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Runoff Characteristics and Washoff Loads from Rainfall-Simulation Experiments on a Street Surface and a Native Pasture in the Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado

Description: Abstract: Rainfall simulation studies were conducted in conjunction with the Denver Regional Urban Runoff Program to: (1) Compare runoff quantity and quality from two different intensities of rainfall on impervious plots having identical antecedent conditions, (2) document a first flush of constituent loads in runoff from 1,000-square-foot streetsurface plots, (3) compare runoff characteristics from a street surface subjected to simulated rainfall with those from a 69-acre urban basin of mixed … more
Date: 1987
Creator: Mustard, Martha H.; Ellis, Sherman R. & Gibbs, Johnnie W.
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Analysis of the August 14, 1980, Rainstorm and Storm Runoff to the South Platte River in the Southern Denver Metropolitan Area, Colorado

Description: From purpose and scope: The purpose of this report is to present an analysis of the August 14, 1980, rainstorm in Denver, Colorado, and describe its effects on the South Platte River and six of its tributaries (figure 1).
Date: 1983
Creator: Blakely, Steven R.; Mustard, Martha H. & Doerfer, John T.
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Quality-Assurance Data for Routine Water Analysis in the Laboratories of the U.S. Geological Survey: 1981 Annual Report

Description: Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a quality-assurance program based on the analysis of reference samples for its two water-analysis laboratories located in Atlanta, Georgia, and Denver, Colorado. Reference samples containing inorganic constituents are prepared at the U.S. Geological Survey's Ocala, Florida office and disguised as routine samples, and sent daily to each laboratory through other U.S. Geological Survey offices. The results are permanently stored in the National Water … more
Date: 1983
Creator: Peart, Dale B. & Thomas, Nancy
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Evaporation from Seven Reservoirs in the Denver Water-Supply System, Central Colorado

Description: Purposes of study and report: This report presents the results of a continuing study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Denver Board of Water Commissioners. Purposes of the study are: (l) To define the amounts of net evaporation losses from the Denver storage reservoirs; and (2) to conduct experiments for improving methods for measuring evaporation, particularly at reservoirs at high elevations.
Date: April 1977
Creator: Ficke, John F.; Adams, D. Briane & Danielson, Terence W.
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