Water Resources in the Vicinity of Municipalities On the West-Central Mesabi Iron Range Northeastern Minnesota

Additional supplies of water are available near the municipalities or the west central Mesabi Iron Range. The largest sources are the ground-water aquifers in the Biwabik Iron-Formation and the stratified glacial drift. Area? of stratified drift that probably have good water potential have been outlined. Surface water supplies are negligible in the eastern part of this area but increase toward the west. Flow records from one gaging station, results of discharge measurements at two miscellaneous sites, and data from many wells and test holes are presented. Most of the ground water is hard and has a high concentration of iron and manganese. The surface water generally has a high concentration of. iron and is colored. Analyses of water from many sources are .shown.