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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National water summary 1984: Hydrologic events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources
Water year 1984 was a year of extreme hydrologic conditions. For the third consecutive year, precipitation and resulting runoff were well above long-term averages in most of the Nation and as much as 400 percent above average in the Southwest. National flood damages during the year were the third highest in a 10-year period (1975-84) an estimated $3.5 to $4 billion. In many of the larger river sys
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Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Kansas Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Approximate altitude of water levels in wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston area, Texas, spring 1984
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 1984 in about 500 wells.
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C. E. Ranzau
Delineation of the outcrop of the Edwards Aquifer hydrologically associated with Barton Springs in the Austin area, Texas
This report, prepared in cooperation with the City of Austin, delineates the outcrop of the Edwards aquifer that is hydrologically associated with Barton Springs. The Edwards is a regional aquifer system in central Texas that extends in a narrow belt from Kinney County to Bell County (index map) and lies within an area locally known as the Balcones fault zone. Hydrologic boundaries separate the
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Ann F. Ardis, D.L. Slagle, Fred R. Snyder
Texas stream-gaging program: an analysis of data uses and funding
This report presents an analysis of data uses and funding for the stream-gaging program operated by the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas. Presently (1984), 391 continuous surface water stations are operated in Texas. Selected hydrologic data, data uses, and funding sources are presented for each of the 391 stations.
This study is a part of a larger project to determine the cost-effectiveness of the
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Bernard C. Massey
Hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area, 1983
Hydrologic investigations of urban watersheds in Texas were begun by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1954. Studies are now in progress in Austin, and Houston. Studies have been completed in the Dallas, Fort Worth, and San Antonio areas.
The Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Water Reources, began hydrologic studies in the Austin urban area in 1954. In cooperation with the
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J.D. Gordon, D.L. Pate, M.E. Dorsey
Chemical and physical characteristics of water in estuaries of Texas; October 1978-September 1983
The Texas Water Plan (Texas Water Development Board, 1968) proposed development and utilization of water resources in Texas and included a 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 Septem
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J.C. Fisher, R.U. Grozier
Compilation of hydrologic data for the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, 1982, with 1934-82 summary
No abstract available.
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R.D. Reeves, G. B. Ozuna
Identification and tabulation of geological contacts in the Edwards aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas
No abstract available.
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T. A. Small
Digital models for simulation of ground-water hydrology of the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers along the Gulf Coast of Texas
No abstract available.
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J. E. Carr, W.R. Meyer, W.M. Sandeen, I. R. McLane
Effects of artificial recharge on the Ogallala aquifer, Texas
Four recharge tests were conducted by injecting water from playa lakes through wells into the Ogallala Formation. Injection was by gravity flow and by pumping under pressure. At one site, 34-acre feet of water was injected by gravity and produced a significant increase in yield of the well. At a second site, gravity injection of only 0.58 acre-foot caused a significant decrease in permeability due
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Richmond Flint Brown, W.S. Keys
Hydrologic and geochemical data for the Big Brown lignite mine area, Freestone County, Texas
Lignite mining in east and east-central Texas is increasing in response to increased energy needs throughout the State. Associated with the increase in mining activities is a greater need to know the effects of mining activities on the water quantity and quality of near-surface aquifers. The near-surface lignite beds mined at the Big Brown Lignite Mine are from the Calvert Bluff Formation of the W
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Michael E. Dorsey
Water-resources activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas; fiscal years 1982-84
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was established by an act of Congress on March 3, 1879, to provide a permanent Federal agency to conduct the systematic and scientific classification of the public lands, and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of national domain. An integral part of that original mission includes publishing and disseminating the earth-science
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R.U. Grozier, L. F. Land