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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Land-surface subsidence in the area of Burnett, Scott, and Crystal Bays near Baytown, Texas Land-surface subsidence in the area of Burnett, Scott, and Crystal Bays near Baytown, Texas
Removal of water, oil, and gas from the subsurface in Harris County has caused declines in fluid pressures, which in turn have resulted in subsidence of the land surface. Subsidence in the area of Burnett, Scott, and Crystal Bays near Baytown is becoming critical because much of the area is now subject to inundation by high tides. Production of oil and gas from the Goose Creek Field on...
Authors
R.K. Gabrysch, C.W. Bonnet
The quality of surface waters in Texas The quality of surface waters in Texas
The discharge-weighted average concentrations of dissolved solids, chloride, and ,sulfate for many of the principal streams in Texas are less than 500 mg/l (millijgraljls per liter), 250 mg/l, and 250 mg/l, respectively. At 65 of 131 sites on streams that were sampled at least 10 times, the biochemical oxygen demand of at least half the samples exceeded 3.0 mg/l. At 20 of the sites, the...
Authors
Jack Rawson
Ground-water resources of Brazos and Burleson Counties, Texas Ground-water resources of Brazos and Burleson Counties, Texas
No abstract available.
Authors
C.R. Follett
Simulated water-level changes resulting from proposed changes in ground-water pumping in the Houston area, Texas Simulated water-level changes resulting from proposed changes in ground-water pumping in the Houston area, Texas
The need for additional water supplies in the Houston area prompted construction of Lake Livingston on the Trinity River in Polk and San Jacinto Counties, about 60 miles (96 km) northeast of Houston, as a source of surface water for municipal supply, industrial use, and irrigation. Water from the Lake Livingston will become available to users in the Houston area early in 1976.
Authors
Donald G. Jorgensen, R.K. Gabrysch
Analog-model studies of ground-water hydrology in the Houston District, Texas Analog-model studies of ground-water hydrology in the Houston District, Texas
The major water-bearing units in the Houston district are the Chicot and the Evangeline aquifers. The Chicot aquifer overlies the Evangeline aquifer, which is underlain by the Burkeville confining layer. Both aquifers consist of unconsolidated and discontinuous layers of sand and clay that dip toward the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy pumping of fresh water has caused large declines in the...
Authors
Donald G. Jorgensen
Effects of urbanization on floods in the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area Effects of urbanization on floods in the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area
The effects of urbanization on flood characteristics of streams in the Dallas metropolitan area were studied by use of a digital model of the hydrologic system. The model was calibrated by using observed rainfall and runoff data from 19 storms in six basins having various degrees of urbanization. The calibrated models were used with a 57- year rainfall record to simulate 57-year records...
Authors
George R. Dempster
Quality of surface waters in the Colorado River basin, Texas, 1966-72 water years Quality of surface waters in the Colorado River basin, Texas, 1966-72 water years
No abstract available.
Authors
Jack Rawson, Marion L. Maderak, Leon S. Hughes
A network for continuous monitoring of water quality in the Trinity River basin, Texas A network for continuous monitoring of water quality in the Trinity River basin, Texas
No abstract available.
Authors
J.F. Blakey, P.W. Skinner
Pesticides data-collection activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas Pesticides data-collection activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas
The water-resources investigations program of the Geological Survey has the objective of seeing that the Nation's water resources are appraised and that the necessary water data to develop and manage them efficiently are available when needed. In carrying out this objective, the Survey is the primary source of hydrologic data that are basic not only to the quantification of the water...
Authors
Douglas B. Manigold
Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resources; Texas Gulf region Summary appraisals of the Nation's ground-water resources; Texas Gulf region
Ground water in the Texas-Gulf Region is a large and important resource that can provide a more significant percentage of the total water supply of the region. Total water requirements within the region are projected to rise sharply from 14 million acre-feet (17 cubic kilometres) in 1970 to nearly 26 million acre-feet (32.cubic kilometres) in 2020. About half of the water used in 1970...
Authors
E. T. Baker, James Ray Wall