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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A summary of the occurrence and development of ground water in the southern High Plains of Texas
The Southern High Plains of Texas occupies an area of about 22,000 square miles in northwest Texas, extending from the Canadian River southward. about 250 miles and from the New Mexico line eastward an average distance of about 120 miles. The economy of the area is dependent largely upon irrigated agriculture, and in 1958 about 44,000 irrigation wells were in operation. The economy of the area is
Authors
J.G. Cronin, B. N. Myers
Natural sources of salinity in the Brazos River, Texas with particular reference to the Croton and salt Croton Creek basins
The average daily load of the Brazos River at Possum Kingdom Reservoir is about 2,800 tons of dissolved solids, of which 1,000 tons is chloride. More than 85 percent of the chloride load is contributed by the Salt Fork Brazos River, and more than 50 percent of the chloride load of the Brazos River originates from salt springs and seeps in Croton and Salt Crotdn Creeks, which are tributaries of Sal
Authors
R. C. Baker, Leon S. Hughes, I. D. Yost
Ground-water resources of the lower Rio Grande Valley area, Texas
The report contains information about the occurrence, quality, and use of ground water in the Lower Rio Grande Valley area which consists of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy Counties in southern Texas.
The principal use of water in the area is for irrigation. The principal irrigated crops are cotton, winter vegetables, and citrus fruits. In southeastern Starr County, southern Hidalgo County, a
Authors
R. C. Baker, O.C. Dale
Records of precipitation, aquifer head, and ground-water recharge to the Edwards and associated limestones, San Antonio area, Texas, 1963
No abstract available.
Authors
Sergio Garza
Ground-water discharge from the Edwards and associated limestones, San Antonio area, Texas, 1963
No abstract available.
Authors
Sergio Garza
Chemical analyses of water from observation wells in the Edwards and associated limestones, San Antonio area, Texas, 1963
No abstract available.
Authors
Sergio Garza
Quality of water from test wells in the Castolon area, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas
No abstract available.
Authors
Jack Rawson
Effects of drought in central and south Texas
The effects of drought upon ground-water storage and discharge, and upon streamflow, vary tremendously in the central third of Texas (the area from the Panhandle to the Gulf of Mexico). Extremes are represented by (a) the Llano Estacado, where the drought had negligible effect upon ground-water resources, which are being progressively depleted by pumping for irrigation; and (b) the Balcones fault-
Authors
H. E. Thomas
Floods on White Rock Creek above White Rock Lake at Dallas, Texas
The White Rock Creek watershed within the city limits of Dallas , Texas, presents problems not unique in the rapid residential and industrial development encountered by many cities throughout the United States. The advantages of full development of the existing area within a city before expanding city boundaries, are related to both economics and civic pride. The expansion of city boundaries usual
Authors
Clarence R. Gilbert
Floods of April-June 1957 in Texas and adjacent states
No abstract available.
Authors
Ivan Dale Yost
Ground water geology of Edwards County, Texas
Edwards County occupies 2,075 square miles of the southern part of the Edwards Plateau in southwest Texas. In 1950 it had a population of 2,908. Its thin limestone soil supports the characteristic flora of a semiarid region. The county is underlain by nearly flat-lying beds of limestone and a few beds of shale and marl.
The Glen Rose limestone of Cretaceous age, the oldest formation tapped by wate
Authors
Archie T. Long