Progress Report Number 10 of Silt Load of Texas Streams: 1947-1948 Page: 27
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SILT DATA
Colorado River .Vatershed
at
BUCHANAN DAM STATION ON COLORADO RIVER
for
Water Year 1947-1948
(October 1, 1947 tq September 30, 1948)Discharge Percentage
Month of Silt Load of Stream of dry silt
Stream by weight
Ac. -f t. Tons Ac .-ft . Pct.
1947
October 65,460 8,080 5 .009
November 59,110 4,570 3 .006
December 45,840 1,710 1 .003
1948
January 35,640 1,020 1 .002
February 51,340 3,740 2 .005
March 47,000 2,680 2 .004
April 42,970 3,130 2 .005
May 29,350 1,700 1 .004
June 43,540 6,160 4 .010
July 54,380 8,290 5 .011
August , 54,940 4,180 3 .006
September 46,870 1,270 1 .002
Total 576,440 46,530 30Yearly discharge in acre-feet -------------------------
Total silt for year in acre-feet ----------------------
Acre-feet of silt per year per square mile
of contri,b,uting watershed -----------------
Average percent of silt by weight for year ------------
Drainage area in square miles (net) -------------------1/
576,440~
30.006
1/
- Discharge figures for this station obtained from Lower Colorado River authority.
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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/m1/38/?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.