SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
& Hilton M. Briggs Library Special Collections

 
 


College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences
Water Resources Research Institute records
 

Administrative Information | Search Terms | Background Note | Scope and Contents Note | Arrangement | PDF of Finding Aid
 

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title:     College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Water Resources Research Institute records

Dates:     1951-1993 (bulk 1956-1965)

Creator:     Water Resources Research Institute, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University

Physical description:    4.63 linear feet—6 containers, 20 photographs

Collection number:     UA 5.11

Language:     Collection material in English.

Repository:     South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Abstract:     Collection is composed of departmental records of the Institute, as well as collected reports dealing with the Missouri River Basin Project.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The bulk of this collection was found in the Archives in 1997. There is no indication of where they came from or how they came to be here.

This is an on-going collection with material arriving through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals.

The Missouri River Basin Project reports were transferred to the Archive by Van D. Kelley, Director of the Water Resources Research Institute in 2008.

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Copyright Status: Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid.

It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003)

Preferred citation: [Identification of item]. College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Water Resources Research Institute records, UA 5.11, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Processing information: This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on March 11, 1999 with revisions on August 7, 2008 (cjg).

 

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Subjects:

  • Analytical Services—South Dakota State University.

  • Big Sioux River (S.D.)

  • Irrigation—South Dakota.

  • Irrigation—South Dakota—Research.

  • Missouri River Basin Project.

  • Missouri River Basin Project. Cheyenne Division.

  • Missouri River Basin Project. Little White Unit.

  • Missouri River Basin Project. Oahe Unit.

  • Missouri River Basin Project. Pine Ridge Unit.

  • Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program (U.S.)

  • Springs—Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)

  • Water quality—Standards—South Dakota.

  • Water resources development—South Dakota.

  • Water Resources Research Institute—South Dakota State University.

BACKGROUND NOTE 

The Water Resources Research Institute was conceptualized in 1964 through the Water Resources Act and began services on October 8, 1954, as an administrative unit of South Dakota State University.  In September, 1990, the Institute was placed under the administrative authority of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences.  The mission of the Institute is to provide the leadership in coordinating the research and training at the University and other affiliated educational institutions and agencies across the state in the broad area of water resources.  It administers funds received from the U.S. Department of Interior, as made available through the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 and from the state of South Dakota.  Funds received through these sources targeted for research are directed toward solving state, regional, and national water problems.  Graduate research training, technology transfer, and information transfer are services, which are provided through the Institute.

The Water Resources Research Institute also houses the Water Quality Laboratory.  This laboratory serves the needs of the people of the state by providing analytical services for determination of inorganic constituents (and some pesticides) in water.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

This collection is composed of departmental records of the Institute, as well as collected reports dealing with the Missouri River Basin Project.

The Departmental records are composed of material dealing with irrigation research conducted by the institute in collaboration with the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Included is a scrapbook detailing how research is conducted at the Irrigation Research Farm near Redfield, South Dakota and an annual report on research in soil management and irrigation in South Dakota.  Also included is a general information sheet requesting an operating budget for the Water Resources Research Institute during the 1973 fiscal year and a pamphlet detailing analytical services available through the Institute. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

The Missouri River Basin Project collected reports are composed mainly of reports collected by the Water Resources Research Institute.  These reports deal mainly with the Missouri River Basin Project. Material is arranged in alphabetical order by report title.

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS 

This collection is arranged into two series: Departmental records and Missouri River Basin Project collected reports.

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

SERIES 1:   Departmental records

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

1

Analytical services (pamphlet)

1976

2

Investigation in soil management and irrigation in South Dakota - Annual report

1954

3

Irrigation: Research-Education-Extension

1967 circa

4

Large Springs in the Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming, Report of Investigations no. 107

1973

5

Operating budget request (general information sheet)

1973

SERIES 2:   Missouri River Basin Project collected reports

Box 2.

Folder

Description

Dates

1

Impact of Water Quality Standards on the Development of the Big Sioux River Near Sioux Falls, South Dakota

1971 June

2

Appraisal Report on Eastern South Dakota Basins, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program South Dakota (Revised 1975 August)

1973 November

3

Aquifer Irrigation - Integrated Irrigation-Dryland Farms, Oahe Area, South Dakota

1954

4

Aquifer Irrigation - Integrated Irrigation-Dryland Farms, Oahe Area, South Dakota

1955

5

Aquifer Irrigation - Integrated Irrigation-Dryland Farms, Oahe Area, South Dakota

1956

6

Critical Water Issues in the Missouri River Basin. Missouri River Basin Governors Conference

1976 August

7

Definite Plan Report on Tower, Greenwood, and Yankton Units, South Dakota Pumping Division, South Dakota Missouri River Basin Project (Revised March 1964)

1963 September

8

Definite Plan Report on Tower, Greenwood, and Yankton Units, South Dakota Pumping Division, South Dakota Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix A-General Information, Appendix B-Hydrology (Revised March 1964)

1963 September

9

Definite Plan Report on Tower, Greenwood, and Yankton Units, South Dakota Pumping Division, South Dakota Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix C-Project Lands (Revised March 1964)

1963 September

10

Definite Plan Report on Tower, Greenwood, and Yankton Units, South Dakota Pumping Division, South Dakota Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix D-Agricultural Economy ; Appendix E-Economic and Financial Analysis (Revised March 1964)

1963 September

11

Definite Plan Report on Tower, Greenwood, and Yankton Units, South Dakota Pumping Division, South Dakota Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix H-Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement ; Appendix J-Power ; Appendix K-Cooperative Agency Reports (Revised March 1964)

1963 September

12

Economic Impact of Missouri River Mainstream Dams in South Dakota, Research report

1987 March

13

Final environmental statement. Initial state, Oahe Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, South Dakota

1973

14

Framework Plan for the Missouri River Basin

[n.d.]

15

Impact of Imposing a Water Quality Standard on a Live Stream

1971 June

Box 3.

Folder

Description

Dates

1

Interim Information Report, Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project.

1956 June

2

Interim Information Report, Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix A-General Information ; Appendix B-Alternate Plant ; Appendix C-Hydrology

1956 June

3

Interim Information Report, Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix D-Project Lands ; Appendix E-Irrigation

1956 June

4

Interim Information Report, Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix F-Drainage

1956 June

5

Interim Information Report, Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix G-Designs and Estimates

1956 June

6

Interim Information Report, Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix H-Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement ; Appendix J-Municipal-Industrial Water and Pollution Control ; Appendix K-Power ; Appendix L-Wildlife and Recreation ; Appendix M-Economic Analysis ; Appendix N-Economic Impacts

1956 June

7

Investigation of Channel Degradation. 1985 Update. Missouri River Gavins Point Dam to Platte River Confluence

1985 December

8

Lake Andes - Wagner Irrigation Development Feasibility report. Volume 1 - Main Report

1977

9

Lake Andes - Wagner Irrigation Development Feasibility report. Volume 2 - Appendix-A Project Setting ; Appendix B-Project Lands ; Appendix C-Water Supply

1977

10

Lake Andes - Wagner Irrigation Development Feasibility report. Volume 3 - Appendix D-Geotechnical ; Appendix E-Irrigation System ; Appendix F-Drainage System ; Appendix G-Environmental Assessment

1977

11

Lake Andes - Wagner Irrigation Development Feasibility report. Volume 4 - Appendix H-Operations and Maintenance ; Appendix I-Cost Estimates ; Appendix J-Project Economics and Financing

1977

12

Listings of Missouri River Basin Investigation Reports and Selected References fro Other Sources pertaining to Missouri Basin Indian Reservations. Report no. 108.

1961 August

13

The Missouri River Basin Development Program

1952 June

14

Missouri River Basin State Water Resources Planning Seminar, summary proceedings.

1983 January 20-21

15

Missouri River Cost Recovery Authority, Final Report to Governor George S. Mickelson

1989 January

16

National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). American Water Resources Association Monograph Series no. 19.

1993 August

17

Oglala Irrigation Project Cattle Enterprise, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, A Missouri River Basin Study (report no. 179)

1969 April

Box 4.

Folder

Description

Dates

1

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project.

1965 May

2

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix A-General Information ; Appendix B-Alternative Plans

1965 May

3

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix C-Hydrology

1965 May

4

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix D-Project Lands

1965 May

5

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix E-Agricultural Economy

1965 May

6

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix F-Drainage

1960 June

7

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix F-Drainage

1965 May

8

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix G-Geology

1965 May

9

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix H-Materials

1965 May

Box 5.

Folder

Description

Dates

1

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix J-Designs and Estimates

1960 June

2

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix J-Designs and Estimates

1965 May

3

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix K-Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement

1965 May

4

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix L-Municipal and Industrial Water Supply ; Appendix M-Power

1965 May

5

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix N-Cooperating Agency Reports

1965 May

6

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix P-Economic and Financial Analysis

1965 May

7

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Appendix Q-Economic and social impacts

1965 May

8

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Supplemental Report, Initial State-190,000 acres.

1965 June

9

Report of Oahe Unit. James Division, South Dakota, Missouri River Basin Project. Addenda to the supplemental report, Initial Stage-190,000 acres.

1965 June

Box 6.

Folder

Description

Dates

1

Report on Adequacy of Flows in the Missouri River. Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee

1951 April

2

Report on Cheyenne Division, Wyoming-South Dakota Missouri River Basin Project

1964 January

3

Report on Pine Ridge Unit, South Dakota-Nebraska

1967 September

4

Report on Soil-and-Water Relationship of the Little White Unit. White Division-South Dakota Missouri River Basin Project

1965

5

Report on South Dakota Pumping Division, South Dakota Missouri River Basin Project, Appendix A-General Description ; Appendix B-Hydrology ; Appendix C-Division Lands ; Appendix D-Agricultural Economy

1959 April

6

Safety Evaluation of Existing Dams. A Water Resources Technical Publication

1980

7

Technical Paper Surface Water Supply Including In stream Water Use. Missouri Basin States Association.

1982 February

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