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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Short papers in geology, hydrology, and topography; Articles 1-59: Geological Survey Research 1962 Short papers in geology, hydrology, and topography; Articles 1-59: Geological Survey Research 1962
This collection of 59 short papers on subjects in the fields of geology, hydrology, topography, and related sciences is one of a, series to be relea~ed during the year as chapters of Professional Paper 450. The papers in this chapter report on the scientific and economic· results of current work by members of the Geologic, Topographic, and 'Vater Resources Division of the United States...
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
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Water Resources Mission Area, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Surface water records of Texas, 1961 Surface water records of Texas, 1961
No abstract available.
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Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Memorandum on ground-water conditions and suggestions for test drilling in the Logan Heights area, El Paso, Texas Memorandum on ground-water conditions and suggestions for test drilling in the Logan Heights area, El Paso, Texas
In response to a request from the U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, a brief investigation was made in March 1957 of the ground-water resources of the Logan Heights area, El Paso, Texas. The purpose of the investigation was to collect and evaluate pertinent available data on existing wells in the vicinity of Logan Heights and to determine the most promising locations...
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Edward R. Leggat
Approximate saturated thickness of the Ogallala formation prior to large-scale development of ground water, southern High Plains of Texas Approximate saturated thickness of the Ogallala formation prior to large-scale development of ground water, southern High Plains of Texas
No abstract available.
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J.G. Cronin
Memorandum on the water-supply wells at Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas Memorandum on the water-supply wells at Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas
During March and April 1957, a brief investigation was made at the request of the U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, to determine the cause for the decline in the performances of the wells used at Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas. The investigation included a general survey or the existing wells, pumping schedules, and records of pumpage and water levels...
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Edward R. Leggat
Geology and ground-water resources of the Winter Garden district, Texas, 1948 Geology and ground-water resources of the Winter Garden district, Texas, 1948
The Winter Garden district, as described in this report, includes all of Dimmit and Zavala Counties and the eastern part of Maverick County a total of about 3,200 square miles. The fleldwork for the investigation was completed in 1948.
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Samuel Foster Turner, T. W. Robinson, Walter N. White
Geology and ground-water resources of Medina County, Texas Geology and ground-water resources of Medina County, Texas
The Edwards limestone of Cretaceous age is the principal water-bearing formation in Medina County and makes up the major part of a ground-water reservoir, or aquifier, which in places includes thinner limestone formations both above and below the Edwards. The Glen Rose limestone, also of Cretaceous age, yields moderate amounts of water to wells and springs in the northern part of the...
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Charles Lee Roy Holt
Floods and flood control on the Colorado River at Austin, Texas Floods and flood control on the Colorado River at Austin, Texas
No abstract available.
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I. D. Yost
Ground-water resources of the Hueco Bolson northeast of El Paso, Texas Ground-water resources of the Hueco Bolson northeast of El Paso, Texas
The Hueco Bolson is in the extreme western part of Texas and south- central New Mexico, covering parts of El Paso County, Tex., and Dona Ana and Otero Counties, N. Mex. Wells tapping the bolson deposits furnish the major part of the water supply for the city of El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, Fort Bliss, Biggs Air Force Base, and private industries. in the area. The progressively increasing...
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Doyle Blewer Knowles, Richard A. Kennedy
Salt water and its relation to fresh ground water in Harris County, Texas Salt water and its relation to fresh ground water in Harris County, Texas
Harris County, in the West Gulf Coastal Plain in southeastern Texas, has one of the heaviest concentrations of ground-water withdrawal in the United States. Large quantities of water are pumped to meet the requirements of the rapidly growing population, for industry, and for rice irrigation. The water is pumped from artesian wells which tap a thick series of sands ranging in age from...
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Allen G. Winslow, William Watson Doyel, L.A. Wood