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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Environmental tritium in the Edwards Aquifer, central Texas 1963-71 Environmental tritium in the Edwards Aquifer, central Texas 1963-71
Tritium concentrations of samples from 50 wells and springs in the Edwards aquifer in the San Antonio area of Texas have been analysed. Tritium now in the aquifer is partly natural cosmic ray produced tritium, but most is tritium produced by atmospheric thermonuclear tests in the 1950's and early 1960's. The tritium levels in atmospheric precipitation and streams recharging the Edwards...
Authors
Frederick Joseph Pearson, Paul L. Rettman, T.A. Wyerman
Relation of precipitation to annual ground-water recharge in the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas Relation of precipitation to annual ground-water recharge in the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas
Annual recharge data obtained from historical records and mean-annual precipitation data computed from rainfall records were used to develop simple linear-regression equations for use in estimating annual recharge for seven subbasins in the San Antonio area. Adjustments were made to the precipitation parameter to account for the effects of year-end storms. The standard errors of estimate...
Authors
Celso Puente
Water-quality records for selected reservoirs in Texas, 1972-73 water years Water-quality records for selected reservoirs in Texas, 1972-73 water years
No abstract avaiable.
Authors
Jack Rawson, H.J. Davidson
Hydrologic data for Little Elm Creek, Trinity River Basin, Texas, 1973 Hydrologic data for Little Elm Creek, Trinity River Basin, Texas, 1973
The U.S. Soil Conservation Service is actively engaged in the implementation of flood- and soil-erosion reducing measures in Texas under the authority of "The Flood Control Act of 1936 and 1944" and "Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act" (Public Law 566), as amended. The Soil Conservation Service has found that approximately 3,500 floodwater-retarding structures would be...
Authors
R.M. Slade, J.M. Taylor
Quantity of low flow in Barton Creek, Texas, July 6-8 and October 1-3, 1970 Quantity of low flow in Barton Creek, Texas, July 6-8 and October 1-3, 1970
No abstract available.
Authors
Ernest T. Baker, Jerry A. Watson
Water resources data for Texas, water year 1973; Part 1, Surface water records Water resources data for Texas, water year 1973; Part 1, Surface water records
No abstract available.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
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
Land-surface subsidence in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas Land-surface subsidence in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas
The pumping of large amounts of ground water in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas, has resulted in water-level declines of as much as 200 feet (61 metres) in wells completed in the Chicot aquifer and as much as 325 feet (99 metres) in wells completed in the Evangeline aquifer during 1943-73. The maximum annual rates of decline for 1943-73 were 6.7 feet (2.0 metres) in the Chicot...
Authors
R.K. Gabrysch, C.W. Bonnet
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