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USGS Fact Sheets

Stoner, J.D., 1991, National Water-Quality Assessment Program - Red River of the North: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-151, 2p.
Factsheet in HTML format (104KB)

Stoner, J.D., and 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, 4p.
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Factsheet in PDF document (750KB)

Tornes, L.H. and 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, 2p.
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Factsheet in PDF document (115KB)

USGS Reports

Lorenz,  D.L., Goldstein, R.M., Cowdery, T.K., and Stoner, J.D., Comparison of two methods for delineating land use near monitoring wells used for assessing quality of shallow ground water: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4067, 13 p. 
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Menheer, M.A. and 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 WRIR 96-4317. 34 p.
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Strobel, M.L., and 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, 14p.
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Stoner, J.D., Cowdery, T.K., and Puckett, L.J., 1998, Ground-water age dating and other tools used to assess land-use effects on water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4150, 6 p.
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Tornes, L.H. and 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, 1970-1990. U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4231.
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Tornes, L.H., Brigham, M.E., and 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.
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Journal Articles and Symposium Papers

Goldstein, R.M., Brigham, M.E., and Stauffer, 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, pp. 244-252.
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Stoner, J.D., Lorenz, D.L., Wiche, G.J., and 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, v.29, no.4, pp575-615.
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Published Meeting Abstracts

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, March 30-31, 1994, Fargo, North Dakota, North Dakota State University Extension Service, pp.256-269.
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Brigham, M.E., 1996, Elemental chemistry of bottom sediments of the Red River of the North and its tributaries in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba: Geologic Association of Canada Program with Abstracts, v. 21, May 27-29, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba, p. A-11.
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Brigham, M.E. and Lorenz, D.L., 1997, Water quality in the Red River of the North during the spring flood of 1997. Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science, 89th Annual meeting, Sept. 15-16, 1997, Grand Forks N. Dak., v. 51, supplement 1, p. 30. [abstract only]
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Brigham, M.E. and 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, March 20-21, 1996, Bismarck, North Dakota, North Dakota State University Extension Service, p. 135-144.
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M.E. Brigham (1), Tatiana Mayer (2), G.K. McCullough (3), L.H. Tornes (1), 1996, Transport and speciation of nutrients in tributaries to southern Lake Winnipeg, Canada: 16th Annual International Symposium on Lake, Reservoir and Watershed Management, Nov. 13-16, 1996, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, North American Lake Management Society, p.64.
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Brigham, M.E., Tornes, L.H., and Lorenz, D.L., 1994, Load Estimates for Pesticides in the Red River of the North Drainage Basin: American Geophysical Union, EOS Transactions, Abstracts for Fall Meeting -- December 5-9, 1994, p. 230.
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Cowdery, T.K., 1994, Nutrient Concentrations Near the Water Table of the Sheyenne Delta Aquifer Beneath Cropland Areas--Preliminary Results from a Red River of the North Basin Land-Use Study: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-397, Proceedings Abstracts, American Water Resources Association 30th Annual Conference, Symposium on National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program -- November 7-9, 1994, Chicago, Illinois, p. 7.
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Cowdery, T.K., and Goff, K.L., 1994, Nitrogen Concentrations Near the Water Table of the Sheyenne Delta Aquifer Beneath Cropland Areas, Ransom and Richland Counties, North Dakota: North Dakota Water Quality Symposium Proceedings, March 30-31, 1994, Fargo, North Dakota, North Dakota State University Extension Service, pp.89-102.
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Cowdery, T.K., and Goff, K.L., 1994, Nutrient Concentrations Near the Water Table of the Sheyenne Delta Aquifer Beneath Cropland Areas, Ransom and Richland Counties, North Dakota: Minnesota Water '94 Conference Poster Session Abstracts, April 21-22, 1994, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pp.8-9.
Abstract and Poster

Cowdery, T.K., and 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, March 20-21, 1996, Bismarck, North Dakota, North Dakota State University Extension Service, p. 146, and also in Minnesota Water `96 collection of conference abstracts, May 20-21, 1996, Minneapolis, Minnesota, University of Minnesota Water Resources Research Center, p. 98.
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Cowdery, T.K., Stoner, J.D., and Lorenz, D.L., 1995, Distribution and movement of nitrate in a surficial outwash aquifer beneath irrigated cropland, northwestern Minnesota: American Geophysical Union, EOS Transactions, Abstracts for Fall Meeting -- December 11-15, 1995, p. 195.
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Cowdery, T.K., and Brigham, M.E., 1992, Baseflow Dissolved-Solids Loads to Streams of the Red River of the North Basin, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota: 37th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference Program with Abstracts, October 14-16, 1992, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, p. 38.
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Goldstein, R.M., and Brigham, M.E., 1995, Comparison of Mercury Concentrations in Liver, Fillet Tissue, and Whole Bodies of Fish from the Red River of the North: Mercury Pollution in the Upper Great Lakes Region, June 9, 1995, Minneapolis, MN. p.14
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Goldstein, R.M., Simon, T.P., Bailey, P.A., Ell, Michael, Pearson, Eric, Schmidt, Konrad, and 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, March 30-31, 1994, Fargo, North Dakota, North Dakota State University Extension Service, pp.169-180.
Abstract or get the Report in HTML format (78 KB)

Lorenz, D.L., 1992, Using a Geolographical Information System to Describe the Environmental Setting of the Red River of the North Basin in: Balthrop, B.H., and Baker, E.G., compilers, U.S. Geological Survey National Computer Technology Meeting -- Program and Abstracts, May 17-22, 1992, Norfolk, VA: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-64, p.21
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Lorenz, D.L., 1994, Use of Remotely Sensed Data to Characterize Vegetation in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota in: Balthrop, B.H., and Baker, E.G., compilers, U.S. Geological Survey National Computer Technology Meeting, - Program and Abstracts, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 10-15, 1994, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-52, p. 27.
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Lorenz, D.L. and Stoner, J.D., 1996, Sampling design for assessing water quality of the Red River of the north Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1993-95: Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium, September 25-27, 1996, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, 1996 Sixth Annual Conference and Workshops Abstracts, p. 47.
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Puckett, L.J., Tornes, L.H., Cowdery, T.K., Brigham, M.E., and Stoner, J.D., 1995, The role of wetlands in reducing nitrogen loadings to the Otter Tail River in Minnesota: American Geophysical Union, EOS Transactions, Abstracts for Fall Meeting -- December 11-15, 1995, p. 186.
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Stoner, J.D., and 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, March 25-26, 1992, Bismarck, North Dakota, p. 24.
Abstract only, no paper.

Stoner, J.D., Brigham, M.E., and Cowdery, T.K, 1994, Water Quality in Surficial Glacial-Deposit Aquifers in the Red River of the North Drainage Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota: 39th Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference Program and Abstracts, October 16-18, 1994, Bismarck, North Dakota, p. 14.
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Stoner, J.D., and Lorenz, D.L., 1994, Environmental Setting of the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota -- Framework for a Regional Water-Quality Assessment: Minnesota Water `94 Conference Oral Presentations Abstracts, April 21-22, 1994, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pp. 2-3.
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Stoner, J.D., Stark, J.R., and Hines, J.W., 1996, Technical considerations for monitoring ground water to assess water- quality trends in Minnesota: Minnesota Water `96 collection of conference abstracts, May 20-21, 1996, Minneapolis, Minnesota, University of Minnesota Water Resources Research Center, p. 36.
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Strobel, M.L., 1992, Hydrologic Restrictions to Saline Ground-Water Discharge in the Red River of the North Drainage Basin, North Dakota: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992, Abstracts with Program, v. 24, no. 7, p. 337.
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Strobel, M.L., and Cowdery, T.K., 1994, Effects of the 1993 Flood on Ground-Water Levels and Quality in the Sheyenne Delta Aquifer, Southeastern North Dakota: Thirty-Ninth Annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, October 16-18, 1994, Bismark, ND. p1-2.
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Strobel, M.L., and Gerla, P.J., 1992, Effects of Saline Ground-Water Discharge on Water Quality in the Red River of the North, Northeastern North Dakota: Preliminary Observations of the Hydrologic Setting: North Dakota Water Quality Symposium Proceedings, 1992, Bismarck, ND, p. 60-82.
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Strobel, M.L., and 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, August 9-13, 1993, Jamestown, ND, p. 44
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Strobel, M.L., Kelly, J.B., Carlson, S.T., and Salender, H.A., 1994, Flowing Wells in Northeastern North Dakota and their Possible Effect on Water Quality in the Red River of the North Basin: North Dakota Water Quality Symposium Proceedings, March 30-31, 1994, Fargo, ND, p. 247-255.
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Strobel, M.L., Luther, M.R., and 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: in Proceedings of the North Dakota Water Quality Symposium, 1992, p. 248.
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Tornes, L.H., and Brigham, M.E., 1994, Agricultural Chemicals in Streams of the Red River of the North Drainage Basin: Minnesota Water `94 Conference Oral Presentations Abstracts, April 21-22, 1994, Minneapolis, Minnesota, p. 3.
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Tornes, L.H., Lorenz, D.L., Brigham, M.E., and Stoner, J.D., 1992, Plans for a Water-Quality Assessment of the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota: Minnesota Water `92: Sustaining Water Resources in the `90s and Beyond--Abstracts, February 13-14, 1992, Minneapolis, Minnesota, p. 24.

Tornes, L.H., Brigham, M.E., and Goldstein, R.M., 1996, Organic Chemicals and Trace Elements in Bottom Sediments and Fish Tissues from Streams of Red River of the North Basin, 1992-94: Minnesota Water `96 collection of conference abstracts, May 20-21, 1996, Minneapolis, Minnesota, University of Minnesota Water Resources Research Center, p. 99-100.
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Tornes, L.H., Puckett, L.J., Porter, S.D., and Stoner, J.D., 1995, Variations of nitrate beneath a riparian wetland in Minnesota and its relation to stream biota: American Geophysical Union, EOS Transactions, Abstracts for Fall Meeting -- December 11-15, 1995, p. 186.
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Tornes, L.H., Puckett, L.J., Stoner, J.D., and Brigham, M.E., 1994, The Effect of Riparian Wetlands in Reducing Nitrate-Nitrogen from a Sand and Gravel Aquifer to a Stream: American Geophysical Union, EOS Transactions, Abstracts for Fall Meeting -- December 5-9, 1994, p. 261.
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