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National Survey of Potential Wetland Hydrology Regional Indictors
- (USACE) - results of a national survey of potential wetland
hydrology indicators.
After
the Storm: A Citizen's Guide to Understanding Stormwater -
(EPA) - a booklet defining stormwater runoff, the effects of pollution,
why stormwater runoff is a problem and stormwater pollution solutions.
Computing
Flood Discharges for Small Ungaged Watersheds - (MDEQ) - can
be used to estimate both discharge and volume of a flood given
a design rainfall.
Dam
Inspection by Owner - (MDEQ) - a fact sheet outlining the
dam inspection process by the owner or operator of a dam.
Dam
Removal: A New Option for a New Century - a reflection on
key underlying values and interests to rethink and recommend how
dam removal decisions can be improved.
Dam
Removal Guidelines for Owners - (MDNR) - suggests issues that
may need to be considered when deciding the future of a dam.
Dam
Removal Success Stories - in some situations, dam removal
has been demonstrated to be a reasonable option to eliminate negative
impacts and safety.
Drain
Code - publication prepared to provide a useful reference
to the Drain Code and other statutes relating to drains.
Estimated
Withdrawals from Principal Aquifers in the United States, 2000
- (USGS) - groundwater data for 2000.
Exploring
Dam Removal - (American Rivers) - presents questions that
will help sort out the many issues surrounding dam removal.
Flood Plain Management Services
- flood plain planning assistance to states and tribes by the
USACE. Contact MRWA
Floodplain
Management - (MDEQ) - information about floodplain management
and the National Flood Insurance Program, contracts and mapping.
Flow
and Storage in Groundwater Systems - (Alley, Healy, LaBaugh,
Reilly) - wise development of groundwater resources.
Functions
of Riparian Areas for Flood Control - (Mass Dept. of Fish
& Game)
Functions
of Riparian Areas for Storm Damage Prevention - (Mass Dept
of Fish & Game)
Great
Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- (GLC) - brochure providing general information on the Great
Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control.
Groundwater
and the Rural Homeowner - (USGS) - this booklet is for rural
homeowners, particularly in the glaciated northern parts of the
U.S.
Groundwater
and Surface Water A Single Source - (USGS) - current understanding
of groundwater and surface water.
Guidelines
for Public Safety at Hydropower Projects - (FERC) - describes
the types of hazards that can exist at hydropower facilities.
Hydro
Reporter 2003 - Consumers Energy's yearly updates on erosion
control sites and recreation survey on the Muskegon River.
Hydro Reporter 2004 - Consumers
Energy newsletter featuring shoreline survey results, erosion
control projects, fishing piers and awards concerning work on
the Muskegon River. Contact MRWA.
Hydro Report 2008 - Consumers Energy newsletter featuring Croton and Hardy Dams.
Hydrologic
Data Collection and Analysis - (MDEQ) - introduction to hydrology,
glossary, storm water management and other information.
Hydrologic
Impacts Due to Development: The Need for Adequate Runoff Detention
and Stream Protection - (MDEQ) - identifies some of the stream
impacts caused by urbanization.
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Let
Rivers Teach Us - the need of the evaluation of different
techniques of channel alterations.
Mitigating the Adverse Impacts
of Urbanization on Streams: A Comprehensive Strategy for Local
Government - a paper reviewing the major impacts to streams associated
with urban land development. Contact MRWA.
Normal
basin recharge rates at selected USGS streamflow gaging stations
in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan - (USGS) - gaging station
locations and basin recharge rates of lower Michigan streams.
Online
National Database of Barriers to Fish Passages - (USFWS) -
a database to show available stream mileage.
Paying
for Dam Removal - (MDNR) - a guide to selected funding sources
for dam removal.
Real-time
Data For Michigan - (USGS) - real-time data for water quality
and streamflow.
Real-time
Data for Michigan - (USGS) - statewide streamflow table.
Restoring
the Flow (Nat'l office of TU & River Alliance of Wisconsin)
- recommendations for dam removal.
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Soil
Erosion and Sedimentation Control Training Manual - (MDEQ)
- description of erosion and sedimentation; ways it's caused,
etc.
Surface
Water Data for Michigan - (USGS) - contains more than 850,000
station years of time-series data that describe stream levels,
streamflow, reservoir and lake levels, surface water-quality,
etc.
The
Ecology of Dam Removal - (American Rivers) - research of ecological
impacts of dam removal.
The
Environmental Impact of Stormwater Ponds - negative impacts
of stormwater ponds on downstream water temperature regimes.
The
Hydraulic Geometry of Stream Channels and Some Physiographic Implications
- 1953 - (USGS)
Toxicity
of Sediments - (NOAA) - the problem of sediment and pollution
and effects on ecosystems and components.
Understanding
Groundwater - (MSU) - fact sheet explaining what groundwater
is and why it is important.
US
Geological Survey Groundwater Resources Program, 2001 - (USGS)
- regional evaluations, fundamental data and predictive tools
to help assure the sustainability of our nation's groundwater
resources.
Water
Levels Databases - (NOAA) - shows current and past water levels
of the Great Lakes.
Watershed
Vulnerability Analysis - (CWP) - created primarily as a rapid
planning tool for application to larger watersheds.
What
is Groundwater? - (UMN) - knowledge about groundwater and
terminology commonly used to describe it.
Where
Land Meets Water - (GLC) - brochure on various types of erosion
and sediment that occur in the Great Lakes Basin.
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