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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Approximate water-level changes in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, 1977-83 and 1982-83 and measured compaction, 1973-83 in Harris and Galvestan counties, Texas Approximate water-level changes in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, 1977-83 and 1982-83 and measured compaction, 1973-83 in Harris and Galvestan counties, Texas
This report, which was prepared in cooperation with the City of Hoston, the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District, and the Texas Department of Water Resources, presents data on water-level changes in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers.
Authors
Jeffrey L. Strause, C.E. Ranzau
Compilation of hydrologic data for the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, 1934-80 Compilation of hydrologic data for the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, 1934-80
No abstract available.
Authors
R.D. Reeves, R.W. Maclay, M.F. Davis
Water resources data for Texas, water year 1981, volume 3. Colorado River basin, Lavaca River basin, Guadalupe River basin, Nueces River basin, Rio Grande basin, and intervening coastal basins Water resources data for Texas, water year 1981, volume 3. Colorado River basin, Lavaca River basin, Guadalupe River basin, Nueces River basin, Rio Grande basin, and intervening coastal basins
No abstract available.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Water resources data for Texas, water year 1981, volume 2. San Jacinto River, Brazos River, San Bernard River basins, and intervening coastal basins Water resources data for Texas, water year 1981, volume 2. San Jacinto River, Brazos River, San Bernard River basins, and intervening coastal basins
No abstract available.
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
Chemical and physical characteristics of water in estuaries of Texas, October 1976-September 1978 Chemical and physical characteristics of water in estuaries of Texas, October 1976-September 1978
The Texas Water Plan (1968) proposes development and utilization of water resources in Texas and includes provision for the use and preservation of water in the estuaries of the State. Management of estuarine waters requires knowledge of the hydrodynamics and of the continuing changes in the chemical and physical characteristics of water in the estuaries. In September 1967, the U.S...
Authors
J.C. Fisher
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area, 1980 Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area, 1980
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. Studies have been completed in the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. The Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Water Resources, began hydrologic studies in the Austin urban area in 1954. In...
Authors
R.M. Slade, J.L. Gaylord, M.E. Dorsey, R.N. Mitchell, J.D. Gordon
Projected effects of proposed salinity-control projects on shallow ground water; preliminary results for the upper Brazos River basin, Texas Projected effects of proposed salinity-control projects on shallow ground water; preliminary results for the upper Brazos River basin, Texas
As part of the plan to control the natural salt pollution in the upper Brazos River basin of Texas, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommended construction of three impoundment and retention reservoirs. In connection with the proposed reservoirs, the U.S. Geological Survey was requested to define the existing ground-water conditions in the shallow ground-water system of the area and to...
Authors
Sergio Garza
Approximate altitude of water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston area, Texas, spring 1982 Approximate altitude of water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston area, Texas, spring 1982
The purpose of this report, which was prepared in cooperation with the City of Houston, the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District, and the Texas Department of Water Resources, is to show the altitudes of water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area. The maps are based on water-level measurements in spring of 1982 in about 550...
Authors
C.E. Ranzau, Jeffrey L. Strause
Water quality of Lake Granbury, north-central Texas Water quality of Lake Granbury, north-central Texas
During water years 1970-79, the concentrations of the major dissolved constituents in Lake Granbury on the Brazos River in north-central Texas averaged about 1,800 milligrams per liter of dissolved solids, 700 milligrams per liter of chloride, and 350 milligrams per liter of sulfate. The water was generally very hard (hardness as calcium carbonate greater than 180 milligrams per liter)...
Authors
Freeman L. Andrews, Jeffrey L. Strause
Development of ground-water resources in Orange County, Texas, and adjacent areas in Texas and Louisiana, 1971-80 Development of ground-water resources in Orange County, Texas, and adjacent areas in Texas and Louisiana, 1971-80
Pumpage in Orange County from the lower unit of the Chicot aquifer averaged 21.2 million gallons per day (0.93 cubic meter per second) and pumpage from the upper unit of the Chicot averaged about 2 million gallons per day (0.088 cubic meter per second) from 1971-79. Annual pumpage increased in municipal areas and decreased in industrial areas with little net change in total annual...
Authors
C.W. Bonnet, R.K. Gabrysch
Source areas of salinity and trends of salt loads in streamflow in the upper Colorado River, Texas Source areas of salinity and trends of salt loads in streamflow in the upper Colorado River, Texas
A series of seven studies of the quality and quantity of low flows in a 35.5-mile reach of the Colorado River upstream from Colorado City, Tex., were made from February 1975 to March 1978 to delineate areas of saline inflows. These studies showed generally that ground water contributed throughout the reach is saline but that loads of dissolved-constituents in ground-water accretions are...
Authors
Jack Rawson
Water-quality records for selected reservoirs in Texas, 1976-77 water years Water-quality records for selected reservoirs in Texas, 1976-77 water years
No abstract available.
Authors
M.W. Flugrath, E. S. Chitwood