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6 FIELD OPERATIONS OF THE BUREAU OF SOILS, 1913. The surface of the county is dominantly rolling to gently rolling. In the eastern and northeastern section the upland gives way to the Brazos River bottoms, which vary in width from narrow strips to about 4 miles. Along the break between the upland and bottom land the country is more or less dissected, and in the northeastern part of the county the line of separation between the uplands and bottoms is in places marked by steep slopes or precipitous bluffs. In the western part of the county, about 3 miles west of Burton, the rolling to gently rolling upland merges with the lower undulating to level country, known as the "post-oak flats." The topography of a large part of the county is favorable to farming and to the use of labor-saving machinery. The county has a general elevation of 200 to 350 feet above sea level. The highest point, 476 feet above sea level, is about threefourths mile northeast of Old Gay Hill and the lowest point, 155 feet above sea level, is in the southeastern part of the county, in the Brazos River bottoms. Drainage is generally good. An ill-defined drainage divide extends from about 1 mile north of William Penn through Independence, Gay Hill, and Burton, and thence along the Houston
Meyer, A. H. (Alfred Henry); Eckmann, E. C.; Cantrell, L. & Davis, L. V.Soil survey of Washington County, Texas,
book,
January 26, 1915;
Washington D.C..
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