Finding aid prepared by Lora N. Posey
Indiana University Water Resources
Research Center records,1937-1986, bulk
1963-1986
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
The Water Resources Research Center was created in 1963. One of the many goals of the
center was to broadly examine the water research activities being undertaken by the
numerous disciplines, departments, and individual researchers on the Indiana
University campuses. Additionally, the Center provided research opportunities for
the newly established doctoral program in hydrogeology. The main focus was on water
issues peculiar to the Midwest.
The Center was initially directed by Allen F. Agnew. Professor of geology, R.V. Ruhe,
assumed this position in 1970. While in operation, the Center worked with federal
organizations such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Organization (NOAA) on national research projects, while also doing
research locally on water systems such as Bloomington’s Lake Monroe. The Water
Resources Research Center closed in 1985.
This collection is organized into four series: Research projects, Reports,
Correspondence, and Administrative files. The Reports series has two sub-series:
Project completion reports and General. The Administrative series has two
sub-series: General and Joint-Council.
This collection contains materials that document the activities of the Water
Resources Research Center. The records span from 1937-1986 with the bulk of
materials concentrated between the years of 1963-1986. This collection is organized
into four series: Research projects, Reports, Correspondence, and
Administrative.
The first series, Research projects (1937-1986), is arranged alphabetically by
project title. This series is comprised of materials that relate to both accepted
and rejected research projects. Although the records for each project vary, common
items within this series include research proposals, budgets, expense reports, and
project-specific correspondence.
The second series, Reports (1964-1985), is further organized into two sub-series:
Project completion reports (1965-1983) and General (1964-1985). The Project
completion reports are arranged chronologically by date of publication. Many of
these completion reports correspond to a research project found in the Research
projects series and are essentially a final, bound write-up of research finding.
Reports in the General sub-series are arranged by subject and then by date, with
reports pertaining to radiation testing first, followed by annual reports of the
Water Resources Research Center.
The third series, Correspondence (1965-1984), is arranged alphabetically by folder
title. This series largely consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence from
Robert V. Ruhe, who was the longest serving director of the Water Resources Research
Center.
The fourth and final series, Administrative (1961-1985), is further organized into
two sub-series: General (1963-1985) and Joint Council (1961-1984). The General
sub-series is arranged alphabetically and contains information pertaining to a
variety of administrative items including graduate student fee-remissions, budgets,
and personnel. The Joint Council sub-series contains information related to the
partnership between the Water Resources Research Centers of Indiana University and
Purdue University.
Items pertaining to Robert V. Ruhe’s personal research, correspondence, and courses
were pulled from this collection and can be found in the Robert V. Ruhe papers,
Collection C445.
Additional records such as newsletters, annual reports, bulletins, and publications
may be accessed in the
Archives of Institutional Memory
Series:
Box 1
Research Projects, 1937-1986 , undated (bulk 1963-1986 )
Airborn and Surface Studies of Lake Michigan with Respect to
Northern Indiana Public Service Company Sites - NIPSCO, 1971
Analysis of Two Storm Drainage Problem Area, Jackson Creek
Watershed and West Side Karst Area, City of Bloomington, for Planning
Purposes Bloomington City Planning, Jackson Creek, Greenwood, 1971
Assessment of Stream Related Hazards to Highways and Bridges -
U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Highway Administration,
1977
Biological Assay of Eagle Creek Related to Detroit Diesel Allison
Plants, Indianapolis, Indiana Detroit Diesel-Allison Division (William
W. McMillan—Smiley) Eagle Creek, 1973
Clay Minerals as Indicators of Loess Sources from Confluent
Riverine Systems,
National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal-Clay Minerals as
Indicators of Loess, 1979-1980
Reports, 1981-1982
Climatic Impact on Soil Formation in the Midcontinent of the U.S.
(National Science Foundation/NSF Project),
Transects (Counties), undated
Revised Budget, 1981
Climatologists, 1981-1982
Kentucky, 1981-1982
Mississippi, 1981-1982
Proposal, 1981-1982
S&E, 1981-1983
Martin Gamper, 1981-1984
Illinois, 1982
Minnesota, 1982
National Climatic Center, 1982
Tennessee, 1982
Wisconsin, 1982
Contract Agreement (1981 ),
1982-1983
SCS Correspondence, 1982-1983
Contacts, 1982-1983
Iowa, 1982-1983
Progress, 1982-1983
Cost Share Reports, 1982-1985
Kansas, 1982-1985
Mailing-State Soil Scientists, 1983
Nebraska, 1983
Progress Report 3, 1983
Request for 3rd Year Funds, 1983-1985
Final Report, 1985
Chlorofluoromethanes in Groundwater Hayes/Thompson, 1975-1976
Determination of Organic and Inorganic Chemical Species and their
Interaction with Geologic Materials in Urban Floodplain Settlements
(Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT) Project,
Report #9-Mailing List, 1979
Allotment, 1979-1980
Contract and Correspondence, 1979-1983
Agreement, 1980-1981
S&E Krothe, 2nd year, 1980-1981
2nd Year Allotment, 1980-1983
Reports, 1980-1983
Allotment Revised 3rd Year, 1981-1982
S/A 3rd Year, 1982-1983
Final Report, April
1983
Developing and Testing of Techniques for Use of
Electron-Capturing Compounds Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL)-Thompson, 1976
Effects of Forest Clearcutting on Element Concentrations in
Streams and Soils of the Hoosier National Forest VITOUSEK Nitrogen and
Phosphorous - Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT), 1975-1976
Effects of Sanitary Landfills on Ground and Surface Water
Movement and Water Quality,
Equipment (Landfills), 1965-1978
Title I – Matching Grant Proposal, “Effects of Sanitary
Landfills on Ground and Surface Water Movement and Water Quality,
1970-1973
Proposal – Title I “Sanitary Landfills,” 1970-1975
Landfill Correspondence, 1971-1974
Final (Landfill), 1971-1975
Box 2
Landfills – 2nd Year, 1973-1975
Comments on Landfill Report, 1975
Effects of Sedentary Landfill on the Carbon in Groundwater as
Determined by 13C/12C Isotope Ratios - Office of Water Research and
Technology Project,
Wilson (IUPUI) Summaries, Allotment, 1973-1975
Allotment, Thompson-Carbon Compounds in Groundwater,
1973
Effects of Urbanization and Watershed Geomorphology Upon
Hydrology and Water Quality of Selected Central Indiana Watersheds
-Hall, 1977
Environmental Baseline Study of Ground and Surface Waters, Wilson
Site, Knox County Indiana (AMAX Project),
General, 1974-1976
Contract, 1974-1977
Reports, 1975-1976
Maps, 1977
Baseline Study, 1978-1979
Evaluating Soil and Water Systems in Welded Soils and the Origin
of the Substratum in the Avonburg-Clermont Soils - Soil Conservation
Service (SCS) Project,
Correspondence, 1977-1984
Proposal-R.B. Daniels, 1978-1981
Washington D.C., 1978-1982
Combined Projects, 1980-1981
Avonburg-Clermont, 1981
State Soil Scientist Directory, 1981
Indiana, 1981-1984
Contracts, 1982-1983
Application to Drive Federal Vehicles, 1982-1984
Welded Soils & Gritty Loess Expenses, 1982-1984
Budget, 1982-1986
Midwest and National Directory, 1982
3rd Quarterly Progress Report, 1983
Information, 1983
Agreement, 1984
Continuation Budget, 1984-1986
Shipment Lists, 1985
Project File, 1985
Williams Farm, 1985
Field and Sampling Designs for Studying Effects of Sanitary
Landfills on Ground and Surface Waters, Meinschein (Monroe Co.
Landfill), 1971
Floodplain Analysis: Hydrology, Geomorphology, Pedology
Floodplain Analysis, Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT)
Title I Match, Ruhe/Franzmeier, 1971
Fluorocarbon Tracers in Hydrology - United States Environmental
Protection Agency- Application Kit for Grant, ,1975-1976
Fluorocarbon Tracers, Hayes/Davis-Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), 1974
Geo-hydrologic Criteria for the Selection of Sanitary Landfill
Sites in the Willamette Valley, Oregon - Michael C. Roberts-Sanitary
Landfills Oregon, 1971
Geomorphology Study of Muddy Fork of Silver Creek in Clarke,
Floyd, and Washington Counties, Indiana – Soil Conservation Service
(SCS) Bid, 1983
Geophysical Investigation of Geological Lineaments as Sources of
Groundwater Supply in Southern Indiana - Office of Water Research and
Technology (OWRT) Project,
Title I (Lineaments), Ruhe-Krothe, Indiana Geological Survey,
1978-1979
Revised, Dunning-Krothe-Ruhe, 1979-1980
Ruhe-Krothe-Dunning, 1979
Originals, 1984
Box 3
Hydrogeologic Evaluation off Abandoned Limestone Quarries -
Matching Grant Proposal, Abandoned Limestone Quarries, 1973
Hydrologic Connection Between Surface Water and Consolidated and
Unconsolidated Aquifers of Vigo and Clay Counties, Indiana - United
States Geological Survey (USGS) Project,
Reports-Krothe, 1980 ,
1983
Krothe, 1981
Proposal– Krothe, 1981-1982
Contract, 1981-1983
Hydrologic Connection Between Surface Waters and Ground Waters in
the Carbondale Group of Daviess, Gibson, and Pike Counties, Indiana -
Office of Surface Mining (OSM) Project,
Request for Continuation, 1981-1982
Contract & Proposal, 1981-1983
Reports, 1982-1983
2nd Year Request, 1983
Hydrologic Study in the U.S. Gypsum Mine, Shoals, Indiana - U.S.
Gypsum Project- Sternberg, 1965-1969
Hydrology and Chemistry of Final Cut Ponds in Coal Strip Mines,
Southwestern Indiana,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 1980
Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT) Title II,
1980
Impact of Channelization on the Environment, Soil Conservation
Service, 1972
Impact of Urbanization on Hydrogeology and Water Quality in Karst
Terrain - Impact on Urbanization- Office of Water Resources Research
(OWRR) Title I, Matching Grant (Ruhe), 1972-1973
Influence of Lead Speciation on Lead Toxicity to Algae and Uptake
of Lead by Algae Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT)
Proposal-Spencer 1980
The Interaction of City Planning, Residential Development, and
the Geohydrology of an Urbanizing Watershed - Roberts, 1973
Loess Sedimentation and Alteration,
ARO-D, Loess Sedimentation and Alteration, ,1970-1971
National Science Foundation (NSF) Loess Sedimentation,
1971
Miscellaneous Research Projects, 1974-1979
(2 Folders)
Monroe Reservoir, Indiana-An Experimental and Representative
Watershed for the Study of Water Quality and Aquatic Environment,
Office of Water Resources Research (OWRR) Title II,
Howe/Roberts-Monroe Reservoir, 1974
Rockefeller Foundation, 1974
Newspaper Clippings-Monroe Reservoir, 1975
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Proposal, 1977
Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT) Renewal
Proposal –Monroe Project, 1977
Morphology, Soils, Surficial Materials, and Drainage of Karst
Terrain- Army Research Grants, 1975-1976
Natural Region Geological Theme Study, Eastern Central Lowlands,
USA – Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS),
(Eastern Central Lowlands #2), 1978
Natural Region Geological Theme Study, Western Central Lowlands -
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS) Project,
Proposal – Western Lowlands #1, 1978
Western Lowlands Contract, 1978-1981
Robert Ruhe Correspondence with Bill Halvorson, 1979-1980
Cost Sharing 1979-1981
Landmarks – Ann Arbor, 1979-1980
Landmarks, 1979-1981
Maps and Letters – Landmarks Central Lowlands, 1979
Reports, 1979-1981
Origin and Geochemistry of High Sulfur Springs in Southern
Indiana - Ruhe (Allotment Proposal), Krothe (Allotment Pre-Proposal)
Fiscal Year 1979 , 1977-1978
Organic Pollutants in Urban Hydrology Office of Water Research
and Technology (OWRT) Project,
Urban Proposal, 1976-1978
Contract-Urban Hydrology, 1976-1980
Reports-Urban Hydro, 1976-1979
Fiscal Year 1979 Title I Pre-proposals, 1977
Renewal Proposals –Urban Hydro (Title I), 1977-1978
Urban Final-Originals, 1980
Box 4
Origin of Thick Red Soils on Eroded Limestone, Contract and
Proposal - National Science Foundation (NSF) 1976-1979
Portable Device for the Quantitative Detection of Trace Elements
in Water in the Sub Nanogram Sensitivity Range - Office of Water
Research and Technology (OWRT) Title I, Foster-Device, Detection of
Trace Elements in Water, 1975-1976
Pollution Effects of Water Moving Through the Soil, 1971-1972
Relationship Between Fracture Traces and the Occurrence of Ground
Water in Carbonate Rocks - Krothe, 1977-1978
Soil-Water System in Bisequal Soils, Southwestern Indiana- Office
of Water Research and Technology (OWRT) - Title I Allotment (Ruhe),
1976
Soil-Water System in Welded Soils: Implications for Surface
Impoundment Waste Disposal Proposal - Office of Water Research and
Technology (OWRT), Match- Soil Welding, 1980
Soil Geomorphology Research: Climatic Impact on
Soils,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
1978
Science Education Administration, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1978
Specialized Research Equipment for Study of Water Quality and
Aquatic Environment in Experimental Reservoir – National Science
Foundation (NSF) Request for Equipment Funds, 1973-1976
Systems Analysis of the Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Soils in
the Karst Terrain of Southern Central Indiana,
Office of Water Resources Research II (OWRR) – Title II Karst
Contract and Proposal, 1970-1976
Reports Office of Water Resources Research II (OWRR),
1971-1972
Heritage Chemical Corporation (Colburn-Acworth, GA),
1971
Proposal – Title II “Karst Terrains,” 1971-1973
Karst Report 2nd Year, 1972-1973
Karst (Requests for Info and Permission), 1972-1974
Karst Report 3rd Year, 1973-1975
Hydrology and Geochemistry of Karst Terrain, 1974
Karst Report For Editing FINAL (Rough Draft), 1975-1976
Seasonal Variation, Chemical and Biological Effects of
Myriophyllum Spicatum within the Upper Basin of Monroe Reservoir, Monroe
County, Indiana,
Proposal, 1977-1981
Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT) Annual Report,
1979-1981
The Chemical and Biological Effects of Annual Dieback of
Myriophyllum Spicatum L. and the Importance Relative to Nutrient
Cycling in Monroe Reservoir, August
1979
Purdue Tech Report No. 134, 1979-1980
Study of Clay Minerals in Sediments of Par Pond, Savannah River
Laboratory, and Fly- Ask Samples,
E.I. DuPont de Nemuin SRL-NERP Proposal, 1979-1980
DuPont Report, 1980-1981
The Calibration of Land Capability Model for the Lower Lake
Monroe Watershed-Purdue Allotment Grant, 1974-1975
The Effect of Temperature, Pressure, and Chloride Concentration
on Equilibria among K- feldspar, muscovite, kaolinite, and aqueous
solutions - R. Wintsch- Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT)
Allotment, 1975-1976
Thermal Pollution at Indianapolis Power and Light Company
(IPALCO) Plant, Petersburg, Indiana,
Air Photos, Petersburg,
(Photos Removed)
1937
1954
1966
Petersburg Plant-Permits, etc., 1963-1965
Indiana, Power Plants, 1964
WARD-IPALCO Conference, 1964-1969
Proffitt Correspondence, Reports, 1965-1966
Contract, 1965-1968
Indiana R.E.M.C., 1965-1968
Correspondence, 1966-1974
Indiana, Public service, 1967
Indiana Regulations, 1967
Johns Hopkins University, 1967-1968
National Symposium on Thermal Pollution, Nashville Tennessee,
1968
Microbiology, 1968
R.E.M.C., 1968
Contract, 1968-1975
Contract Extension, 1968-1971
Box 5
Manuscript, Report of Investigations #3, 1969
General, 1969-1971
1st Addendum, 1974
Contract, 1975-1978
2nd Addendum Proposal and Contract Agreement, 1975
Proposal 1976-1978
Report No.8, 1977
Use of Stable Isotopes as Environmental Tracers in the Coal
Fields of South-Central Indiana - Water Resources for the Future, Chris
R. Smith, 1983
Water Quality Changes in Eagle Creek Reservoir and Related Water
Supply Problems Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT) Fiscal
Year 1983 , 1982
Western Central Lowlands Natural Region Geological Theme Study
Landmarks, 1979-
1983
White River, Indiana—An Experimental and Quantitative Study of
Ground Water Flow and Quality Derived by Induced Infiltration from a
River in Midwestern U.S. Krothe- Office of Water Research and Technology
(OWRT) Title I White River, 1976
