Surface Water Supply of the United States 1947 Part 8. Western Gulf of Mexico Basins Prepared under the direction of C. G. PAULSEN, Chief Hydraulic Engineer GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1088 Prepared in cooperation with the States of Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas and other agencies UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1950 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. E. Wrather, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. - Price 65 cents (paper cover) PREFACE This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas and other agencies, by personnel of the Water Kesources Division under the direction of: C. G. Paulsen____________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer J. V. B. Wells__________________Chief, Surface Water Branch B. J. Peterson________________Chief, Annual Reports Section District Engineers (Surface Water) C. E. Ellsworth____________________________Austin, Tex. Robert Follansbee__________________________Denver, Colo. Berkeley Johnson________^_^=__________SanM Fe, N. Mex. E. B. Rice (succeeded by W. R. Eaton)_________Baton Rouge, La. CONTENTS Page Scope of work......................................................................... 1 Definition of terms ................................................................... 1 Explanation of data................................................................... 2 Accuracy of field data and computed results........................................... 5 Publications.......................................................................... 5 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey........... 11 Cooperation........................................................................... 13 Division of work...................................................................... 13 Gaging-station records. ............................................................... 15 Mermentau River Basin............................................................... 15 Bayou Nezpique near Basile, La.................................................... 15 Bayou des Cannes near Eunice, La.................................................. 16 Bayou Plaquemine Brule near Crowley, La...........J............................... 17 Calcasieu River Basin. ............................ ..i ............................... 18 Calcasieu River near Glenmora, La................................................. 18 Calcasieu River near Oberlin, La................. ( ................................ 19 Calcasieu River near Kinder, La................................................... 20 Whiskey Chitto Creek near Oberlin, La............................................. 21 Bundick Creek near Dry Creek, La.................................................. 22 Beckwith Creek near De Quincy, La................................................. 23 Hickory Branch at Reman, La...................................................... 24 Sabine River Basin.................................................................. 25 Sabine River near Mineola, Tex.................................................... 25 Sabine River near Gladewater, Tex................................................. 26 Sabine River near Tatum, Tex...................................................... 27 Sabine River at Logansport, La.................................................... 28 Sabine River near Milam, Tex...................................................... 29 Sabine River near Bon Weir, Tex................................................... 30 Sabine River near Ruliff, Tex..................................................... 31 Lake Fork Sabine Pdver near Quitman, Tex.......................................... 32 Big Sandy Creek near Big Sandy, Tex............................................... 33 Cherokee Bayou near Elderville. Tex............................................... 34 Neches River Basin.................................................................. 35 Beches River near Neches, Tex..................................................... 35 Neches River near Alto, Tex....................................................... 36 Heches River near Diboll, Tex..................................................... 37 Heches River near Rockland, Tex................................................... 38 Neches River at Evadale , Tex...................................................... 39 Mud Creek near Jacksonville, Tex.................................................. 40 Angelina River near Alto, Tex..................................................... 41 Angelina River near Lufkin, Tex................................................... 42 Angelina River at Horger, Tex..................................................... 43 Striker Creek near Summerfield, Tex............................................... 44 Attoyac Bayou near Chireno, Tex................................................... 45 Village Creek near Kountze, Tex................................................... 46 Trinity River Basin................................................................. 47 Bridgeport Reservoir above Bridgeport, Tex........................................ 47 West Fork Trinity River near Boyd, Tex............................................ 48 Eagle Mountain Reservoir above Fort Worth, Tex. ................................... 49 West Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, Tex........................................ 50 West Fork Trinity River at Grand Prairie, Tex..................................... 51 Trinity River at Dallas, Tex...................................................... 52 Trinity River near Rosser, Tex.................................................... 53 Trinity River near Oakwood, Tex................................................... 54 Trinity River near Midway, Tex.................................................... 55 Trinity River at Riverside, Tex. .................................................. 56 Trinity River at Romayor, Tex..................................................... 57 Trinity River at Liberty, Tex..................................................... 58 Clear Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, Tex....................................... 59 Lake Dallas near Lake Dallas, Tex................................................. 60 Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton, Tex....................................... 61 Denton Creek near Roanoke, Tex.................................................... 62 East Fork Trinity River near Rockwall, Tex. ....................................... 63 Cedar Creek near Mabank, Tex...................................................... 64 Chambers Creek near Corsicana, Tex................................................ 65 Richland Creek near Richland, Tex................................................. 66 San Jacinto River Basin. ..............'.......'....................................... 67 West Fork San Jacinto River near Conroe, Tex...................................... 67 West Fork San Jacinto River near Humble, Tex...................................... 68 San Jacinto River near Huffman, Tex............................................... 69 Spring Creek near Spring, Tex..................................................... 70 Cypress CreoK near Westfield, Tex................................................. 71 East Fork San Jacinto River near Cleveland, Tex................................... 72 Peach Creek at Splendora, Tex..................................................... 73 Caney Creek near Splendora, Tex................................................... 74 Barker Reservoir near Addicks, Tex................................................ 75 Buffalo Bayou near Addicks, Tex................................................... 76 VI CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued. Page San Jacinto River Basin Continued. Buffalo Bayou at Houston, Tex.................................................... 77 Whiteoak Bayou at Houston, Tex................................................... 78 Brays Bayou at Hous ton, Tex...................................................... 79 Clear Creek Basin.................................................................. SO Clear Creek near Pearland, Tex................................................... 80 Hickory Slough near Pearland, Tex................................................ 81 Chocolate Bayou Basin.............................................................. 82 Chocolate Bayou near Alvin, Tex.................................................. 82 Bastrop Bayou Basin................................................................ 83 Austin Bayou near Danbury, Tex. .................................................. 83 Oyster Creek Basin................................................................. 84 Oyster Creek near Angleton, Tex.................................................. 84 Brazos River Basin................................................................. 85 Double Mountain Fork Brazos River at Lubbock, Tex................................ 85 Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Aspermont, Tex............................ 86 Brazos River at Seymour, Tex..................................................... 87 Brazos River near South Bend, Tex................................................ 88 Pos sum Kingdom Reservoir near Gra'f ord, Tex....................................... 89 Brazos