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Approximate altitude of water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston area, Texas, January-February 1990 Approximate altitude of water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston area, Texas, January-February 1990

This report is one in a series of reports that depict altitudes of water levels since 1977, the most recent of which (Barbie and other, 1989) presented maps of the altitudes of water levels for 1989. This report was prepared in cooperation with the City of Houston and the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District, and presents approximate altitudes of water levels in wells in the...
Authors
Dana L. Barbie, L.S. Coplin, Glenn L. Locke

Approximate water-level changes in wells completed in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, 1977-91 and 1990-91, and measured compaction, 1973-90, in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas Approximate water-level changes in wells completed in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, 1977-91 and 1990-91, and measured compaction, 1973-90, in the Houston-Galveston region, Texas

This report is one in a series of reports that depict water-level changes and compaction of subsurface material in the Houston-Galveston region. The maps present approximate water-level changes in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, 1977-91 and 1990-91 (figs. 1-4). The location of borehole extensometers is shown in figure 5, and graphs present measured compation for 1973-90 (fig...
Authors
Dana L. Barbie, M. C. Kasmarek, Al Campodonico

National Water-Quality Assessment program: The Trinity River Basin National Water-Quality Assessment program: The Trinity River Basin

In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began to implement a full-scale National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The long-term goals of the NAWQA program are to describe the status and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources and to provide a sound, scientific understanding of the primary natural and human...
Authors
Larry F. Land

Records of wells, drillers' logs, water-level measurements, and chemical analyses of ground water in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Waller Counties, Texas, 1985-89 Records of wells, drillers' logs, water-level measurements, and chemical analyses of ground water in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Waller Counties, Texas, 1985-89

Data for water wells and ground water in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Waller Counties were collected during 1985-89 by the U.S. Geological Survey. This report presents a compilation of records for 32 wells in Brazoria County, 19 wells in Fort Bend County, and 16 wells in Waller County. Drillers' logs for 65 wells, water levels for 85 wells, chemical analyses of water for 9 wells, and water...
Authors
Glenn L. Locke

Hydrology of the Texas Gulf Coast aquifer systems Hydrology of the Texas Gulf Coast aquifer systems

A complex, multilayered ground-water flow system exists in the Coastal Plain sediments of Texas. The Tertiary and Quaternary clastic deposits have an areal extent of 114,000 square miles onshore and in the Gulf of Mexico. Two distinct aquifer systems are recognized within the sediments, which range in thickness from a few feet to more than 12,000 feet The older system--the Texas coastal...
Authors
Paul D. Ryder, Ann F. Ardis

Records of wells, drillers' logs, water-level measurements, and chemical analyses of ground water in Chambers, Liberty, and Montgomery Counties, Texas, 1985-89 Records of wells, drillers' logs, water-level measurements, and chemical analyses of ground water in Chambers, Liberty, and Montgomery Counties, Texas, 1985-89

Data for water wells and ground water in Chambers, Liberty, and Montgomery Counties were collected during 1985-89 by the U.S. Geological Survey. This report presents a compilation of records for 4 wells in Chambers County, 8 wells in Liberty County, and 64 wells in Montgomery County. Drillers' logs of 60 wells, water levels for 84 wells, chemical analyses of water for 11 wells, and water...
Authors
Glenn L. Locke

Freshwater withdrawals in Texas, 1985 Freshwater withdrawals in Texas, 1985

Since 1950, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has estimated water use in the United States at 5-year intervals. Resulting reports tabulate water use by State and by water-resources region (major river basins) for a number of categories, such as irrigation, water supply, and industrial. In 1977, the USGS began the National Water-Use Information Program, designed to be a National source of
Authors
Dee L. Lurry, Nancy L. Barber

Hydrology of the Arbuckle Mountains area, south-central Oklahoma Hydrology of the Arbuckle Mountains area, south-central Oklahoma

Rocks that make up the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer crop out over ~500 mi2 in the Arbuckle Mountains province in south-central Oklahoma. The aquifer consists of limestone, dolomite, and sandstone of the Arbuckle and Simpson Groups of Late Cambrian to Middle Ordovician age and is about 5,000-9,000 ft thick. The rocks were subjected to intensive folding and faulting associated with major...
Authors
Roy W. Fairchild, Ronald L. Hanson, Robert E. Davis
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