Progress Report Number 10 of Silt Load of Texas Streams: 1947-1948 Page: 29
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SILT DATA
Colorado River Watershed
at
AUSTIN STATION ON COLORADO RIVER
for
Water Year 1947-1948
(October 1, 1947 to September 30, 1948)
Discharge Percentage
Month of Silt Load of Stream of dry silt
Stream by weight
Ac.-ft. Tons Ac.-ft. Pct.
1947
October 69,830 5,770 4 .006
November 68,460 4,430 3 .005
December 58,240 4,300 3 .005
1948
January 56,380 7,460 5 .010
February 59,030 5,870 4 .007
March 61,920 5,380 4 .006
April 62,830 8,820 6 .010
May 80,190 15,100 10 .014
June 114,110 31,370 21 .020
July 130,630 12,390 8 .007
August 125,170 19,180 13 .011
September 70,960 1,990 1 .002
Total 957,750 122,060 82U. S. G. S. yearly discharge in acre-feet ------------------ 957,700
Total silt for year ide c re-feet ------------------------- 82
Acre-feet of silt per year per square mile
of contributing watershed ------------------------ .003
Average percent of silt by weight for year ----------------- .009
Drainage area in square miles (net) ------------------------ 26,360
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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/m1/40/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.