Progress Report Number 10 of Silt Load of Texas Streams: 1947-1948 Page: 44
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SUMMARY OF SILT DATA
for
Nueces River Wat ershedNUECES
NEAR THREE RIVERS
Carl Franze(Samples were taken 2 miles south of
Three Rivers from railroad bridge,
except at extreme low stage when
samples were taken at low dam)Average
Discharge Percentage
Water Year of Silt Load of Stream of Dry Silt
Stream by Weight
Ac o-ft. Tons Ac .-f to Pct.
1/
1927-28 _ 318,930 617,920 405 .142
1928-29 741,300 1,303,600 855 x129
1929-30 596,510 721,440 473 .089
1930-31 455,880 4439420 291 .071
1931-32 1,006,200 581,880 381 0042
1932-33 287,120 275,050 179 .070
1933-34 253,800 668,320 438 .193
1934-35 2,547,150 2,383,630 1,565 .069
1935-36 768,200 752,320 494 0072
1936-37 318,050 142,270 94 9033
1937-38 479,730 771,540 506 .118
1938-39 306,600 450,960 297 .108
1939-40 840,190 1,035,600 679 .091
1940-41 1,300,860 1,635,320 1,073 .092
1941-42 1,107,790 987,340 648 ,o65
1942-43 260,470 323,990 213 .091
1943-44 700,090 668,660 439 .070
1944-45 297,070 590,010 387 .146
1945-46 927,400 1,134,770 744 0090
1946-47 810,070 578,310 379 .052
1947-48 128,330 253,400 164 -145
TOTALS 14,451,740 16,319,750 10,704
For peri od of 21.000 years
Average discharge in acre-feet per year -------------------- 688,178
Average acre-feet of silt per year ------------------------- 510
Average acre-feet of silt per year per square mile
of contributing watershed ---------------- .033
Average tons of silt per year ----------------------------- 777,131
Average percent of silt by weight -------------------------- .083
Drainage area in square miles (net) ---------_-__ -- 1596001/ Station was established October 1, 1927.
Note: Yearly discharge data changed to conform to totals used
by U, S. G. So in computing monthly river discharge.- 44 -
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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/m1/55/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.