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Ground-water resources of Brazos and Burleson Counties, Texas Ground-water resources of Brazos and Burleson Counties, Texas
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Authors
C.R. Follett
Land-surface subsidence in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas Land-surface subsidence in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas
The pumping of large amounts of ground water in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas, has resulted in water-level declines of as much as 200 feet (61 metres) in wells completed in the Chicot aquifer and as much as 325 feet (99 metres) in wells completed in the Evangeline aquifer during 1943-73. The maximum annual rates of decline for 1943-73 were 6.7 feet (2.0 metres) in the Chicot...
Authors
R.K. Gabrysch, C.W. Bonnet
Land-surface subsidence in the area of Burnett, Scott, and Crystal Bays near Baytown, Texas Land-surface subsidence in the area of Burnett, Scott, and Crystal Bays near Baytown, Texas
Removal of water, oil, and gas from the subsurface in Harris County has caused declines in fluid pressures, which in turn have resulted in subsidence of the land surface. Subsidence in the area of Burnett, Scott, and Crystal Bays near Baytown is becoming critical because much of the area is now subject to inundation by high tides. Production of oil and gas from the Goose Creek Field on...
Authors
R.K. Gabrysch, C.W. Bonnet
Quality of water in the Red River alluvial aquifer, Shreveport, to the mouth of the Black River, Louisiana Quality of water in the Red River alluvial aquifer, Shreveport, to the mouth of the Black River, Louisiana
Chemical analyses of water samples from 296 wells in the Red River alluvial aquifer indicate that the ground water in the valley is generally hard (more than 120 milligrams per liter) and has a high iron concentration (greater than 6,000 micrograms per liter). The predominant ions found in the water were calcium and bicarbonate. However, in places in the vicinity of Natchitoches, saline...
Authors
A. H. Ludwig
Hydrologic data for Pin Oak Creek, Trinity River Basin, Texas, 1972 Hydrologic data for Pin Oak Creek, Trinity River Basin, Texas, 1972
The U.S. Soil Conservation Service is actively engaged in the installation of flood- and soil-erosion reducing measures in Texas under the authority of "The Flood Control Act of 1936 and 1944" and "Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act" (Public Law 566), as amended. The Soil Conservation Service has found a total of approximately 3,500 floodwater-retarding structures to be...
Authors
B.B. Hampton
Hydrologic data for Little Elm Creek, Trinity River Basin, Texas, 1972 Hydrologic data for Little Elm Creek, Trinity River Basin, Texas, 1972
The U.S. Soil Conservation Service is actively engaged in the installation of flood- and soil-erosion reducing measures in Texas under the authority of "The Flood Control Act of 1936 and 1944" and "Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act" (Public Law 566), as amended. The Soil Conservation Service has found a total of approximately 3,500 floodwater-retarding structures to be...
Authors
B.B. Hampton
Projected effects of the proposed Tennessee Colony Reservoir on ground-water conditions in the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer and Trinity River alluvium; Trinidad-Oakwood area, Texas Projected effects of the proposed Tennessee Colony Reservoir on ground-water conditions in the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer and Trinity River alluvium; Trinidad-Oakwood area, Texas
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requested the assistance of the U.S. Geological Survey to project the effects of the proposed Tennessee Colony Reservoir on the following ground-water systems: (1) Carrizo-Wilcox bedrock aquifer; (2) the Trinity River alluvium downstream from the proposed Tennessee Colony Dam; and (3) the Trinity River alluvium upstream from the proposed reservoir. The...
Authors
Sergio Garza
Effects of urbanization on floods in the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area Effects of urbanization on floods in the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area
The effects of urbanization on flood characteristics of streams in the Dallas metropolitan area were studied by use of a digital model of the hydrologic system. The model was calibrated by using observed rainfall and runoff data from 19 storms in six basins having various degrees of urbanization. The calibrated models were used with a 57- year rainfall record to simulate 57-year records...
Authors
George R. Dempster
Pesticides data-collection activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas Pesticides data-collection activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas
The water-resources investigations program of the Geological Survey has the objective of seeing that the Nation's water resources are appraised and that the necessary water data to develop and manage them efficiently are available when needed. In carrying out this objective, the Survey is the primary source of hydrologic data that are basic not only to the quantification of the water...
Authors
Douglas B. Manigold