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USGS Missouri Water Science Center Reports

Annual Data Report

• Water-Resources Data—Water Year 2007
• Water-Resources Data—Water Year 2006
• Water-Data Report MO-05-1  Water Resources Data Missouri -- Water Year 2005
• Water-Data Report MO-04-1  Water Resources Data Missouri -- Water Year 2004
• Water-Data Report MO-03-1  Water Resources Data Missouri -- Water Year 2003
• Water-Data Report MO-02-1  Water Resources Data Missouri -- Water Year 2002

Circular

• Circular 1301  The Response of Suspended Sediment, Turbidity, and Velocity to Historical Alterations of the Missouri River (Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Agency)

Data Series Report

• Data Series 127  Water–Quality and Biologic Data for the Blue River Basin, Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Missouri and Kansas, October 2000 to October 2004 (Prepared in cooperation with the City of Columbia, Missouri, and the Missouri Department of Conservation)
• Data Series 212  Water-Quality Data, 1999–2005, and Ground-Water Level Data, 2004–2005, for McBaine Bottoms, Including the Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, Columbia, Missouri (Prepared in cooperation with the City of Kansas City, Missouri, Water Services Department)

Open-File Report

• OFR 2009-1214  Quality of Surface Water in Missouri, Water Year 2008
• OFR 2009-1096  Quality of Surface Water in Missouri, Water Year 2007

Scientific Investigations Map

• SIM 3061  Differences in Reservoir Bathymetry, Area, and Capacity Between December 20–22, 2005, and June 16–19, 2008, for Lower Taum Sauk Reservoir, Reynolds County, Missouri
• SIM 3003  Potentiometric Surface of the Ozark Aquifer near Springfield, Missouri, 2006–07
• SIM 2864  Geophysical Logging and Packer Testing to Determine Depth of Trichloroethene (TCE) Contamination in the Vicinity of Oak Grove Village Well 1 (OGV-1), Missouri 2003—04

Scientific Investigations Report

• SIR 2009–5213  Comparison of Hydrologic and Water-Quality Characteristics of Two Native Tallgrass Prairie Streams with Agricultural Streams in Missouri and Kansas
• SIR 2009–5169  Character and Trends of Water Quality in the Blue River Basin, Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Missouri and Kansas, 1998 through 2007
• SIR 2009–5138  Geohydrologic Investigations and Landscape Characteristics of Areas Contributing Water to Springs, the Current River, and Jacks Fork, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri
• SIR 2009–5111  Effects of the Upper Taum Sauk Reservoir Embankment Breach on the Surface–Water Quality and Sediments of the East Fork Black River and the Black River, Southeastern Missouri—2006–07
• SIR 2008–5194  Hydrologic Analysis and Two–Dimensional Simulation of Flow at State Highwy 17 crossing the Gasconade River near Waynesville, Missouri, 2006–08
• SIR 2008–5182  Ground-Water Flow, 2004–07, and Water Quality, 1992–2007, in McBaine Bottoms, Columbia, Missouri
• SIR 2008–5140  Hydrologic Investigations Concerning Lead Mining Issues in Southeastern Missouri
• SIR 2008–5068  Estimated Flood-Inundation Mapping for the Upper Blue River, Indian Creek, and Dyke Branch in Kansas City, Missouri, 2006–08
• SIR 2008–5051  Hydraulic Analyses of Sni–A–Bar Creek and Selected Tributaries at Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri
• SIR 2007–5230  Two-Dimensional Simulation of Flow and Evaluation of Bridge Scour at Structure A-1700 on Interstate 155 over the Mississippi River near Caruthersville, Missouri
• SIR 2007–5181  Water and Streambed-Sediment Quality in the Upper Elk River Basin, Missouri and Arkansas, 2004–06
• SIR 2007–5175  Effects of Impoundments and Land-Cover Changes on Streamflows and Selected Fish Habitat in the Upper Osage River Basin, Missouri and Kansas
• SIR 2007–5098  Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Modeling and Analysis of the Proposed Channel Modifications and Grade Control Structure on the Blue River near Byram's Ford Industrial Park, Kansas City, Missouri
• SIR 2007–5049  Recharge Area, Base-Flow and Quick-Flow Discharge Rates and Ages, and General Water Quality of Big Spring in Carter County, Missouri, 2000–04
• SIR 2006–5284  Peak Discharge, Flood Profile, Flood Inundation, and Debris Movement Accompanying the Failure of the Upper Reservoir at the Taum Sauk Pump Storage Facility near Lesterville, Missouri
• SIR 2006–5220  Ground-Water Levels in the Ozark Aquifer along the Viburnum Trend, Southeastern Missouri
• SIR 2006-5208  Procedural Documentation and Accuracy Assessment of Bathymetric Maps and Area/Capacity Tables for Small Reservoirs
• SIR 2006-5174  Water-Qulaity Changes Caused by Riverbank Filtration Between the Missouri River and Three Pumping Wells of the Independence, Missouri, Well Field 2003-05
• SIR 2006-5161  Assessment of Possible Sources of Microbiological Contamination in the Water Column and Streambed Sediment of the Jacks Fork, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri—Phase III (prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service)
• SIR 2006-5147  Water Quality in the Blue River Basin, Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Missouri and Kansas, July 1998 to October 2004  (in cooperation with the City of Kansas City, Missouri, Water Services Department)
• SIR 2006-5089  Estimated Flood-Inundation Mapping for the Lower Blue River in Kansas City, Missouri, 2003—05 (prepared in cooperation with the City of Kansas City, Missouri)
• SIR 2005-5202   Assessment, Water-Quality Trends, and Options for Remediation of Acidic Drainage from Abandoned Coal Mines near Huntsville, Missouri, 2003—2004 (Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources)
• SIR 2005–5180  Quantification of Fish Habitat in Selected Reaches of the Marmaton and Marais des Reaches of the Marmaton and Marais des Cygnes Rivers, Missouri (Prepared in cooperation Missouri Department of Conservation) (PDF File Size 3.2 MB)
• SIR 2004-5216   Hydrologic, Soil, and Vegetation Gradients in Remnant and Constructed Riparian Wetlands in West-Central Missouri, 2001—04 (Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation)
• SIR 2004–5215  Simulation of Ground-Water Flow, Contributing Recharge Areas, and Ground-Water Travel Time in the Missouri River alluvial Aquifer near Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas (Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Army)
• SIR 2004–5213  Potential-Scour Assessments and Estimates of Scour Depth Using Different Techniques at Selected Bridge Sites in Missouri (Prepared in cooperation with Missouri Department of Transportation)
• SIR 2004–5171  Hydrology and Cycling of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Little Bean Marsh: A Remnant Riparian Wetland along the Missouri River in Platte County, Missouri 1999—2003 (Prepared in cooperation Missouri Department of Conservation) (PDF File Size 2 MB)
• SIR 2004–5049  Assessment of Subsurface Chlorinated Solvent Contamination Using Tree Cores at the Front Street Site and a Former Dry Cleaning Facility at the Riverfront Superfund Site, New Haven, Missouri 1999—2003 (Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII (PDF File Size 699 KB)

Water-Resources Investigations Report

• WRI 03-4329   Stratigraphy and Vertical Hydraulic conductivity of the St. Francois Confining Unit in the Viburnum Trend and Evaluation of the Unit in the Viburnum Trend and Exploration Areas, Southeastern Missouri (PDF File Size 7.8 MB)
• WRIR 03-4285  Background and Comparison of Water-Quality Streambed-Sediment, and Biological Characteristics of Streams in the Viburnum Trend and the Exploration of Study Areas, in Southern Missouri, 1995 and 2001 (PDF File Size 1.09 MB)
• WRIR 03-4243  Survival, Transport, and Sources of Fecal Bacteria in Streams and Survival in Land-Applied Poultry Litter in the Upper Shoal Creek Basin, Southwestern Missouri, 2001-2002 (Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Quality, Water Pollution Control Program, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII (PDF File Size 2.59 MB)
• WRIR 03-4237  Simulation of Hydrodynamics, Temperature, and Dissolved Oxygen in Table Rock Lake, Missouri, 1996—1997 (Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation (PDF File Size 2.84 MB)
• WRIR 03-4211  Topography and Sedimentation Characteristics of the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Holt County, Missouri, 1937—2002 (Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service (PDF File Size 5.06 MB)
• WRIR 03-4234  Ground-Water Flow and Ground- and Surface-Water Interaction at McBaine Bottoms, Columbia, Missouri—2002– (Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation and City of Columbia (PDF File Size 1.44 MB)
• WRIR 03-4165  Geohydrologic Framework, Ground-Water Hydrology, and Water Use in the Gasconade River Basin upstream from Jerome, Missouri, including the Fort Leonard Wood Military Reservation (Prepared in cooperation with the Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Division, Fort Leonard Wood Military Reservation (PDF File Size 4.51 MB)
• WRIR 02-4265  Base (100-Year) Flood Elevations for Selected Sites in Livingston County, Missouri (Prepared in cooperation with the State Emergency Management Agency (PDF File Size 7.28MB)
• WRIR 02-4227  Water-Quality and Ground-Water Hydrology of the Columbia/Eagle Bluffs Wetland Complex, Columbia, Missouri—1992—99 (Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation and the City of Columbia (PDF File Size 2.58MB)
• WRIR 02-4209  Assessment of Possible Sources of Microbiological Contamination and Water-Quality Characteristics of the Jacks Fork, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri — Phase II (Prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service  (PDF File Size 2.49MB)
• WRIR 02-4208   Ground-Water Flow Simulation and Chemical and Isotopic Mixing Equation Analysis to Determine Source Contributions to the Missouri River Alluvial Aquifer in the Vicinity of the Independence, Missouri, Well Field (Prepared in cooperation with the City of Independence, Missouri (PDF File Size 964KB)
• WRIR 02-4154   Water Quality in the Little Sac River Basin near Springfield, Missouri, 1999-2001 (Prepared in cooperation with the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks)  (PDF File Size 1MB)
• WRIR 02-4125  Ground-Water Quality and Effects of Poultry Confined Animal Feeding Operations on Shallow Ground Water, Upper Shoal Creek Basin, Southwest Missouri, 2000 (Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Quality, Water Pollution Control Program, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII) (PDF File Size 968KB)
• WRIR 02-4124  Water Quality, Selected Chemical Characteristics, and Toxicity of Base Flow and Urban Stormwater in the Pearson Creek and Wilsons Creek Basins, Greene County, Missouri, August 1999 to August 2000 (PDF File Size 1.42MB)
• WRIR 02-4107  Effects of Wastewater and Combined Sewer Overflows on Water Quality in the Blue River Basin, Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, July 1998--October 2000 (Prepared in cooperation with the City of Kansas City, Missouri, Water Services Department) (PDF File Size 1.1MB)
• WRIR 02-4096   Ground-Water Monitoring Plan, Water Quality, and Variability of Agricultural Chemicals in the Missouri River Alluvial Aquifer near the City of Independence, Missouri, Well Field, 1998-2000 (Prepared in cooperation with the City of Independence, Missouri) (PDF File Size 528KB)
• WRIR 01-4269   Numerical Simulation of Streamflow Distribution, Sediment Transport, and Sediment Deposition along Long Branch Creek in Northeast Missouri (Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation) (PDF File Size 4.53 MB)
• WRIR 01-4181  Water Quality in the Upper Shoal Creek Basin, Southwestern Missouri, 1999—2000 (PDF File Size 2.66MB)
• WRIR 01-4176  Simulation of Flow and Evaluation of Bridge Scour at Horse Island Chute Bridge near Chester, Illinois (PDF File Size 2.47 MB)
• WRIR 01-4123  Relations Among River Stage, Rainfall, Ground-Water Levels, and Stage at Two Missouri River Flood-Plain Wetlands(Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection) (PDF File Size 963 KB)
• WRIR 00-4052  Effects of Alternative Missouri River Management Plans on Ground-Water Levels in the Lower Missouri River Flood Plan (Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey and Resource Assessment Division, and the Missouri Levee and Drainage District Association) (PDF File Size 4.76 KB)
• WRIR 98-4211  Base (100-Year) Flood Elevations for Selected Sites in Marion County, Missouri (Prepared in cooperation with the State Emergency Management Agency (PDF File Size 493KB)
• WRIR 98–4190  Water Quality, Hydrology, and Invertebrate Communities of Three Remnant Wetlands in Missouri , 1995—97 (Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (PDF File Size 5.2MB)
• WRIR 98-4101  Base (100-Year) Flood Elevations for Selected Sites in Montgomery County, Missouri (Prepared in cooperation with the State Emergency Management Agency (PDF File Size 7.28MB)
• WRIR 95-4231  Technique for Estimating the 2— to 500—Year Flood Discharges on Unregulated Streams in Rural Missouri(Prepared in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Transportation) (PDF File Size 3.43 MB)

Bibliography

• Bibliography of Our Published Reports.

Abstracts

• Selected Water Resources abstracts page.