Progress Report Number 10 of Silt Load of Texas Streams: 1947-1948 Page: 42
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SUMMARY OF SILT DATA
for
Nueces River WatershedNIECES
COTULLA
Joe G. Jennings(Samples taken from highway
bridge in Cotulla)Average
Discharge Percentage
Water Year of Silt Load of Stream of Dry Silt
Stream by Weight
Aco-ft. Tons Ac.-ft0 Pct,
1/
1941-42 141,380 64,130 42 0033
1942-43 64,240 33,270 22 .038
1943-44 482,520 367,860 241 .056
1944-45 82,440 65,460 43 .058
1945-46 347,610 284,210 186 .060
1946-47 92,610 16,550 11 a013
1947-48 72,900 29,100 19 0029
TOTALS 1,283,700 860,580 564
For period of 6.748 years
Average discharge in acre-feet per year ------------------ 190,234
Average acre-feet of silt per year ----------------------- 84
Average acre-feet of silt per year per square mile
of contributing watershed ------------------------ 0016
Average tons of silt per year ---------------------------- 127,531
Average percent of silt by weight ------------------------ 049
Drainage area in square miles (net) --------------------- 5,260
1/ Station was established January 1, 1942.
Note: Yearly discharge data changed to conform to totals used by
U.S0G.S. in computing monthly river discharge.- 42 -
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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/m1/53/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.