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The postglacial sedimentology of Devils Lake, North Dakota
<p> The present sedimentary environment of Devils Lake, a Closed brackish lake in northeastern North Dakota, was investigated, and changes in the Holocene lacustrine environment are interpreted. Sediment samples from Main Bay of Devils Lake were analyzed for their physical, chemical and mineral …
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Lithospheric flexure of the Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota
<p> Devils Lake is the largest lake in a chain of approximately 20 interconnected lakes in east central North Dakota. The Devils Lake drainage basin of approximately 8,600 km2, lies in a bowl sculpted by glaciation; thus it is closed and receives and loses water only through precipitation and …
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Postglacial ostracod distribution and paleoecology, Devils Lake basin, northeastern North Dakota
… cores were taken from Main Bay and Creel Bay of Devils Lake (in 1975 and 1976) and East Devils Lake (in 1978), within the Devils Lake basin, and from Red Willow Lake (in 1979), a control lake outside of the Devils Lake basin, northeastern North Dakota. The cores were sampled, for the recovery of …
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Chautauqua in Devils Lake, North Dakota: An Historical Study of the Organization, the Facilities, and Programs
… through education, inspiration, and recreation. Devils Lake, North Dakota, a small, isolated town on the Midwestern plains, located on the shores of a large, salt-water lake, became the site of the nation's third largest independent Chautauqua in the nation, operating from 1893 to …
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The Relationship Between Atmospheric Circulation Patterns And Water Surface Elevation In Devils Lake, North Dakota: 1965-2010
<p>The Devils Lake Basin is a sub-basin of the larger Red River Basin located in east-central North Dakota. It is a terminal saline lake, which lacks an outlet until the lake level reaches a water surface elevation (WSE) of 1,458 ft asl (444.4 m). Lake levels have fluctuated continuously since the …
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Water Level Quantiles Of Devils Lake Under Down-Scaled Gcm Predictions Using A Coupled Hydro-Climatic Model
… model and a reservoir model for the Devils Lake using data from both ground gage stations and NASA satellite observations. The purpose is to determine the feasibility of using spatially distributed GCM data with a well calibrated hydro-climatic model to predict the probable flood …
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Identifying Locations Of Highly Eroded Agricultural Land In The Devils Lake Basin, ND Using GIS Terrain Analysis Modeling
… analysis in a GIS. Terrain analysis of the upper Devils Lake basin was conducted using a 3-meter Light Detection and Ranging-derived digital elevation model. Portions of the Mauvais Coulee and Calio Coulee watersheds in the basin were analyzed to evaluate soil erosion potential and determine if …
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The Cost-Effectiveness Of Devils Lake Flood Decision-Making: An Economic Case Study Of A Climate Driven Wicked Problem
<p>The Devils Lake flood is the longest, most expensive terminal lake flood in the history of the United States. In 1993, the Lake had a surface elevation of 433.9 m (1423.7 ft.) above mean sea level. Since that time it has risen 9.3 m (30.6 ft.), inundated 58,275 ha (144,000 acres) of land, and …
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A follow-up study of the 1967, 1968, and 1969 clerical-secretarial graduates of Lake Region Junior College, Devils Lake, North Dakota, with implications for curriculum revision
… present Clerical-Secretarial program taught at Lake Region Junior College, Devils Lake, North Dakota.</p><p>A questionnaire-opinionnaire was mailed to the 1967, 1968, and 1969 Clerical-Secretarial graduates. Returns were received from 78.5 percent of the graduates.</p><p>The returns showed that …
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Groundwater-lake interactions, Wood Lake, Benson County, North Dakota
<p> Wood Lake is a kettle lake within the McHenry end moraine (late Wisconsinan) in eastern Benson County, North Dakota. It is part of the Devils Lake interior basin, near the drainage divide between the Devils Lake basin and the Big Coulee - Sheyenne River drainage. The moraine deposits, part of …
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Late prehistoric mortuary practices : an analysis of the Bethune, Sisterbutte, Glen Ewen and Moose Bay burials in Saskatchewan
… mound has been associated with the Kathio and Devils Lake Sourisford burial complexes. The Sisterbutte mound has not been radiocarbon dated, nor are there any diagnostic cultural remains associated with it. This thesis assembles, and re-evaluates, all the accumulated data on Late Prehistoric …
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Devilish straits: re-interpreting the source of Boundary Waters Treaty success
The Devils Lake defection of 2005 demands a re-evaluation of the venerable Boundary Waters Treaty (BWT) between Canada and the United States. Why was the long-successful water agreement unable to solve this relatively minor dispute? More importantly, given irregularities between theoretical …
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Drumlins in North Dakota
… till-cored drumlin ridges are present .south of Devils Lake, North Dakota. Longitudinal ridges that are generally less than 5 feet in height and .made up entirely of till are present in many locations in northeastern North Dakota. </p> <p>Based on limited field observations, a study of drumlin …
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Geology of southern Nelson County, North Dakota
… along the Sheyenne River Valley and the Stump Lake Basin. The entire mantle of glacial drift is part of the Coleharbor Formation, which, in southern Nelson County, averages 45 feet thick with a maximum thickness over 200 feet. Drill-hole data and missile site excavations provide good evidence …