Progress Report Number 10 of Silt Load of Texas Streams: 1947-1948 Page: 35
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SU@IAARY OF SILT DATA
for
Lavaca River WatershedLAVACA
EDNA
Mrs. Ida Berryhill(Samples taken from bridge on U.S.
Highway No. 59 between Victoria
and Edna)Average
Discharge Percentage
Water Year of Silt Load of Stream of Dry Silt
Stream by Weight
Ac.-ft. Tons Ac.-ft. Pct,
1/
1944-45 980 570 0 ----
1945-46 266,330 327,240 215 .090
1946-47 250,340 192,850 126 .057
1947-48 114,240 98,200 66 0063
TOIALS 631,890 618,860 407
For period of 3.083 years
Average discharge in acre-feet per year ---------------- 204,959
Average acre-feet of silt per year --------------------- 132
Average acre-feet of silt per year per square mile
of contributing watershed ---------------------- .149
Average tons of silt per year -------------------------- 200,733
Average percent of silt by weight ---------------------- .072
Drainage area in square miles (net) -------------------- 887
1/ Station established September 1, 1945.
Note: Yearly discharge data changed to conform to totals used
by U. S. G. S. in computing monthly river discharge.- 35 -
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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/m1/46/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.