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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Reconnaissance investigation of water-quality, bottom sediment, and biota associated with irrigation drainage in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, 1986-87 Reconnaissance investigation of water-quality, bottom sediment, and biota associated with irrigation drainage in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, 1986-87
In 1986, the Department of the Interior conducted reconnaissance investigations in nine areas of the western conterminous United States to determine whether irrigation drainage has caused or has the potential to cause harmful effects to human health, fish, and wildlife, or may adversely affect the suitability of water for beneficial uses. Data collected in the lower Rio Grande valley and...
Authors
Frank C. Wells, Gerry A. Jackson, William J. Rogers
U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Texas U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Texas
Ground-water resources supply almost 60 percent of the freshwater used in Texas, excluding withdrawals for thermoelectric-power generation (less than 3 percent). About 73 percent of the ground water withdrawn is used for irrigation, about 17 percent for public supply, and about 7 percent for industrial, rural domestic, and livestock uses. About 8 million people, or 48 percent of the...
Authors
L. F. Land
Simulation of flow in the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio region, Texas, and refinement of storage and flow concepts Simulation of flow in the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio region, Texas, and refinement of storage and flow concepts
The Edwards aquifer is a complexly faulted, carbonate aquifer lying within the Balcones fault zone of south-central Texas. The aquifer consists of thin- to massive-bedded limestone and dolomite, most of which is in the form of mudstones and wackestones. Well-developed secondary porosity has formed in association with former erosional surfaces within the carbonate rocks, within...
Authors
Robert W. Maclay, Larry F. Land
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas– Fiscal year 1987 Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas– Fiscal year 1987
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was established by an act of Congress on March 3, 1879, to provide a permanent Federal agency to conduct the systematic and scientific classification of the public lands and to examine the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of national domain. An integral part of that original mission includes publishing and disseminating the earth...
Compilation of hydrologic data for the Edwards aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, 1986, with 1934-86 summary Compilation of hydrologic data for the Edwards aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, 1986, with 1934-86 summary
No abstract available.
Authors
G. B. Ozuna, G.M. Nalley, W.G. Stein
Water quality of Lake Austin and Town Lake, Austin, Texas Water quality of Lake Austin and Town Lake, Austin, Texas
Lake Austin and Town Lake are located on the Colorado River in Travis County, central Texas, and serve as a source of water for municipal and industrial water supplies, electrical-power generation, and recreation for more than 500,000 people in the Austin metropolitan area. Lake Austin, located immediately downstream of Lake Travis, extends for more than 20 miles into the western edge of...
Authors
Freeman L. Andrews, Frank C. Wells, Wanda J. Shelby, Emma McPherson
Index of surface-water stations in Texas, January 1988 Index of surface-water stations in Texas, January 1988
As of January 1, 1988, the surface-water data-collection network in Texas included 368 continuous streamflow, 12 continuous or daily reservoir-content, 38 gage height, 15 crest-stage partia 1-record, 4 periodic discharge through range, 32 floodhydrocjraph partial-record, 9 flood-profile partial-record, 36 low-flow partial-record 45 daily chemical-quality, 19 continuous-recording water...
Water resources data for Texas, water year 1987, volume 1. Arkansas River, Red River, Sabine River, Neches River, Trinity River basins, and intervening and adjacent coastal basins Water resources data for Texas, water year 1987, volume 1. Arkansas River, Red River, Sabine River, Neches River, Trinity River basins, and intervening and adjacent coastal basins
No abstract available.
Authors
H.D. Buckner, E.R. Carrillo, H.J. Davidson
Compilation of hydrologic data for the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, 1987, with 1934-87 summary Compilation of hydrologic data for the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, 1987, with 1934-87 summary
No abstract available.
Authors
G.M. Nalley, P.L. Rettman
Water resources data for Texas, water year 1987, volume 3. Colorado River, Lavaca River, Guadalupe River, Nueces River, Rio Grande basins, and intervening coastal basins Water resources data for Texas, water year 1987, volume 3. Colorado River, Lavaca River, Guadalupe River, Nueces River, Rio Grande basins, and intervening coastal basins
No abstract available.
Authors
H.D. Buckner, E.R. Carrillo, H.J. Davidson
Reassessment of the Georgetown limestone as a hydrogeologic unit of the Edwards Aquifer, Georgetown area, Texas Reassessment of the Georgetown limestone as a hydrogeologic unit of the Edwards Aquifer, Georgetown area, Texas
The Edwards aquifer consists of geologic units known as the Comanche Peak (oldest) and Edwards Limestones, Kiamichi Formation, and Georgetown Limestone. The Edwards Limestone is the main water-bearing zone. The shallow geologic units dip to the east-southeast at a slope of 50 to 100 feet per mile in the Georgetown area. The Edwards aquifer extends from the western limits of the outcrop...
Authors
L. F. Land, M.E. Dorsey