Publications
Scientific reports, journal articles, or general interest publications by USGS scientists in the Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center are listed below. Publications span from 1898 to the present.
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Saline-water resources of Texas
Large quantities of saline water are available in the world, both on the surface and underground; however, these waters have not been studied extensively as sources of potable water.
Saline water is defined herein as water containing more than 1,000 parts per million of dissolved solids, or, with certain mineralized irrigation waters whose exact dissolved solids content is not known, water contain
Authors
Allen George Winslow, Lester Ray Kister
Low-flow investigation of the Pedernales River, Texas
No abstract available.
Authors
Pat H. Holland, Frank C. Lee
Memorandum on irrigation by ground water from the Edwards and associated limestones in the San Antonio-Hondo-Uvalde area, Texas
No abstract available.
Authors
B.M. Petitt
Guadalupe and Blanco River seepage investigations
No abstract available.
Authors
Pat H. Holland, Burdge Irelan
Delivery of water, Whitney Reservoir to Richmond, Texas, via Brazos River channel, 1954
No abstract available.
Authors
S.D. Breeding, Pat H. Holland
Reconnaissance of ground-water development in the Fort Stockton area, Pecos County, Texas
No abstract available.
Authors
G.L. Audsley
Availability of ground water in the Gulf Coast region of Texas
No abstract available.
Authors
L.A. Wood
Double Moutain Fork Brazos River between Lubbock and Buffalo Lakes, Texas
The purpose of this investigation was to study quantity, quality, and possible sources of the low flow and spring inflow of the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River between the Lubbock sewage disposal plant, 3 miles southeast of Lubbock, and a County Road crossing about 15 miles downstream and 4.2 miles northeast of Slaton, Lubbock County (fig. 1).
Authors
J.O. Joerns
Geology of the Canyon Reservoir site on the Guadalupe River, Comal County, Texas
In response to a request by Colonel Harry O. Fisher, District Engineer of the Fort Worth District of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army (letter of Dec. 13, 1954), a reconnaissance investigation was made of the geology of the Canyon (F-1) reservoir site on the Guadalupe River in Comal County, Tex.
The purpose of the investigation was to study the geology in relation to possible leakage - p
Authors
William O. George, Frank A. Welder
Peak discharge on Bull Creek and tributaries, Scurry and Borden Counties, Texas, flood of April 12, 13, 1954
This report contains a description of the rainfall pattern producing the flood of April 12, 13, 1954, in the Bull Creek watershed, the results of indirect determinations of peak discharges and estimates of flows at several points in that watershed, and a comparison of the peak stage at the discontinued gaging station on Bull Creek near Ira, Tex., with other floods on record. Field work consisted o
Authors
L.L. McDaniels
Diversions from Red River to Lake Dallas, Texas; and related channel losses, February and March 1954
During the period Feb. 10 to Mar. 3, 19541 the City of Dallas pumped 1,363 acre-feet of water from its Red River plant into Pecan Creek (a tributary of Elm Fork Trinity River) 3.5 miles above Gainesville; 1,272 acre-feet of this diversion reached the head of Lake Dallas. Discharge records were obtained at four points along the channels. This water was transported down the channels of Pecan Creek a
Authors
Pat H. Holland