Ground-Water Conditions on Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas Page: 4
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discussed in the context of their relationship to the
available ground-water resources.
The chemical quality of water in each formation is
discussed and presented by means of chemical analyses
of water from wells. In addition, interpretations of
electric logs have been made to present estimates of the
quality of water in the Wilcox Group at depths and in
areas where chemical analyses of water from wells are
not available. A review has been made of possible
contamination problems, and the results of this review
are discussed.
Finally, recommendations have been made with
respect to a continuing observation program on
pumpage, water-level fluctuations, and future
development, and on methods for further investigation,
especially test drilling, to determine optimum locations
and yields of new wells and well fields.
The detailed records on which this report are
based have been placed on file with the Texas Water
Development Board. These include especially the well
schedules on the individual wells and the drillers' and
electric logs. Tables 7, 8, 9, and 10 give the most
important information on all the wells, but the well
schedules for some of the wells give additional
information which may be of help in particular
problems. All of the drillers' and electric logs are
identified in Tables 7, 8, 9, and 10 and their locations
are shown on Figures 25, 26, 27, and 28, but because of
space limitations the only electric logs which are actually
presented in the report are those in the geologic sections
in Figures 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37, and the
only drillers' logs presented in the report are the
representative logs included in Tables 11, 12, 13, and 14.
Area of Investigation
This investigation and report includes all of
Anderson, Cherokee, and Henderson Counties. It
includes all of Freestone County except a small part of
its northwestern corner. Only that part of Freestone
County northwest of the Wilcox outcrop (see Figure 29)
is not included. The location of Anderson, Cherokee,
Henderson, and Freestone Counties is shown on
Figure 1.
The four counties are in the rolling hills and
forests of East Texas. Farms and ranches predominate in
the western two-thirds of the area, while in the eastern
one-third, piney woods are common. Altitudes range
from about 190 feet along the Trinity River in southeast
Freestone County to about 760 feet near Rusk in central
Cherokee County. The principal streams are the Trinity
River, which separates Anderson and Freestone
Counties; the Neches River, which forms the westernboundary of Cherokee County and the eastern boundary
of Anderson County; and the Angelina River, which
forms a portion of the eastern boundary of Cherokee
County.
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Figure 1.-Location of Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone,
and Henderson Counties
Population
According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the
1970 county populations were as follows:
1970
POPULATI ONAnderson County
Cherokee County
Freestone County
Henderson County27,789
32,008
11,116
26,466The largest towns include Palestine in Anderson
County, Jacksonville in Cherokee County, Teague in
Freestone County, and Athens in Henderson County,
with the following populations in 1970:
1970
POPULATIONPalestine
Jacksonville
Teague
Athens14,525
9,734
2,864
9,582-4-
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William F. Guyton & Associates. Ground-Water Conditions on Anderson, Cherokee, Freestone, and Henderson Counties, Texas, report, August 1972; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth838787/m1/12/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.