Progress Report Number 10 of Silt Load of Texas Streams: 1947-1948 Page: 5
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Rockland Station, NIeches River
The average discharge of the Neches River at the Rockland Station
for a 17.1-year period is 2,052,740 acre feet, while for the year 1947-
1948, it was 1,250,360 acre feet, which is 611. of the average flow0 The
average silt load for the same period is 338 acre feet, while for 1947-
1948, it was 77 acre feet, which is 23. of the average load0 The total
silt load for an 18.1-year period is 8,953,060 tons, or 5,865 acre feet
of silto This is also one of the stations with a long continuous silt
record
Horger Station, Angelina River
The average discharge of the Angelina River, a tributary of the
Neches River, at the Horger Station for a 20l-year period is 3,403,490
acre feet, while for the year 1947-1948, it was 1,619,040 acre feet,
which is 48. of the average flow. The average silt load is 703 acre feet,
while for 1947-1948, it was 149 acre feet, which is 21%. of the average
load. The total load for a 3.1-year period is 2,457,670 tons, or 1,613
acre feet of silt.
Cotulla Station, Nueces River
The average discharge of the Nueces River at the Cotulla Station for
a 507-year period is 2109645 acre feet, while for the year 1947-1948, it
was 72,9CC acre feet, which is 35'. of the average flow. The average silt
load is 95 acre feet, while for 1947-1948, it was 19 acre feet, which is
20%. of the average load. The entire discharge and silt load occurred in
June, July, and September. During the other months of the year the river
was entirely dry at the Cotulla Station0 The total load for a 607-year
period is 860,580 tons, or 564 acre feet of silt.
Three Rivers Station, Nueces River
The average discharge of the Nueces River at the Three Rivers Station
for a 20-year period is 716,380 acre feet, while for 1947-1948 it was
129,330 acre feet, which is 18. of the average flow0 The average silt
load for the same period is 527 acre feet, while for the year 1947-1948,
it was 164 acre feet, which is 31%. of the average load. The total silt
load for a 21-year period is 16,319,750 tons, or 10,704 acre feet of silt.
This is also one of the long continuous silt records0
Logansport, Lao Station, Sabine River
The average discharge of the Sabine River at the Logansport, La0
Station for a 132-year period is 3,040,380 acre feet, while for the year
1947-1946 it was 2,820,560 acre feet, which is 93% of the average flow0
The average silt load for the same period is 806 acre feet, while for
1947-1948, it was 298 acre feet, which is 37'. of the average load0 The
total load for a 1402-year period is 16,631,910 tons, or 10,904 acre feet
of silto-5 -
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Bloodgood, Dean W. Progress Report Number 10 of Silt Load of Texas Streams: 1947-1948, report, August 1949; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1623153/m1/16/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.