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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Geology and ground-water resources of Uvalde County, Texas Geology and ground-water resources of Uvalde County, Texas
The principal aquifer in Uvalde County is the Edwards and associated limestones of Cretaceous age. The aquifer underlies an extensive area in south-central Texas extending along the Balcones fault zone from Kinney County eastward to San Antonio, and thence northeastward to Hays County. The hydrologic unit making up the Edwards and associated limestones consists of the Comanche Peak...
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F.A. Welder, R.D. Reeves
Ground-water resources of the lower Mesilla Valley, Texas and New Mexico Ground-water resources of the lower Mesilla Valley, Texas and New Mexico
The lower Mesilla Valley extends southward from the vicinity of Anthony, Tex., to the gorge of the Rio Grande north of El Paso and westward from the Franklin Mountains to the east edge of La Mesa. The increase in the use of ground water for the public water supply of El Paso and for supplemental irrigation, when the surface-water allotments were inadequate, emphasized the need for an...
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E. R. Leggat, M.E. Lowry, J. W. Hood
Natural sources of salinity in the Brazos River, Texas with particular reference to the Croton and salt Croton Creek basins Natural sources of salinity in the Brazos River, Texas with particular reference to the Croton and salt Croton Creek basins
The average daily load of the Brazos River at Possum Kingdom Reservoir is about 2,800 tons of dissolved solids, of which 1,000 tons is chloride. More than 85 percent of the chloride load is contributed by the Salt Fork Brazos River, and more than 50 percent of the chloride load of the Brazos River originates from salt springs and seeps in Croton and Salt Crotdn Creeks, which are...
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R. C. Baker, Leon S. Hughes, I. D. Yost
Records of precipitation, aquifer head, and ground-water recharge to the Edwards and associated limestones, San Antonio area, Texas, 1963 Records of precipitation, aquifer head, and ground-water recharge to the Edwards and associated limestones, San Antonio area, Texas, 1963
No abstract available.
Authors
Sergio Garza
Ground-water geology of Karnes County, Texas Ground-water geology of Karnes County, Texas
The exposed rocks and those underlying Karnes County dip toward the Gulf of Mexico at average rates ranging from 20 to more than 200 feet per mile. The oil fields are on structures associated with faulting; the effect of faulting on the occurrence of ground water has not been determined. The principal water-bearing formations, from oldest to youngest, underlying the county are the...
Authors
Robert B. Anders
Surface water records of Texas, 1962 Surface water records of Texas, 1962
No abstract available.
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Floods of April-June 1957 in Texas and adjacent states Floods of April-June 1957 in Texas and adjacent states
No abstract available.
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Ivan Dale Yost
Records of precipitation, aquifer head, and ground-water discharge to the Edwards and associated limestones, 1960-62, San Antonio area, Texas Records of precipitation, aquifer head, and ground-water discharge to the Edwards and associated limestones, 1960-62, San Antonio area, Texas
No abstract available.
Authors
Sergio Garza
Effects of drought in central and south Texas Effects of drought in central and south Texas
The effects of drought upon ground-water storage and discharge, and upon streamflow, vary tremendously in the central third of Texas (the area from the Panhandle to the Gulf of Mexico). Extremes are represented by (a) the Llano Estacado, where the drought had negligible effect upon ground-water resources, which are being progressively depleted by pumping for irrigation; and (b) the...
Authors
H. E. Thomas
Geology and ground-water resources of Hays County, Texas Geology and ground-water resources of Hays County, Texas
The Edwards limestone of Early Cretaceous age is the chief aquifer for San Marcos Springs and about 160 other springs and wells in Hays County, along the Balcones fault zone in South-central Texas. Hays County is underlain by a basement of Paleozoic rocks; and in the southeastern part of the county the Hosston and Sligo formations of Early Cretaceous age, correlative with the Coahuila...
Authors
Kenneth James DeCook