebraska, 2002 |
| Water-Data Report NE-01-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 2001 |
| Water-Data Report NE-00-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 2000 |
| Water-Data Report NE 99-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1999 |
| Water-Data Report NE 98-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1998 |
| Water-Data Report NE 97-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1997 |
| Water-Data Report NE 96-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1996 |
| Water-Data Report NE 95-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1995 |
| Water-Data Report NE 94-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1994 |
| Water-Data Report NE 93-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1993 |
| Water-Data Report NE 92-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1992 |
| Water-Data Report NE 91-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1991 |
| Water-Data Report NE-90-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1990 |
| Water-Data Report NE-89-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1989 |
| Water-Data Report NE-88-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1988 |
| Water-Data Report NE 87-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1987 |
| Water-Data Report NE-86-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1986 |
| Water-Data Report NE-85-1 | Water resources data, Nebraska, 1985 |
| Report number | USGS Water-Resources Investigations Reports - Report title |
|---|---|
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4049 | Use of water chemistry, isotopes, and chlorofluorocarbons to investigate the sources of ground water beneath Loup City, central Nebraska, 2000 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4241 | Hydrologic characteristics of selected alluvial aquifers in the North Platte Natural Resources District, western Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4212 | Vertical profiles of streambed hydraulic conductivity determined using slug tests in central and western Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4155 | Hydrogeology and water quality of five principal aquifers in the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District, eastern Nebraska, 1994 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4254 | Historical water-quality data for the High Plains regional ground-water study area in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, 1930-98 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4200 | Interaction of streams and ground water in selected tributaries of the Republican River, Nebraska, 1998-99 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4161 | Effects of pumping collector wells on river-aquifer interaction at Platte River Island near Ashland, Nebraska, 1998 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4106 | Nitrate concentrations in ground water in the paleovalley alluvial aquifers of the Nemaha Natural Resources District, Nebraska, 1989 and 1994-96 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4162 | Water-table conditions, aquifer properties, and streambed permeability along the Republican River near Hardy, Nebraska, to Concordia, Kansas |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4138 | Nitrate and other water-quality characteristics, and nitrogen in the unsaturated zone, in the Red Willow and Hitchcock Counties Special Protection Area, southwest Nebraska, 1993-95 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4033 | Geohydrology and water quality of the North Platte River alluvial aquifer, Garden County, western Nebraska, 1993-94 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4207 | Hydrogeology and subsurface nitrate in the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District, central Nebraska, July 1995 through September 1997 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4266 | Hydrogeology in the vicinity of the Nebraska Management Systems Evaluation Area site, central Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4081 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer-Predevelopment to 1995 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4239 | Distribution of selected nitrogen compounds in ground water and the unsaturated zone, Superior-Hardy Special Protection Area, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, 1991-93 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4095 | Water quality and chemical evolution of ground water in the Long Pine Creek area, Brown and Rock Counties, Nebraska, 1993-94 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4070 | Overview of water resources in and near Indian lands in northeastern Kansas and Southeastern Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4202 | Relations of nonpoint-source nitrate and atrazine concentrations in the High Plains aquifer to selected explanatory variables in six Nebraska study areas |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4208 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer--Predevelopment to 1994 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4014 | Simulated response of the High Plains aquifer to ground-water withdrawals in the Upper Republican Natural Resources District, Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4157 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer--Predevelopment to 1993 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4027 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer-- Predevelopment to 1992 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4173 | Temporal changes in configuration of water table, central Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4197 | Reconnaissance of ground-water quality in the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, eastern Nebraska, July through September 1992 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4057 | Reconnaissance of ground-water quality in the North Platte Natural Resources District, western Nebraska, June-July 1991 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4088 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer--Predevelopment to 1991 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4165 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer--Predevelopment to 1990 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4153 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer underlying parts of South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas--Predevelopment through nonirrigation season 1988-89 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4184 | Ground-water quality in the Nemaha Natural Resources District, southeastern Nebraska, 1989 |
| Water- Resources Investigations Report 89-4073 | Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer underlying parts of South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas--Predevelopment through nonirrigation season 1987-88 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4220 | Overview of the relations of nonpoint-source agricultural-chemical contamination with local hydrogeologic, soil and land-use characteristics of the High Plains aquifer of Nebraska, in Mallard, G.E., and Ragone, S.E., eds., U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program-Proceedings of the technical meetings, September 26-30, 1988 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4176 | Hydrogeology of the Tri-Basin and parts of the lower Republican and Central Platte Natural Resources Districts, Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4044 | Comparison of irrigation pumpage with change in ground-water storage in the High Plains aquifer in Chase, Dundy, and Perkins Counties, Nebraska, 1975-83 |
| Water- Resources Investigations Report 86-4092 | Evaluation of sampling methods to estimate irrigation pumpage in Chase, Dundy, and Perkins Counties, Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4338 | Nonpoint-source agricultural chemicals in ground water in Nebraska-Preliminary results for six areas of the High Plains aquifer |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4063 | Machine-readable files developed for the High Plains regional aquifer system analysis in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4195 | Evaluation of surface geophysical methods for collection of hydrogeologic data in the Nebraska Sand Hills region |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4236 | Effects of climate, vegetation, and soils on consumptive water use and ground-water recharge to the central midwest regional aquifer system, mid-continent United States |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4168 | Documentation of a regional aquifer simulation model, RAQSIM, and a description of support programs applied in the Twin Platte-Middle Republican study area, Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4046 | Hydrologic analysis of the High Plains aquifer system in Box Butte County, Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4123 | Estimating 1980 ground-water pumpage for irrigation on the High Plains in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4219 | Hydrogeology of parts of the Central Platte and Lower Loup Natural Resources Districts, Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-4014 | Hydraulic conductivity, specific yield, and pumpage-High Plains aquifer system, Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-40 | Method for estimating historical irrigation requirements from ground water in the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-65 | Results of a reconnaissance water-quality sampling program of the Ogallala aquifer in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-29 | Analysis of stream-aquifer system interrelationships in the Big Blue and Little Blue River Basins in Gage and Jefferson Counties, Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-111 | Evaluating methods for determining water use in the High Plains in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, 1979 |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-93 | Investigation of artificial recharge of aquifers in Nebraska |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-26 | Simulated changes in ground-water levels and streamflow resulting from future development (1970 to 2020) in the Platte River Basin |
| Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-38 | Quantitative hydrogeology of the Upper Republican Natural Resources District, southwest Nebraska |
| Report number | USGS Water Supply Papers - Report title |
|---|---|
| Water Supply Paper 2427 | Simulation and analysis of soil-water conditions in the Great Plains and adjacent areas, central United States, 1951-80 |
| Water Supply Paper 2350 | Nebraska water supply and use, in National Water Summary 1987 |
| Water Supply Paper 2325 | Nebraska ground-water quality, in National Water Summary 1986-Hydrologic events and ground-water quality |
| Water Supply Paper 2325 | Agricultural chemical contamination of ground water in six areas of the High Plains aquifer, Nebraska, in National Water Summary 1986-Hydrologic events and ground- water quality |
| Water Supply Paper 2275 | Nebraska ground-water resources, in National Water Summary 1984-hydrologic events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources |
| Water Supply Paper 2245 | Appraisal of data for ground-water quality in Nebraska |
| Water Supply Paper 1577 | Ground-water geology and pump irrigation in Frenchman Creek basin above Palisade, Nebraska |
| Water Supply Paper 1489 | Geology and ground water in the Platte-Republican Rivers watershed and the Little Blue River Basin above Angus, Nebraska |
| Water Supply Paper 1360-H | Geology and ground-water hydrology of the valleys of the Republican and Frenchman Rivers, Nebraska |
| Water Supply Paper 779 | Geology and ground-water resources of south-central Nebraska, with special reference to the Platte River Valley between Chapman and Gothenburg |
| Water Supply Paper 216 | Geology and water resources of the Republican River valley and adjacent areas, Nebraska |
| Report number | Non-USGS Publications - Report title |
|---|---|
| Journal of Environmental Quality, v. 37, p. 1116-113 | Occurrence and fate of pesticides in four contrasting agricultural settings in the United States: Journal of Environ. Qual., v. 37, p. 1116-1132. Steele, G.V., Johnson, H.M., Sandstrom, M.W., Capel, P.D., and Barbash, J.E., 2008 |
| Journal of Environmental Quality, v. 37, p. 1116-113 | Pesticides in rain in four agricultural watersheds in the United States: Journal of Environmental Quality, v. 37, p. 1101-1115. Vogel, J.R., Majewski, M.S., and Capel, P.D., 2008 |
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