Progress Report Number 10 of Silt Load of Texas Streams: 1947-1948 Page: 50
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SUMMARY OF SILT DATA
for
San Antonio River WatershedSAN ANTONIO
GOLIAD
Polo Perez(Samples were taken near Goliad
from bridge on State Highway No0 29)Average
Discharge Percentage
Water Year of Silt Load of Stream of Dry Silt
Stream by Weight
Ac0-ft0 Tons Aco-ft0 Pct,
1/
1941-42~ 699,580 8489340 556 0089
1942-43 453,180 5819740 382 4o94
1943-44 365,060 725,630 475 oi46
1944-45 352,460 567,440 371 e118
1945-46 663,080 1,387,180 910 4154
1946-47 699,560 719,770 472 0076
1947-48 226,510 237,020 155 077
TOTALS 3,459,430 5,067,120 3,321
For period of 60748 years
Average discharge in acre-feet per year ------------------ 512,660
Average acre-feet of silt per year ----------------------- 492
Average acre-feet of silt per year per square mile
of contributing watershed ----------------------- o126
Average tons of silt per year --------------------------- 750,907
Average percent of silt by weight ----------------------- ol08
Drainage area in square miles (net) ---------------------- 3,918
1/ Station was established January 1, 1942,
Note; Yearly discharge data changed to conform to totals used by
Uo So G. So in computing monthly river discharged- 50 -
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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/m1/61/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.