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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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
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...
Authors
F.A. Welder, R.D. Reeves
Ground-water resources of the lower Rio Grande Valley area, Texas Ground-water resources of the lower Rio Grande Valley area, Texas
The report contains information about the occurrence, quality, and use of ground water in the Lower Rio Grande Valley area which consists of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy Counties in southern Texas. The principal use of water in the area is for irrigation. The principal irrigated crops are cotton, winter vegetables, and citrus fruits. In southeastern Starr County, southern Hidalgo...
Authors
R. C. Baker, O.C. Dale
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...
Authors
R. C. Baker, Leon S. Hughes, I. D. Yost
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...
Authors
E. R. Leggat, M.E. Lowry, J. W. Hood
Hydrologic studies of small watersheds, Honey Creek basin, Collin and Grayson Counties, Texas, 1953-1959 Hydrologic studies of small watersheds, Honey Creek basin, Collin and Grayson Counties, Texas, 1953-1959
This report presents the results of an investigation into the effects of floodwaterretarding structures in the 39 square miles of the Honey Creek basin above the stream-gaging station near McKinney, during the period October 1952 to September 1959. The number of such structures in the study area was increased from 2 to 12 during the investigation. Data were collected which permit...
Authors
Clarence R. Gilbert, G.G. Commons, G. E. Koberg, F.W. Kennon
Chemical quality of surface waters in the Brazos River basin in Texas Chemical quality of surface waters in the Brazos River basin in Texas
The Brazos River basin, which makes up 15 percent of the land area of Texas, extends from the High Plains, where altitudes reach 4,200 feet and the average precipitation ranges from 15 to 20 inches a year, to the Gulf of Mexico where the annual rainfall is 45-^50 inches. Large reservoirs have been built in the Brazos River basin, but the use of the stored water has been limited because...
Authors
Burdge Irelan, H.B. Mendieta
Surface water records of Texas, 1962 Surface water records of Texas, 1962
No abstract available.
Authors
Floods of April-June 1957 in Texas and adjacent states Floods of April-June 1957 in Texas and adjacent states
No abstract available.
Authors
Ivan Dale Yost
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