Effects of Ground-Water Development on the Proposed Palmetto Bend Dam and Reservoir in Southeast Texas
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Abstract: Ground water continues to discharge into the Navidad and Lavaca Rivers by seepage out-flow even though large amounts of ground water are pumped for irrigation. Although a reduction in streamflow probably has occurred, a complete loss of the low flow of the streams by infiltration to a lowered water table seems remote. The large ground-water withdrawals will continue to cause land-surface subsidence, which will range from 0.012 foot to more than 0.026 foot per year. A minimum of about …
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Date:
May 1973
Creator:
Baker, E. T., Jr. & Follett, C. R.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department