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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Double Moutain Fork Brazos River between Lubbock and Buffalo Lakes, Texas 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).
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J.O. Joerns
Floods of April-June 1953, Sabine River basin, Texas and Louisiana, and Neches River basin, Texas Floods of April-June 1953, Sabine River basin, Texas and Louisiana, and Neches River basin, Texas
No abstract available.
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Geology of the Canyon Reservoir site on the Guadalupe River, Comal County, Texas 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...
Authors
William O. George, Frank A. Welder
Floods in Devils and Pecos River basins of Texas, June 27-28, 1954 - miscellaneous data Floods in Devils and Pecos River basins of Texas, June 27-28, 1954 - miscellaneous data
Record-breaking floods occurred June 27, 28, 1954, in the Devils and lower Pecos Rivers and in some tributaries to those streams, caused by heavy rainfall of June 26-28. At the time of the flood the geological Survey was not operating a gaging station in the Devils River basin or in the Pecos river basin below Girvin. Continuous records of the flow of Devils River were obtained by the...
Authors
S.D. Breeding
Peak discharge on Bull Creek and tributaries, Scurry and Borden Counties, Texas, flood of April 12, 13, 1954 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...
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L.L. McDaniels
Diversions from Red River to Lake Dallas, Texas; and related channel losses, February and March 1954 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...
Authors
Pat H. Holland
Floods of September 1952 in the Colorado and Guadelupe river basins, central Texas Floods of September 1952 in the Colorado and Guadelupe river basins, central Texas
Following a severe drought floods of exceptional size occurred in the central Texas 'hill country' as a result of heavy rains during the period September 9-11, 1952. As much as 26 inches of rain fell in the Guadalupe River basin and in the central and lower Colorado River basin and broke the extended drought. The belt of the heavy rainfall was about 60 miles wide and extended northwest...
Authors
Seth D. Breeding, J.H. Montgomery
Low flows on Neches River, Texas, September-October 1952, dam B reservoir to mouth of Village Creek Low flows on Neches River, Texas, September-October 1952, dam B reservoir to mouth of Village Creek
No abstract available.
Authors
V.L. Austin, W.O. George
Seepage investigations of Noyes Canal, Menard County, Texas Seepage investigations of Noyes Canal, Menard County, Texas
At the request of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, and the Menard Irrigation Company, a seepage investigation was made on Noyes Canal (Menard Irrigation Company Canal) in Menard County, Texas, from the headgates of the canal to where the canal empties back into the San Saba River.
Authors
Ivan Dale Yost
Geology and ground-water resources of Comal County, Texas Geology and ground-water resources of Comal County, Texas
The purpose of this report on the geology and ground-water resources of Comal County in central Texas is to determine the sources of the waters that supply Comal Springs, the largest springs in the Southwest, and other springs and wells. Comal County has an area of about 559 square miles and in 1950 had a population of 16,325. Comal Springs discharge within the city limits of New...
Authors
William Owsley George, Seth D. Breeding, Warren W. Hastings