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Public Water Supplies 

in Central and 

North-Central Texas

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1069

Prepared in cooperation with the Texas x^°T^ 

Board of Water Engineers

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1849 A CENTURY OF CONSERVATION 1949
Public Water Supplies 

in Central and 

North-Central Texas

By R. W. SUNDSTROM, W. L. BROADHURST, and B. C. DWYER 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1069

Prepared in cooperation with the Texas ^^M^ 

Board of Heater Engineers

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CONTENTS

Page

Abstract_________________________________________________________ 1

Introduction...___________________________________________________ 2

Extent of region and scope of report__-___-________-.--___-_----_ 2

Acknowledgments.____________________________________________ 3

Ground water.____________________________________________________ 4

Surface water..______________________________________________ _ 8

Chemical character of water________________________________________ 8

Analyses of water.____________________________________________ 8

Mineral constituents in solution__________-__-________-__________ 9

Hardness_____________________________________________________ 11

Standards of water quality______-_______________________.______ 12

Selected bibliography._____________________________________________ 13

Public water supplies______________-__-___--________________.__-___ 14

Archer County______________________________________________ 14

Archer City________--_____-______________________________ 14

Holliday. ___________________________________________ 14

Baylor County______________________________________________ 15

Seymour.._______________________________________________ 15

Bell County__________________________________ 15

Belton_________________________________ 15

Holland__-__________-____________________________________ 16

Killeen_________.____________________________ 17

Rogers.-_______________________________________________ 17

Temple. ___________________________________ 18

Blanco_______________________________________________________ 19

Blanco___________________________________________________ 19

Bosque County___________________________________________-__- 20

Clifton____________________________________ 20

Cranfills Gap_______________-________________________---__ 21

Iredell.____________________________________ 21

Meridian___________________________________ 22

Morgan..______________________________________________ 23

Valley Mills. ______________________________ 24

Walnut Springs_-___________-_____-_______________-_-_-__- 24

Brown County______________________________________________ 25

Bangs__________________________________ 25

Blanket. _______________________________ 25

Brownwood____________________________________________ 25

Burnet County..«_____________________________________ 26

Bertram__ ___________________________________________ _ _ 26

Burnet_____________________________________ 27

Marble Falls_________________________________ 28

Callahan County__________________________________________ 28

Baird______________________________ 28

Clyde_-_______________-______-__-__.___-____-___-__-_ 29

Cross Plains____________________________ 30

Putnam___________________________________ 31

in
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Public water supplies Continued Page

Clay County________________________________________________ 31

Byers_ ___________________________________________________ 31

Henrietta._______________________________________________ 32

Petrolia._________________________________________________ 32

Coleman County._____________________________________________ 33

Burkett__________________________________________________ 33

Coleman _________________________________________________ 33

Santa Anna_.._----______-_____-___-__-_-___-_--____-___-_ 34

Talpa____-___-___._______________________________________ 35

Comanche County___________________________________________ 35

Comanche__ _ _____________________________________________ 35

De Leon_________________________________________________ 36

Sipe Springs____--__---___-____________-__---_-___________ 37

Concho County___-__-____-_______________________-_._________ 37

Eden____________________________________________________ 37

Paint Rock___-______._________________-__________________ 38

Cooke County_._--._________________-_____--____-_---_-_____-_ 38

Gainesville ___-__--_-_-_--_-_-_-_---______---__---___-__-_ 38

Muenster_ ____-___-__--_______-____--_----__-----___-_____ 42

Valley View... _.._ .______.._..________._-_.__-._-_____ 42

Coryell County.____________ _ _______________________________ 43

Copperas Cove___________-_____-__-___-___-_-----_--_-____ 43

E vant _ _________________-____-_-_-__--_------------____- 43

Gatesville_ __--___-_____-_------------_--__-----------_--_ 44

Oglesby __________________-___--_____-_-_-_-_---___--__--_ 45

Denton County_______________-_______---__-_---.__--___-____- 45

Denton__ ___________________-_--_--__-----__----_--_-----_ 45

Eastland County__________________-________--_-----_---_-__--_ 48

Cisco,_---__---------------_----------------------------_ 48

Desdemona.______________-___________---_------__---__-__ 49

Eastland.__-_-_-----_---------_-------------------------_ 50

German.______________________________---------__---_--__ 50

Ranger.______________________-__-_----__-------------_--- 51

Rising Star__-_--_--_--------__----------------_-_-------- 52

Erath County.________________________________________________ 53

Dublin.._____-_.__-._______-_-_-___-___--___-_____ 53

Stephenville ______________________-____-_-------_--_--__-_ 54

Foard County._______________________----__-----_---.-_---_--- 55

Crowell ____--__-_-_--_-_--_--_-------------------------_- 55

Gillespie County__________._____-___---___----_------_-------_ 57

Fredericksburg.___________________________________________ 57

Hamilton County. ._____________-______---_-_-_-----___----_ 58

' Fairy___-___---___----__--_----------------------_-----_- 58

Hamilton. _______________-_________-_---__--_----____----_ 59

Hico___-__---_---_---._-_-_-.____-_--_---_---_--_---_-- 59

Hardeman County_________-__-_-__-__--_----__---_--_-_---l-_- 60

Chillicothe--------______.___________.-_.-_.-_.-__.-_-_. 60

Quanah.________________--_________-_--__-___..-_---_--_-- 61
CONTENTS V

Public water supplies Continued Page

Haskell County_.._--__._______________.._____.___._.____ 62

HaskelL______._____________________________ 62

Rochester._______________________________________________ 63

Rule_______________________-----_--_.____ 63

Hood County______________________-_--___-_-___-_________-___ 64

Granbury__ _____________________________________________ 64

Lipan ____________-_-_-____________--____-_-____-____---__ 65

Jack County.__________________________________________________ 65

Bryson._ __-_------__________-______-_-__---__________--_- 65

Jaeksboro ________________________________________________ 67

Johnson County.______________________________________________ 67

Alvarado _________________________________________________ 67

Burleson _-___-----_-_-___________-___________-______--_ _ 68

Cleburne. _-_-----______-__._____-______ -,__-___-___ 68

Godley____---------_-___________-___--_______---____,_-_- 71

Grandview_ ____________________________________________ _ 72

Joshua ___________________________________________________ 72

Jones County__________________________________________________ 73

Anson_ _________________________________________________ 73

Ham] in______________________________________________ 73

Stamford. _ _______________________________________ 74

Kerr County._________________________________________________ 74

Kerrville _________________________________________________ 74

Kimble County--_-.-____-____________-_-_______-_____.____-__ 76

Junction. _________________________________________________ 76

Knox County-________________________________________________ 76

Benjamin,________________________________________________ 76

Goree_______-_____________________________________________ 77

Knox City____________________________________________ 77

Munday________________________________________________ 78

Lampasas County_-_-__________________________-______________ 78

Lampasas ________________________________________________ 78

Lometa._________________________________________________ 79

Llano County.________________________________________________ 80

Llano._________________________________________________ 80

MeCulloch County..-.___._.___..__________________ 80

Brady-__-____.___________________________________________ 80

Melvin__________________________________ 82

Mercury. _______________________________________.__ 82

Roehelle___________________________________ 82

Menard County_______________________________________________ 83

Menard. ___________________________________________ 83

Mills County. __ _______________________________________ 84

Goldthwaite._____________________________________________ 84

Mullin._________________________________ 85

Montague County_----____________________________________ 86

Bowie_________________________________________ 86

Noeona._______________________________________________ 87

Saint Jo____________________________________ 89
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Public water supplies Continued

Palo Pinto County-...____________________'______ 89

Gordon. ___.______________________________ 89

Graford___________________________________ 90

Mineral Wells________________________________ 90

Mingus_ __________________________________ 91

Strawn_______________________________________________ 91

Parker County ________________ _____ _____ ______ 92

Weatherford______________________________ 92

Runnels County___________________________________________ 94

Ballinger____________________________ 94

Miles. ____________________________________ 94

Winters.___________________________________ 95

San Saba County. _________________________________________ 95

Richland Springs_______________________________________ 95

San Saba._______________________._________ 96

Shackelford County_____________________________ 96

Albany____________________________________ 96

Somervell County._________________________________________ 97

Glen Rose________________________________ 97

Stephens County ______ _____________________ __ _ 97

Breckenridge_________________________________________ 97

Caddo._-_____________.._____-._________ 98

Tarrant County_______________________________ 98

Arlington___________________________________________ 98

Everman_ __________________________________________ 99

Fort Worth_.___________________________--_._._.__ 100

Handley --_---._________________________ 101

Mansfield_.________________________________.._ 102

Taylor County________________._______________ 103

Abilene___________________..__________________ 103

Bradshaw____________________________________ 104

La wn_________________________________________________ 105

Merkel____________________________________ 105

Ovalo_____________________________________ 106

Tuscola___________________________________ 107

Throckmorton County__________________________________ 107

Throckmorton_______________________________ 107

Travis County.________________________________ 108

Austin. _______________________________ 108

Manor. __________________________________ 109

Pflugerville._____________________________ 109

Wichita County_________________________________ 110

Burkburnett._________.___________________ 110

Electra____________________________________ 111

Wichita Falls____________________________ 113

Wilbarger County. _______________________________________ 114

Vernon________________________________________________ 114

West Vernon_________________________________________ 115
CONTENTS VII

Public water supplies Continued

Williamson County. ___________________________________________ 116

Bartlett ____________________________________ 116

Florence ______ __ ____ __ __ _____ __ _______ ___ 117

Georgetown _ ____________________________________________ 117

Granger. _--___---________ _ _____________________________ 118

Hutto _______ _____________________________ 119

Jarrell ___________________________________ 119

Round Rock _________________________________ 120

Taylor. ____________________________________ 120

Thrall _____________________________________ 121

Wise County. ___________________________________ 122

Bridgeport __________________________________ 122

Decatur ____________________________________ 122

Young County. _____ _ ___ _______ _ ____ _______ ___ 123

Graham __ ___ ___ _____ __ __ ___ __ ________ 123

New Castle-... _____________________________ 124

Olney ___ _ _ __ __ ___ __ ________________ _ 124

Index.... _______________________________ ________________________ 127

ILLUSTRATION

PLATE 1. Map showing the locations of the public water supplies in central

and north-central Texas________________________________ 8
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES IN CENTRAL 

AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

By R. W. SUNDSTROM, W. L. BROADHURST, 

and B. C. DWYER

ABSTRACT

This report gives a summarized description of the public water supplies in 35 

counties of central and north-central Texas, extending from the southern boundaries of Travis, Blanco, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties northward to the TexasOklahoma State line. It gives the available data as follows for each of the 145 

communities: Population of the community; name of the official from whom the 

information was obtained; ownership of water works, whether private or municipal 

source of supply, whether ground water or surface water; the amount of water 

consumed; the facilities for storage; the number of customers served; the character 

of the chemical and sanitary treatment, if any; and chemical analyses of the water. 

Where ground water is used, the following is also given: Records of wells, including drillers' logs; character of the pumping equipment; yields of the wells, and 

records of water levels, if available.

The communities served by these public supplies had a population of 657,116 

in 1940. Ground water is used by 94 of these communities and surface water by 

51. The total amount of water consumed averages about 79,000,000 gallons a 

day, of which approximately 18,500,000 gallons is obtained from ground water 

and approximately 60,500,000 gallons from surface water. The average consumption of ground water per community is small. Only 8 cities of more than 

5,000 population use ground water exclusively for public supply, of which the 

largest had a population of 12,192 in 1940.

The ground-water reservoirs of the region, from which the public water supplies 

are drawn, are in rocks that range in age from Cambrian to Quaternary. For 

convenience in summarizing the sources of municipal water supplies, the region 

has been divided into four areas as shown on plate 1.

Area A includes and surrounds the Llano uplift, commonly known as the central 

mineral region of Texas. Surrounding this uplift are the Hickory sandstone member 

of the Riley formation and the Ellenberger group, the two oldest productive groundwater reservoirs in the State. In area B, with a few exceptions, little or no ground 

water suitable for public supplies is available. The Pennsylvanian and Permian 

rocks that cover most of the area yield either small or highly mineralized supplies, 

or both. Most of the public supplies in the area are obtained from surface water, 

In area C, ground-water reservoirs in the Cretaceous formations furnish nearly 

two-thirds of all the ground-water supplies of the region. Most prominent of 

these reservoirs are sands in the Trinity group, the Edwards limestone, and the 

Woodbine sand. In area D most public supplies are obtained from shallow sands 

and gravels of Quaternary age.

Only a small number of ground-water supplies receive any treatment. The 

dissolved solids in the ground-water supplies range from 125 to 2,610 parts per

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INTRODUCTION 3

systems. Most of the communities throughout the State originally 

used ground water; some still use the original source of supply f some 

have developed additional sources of ground water, and others have 

changed from inadequate supplies of ground water to surface water. 

The available information for each community is given in condensed 

form as follows: Population in 1940; name of official from whom the 

information was obtained; owner of waterworks, whether private or 

municipal; source of supply, whether ground water or surface water; 

the amount of water consumed; the facilities for storage; the number 

of customers served; the character of the chemical and sanitary treatment of the water; and chemical analyses of the water. Where ground 

water is used the following information also is given: Records of wells, 

including depth, diameter, and drillers' logs; character of pumping 

equipment; yield of the wells; records of water levels, if available; and 

temperature of the water. Unfortunately, many communities have 

kept poor records, or no records at all, regarding the amount of ground 

water pumped and the resulting decline of water level or artesian 

pressure in the wells since they were drilled; for such localities the 

information given is necessarily incomplete. The availability of* this 

information is very important, particularly in areas where the withdrawals from underground supplies are approaching the limits of 

safety or where enormous increases in withdrawals are anticipated.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Grateful acknowledgment is made to the well drillers, city officials, 

and others who furnished most of the descriptive material that is given 

for each public supply. The investigation was made possible through 

the cooperation of the Geological Survey, United States Department 

of the Interior, and the Texas State Board of Water Engineers. Most 

of the field work was done by R. W. Sundstrom and W. L. Broadhurst, 

who were assisted by J. H. Dante, D. B. Knowles, W. C. Rasmussen, 

W. O. George, and G. H. Cromack. Most of the report was prepared 

by R. W. Sundstrom and W. L. Broadhurst under the direction of 

W. N. White, district engineer in charge of ground-water investigations in Texas. The analyses of water were made in the laboratory 

of the Geological Survey in Austin, and the section on the chemical 

character of water was prepared by Mrs. B. C. Dwyer, under the 

direction of W. W. Hastings, district chemist in charge of the 

laboratory.
2 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

million. Ninety-three percent of these supplies have less than 1,000 parts per 

million dissolved solids. The average hardness of the ground-water supplies is 

213 parts per million. Most of the public supplies obtained from surface water 

are filtered and given further treatment which alters the chemical character of 

the water. The dissolved solids in the surface-water supplies range from 117 to 

1,000 parts per million, except for one supply which contains 3,500 parts per 

million. The average hardness of the surface-water supplies is 188 parts per 

million. Of all the public supplies in the region, about 11 percent furnish water 

of less than 75 parts per million hardness, 51 percent range from 76 to 150 parts 

per million, and 24 percent are above 250 parts per million.

INTRODUCTION 

EXTENT OF REGION AND SCOPE OF REPORT

This is the third in a series of reports prepared by the Texas State 

Board of War Engineers in cooperation with the United States 

Geological Survey giving summarized descriptions of the public water 

supplies throughout Texas. The first report, in 2 volumes covering 

77 counties in eastern Texas, was released by the Texas State Board of 

Water Engineers in February 1945, and the second report, covering 42 

counties in southern Texas, was released in November 1946.

The region covered by this report includes 53 counties in central and 

north-central Texas extending from the southern boundaries of 

Travis, Blanco, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties northward to the 

Texas-Oklahoma State line. (See map pi. 1.) It comprises 47,679 

square miles and in 1940 had a population of 1,185,573.

The cities and towns in this region that have public water-supply 

systems had a population of 637,116 in 1940. They use, on the 

average, about 79,000,000 gallons of water a day, of which about 

18,500,000 gallons is obtained from ground water and about 60,500,000 

gallons from surface water. Of the 145 towns and cities listed in this 

report, 94 use ground water; the average consumption of ground 

water per community, therefore, is small. Only 8 cities of more than 

5,000 population (Brady, Clebourne, Denton, Gainesville, Kerrville, 

Taylor, Vernon, and Weatherford) use ground water exclusively for 

public supply. Of these Denton in Denton County is the largest, and 

it had a population of 11,192 in 1940.

The need for certain basic data in the studies of quantitative and 

qualitative problems of public water supplies has long been apparent^ 

This is especially true in Texas where, in recent years, there has been 

an enormous increase in the demands for water for public and industrial 

uses. The phenomenal growth of many Texas cities has resulted hi 

the need from time to time for expanding or rebuilding the waterworks
4 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

GROUND WATER

The ground-water reservoirs of the region, from which the public 

water supplies are drawn, occur in rocks that range in age from Cambrian to Quaternary. From oldest to youngest the members, formations, or groups of formations and their ages are as follows: Hickory 

sandstone member of Riley formation, Cambrian; Ellenberger group, 

Ordovician; Strawn, Canyon, and Cisco groups, Pennsylvanian; 

Clearfork group, Permian; Trinity and Fredericksburg groups, Lower 

Cretaceous; Woodbine sand, Upper Cretaceous; Seymour formation 

and present stream deposits, Quaternary.

For convenience in discussing the sources of water for public supply, 

the region has been divided into four areas: A, B, C, and D on map

(pl. 1)-

The Hickory sandstone member of the Riley formation furnishes 

supplies to Eden and Brady in the southwestern part of the region, 

and the Ellenberger group probably furnishes the supplies for Burnet 

and Fredericksburg in the southern part of the region. (See area A.) 

These rocks crop out around the flanks of the Llano uplift in Llano and 

adjacent counties, and the beds dip rather steeply beneath younger 

rocks to great depths below the land surface within relatively short 

distances from the outcrops. Therefore, the territory in which these 

older rocks may be considered potential sources of water for public 

supplies is comparatively small.

Pennsylvanian and Permian rocks are exposed over much of the 

bentral and western parts of the region in areas B and D, but they are 

relatively unimportant as sources of public water supply. The 

Pennsylvanian rocks consist chiefly of alternating beds of shale, 

sandstone, limestone, and dolomite. The Permian rocks consist of 

a somewhat similar succession of beds, but they include considerable 

red and blue clay and gypsum. In general the beds of the Pennsylvanian and the Permian rocks that are sources of ground-water supplies dip westward beneath younger formations. Five towns 

Bryson, Jacksboro, Mercury, Nocoiia, and Rochelle obtain rather 

small quantities of water from sands in the Pennsylvanian formations; 

two towns, Merkel and Miles, obtain mineralized water from Permian 

rocks.

Sands and sandstones in the Trinity group of Lower Cretaceous age, 

which belong to the Travis Peak formation and the Paluxy sand, furnish water for practically all the public supplies in area C and for 

nearly two-thirds of the public supplies that are obtained from
GROUND WATER 5

ground water in the region. The Travis Peak strata crop out in an 

irregular pattern along the western boundary of area C and the 

southern boundary of area B. The Paluxy sand appears in irregular 

outcrop east of the Travis Peak outcrop from Coryell County northward at least to Wise County.

The Edwards limestone crops out in the southern part of area C. 

It is the source of supply for five towns all of which are in Williamson 

and Travis Counties.

The Woodbine sand of Upper Cretaceous age crops out along the 

eastern edge of area C, from southern Hill County northward to the 

Red River. It supplies water to only two towns in the region; Grandview in Johnson County and Mansfield in Tarrant County.

All the rocks of the Lower and Upper Cretaceous in this region dip 

eastward at an angle somewhat greater than the slope of the land surface; therefore, the ground-water reservoirs occur at increasingly 

greater depths eastward or down dip from the outcrops.

Surficial deposits of sand and gravel, to which the name Seymour 

formation has been given, furnish water for the public supplies of 

several towns and cities in area D. These deposits unconformably 

overlie the Permian rocks on the divides between the larger streams, 

principally in Haskell, Knox, Foard, and Wilbarger Counties. They 

are usually shallow but in some places reach depths of 50 feet, and, 

where sufficiently saturated, they yield water in considerable quantities to wells. The deposits are considered to be of Pleistocene age 

by most geologists.

A few supplies scattered throughout the region are obtained from 

shallow deposits in the flood plains or along the terraces of the present 

streams.

The following table gives the municipalities that use ground water 

and the probably geologic member, formation, or group of formations 

from which the supplies are obtained.
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Municipalities served by ground ivater and the probable water-bearing unit from which

the water is drawn

Alvarado_______________________ Trinity group.

Arlington.. _ ____________________ Do.

Baird __________________________ Do.

Bartlett_____ _________________ Do.

Belton _________________________ Do.

Bertram., ______________________ Do.

Blanco_________________________ Recent stream deposits.

Blanket-_______________________ Trinity group.

Brady _______________________ Hickory sandstone member of Riley formation.

Bryson_____.___-_--__-_-_---.-- Cisco group.

Burkburnett ________________ (?)

Burleson__._-__-______--_-_---_ Trinity group.

Burnet__.__________._-_---__- Ellenberger group.

Chillicothe____________________ (?)

Cleburne__--_---_-_-_-_-----__- Trinity group.

Clifton_...___________--. Do.

Clyde_______-_____--_-_---_---_ Do.

Coleman_______________________ Recent stream deposits.

Copperas Cove__._______________ Trinity group.

Cranfills Gap.__________._.___ Do.

Cross Plains______--___-____-__- Do.

Crowell__________-_-_-_-_---__- Seymour formation (?).

Decatur._______________________ Trinity group.

De Leon___________-_-______-- Do.

Denton_______________________ Do.

Desdemona_ _ __________--__---__ Do.

Dublin. .__________.____ Do.

Eden_______-______--_--____-_ Hickory sandstone member of Riley formation.

Electra______-__________-----___ Recent stream deposits

Evant________________________ Trinity group.

Everman _______________________ Do.

Fairy__________________________ Do.

Florence-- _ -_-______-_____--_-_- Do.

Fredericksburg__________________ Ellenberger group.

Gainesville____________________ Trinity group.

Gatesville ______________________ Do.

Georgetown___________________ Edwards limestone.

Glen Rose______________________ Trinity group.

Godley_ _-___-_-___-________-__- Do.

Goldthwaite ____________________ Do.

Goree__________________________ Seymour formation.

Gorman._______________________ Trinity group.

Granbury __ ___-_-_______-____. Do.

Grandview______________________ Woodbine sand.

Granger._______________________ Trinity group.

Handley _ _______________________ Do.

Haskell_______________________ Seymour formation.
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Municipalities served by ground water and the probable water-bearing unit from which 

the water is drawn Continued

Hico___________________ Trinity group.

Holland________________________ Do.

Hutto________________________ Edwards limestone.

Iredell_________________________ Trinity group.

Jacksboro______________________ Canyon group.

JarreLL_______________________ Edwards limestone.

Joshua___________--__-____- Trinity group.

Junction______________________ (?)

Kerrville _________ _ ____________ Do.

Knox City____________________ Seymour formation.

Lipan________________________ Trinity group.

Lometa ________________________ Do.

Manor _________________________ Do.

Mansfield________________ Woodbine sand.

Melvin_________________________ Recent stream deposits.

Mercury________-__-_-__-____- Strawn group.

Meridian.______________________ Trinity group.

Merkel_________________________ Clearfork group.

Miles-_____________________ Do.

Morgan______________________ Trinity group.

Muenster_ ______________________ Do.

Mullin _________________________ Do.

Munday._____________________ Seymour formation.

Nocona________________________ Cisco group.

Oglesby________________________ Trinity group.

Ovalo__________________________ Recent stream deposits.

Pflugerville_____________________ Edwards limestone.

Quanah________________________ Recent stream deposits (?).

Rising Star_____________________ Trinity group.

Rochelle______________________ (?)

Rochester____________________._ Seymour formation.

Rogers____-__________._______-_ Trinity group.

Round Rock____________________ Edwards limestone.

Rule___________________________ Seymour formation.

Saint Jo________________________ Trinity group.

Seymour _______________________ Recent stream deposits.

Sipe Springs____________________ Trinity group.

Stephenville. ___________________ Do.

Taylor_________________ Do.

Thrall________________________ Recent stream deposits.

Tuscola_ _______________________ Do.

Valley Mills.___________________ Trinity group.

Valley View___________________ Do.

Vernon_________________________ Seymour formation (?).

Walnut Springs _________________ Trinity group.

Weatherford ____________________ Do.

West Vernon__________________ Seymour formation (?).
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SURFACE WATER

In the region covered by this report 51 municipalities use surface 

water. Of these, 40 are in area B where, with the exception of a few 

localities, no ground water suitable for public supply is available. 

Most of area B is underlain by Pennsylvanian or Permian rocks that 

yield either scanty or highly mineralized supplies of ground water, 

or both.

Eight cities in the region use surface water in excess of a million 

gallons a day. Fort Worth is the largest and uses an average of more 

than 21,000,000 gallons a day from three reservoirs on the West Fork 

of the Trinity River. The next largest is Austin which uses an average of more than 13,000,000 gallons a day from the Colorado River. 

The third largest city is Wichita Falls which in the past has used an average of more than 6,000,000 gallons a day from Lake Wichita on Holliday Creek, supplemented by canal water from Lake Kemp. The 

city has recently constructed a new reservoir on the Little Wichita 

River which will be put into service soon. Brownwood, Abilene, and 

Temple use an average of 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 gallons a day. Brownwood obtains its supply from Lake Brownwood on Pecan Bayou, 

Abilene from three lakes on Elm and Cedar Creeks, and Temple from 

a lake on Leon River. Mineral Wells and Lampasas use more than 

1,000,000 gallons a day, from reservoirs on Rock and Sulphur Creeks, 

respectively.

CHEMICAL CHARACTER OF WATER 

ANALYSES OF WATER

The analyses in this report were made in the laboratory of the 

Water Resources Branch of the Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, Austin, Tex. The samples were collected 

in gallon pyrex bottles by the Geological Survey and the Texas State 

Board of Water Engineers. The analyses show the fitness of the 

water for industrial, domestic, or agricultural uses and have no bearing 

on the sanitary aspects of the samples.

One analysis of a sample from a well usually represents the character 

of the water for long periods, since the chemical composition of ground 

waters seldom changes over a period of years. Water from streams 

will often vary considerably in dissolved solids and hardness. Therefore, periodic analyses are needed to determine the variations in the 

composition of supplies that are obtained from rivers or of supplies 

that receive treatment.

About half of the public water supplies in this region receive treatment, one-third of which receive chlorination only. For all supplies
GEOLOGKAt SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1069 PLATE

MAP SHOWING THE LOCATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 

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CHEMICAL CHARACTER OF WATER 9

that are treated, a brief description of the process is given with the 

operations and chemicals listed in the order in which they are used.

The results of the analyses are given in parts per million for the 

chemical constituents and in equivalents per million for those radicals that enter in ionic balance. The analyses were made by methods 

in general use.1 The complete analyses for each public supply include results for silica (SiO2), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca), magnesium 

(Mg), sodium (Na), potassium (K), bicarbonate (HCO3), sulfate 

(SO4), chloride (Cl), fluoride (F), nitrate (NO3), total hardness reported as CaCO3 , dissolved solids, and hydrogen-ion concentration 

(pH). Each of the constituents is discussed in the following test.

MINERAL CONSTITUENTS IN SOLUTION

Silica (SiO2) is found in all natural waters, and in the north-central 

Texas region most of the supplies have a silica content of less than 20 

parts per million. Silica is usually present in greater quantities in 

the more alkaline waters. Well waters generally have a higher silica 

content than surface waters. The usefulness of water for domestic 

purpose is not affected by the usual amounts of silica found, although 

when the water is used in boilers silica may contribute to the formation of scale.

Iron (Fe) is dissolved from practically all soils and rocks. Iron 

may be dissolved from pipes, particularly from hot-water lines and 

boilers, in quantities large enough to be objectionable. Waters of 

low mineral content may be corrosive, especially if the pH is low. 

Water that contains more than 0.5 part per million of iron may be 

undesirable because of the "reddish" appearance of the water caused 

by oxidation of the iron, which stains white porcelain or enameled 

ware and fixtures and fabrics washed with the water. Iron is easily 

removed by aeration and filtration. Only about one-fourth of the 

supplies in the north-central Texas region had an iron content above 

0.3 part per million.

Calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) have somewhat different 

chemical properties, but their effects upon the industrial and domestic 

uses of water are so much alike that they are usually considered together. Calcium and magnesium are found in waters in contact with 

limestone, dolomite, calcareous sand, or gypsum. The salts of calcium and magnesium cause hardness in water (see hardness, p. 11); 

the scale found in containers in which water is heated or evaporated 

is almost entirely caused by these salts. Calcium and magnesium

1 Oollins, W. D., Notes on practical water analyses: U. P. Geological Survey, Water-Supply Paper 596-H. 

1928; Am. Public Health Assoc., Standard methods of the examination of water and sewage, 7th ed., 1932,

83523T 49 2
10 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

are the predominate basic constituents in many supplies of lower 

mineral content in the north-central Texas region.

Sodium (Na) and potassium (K) are found in all natural waters. 

Moderate quantities of sodium and potassium have no effect on the 

suitability of water for domestic and industrial uses, though large 

quantities may cause trouble in the operation of steam boilers. 

Potassium is usually present in relatively small quantities, compared 

with sodium. The content of sodium in the supplies covered in this 

report differs widely; sodium generally is the principle basic constituent 

in the more highly mineralized waters.

Bicarbonate (HCO3 ) in water results from the action of carbon 

dioxide dissolving the carbonates of calsium and magnesium from 

rocks and soils. Bicarbonate has little significance in the domestic 

use of water though when present in large amounts, it effects the 

palatibility of the water. Only a few of the ground-water supplies 

in the region contain sufficient quantities of bicarbonate to produce 

a noticeable taste in the supply.

Sulfate (SO4) is dissolved from rocks and soils and especially from 

materials containing gypsum. Calcium sulfate in hard water will 

form a hard, adhering boiler scale and may influence the choice of 

the method of treatment for boiler-feed water. Sulfates is most northcentral Texas supplies are below 250 parts per million. Some supplies from wells and a few from surface sources in the area have a 

higher sulfate content.

Chloride (Cl), when present in large amounts in the water, produces 

a salty taste, but otherwise has little influence in the domestic use of 

water. Appreciable quantities of chloride in equilibrium with calcium 

and magnesium may increase the corrosiveness of water. The 

chloride content of the waters analyzed varies widely in the northcentral Texas region, though most supplies contain less than 250 

parts per million. The chlorides in two public supplies are more 

than 1,000 parts; such water would be noticeably salty to most peopleNitrate (NO3) in water may indicate contamination by sewage as 

it represents the final stage of oxidation in the nitrogen cycle. Some 

nitrate may be dissolved from rocks and soils containing nitrate salts. 

The quantity of nitrate present in north-central Texas water supplies 

is generally low and the amounts of nitrates observed would have no 

effect on the value of the water for ordinary uses.

Fluoride (F) has recently been recognized by the medical profession 

as causing mottled enamel 011 teeth. If water containing more than 

1.0 part per million of fluoride is used for drinking and cooking, 

mottling of teeth often occurs during calcification or formation of the
CHEMICAL CHARACTER OF WATER H

teeth of children. On the other hand, water containing from 0.3 to 

1.0 part per million ol fluoride may result in a lower incident of dental 

caries. Only about one-fourth of the waters of north-central Texas 

supplies contain fluoride above 1.0 part per million.

The dissolved solids represents the approximate quantity of total 

dissolved mineral substances in solution, though the value reported 

may include some organic matter and water of crystallization. If the 

dissolved solids in the water are more than 1,000 parts per million, 

the water is likely to contain enough of certain constituents to be 

undesirable for domestic and industrial uses. The analyses show 

that about 15 percent of the water supplies in this area have dissolved 

solids above 1,000 parts per million. The dissolved solids of the 

ground-water supplies in north-central Texas range from 125 parts 

to 2,610 parts per million. Ninety-three percent of these supplies 

have solids less than 1,000 parts per million. Surface waters in the 

area are generally of low mineral content. The dissolved solids in 

the surface water supplies ranged from 117 to 1,870 parts, except the 

Wichita Falls supply which contained 3,500 parts.

The hydrogen-ion concentration (pH) is an expression of the acidity 

of alkalinity of a water and is useful in determining the corrosiveness 

of the water as delivered to the distribution system. Oxygen, carbon 

dioxide, free acid, and acid-generating salts are the principal constituents that cause corrosion, whereas the alkalinity is a factor in 

decreasing corrosion. In many public supplies, corrosive attacks and 

destruction of metallic surfaces may be avoided by maintaining the 

pH slightly above 7.0, or in the alkaline range. The average pH of 

waters of public supplies in north-central Texas is 7.8.

HARDNESS

The hardness of water probably receives the most attention with 

reference to industrial and domestic use. Hardness is usually recognized by the increased quantity of soap required to produce lather 

and by the "scum" of insoluble salts formed when hard water is 

heated. Hardness is caused almost entirely by calcium and magnesium 

and is reported as the amount of calcium carbonate equivalent to the 

calcium and magnesium. The hardness caused by calcium and 

magnesium equivalent to the bicarbonate in a water is called "carbonate hardness" or "temporary hardness," and the remainder "noncarbonate hardness" or "permanent hardness." The character of the 

scale formed in steam boilers and the treatment is governed by the 

types of hardness found in the supply.
12 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Several degrees of hardness are referred to in this report: waters 

with hardness of 75 parts per million or less are considered soft, those 

between 76 and 150 parts per million are moderately soft, those 

between 151 and 250 parts per million are moderately hard, and 

above 250 parts per million are very hard.

The average hardness of the ground-water supplies is 213 parts per 

million, while the average hardness of surface supplies in the region is 

188 parts per million. The following table gives the total number of 

persons in 1940 using waters of different ranges of hardness from 137 

public supplies in north-central Texas:

1-75. 

76-150 

>251 ....

Range in hardness (parts per million)

-

U

Individuals

72,889

331, 979

8fi, 576

156, 692

se

Percent of 

total

11.2

51.2

24.2

Wichita Falls, the third largest city in the area, obtains its water 

supply at the present time from Lake Kemp. The lake water has a 

hardness of 1,400 parts per million and dissolved solids of 3,500 parts. 

The city's new supply from Lake Kickapoo may be utilized during 

1947. The water in Lake Kickapoo has a hardness of 58 parts and 

dissolved solids of 115 parts. When Wichita Falls with its 55,000 

inhabitants starts receiving Lake Kickapoo water, the hardness 

distribution shown in the preceding table will be materially changed.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

The effect of various constituents in water that is used for public 

supplies and for industrial purposes with reference to Texas well 

waters is discussed by Cohen in an early bulletin by the Texas State 

Department of Health.2 The standards most widely used now for 

quality of domestic water supplies are the United States Public 

Health Service drinking water standards for the drinking and culinary 

water supply used by common carriers in Interstate Commerce.3

! Cohen, Chester A., Chemical analyses of Texas well waters, Texas State Department of Health Bulletin, 

1931. 

» Public Health Service drinking water standards: Public Health Reports, vol. 61, pp. 371-384,1946.
CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS 13

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

PUBLISHED REPORTS

Fiedler, A. G., 1935, Artesian water in Sontervell County, Texas: U. S. Geol.

Survey Water-Supply Paper 660. 

Follett, C. R.,.and Sundstrom, R. W., 1944, Ground-water resources in the vicinity

of Vernon, Texas: Texas State Board of Water Engineers. 

George, W. O., and Broadhurst, W. L., 1943, Ground-water resources at Grand

Prairie and vicinity, Texas: Texas State Board of Water Engineers. 

George, W. O., and Johnson, C. E., 1941, Ground-water resources in the vicinity

of Crowell, Texas: Texas State Board of Water Engineers. 

George, W. O., and Rose, N. A., 1942, Ground-water resources in Fort Worth and

vicinity: Texas State Board of Water Engineers. 

Gordon, C. H., 1913, Geology and underground waters of the Wichita region,

north-central Texas: U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 317. 

Guyton, W. F., and George, W. O., 1943, Results of pumping tests of wells at

Camp Hood, Texas: Texas State Board of Water Engineers. 

Hill, R. T., 1900, Geography and geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas:

U. S. Geol. Survey, 21st Ann. Rept., pt. 7. 

Rose, N. A., 1943, Results of pumping tests of wells at tank destroyer center

near Gatesville, Texas: Texas State Board of Water Engineers.

In addition to the above-listed reports, mimeographed publications 

containing records of wells and springs, drillers' logs, partial chemical 

analyses of water from wells and springs, and maps showing the location of wells have been published by the Texas State Board of Water 

Engineers for the following counties in the area: Blanco, Brown, 

Callahan, Coleman, Eastland, Foard, Gillespie, Hardeman, Knox. 

San Saba, Stephens, Taylor, Travis, and Williamson.

UNPUBLISHED REPORTS

1940. Ground-water resources in the vicinity of Baird.

1941. Ground water in the vicinity of Crowell.

1942. Ground water in the vicinity of Burnet and Bertram.

1942, Ground-water resources in the vicinity of Gatesville.

1942, Ground-water resources in the vicinity of Menard and Melvin.

1942. Ground water in selected areas in Erath, Hood, and Hamilton Counties.

1943. Ground water in the vicinity of Wichita Falls.

1944. Ground-water resources in the vicinity of Nocona.

1944, Ground water at Coleman.

1946, Exploration of ground water at Childress.
14 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES

ARCHER COUNTY

ARCHER CITY

Population in 1940: 1,675.

Source of information: B. D. Robertson, water superintendent, September 20,,

1946.

Ownership: Municipal. 

Source of supply: Impounding reservoir on draw three-fourths mile southwest of

city hall; capacity 90 acre-feet. 

Pumpage (estimated): 200,000 gallons a day in summer, 100,000 gallons a day in

winter. 

Storage: Two concrete clear wells, 75,000 gallons each; elevated tank, 100,000

gallons.

Number of customers: 500. 

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, prechlorination and postchlorination,.

Analysis of finished water 

[Collected Sept. 20, 1946. pH is 6.8. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Iron (Fe) ________ . .....

"Potassium (TC)

Bicarbonate (HCOs) _ - _

Parts 

per 

million

5.7

.32

20

5.8

23

5.3

70

Equivalents per 

million

.477

.136

1.147

Sulfate (SO4) - 

Chloride (Cl)-__ ..............

Parts 

per 

million

44

18

.2

166

74

Equivalents per 

million

0.916

.508

.010

.013

HOULEDAY

Population in 1940: 798.

Source of information: R. L. Yarbrough, water superintendent, September 20,

1946. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: City lake (dry in summer of 1946). Present supply from Lake

Kemp.

Pumpage (estimated): Average, 75,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 100,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 235. 

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, hypochlorination.

Analysis of Lake Kemp finished water 

[Collected Sept. 20, 1946. pH is 7.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOi). .................

Calcium (Ca).- ..............

Sodium (Na) ________ ..-

Parts 

per 

million

6.0

.11

277

65

810

38

86

Equivalents per 

million

13.83

35.21

97

1.41

Sulfate (804) 

Chloride. (Cl).. ... ... ... -

Parts 

per 

million

802

1,320

.2

3,460

959

Equivalents per 

million

16.70

37.23

.01

.01
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 15

BAYLOR COUNTY

SEYMOUR

Population in 1940: 3,328.

Source of information: City secretary, October 1943.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Four wells.

Well 1. Known as east well; dug; depth, about 42 feet; diameter, 12 feet; 

deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 500 gallons a minute. 

Well 2. Known as south well; 75 feet from well 1; dug; depth, 48 feet; deepwell turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 750 gallons a minute. 

Well 3. Known as west well; depth, about 40 feet; deep-well turbine pump

and electric motor; yield, 400 gallons a minute.

Well 4. Known as north well; drilled; depth, 38 feet; diameter, 18 inche?; 

deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 350 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): Maximum, 500,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, about 75,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 725. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 3

[Collected Oct. 1945. pH is 7.9. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Iron (Fe) __- ______ . _ .

Calcium (Ca)___. ............

Parts 

per 

million

14

.04

68

QQ

114

387

Equivalents per 

million

3

QQ

9 71

4 97

01

6.34

Sulfate (SO4) - - 

Chloride (Cl) . .

Fluoride (F).... - ... ...

Nitrate (NOs) -- - 

Parts 

per 

million

79

84

1.1

60

656

305

Equivalents per 

million

1.64

2.37

.Ofr

.97

BELL COUNTY

BELTON

Population in 1940: 3,572.

Source of information: Frank Hamner, water superintendent, Feb. 27, 1947.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Three wells.

Well 1. Two blocks west of City Hall; date of drilling unknown; depth, 850- 

feet; diameter, 6 inches; equipped with air lift pump; yield, 350 gallons a 

minute when pumped with air.

Well 2. Sixty feet north of well 1: drilled in 1915 by D. C. Hammell; depth,

1,175 feet; diameter, 6 inches; well flows 100 to 150 gallons a minute v/hen

other wells are not pumping; air lift pump; yield, 350 gallons a minute.

Well 3. Drilled in 1943 by Kent and Preston; depth, 1,172 feet; diameter,

10 inches; static water level at ground surface; deep-well turbine pump and

40 horsepower electric motor, pump set at 200 feet; yield, 1,000 gallons a

minute; temperature, 83° F.

Pumpage: Summer maximum, 1,000,000 gallons a day; winter average, 400,000-

gallons a day. 

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 90,000 gallons; concrete standpipe, 200,000

gallons.

Number of customers: 1,400. 

Treatment: None.
16 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis, well 3 

[Collected June 24,1943. pH is 7.9. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Iron (Fe)_. .............. .....

f-+K)_... ...................

Sulfate (SO«) -- 

Parts 

per 

million

12

.06

13

7.6

519

376

Equivalents per 

million

0.65

.62

22.56

7.83

Chloride (01) 

Fluoride (F) ... 

Parts 

per 

million

490

275

4.0

0

1,443

64

Equivalents per 

million

8.03

7.76

.21

0

Driller's log,1 well 3

Soil. __..._ ... ........ ......

Do--.- . 

Thickness 

(feet)

22

46

43

45

15

5

60

35

35

85

117

66

64

48

55

Depth

(feet)

46

Q9

180

1QC

200

260

295

330

532

598

662

710

765

Sand 

Thickness 

(feet)

13

69

23

5

12

33

28

17

2

8

109

2

44

36

4

2

Depth 

(feet)

778

847

870

875

887

920

948

965

967

975

1,084

1,086

1,130

1,166

1,170

1,172

1 Geologic names used in this and the following logs are those used by the drillers.

HOLLAND

Population in 1940: 741.

Source of information: O. D. Harrell, water superintendent, Apr. 22, 1943.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well one block west of Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway

depot; drilled in 1929 by K. E. Edwards; depth, 1,993 feet; diameter, 8 to 6

inches; well flows 63 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): 95,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Elevated tank, 50,000 gallons; concrete ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 120. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected Apr. 22, 1943. pH is 7.8. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO2).-- -------

Iron (Fe)_-___ ...............

Calcium (Ca)..... ...........

Sodium (Na)_.__ _-_ .

Potassium (K)___ __ .......

Bicarbonate (HCOs). ........

Parts 

per 

million

10

.86

60

42

712

13

Equivalents per 

million

2.99

3.45

.33

Sulfate (SO4) -------

Chloride (Cl). 

Nitrate (NO3) 

Parts 

per 

million

978

5.4

9.4

322

Equivalents per 

million

20.36

10.21

98

.15
17 SUPPLIES WATEE PUBLIC 

log Driller's 

soale BlaCk 

._-_ (Georgetown) limestone Gray 

water- little sand, of feet 2 Lime, 

Thickness 

(feet)

8

17

6

44

75

50

50

110

170

95

82

13

86

30 

154

54

22

' Depth 

(feet)

8

25

31

75

150

200

250

360

530

625

.707

720

806

836 

990

1,044

1,066

........ Do................ 

Orrmhn

_ _ clay. white of streak with Lime 

Thickness 

(feet)

49

5

20

25

65

102

150

En o 

45

5

5

107 

53

5

23

Depth 

(feet)

1,115

1,120

1,165

1,248

1,350

1,500

1,750

1,795

800 1 

1,805

1,912 

1,965

1,970

1,993

1,263. 1940: in Population 

1947. 27, Feb. superintendent, water Glazner, Clifford information: of Source 

Municipal. Ownership: 

from obtained is Killeen of supply municipal the for Water supply: of Source 

the from derived is supply water Hood Camp the of Most Hood. Camp 

River. Lampasas 

day. a gallons 182,000 minimum, day; a gallons 253,000 Maximum, Pumpage: 

gallons. 50,000 tank, elevated gallons; 250,000 reservoir, Ground Storage: 

924. customers: of Number 

Chlorination. Treatment: 

Dwyer] C. B. Mrs. by Analyzed 8.1. is pH 27,1947. Feb. [Collected 

 (SiOi) Silica 

........... _._.. (Na+K) 

Parts 

per 

million

2.4

.16

61

25

40.8

256

Equivaper lents 

million

3.04

f\R O 

1.73

1.21

1

-.. )- 4 (SO Sulfate 

 .-._ (Cl)_._. Chloride 

 - (NOs) Nitrate 

Parts 

per 

million

30

70

.2

1.5

383

255

Equivaper lents 

million

0.62

1.97

.01

.02

ROGERS

911. 1940: in Population 

1943. 22, Apr. secretary, city Vaught, Frank information: of Source 

Municipal. Ownership: 

Layne-Texas by 1940 in drilled town; of south miles \% Well supply: of Source 

minute a gallons 835 flowed well inches; 5 to 10% diameter, feet; 3,178 depth, Co.; 

F, 120° temperature, surface; land above feet 166 of head with 1940 in 

unknown. city by used Amount lake. a into continuously flows Well Pumpage: 

tank. Elevated Storage: 

195. customers: of Number 

Aeration. Treatment: 
TEXAS NORTH-CENTRAL AND CENTRAL 18

Analysis 

Cibulka] B. 0. by Analyzed 8.4. is pH 22,1943. Apr. [Collected 

...... . _____ __ (Fe) Iron 

Parts 

per 

 million

20

.04

9

-1

2.9

6.0

511

Equivaper lents 

million

0.45

94

.15

8.39

.... ... ... ...... ). t (SO Sulfate 

(01). . Chloride 

Parts 

per 

million

277

110

2.8

0

1,060

34

Equivaper lents 

million

5.77

3.10

.15

0

log s 1 Driller

 Chalk 

 . Chalk. 

Thickness 

(feet)

4

12

82

238

49

283

16

OK

182

K.7

62

10

82

Of)

120

97

24

123

Depth 

(feet)

4

16

98

336

588

871

881

897

1,114

1,171

1,233

243 1 

1,265

1,347

1,497

^.94. 1 

1,739

1,742

1,889

. - _______ lime.. Soft 

 Sand 

Thickness 

(feet)

250

18

222

56

32

28

73

21

160

5

K. 1 

30

14

100

86

59

6

Depth 

(feet)

2,157

2,435

2,467

2

4QK

2,589

2,749

2,776

2,838

2,843

2,858

2,866

2,896

3,010

3,178

TEMPLE

15,344. 1940: in Population 

1943. 23, Apr. superintendent, water Trostle, E. N. information: of Source 

Municipal. Ownership: 

States United on bridge highway below River Leon on Lake supply: of Source 

81. No. Highway 

1945. in day a gallons 3,000,000 Average, Pumpage: 

reservoir, ground concrete each; gallons 500,000 tanks, elevated Two Storage: 

gallons. 3,000,000 

4,000. customers: of Number 

chlorination. and filtration, coagulation, Sedimentation, Treatment: 
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 19

[Collected Apr. 23,1943. pH: Raw water, 8.0; finished water, 8.4. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO2) . 

Iron (Pe)

Magnesium (M 

Sodium and pot 

Bicarbonate (H 

Sulfate(SO4) 

Chloride (Cl)..

Fluoride (F).-.

Nitrate (NO3)-

Dissolved solids 

Total hardness t

,)

issium (Na+K) _ __ .............

X>8) .._____.__:_...___......_...

Raw water

Parts per 

million

12 

.04 

47 

12 

183 

307 

79 

162 

.5 

2.0 

651 

167

Equivalents 

per million

2.35 

.99 

7.96 

5.03 

1.64 

4.57 

.03 

.03

Finished water

Parts per 

million

12 

.04 

35 

28 

88 

104 

83 

155 

.5 

2.5 

455 

202

Equivalents 

per million

1.75 

2.30 

3.84 

1.72 

1.73 

4.37 

.03 

.04

Population 

Source of ini 

Ownership: 

Source of su

13 feet;

motor;

yield, 70 

Pumpage 

Storage: 

Treatment:

BLANCO COUNTY

BLANCO

1940: 453.

brmation: V. J. Quinlan, water superintendent, Aug. 21, 1941. 

Municipal.

pply: Well dug in 1941 by Works Progress Administration; depth, 

diameter, 60 x 96 inches; centrifugal pump and 7J£-horsepower electric 

static water level, 4.23 feet below land surface on August 21, 1941;

gallons a minute.

(estimated): 20,000 to 30,000 gallons a day. 

Concrete reservoir, 109,000 gallons. 

None.

[Collected Aug. 21,1941. Analyzed by W. W. Hastings]

Calcium (Ca)--

Magnesium (M; 

Sodium and poti 

K)--._.-.. 

Bicarbonate (H1 

Sulfate(SO4)_-

Silt.__. __ _____

\

issiuin (Na+

30S)...-....

Parts 

per 

million

23 

9.5

10 

98 

13

Equivalents per 

million

1.148 

.781

.445 

1.606 

.271

Chloride (Cl)._. .. . --

Nitrate (NO3) ~ - 

Total hardness as CaCOs ~

Parts 

per 

million

11 

.5 

10

125 

96

Equivalents per 

million

0.310 

.026 

.161

Drillers' log, well 1

csk- Depth S (fee«

1 4

TnSsk" DePth S (feet>

3 13
20 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

BOSQUECOUNTY 

COTTON

Population in 1940: 1,732.

Source of information: Wm. C. Hurst, water superintendent, Feb. 6, 1946. 

Ownership: Municipal. 

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. Drilled in 1915 by E. E. Erickson; depth, 687 feet; diameter, 8 inches; 

deep-well turbine pump and 7K-horsepower electric motor; static water 

level reported 20 feet below land surface; yield, 200 gallons a minute with 

a pumping level of 88 feet.

Well 2. About 800 feet from well 1; drilled in 1945; depth, 698 feet; diameter, 

8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 7}£-horsepower electric motor; 

static water level, 5 feet below land surface; yield, 150 gallons a minute 

with a pumping level of 68 feet. 

Pumpage: Average, 135,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons; elevated tank, 200,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 508. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1

 [Collected Feb. &, 1946. pH is 8.4. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley and P. A. Witt]

Silica (SiOs) ... ... ... ... ...

Iron (Fe). ___________

Potassium (TC)

Bicarbonate (HOO3 ) _ ... 

Parts 

per 

million

11

.01

3.4

1 Q

193

6.0

434

Equivalents per 

million

.16

8.41

.15

7.96

Sulfate (SOO -- 

Chloride (Cl).. .. .......

Fluoride (F) ... .... ... ... ~

Nitrate (NOi) 

Parts 

per 

million

56

21

.2

0

506

16

Equivalents per 

million

1.17

.59

.01

0

Driller's log

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

Ifeet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Welll

30

12

40

4

12

10

4

18

61

sn

42

82

86

98

108

110

114

132

136

197

15

338

11

26

3

3

7

46

110

31

212

550

561

587

590

593

600

646

756

787

Well 2

35

55

3

2

25

3

15

2

43

35

90

QQ

120

123

138

4

343

28

2

40

10

56

8

12

187

530

558

560

600

610

666

674

686
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 21

CRANFIULS GAP

Population in 1940: 600.

Source of information: A. C. Grimland, city secretary, Feb. 10, 1943.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well west of the city; drilled in 1934 by E. E. Erickson; depth, 

549 feet; diameter, 6}4 to 3J4 inches; equipped with deep-well cylinder and pump 

jack; static water level reported 120 feet below land surface in 1934.

Pumpage: No record.

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir on hill, 18,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 60.

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected Feb. 10,1943. pH is 8.4. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO2)- 

Bicarbonate (HCOs) -------

Parts 

per 

million

8.8

20

14

132

14

330

Equivalents per 

million

1.00

1.15

5.73

.36

5.41

Sulfate (SOt). ................

Chloride (Cl)..-_ ... 

Nitrate (NOa)- _ . .

Parts 

per 

million

90

31

1.1

2.0

476

108

Equivalents per 

million

1.87

.06

.03

rREDEUL

Population in 1940: 483.

Source of information: J. W. Parks, city secretary, Feb. 10, 1943. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells: one owned by the city and the other leased by the 

city from R. S. Echols.

Well 1. Drilled about 1900; depth, 335 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well 

cylinder and pump jack, cylinder set at 180 feet; well flowed when drilled. 

Well 2. Owned by R. S. Echols; drilled in 1901 by Joe Candy; depth, 257 

feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack, cylinder set 

at 225 feet; water level reported about 75 feet below surface. 

Pumpage: No record. 

Storage: Tank, 42,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 55. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected Feb. 1ft, 1943. pH for each well is 8.4. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (StOi). ......................................

Bicarbonate (HCOs) __________ . ___ __...-

Sulfate (SOW 

Chloride (Cl).-- .. 

Nitrate (NOa) 

City well

Parts per 

million

14 

.12 

44 

32 

49 

11 

362 

42 

16 o'_ 2

387

242

Equivalents" 

per million

2.20 

2.63 

2.15 

.28 

5.93 

.87 

.45 

.01 

0

R. S. Echols well

Part? per 

million

8 

.16 

35 

27 

70 

13 

324 

67 

23 

.1 

. 2 

403 

198

Equivalents 

per million

1.75 

2.22 

3.06 

.33 

5.31 

1.39 

.65 

.01 

0
22 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Driller's log, well 1

Soil 

Thickness 

(feet)

20

10

80

6

50

Depth 

(feet)

20

30

110

116

166

Thickness 

(feet)

inn

AK

6

18

Depth

(feet)

9fifi

oil

017

32J>

MERIDIAN

Population in 1940: 1,016.

Source of information: W. B. Dorman, water superintendent, Feb. 6, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. Drilled about 1924; depth, 725 feet; diameter, 8 to 6 inches; deepwell turbine pump and 25-horsepower electric motor; static water level, 

100 feet below pump base in February 1946; yield, 300 gallons a minute 

with drawdown of 50.0 feet; temperature, 73° F.

Well 2. Drilled in 1939 by J. L. Myers; depth, 733 feet; diameter, 12 to 8 

inches; deep-well turbine and electric motor (submersible); yield, 330 

gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estmated); 300,000 gallons a day in summer; 90,000 gallons a day in

winter.

Number of customers: 240. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected Feb. 6,1946, pH; Well 1, 7.3; well 2, 7.7. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2)- 

Sulfate (800 -- --- 

Chloride (Cl)..._ ... .... .. __ .... ..... ...

Fluoride (F). ............ ..........................

Nitrate (NO3)-~ _ - _________ - _____ - _ -

Welll

Parts per 

million

11

1.4 

114 

14 

120 

7.5 

408 

186 

60 

0 

0 

714 

342

Equivalents 

per million

5.69 

.14 

7.03 

.19 

6.69 

3.87 

1.69 

0 

0

Well 2

Parts per 

million

11- 

.04 

17 

1.7 

162 

6.0 

382 

53 

28 

0 

1.2 

468 

60

Equivalents 

per million

0.85 

1.15 

5.22 

.15 

6.26 

1.10 

.79 

0 

.02
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES

Driller's log, well

Thickness 

(feet)

10

2

18

6

8

10

16

10

4

10

370

5

15

15

7

4

5

10

5

9

32

4

8

13

Depth 

(feet)

10

12

30

36

41

54

70

fil

91

95

105

480

495

510

517

526

541

550

583

587

595

608

TTard lime

Thickness 

(feet)

5

6

g

6

13

5

16

19

15

4

19

g

11

10

4

9

24

g

Depth 

(feet)

610

AO1

630

637

655

670

686

705

791

725

700

731

>7QO

750

7 TO

780

786

Q-1A

819

MORGAN

Population in 1940: 503.

Source of information: C. C. McGhee, water superintendent, Feb. 10, 1943.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. At north edge of city; drilled in 1906 by J. S. Smith; depth, 675 feet;

diameter, 4 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack; static water level

reported 90 feet below land surface in 1943. 

Well 2. At north edge of city; drilled in 1902 as an oil test; depth, 210 feet;

effective depth as water well, about 800 feet; deep-well turbine pump set

110 feet below land surface; well reported to have flowed when drilled;

static water level about 70 feet below land surface in 1943; yield, 300

gallons a minute. 

Pumpage: No record. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 10,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 91. 

Treatment: None.

[Collected Feb. 10, 1943. pH is 8.3."^ Analyzed by J. H. Eowley]

Silica (SiOt). .................

Sodium (Na). . 

Parts 

per 

million

11

.05

23

14

106

18

371

Equivalents per 

million

1.15

1.15

4.62

.46

6.08

Sulfate (SOt). ................

Chloride (Cl) ........... ......

Nitrate (NOj) ... ... .... ...

Parts 

per 

million

45

12

.4

.2

414

115

Equivalents per 

million

0.94

.34

.02
24 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

VALLEY MILLS

Population in 1940: 803.

Source of information: R. L. Roberson, manager, Feb. 6, 1948.

Owner: Community Public Service Co.

Source of supply: Well at Avenue Eight and First Street; drilled about 1929;

depth, 962 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 15-horsepower

electric motor; well still flows when idle for several days; yield, 133 gallons a

minute. 

Pumpage: Average, 75,000 gallons a day in August 1945; 62,000 gallons a day

in January 1946.

Storage: Ground reservoir on hill, 100,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 348. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected Feb. 6, 1946. pH is 8.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOa)-- ____ - _ ----

Parts 

per 

million

12

.02

3.0

225

4.5

438

Equivalents per 

million

0.15

.10

9.79

.12

7.16

Sulfate(SO4)- 

Chloride (Cl)__ _________......

Fluoride (F)__.__ _ ____

Nitrate (NO3) --.- __

Parts 

per 

million

95

36

583

12

Equivalents per 

million

1.98

1.02

WALNUT SPRINGS

Population in 1940: 723.

Source of information: J. S. Jackson, water superintendent, Jan., 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well drilled about 1930 by Montgomery; depth, 545 feet;

diameter, 8 inches; deep-well submersible turbine pump and 10-horsepower

motor; yield, 105 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): 69,000 gallons a day in summer, 50,000 gallons a day in

winter. 

Storage: Concrete reservoir on hill, 135,000 gallons; ground reservoir, 72,000

gallons.

Number of customers: 225. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected Nov. 1945. pH is 7.0. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Iron(Fe)- ._. . .

Parts 

per 

million

15

.08

37

32

57

9.5

364

Equivalents per 

million

1.85

2.63

2.46

.24

5.97

Sulfate (3 O4) - ~.~. . . .

Chloride (Cl) ..............

Fluoride (F)-... _ .. .......

Nitrate (NOa) - . .

""Parts 

per 

million

~'~38"~~~

.6

0

383

224

Equivalents per 

million

0. 79

QQ

03

0
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 25

BROWN COUNTY 

BANGS

Population in 1940: 756.

Source of information: C. B. Loveless, city treasurer, Apr. 19, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Water purchased from the city of Brown wood., see city of

Brownwood.

Pumpage: Average, 33,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons; elevated tank, 50,OQQgallons. 

Number of customers: 280. 

Tieatment: See city of Brownwood. 

Analysis of water: See city of Brownwood.

BLANKET

Population in 1940: 327.

Source of information: T. M. McCulley, mayor, Mar. 21, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well drilled in 1928 by Elmer Simpson; depth, ISOfeefc; diameter,

6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 1 1A horsepower electrie motor;

static water level, 160.9 feet below land surface on March 21, 1946. 

Pumpage: No record.

Storage: Ground storage tank, 2,000 gallons; elevated tank, 3,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 48. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1

[Collected Mar. 21,1946. pH is 7.5. Analyzed by O. B. Cibulfca]

Silica (SiO2) - -

Sodium (Na)-.. .............

Bicarbonate (HCOs)----.---.

Parts 

million

6.5

.14

94

64

52

10

400

Equivalents per 

million

4.69

5.26

2.25

.26

6.56

Sulfate (SOO-- .".

Chloride (Cl)...... ...........

Fluoride (F)._ . ...............

Nitrate (ftOt). ...............

Parts 

per 

million

154

94

.2

1.8

704

498

Equivalents per 

million

3.21

2.65

.01

.03

BROWNWOOD

Population in 1940: 13,398.

Source of information: Mr. Martin, water superintendent, Apr. 19, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake Brownwood, on Pecan Bayou, 9 miles north of Brownwood;

capacity, 141,800 acre-feet. 

Pumpage: Average, 3,830,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Two concrete ground reservoirs,' on top of hill west of city, 1,000,000

gp lions each.

Number of customers: 5,000. 

Treatment: Aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filters, prechlorinar

tion, and postchlorination.

835237 49 3
26 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis of raw water from Lake Brownwood 

[Collected Apr. 19,1946. pH is 7.3. Analyzed by O. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SlOj). . . 

Calcium (Ca)-... -------

Parts 

per 

million

3.4

.06

45 

6.0 

25 

4.2 

1.40

Equivalents per 

million

2.246 

.493 

1.071 

.107 

2.295

Sulfate (SO4)-- --------

Chloride (Cl)_ - 

Fluoride (F)__. _- ___

Total hardness as CaCCh_ ...

Parts 

per 

million

21 

42 

0 

0 

223 

137

Equivalents per 

million

0.437 

1.185. 

0 

0

BUBNET COUNTY 

BERTRAM

Population in 1940: 800.

Source of information: Roy Potts, operator of water plant, Jan. 15, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Three wells.

Well 1. Old well near elevated tank; drilled before 1910 by R. J. Bostic;. 

depth, 430 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 

5-horse power electric motor; static water level reported 350 feet below 

land surface; yield, 10 gallons a minute; temperature, 68° F. 

Well 2. 100 yards east of elevated tank; drilled in 1944 by Layne-Texas Co.; 

depth, 423 feet; diameter, 8 inches; gravel-walled; deep-well cylinder and 

pump jack and 5-horsepower electric motor; static water level, 340 feet 

below land surface; yield, 14 gallons a minute; temperature, 68° F. 

Well 3. About 4 blocks south of elevated tank; drilled In 1945 by W. Hunt; 

depth, 451 feet; diameter, 8 inches; gravel-walled; Peerless Hi-Lift pump 

and electric motor; yield, 14 gallons a minute.

Pumpage (estimated): 33,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons; old elevated tank, 25,000 gallons; new 

elevated tank, 60,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 163.

Treatment: None.

Analysis of composite sample, wells 1 and 2 

[Collected Jan. 15,1946. pH is 7.7. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2)-_ _-- .---._

Bicarbonate (HC O3 ) --------

Parts 

per 

million

19

.29

74

28

9.5

354

Equivalents per 

million

3.69

1.20

5.80

Sulfate (SO4) -- 

Chloride (Cl)-_ 

Fluoride (F) _. -- _

Nitrate (NCh) -

Parts 

per 

million

44

.6

.8

340

Equivalents per 

million

1.17

1.24

.03

.01
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 27

Driller's log, abandoned city well near well 1

Shale rock ledges 6 inches thick -

Thickness 

(feet)

1

16

3

32

7

10

1

8

69

5

7

16

15

5

4

Depth 

(feet)

1

17

20

52

59

69

70

78

01

150

1 EC

232

287

244

260

275

oon

284

Coarse water sand crystal rock 

Thickness 

(feet)

6

10

25

8

3

22

10 

13

2

5

10

2

31

7

13

4

12

Depth 

(feet)

290

300

325

327

335

338-

360>

370- 

383-

385'

390 400'

402:

433-

440'

45£

457

469

BTJRNET '__!

Population in 1940: 1,945.

Source of information: C. A. Schilling, water superintendent, Jan. 15, 1946,

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. At north limit of N. Main Street; drilled in 1937 by Johnson Well 

Drilling Co.; depth, 74 feet; diameter, 10 inches; deep-well turbine pump 

and 15-horsepower electric motor; static water level reported 20 feet below 

land surface; yield, 200 gallons a minute; temperature, 69° F. 

Well 2. About 50 feet north of well 1; drilled in 1937 by Johnson Well 

Drilling Co.; depth, 74 feet; diameter, 10 inches; deep-well turbine pump 

and 15-horsepower electric motor; yield, 200 gallons a minute.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day, 1945

July---- 

62, 000

66, 000

76, 000

75,000

63,000

66,000

60,000

Storage: Elevated tank, 60,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 370. 

Treatment: None.

Analysts, well 1 

[Collected Jan. 15, 1946. pH is 7.8. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO2J- -----------

Calcium (Ca)--_ 

Sodium (Na) ......... _ ..

Parts 

per 

million

9.6

.39

97

32

16

1.8

Equivalents per 

million

4 84

2.63

.70

Sulfate (SO4)~ 

Chloride (CD .- * .

Nitrate (NO3) 

Parts 

per 

million

qi

19

439

Equiva^ 

lents- per 

million

0..35

fiT

0

.31
28 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTEAL TEXAS

MAKBL.E

Population in 1940: 1,021.

Source of information: Rudolph Giesecke, water superintendent, Jan. 15, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Colorado River.

Pumpage (estimated): 100,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Concrete settling basin, 100,000 gallons; elevated tank, 100,000 galiops.

Number of customers: 300.

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filtration, and chlorination.

Analysis 

[Collected Jan. 15,1946. pH: Raw water, 7.9; finished water, 8.0. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

SilicaOiOj) 

Calcium (Ca)....... ............... ....,

Sodium (Na)-_. __ . _____ ... __ ___ . .....

SulfeteOOO -

Chloride(Cl).. 

Fluoride (V)....... ................... ...... --------

Nitrate (NOs) 

IMssolvPci s^l'ds

Raw water

Parts per 

million

8.8 

.08 

51 

17 

21 

4.0 

181 

30 

48 

.2 

.2 

271 

197

Equivalents 

per million

2.546 

1.398 

.915 

.102 

2.968 

.625 

1.354 

.011 

.003

Finished water

Parts per 

million

5.8 

.06 

46 

16 

30 

8.7 

181 

32 

53 

0 

.2 

285 

181

Equivalents 

per million

2.30 

1.32 

1.29 

.22 

2.97 

.67 

1.49 

.00 

.00

CALLAHAN COUNTY

BAIRD

Population in 1940: 1,810.

Source of information: R. L. Elliott, superintendent of utilities, Feb. 5, 1946. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Eight wells, in well field adjacent to the Texas & Pacific R. R., 

3J4 miles west of Baird.

Well 1. Dug in 1927; depth, 42 feet; diameter. 6 feet; deep-well turbine pump

and 1 ^-horsepower electric motor; yield, 20 gallons a minute. 

Well 2. Dug in 1927; depth, 45 feet; diameter, 6 feet; deep-well turbine pump

and 1 ^-horsepower electric motor; yield, 10 gallons a minute. 

Well 3. Dug in 1927; diameter, 6 feet; deep-well turbine pump and l}4-horsepower electric motor; yield, 8 gallons a minute. 

Well 4. Dug in 1927; depth, about 45 feet; diameter, 6 feet; deep-well turbine

pump and IJ^-horpepower electric motor; yield, 10 gallons a minute. 

Well 5. Dug in 1927; depth, about 45 feet; diameter, 6 feet; deep-well turbine pump and 1 ^-horsepower electric motor; yield, 10 gallons a minute. 

Well 6. Dug in 1929; depth, about 45 feet; diameter, 6 feet (not in use). 

Well 7. Dug in 1929; depth, about 45 feet; deep-well turbine pump and

5-horsepower electric motor; yield, 15 gallons a minute.

Well 8. Dug about 1930; depth, about 45 feet; diameter, 6 feet; deep-well 

turbine pump and 5-horsepower electric motor; yield, 10 gallons a minute. 

Well 10. Dug by W. P. A.; 15 feet wide and 30 feet long; depth, 38 feet; 

yield, 3 or 4 gallons a minute; well abandoned.
SUPPLIES WATER PUBLIC 

day & gallons in pumpage, Average 

April. 

1941

44,800

Odd 43, 

700 57, 

47,900

57,800

1942

60,600

64,000

48,300

56,000

60,900

57,900

1943

45,100

63,400

52^100

53,800

69,800

78,500

1944

45,400

48,100

39,800

800 57' 

58,300

70,300

.... July.. 

1941

600 82, 

94,400

62,700

56,700

52,700

46,900

1942

93,400

88,800

60,800

46,200

45,800

49,200

1943

100,000

700 77, 

49,300

51,600

46,800

1944

89,000

ofin OK 

57,400

600 54 

44,400

60,000 tank, elevated gallons; 136,000 field, well at reservoir Ground Storage: 

gallons.

500. customers: of Number 

lime. Chlorinated Treatment: 

Analysis

Cibulka] B. C. by Analyzed 7.0. is well each for pH 5,1946. Feb. [Collected 

 (SiOa) Silica 

 _ __ (HCOs) Bicarifcmate 

 (SO«) SuHate 

....... . ...... ____ CEtarM<KO]& 

 (NO») Nitrate 

Welll

per Parts 

million

12 

.9 

93 

10 

36 

5.0 

267 

41 

66 

0 

4.8 

41? 

273

Equivalents 

million per 

i.'s&

.13 

4.38 

.85 

1.86 

0 

.08

0 Well 

per Parts ; million

16 ' 

.30 1 

144

n

61 

12 

364 

83 

136 

.2 

9.6 

686 

438

Eqitfvaleirts 

million per 

7.19 

1.56 

2.64 

.31 

5.97 

1.73 

3.84 

.01 

.15

field well Baird of city in well test f l6g Driller's 

Thickness 

(tetit)

2

1

1

2

1

#

4

Depth 

(feet)

2

3

4

6

7

8

16

20

Tbtekr

ness 

tfeet)

1

11

1

3

1

4

Depth 

(feet)

21

32

33

36

37

38

42

CLYDE

800. 1940: in Population 

1946. 5, Feb. commissioner, water Swafford, E. H. information: of Source 

Municipal. Ownership: 

wells. Two supply: of Source 

deep-well feet; 5 diameter, feet; 25 depth, dug; tank; elevated At 1. Well 

minute. a gallons 25 yield, motor; electric attd pump turbine 

turbine deep-well feet; 25 depth, 1939; about dug 1; well of east feet 30 2. Well 

I well from then and 1 well into directly (pumped motor electric and pump 

system). distribution the to 

iu day a gallons 25,000 summer, in day a gallons 50,000 (estimated): Pumpage 

winter.
TEXAS NORTH-CENTRAL AND CENTRAL 30

gallons. 50,000 tank, Elevated Storage: 

125. customers: of Number 

Cblorination. Treatment: 

sample composite Analysis, 

Oibulka] B. O. by Analyzed 7.3. is pH 5,1946. Feb. [Collected 

............... (SiOt)... Silica 

per Parts 

million

28

.05

152

478

Equivaper lents 

million

7.59

Qfl o 

5.25

.28

^4 7 

4.57

 _.... )_--_.. 4 (SO Sulfate 

......... - (Cl)_ Chloride 

__ ... ____ (F)___ Fuoride 

per Parts 

million

123

162

.6

26

494

Equivaper lents 

million

0.03

.42

PLAINS CROSS 

1,229. 1940: in Population 

1946. 5, Feb. superintendent, water Huntington, B. B. information: of Source 

Municipal. Ownership: 

Plains. Cross of northeast miles 1^ wells, Six supply: of Source 

pump and cylinder deep-well feet; 6 diameter, feet; 50 depth, Dug; 1. Well 

20 yield, 1946; February surface, below feet 15 level, water static jack; 

minute. a gallons 

pump and cylinder deep-well feet; 4 diameter, feet; 50 depth, Dug; 2. Well 

minute. a gallons 20 yield, jack; 

cylinder deep-well inches; 8 diameter, feet; 50 depth, 1945; in Drilled 3. Well 

minute. a gallons 20 yield, jack; pump and 

and cylinder deep-well inches; 8 diameter, feet; 50 depth, Drilled; 4. Well 

minute. a gallons 20 yield, jack; pump 

deep-well inches; 8 diameter, feet; 50 depth, 1941; about Drilled 5. Well 

minute. a gallons 20 yield, jack; pump and cylinder 

deep-well inches; 8 diameter, feet; 50 depth, 1941; about Drilled 6. Well 

minute. a gallons 20 yield, jack; pump and cylinder 

day. a gallons 170,000 Maximum, (estimated): Pumpage 

gallons. 85,000 tank, elevated gallons; 72,000 reservoir, Ground Storage: 

365. customers: of Number 

None. Treatment: 

Analysis

Cibulka] B. C. by Analyzed 7.0. is well each for pH 5,1946. Feb. [Collected 

. (Fe)~. Iron 

. ) 4 Sulfate(S0

....... ....... .............. (Cl).......... Chloride 

...................................... riuoride(F). 

~ -- (NOs) Nitrate 

2 Well 

per Parts 

million

19 

.03 

99 

13 

76 

6.2 

403 

48 

67 

.4 

15 

633 

300

Equivalents 

million per 

4.94 

1.07 

.16 

6.61 

1.00 

1.61 

.02 

.24

4 Well 

per Parts 

million

11 

.04 

227 

23 

138 

12 

620 

128 

283 

.2 

23 

1,100 

661

Equivalents 

million per 

11.33 

1.89 

6.01 

.31 

2.66 

7.98 

.01 

.37
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES -31

PUTNAM

Population in 1940: 487.

Source of information: John Fisher, pump operator, Jan., 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake 1 mile southwest of Putnam; reservoir capacity, 4,000,000

gallons.

Pumpage (estimated): 12,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 50,000 gallons. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis of lake water 

[Collected Nov. 1945. pH is 7.4. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiOs) -- 

Parts per 

million

7.6

OQ

30 

10 

37 

4.4 

150

Equivalents per 

million

1.497 

.822 

1.597 

.113 

2.459

Sulfate (SOO - - 

Chloride (Cl)_._. ... ... ....

Fluoride (F) ... .. ... .

Nitrate (NOa) - 

Total hardness as CaCOs __

Parts per 

million

51 

18 

0 

0 

242 

116

Equivalents per 

million

1.062 

.508 

0 

0

CLAY COUNTY 

BVERS

Population in 1940: 427.

Source of information: J. F. Bridges, water superintendent, June 5, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal,

Source of supply: Lake one-half mile northwest of Byers.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day .

March __ .. ______ . ...

April.........................

June ___________ .

1945 1946

20,000

21, 000

97 fififi

40, 000

July . .......

1945

21,000

22,000

17, 000

16, 000

18,000

1946

Storage: Settling tank at lake, 28,000 gal Ions;.elevated tank, 50,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 162.

'Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, and hypochlorination.
32 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis 

[Collected June 5,1946. pH: Raw water, 7.8; 'finished water, 7.9. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOj) 

Bicarbonate (HCOa) ------------------------------

8ulfate(8O4)- 

Chloride(Cl)-- _ - -___ 

Nitrate (N(W ... - -

Dissolved solids

Raw water

Parts per 

million

7.8 

.06 

27 

7.2 

22 

5.1 

134 

6.9 

24 

.2 

.5 

168 

97

Equivalents 

per million

1.348 

.592 

.965 

.130 

2.196 

.144 

.677 

.010 

.008

Finished water

Parts per 

million

2.5 

.20 

37 

7.0 

33 

5.3 

143 

34 

32 

0 

.2 

191 

121

Equivalents 

per million

1.847 

.576 

1.414 

.136 

2.360 

.708 

.902 

0 

.003

HENRIETTA

Population in 1940: 2,391.

Source of information: C. C. McKinney, water superintendent, June 5, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Little Wichita River 2 miles north of city.

Pumpage (estimated): 250,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Three settling basins, 200,000 gallons each; clear well, 200,000 gallons;

standpipe, 85,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 800. 

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, and chlorination.

[Collected June 5,1946. pH: Raw water or finished water, 8.0. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO>) 

Iron (Fe).~ . 

Potassium (K). ____________ . __ t ___ .

SolfeteCSOO .

Chloride (Cl)__ ............ .................

Fluoride(F). ......................................

Nitrate (NOi) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... - - .......

Raw water

Parts per 

million

10 

.11 

59 

18 

173 

19 

128 

7.1 

360 

.2 

.5 

778 

221

Equivalents 

per million

2.94 

1.48 

7.51 

.49 

2.10 

.15 

10.15 

.01 

.01

Finished water

Parts per 

minion

2.4 

.03 

64 

16 

159 

22 

126 

22 

334 

.4 

.05 

755 

226

Equivalents 

per million

3.19 

1.32 

6.91 

.56 

2.07 

.46 

9.42 

.02 

.01

PETROLIA

Population in 1940: 597.

Source of information: T. D. Chatman, water superintendent, June 5, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: City lake 1.5 miles north of Petrolia.

Pumpage (estimated): 40,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Settling basin, 40,000 gallons; elevated tank, 55,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 173.

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, and chlorination.
PUBLIC WATEE SUPPMES

Analysis 

[Collected June 5,1946. pH: Raw water, 7.5; finished water, 9.5. Analyzed by 0. B. Oibulka]

Silica (SiOs)... ...... ............................

Iron(Fe).... ...,._. _._..._.._

Calcium (Ca). _____ _____ ___ ....

Sodium (Na) ....................................

Potassium (K). ..................................

Bicarbonate (HCOs)-- _ ----- _ - __ ------- _ ..

Sulfate (8O4) ...... ........ . ....... . .....

Chloride (01). .....................................

Fluoride(F)--. ....................................

Nitrate (NO«)..... ....... ................ .....

Haw water

Parts per 

million

7.3 

1.9 

20 

5.7 

31 

5.0 

106 

13 

27 

.4 

1.5 

163 

73

Equivalents 

per million

0.998 

.469 

1.335 

.013 

1.738 

.271 

.761 

.021 

.024

Finished water

Parts per 

million

B.2 

.11

3.6 

3.9 

218 

9.6 

412 

126 

30 

.2 

.2 

601 

25

Equivalents 

per million

0.18 

.32 

9.48 

.25 

6.75 

2.62 

.85 

.01 

0

COLBMAN COUNTY

BURKETT

Population in 1940: 198.

Source of information: W. N. Newton, owner, Apr. 18, 1946.

Owner: W. N. Newton.

Source of supply: Pecan Bayou, pumping station on west edge of town about

500 yards north of Highway 206.

Pumpage (estimated); Maximum, 44,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 44,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 43. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis 

[Collected Apr. 18,1946. pH is 7.2. Analyzed by J. H. Bowley]

Silica (SiOO 

Iron (Fe). ------- _ . _ ------

Sodium (Na)

Bicarbonate (HCO3) ---------

Parts per 

million

17

3.0

70

11

91

5.0

269

Equivalents per 

million

3 49

on

On

13

4.41

Sulfate (SO4) - . 

Chloride (Cl) ......... ...

Nitrate (NOs)

Parts per 

million

1.5

31

.2

6.1

302

Equivalents per 

million

0.03

.87

.01

.10

COI/EMAN

Population in 1940: 6,054.

Source of information: Herbert Shore, water superintendent, Apr. 19, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake Scarbrough and 2 standby wells.

Lake Scarbrough: On Indian Creek 4}4 miles north of Coleman; capacity

2,000 acre-feet. 

Well 1. Dug in 1944; depth, 23 feet; diameter, 6 feet; centrifugal pump and

10-horsepower electric motor; yield, 250 gallons a minute. 

Well 2. Dug in 1944; depth, 23 feet; diameter, 6 feet; deep-well turbine pump 

and 15-horsepower electric motor; yield, 150 gallons a minute.
34 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Pumpage: Average, 400,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 500,000 gallons; elevated tank, 250,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 2,000.

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filters, prechlorination and 

postchlorination.

Analysis of lake water 

[Collected Apr. 19,1946. pH of raw water is 8.1. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley and M. L, Begley]

Bicarbonate (HCOa) ________________

Sulfate (SO4) -

Chloride (CD-- 

Fluoride (F). .. .. . .... ___ . __ ....

Nitrate (NOa) -- - --

Raw water

Parts per 

million

4.8 

.08 

47 

7.9 

10 

4.9 

164 

16 

19 

.2 

.2 

193 

ISO

Equivalents 

per million

2.346 

.650 

.450 

.125 

2.688 

.333 

.536 

.011 

.003

Finished water

Parts per 

million

42

7.3

} 20

140 

22 

48 

.4 

.2 

189 

134

Equivalents 

per million

2.096 

.600

.878

2.296 

.458 

.790 

.021 

.003

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Apr. 10,1944. pH is 7.6. Analyzed by W. W. Hastings]

Silica CSiOj) __ __ _ 

IMasrnesium (]\^£r)

K)

Parts 

per 

million

17

0

148

38

113

424

Equivalents per 

million

7.39

3.12

4.91

6.95

Sulfate (SOt). ................

Chloride (Cl)__ ... ... 

Parts 

per 

million

143

178

.3

28

878

526

Equivalents per 

million

2.98-

5.02

.02

.45

SANTA ANNA

Population in 1940: 1,641.

Source of information: Water Superintendent, Apr. 19, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake San-Tana and Lake Sealy.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

1945

fid nnn

65,000

74,000

105,000

1946

Q4. nnn

103, 000 July 

1945

108,000

124, 000

116,000

137, 000

1946

November. ._-

1945

138,000

91,000

104, 000

96,000

1946

Storage: Two steel reservoirs on hilltop, 55,000 gallons each.

Number of customers: 530.

Treatment: Coagulation and sedimentation.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES

Analysis of raw water 

[Collected Apr. 19,1946. pH is 8.2. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO»). ... ... _ ....

Iron (Fe)-__._-. _______

Parts 

per 

million

5.4

.38

40

5.4

5.0

141

Equivalents per 

million

1 997

.444

.4QQ

.128

2.311

Chloride (Cl) ____ . .......

Nitrate (NO»)..... ...........

Parts 

per 

mill inn

8.3

20

.2

.2

171

122

Equivalents per 

million

0.173

.564

.011

.00$

TAUPA

Population in 1940: 254.

Source of information: Charles Hill, manager, Apr. 18, 1946.

Owner: Mrs. E. M Hale.

Source of supply: Lake, 1 mile north of town.

Punapage: No record.

Storage: Elevated tank, 13,500 gallons.

Number of customers: 70.

Treatment: None.

Analysis of raw water 

[Collected Apr. 18,1946. pH is 7.6. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO»). 

Iron (Fe). __ . ________

Calcium (Ca).--_ __ _ ...

Sodium (Na) _________

Bicarbonate (HCOs).. .......

Parts 

million

10

1.5

58

5.0

6.0

A K

194

Equivalents per 

million

2.895

.263

.115

3.180

Sulfate (SOO -- --- 

Chloride (Cl)....... __ ,..

Fluoride (F) ......._ . .....

TSTitrn^a ^1\^^o^

Parts 

per 

million

3.3

13

.6

2.2

209

165

Equivalents per 

million

0.070

.367

.032

.035-

COMANCHB COUNTY 

COMANCEGE

Population in 1940: 2,435.

Source of information: N. R, Jones, city secretary, Mar, 20, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake, Z% miles southwest of town; capacity, 1,000 acre-feet.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

1945

231,000

200,000

226,000

235,000

1946

257,000

308,000

July. .........

1945

282,000

fjnn jvtn

000 Ann

jA9 rtnn

1946

"

. ..

1945

362,000

256,000

070 (Wl

271,000

1946

Storage: Concrete reservoir on top of hill on Wright Avenue, 550,000 gallons;

settling tank at pumping station, 100,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,000. 

Treatment: Chlorination.
CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis 

[Collected Mar. 20,1946. pH: Eaw water, 7.4; finished warer, 7.5 Analyzed by-C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO!)- _ - 

Iron (Fe)- __________ . _________ ...

Oalcium (Ca) . . -. __ ... __ ....

Potassium (TT) ... ..... _ . ....

Bicarbonate (HCOs)- _____ ----- .. __ __ -

Sulfate(SO<)-_ ...-... . _.. 

Chloride(Cl).- ._.__ . . ..______..

Fluoride(F) ........ __ ...... . . . ..........

Nitrate (NOj)... ..... ... ... - .... . .. _ ......

Raw water

Parts per 

million.

6.4 

.08 

54 

13 

32 

5.2 

200 

47 

36 

.2 

0 290 

188

Equivalents 

per million

2.70 

1.07 

1.39 

.13 

3.28 

.98 

1.02 

.,01 

0

Finished water

Parts per 

million

8.0 

.04: 

58 

14 

24 

6.1 

196 

46 

38 

0 

0 

293 

202

Equivalents 

per million

2.89 

1. 15 

1.05 

.16 

3.22 

.96 

1.07 

0 

0

DE

Population in 1940: 2,318.

Source of information: Robert L. Wofford, water superintendent, Mar. 20, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: 11 wells.

Well 1. Drilled; depth, 200 feet; diameter, 6 inches; no pumping equipment 

in well; static water level, 45.37 feet March 20, 1946.

Well 2. Drilled; depth, 210 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and 

pump jack and 5-horsepower electric motor; yield, 15 gallons a minute.

Well 3. Drilled; depth, 210 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and 

pump jack and 15-horsepower electric motor; yield, 10 gallons a minute.

Well 4. Drilled; depth, 150 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump.

Well 5. Drilled; depth, 150 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and 

pump jack and electric motor; yield, 10 gallons a minute.

Well 6. Drilled by J. B. Tatum; depth, 150 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deepwell cylinder and pump jack and electric motor; yield, 10 g-aUons-a minute.

Well 7. Drilled; depth, 210 feet; diameter, 8 inches; Peerless Hi-Lift pump 

and 3-horsepower electric motor; yield, 20 gallons a minute.

Well 8. Drilled; depth, 200 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well turbine pump 

and 3-horsepower electric motor; yield, 25 gallons a minute.

Well 9. Drilled by J. B. Tatuin; depth, 200 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deepwell turbine pump and 3-horsepower electric motor; yield, 25 gallons a 

minute.

Well 10. Drilled by J. B. Tatum; depth, 150 feet: diameter, 10 inches; deepwell turbine pump and 5-horsepower electric motor; yield, 35 gallons a 

minute.

Well 11. Drilled by J. B. Tatum; depth, 150 feet; diameter, 16 inches: 

deep-well turbine pump and 5-borsepower electric motor; yield, 25 gallons 

a minute.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

February-- ...

March..- ...

1945

43,600

42,000

42,000

42,100

1946

54,000

July...... .... .

1945

48,000

60,000

72, 000 70 nfifi

1946 1945

78,000

54,000

54,000 KA firm

1946
PUBLIC WATEB SUPPLIES

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 1,000,00©' gallons; elevated tank, 120,000

gallons.

Number of customers: 650. 

Treatment: Chlorination.

Analysis

[Collected MOT. 1$, 1946. pH for each weU is 7.2. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

8ilIca(SiOjJ ....-...... .........

Calcium (Ca),... .. ................................

Sodium (Na) ~ ----.-- -..--.-----.._...

Bicarbonate (HCOs)... ............................

Sulfate (SO4> --- - .-- . __ ............

Chloride (Cl).. ..................... ......... . .

Fluoride (F)... ......... __ ..............."........

Nitrate(NOs) .............................

WellS

Parts per 

million

12 

.03 

150 

22 

17 

5.8 

296 

33 IflO' 

0 

8.2 

675 465"

Equivalents 

per million

7.49 

1.81 

.73 

.15 

4.85 

.69 

4.51

*.«

Well 11

Parts per 

million

12 

.04 

162 

20 

12 

8.4 

390 

86 

242 

0 

6.0 

912 486'

Equivalents" 

per million

8.09* 

, 1.64i 

5.1T 

.21 

6.39 

1.79 6.83- 

0 

.!*>>

SIPE SPRINGS

Population in 1940: 575. .

Source of information: Robert Humphrey, owner, Mar. 20,, 1946.

Owner: Robert Humphrey.

Source of supply: Dug well; depth, 20 feet; diameter, 6 feet, walled, with rock;

centrifugal pump and l}4-horsepower electric motor. 

Pumpage: Average, 4,100 gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 15,400 gallons. 

Number of customers: 15. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1

[Collected'Mar. 20, 1946. pH is 7.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOj). .................

Iron (Fe) ... ... 

Parts 

per 

million

.35

110

11

35

3.2

382

Equivalents per 

million

5.49

.90

1 *iQ

.08

6.26

Sulfate (SOO- -- - 

Chloride (Cl)._... ............

Fluoride (F) .............. __

Nitrate (NOs).... ..... .... ...

Parts 

per 

million

43

27

0

5.0

436

320

Equivalents per 

million

0.90

.76

0

.OS

CONCHO COUNTY

EDEN

Population in 1940: 1,603.

Source of information.; C. O. Smith, water superintendent, Apr. 17,

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well, 3 blocks north and 2 blocks west of Sqtiare on- Bafllard 

Street; drilled in 1944 (?); depth, 4,410 feet; diameter, 8 incfies; d'eep-well 

turbine pump and electric motor; static water level reported E5Q feet below 

* land surface; yield, 225 gallons a minute; temperature, 105° F.
38 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Pumpage (estimated): 150,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 750,000 gallons; elevated tank, 55,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 386.

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Apr. 17,1946. pH is 7.8. Analyzed by O. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOj) 

Parts 

per 

million

20

.46

7 9

2.0

423

22

454

Equivalents per 

million

0.36

.16

18.37

.56

7.45

Sulfate (SOOChloride (Cl). . . . ..

Fluoride (F)_ 

Nitrate. (NOs) -

Parts 

per 

million

20

406

9 4

0

1,130

26

Equivalents per 

million

0.42

11.45

.13

0

PAINT ROCK

Population in 1940: 800.

Source of information: Walter Hagelstein, manager, Apr. 16, 1946.

Owner: Central Service Co.

Source of supply: Concho River.

Pumpage: Average, 40,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Rock reservoir, 53,600 gallons; settling basin, 55,000 gallons; elevated

tank, 3,200 gallons. 

Number of customers: 100. 

Treatment: Chlorination, sedimentation.

[Collected Apr. 16.1946. pH of each well is 7.3. Analyzed by O. B. Oibulka]

Silica (SiOj) _ 

Bicarbonate (HCOs) _____ - ___________

Chloride (Cl). _ 

Fluoride (F)_. . 

Nitrate (NOs)- 

Kaw water

Parts per 

million

9.2 

.19 

74 

46 

101 

7.7 

214 

144 

196 

.4 

1.2 

785 

374

Equivalents 

per million

3.69 

3.78 

4.41 

.20 

3.51 

3.00 

5.53 

.02 

.02

Finished water

Parts per 

million

6.0 

.09 

61 

41 

92 

7.9 

170 

142 

172 

.2 

.4 

713 

320

Equivalents 

per million

3.04 

3.37 

4.01 

.20 

2.79 

2.96 

4.85 

.01 

.01

COOKE COUNTY

GAINESVimE

Population in 1940: 9,651.

Source of information: P. T. Booher, chief engineer, Feb. 25, 1944.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Four wells.

Well 1. About 100 feet northeast of power plant; drilled in 1912; 

depth, 864 feet; diameter, 10 to 8 inches; casing perforated at 480-520, 

640-680 and 800-860 feet; deep-well turbine pump set at 220 feet; static
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 39

water level, 110.6 feet below land surface February 25, 1944; yield, 450 

gallons a minute.

Well 2. About 300 feet northwest of power plant; drilled in 1941, depth, 

931 feet; diameter, 15}4 to 8J4 inches; screened at 767-789, 856-873 and 

887-927 feet; deep-well turbine pump; static water level reported 74 feet 

in 1931 and 138 feet about January 1, 1944; pumping level 186 feet; yield, 

400 gallons a minute; temperature 69° F.

Well 3. At corner of Broadway and Ritchie Streets; drilled in 1937; depth, 

1,025 feet; diameter, 18% and 10% inches; screened at 776-798, 814-835, 

879-921, 936-999 and 1,019-1,022 feet; deep-well turbine pump set at 

250 feet; static water level reported 110 feet September 10, 1937; pumping 

level, 331 feet after pumping 720 gallons a minute for 100 hours in 1943; 

yield, 200 gallons a minute.

Well 4. At city barn; drilled in 1943; depth, 953 feet; diameter, 12 inches; 

static water level, 133.28 feet below concrete foundation February 25, 1944; 

pump not installed.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

July. - - 

1939

668, 000

657,000

691, 000

808, 000

873, 000

1, 027, 000

1, 491, 000

1, 136, TOO

1, 147, TOO

1, 002, TOO

939, 000

790,000

1940

763, TOO

816, 000

806, 000

852, TOO

878, 000

965, 000

1, 337, 000

1, 210, 000

1, 066, TOO

1, 034, 000

904, TOO

800, 000

1941

769, 000

819, 000

892, 000

1, 138, 000

951, 000

896, 000

954, 000

800,000

669, 000

1942

684 000

7 ^ nnn

1, 138, 000

1, 149, TOO

1 ''TO 000 ' '

1943

1 O47 ftfVl

1, 462, TOO

1, 554, TOO

1 4S9 flrtrt

I

OCf* flftn

1 907 f|Art

1, 210, 000

971 000 7QK nnn

897 000

QQO ftrtn

Storage: Two concrete ground reservoirs, 500,000 gallons each; steel ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons; elevated tank, 100,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 3,050. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis

(Collected well 1 Mar. 1944; well 2 Feb. 25,1944. pH: Well 1,8.6; well 2, 7.8; well 3, 7.9. Analyzed by J H

Kowley]

Silica (SiOz) _ ...... ... ...

Bicarbonate (HCOs) - 

Sulfate (SOO 

Chloride (Cl) .. 

Nitrate (NO8)--- - 

Total hardness as CaCOs-----

Welll

Parts per 

million

13 

.16 

2.4 

1.0 

196 

1.9 

484 

31 

5.0 

.2 

1.2 

490 

8

Equivalents per 

million

0.12 

.08 

8.50 

.05 

6.33 

.65 

.14 

.01 

.02

Well 2

Parts per 

million

10 

.02 

3.6 

1.0 

194 

3.0 

392 

31 

5.8 

.2 

1.0 

536 

13

Equivalents per 

million

0.18 

.08 

8.42 

.08 

5.57 

.65 

1.64 

.01 

.02

WellS

Parts per 

million

9.2 

.01 

2.3 

.6 

170 

3.1 

414 

26 

.10 

.2 

1.2 

442 

8

Equivalents per 

million

0.11 

.05 

7.38 

.08 

5.70 

.54 

.28 

.01 

.02
40 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL- TEXAS 

Drillers' logs

Thickness 

(feet)'

Depth (feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Welll

Shale 

Shale------------- - --

16 

7 

78 

41 

29 

22 

3 

116 

2 

20 

8 

7 

7 

6 

9 

19 

41 

12 

2 

7 

8 

10 

5 

18 

7 

9 

3

16 

23 

101 

142 

171 

193 

196 

312 

314 

334 

342 

349 

366 

362 

371 

390 

431 

443 

445 

452 

460 

470 

475 

493 

500 

509 

512

Sand--.----------.- _ -- _ ------

Shale 

Sand.. . ___

Sand ...

Shale..----- -----..-.-------.....

Sand... ---------- _ ------------

Shale,---------.. --------------

Sand-...-.--.--.-........... _ ...

Rock-..----.---....-.--. _ . ....

Shale -- ...

Sand...----..----------.-.....

Shale.. - . . .....

Shale---.-..-. _ -------------

Shale _____ - ______ . _ _

Shale. . 

Rock-. 

Sand...-. ------------------- .

6

a

7 

5 

12 

26,

a &

21 

6

7 

12 

10 

4- 

10 

15 

4 

5 26' 

23 

20 IB20 

7 

Ifi 

4 

30

518 

526, 

533 

538 

550 

576, 

585, 

594 

615. 

621 

628 

640 

650. 

654 

664 

67» 

683 

688 

714 

737 

757 

773 

788 

800 

816, 

820 

850

Well 2

Shale 

15 

10 

5 

87 

3 

34 

28 

13 

40 

25 

68 

22 

10 

12 

31 

4 

43 

15 

20 

15 

27

g

15 

25 

30 

117 

120 

154 

182 

195 

235 

260 

328 

350 

360 

372 

403 

407 

450 

465 

485 

500 

527 

536

Sand _ -___-

Shale __________ . - -.-..

Sand.. 

Shale 

Coarse-grained sand and gravel 

Shale 

Fine-grained sand. _______ 

Shale---.- - -. ..

Sand.- -- _ ----- __ .. __ ..

White lime _____ . ..........

Sand.----------...-. _ .........

24 

10 

65 

11 

4 

28 

35 

5 

14 

2 

5 

25 

26 

30 

19 

19 

18 

8 

28 

2 

15 

1

560 

570 

635 

646. 

650 

678 

713 

718 

732 

734 

738 

764 

790 

820 

839 

858 877- 

885 

913; 

915 

930, 

931
PtrfiLIC WATER SUPPLIES 41

Driller's logs Continued

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

'Thickness 

(tot)

Depth 

(feet)

Well 3

Clay. .

Sand. ____________ -_---.

Sand.. ..... . . .

5 

15 

10 

30 

22 

6 

2 

10 

20 

6 

19 

14 

1 

8 

9 

11 

4 

25 

3 

25 

5 

3 

24 

49 

6 

4 

20 

16 

24 

28 

11 

25 

10 

32

5 

20 

30 

60 

82 

88 

90 

10ft; 

120 

126 

145 

159 

160 

168 

177 

188 

192 

217 

220 

245 

250 

253 

277 

326 

332 

336 

356 

372 

396 

424 

435 

460 

470 

502

Shale 

Shale---. , 

Sand... 

Coarse-grained sand, small gravel,

18 

17 

18 

2. 

27 

28 

36 

25 

33 

39 

7 

6 2" 

22 

32 

5 

6 

23 

5 

29 

20 

4 

1» 

10 

28 

* t:S 

8 

1

1ST 

3 

15 

5 

17

520 

53r

557 

584 

604 

640 

* , -665- 

698- 

737 

744 

750 

752 

774 

806- 

811 

817 

840 

845- 

874 

903- 

967 

926- 

93fr 

- 958 

961 969* 

970

essess

1,003- 

I,0o8 

1,025-

Well 4

1ft

3

2ft

22

39

35

28

1ft

23

39

18

74

55

23

22

90

71

8

24

27

78

117

152

174

202

OOA

243

282

374

429

A KO

474

564

Shale 

Shale 

15

15

10

9

6

17

10

33

58

: is

46

17

S

36

. 6

IS

2

6

650'

,'.</; 665-

675-

684

690

707

717

 750

808

821 867-

884 887'

923.

, gee

945

947

953

S35237 49-
42 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

MUENSTER

Population in 1940: 599.

Source of information: I. A. Schoech, water superintendent, Feb. 25, 1944.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well; drilled in 1939; depth, 618 feet; diameter, 8}i to 6%

inches, casing perforated from 563 to 618 feet; deep-well turbine pump, pump

set at 270 feet; yield, 78 gallons a minute April 7, 1941. 

Pumpage .(estimated): Average, 25,000 gallons a day in 1943; maximum in

summer, 40,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons; elevated tank, 50,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 186. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis 

[Collected Feb. 25,1944. pH is 8.0. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Sffica (SiOd- ...._._ -.-_-.-'

Iron (Fe)-__-.--. _ ... _ ...

Bicarbonate (HC O3) ---------

Parts 

per 

million

13

.02

2.4

.7

162

3.4

375

Equivalents per 

million

.06

7.05

.09

Sulfate (SOi) --

Chloride (Cl) ..............

Fluoride (F)_ ..............

Nitrate (NOs).

Parts 

per

million

38

12

0

2.0

418

9

Equivalents per 

million

0.79

.34

0

.03

Driller's log

Thickness 

(feet)

9

24

7

35

20

20

38

17

20

13

7

33

12

Depth 

(feet)

9

33

40

95

120

15S

175

200

213

253

265

Thickness 

(feet)

45

35

65

20

15

12

8

5

15

20

32

28

47

1

Depth

(feet)

310

345

410

430

445

457

470

485

510

542

570

617

618

VALLEY VJJUW

Population in 1940: 700.

Source of information: C. T. Nichols, co-owner, Feb. 25, 1944.

Owner: C. T. Nichols and Son.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. Drilled about 1912; depth, 420 feet; deep-well cylinder and pump

jack; stand-by well.

Well 2. Drilled in 1935; depth, 817 feet; diameter, 10 to 6 inches; deep-well 

turbine pump, pump set at 200 feet; static water level reported 50 feet 

below land surface in 1935; yield, 165 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): Average, 40,000 gallons a day in summer; 20,000 gallons

a day in winter.

Storage: Elevated tank, 10,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 150. 

Treatment: None.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 43

Analysis 

{Collected Feb. 25,1944. pH is 8.0. Analyzed by J. H. Rowtey]

Silica (SiOO- - -

Iron (Fe) 

Bicarbonate (HCO3)-- 

Parts 

per 

million

12

.02

1.5

.5

187

2.6

457

Equivalents per 

million

.04

8.11

.07

6.21

Sulfate (SO4) - - 

Chloride (Cl)_________ ........

Fhjoride <F)_.________ ........

Nitrate (NOs) 

Parts 

per 

million

30

6.0

.2

1.2

6

Equivalents per 

million

0.62

.17

.01

.02

COBYBLL COUNTY 

COPPERAS COVE

Population in 1940: 356.

Source of information: Forrest Aldridge, operator, June 3, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. At elevated tank; .drilled in 1925; depth, 652 feet; diameter, 6 inches

(?); deep-well turbine pump and 5-horsepower electric motor; static water

level reported 140 feet below land surface; yield, 40 gallons a minute. 

Well 2. About .25 mile south of well 1; drilled in 1944 by Layne-Texas Co.;

depth, 640 feet; deep-well turbine pump and 20-horsepower electric motor;

yield, 50 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage: No record. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 30,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 130. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 2

[Collected June 3,1946. pH is 7.8. Analyzed by O. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2) -

Iron (Fe)- 

Sodium (Na)_._ __ . ........

Parts 

per 

million

14

.43

27

7.6

760

56

380

Equivalents per 

million

1.35

.62

32.61

1.43

Sulfate (SO4> 

Chloride (Cl)...... ...........

Fluoride (F). .................

Nitrate (NOS) .......... ......

Parts 

per 

million

700

530

4.4

1.8

2,280

OK

Equivalents per 

million

14.57

14.95

00

.03

EVANT

Population in 1940: 500.

Source of information: Jack Elam, owner, June 4, 1946.

Owner: Jack Elam.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. At elevated tank; drilled in 1936; depth, 500 feet, diameter, 6 inches; 

deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 3-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 9 gallons a minute; temperature, 72° F.

Well 2. One block north of well 1; drilled in 1944 by Edward Dyson; depth, 

450 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 3-horsepower electric motor; yield, 5 gallons a minute.

Pumpage: No record.

Storage: Elevated tank, 5,500 gallons.

Number of customers: 100.

Treatment: None.
44 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis, well 1 

{Collected June 4,1946. pH is 7.9. Analyzed by G. B. Cibulka]

SUica (SiO2)~- ----------

Sodium (Na)_--__ __ -... ...

Bicarbonate (HCOi).. .

Parts 

per 

million

65

.52

16

10

412

12

352

Equivalents per 

million

0.80

.82

17.90

.31

5.77

Sulfate (SOO- . ... .... ... ..

Chloride (Cl>... ..............

Nitrate (NO»).~ . 

Parts 

per 

million

334

246

1.8

5.0

1,280

81

Equivalents per 

million

6,95

6.94 .09-

.08

GATESVIULiE

Population in 1940: 3,177.

Source of information: Otho Johflsonj water superintendent, June 4, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 2. East of pump station; drilled; depth, 768 feet; diameter, 8 inches; 

deep-well turbine pump and 20-horsepower electric motor; static water 

level reported 138 feet below land surface; yield, 380 gallons a minute. 

Well 3. North of pump station; drilled; depth, 786 feet, diameter, 10 to8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 2Q-horsepower electric motor; yield,, 

440 gallons a minute.

Pumpage (estimated): 400,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Ground reservoir at pumping station, 96,000 gallons; elevated- tank,.

102,000 gallons. 

Treatment; None.

Analysts, ffidi S

[Collected June 4,1946. pH isrS.O. Anaiyzedrby C. B. Gibraltar}

SUica (SiOi) -- .- . -

Sodium (Na). .

Parts 

million

10

.05

7.8

4.4

435

22

448

Equivalents per 

million

0.39

.36

18. 9f)

.56,

7.34

Sulfate (SO4)- - -----

Chloride (Cl) ..............

Fluoride (F)__ __ . __ __ .

Nitrate (NOs) -

Parts 

-per * 

million

211

293

3.0

4.0

1,210

38

Equivalents per 

million

. 4.39

' 8.26

.16

.06

Drillers' log, city well at swimming pool An City Park

Thickness 

(feet)

12

348

25

5

33

14

10

19

4

Depth 

(feet)

12

360

385

390

423

437

447

466

470

Thickness 

(feet)

70

10

33

8

39

23

17

30

Depth 

(feet)

540

550

583

591

630

653

670

700
PTUSUC WATEB SUPPLIES 45-

Population in 1940: 360.

Source of information: Mrs. F. B. 'Lam, J»ne 3, 19445.

Owner: F. B. Lam.

Source of supply: We;!! at elevated tank; drilled about 1935; depth, 1,187 feet;

diameter, 6 inches; deep-wall turbine-pump and natural-gas engine. 

Puiapage Climated) leverage, 11,500 .'gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, ll,iQQ gallons. 

Number of customers: 125. 

Treatment: None.

[Collected June 3,1946. pH is 8.5. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

mica (Si02)_. ___-.-...___..._

Iron (Fe) ___ . ______ .

Sodium (Na) . .-.- _-.-_

Bicarbonate (HCO3) _.__-. 

farts 

per 

 million 

14

.20

8.1

7.3

402

27

493

Equivalents per 

-million -

0 40

.60

17 48

Sulfate (8OO. --.._...--_ 

Chloride (Cl)__..._ ...........

Nitrate (NO8 ) - 

Parts 

per 

mttHon "

300

166

2.2

1.5

1,170

50

Equivalents per 

natHon

6.25

4.68

.12

.02

DENTON COUNTY 

DENTON

Population hi It40: 11,192.

Source of information: L. R. Burrow, water and light superintendent, Feb. 26,

1944.

Ownership: Municipal. 

Source of supply: Five wells.

Well 1. At northwest corner of power plant; drilled in 1937; depth, 1,142 

feet; diameter, 8% to 5^6 inches, casing perforated from $80 to 1,140 feet; 

deep-well turbine pump and 30-horsepower electric motor, pump set at 

450 feet; yield, 137 gallons a minute; temperature, 78° F.

Well 2. About 50 feet southeast of power plant; drilled about 1937; depth, 

about 1,142 feet; diameter, 6% to 53/ie niches; deep-well turbine pump and 

30-horsepower electric motor, pump set at 450 feet; yield, 138 gallons a 

minute; temperature, 82° F.

Well 3. North of Ward School; drilled hi 1939 by J. L. Myers & Sons; depth, 

1,195 feet; diameter, 10 to 8J4 inches, casing perforated from 1,045 to 1,195; 

deep-well turbine pump and 100-horsepower electric motor, pump set at 

500 feet; static water level, reported 200 feet below land surface; yield, 

490 gallons a minute with drawdown of about 200 feet in 1939; present 

yield, 486 gallons a minute; temperature, 78° F.

Well 4. On McKinney Street, three blocks north of power plant; depth, 

about 1,142 feet; diameter, 13% to 10% niches; deep-well turbine pump 

and 200-horsepower electric motor, pump set at 450 feet; yield, 400 gallons 

a minute.

Well 5. On Sherman Drive near Bell Street; drilled in 1940 by J. L. Myers & 

Sons; depth, 1,132 feet; diameter, 8 to 7 inches, casing perforated below 

1,029 feet; deep-well turbine pump and 100-horsepower electric motor, 

pump set at 550 feet; yield, 286 gallons a minute.

West Denton Well. At corner of Prairie Street and Avenue D; drilled in 

1930 by Q. D. Lewis; depth, 1,156 feet (originally drilled to 1,374 feet and 

plugged back); diameter, 15 to 12 inches, casing perforated from 1,058 to 

1,156 feet, unused; reported salty water.
46 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

January.--- -- ________

February __ .... .............

March.. ______ .........

April..... .........

May __ _____ .

June _ . .

July. ..............

August,. .___.... _ .. _ . ...

September .........

October _ ___ ..

November . .

December.... _ ..

January ..........

March.... ...................

June ...

July............... .

September.. __________ .

October.. _ ___ __

December. __ _ ............

1934

670,000

712, 000

663,000

686, 000

821, 000

1, 350, 000

1, 460, 000

1, 290, 000

776, 000

954, 000

1, 050, 000

688, 000

1935

824, 000

712, 000

819, 000

846,000

817, 000

947, 000

1, 180, 000

1, 200, 000

862, 000

924, 000

824, 000

1940

1, 030, 000

996,000

Q7Q (\f\f\

1, 120, 000

1 99fi ftHA

1, 250, 000

1, 300, 000

1, 200, 000

1, 070, 000

074. ftflft

1936

847, 000

934,000

908,000

1, 090, 000

1, 020, 000

1, 320, 000

1,330,000

1, 680, 000

1, 060, 000

930, 000

952, 000

840,000

1941

1,040,000

1 fl4ft ftfift

1,040,000

1, 100, 000

1, 230, 000

1, 250, 000

1,640,000

1,680,000

1, 490, 000

1, 490, 000

1,290,000

1937

932, 000

826, 000

806, 000

910, 000

1, 070, 000

1, 180, 000

1, 360, 000

1,200,000

840,000

884,000

800,000

755, 000

1942

1,240,000

1, 250, 000

1,300,000

1,380,000

1,400,000

1, 750, 000

1, 500, 000

1, 350, 000

1, 210, 000

1, 080, 000

926, 000

1938

922, 000

843, 000

913, 000

854, 000

951, 000

1,100,000

1, 220, 000

1, 320, 000

1,130,000

1, 130, 000

917, 000

714, 000

1943

1, 040, 000

1,100,000

1,360,000

1, 490, 000

1,540,000

1, 760, 000

1,810,000

1, 870, 000

1,390,000

1,410,000

1,350,000

1, 220, 000

1939

726, 000

818, 000

910, 000

847, 000

1, 080, 000-

1, 110, 000

1, 440, 000

1, 350, 000

1, 290, 000

1,120,000

977, 000

855, 000

1944

1, 350, 000-

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 1,000,000 gallons; elevated tank, 300,00&

gallons.

Number of customers: 4,200. 

Treatment: Chlorination.

[Collected Feb. 28, 1944. pH: Well 1, 8.3; well 2; 8.2; well 3, 8.2; well 4.7.9. Analyzed by J. H. Eowleyl

Silica (SiO2) ... . ... ..

Iron (Pe)__ _ _____

Calcium (Ca)__-._ ........... .. .

Sodium (Na) ___ _ .....

Potassium (K).__.__ _____ ....

Bicarbonate (HCOs). ___ ... _____ . __ __

Sulfate (804) ... ...... ..................... ......

Chloride (01). ................. ......... . .....

Fluoride(F)... ....................................

Nitrate (NOs) ..... ....

Silica (SiOj) ... ....... .... ................ .

Iron (Fe) _ . ___ . ....

Calcium (Ca).. ________ _____ ...........

Magnesium (Mg) ____ . ..........................

Sodium (Na) ____ . __ .....

Potassium (K)_ ....................................

Bicarbonate (HCOs)- __ . __________ . ___

Sulfate (BOO-. . .. ..-

Chloride (01). .....................................

Fluoride (F). ............................... __ ..

Nitrate (NO!) ---------------------------------

Welll

Parts per 

million

13 

.01 

2.2

1.9 

227 

5.3 

445 

106 

26 

.5 

0 

603 

14

Equivalents 

per million

0.11 

.16 

9.86 

.14 

6.02 

2.21 

.73 

.03 

0

Wells

Parts per 

million

t

13 

.01 

2.0 

.5 

226 

' 5.8 

417 

114 

30 

.5 

1.8 

599 

7

Equivalents 

per million

0.10 

.04 

9.82 

.15 

1.10 

2.37 

.85 

.03 

.03

Well 2

Parts per 

million

16 

.02 

1.8 

.4 

231 

5.4 

433 

110 

30 

.5 

1.8 

610 

6

Equivalents 

per million

0.09 

.03 

10.03 

.14 

5.56 

2.29. 

.85 

.03 

.03

WellS

Parts per 

million

16 

.01 

2.2 

.8 

193 

3.4 

379 

93 

18 

.1 

0 

513 

9

Equivalents 

per million

0.11 

.07 

8.39 

.09 

5.03 

1.94 

.51 

.01 

0
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 

Driller's logs

47

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Welll

Whitellime 

White lime. 

White shale... ....

Sand.-- 

6

22

14

100

40

70^n

25

1 *\

20

20

20

75

5

5

35

8

' 15

15

6

28

42

100

110

210

OCA

400

470

KAA

525

540

Kftfl

600

680

682

722

730

760

12

3

23

17

13

7

22

32

45

7

29

16

21

13

7

8

5

3

57

20

20

2

772

775

798

815

828

835

857

889

934

941

970

986-

1,007

1,020

1,027

1,035

1,040

1,043

1,100-

1,12O

1,140

1,142

Well 5

Sand.... __ ------ _____ ...

Rock _ _. _____ . ______

Sand __ -. ___ . ______

Sand rock.. __ .-_. _ ___ ...

Rock - _ _-. _____ .. -.. ....

Rock __ ..-. . _ .- .- . .

Shale 

Hard sand_-._ ___________

3 

12 

27 

12 

4 

2 

3 

97 

10 

150 

62 

8 

28 

80 

17 

2 

11 

2 

10 

7 

11 

5 

22 

7 

8 

6 

11 

13 

7 

2 

13 

40 

4

3 

15 

42 

54 

58 

60 

63 

160 

170 

320 

382 

390 

418 

498 

515 

517 

528 

530 

540 

547 

558 

563 

585 

592 

600 

606 

617 

630 

637 

639 

652 

692 

696

11 

7 

51 

4 

13 

4 

4 

6 

9 

17 

5 

12 

31 

6 

15 

2 

7 

2 

3 

51 

14 

3 

1 

21 

6 

10 

19 

5 

79 

2 

11 

5

70T 

714 

76& 

769 782" 

78& 

790 

796 

805 

822 

827 

839 

870 

87& 

891 

893 

900 

902 

905 

95ft 

970 

973 

974 

995 

1,001 

1,011 

1, 030 

1,035 

1,114 

1,116 

1,127 

1,132
48 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Driller's logs Continued

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth

(feet)

West Denton Well

99

28

17

2O

20

20

38

7

8

30

13

17

58

85

10

20

50

15

20

25

5

4

8

37

13

3

47

18

5

19

6

6

6

4

20

10

15

5

10

99

50

67

70

on

110

TOR

1 ftfl

197

205

235

9J.9

255

272

OOA

415

425

445

AQK

510

555

KftA

564

K7o

580

617

680

7AO

799

709

nOQ

756

760

766

780

784

7QK

one

830

QAZ.

CCA

000

12

4

9

12

5

2

19

4

20

20

14

8

6

8

10

9

5

7

16

4

16

7

7

9

4

3

12

11

11

24

19

36

6

3

5

5

8

3

14

11

9

31

6

6

10

10

875

879

888

900

905

907

926

930

950

970

984

992

998

1,006

1,010

1,025

1,035

1,042

1,058

1,062

1,078

1,085

1,092

1,101

1,105

1,108

1,120

1,123

1,134

1,145

1,156

1,180

1,192

1,228

1,234

1,239

1,242

1,247

1,252

1,260

1,267

1,270

1,284

1,291

1,302

1,311

1,342

1 348

1,354

1,364

1,374

EASTLAND COUNTY 

CISCO

Population in 1940: 4,868.

Source of information: Geo. W. Downie, city secretary, Nov. 1945. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake Cisco, 3 miles north of Cisco on north and west Sandy 

Creeks; capacity of reservoir, 40,000 acre-feet; constructed in 1921.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day, 1944

January .. _ ......

February.- _ ------

March.. --__...-___.

April--- . ..

420,000

420,000

660,000

July..- ......... -

557,000

900,000

1,130,000

480,000
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 49*

Storage: Two concrete standpipes, 165,000 gallons each; steel standpipe, 47,000

gallons. 

Treatment: Aeration, chlorination, part-time treatment with alum and lime,

activated carbon, settling, and filtration.

Analysis 

[Collected Nov. 1945. pH of finished water is 7.3. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO2) . ...

Iron(Fe) ... _____ _ . .......

Calcium (Ca) ...

Sodium (Na) _______ . _____ . __ .... .....

Potassium (K)____. ____ ........................

Bicarbonate (HCO3). __ . _ ... _ ..

SulfateCSOO 

Chloride (Cl). ...... ...............................

Fluoride (F).. _ . _ . __ .. ........... _ .

Nitrate (NOs)..... ..............................

Raw water

Parts per 

million

9.7 

.10 

40 

5.6 

9.8

121 

21 

16 

.2 

0 

175 

123

Equivalents 

per million

1.997 

.461

.424 

1.983 

.437 

.451 

.011 

0

Finished water

Parts per 

million

8.3 

.05 

40 

5.8 

6.0 

4.7 

116 

21 

18 

.2 

0 

175 

124

Equivalents 

per million

1.997

.477 

.263 

.120 

1.901 

.437 

.508 

.011 

0

DBSDEMONA

Population in 1940: 198.

Source of information: W. H. Davis, owner, Feb. 6, 1946.

Owner: W. H. Davis.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. Drilled about 1932; depth 80 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well 

cylinder and pump jack; static water level reported 60 feet below surface 

in 1945. 

Well 2. Forty feet south of well 1; drilled about 1932; depth, 80 feet; diameter,

6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack. 

Pumpage: No record. 

Treatment: None.

Composite analysis, wells 1 andj! 

[Collected Feb. 6, 1946. pH is 7.2. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulta]

Silica (SiO2) __ ... . __ .

Irob (ft))... .......... .......

Calcium (Ca)-_ _______

Sodium (Na)-_ 

Potassium (K]U ___ ... .

Parts 

per 

million

13

117

11

26

6.1

824

Equivalents per 

million

5.84

.90

1.12

.16

5.31

Sulfate (SOt). ................

Chloride (Cl).......... ..

Fluoride (F)___.__ ... ...

Nitrate (NO>). ...... _ ...

Parts 

,per 

million

20

76

0

9.4

450

337

Equivalents per 

million

0.42

2.14

0

.15
CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

EASTLAISTD

Population in 1940: 3,849.

Source of information: A. L. LeClaire, water superintendent, Nov. 1945.

 Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake Eastland, about 1 mile northwest of the city on the north

fork of the Leon River; reservoir capacity, 1,900 acre-feet. Lake was dry

in 1930.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

January......--

March... _ ..

390, 000

344, 000 July.... . .._.__._

43R. 000

778, 000

768, 000

854, 000

September ._

October-...- _ -- --

November .- - -

December. ..------

454, 000

394, 000

350, 000

357, 000

Storage: Two standpipes on hill, total capacity, 950,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,062.

Treatment: Alum, lime, chlorination, lime and ammonium chloride, activated 

carbon at times, settling, no filtration.

Analysis

[Collected Nov. 1945. pH: Raw water, 7.1; finished water, 8.8. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO2)-~ ... . .. - - . . ..

Iron (Fe)_ ........ _ ..... . ................ ...

Calcium (Ca)

Magnesium (Mg). __ .... ___ . _________ .

Potassium (K) . __ _ ... _ .

Bicarbonate (HCO3) ____________ _. .... ..

Sulfate (S0«). .___...__ .............................

Chloride (Cl)___ ..................................

Huoride (>).. . __ . _____ . _ ... ___

Nitrate (NO3 ) .. . ...

Dissolved solids. ______________ . ........

Raw water

Parts per 

million

7.3 

.75 

27 

3.1

} »

88 

10 

15 

.4 

.2 

158 

80

Equivalents 

per million

1.348 

.255

.494

1.442 

.208 

.423 

.021 

.003

Finished water

Parts per 

million

3.1

.04 

34 

3.4 

( 7.2 

{ 5.4 

54 

48 

19 

0 

0 

158 

99

Equivalents 

per million

1.697 

.280 

.313 

.138 

.893 

.999 

.536 

0 

0

» GORMAN

Population in 1940: 1,157.

Source of information: B. C. Eppler, water superintendent, Feb. 6, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

^Source of supply: Five wells.

Well 1. At city pumping station; drilled in 1944 by Charles Gordon; depth, 

100 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack; yield, 25 

gallons a minute.

Well 2. Forty feet north of well 1; dug about 1914; depth, 84 feet; diameter, 

6 feet, brick curb; two deep-well cylinders and pump jacks; yield, 30 

gallons a minute each.

Well 4. Forty feet north of well 2; drilled in 1920 by Bradford Bros.; depth, 

120 feet; diameter, 10 inches; deep-well cylinder pump jack; yield, 30 gallons a minute.
PUBLIC WATEB SUPPLIES 51

Source of supply Continued

Well 5. One hundred fifty feet northeast of well 4; drilled in 1924 by Bradford 

Bros.; depth, 106 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well cylinder and.pump 

jack; yield, 30 gallons a minute.

Well 6. Sixty feet north of well 5; drilled in 1924 by Bradford Bros.; depth, 

106 feet; diameter ,8 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack; static water 

level, reported 40 feet below the surface when well was repaired in 1945; 

yield, 25 gallons a minute.

Pumpage: 150,000 gallons a day in summer, 85,000 gallons a day in winter. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 100,000 gallons; concrete ground reservoir, 19,000

gallons. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis 

[Collected Feb. 6,1946. pH: Wells 1 and 6, each 7.2. Analyzed by O. B. Oibulka]

Silica (SiOi). ...... ... ... .... .

Calcium (Ca)_.. ... ... _ ..

Sulfate (8Oi). ................

Chloride (Cl). ...... ..........

Fluoride (F).... ...........

Nitrate (NOi).............

Total hardness as CaCO3 . ....

Welll

Parts per 

million

10 

.30 

226 

15 

91 

13 

402 

45 

311 

0 

30 

939 

626

Equivalents per 

million

Well 2

Parts per 

million

14

.16 

285 

17 

116 

10 

408 

89 

409 

0 

54 

1,200 

782

Equivalents per 

million

Well 6

Parts per 

million

14

.08 

181 

14 

30 

12 

396 

45 

147 

0 

13 

742 

509

Equivalents per 

million

9.03 

1.15 

1.30 

.31 

6.49 

.94 

4.15 

0 

.21

RANGER

Population in 1940: 4,553.

Source of information: M. H. Alexander, plant operator, Nov., 1945. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply; Lake Haganaan, at head of Palo Pinto Creek, 2J^ miles northeast 

of Ranger; capacity of lake, about 1,250 acre-feet.

Average pumpage in gallons a day

1943

298,000

402, 000

1944

°81 000

1945

278, 000

qno nnn

OQI nnn

317 000

391 000

July.. ... - 

December

1943

510, 000

506,000

327 000

oQn nnn

OQQ nnn

226 000

1944

390,000

412,000

278, 000

282,000

268,000

1945

413, 000

470, 000

247 ' 000

Storage: Clear well at pumping station, 50,000 gallons; standpipe on hill,

500,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,150. 

Treatment: Aeration, prechlorination, alum and lime, settling, rapid filtration,

postchlorination.
52 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis 

[Collected Nov. 1945. pH: Raw water, 7.2; finished! water, 7.3. Analyzed by J. 3. ftowley]

Silica(SiO2) . - - 

Iron(Fe)_-._-- _ -.... __ _-.-. _ _______ _ _.-.-.

Sodium (Na) ~ -_ - -_---_-_-- .-

Bicarbonate (HCO3). ......... __ ................

Sulfate (SO4) -------------_--------------------.-

Chloride (Cl). ............................... ......

Nitrate (NO_).___ _______ _____ -...-..---. _

Haw water

Parts per 

million

5.0 

.11 

39 

6.2

} 38 

102 

18 

73 

.2 

0 

248 

123

Equivalents 

per million

1.947 

.510

1.660

1.672 

.375 

2.069 

.011 

0

Finished water

Parts per 

million

2.0 

.04 

44 

6.8 

f 32 

I 4.9 

91 

35 

72 

0 

0 

263 

138

Equivalents 

per million

2.196 

.559 

1.372 

.125 

1.492 

.729 

2.031 

0 

0

RISING STAR

Population in 1940: 1,198.

Source of information: C. F. Carroll, water superintendent, Jan. 4, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Five wells.

Well 1. At city hall; drilled in 1922; depth, 70 feet; diameter, 10 inchesdeep-well turbine pump and 7%-horsepower electric motor; static water 

level reported 20 feet below land:-surf ace; yield, 30 gallons a minute. 

Well 2. One block southwest of city hall; dug in 1933; depth, 60 feet; diameter, 5 feet; jet pump and 3-horsepower electric motor; yield, 20 gallons 

a minute.

Well 3. Five blocks west of city hall; drDled about 1940; depth, 70 feet; 

diameter, 6 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 3-horsepower electric 

motor; yield, 30 gallons a minute.

Well 4. Seven blocks northwest of city hall; drilled in 1941; depth, 75 feet; 

diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump a»d 3-horsepowetf electric 

motor; yield, 30 gallons a minute.

Well 5. Two blocks south of city hall; drilled in 1944; depth, 75 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 3-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 30 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage: 187,000 gallons a day in summer; estimated 130,000 gallons a day in

winter.

Storage: Elevated tank, 55,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 300. 

Treatment: None.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 53

Analysis 

[Collected Feb. 4,1946. pH: Well 1, 7.3; well 6,7.0. Analyzed by 0. B. Cibulka]

Iron(Fe) ,-.- .-. . ,....___

Calcium (Ca)-.. -. .- - . -.

Magnesium (Mg) ________ . __ .. __ ... __

Sodium (Na) --------- __ .__. ..-. ._-.____

Bicarbonate (HCCh)---------------- -- ... ..

Sulfate(SO4)- ....

Chloride (Cl)- ._. _ __ 

Fluoride (F)_ _ .... _ . __ .... ....

Nitrate(NOs)-.. __- _ 

Welll

Parts per 

million

16 

.04 

98 

46 

30 

5.6 

398 

30 

105 

0 

0 

569 

434

Equivalents 

per million

4.80 

3.78 

1.29 

.14 

6.52 

.62 

2.96 

0 

0

Well 5

Parts per 

million

22 

.08 

111 

30 

106 

9.3 

426 

62 

143 

.2 

35 

883 

400

Equivalents 

per million

5.54 

2.47 

4.62 

.24 

6.98 

1.29 

4.03 

.01 

.56

EBATH COUNTY

DTJBUN

Population in 1940: 2,646.

Source of information: W. M. Fewell, city secretary, Nov., 1945.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Five wells, all at city pumping station.

Well 1. Drilled about 1911; depth, about 500 feet; diameter, 8 to 6 inches;

deep-well turbine pump; yield, 90 gallons a minute. 

Well 2. Drilled about 1911; depth., 330 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well

cylinder and steam engine; (unuSed). 

Well 3. Drilled; depth, about 350 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder

and steam engine. 

Well 4. Drilled; depth, 330 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump

and electric motor; yield, 80 gallons a minute.

Well 5. Owned by Missouri-Kansas & Texas Railroad Co., used by city; 

depth, about 330 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump; yield, 

76 gallons a minute.

Frisco well. East of railroad station; drilled hi 1944; depth, 106 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 75 

gallons a minute. 

Pumpage: No record. 

Storage: Standpipe, 60,000 gallons; two concrete ground storage reservoirs,

capacity unknown. 

Number of customers: 750, 

Treatment: None.
54 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis 

[Collected Nov., 1945. pH: Well 4,6.9; Frisco well, 7.3. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica(SiOj) - -----. .. 

Chloride (01). .....................................

Fluoride (F). ______ . _______________

Nitrate (NO3)~ -.... - - --.. .

Well 4

Parts per 

million

15 

.4 

79 

33 

11 

4.1 

380 

22 

17 

.2 

2.2 

371 

332

Equivalents 

per million

3.94 

2.71 

.47 

.10 

6.23 

.46 

.48 

.01 

.04

Frisco well

Parts per 

million

11 

.10 

204 

8.3 

18 

7.4 

332 

132 

59 

0 

124 

778 

543

Equivalents 

per million

10.18 

.6S- 

.80 

.19 

5.44 

2.75 

1.66- 

0 

2.00-

STEPHEN VlULiE

Population in 1940: 4,768.

Source of information: J. P. Anderson, water superintendent, Nov. 1945.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Five wells.

Well 1. At elevated tank; drilled in 1924 by W. A. Walker; depth, 600 feet;, 

diameter, 10 to 8 inches; pumped with air; static water level, 256 feet; 

yield, 200 gallons a minute with drawdown of 31 feet.

Well 2. North of ground storage reservoir; drilled in 1932 by W. A. Walker; 

depth, 372 feet; diameter, 10 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 30-horsepower electric motor; yield, 250 gallons a minute.

Well 3. West of ground storage reservoir; drilled in 1938 by J. B. Tatum; 

depth, 370 feet; diameter, 12}^ inches; deep-well turbine pump and 40- 

horsepower electric motor; yield, 300 gallons a minute.

Well 4. One block northeast of pumping .station; drilled in 1940 by E. E. 

Thate; depth, 370 feet; diameter, 10 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 

30-horsepower electric motor; yield, 250 gallons a minute. 

Well 5. 500 feet northwest of pumping station; drilled in 1943 by C. Galloway; depth, 370 feet; diameter, 10 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 

40-horsepower electric motor; yield, 300 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): Maximum, 1,250,000 gallons a day; winter average, about.

800,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Elevated tank, 100,000 gallons; ground reservoir, 750,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,740. 

Treatment: None.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 55

Analysis 

[Collected Nov. 1945. pH of wells 3 and 5, each 7.0. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Iron (Fe) ____ ______________ . .....

Sulfate (SO4) . . ...................

Chloride (Cl).. .- ............... ..

Fluoride (F)_ ___ . _______ ..................

Nitrate (NOj).. ... ... _ ..

Well 3

Parts per 

million

16 

.10 

90 

38 

9.7 

5.2 

383 

39 

36 

.2 

2.2 

432 

380

Equivalents 

per million

4.49 

3.12 

.42 

.13 

6.28 

.81 

1.02 

.01 

.04

WellS

Parts per 

million

16 

.10 

76 

29 

19 

5.0 

 341 

27 

33 

.0 

2.5 

377 

308

Equivalents 

per million

3.79' 

2.38 

.82 

.13 5.59' 

.56 

.93- 

0 .04.

Driller's log, well 3

Clay..... _ .. ............

Shale 

Shale.-- ..... ... .... ...

Do.... ____

Shale 

Thickness 

(feet)

6

2

7

7

3

11

4

0/1

17

10

4

Depth 

(feet)

12

14

35

42

45

56

60

on

98

115

148

152

Shale 

Water. -----------------------

Redbed-_____ ____ _____ ... . 

Thickness 

(feet)

16

2

10

4

26

5

5

20

33

3

14

10

7

44

Depth 

(feet)

168. 170-

180'

184 210'

215 220-

240'

273

276 290'

300-

307

351

FOABD COUNTY 

CROWELL

Population in 1940: 1,817.

Source of information: H. N. Roberts, consulting engineer, June 21, 1945. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Six wells about 8 miles north-northeast of Crowell and about 

2 miles north-northeast of Margaret.

Well 1. On extreme end of east fork of pipe line from Margaret pumping; 

station; drilled in 1944 by Bud Daniel; depth, 29 feet; diameter, 12 inches^ 

gravel walled to 42 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 1-horsepower 

electric motor; yield, 20 gallons a minute.

Well 2. Three hundred feet west of well 1; drilled in 1944 by Bud Daniel; 

depth, 37 feet; diameter, 12 inches, gravel walled to 42 inches; deep-well 

turbine pump and 1-horsepower electric motor; yield, 20 gallons a minuteWell 3. Three hundred feet west of well 2; drilled in 1944 by Bud Daniel; 

depth, about 30 feet; diameter, 12 inches, gravel walled to 42 inches-;
CENTRAL ANI> NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Source of supply Continued

deep-well turbine pump and 1-horsepower electric motor; yield, 20 gallons 

a minute.

Well 4. Center well of group of 3 wells on north fork of pipe line from Margaret 

pumping station; drilled in 1944 by Bud Daniel; depth, 27.5 feet; diameter, 

12 inches, gravel walled to 42 inches, deep-well turbine pump and 1-horsepower electric motor; yield, 20 gallons a minute.

Well-5. Three hundred feet north of well 4; drilled hi 1944 by Bud Daniel; 

depth, 27.5 feet; diameter, 12 inches, gravel walled to 42 inches; deep-well 

turbine pump and 1-horsepower electric motor; yield, 20 gallons a minute.

Well 6. Three hundred feet south of well 4; drilled in 1944 by Bud Daniel; 

depth, 25 feet; diameter, 12 inches, gravel walled to 42 inches; deep-welj 

turbine pump and 1-horsepower electric motor; yield, 20 gallons a minute

Average pumpage in gallons a day, 1945

85,000

70,000

64,000

April............ . 64,000

106,000

131, 000

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir at Margaret pumping station, 50,000 gallons; 

concrete ground reservoir at Crowell, 50,000 gallons; elevated tank, 75,000 

gallons.

Number of customers: 402. 

Treatment: Chlorination.

Analysis 

[Collected June 21,1945. pH: Well 1, 7.5; well 3, 7.6; well 5, 7.7. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (Si02)-. - 

Sodium and potassium (Na+

Sulfate (S04)----,-- - 

Chloride (CD 

Nitrate (NOs) ----------

Total hardness as CaCO3 _ 

Well 1

Parts per 

million

17 

.05 

62 

26

23 

265 

56 

11 

1.0 

22 

349 

262

Equivalents per 

million

3.09 

2.14

.99 

4.34 

1.17 

.31 

.05 

.35

Well 3

Parts per 

million

19 

.10 

90 

36

51 

300 

131 

40 

1.0 

51 

573 

372

Equivalents per 

million

4.49 

2.96

2.20 

4.92 

2.73 

1.13 

.05 

.82

Well5

Parts per 

million

17 

.05 

68 

41

43 

317 

88 

29 

1.0 

44 

487 

338

Equivalents per 

million

3.39 

3.37

1.85 

5.20 

1.83 

.82 

.05 

.71

Driller's log, test well 33

Thickness 

(feet)

5

5

2

2

4

1

Depth 

(feet)

5

10

12

14

18

19

Thickness 

(feet)

4

4

2

9

1

Depth 

(feet)

20

28

30

39

4fl
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 57

QILLESPIE COUNTY 

FREDERICKSBURG

Population in 1940: 3,544.

Source of information: Herman Rusche, assistant water superintendent, May 17,

1946.

Ownership: Municipal. 

Source of supply: Four wells, 5 miles southeast of town, near the river.

Welll. Drilled by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 210 feet; diameter, 16 to 8% 

inches; deep-well turbine pump and 7}4-horsepower electric motor; static 

water level, 42 feet below land surface Apr. 14, 1939; yield, 145 gallons a 

minute, with a drawdown of 23 feet after 6 hours of pumping; temperature, 

68° F.

Well 2. Drilled in 1935 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 39 feet; diameter, 8 

inches, gravel walled to a diameter of 40 inches; well tested at 350 gallons 

a minute; not used at present; static water level, 28 feet below land surface 

Nov. 27, 1935.

Well 3. Drilled in 1939 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 260 feet; diameter, 15 

to 12 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 20-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 550 gallons a minute, with drawdown of 9 feet after 9 hours of pumping.

Well 4. Drilled in 1944 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 260 feet; diameter, 16 

to 12% inches; deep-well turbine pump and 30-horsepower electric motor; 

static water level, 51.27 feet below land surface Apr. 17, 1946; yield, 550 

gallons a minute, with drawdown of 11 feet. 

Pumpage: Average, 200,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 300,000 gallons; elevated tank, 100,000

gallons.

Number of customers: 802. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis 

[Collected May 17,1946. pH: Well 1, 7.7; well 2, 7.4; well 3, 7% Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Siliea (SiO2).... ..............

fiulf ate (S CM -- 

Chloride (Cl). ...... ....... 

Nitrate (NO3)-- - -.

Total hardness as CaCOs--.-.

Welll

Parts per 

million

14 

.88 

92 

47 

35 

7.8 

358 

36 

117 

.4 

14 

578 

423

Equivalents per 

million.

4.59 

3.87 

1.51 

.20 

5.87 

.75 

3.30 

.02 

.23

Well 2

Parts per 

million

15 

.12 

96 

47 

32 

7.4 

357 

36 

120 

.2 

15 

583 

433

Equivalents per 

million

4.79 

3.87 

1.38 

. 19 

5.85 

.75 

3.38 

.01 

.24

Well 3

Parts per 

million.

17 

2.3 

121 

55 

66 

10 

412 

53 

192 

0 

25 

827 

528

Equivalents per 

million

6.04 

4.52 

2.85 

.26 

6.75 

1.10 

5.42 

0 

.40

835237 49-
58 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS 

Driller's logs

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Welll

80

5

7

28

18

19

80

85

92

120

138

157

5

8

5

5

25

5

162

170

180

205

Well 3

6

12

21

46

5

6

4

10

6

18

39

85

90

96

100

110

17

28

30

3

47

4

16

5

127

155

185

235

OOQ

255

260

Well 4

6

12

22

44

6

3

9

25

6

18

40

84

90

93

102

127

30

18

8

47

5

1

4

157

175

183

230

235

236

HAMILTON COUNTY 

FAIRY

Population in 1940: 117.

Source of information: M. E. Parks, Mar. 19, 1946.

Owner: M. E. Parks and others.

Source of supply: Well 100 yards northwest of M. E. Parks General Store; drilled

by W. L. Jones; depth, 400 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and

windmill.

Pumpage: No record.

Storage: Two elevated tanks, 5,000 and 7,500 gallons. 

Number of customers: 10. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1

[Collected Mar. 19,1946. pH is 7.9. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiOj) -- - 

Iron (Fe)-__-._-. ............

Sodium (Na). -_-_..--____.._

Potassium (K)-_ ___ . __ _

Bicarbonate (HCO3 ) .......

Parts 

per 

million

9.6

1.7

14

158

12

284

Equivalents per 

million

. 1.20

1.15

6.85

.31

4.66

Sulfate(S04 )... ...... ........

Chloride (Cl)_. . ...........

Nitrate (NOs)...-. ...-.-

Total hardness as CaCO3 .---_

Parts 

per 

million

158

52

1.0

2.2

571

118

Equivalents per 

million

3.29

1.47

.05

.04
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 59

HAMILTON

Population in 1940: 2,725.

Source of information: Charles Taylor, city secretary, Mar. 19, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake on Two-Mile Creek 2 miles east of city, constructed about

1923; capacity, 1,614 acre-feet. 

Pumpage: Average, 160,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Concrete reservoir one-half mile west of city limits, 120,000 gallons;

elevated tank, 100,000 gallons; elevated tank, 50,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 675. 

Treatment: Chlorination.

Analysis of raw water

{Collected Mar. 19,1946. pH is 8.0. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO2)- __ ... __ .

Iron (Fe) ______ . .........

Sodium (Na)._ --.- ..

Bicarbonate (HCO3).-. ......

Parts 

per 

million

7.8

.22

59

5.2

9.4

4.8

183

Equivalents per 

million

9 Q45

498

.410

191

3.000

Sulfate (SO4) _ .. ...

Chloride (Cl) . ... .

Nitrate (NOj)... .. _

Parts 

per 

million

25

13

.2

.5

226

169

Equivalents per 

million

0.520

.367

.011

.008

mco

Population in 1940: 1,242.

Source of information: Roy Barnett, water superintendent, Mar. 19, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. Drilled; dept, about 1,200 feet, plugged back to 350 feet; diameter, 

12 inches; deep-well double-acting cylinder and pump jack and electric 

motor; temperature, 71° F.

Well 2. Drilled about 1915; depth, 335 feet; diameter, 7 inches; deep-well 

turbine pump and 15-horsepower electric motor; yield, 140 gallons a 

minute.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

April ______ . .............

1945

51,000

51,600

49,000

105,000

65,000

75,000

1946

65, 000 July 

1945

87,000

73,000

73,000

78,000

60,000

72,000

1946

Storage: Concrete settling basin, 100,000 gallons; two standpipes, 75,000 gallons

each. 

Treatment: Aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filters, and chlorination.
60 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

[Collected Mar. 19, 1946. pH: Well 1, 7.4; well 2, 8.4. Analyzed by J. H. RowleyJ

8ilic&(8iO3)........ ................................

Sulfate (804) 

Chloride (01)... 

Fluoride (F)_ 

Nitrate (NO3) 

Well 1 (raw water)

Parts per 

million

13 

2.2 

70 

36 

20 

8.4 

350 

47 

29 

.2 

0 

405 

322

Equivalents 

per million

3.49 

2.96 

.89 

.21 

5.74 

.98 

.82 

.01 

0

Well 2 (finished water)

Parts per 

million

13 

.06 

6.1 

29 

34 

5.4 

150 

49 

29 

.2 

.2

Equivalents 

per million

0.304 

2.385 

1.477 

.138 

2.452 

1.020 

.818 

.011 

.003

HABDEMAN COUNTY 

CHIUUCOTHE

Population in 1940: 1,423.

Source of information: Earnest Tedmore, water superintendent, Sept. 20, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Four wells.

Well 1. Dug in 1917; depth, 80 feet; diameter, 18 feet; triplex cylinder pump 

and electric motor: static water level, 40 feet below land surface; yield, 

100 gallons a minute. 

Well 2. Dug in 1921; depth, 75 feet; diameter, 20 feet; triplex cylinder pump

and electric motor; yield, 400 gallons a minute. 

Well 3. Dug in 1929; depth, 50 feet; diameter, 8 feet; deep-well turbine pump

and electric motor; yield, 200 gallons a minute. 

Well 4. Drilled in 1946; depth, 35 feet; diameter, 12 inches; deep-well turbine

pump and electric motor; yield, 35 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): 200,000 gallons a day in summer, 75,000 gallons a day in

winter. 

Storage: Four concrete ground reservoirs, total capacity 150,000 gallons; two

elevated tanks, 50,000 gallons each. 

Number of customers: 500. 

Treatment: Chlorination.

Analysis, well 1

[Collected Sept. 20, 1946. pH is 7.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOi)........ ..........

Calcium (Ca)._ ________

Bicarbonate (HCOs)- 

Parts 

per 

million

26

.12

80

29

57

4.2

328

Equivalents per 

million

3.99

3.99

2.38

.11

5.38

Sulfate (SO4). 

Chloride (Cl)__ 

Fluoride (F) .............

Nitrate (NO3) ... . 

Parts 

per 

million

62

52

.2

51

523

318

Equivalents per 

million

1.29

1.47

.01

.82
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES

QTJANAH

Population in 1940: 3,767.

Source of information: C. Lacy, manager, Sept. 20, 1946. 

Owner: Quanah Water Co.

Source of supply: Seven wells in 2 well fields 1 well field 8 miles north of town 

and 1 well field 10/4 miles northeast of town along the Red River sand dunes. 

Well field 8 miles north of town:

Well 1. Dug in 1924; depth, 62 feet; diameter, 5 feet; deep-well turbine

pump and electric motor; yield, 250 gallons a minute. 

Well field 10}£ miles northeast of town:

Well 1. Drilled in 1931 by Southern Union Gas Co.; depth, 100 feet; 

diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; static 

water level, 23 feet below land surface; yield, 100 gallons a minute. 

-Well 2. Drilled in 1931 by Southern Union Gas Co.; depth, 100 feet; 

diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 100 

gallons a minute.

Well 3. Drilled in 1931 by Southern Union Gas Co.; depth, 100 feet; 

diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 100 

gallons a minute.

Well 4. Drilled in 1939 by the Southern Union Gas Co.; depth, 100 feet; 

diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 100 

gallons a minute.

Well 5. Drilled in 1939 by the Southern Union Gas Co.; depth, 100 feet; 

diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 100 

gallons a minute.

Well 6. Drilled in 1939 by Southern Union Gas Co.; depth, 100 feet; 

diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 100 

gallons a minute. 

Pumpage: 500,000 to 600,000 gallons a day in summer, 300,000 to 450,000 gallons

a day in winter.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 500,000 gallons; elevated tank, 125,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,200. 

Treatment: Chlorination.

Analysis of composite sample 

[Collected Sept. 20,1946. pH is 7.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOj)___.___ __ . __ _

Iron (Fe) ...... ............

Calcium (Ca).---. .--.-.. ....

Magnesium (Mg).... ........

Sodium (Na)_ _ .-.. __ . ...

Bicarbonate (HOOs)--- _ ...

Parts 

per 

million

16

.07

167

33

34

4.0

264

Equivalents per 

million

8.34

2.71

1.49

.10

4.33

Sulfate (S04) - - .. 

Chloride (Cl) .................

Muoride (F) ........ ..........

Nitrate (NO.)..._. ..

Parts 

per 

million

332

28

0

38

809

552

Equiva-' 

lents per 

million

6.91

.79

0

.61
62 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Driller's log, well 1 10% miles northeast of Quanah

Surface soil __ . ..................

Sandy clay __ . ______ . .....

Roek__.___ __ . ____ . _ ......

Thickness 

(feet)

2

3

7

3

14

2

4

6

5

3

Depth 

(feet)

2

5

12

15

34

36

40

46

56

59

Thickness 

(feet)

5

2

7

1

8

2

2

7

2

Depth 

(feet)

64

66

73

74

76

84

86

88

95

98

100

HASKELL COUNTY

Population in 1940: 3,051.

Source of information: J. Belton Dun can, city secretary, Mar. 17, 1944.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Five wells.

Well 1. Three and one-half blocks south of courthouse; dug in 1906; depth,

20 feet; stand-by well. 

Well 2. Three and one-half blocks south of courthouse, just north of well 1;

dug in 1906; depth, 20 feet; stand-by well.

Well 3. Three blocks west and 9>2 blocks north of northwest corner of courthouse square; dug in 1926; depth, 36 feet; diameter, 20 feet; centrifugal 

pump and electric motor.

Well 4. One-half block south and one-half block west of southeast corner 

of courthouse square; dug by Mart Clifton in 1928; depth, 28 feet; diameter, 20 feet; centrifugal pump and electric motor, capacity, 400 gallons a 

minute; static water level, 19 feet below land surface on Mar. 17, 1944. 

Well 5. One-half block south of southeast corner of courthouse square; 

dug by Mart Clifton in 1928; 28 feet, diameter, 20 feet; centrifugal pump 

and electric motor, capacity 400 gallons a minute; static water level, 19 

feet below land surface on Mar. 17, 1944. 

Pumpage {estimated) : Average, 500,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 159,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 540. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 5 

[Collected Mar. 17, 1944. pH is 7.6. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiOs),.. ...............

Parts 

per 

million

91

09

151

92

991

10

399

Equivalents per 

million

7.54

7.57

9 60

.26

6.54

Sulfate (SO4) - - 

Chloride (Cl).. ...... 

Nitrate (NOs)... .... ... ... ...

Parts 

per 

million

251

365

1.2

177

1,490

756

Equivalents per 

million

5.23

10.29

.06

2.85
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 63

ROCHESTER

Population in 1940: 611.

Source of information: J. A. Hudspeth, water superintendent, Mar. 24, 1944.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well at east side of elevated tank; dug in 1926; depth, 54 feet; 

diameter, 12 feet; deep-well turbine pump and 15-horsepower electric motor, 

pump set at 35 feet; static water level, 15 feet below land surface on Mar. 24, 

1944; static water level reported 46 feet below land surface when dug; yield, 

350 gallons a minute in 1944.

Storage: Elevated tank, 55,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 140.

Treatment: None.

[Collected Mar. 24,1946. pH is 7.6. Analyzed by J. H. Eowley]

Silica (SlOj) - _ 

Iron(Fe). ... _________

Calcium (Ca). . _______

Sodium (Na)_. ...............

Bicarbonate (HCO3) _ - __

Parts 

per 

million

21

.14

75

17

5.2

333

Equivalents per 

million

3.74

1.40

4.73

.13

5.46

Sulfate (SO4 ) ___ - -_

Chloride (Cl)....... . . . ..

Nitrate (NO3)~- 

Parts 

per 

million

59

43

.6

129

623

257

Equivalents per 

million

1.23

1.21

.03

2.08

Driller's log

Thickness 

(feet)

4

42

Depth 

(feet)

4

46

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

KA

54

RULE

Population in 1940: 1,195.

Source of information: J. Ben Sellers, water superintendent, Mar. 20, 1944.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well at elevated tank; dug by D. H. Head in 1923; depth, 45 

feet; diameter, 18 feet, curbed with concrete block 8 by 8 by 14 inches; centrifugal 

pump and 30-horsepower electric motor; static water level, 32.0 feet below land 

surface on Mar. 20, 1944; static water level reported about 28 feet when dug; 

drawdown 8.5 feet after pumping 445 gallons a minute for 89 minutes on Mar. 

21, 1944.

Pumpage: Average, 96,000 gallons a day in 1943.

Storage: Elevated tank, 55,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 285.

Treatment: None.
64 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis 

[Collected Mar. 21,1944. pH is 7.8. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiOa) ............

Bicarbonate (HCOa) ---------

Parts 

per 

million

21

.05

91

24

114

6.6

362

Equivalents per 

million

4.54

1.97

4.97

.17

5.93

SulfateCSCW- ___ . _ -. -.

Chloride (Cl)._.. ... ..

Fluoride (F)..................

Nitrate (NOs)- -------

Parts 

per 

million

57

73

.4

152

717

326

Equivalents per 

million

1.19

2.0&

.02

2.45

HOOD COUNTY 

GRANBURY

Population in 1940: 1,166.

Source of information: Jack Brown, city secretary, Aug. 13, 1942.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Four wells.

Well 1. Drilled; depth, 175 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well turbine pump

and 10-horsepower electric motor; yield, 75 gallons a minute. 

Well 2. Drilled in 1933 by J. Hall; depth, 160 feet; deep-well turbine and

7J4-horsepower electric motor; yield, 65 gallons a minute. 

Well 3. Drilled in 1939 by Carlisle & Miller; depth, 685 feet; diameter, 10 

to 6% inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric moto/; yield, 75 gallons 

a minute.

Well 4. Drilled in 1940 by C. H. Stoner; depth, 176 feet; diameter, 10 to 8 

inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 75 gallons a 

minute.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

April --

1941

135, 000

153,000

111,000

162,000

1942

158,000

157,000

135, 000

156, 000

July-.. ....

1941

126,000

137,000

166,000

1942

137,000

137,000

201,000

1941

142,000

141,000

132,000

123,000

1942

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 200,000 gallons; standpipe, about 100,000

gallons.

Number of customers: 300. 

Treatment: Hypochlorination.

Analysis, well S 

[Collected Aug. 13,1942. Analyzed by B. Irelan]

Iron (Fe) . -._ _

Calcium (Ca)___ ___ . ......

(Na+K)-. ........

Bicarbonate (HC O3) - - . .. . . - -

Parts 

per 

million

0.08

9 Q

.8

216

406

Equivalents per 

million

0.14

.06

9.38

6.67

Sulfate (SOO-..-. _ . . __ -

Chloride (CD ...........

Nitrate (NO3)_ ..... ...

Parts 

per 

million

84

41

0

574

10

Equivalents per 

million

1.75

1.16

0
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 65

Driller's log, well 8

Thickness 

(feet)

6

19

10

26

77

7

26

2

35

49

15

26

51

4

Depth 

(feet)

6

25

00

40

69

QQ

175

182

208

245

314

o.4n

391

395

doe shale

Thickness 

(feet)

25

6

21

3

7

8

19

14

10

2

14

24

6

93

25

13

Depth 

(feet)

420

426

447

450

457

465

484

498

508

510

524

548

554

647

672

685

Population in 1940: 300.

Source of information: Otis Tipton, operator, Nov. 1945.

Owner: David Pope.

Source of supply: Well 1% miles east of Lipan; dug several years ago; depth, 50 

feet; diameter, 5 feet; two deep-well cylinders and pump jacks; static water 

level, 28 feet below land surface; yield, 40 gallons a minute.

Pumpage (estimated): 12,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Elevated tank, 20,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 63.

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Nov. 1945. pH is 7.0. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

.

Silieia (SiO?). __.... _ .... ...

Bicarbonate (HCOs). _._.____

Parts 

per 

million

16

.10

117

16

12

4.4

357

Equivalents per 

million

C QA

' 1 V>

.11

5.85

Sulfate (S04). . -- 

Chloride (01) - 

Fluoride (F)__ ...............

Parts 

per 

million

23

25

.4

45

477

358

Equivalents per 

million

0.48

.71

.02

.73

JACK COUNTY

BRYSON

Population in 1940: 806.

Source of information: W. L. McCloud, water superintendent, Sept. 21, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Eight wells

Well 1. Drilled in 1937 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 240 feet; diameter, 

7 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 3-horsepower electric 

motor; static water level, 129 feet below land surface; yield, 6 gallons a 

minute.
66 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Source of supply Continued

Well 2. Drilled in 1937 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 249 feet; diameter,

7 to 5% inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and electric motor;

yield, 4 gallons a minute. 

Well 3. Drilled in 1937 by Nathan Harlan; depth, 235 feet; diameter,

5% inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 3-horsepower electric

motor; yield, 6 gallons a minute. 

Well 4. Drilled in 1938 by Mr. Pace; depth, 235 feet; diameter, 7

inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 3-horsepower electric motor;

yield, 5 gallons a minute. 

Well 5. Drilled in 1938 by Mr. Pace; depth, 235 feet; diameter, 7

inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and electric motor; yield, 6

gallons a minute. 

Well 6. Drilled in 1938 by Mr. Pace; depth, 235 feet; diameter, 5

inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and electric motor; yield, 6

gallons a minute. 

Well 7. Drilled in 1946 by W. L. Thedford; depth, 300 feet; diameter

5% inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and electric motor; yield,

8 gallons a minute. 

Well 8. Drilled in 1946 by W. L. Thedford; depth, 250 feet; diameter,

5% inches; pump not installed; yield on test, 10 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage: Average, 35,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons; elevated tank, 50,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 156. 

Treatment: Chlorination.

Analysis 

[Collected Sept. 21,1946. pH: Wells 1 and 3 each 7.8; well 6, 7.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2). .................

Iron (Fe). ___________

Calcium (Ca) _________

Sodium (Na)_. ...............

Potassium (K)____ ____ . ...

Sulfate (SO4).. ...............

Chloride (Cl)_. __.___. ........

Fluoride (F). ____ . ........

Nitrate (NO8). ...............

Total harduess as CaCOs. __

Welll

Parts per 

million

8.0 

4.3 

10 

3.3 

325 

23 

414 

148 

196 

1.4 

2.2 

921 

38

Equivalents per 

million

0.50 

.27 

14.15 

.59 

6.79 

3.08 

5.53 

.07 

.04

Well 3

Parts per 

million

11 

.01 

19 

6.2 

309 

21 

. 476 

148 

158 

1.0 

3.5 

911 

73

Equivalents per 

million

0.95 

.51 

13.45 

.54 

7.80 

3.08 

4.46 

.05 

.06

Well 6

Parts per 

million

Jl 

.02 

18 

8.3 

193 

15 

372 

90 

80 

1.4 

3.2 

603 

79

Equivalents per 

million

0.90 

.68 

8.39 

.38 

6.10 

1.87 

2.26 

.07 

.05

Drillers' log, well 1

Blue shale.. _ __ __ . .........

Thickness 

(feet)

2

5

30

5

4

14

5

9

16

9

Depth 

(feet)

2

7

37

42

4fi

60

65

74

90

99

Sand. _ ____ . ................

Shale...... . __ .. - .

Thickness 

(feet)

9

7

15

28

28

10

34

3

Depth 

(feet)

108

115

130

158

170

198

208

242

245
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 67

JACKSBORO

Population in 1940: 2,368.

Source of information: R. H. Tate, water superintendent, Sept. 21, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Eighteen wells in well field extending about 1% miles from the 

water tower southeastward. Most of the wells range in depth from 135 to 

220 feet; most wells are 7 inches in diameter; all wells are equipped with deepwell cylinders and pump jacks operated by electric motors; average yield of 

each well, 11,000 gallons per 24 hours.

Pumpage: 200,000 gallons a day in summer, 150,000 gallons a day in winter.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 119,000 gallons; ground reservoir, 5,000 gallons; steel 

tank, 18,000 gallons; elevated tank, 75,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 725.

Treatment: Chlorination.

Analysis of composite sample 

[Collected Sept. 21,1946. pH is 7.7. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2) ..... . ....__

Bicarbgaate (HCO3)_. .......

Parts 

per 

million

12

1.0

25

5.2

136

9 9

378

Equivalents per 

million

1.25

.43

5 91

6.20

Sulfate (8Ot). ................

Chloride (Cl).... ...... .......

Pluoride (F)..___._.__ _ .....

Parts 

per 

million

32

32

.8

2.0

441

84

Equivalents per 

million

0.67

.90

.04

.03

JOHNSON COUNTY 

ALVARADO %

Population in 1940: 1,324.

Source of information: J. M. Mallicote, city secretary, Feb. 12, 1943.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well at the north edge of city; drilled in 1931 by Q. D. Lewis;

depth 1,677 feet; diameter, 15V» to 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump, pump'set

at 390 feet below the surface; yield, 185 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage: No record.

Storage: Elevated tank, 85,000 gallons; concrete ground reservoir, 85,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 300. 

Treatment: None.

is, well 1

[Collected Feb. 12, 1943. pH is 8.4. Analyzed by P. A. Witt]

Silica (SiOs) ~- ~- ~- ~-

Iron (Fe) . .................

Calcium (Ca) ________

Magnesium (Mg)._ ..........

Sodium (Na). __ . _____

Bicarbonate (HCO3) ____

Parts 

per 

million

14

06

2.4

.7

242

4

459

Equivalents per 

million

0.12

.06

10.53

.10

7 Pin

Sulfate (SCM ~ 

Chloride (Cl).. ......... ...

Fluoride (F)_. ...............

Nitrate (NO3). . _.....

Parts 

per 

million

74

62

.2

.5

626

9

Equivalents per 

million

1.54

1.75

.01

.01
68 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Driller's log well 1

Whitelime - _. . ._

Whitelime 

Gray shale. __..---_-_-...-._....

Whitelime 

White lime_____. ______ _. _._ _

Whitelime 

White shale. ..- ....... ..

Thickness 

(feet)

35

30

10

25

76

47

4

5

70

63

10

39

46

10

30

45

20

55

15

28

35

25

5

32

38

Depth 

(feet)

35

65

75

100

176

223

227

232

302

365

375

395

434

480

490

520

565

640

655

718

743

748

780

798

836

White sand (soft) ----------

Yellow shsl6

Thickness 

(feet)

38

30

11

70

130

20

135

45

60

25

4

21

12

3

87

3

4

23

28

20

15

5

5

3

22

22

Depth 

(feet)

874

904

915

985

1115

1135

1270

1315

1375

1400

1404

H25

1437

1440

1527

1530

1534

1557

1585

1605

1620

1625

1630

1633

1655

1677

BUItLESON

Population in 1940: 573.

Source of information: Mrs. N. L. Clark. Feb. 12, 1943.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well in southwest part of town, one block west of Highway 74; 

cL-illed in 1930; depth, 550 feet; deep-well cylinder and pump jack; the city 

has a second well leased from private owner as a stand-by well.

Pumpage: No record.

Storage: Elevated tank, 50,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 225.

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1

[Collected Feb. 12,1943. pH is 8.8. Analyzed by P. A. Witt]

Silica (SiO2) 

Iron (Fe)__ _______ _ ____ _ .

Potassium (K)______ __ _ _

Bicarbonate (HCOs) 

Parts 

per 

million

12

.01

.5

205

8.0

480

Equivalents per 

million

0.04

.04

8.90

.20

7.88

Sulfate (8Ot). ................

Chloride (Cl) _ __ - _

Nitrate (NO3)- 

Parts per

million

41

13

.6

3.0

520

4

Equivalents per 

million

0.85

.37

.03

.05

CLEBURNE

Population in 1940: 10,558.

Source of information: F. B. Stevens, engineer, Feb. 11, 1943.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Six wells.

Well 1. At water works; depth, 950 feet; diameter, 8 inches; submersible 

deep-well turbine pump, pump set 700 feet below land surface; water level
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES

Source of supply Continued

reported 450 feet below surface Feb. 11, 1942; drawdown reported 75 

feet when well is pumping 250 gallons a minute.

Well 2. At water works; drilled about 1900; depth, 950 feet; diameter, 6 

inches; water level, reported 450 feet below surface Feb. 11, 1943; reported 

drawdown, 85 feet when pumping 175 gallons a minute.

Well 3. At water works; drilled in 1913; depth 1,196 feet; diameter, 8 

inches; submersible deep-well turbine pump, pump set at 715 feet; static 

water level reported 365 feet below surface on Feb. 11, 1943; drawdown, 

reported 267 feet when pumping 182 gallons a minute.

Well 4. At water works; drilled in 1940 by Q. D. Lewis; depth, 935 feet; 

diameter, 8^4 to 6 inches; submersible deep-well turbine pump, pump 

set, at 700 feet below surface; static water level reported 450 feet below 

surface on Feb. 11, 1943; pumping level reported 90 feet below static 

level when pumping 175 gallons a minute.

Well 5. One-half mile northwest of city water works; drilled in 1938 by LayneTexas Co.; depth 1,274 feet; diameter, 16 to 5 inches, all sands underreamed and gravel-packed; static water level reported 350 feet below 

surface in January 1938; deep-well turbine pump, drawdown, reported 

250 feet when pumping 400 gallons a minute.

Well 6. About 600 feet northeast of water works; drilled in 1941 by LayneTexas Co.; depth, 1,206 feet; diameter, 22 to 8% inches; deep-well turbine 

pump, set at 700 feet; static water level, 478 feet below surface in June 

1941, drawdown, 46 feet when pumping 400 gallons a minute.

Average pumpage in gallons a day

1941

760,000

840, 000

680,000

840,000

810, 000

940,000

1942

720, 000

760,000

620,000

700,000

July-....., ...........

T^o vem tipr

1941

910,000

840,000

1, 010, 000

840,000

850, 000

720,000

1942

830,000

1,080,000

790,000

720,000

650,000

590,000

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 

125,000 gallons and 500,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 3,800. 

Treatmen t: C hlorination.

1,000,000 gallons; two elevated tanks,

Analysis, well 3 

[Collected Feb. 11, 1843. pH is 8.8. Analyzed by P. A. Witt]

Silica (SiO2)- ..... .., .

Iron (Fe).. ...... .............

Calcium (Oa) ......

Sodium (Na) ...

Bicarbonate (HCOs) -

Parts 

per 

million

13

.02

2.3

1.2

231

6.4

413

Equivalents per 

million

0.11

.10

10.03

.16

6.79

Sulfate (SOO- - 

Chloride (Cl). .... .....'.......

Nitrate (NOs). - -

Parts 

per 

million

102

52

.3

0

612

10

Equivalents per 

million

2.12-

1.47

.02

0
70 . CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS 

Drillers' logs

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Well 4

Shale 

6

6

133

15

35

10

70

10

50

54

26

18

111

6

12

145

160

195

205

275

285

335

389

415

433

444

Shale. . ... _ ...

7'

19

10

40

82

13

235

10

30

5

10

26

5

451

470

480

520

602

615

850

860

890

895

905

931

936

Well 5

White lime............... .....

White lime........... ...... ...

White lime.... _ .. ... 

White lime _ .. _ 

Shale 

Sandy lime and streaks of shale. .

40

10

10

5

20

25

5

5

71

29

70

4

56

13

7

8

10

6

4

17

25

12

8

35

7

1

9

1

8

3

2

6

1

5

11

1

3

8

9

223

36

23

8

40

50

60

65

85

110

115

120

191

220

290

294

350

363

370

378

388

394

398

415

440

452

460

495

502

503

512

513

521

524

526

532

533

538

549

550

553

561

570

793

829

852

860

Sand. ________ _____ .

Shale .. . .. .. _________

Sand _____ __________

Shale. ___ ___________

Sand _________________

Shale ________ ________

Rock. ________________

Sand _________________

Shale.. _ _ . ________

Rock ______ _________

14

10

11

6

10

2

11

3

6

2

16

6

8

14

4

13

3

6

5

3

41

11

2

8

4

2

8

35

4

16

2

10

21

4

9

4

20

2

4

15

19

20

874

884

895

901

911

913

924

927

933

935

951

957

965

979

983

996

999

1,005

1,010

1,013

1,054

1,065

1,067

1,075

1,079

1,081

1,089

1,124

1,128

1,144

1,146

1,156

1,177

1,181

1,190

1,194

1,214

1,216

1,220

1,235

1,254

1,274
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 

Driller's logs Continued

71

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Well 6

Timp, f)nd shale

Shale... ._ 

Shale .

3

4

47

81

19

138

37

19

56

16

17

16

13

10

27

106

74

inn

63

17

19

6

3

7

54

135

154

292

329

404

420

437

453

466

476

503

609

683

7Q9

872

897

Shale. . 

Sand...-. ... . .........

Sand ... ........ .. . ...

Rock _________________

7

32

5

21

1

1

18

63

44

4

5

21

19

2

30

3

14

3

2

904

936

941

962

972

973

978

996

1,059

1,103

1,107

1,112

1,133

1,152

1,154

1,184

1,187

1,201

1,204

1,206

GODLEY

Population in 1940: 317.

Source of information: H. W. Sawyer, owner, Feb. 11, 1943.

Owner: H. W. Sawyer.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. North side of town; drilled about 1913; depth, about 430 feet;

diameter, 4 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack.

Well 2. Twenty six feet north of well 1; drilled 1931; depth, 428 feet; diameter, 6% inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack. 

Pumpage: No record.

Storage: Two elevated wooden tanks, 20,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 92. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected Feb. 11,1943. pH: Well 1, 8.3; well 2, 8.4. Analyzed by P. A. Witt]

Silica (Si02)_. . .___ ....

Chloride (Cl)... ..................................

Fluoride (F)_... _______ . ......................

Nitrate (NOs) 

Welll

Parts per 

million

13 

.0 

1.7 

.7 

163 

6.4 

369 

39 

18 

.2 

.0 

424 

7

Equivalents 

per million

0.08 

.06 

7.08 

.16 

6.05 

.81 

.51 

.1 

.0

Well 2

Parts per 

million

11 

.01 

1.8 

.9 

164 

4 

370 

41 

16 

.4 

.0 

421 

8

Equivalents 

per million

0.09 

.07 

7.14 

.10 

6.08 

.85 

.45 

.02 

.0
72 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

GRANDVTEW

Population in 1940: 823.

Source of information: Olan Adwelt, Apr. 21, 1943. 

Ownership: MunicipalSource of supply: Well at west side of railroad track, one block south of Main

Street; drilled in 1931 by Stinson of Hillsboro, Tex.; depth, 273 feet; diameter,

12 to 10 inches; deep-well turbine pump set at 195 feet; static water level,

51 feet below surface in 1931; yield, 300 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage: Average, 80,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 500,000 gallons; concrete ground reservoir, 80,000

gallons.

Number of customers: 245. 

Treatment: None.

Analyses, well 1

[Collected Apr. 21,1943. pH is 7.8. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Iron (Fe) 

Parts 

per 

million

13

.04

21

8.6

138

3.4

273

Equivalents per 

million

1.05

.71

6.00

.09

4.47

Sulfate (SO4) . -

Chloride (Cl) . ... -

Nitrate (NOa) .

Parts 

per 

million

115

of

, .5

5.6

470

88

Equivalents per 

million

2.39

.87

03

.09

JOSHUA

Population in 1940: 810.

Source of information: J. D. Vroom, owner, Feb. 11, 1943.

Owner: J. D. Vroom.

Source of supply: Two weUs.

Well 1. At northeast side of city at residence of owner; depth, 630 feet; 

diameter, 4}£ inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack; water level, 

400 feet below surface Feb. 11, 1943; used as stand-by well. 

Well 2. About 75 feet north of well 1; drilled by J. E. Millican in 1930; 

depth, 677 feet; diameter, 10 to 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump 

jack; static water level, 407 feet below surface in 1930. 

Pumpage: Average, 25,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Elevated steel tank, 25,000 gallons; ground reservoir, 6,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 140. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 2 

[Collected Feb. 11, 1946. pH is 9.0. Analyzed by P. A. Witt]

Silica (SiOt).. ................

Iron (Fe)_ _ _ __ . _ _ __ _-

Parts 

per 

million

9.2

.05

1.7

.7

175

4.2

Equivalents per 

million

0.08

.06

7 60

.11

. 6.77

Sulfate (SO4)-- --- - -

Chloride (Cl) 

Nitrate (NOs)---- ---------

Parts 

per 

million

33

12

.4

2.0

442

7

Equivalents per 

million

0.69

.34

.02

.03
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 73

JONES COUNTY

ANSON

Population in 1940: 2,338.

Source of information: D. W. Gray, water superintendent, Sept. 20, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Three lakes. Two lakes constructed in 1923 and 1936, 2%

miles southeast of pumping station. One lake constructed in 14)40, 7 miles

north of pumping station. 

Pumpage (estimated): 500,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Four concrete ground reservoirs, 125,000 gallons each; elevated tank,,

73,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 700. 

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, and chlorination.

Analysis of North Lake finished water 

[Collected Sept. 20,1946. pH is 7.3. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Bicarbonate (HCO3) --------

Parts 

per 

million

8.0

1 O

99

24

7.2

172

Equivalents per 

million

4 94

1 Q7

1 03

.18

2.82

Sulfate (SOi)--. ------

Chloride (Cl) ...... ... 

Nitrate (NOs)- 

Parts 

per 

million

203

38 ' 0

0

500

346

Equivalents per 

million

4.2a i.or

0

0

HAMIJN

Population in 1940: 2,406.

Source of information: W. C. Roundtree, water superintendent, Sept. 19, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Three lakes. One lake 1}4 miles west of town on California 

Creek; another lake 3 miles west of town on California Creek; capacity of both 

lakes, 350,000,000 gallons, a third lake 5 miles south of town on Dry Kelly 

Creek; capacity, 900,000,000 gallons. All water taken from south lake since 

1940.

Pumpage: 600,000 gallons a day in summer, 270,000 gallons a day in winter.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 147,000 gallons; elevated tank, 75,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 850.

Treatment: Aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filtration, and 

chlorination.

Analysis of south lake raw water

[Collected Sept. 20, 1946. pH is 6.8. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2)_ _-

Iron (Fe)__----------_

Calcium (Ca) .............

Potassium (K)-.. _____ .

Bicarbonate (HCO3) ------

Parts 

per 

million

9.0

.14

27

7.1

9

0

5.6

118

Equivalents per 

million

KQA

.427

Sulfate (8O4)-- --------

Chloride (Cl). __--- 

Parts 

per 

million

8.1

13

0

2.0

158

97

Equivalents per 

million

0.169

.367

0

.032

835237 49 6
74 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS 

STAMFORD

Population in 1940: 4,810.

Source of information: Frank Sosebee, water superintendent, Sept. 19, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Reservoir on Clear Fork of the Brazos River.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

April..... . . 

July.- - . 

1940

396, 000

359, 000

374, 000

413. 000

419, 000

377,000

523,000

430,000

423,000

322,000

321,000

1941

332, 000

306,000

313, 000

316, 000

484,000

673,000

513,000

551,000

590,000

520,000

440,000

342,000

1942

384,000

374,000

458,000

443, 000

468,000

630,000

580,000

472, 000

515,000

427, 000

422,000

1943

427,000

468,000

453,000

511,000

667,000

QftA ftnfl

913,000

687,000

637,000

603 000

473,000

Storage: "Reservoir 3 miles west of Leuders, 500,000 gallons; reservoir 2 miles 

east of pumping station, 1,000,000 gallons; rock reservoir, 2,000,000 gallons; 

elevated tank, 100,000 gallons.

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, and chlorination.

Analysis of finished water 

[Collected Sept. 19,1946. pH is 9.5. Analyzed by J. H. Eowley]

Silica (SiO«) 

Parts 

per 

million

7.4

.10

84

7.5

77

7.0

55.9

Equivalents per 

million

.62

3.33

.18

2.09

Sulfate (SOO -

Chloride (Cl)...... ...........

Fluoride(F).. ..............

Parts 

per 

million

189

80

1.2

510

9jn

Equiva- 

, lents per 

million

3 93

2.26

02

nn

KERB COUNTY 

KERKVTLUE

Population in 1940: 5,572.

Source of information: P. J. De Geurin, Nov. 16, 1945.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Four wells at pumping station in northwest part of city.

Well 1. Drilled; depth, 610 feet; diameter, 10 inches; deep-well turbine 

pump and 25-horsepower electric motor; static water level, 55 feet below 

land surface; yield, 500 gallons a minute; temperature, 70.5° F. 

Well 2. Drilled; depth, 650 feet; diameter, 10 inches; deep-well turbine

pump and 25-horsepower electric motor; yield, 500 gallons a minute. 

Well 3. Drilled by J. R. Johnson in 1940; depth, 725 feet; diameter, 12 to 10 

inches; static water level, 80 feet below land surface June 22, 1940; deepwell submersible pump and 25-horsepower electric motor; yield, 610 gallons a minute with a drawdown of 39 feet.

Well 4. Drilled by J. H. Crowder in 1945; depth, 606 feet; diameter, 14 to 

10% inches; deep-well submersible pump and 40-horsepower electric 

motor; static water level, 84 feet below land surface in June 1945; yield, 

670 gallons a minute with a drawdown of 37 feet after 20 hours of 

pumping; temperature, 71° F.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

75

April-....-.-.. .......

1944

544,000

SM nnn

1945

475,000

454,000

503,000.

542,000

794,000

ooa nnn

July .. __ _ --.- 

October.. ________

1944

1,116,000

1,165,000

600,000

578,000

537,000

548,000

1945

1,058,000

1, 075, 000

933,000

567,000

Storage: Elevated concrete reservoir, 360,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,712. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected Nov. 16,1945. pH: Well 2, 7.9; well 4, 7.4. Analyzed by 3. H. Kowley]

SfficoCSiOj).. ! . . 

Sodium (Na). ________ ____________

Sulfate (SO*).... _ ... .. __ ......................

Chloride (Cl). ....... ...........................

Nitrate (NO3)- __ - ______ .... ... _

Well 2

Parts per 

million

14

.26 

79 

45 

11 

66 

368 

79 

20 

1.0 

.5 

451 

382

Equivalents 

per million

3.94 

3.70 

.48 

.17 

6.03 

1.64 

.56 

.05 

.01

Well 4

Parts per million -

12 

.10 

66 

43 

9.9

373 

26 

20 

1.0 

0 

372 

342

Equivalents 

'{lerntilMon

3.29 

3.54 

.43

6.11 

.54 

.56 

.05 

0

Drillers' logs

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Well 3

6

56

83

9

81

33

183

6

62

145

154

235

268

451

White sand. __________ ...

63

73

55

34

49

514

58'

645 6?e

72£

Well 4

5

37

9

43

14

36

11

31

51

34

15

5

42

51

94

108

144

155

186

237

271

286

56

14

8

48

10

2

11

6

135

8

22

342

356

364

412

422

424

435

441

576

584

606
76 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

KIMBLE COUNTY 

JUNCTION

Population in 1940: 2,088.

Source of information: Dr. H. E. Wright, mayor, Apr. 17, 1946. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells, two blocks south of City Square on South Fifth 

Street.

Well 1. Dug; depth, 37 feet; diameter, 14 feet; centrifugal pump and 35-

horsepower electric motor; yield, 500 gallons a minute; temperature, 65.5°F.

Well 2. Dug; depth, 14 feet; diameter, 10 feet; centrifugal pump and 35-

horsepower electric motor; yield, 500 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): Average, 300,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Reservoir at wells, 100,000 gallons; reservoir in west part of city, 235,000*

gallons.

Number of customers: 450. 

Treatment: Chlorination.

Analysis, composite sample, wells 1 and 2 

[Collected Apr. 17,1946. pH is 7.2. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiOz)- . ..........

Sodium (Na)__.. --.---..-----

Bicarbonate (HCOs)--.. _ ._

Parts 

per 

million

15

.06

70

3.9

3.0

280

Equivalents per 

million.

1 48

.17

f\Q

4.59

; 

Sulfate (SOi).- ............

Chloride (Cl)... ........... ...

Parts 

per 

million

9.2

14

.2

2.2

273

248

Equivalents per 

million

0. 19<

.39'

.01

.04

KNOX COUNTY 

BENJAMIN

Population in 1940: 599.

Source of information: W. M. Hertel, city manager, July 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake about \Yz miles south-southwest of Benjamin. Supplyinsufficient to supply city during extremely dry periods; water usually shipped! 

to Benjamin from Knox City.

Pumpage: Average, 135,000 gallons a day.

Number of customers: 109.

Analysis of raw water 

[Collected Oct. 5,1945. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley and C. B. Cibulka]

+ K)___-.-.__._____.________

Sulfate (SOj).--. ............

Parts 

per 

million

40

16

20

ion

69

Equivalents per 

million

2 000

1.316

.854

2.164

1.437

Chloride (CD- ............

Nitrate (NOs) - 

Parts 

per 

million

IS

3.8

317

166

Equivalents per 

million «

0.508.

.061
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 77

GOREE

Population in 1940: 425.

Source of information: B. Justice, water superintendent, Mar. 22, 1944.

 Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. At south side of elevated tank; dug in 1925; depth, 45 feet; diameter,

12 feet; curbed with concrete blocks; deep-well turbine pump and 15-

horsepower electric motor; static water level reported 28 feet below land

surface in 1938, measured 21.7 feet below land surface Mar. 22, 1944;

well can be pumped dry in 4 hours at 220 gallons a minute.

Well 2. At north side of elevated tank about 60 feet north of well 1; drilled

in 1940; depth, 45 feet; diameter, 12 inches; deep-well turbine pump and

10-horsepower electric motor; static water level, 22.08 feet below land

surface Mar. 22, 1944; yield, 150 gallons a minute.

Pumpage (estimated): 70,000 gallons a day in summer, 35,000 gallons a day in

winter.

Storage: Elevated tank, 55,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 90. 

Treatment: None,

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Mar. 22,1944. pB[ is 7.9. Analyzed by M. L. Begley]

Silica (SiO2)- _ .....

Bicarbonate (HCOs), ____

Parts 

per 

 million

26

.02

113

60

294

10

410

Equivalents per 

million

5.64

4 93

19 7Q

.26

6.73

Sulfate (SO*) - 

Chloride (Cl) - -

Nitrate (NOs)-- _ - __ - 

Parts 

per 

million

386

296

1.5

26

1,460

528

Equivalents per 

million

8.04

8.35

.08

.42

B3STOX CITY

Population in 1940: 1,127.

Source of information: J. G. Button, water superintendent, Mar. 22, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well dug in 1930; depth, 38 feet; diameter, 12 feet; 2 centrifugal 

pumps driven by 15 and 25-horsepower electric motors; static water level, 

18.5 feet Mar. 22, 1944; yield, 125 and 250 gallons a minute.

Pumpage (estimated): 175,000 gallons a day in summer, 60,000 gallons a day in 

winter.

Number of customers: 275.

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Mar. 22,1944. Analyzed by M. L. Begley]

^). ........................

Parts 

per 

million

135

 515

187

296

Equivalents per 

million

6.74

4.52

8.12

4.87

Sulfate (SO*) -

Chloride (Cl).. _ -... 

Nitrate (NOs) . ...

Parts 

per 

million

315

251

54

1,140

563

Equivalents per 

million

6.56

7.08

.87
78 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

MtOSFDAT

Population in 1940: 1,545.

Source of information: R. B. Earrell, water superintendent, Mar. 22, 1944.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well at elevated tank; dug in 1922; depth, 37 feet; diameter, 

20 feet; 2 deep-well turbine pumps and 25-horsepower electric motors; static 

water level, 13 feet below land surface Mar. 22,. 1944; yield, 500 gallons a minute 

from each pump.

Pumpage (estimated): Average, 200,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Elevated tank, 50,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 260.

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Mar. 22, 1944. pH is 7.6. Analyzed by J. H. Eowley]

Silica (SiOj) 

Iron (Fe) . . :.. .

Bicarbonate (HCOs) _____

Parts 

per 

million

21

.12

112

99

372

15

481

Equivalents per 

million

5.59

8.14

16. 17

OQ

7.88

8u1fate(8O4).. -- ..---

Chloride (Cl).. ... ... ...

Fluoride (F) . ___

Nitrate (NO3)~- _

Parts 

per 

million

469

340

1.9

183

1,850

686

Equivalents per 

million

9.75

9.59"

.10

2.95-

LAMFAS&S COUNTY

LAMPASAS

Population in 1940: 3,426.

Source of information: Wade Wooten, water superintendent, Jan. 19, 1946. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Sulphur Creek, pumping plant at south end of city. 

Pumpage (estimated): Average, 1,250,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Standpipe, 225,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 923. 

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, chlorination.

Analysis of raw water 

[Collected Jan. 19,1946. pH is 8.0. Analyzed by J. H. Eowleyl

Silica (SiOj)-- 

Iron (Fe)- ____ _____ -

Parts 

per 

million

6.6

.63

72

39

51

7.2

352

Equivalents per 

million

3.59

3.21

2.23,

.18

5.77

Sulfate (SOO -- 

Chloride (Cl).__ ~~ ___

Nitrate (NO3 ) _ - ___ 

Parts 

per 

million

25

102

.2

1.8

501

340

Equivalents per 

million

0.52

2.88

.01

.03
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 79

IX3META

Population in 1940: 915.

Source of information: C. M. Green, water superintendent, Jan. 18, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Six wells.

Well 1. On top of hill near Eighth and Lampasas Streets; drilled in 1925 by 

Mr. Cass; depth, 594 feet; diameter, 10 to 6 inches; deep-well cylinder 

and pump jack and 5-horsepower electric motor; yield, 18 gallons a minute; 

temperature, 71° F.

Well 2. At Lampasas Street near Eighth Street; depth, 250 feet; diameter, 

6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 5-horsepower electric 

motor; yield, 5 gallons a minute.

Well 3. One hundred feet north of well 2; drilled by Marcus McLean in 1918; 

depth, 250 feet- diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 

2-horsepower electric motor, electric motor also operates pump jack on 

well 4.

Well 4. About 10 feet from well 3; drilled by Marcus McLean in 1918; depth, 

250 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and electric 

motor on well 3.

Well 5. On Elm Street near East Eailroad Street; drilled in 1941 by Eoss 

Smart; depth, 300 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump 

jack and 3-horsepower electric motor, electric motor also operates pump 

jack on well 6; yield, 7 gallons a minute; temperature, 70° F. 

Well 6. Ten feet west of well 5; drilled in 1943 by Eoss Smart; depth, 300 

feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack operated by 

electric motor on well 5; static water level reported about 200 feet below 

land surface; yield, 7 gallons a minute; temperature, 69° F. 

Pumpage (estimated): 50,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Concrete reservoir, 100,000 gallons. 

Treatment: None.

[Collected Jan. 18,1946. pH: Well 1, 7.7; well 6, 7.9. Analyzed by 0. B. Cibulka]

8flica(SI02). .......... ............. ...............

Potassium (K) .- __ __ . ______ _ ........

Bicarbonate (HCO$). ............. ... ...._.... ....

8ulfate(S04) -- . - _ 

Chloride (CD.................................. ...

Fluoride (F).. . _ .......... ______ __ ......

Nitrate (NO3) --- ... . ... __ __ ...

Total hardness as CaCOs ___________ .....

Welll

Parts per 

million

7.0 

.28 

64 

50 

118 

26 

401 

228 

62 

1.0 

0 

754 

365

Equivalents 

per million

3.17 

4.11 

5.15 

.67 

6.57 

4.75 

1.75 

.05 

0

Welle

Parts per 

million

7.0 

.39 

74 

58 

90 

15 

396 

200 

72 

1.0 

1.2 

726 

423

Equivalents 

per million

3.69 

4.77 

3.91 

.38 

6.49 

4.16 

2.03 

.05 

.02
80 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

LLANO COUNTY 

LLANO

Population in 1940: 2,658.

Source of information: H. C. Wallis, manager utilities, Glen O. Myers, plant

operator, Feb. 13, 1946. 

Ownership: Municipal. 

Source of supply: Llano River dammed at site of water plant.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

1944

104,000

97,000

107,000

173,000

1945

94,000

112,000

120, 000

146,000

July...........

1944

134,000

209, 000

195, 000

1945

175,000

264, 000

202,000

1

1944

153,000

121,000

125,000

114,000

1945

188,000

149,000

148,000

Storage: Elevated tank, 100,000 gallons.

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filters, and chlorination.

Analysis 

[Collected Feb. 13,1946. pH: Raw water, 7.8; finished water, 7.4. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Sfliea(SiOi) . . _- _. -_._...-

Calcium (Ha)

Sodium (Ha)

Sulfate (SO*).. ....... ..... .................... _.

 Chloride (Cl)--_-. ......... .....................

Fluride(F)-_-. .-. . . .-.. 

Nitrate (NOs)... ... ....... ...... .......

Raw water

Parts per 

million

15 

0.78 

28 

12 

13 

4.5 

130 

15 

21 

.2 

.8 

180 

119

Equivalents 

per million

1.398 

.987 

.559 

.115 

2.131 

.312 

.592 

.011 

.013

Finished water

Parts per 

million

5.0 

.19 

40 

20 

9.1 

7.8 

162 

43 

24 

.2 

0 

234 

182

Equivalents 

per million

1.997 

1.645 

.396 

.200 

2.655 

.895 

.677 

.011 

0

McCULLOCH COUNTY 

BRADY

Population in 1940: 5,002.

Source of information: Edward Geeslin, manager, Jan. 18, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Three wells.

Well 1. On west edge of town at west end of Commerce Street near Brady

Creek, 50 yards north of power plant; drilled in 1921; depth, 2,114 feet;

diameter, 15J4 to 10 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 60-horsepower

electric motor; static water level reported 134 feet below land surface;

yield, 550 gallons a minute; temperature, 81° F. 

Well 2. Four hundred feet south of the power plant; drilled in 1932 by

Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 2,112 feet; deep-well turbine pump and 50-horsepower electric motor; yield, 434 gallons a minute. 

Well 3. At corner of Oak and East First Street in the central part of the city;

drilled in 1943 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 2,082 feet; diameter, 12%

to 10% inches; deep-well submersible pump and 75, horsepower electric

motor; yield, 750 gallons a minute.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 81

Average pumpage in gallons a day

1944

772,000

894,000

743,000

1,057,000

1,104,000

913, 000

1945

945,000

1,100,000

931,000

1,134,000

1,183,000

1,263,000

July... ...................

1944

1, 582, 000

1,693,000

1,101,000

1,025,000

865,000

1945

1,134,000

1,228,000

776,000

Storage: Concrete reservoir 2J4 miles south of pumping plant, 1,000,000 gallons;

elevated tank, 175,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,800. 

Treatment: Hexametaphosphate.

Analysis 

[Collected Jan. 18,1946. pH: Well 1, 7.8; well 3, 7.9. Analyzed by C. B. Oibulka]

Silica (SiO2) -- -. - ...

Sulfate(SO4) - 

Chloride(Cl).- . . 

Fluoride(F). ....... ..........-.... ....... .....

Nitrate (NOs). . -- 

Welll

Parts per 

million

12 

.32 

59 

46 

12 

8.4 

366 

41 

20 

.8 

0 

389 

336

Equivalents 

per million

2.94

3.78 

.52 

.21 

6.00 

.85 

.56 

.04 

0

Well3

Parts per 

million

7.5 

.46 

24 

22 

199 

28 

402 

111 

107 

2.8 

0 

694 

150

Equivalents 

per million

1.20 

1.81 

8.64 

.59 

6.76 

2.31 

3.02 

.15 

0

Driller's log, well

Clay - - 

Sand.. 

Sand __ . __ ..- 

Shale 

Thickness 

(feet)

20

12

18

25

10

20

11

74

15

6

24

211

7

89

13

40

5

530

5

128

17

10

50

5

Depth 

(feet)

20

32

50

75

85

105

116

190

205

211

235

446

453

542

555

595

600

1,130

1,135

1,263

1,280

1,290

1,340

1,345

Shale...- _ . __ .. __ .... _ ....

Sand. ......................... ...

Shale...-..-.-.-...-.....- ___ ..

Shale .. - __...-. -.-.-..-- 

White lime.... ___ -. __ . _ ...

Sand...... _ . _ ....... ___ ...

Shale 

Sand..... ...................

Sand.... _ ---. -.. _ .........

Thickness 

(feet)

20

15

12

78

23

17

25

35

10

27

31

17

16

OQ

25

20

65

14

55

24

175

9

Depth

(feet)

1,365

1 ocn

i qno

1,470

1,493

1,535

1,560

1,605

1,663

1,680

1,725

1,770

1,835

1,849

1,904

1,928

2,103

2,112
82 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

MEL.VTN

Population in 1940: 450.

Source of information: A. L. McDonald, operator, Jan. 17, 1946.

Owner: R. B. Hardin.

Source of supply: pug well at east edge of town on creek bank; depth, 15 feet; 

diameter, 6 feet; centrifugal pump and 7)£-horsepower electric motor; static 

water level, 11.1 feet below land surface Jan. 17, 1946; yield, 30 gallons a minute; 

temperature, 60° F.

Pumpage (estimated): Average, 30,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Two elevated tanks, 10,000 gallons each.

Number of customers: 175.

Treatment: Chlorination.

Analysis, well 1

[Collected Jan. 17,1946. pH is 7.5. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiOs) 

Sodium (Na)._ ...... .........

Bicarbonate (HCO3) -.-....

Parts 

per 

million

16

.06

120

27

92

16

382

Equivalents per 

million

5.99

3.98

.41

6.26

Sulfate (SO4). ... .. ....... .

Chloride (Cl) ...... ...........

Fluoride (F). __________

Nitrate (NO3)_ ............

Parts 

per 

million

103

.2

744

Equivalents per 

million

2.14

3 no

97

MERCURY

Population in 1940: 489.

Source of information: R. L. Gossett, water superintendent, Jan. 17, 1946. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well; drilled; depth, 430 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well 

cylinder and pump jack and 3-horsepower electric motor; temperature, 68° F. 

Pumpage (estimated): Average, 7,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Concrete standpipe, 14,400 gallons. 

Number of customers: 35. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Jan. 17, 1946. pH is 7.9. Analyzed by J. H. Kowley]

Silica (SiOs) 

Parts 

per 

million

7.0

.53

8.4

10

310

18

570

Equivalents per 

million

0.042

.82

13.46

.46

9.35

Sulfate (SOi)- 

Chloride (Cl)...... ........ ...

Fluoride (F).... _ ... ........

Nitrate (NO.?) .............

Parts 

per 

million

1.6

.6

.2

848

62

Equivalents per 

million

0.03

5.75

.03

0

ROCHELUE

Population in 1940: 515.

Source of information: M. A. Gainer, owner, Jan. 18, 1946.

Owners: M. A. Gainer and J. P. Boyd.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 83

Source of supply: Well; drilled'in 1930 by J. C. Verdell, depth, 300 feet; diameter,

6 inches; deep-well cylinder pump and windmill; temperature, 70° F. 

Pumpage (estimated): Average, 3,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 3,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 38. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Jan. 18, 1946. pH is 8.2. Analyzed by C. B. Oibulka]

Silica (SiOj) 

Iron (Fe) . 

Sodium (Na) _____ . ......

Parts 

per 

million

5

K

.64

28

17

201

1 ^

318

Equivalents per 

million

1.40

8.74

.38

Sulfate (SO4)~- ----- -

Chloride (Cl)......... . ... .

Parts 

per 

million

226

68

1.2

720

140

Equivalents per 

million

4.71

1.92

.06

.02

MENABD COUNTY 

MENABD

Population in 1940: 2,375.

Source of information: Jim Stockton, water superintendent, Jan. 16, 1946,

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: San Saba River.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day, 1945

April...............

103,000

117, 000

July................

136, 000

174, 000

213, 000

204,000

141, 000

142, 000

Storage: Elevated tank, 200,000 gallons; concrete ground reservoir, 120,000

gallons. 

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, prechlorination and postchlorination.

Analysis

[Collected Jan. 16,1946. pH: Raw water, 8.2; finished water, 8.0. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

SilicarSiOO 

Eron(Fe) - _ .__.-_-.____._._. _

Potassium (K). ... ...... .. __ ....... _ ..........

Bicarbonate (HCOs) __ . ______________________

Sulfate (SOU) 

Chloride (Cl). .....................................

Fluoride (F) ___ ... _ . _ .. .. .

Nitrate (NOs) _ - 

Raw water

Parts per 

million

11 

.08 

64 

22 

9.2 

3.0 

262 

11 

20 

.2 

1.0 

275 

250

Equivalents 

per million

3.19 

1.81 

.40 

.08 

4.66 

.23 

.56 

.01 

.02

Finished water

Parts per 

million

8.2 

.11 

72 

22

} "

276 

17 

20 

0 

1.2 

281 

270

Equivalents 

per million

3.59 

1.81 

.05

4.52 

.35 

.56 

0 

.02
84 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

MILLS COUNTY 

GCXLDTHWAITE

Population in 1940: 1,412.

Source of information: W. C. Barnett, utilities manager, Mar. 19, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Seven wells.

Well 1. Dug by the Santa Fe Railroad Co. prior to 1910; depth, 50 reek,

diameter, 30 feet; plunger pump and 3-horsepower electric motor; static

water level, 30 feet below land surface Mar. 19, 1946; temperature, 62° F.

Well 2. Dug by the Santa Fe Railroad Co. prior to 1910; depth, 50 feet;

diameter, 30 feet; Peerless Hi-lift pump and 3-horsepower electric motor;

temperature, 63° F.

Well 3. Drilled; depth, 80 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and

pump jack and 3-horsepower electric motor. 

Well 4. Drilled; depth, 95 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and

pump jack and 3-horsepower electric motor. 

Well 5. Drilled in 1939 by Clyde D. Layne; depth, 370 feet; diameter, 8%

to 6 inches; Peerless Hi-lift pump and 5-horsepower electric motor. 

Well 6. One and one-half miles north of town; drilled in 1945 by LayneTexas Co.; depth, 353 feet; diameter, 10% inches; deep-well submersible 

turbine pump and electric motor; yield, about 45 gallons a minute. 

Well 7. Nine hundred feet north of old water plant; drilled in 1945 by LayneTexas Co.; depth, 370 feet; diameter, 10% inches; deep-well turbine pump 

and electric motor; yield, about 45 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): 100,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Concrete reservoir on hilltop, 257,000 gallons; ground reservoir near

the wells, 50,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 375. 

Treatment: Hydrochlorination.

Analysis, well 6 

[Collected Mar. 19,1946. pH is 7.3. Analyzed by J. H. RowleyJ

Silica (SiO2) __ .-... ___ .

Iron (Fe) ____ . ______

Calcium (Ca).._. ............

Sodium (Na) - _. .__._

Potassium (K). ..............

Bicarbonate (HCO3). ____

Parts 

per 

million

8.8

.05

74

53

105

18

421

Equivalents per 

million

3.69

4.36

4.56

4fi

6.90

Sulfate (SO4)- ... .... ... ...

Chloride (Cl).... _ _. ._. 

Fluoride (F)...... __ ........

Nitrate (NO3)-_... ..........

Parts 

per 

million

141

113

.8

0

732

402

Equivalents per 

million

2.94

3.19

.04

0
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 

Drillers' logs

85

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Well 5

3 

19, 

16 

2 

8 

22 

10 

2 

5 

13

3 

52 

38 

40 

48 

70 

80 

82 

87 

100

Hardsand _________ . __ ,

Sand and lime ___ _ _

Red bed..........................

Lime. ... __ ___ .. ___

Red bed.. ___ . _ .... .. _ ..

35 

41 

40 

6 

13 

25 

27 

61 

20 

2

135 

176 

216 

222 

235 

260 

287 

348 

368 

370

Well 6

Sand.. _ ..... __ .. _____ ...

5 

17 

6

22 

28 

2 

10 

7 

5 

5 

7 

6 

5 

75 

8 

12

5 

22 

28 

50 f 

78 

80 

90 

97 

102 

107 

114 

120 

125 

200 

208 

220

Lime_ . .......

Sand. _ .... __ ______ ...

Sand and lime red rock and fine

15 

55 

4 

4 

11 

3 

8 

6 

6

3 

8 

4 

3 

3

235 

290 

294 

298 

309 

312 

320 

326 

332

335 

343 

347 

350 

353

Well 7

Shale. - - 

Red rock. -.-.---. . 

5 

11

6 

19 

39

15 

65 

25 

35 

30

5 

16 

22

41 

80 

95 

160 

185 

220 

250

Sand ._ .. _ ........ __ . .....

Red beds... ... ____ ..........

5 

5 

5 

10 

18 

22 

27 

15 

5 

3

260 

265 

270 

280 

298 

320 

347 

362 

367 

370

MULJLIN

Population in 1940: 404.

Source of information: W. L. Smith, Mar. 21, 1946.

Owner: S. J. Eton.

Source of supply: Well; drilled about 1916 by Henry Hart; depth, about 100 feet;

diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and windmill. 

Pumpage: No record. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 1,500 gallons. 

Number of customers: 8. 

Treatment: None.
86 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Mar. 21,1946. pH is 7.5. Analyzed by O. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO^)... ...............

Iron (Fe) _ - _ -------------

Parts 

per 

million

9. ft

.30

151

95

26

7.9

472

Equivalents per 

million

7.54

7.81

1.11

.20

7.47

i

Sulfate (S04) 

Chloride (Cl) 

Flueride (F) 

Nitrate (NO3)- -- __ - _

Parts 

per 

million

51

152

221

946

768

Equivalents per 

million

1 06-

4

OQ

.01

3.56

MONTAGUE COUNTY 

BOWIE

Population in 1940: 3,407.

Source of information: Harry Davis, water superintendent, June 4, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake Bowie 7/-£ miles north of Bowie, capacity 1,800 acre-feet

Average pumpage, in gallons a day, 1945

170, 000

182, 000

165,000

194, 000

July_. ..............

238,000

254, 000

275,000

372,000

907 flfW

226, 000'

Storage: Two ground tanks at Lake, 70,000 gallons each; one settling basin at 

Lake, 150,000 gallons; ground reservoir, 187,000 gallons; standpipe, 90,000 

gallons.

Number of customers: 1,500.

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, and chlorination.

[Collected June 4,1946. pH for both raw and finished water is 7.8. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOj).. 

Sodium (Na) ~

Sulfete(S04) ~ 

Chloride (Cl)-. 

Fluoride (F)

Nitrate (NOj) 

Raw water

Parts per 

million

6.7 

1.9 

18 

7.2 

20 

4.0 

104 

14 

17 

.2 

.4 

143 

74

Equivalents 

per million

6.90 

.59 

.88 

.12 

1.70 

.29 

.48 

.01 

.01

Finished water

Parts per 

million

4.7 

.06 

26 

6.1 

19 

4.9 

69 

54 

16 

.6 

.2 

167 

90

Equivalents 

per million

1.298 

.502 

.816 

.125 

1.131 

1.124 

.451 

.032 

.003.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 87

NOCONA

Population in 1940: 2,605.

Source of information: Water superintendent, Nov. 17, 1944.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Nine wells.

Well 1. One block west of pump station; drilled; depth, 388 feet; diameter, 

(?); Peerless Hi-lift pump and electric motor; yield, 32 gallons a minute 

on Nov. 17, 1944.

Well 2. One block northwest of pump station; drilled in 1926; depth, 712 

feet; diameter, 8 to 5jKe inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 

electric motor; static water level, 263 feet below land surface Nov. 1944;. 

yield, 19 gallons a minute on Nov. 17, 1D44.

Well 3. One hundred feet north of pump station; drilled in 1926; depth* 

600 feet; diameter, 12 inches; Peerless Hi-lift pump and electric motorj 

yield, 10}£ gallons a minute on Nov. 17, 1944.

Well 4. Fifty feet south of pump station; drilled in 1926; depth, 600 feet; 

diameter, 12 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and electric motorj 

yield, 6}4 gallons a minute on Nov. 17, 1944. ' Well 5. One-quarter mile northeast of pump station; drilled in 1938; depth, 

525 feet; diameter, 8 to 6% inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack 

and electric motor; static water level, 321 feet below land surface Nov. 

16, 1944; yield, 12 gallons a minute on Nov. 13, 1944.

Well 6. One hundred and twenty-four feet north of well 5; drilled in 1942; 

depth, about 600 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump 

jack and electric motor; static water level, 306 feet below land surface 

November 1944; yield, 17 gallons a minute with a drawdqwn of 180 feet 

in November 1944.

Well 7. Approximately one-half mile south of pump station; drilled in 1938; 

depth, 500 feet; diameter, 10 inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack 

and electric motor; static water level, 182 feet below land surface November 1944; yield, 23 gallons a minute with a drawdown of 164 feet in 

November 1944.

Well 8. Two hundred and fifty feet south of well 7; drilled in 1939; depth, 

508 feet; diameter, 10 inches; Peerless Hi-lift pump and electric motor; 

static water level, 141 feet below land surface November 1944; estimated 

yield, 25 gallons a minute in November 1944.

Well 9. About 20 feet north of pump station; drilled in 1944; depth, 780 

feet, cased to 680 feet, diameter, 8% inches; deep-well cylinder and pump 

jack and electric motor; static water level, 209 feet below land surface 

Nov. 17, 1944; yield, 28 gallons a minute with a drawdown of 340 feet in 

November 1944. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 100,000 gallons; concrete ground reservoir, 50,000*

gallons. 

Treatment: None.
88 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis 

[Collected Nov. 17, 1944. pH of wells 1, 3, 6, 7, and 9 is 8.4 Analyzed by J. H. Eowley]

Silica(SiO») ~-

Calcium (Ca)_. _________ __________

Magnesium (Mg) . .................................

Potassium (K).-- - ------------------------

Bicarbonate (HCOs). ------------------------- _ .

Sulfate (804). . .................

Chloride (Cl). ....................................

Fluoride (F)_... _ .....................-...

Nitrate (NOs) . --- .-- .

Welll

Parts per 

million

13 

.03 

2.6

.7 

210

503 

30 

12 

1.6

1.5 

532

10

Equivalents 

per million

0.13 

.06 

9.11

8.24 

.62 

.34 

.08 

.02

WellS

Parts per 

million

2.7 

2.1 

221

642 

34 

11

1.2

574 

15

Equivalents 

per million

0.13 

. 17 

9.61

8.87 

.71 

.31

.02

Silica (SiOi)-. ... 

Sulfate (sWl - - 

Chloride (Cl).. 

Fluoride (P) ...... 

Nitrate (NO3)---- 

Well 6

Parts per 

million

8.4 

.34 

3.8 

.9 

278 

4.5 

647 

53 

19 

4.0 

1.8 

708 

13

Equivalents per 

million

0.19 

.07 

12.09 

.12 

10.59 

1.10 

.54 

.21 

.03

Well?

Parts per 

million

2.1 

.4 

205

498 

20 

16

1.2 

518 

6

Equivalents per 

million

0.10 

.03 

8.92

8.16 

.42 

.45

.02

\Vell9

Parts per 

million

11

10

4.6 

1.4 

481 

5.8 

736 

53 

286 

3.0 

1.2 

1,210 

18

Equivalents per 

million

0. iSJ 

.12 

20.91 

.15 

12.06 

1.10 

8.07 

.18 

.02

Drillers' logs

Well 5 partiallog

Shale.. . .. 

Thickness 

(feet)

10

15

15

10

44

7

39

10

25

11

Depth 

(feet)

10

OK

40

50

94

140

150

175

Thickness 

(feet)

4

125

25

6

9

15

4

21

5

5^

Depth 

(feet)

190

315

340

346

355

370

374

395

400

405M

Well 7 partiallog

25

10

13

12

12

33

20

12

25

25

35

60

72

105

145

165

177

202

28

32

3

7

43

7

9

15

31

231)

2612

265

272

315

322

331

346

377
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 89

Drillers' logs Continued

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feot)

Depth 

(feet)

Well 8 partial log

16

12 

20 

15 

17 

38 

24 

8 

30 

5 

23

16

28 

48 

63 

80 

118 

142 

159 

180 

185 

208

Red clay.. .......................

Water sand .......................

10 

13 

51 

12 

28 

23 

25 

12 

16 

24 

4

218 

231 

282 

294 

322 

343 

370 

382 

398 

422 

426

Well 9

204

123

92

231

204

327

419

650

sand, _____________ ...

Sand................ _ .... __ ..

32

72

26

682

754

788

SAINT JO

Population in 1940: 1,010.

Source of information: J. L. Farris, mayor, June 5, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well at City Hall; drilled in 1938 by Harry Baird; depth, 430 

feet; diameter, 7 inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; static 

water level reported 160 feet below land surface; yield, 80 gallons a minute.

Pumpage: Average, 66,300 gallons a day.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 120,000 gallons; elevated tank, 90,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 312.

Treatment: None.

Analysis 

[Collected June 5.1946. pHis7.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2) 

Iron (Fe).~. ~ 

Bicarbonate (HCOs)... 

Parts 

million

17

.06

102

33

27

6.8

408

Equivalents per 

million

5.09

2.71

1.17

.17

6.69

Sulfate (SOt). ...... __ ......

Chloride (Cl)_. __ ... __ ....

Fluoride (F)____.._..____.___.

Nitrate (NO3)- ... ... ...

Parts 

per 

million

96

13

3.8

504

390

Equivalents per 

million

9 fMl

.yt

.02

.06

PALO PINTO COUNTY 

GORDON

Population in 1940: 532.

Source of information: J. A. Stewart, mayor.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake about 1 mile southwest of Gordon; capacity, about 240

acre-feet.

Pumpage (estimated): 30,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Concrete reservoir on hill, 55,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 140. 

Treatment: Chlorination (no filtration). 

835237 49 T
90 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis 

[Collected November 1945. pHis7.2. Analyzed by O. B. Oibulka]

Silica (SiOa) - - -

Parts 

per 

million

8.6

.30

28

6.6

\ 52 / 5' 2

101

Equivalents per 

million

1.400

.543

.224

1.656

Sulfate (SO4 

Chloride (Cl)-_ . ... ...

Nitrate (NO3)- -----

Parts 

per 

million

13

8.0

.2

.2

128

97

Equivalents pet 

million

0.271

.226

.011

.003

GRAFORD

Population in 1940: 804.

Source of information: Joe Baggett, water superintendent, May 23, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Keechi Creek 1 mile west of town.

Pumpage: Average, 36,000 gallons a day..

Storage: Concrete settling reservoir; 30,000 gallons; elevated tank, 50,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 200.

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, and chlorination.

Analysis 

[Collected May 23,1946. pH: Raw water, 7.8; finished water, 7.0. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOt)............. ...........................

Sulfate(SO4> --------- --------------

Chlorite(Cl)...- _...-. - - -- ---

Nitrate (NOs) - - ---- - - --

Raw water

Parts per 

million

16 

.14 

54 

4.5 

22 

4.4 

186 

17 

25 

0 

.8 

236 

153

Equivalents 

per million

2.695 

.370 

.943 

.113 

3.049 

.354 

.705 

0 

.013

Finished water

Parts per 

million

8.2 

.26 

58 

7.1 

15 

5.1 

110 

81 

28 

0 

.2 

264 

175

Equivalents 

per million

2.895 

.584 

.673 

.130 

1.803 

1.686 

.790 

0 

.003

MINERAL WELLS

Population in 1940: 6,303.

Source of information: T. A. Camp, water commissioner, January 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Reservoir, 6 miles east of Mineral Wells, on Rock Creek;

reservoir capacity, 2,500,000,000 gallons. 

Pumpage: Maximum, 2,000,000 gallons a day; winter average, about 1,500,000

gallons a day.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 1,090,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 2,300 (also supplies Camp Wolters). 

Treatment: Alum and lime, prechlorination, rapid sand nitration, ammonia, and

postchlorination.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 91

[Collected November 1945. pH: Raw water, 7.4; finished water, 7.3 Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Calcium (Ca)__.. -------- .- --- .. 

Sulfate (SO*)........ _ .. ................

Chloride(CI).- ._ . 

Fluoride (F) _ _ ... ....... ....... .. .............

Nitrate (NOa). _ _ -. -. 

Raw water

Parts per 

million

9.8 

.09 

38 

10 

14 

5.2 

137 

33 

19 

.2 

0 

221 

136

Equivalents 

per million.

1.897 

.822 

.628 

.133 

2.246 

.687 

.536 

.011 

0

Finished water

Parts per 

million

4.3 

.04 

42 

10 

16 

4.4 

132 

43 

23 

0 

0 

217 

146

Equivalents 

per million J

2.096> 

.822 

.677 

.113 

2.164 

.895 

.649 

0 

0

MINGUS

Population in 1940: 570.

Source of information: Pump operator, January 1946.

Owner: T. & P. Mercantile Co. owns lake; city owns distribution system.

Source of supply: T. & P. Mercantile Co. lake at Thurber.

Pumpage (estimated): 5,000 to 10,000 gallons a day.

Number of customers: 80.

Treatment: Chlorination and filtration.

Analysis of finished water 

[Collected November 1945. pH is 7.2. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2) .- ---

Calcium (Ca). .. __ . ....

Sodium (Na)_ __ _____ .

Potassium (K) . .... .....

Bicarbonate (HO O3 ) ____--__

Parts 

per 

million

7.9

1.6

22

5.4

12

102

Equivalents per 

million

1.098

.444

.513

1.672

Sulfate (SO4) ... -

Chloride (Cl)..-..... .....

Nitrate (NO3 )_. ....... . ....

Parts 

per 

million

4.3

10

.2

0

117

77

Equivalents per 

million

0.090

.011

0

STRAWN

Population in 1940: 1,107.

Source of information: A. M. Barrett, city secretary, November 1945.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake No. 4 on Walnut Creek, 2Vz miles north of Strawn; reservoir capacity, 400 acre-feet. New lake 5 miles west of Strawn on Russell's 

Creek; reservoir capacity, 1,200 acre-feet; available for city added supply, but 

not used at present.

Pumpage (estimated): 35,000 gallons a day in summer; about 30,000 gallons a 

day in winter.

Storage: Elevated tank, 100,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 330.

Treatment: H. T. H. alum, lime, and activated carbon.
92 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis 

[Collected November 1945. pH: Raw water, 7.7; finished water, 7.0. Analyzed by J. H. Eowley]

Silica (SiOd... ............ .........................

Calcium (Ca).... ___________________ .

Magnesium (Mg)...... _______________

Sodium (Na) .. ___ . . ...........

Potassium (K).-- __________________ .

Bicarbonate (HC03). _______ . ______ _

Sulfate (SO«) ............. .........................

Chlori-le (01). .....................................

Fluori«lefF).. .....................................

Dissolved solids. _________________ ..

-Total hardness as CaCOj. _____________

Raw water

Parts per 

million

12 

.24 

46 

3.9 

3.0

ISO 

7.8 

4.0 

.2 

158 

131

Equivalents 

per million

2.296 

.321

.131 

2.459 

.162 

.113 

.011 

.003

Finished water

Parts per 

million

3.2 

.04 

90 

3.5

3.8 

106 

146 

6.0 

0 

331 

239

Equivalents 

per million

4.492 

.288

.166 

1. 737 

3.040 

.169 

0 

0

PARKER COUNTY 

WEATHERFOKD

Population: 5,924.

Source of information: E. C. Shelby, Sr., water superintendent, November 1945.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Six wells.

Well 1. At Davis and Lee Streets; drilled in 1889; depth, 401 feet; diameter, 

10 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 15-horsepower electric motor; yield 

60 gallons a minute.

Well 2. Drilled in 1925 by Q. D. Lewis; depth, 500 feet; diameter, 8 inches;

double action deep-well cylinder and pump jack; yield, 60 gallons a minute.

Well 3. Drilled in 1927 by Henry Measures; depth, 388 feet; diameter, 8

inches; deep-well turbine and 20-horsepower electric motor; yield, 100

gallons a minute.

Well 4. Drilled in 1941 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 401 feet; diameter, 16 

inches; deep-well turbine pump and 25-horsepower electric motor; static 

water level, July 23, 1941, 295 feet; pumping level, 366 feet when pumping 

152 gallons a minute.

Well 5. Drilled in 1941 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 456 feet; diameter, 16 

inches; deep-well turbine pump and 25-horsepower electric motor; yield, 

65 gallons a minute; static water level, Sept. 21, 1941, 356 feet; pumping 

level, 440 feet when pumping 75 gallons a minute.

Well 6. Drilled in 1944 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 400 feet; diameter, 16 

inches; deep-well turbine pump and 25-horsepower electric motor; yield, 

72 gallons a minute.

Purnpage (estimated): Average, 450,000 gallons a day. 

Customers: 1,750.

Storage: Two ground storage reservoirs, total capacity, 3,000,000 gallons. 

Treatment: Chlorination.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 93

Analysis 

[Collected November 1945. pH for wells 1, 3, and 4 is 7.2. Analyzed by C. B. CibulkaJ

Silica (SiOs). ...... ..... .._.

Calcium (Ca). ________

Sodium (Nal .. ...............

Potassium (K)_... ............

Bicarbonate (HCO3)~ ____ .

Sulfate (SG4). ------ .... ...

 Chloride (Cl) .................

Fluoride (F). _________

Nitrate (NO3).. .... ... ....

Total hardness as CaCOj.. ...

Welll

Parts per 

million

14 

.15 

61 

28 

106 

20 

396 

109 

59 

0 

3.0 

505 

267

Equivalents per 

million

3.04 

2.30 

4.62 

.51 

6.49 

2.27 

1.66 

0 

.05

Well 3

Parts per 

million

15 

.10 

68 

40 

83 

20 

420 

110 

57 

.6 

0 

608 

334

Equivalents per 

million

3.39 

3.29 

3.62 

.51 

6.88 

2.29 

1.61 

.03 

0

Well 4

Parts per 

million

15 

.68 

63 

35 

91 

18 

403 

105 

57 

0 

1.0 

603 

301

Equivalents i;er 

million

3.14 

2.88 

3.95 

.46 

6.61 

2.19 

1.61 

0 .02

Drillers' logs

Thickness 

{feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Well 4

Soil...............................

Lime __ . ____________

Shale.......... .. _ .... ___ .

5

16

10

QQ

7

9

15

104

25

42

4

19

12

5

21

34

66

73

82

85 inn

204

99Q

271

275

9Q4

306

Hard black shale, layers of fine

sand and lignite (bottom of

 12

18

10

10

15

18

9

9

50

12

31

6

318

336

346

356

371

389

308

407

457

469

600

506

Well 5

C\ay. ............................

Sand __ . _____________

Shale and lime streaks...... 

Hard lime. __ . ___ . __ . 

Sandy shale...- __ . ..........

Sand (cut good). _________

Rock.............................

Hard lime and shale. __ ..

Blue shale and lime.. _______

Shale and boulders. _______

Hard shale... ______ ........

Shale....... ____________

Hard lime _____________

Hard shale and lime _______

3

5

8

4

15

7

12

11

4

5

26

8

1

3

13

2

21

5

18

6

2

11

3

4

3

8

16

20

35

42

54

65

69

74

100

109

112

125

127

148

153

171

177

IQfl

193

1Q7

3

9

15

12

5

16

10

2

iq

16

15

2

20

 to

11

3

IQ

21

20

OflA

209

224

91fl

241

asr

267

269

2S2

9Q3

309

V3A

326 qj/»

355 070

QCM

387

396

4U9

420

Hi

AR\
CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

RUNNELS COUNTY

BAIiLnSTGER

Population in 1940: 4,472.

Source of information: K. V. Northington, water superintendent, Apr. 17, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two lakes on Elm Creek.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

April.... ......

1945

239, 000

247, 000

280, 000

293, 000

1946

260,000

311, 000

365, 000 July. .......

1945

426, 000

521,000

496, 000

565, 000

1946 1945

535, 000

325, 000

298,000

242, 000

1946

Storage: Elevated tank, 250,000 gallons; standpipe, 80,000 gallons; settling basin

at pumping station, 315,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,551. 

Treatment: Aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, chlorination.

Analysis 

[Collected: Apr. 17,1946. pH, Raw and finished water, is 7.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2) . . .... . ....... ..............

Calcium (Ca). .................... ................

Sodium (Na) ___ . ______ . ...........

Bicarbonate-(HCO3). --------------- _ ............

Sulfate (SO4) - - . - . ......

Chloride (Cl). ....................................

Fluoride (F)...... .................................

Nitrate (NOa) . .

Raw water

Parts per 

million

20 

.49 

120 

83 

193 

30 

193 

232 

495 

0 

1.20 

1,270 

641

Equivalents 

per million

5.99 

6.83 

8.38 

.77 

3.16 

4.83 

13.96 

0 

.02

Finished water

Parts per 

million

6.0 

.03 

118 

82 

203 

36 

202 

245 

495 

.2 

.5 

1,290 

632

Equivalents 

per million

5.89 

6.74 

8.84 

.92 

3.31 

5.10 

13.96 

.01 

.01

MILES

Population in 1940: 814.

Source of information: F. G. Lewin, water superintendent, Apr. 17, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. Two hundred feet northeast of pump house; drilled about 1928 by 

the State highway department; depth, about 120 feet; diameter, 8 inches; 

deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 5-horsepower electric motor; reported yield, 90 to 120 gallons a minute.

Well 2. One hundred and fifty feet southeast of pump house; drilled in 1921 

by J. O. Donaldson; depth, about 120 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well 

cylinder and pump jack and 3-horsepower electric motor; yield, 28 gallons 

a minute.

Pumpage (estimated): Average, 100,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons; elevated tank, 50,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 208.

Treatment: Chlorination.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 95

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Apr. 17,1946. pHis7.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOiO 

Potassium CK)____ ____ ..

Bicarbonate (HCO3)._ __ ..

Parts 

per 

million

15

.11

204

85

6.2

312

Equivalents 

per 

million

10.18

6.99

5.78

.16

5.11

Sulfate (SO4) 

Chloride (Cl) 

Nitrate (NO3 )- --------

Parts 

per 

million

584

201

1.8

5.2

1,390

858

Equivallents 

per 

million

12.16

5.67

.09

.08

WINTERS

Population in 1940: 2,335.

Source of information: C. D. Blackley, water superintendent, Apr. 17, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake about 5 miles southeast of Winters.

Pumpage (estimated): 130,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Settling basin, 140,000 gallons; clear well, 25,000 gallons; 2 standpipes,

100,000 and 150,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 600. 

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, prechlorination, and postchlorination.

Analysis 

[Collected Apr. 17,1946. pH: Raw water, 7.6; finished water, 7.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Sodium (Na) _ _ ------- __ .......... _ ........

Potassium (Z). ....... _ ..... __ ........... ....

Sulfate (SOO 

Chloride (01).. ........ ............................

Fluoride(F)- . ....... ..........

Nitrate (NOj) .... . __ ----- _ .... __ ---------

Raw water

Parts per 

million

2.4

.14 

58 

20 

16 

9.6 

234 

45 

24 

0 

1.2 

310 

226

Equivalents 

per million

2.89 

1.64 

.70 

.25 

3.84 

.94 

.68 

0 

.02

Finished water

Parts per 

million

2 

.06 

60 

20 

17 

9.1 

226 

54 

27 

0 

.2 

316 

232

Equivalents 

per million

2.99 

1.64 

.72 

.23 

3.70 

1.12 

.76 

0 

0

SAN 8ABA COUNTY 

RICHLAND SPRINGS

Population in 1940: 451.

Source of information: Herman Atchison, water superintendent, Jan. 18, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two springs at north end of Carter Street, one block north of

Highway 190; discharge of south spring, 1,536 gallons a minute Oct. 28, 1938;

water pumped from spring by centrifugal pump and 10-horsepower electric

motor.

Storage: Elevated tank, 60,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 140. 

Treatment: Chlorination.
96 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Composite analysis 

[Collected Jan. 18,1946. pH is 7.7. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiOj) . ..

Iron (Fe)~--~ ..- _

Calcium (Ca)_ ....... ..

Sodium (NTa)... ..............

Potassium (K)._. ______

Bicarbonate (HCOs). ........

Parts 

per 

million

9.2

.06

104

23

30

6.7

401

Equivalents per 

million

5.19

1.89

1.31

.17

6.57

Sulfate (SOO -

Chloride (Cl)........ ___ ....

Parts 

per 

million

13

58

.4

3.8

448

354

Equivalents per 

million

0.27

1.64

.02

.06

SAN SABA

Population in 1940: 2,927.

Source of information: Reeves Kuykendall, city secretary, Jan. 18, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Springs in eastern part of city; temperature, 72° F.

Pumpage: Average, 720,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Elevated tank, 100,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 650.

Analysis 

[Collected Jan. 18,1946. pH is 7.8. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOs)- __ - __

Iron (Fe)----. _________

Calcium (Ca) ...... __ .....

Sodium (Ma).......... __ ..

Potassium (K) .. ______

Bicarbonate (HCO«)- ____

Parts 

per 

million

9.2

.05

116

41

61

12

466

Equivalents per 

million

5.79

3.37

2.64

.31

7.64

Sulfate (SO«).,.- __ - ___ 

Chloride (Cl)........... ......

Nitrate (NOs)... .... ...

Parts 

per 

million

7.2

152

0

1.8

648

458

Equivalents per 

million

0.15

4.29

0

.03

SHACKELFORD COUNTY

ALBANY

Population in 1940: 2,230.

Source of information: Roy Matthews, water superintendent, Sept. 19, 1946. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake McCarty, 7 miles south of city. 

Pumpage: 400,000 gallons a day in summer, 130,000 gallons a day in winter. 

-Storage: Elevated tank, 75,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 625.

Treatment: Aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filteration, and 

chlorination.

Analysis of raw water 

[Collected: Sept. 19, 1946. pH is 7.7. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiOi). .................

Iron (Fe)-._-- ___ . .........

Potassium (K)__ .............

Parts 

per 

million

91

.04

57

17

79

11

160

Equivalents per 

million

2.85

1 40

3 44

.28

2 fi9

Sulfate (SOO - - 

Chloride (Cl). .. 

Fluoride (F). .....

Nitrate (NO>)~. . 

Parts 

per 

million

26

170

.2

.5

513

919

Equivalents per 

million

0 54

4.79

.01

.01
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 97

SOMERVELL COUNTY 

GLEN ROSE

Population in 1940: 1,050,

Source of information: C. A. Stevenson, water superintendent, November 1945.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well at pumping station; drilled in 1934 by Layne-Texas Co.; 

depth, 320 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump with 10-horsepower 

electric motor; well flows from 20,000 to 30,000 gallons a day; pump not used 

much until recently; yield when pumping, 200 gallons a minute.

Pumpage (estimated): 75,000 to 100,000 gallons a day in summer, 50,000 gallons 

a day in winter.

Storage: Elevated tank, 50,000 gallons; ground storage reservoir, 50,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 141.

Treatment: None.

Analysis 

[Collected November 1945. pH is 7.2. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiQi). .................

Iron (Fe)..-- _________

Bicarbonate (HCOs) .........

Parts 

per 

million

15

.05

25

22

97

6.1

395

Equivalents per 

million

i <>**

1.81

4 on

.16

6 48

Sulfate (SOt). ................

Chloride (Cl). . .........

Parts 

per 

million

20

18

.2

.2

386

153

Equivalents per 

million

0.42

.51

.01

0

STEPHENS COUNTY 

BRECKENRZDGE

Population in 1940: 5,826.

Source of information: E. A. Cain, manager, May 24, 1946. 

Owner: Community Public Service Co.

Source of supply: Two lakes on Clear Fork River about 10 miles northwest of 

Breckenridge near Crystal Falls.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day, 1945

April.. ...............

332,000

345, 000

387,000

362,000

July.. ................

464,000

571, 000

610,000

692, 000

609,000

430,000*

421,000

403, 000

Storage: Earth and ground reservoir at Crystal Falls, 3,000,000 gallons; settling 

basin in city, 1,000,000 gallons; clear well, 65,000 gallons; elevated tank 100,000 

gallons.

Number of customers: 1,875.

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, prechlorination, and postchlorination.
98 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis of finished water 

[Collected May 24,1946. pH is 7.8. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOz).... ...........

Iron (Fe). ....................

Magnesium (Mg).._ ........

Bicarbonate (HCOs). -..-.. 

Parts 

per 

million

2.0

.28

190

66

322

17

117

Equivalents per 

million

9.48

5.43

.43

1.92

Sulfate (SOO .................

Chloride (Cl)......... ........

Fluoride (F)_. .......... ..

Nitrate (NO3 ). .. . 

Parts 

per 

million

758

411

.4

.5

1,870

746

Equivalents per 

million

15.78

11.59

.02

.01

CADDO

Population in 1940: 700.

Source of information: John Luttiell, May 23, 1946.

Owner: John Luttrell.

Source of supply: Lake on small draw.

Pumpage: Average, 2,100 gallons a day.

Storage: Elevated tank, 6,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 22.

Treatment: Chlorination part time.

Analysis of raw water

[Collected May 23, 1946. pH is 7.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOz)... ...............

Calcium (Ca)..... _ . ... ._

Parts 

per 

million

4.7

1.3

47

4.6

7 9

3.9

106

Equivalents per 

million

2.346

.378

.100

1.737

Sulfate (S04>.- ... ... ...

Chloride (Ci).____._____...___

Fluoride (F).~ ... .. _ . -

Nitrate (NOs) -

Parts 

per 

million

55

8.0

0

1.8

185

136

Equivalents per 

million

1.145

.226-

0

.029-

TARRANT COUNTY

ARLINGTON

Population in 1940: 4,240.

Source of information: G. C. Pearce, plant superintendent, May 22, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 5. At end of West Main Street; drilled in 1930 by McKee & Hightower; depth, 900 feet; diameter, 12 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 

100-horsepower electric motor; yield, 400 gallons a minute. 

Well 6. About 500 feet from well 5 at the end of West Main Street; drilled 

in July 1942 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth 1,775 feet; diameter, 13% to 7 

inches, 184 casing perforated from 1,567 to 1,761 feet; deep-well turbine 

pump and 100-horsepower electric motor; static water level reported 267 

feet below land surface in 1942; yield, 448 gallons a minute with drawdown 

of 72 feet; temperature, 85° F. 

Pumpage (estimated): Maximum, 1,000,000 gallons a day; average, 800,000

gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 100,000 gallons; two ground reservoirs, 57,000 and 130,000

gallons each. 

Treatment: None.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 99

Analysis, composite sample, wells 5 and 6 

[Collected May 22,1946. pH is 8.6. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOs) .. __ 

Iron (Fe).- ____ .. ____

Calcium (Ca)_ ________

Potassium (K)-- __ ____

Bicarbonate (HCOs). ____

Parts 

per 

million

14

0

2.9

1.3

306

7.4

505

Equivalents per 

million

.11

U on

1Q

8.29

Sulfate (S04) - .

Chloride (Cl),..... _ .... _ .

Nitrate (NOs).... . _-

Parts 

per 

million

189

50

l.ff

1.8

823

12

Equivalents per 

million

3.93

1.41

.08

.03

Driller's log; well 6

Sand ________ __ . ____

Sand. ________ ___ __

Shale ___ ______ . __

Shale ___ . ____________

Thickness 

(feet)

10

65

28

30

9

11

en

3

9

20

102

27

147

8

201

1Q

38

25

16

8

8

7

11

29

Depth 

(feet)

10

75

103 too

142

153

203

206

215

235

337

364

391

538

546

747

766

SfU

829

Q5Q

854

870

877

888

917

Sha(A and limn

Sand. .- _ ... ..... ... _ .....

Sand. ________ .---- . . 

Sand ______________ 

Thickness 

(feet)

77

23

58

55

5

143

20

22

48

31

31

10

9

26

17

13

28

18

43

19

25

6

68

6

31

26

Depth 

(feet)

994

1,017

1,075

1,130

1,135

1,278

1,298

1,320

1,368

1,399

1,430

1,440

1,449

1,475

1,492

1,505

1,533

1,551

1,594

l,613r

1,638.

1,644

1,712-

1,718.,

1,749-

1,775.

EVERMA2ST

Population in 1940: 250.

Source of information: C. G. Vaughn, May 22, 1946.

Owner: C. G. Vaughn.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. Drilled in 1915 by T. M. Hellams; depth, about 600 feet; diameter, 6

inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 10-horsepower steam engine;

static water level reported 300 feet below land surface; yield, 20 gallons a

minute. 

Well 2. Drilled in 1915 by T. M. Hellams; depth, about 600 feet; diameter, 6

inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 40-horsepower gasoline

engine; yield, 20 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): 10,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Two steel tanks, 12,000 and 4,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 95. 

Treatment: Occasional chlorination.
100 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis, well 2 

[Collected May 22,1946. pH is 8.8. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulkaj

Silica (SiO5) _________

Iron (Fe)-. __________

Calcium (Ca)_.. ______

Potassiunr (3O . . . ______

Parts 

per 

million

15

.14

1.3

.5

203

4.8

470

Equivalents per 

million

0.06

.04

Q QA

.12

7 fid

Chloride (Cl)-__ ... -

Flaoride (F).__ ________

Parts 

per 

million

44

15

.6

0

516

5

Equivalents per 

million

0.92

.42

.03

0

FORT WORTH

Population in 1940: 177,662.

Source of information: Ewall Stephens, water superintendent, May 22, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Three lakes.

Lake Worth. Constructed in 1914 on the west fork of the Trinity River

about 9 miles west of Fort Worth; capacity, about 20,000 acre-feet. 

Eagle Mountain Lake. Constructed in 1932 on the west fork of the Trinity 

River about 18 miles northwest of Fort Worth; capacity, 216,000 acrefeet.

Lake Bridgeport. Constructed about 1932 on the west fork of the Trinity 

River above Eagle Mountain Lake and about 4 miles northwest of Bridgeport; capacity, 284,000 care-feet.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day, 1945

January. _____

February _____

March _______

April. .. .. ..

18, 730, 000

18, 800. OOU

19, 200, 000

18,200,000

July... ______ .

22, 650, 000

24, 100, QUO

25, 540, 000

27, 900, 000

26.500,000

18, 700, 000

18, 400, 000

18,250,000

Storage: Concrete reservoir on south side of city, 5,000,000 gallons; concrete 

reservoir on north side of city, 4,500,000 gallons; 3 elevated tanks, 500,000 

gallons each; 2 elevated tanks, 100,000 gallons each; standpipe, 300,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 55,800.

Treatment: Aeration, coagulation, filtration, and chlorination.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 101

Analysis 

[Collected May 22,1946. pH: Raw and finished water, 8.2. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica(SiO»)~ - - « - 

Bicarbonate (HCOs) _________________

Sulfate (SCW ... .. ..... ._..... ._ .

Chloride (Cl). .................................... .

Fluoride(F). ......................................

Nitrate (N03 )........._................ ............

Raw water

Parts per 

million

6.4 

.23 

43 

6.9 

16 

4.8 

154 

17 

22 

.4 

.2 

190 

136

Equivalents 

per million

2.146 

.567 

.686 

.123 

2.524 

.354 

.620 

.021 

.003

Finished water

Parts per 

million

2.4 

.0 

46 

7.0 

20 

5.3 

160 

23 

26 

.6 

.2 

201 

144

Equivalents 

per million

2.296 

.576 

.862 

.135 

2.623 

.479 

.733 

.032 

.003

HANDUEY

Population in 1940: 3,000.

Source of information: E. Hoover, assistant cashier, May 22, 1946.

Ownership: Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. Drilled in 1930; depth, 1,364 feet; diameter, 8 to 6 inches; deepwell turbine pump and 75-horsepower electric motor; static water level reported 371 feet below land surface; yield, 224 gallons a minute. 

Well 2. On a street west of water office three-fourths of a mile north of 

Highway 80; drilled in 1946 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 1,431 feet; diameter, 10% to 7 inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor to be 

installed.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day, 1945

February _______

April... ..............

137, 000

92,000

107, 000

130, 000

July..................

191,000

183, 000

152, 000

154, 000

190,000

135, 000

147,000

Storage: Ground reservoir at well 1, 35,000 gallons; ground reservoir at well 2,

75,000 gallons; elevated tank, 125,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 831. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis well 1

[Collected May 22,1946. pH is 8.4. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (Si02)___ ...............

Iron(Fe)- . _________

Caltinni (Ca) . .... -, .. ^

Sodium (Na). _ . ______

Potassium (TC) . . 

Bicarbonate (HCO3). ____

Parts 

per 

million

9.6

.05

3.2

1.4

302

6.6

556

Equivalents per 

million

0.16

.12

13.13

.17

9.14

Sulfate (SO4 ). __ ... ._

Chloride (Cl).... .......

Fluoride (F). ....... ___ ...

Nitrate (NO3)~- .... 

Parts 

per 

million

90

86

2.0

2.0

777

14

Equivalents per 

million

1 87

2.43

.11

.03
102 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Driller's log, well

Shale 

Rock. __ ........................

Shale.-. ......................

Rock 

Shale.-- ... ... ... . ......

Shale . .

Shale.-. _ ... __ ...... _ . .....

Shale and streaks of sandy shale

Shale 

Sand and streaks of sandy shale. .

Thickness 

(feet)

2

10

8

31

2

12

2

10

38

11

90

11

OQ

36

ot;

07

17

on

1C

27

OK

24

7

26

20

7

10

4

12

5

13

5 

30

11

12

Depth 

(feet)

2

12

20

qc

81

83

95

97

107

145

156

167

175

207

218

219

242

278

319

VAA

398

437

455

482

523

547

554

580

CAA

607

617

621

633

645

650

663

668 

698

709

721

Shale - - - 

Shale with streaks of lime _ ..

Sandy shale with streaks of shale

Shale 

Shale, lime and streaks of sand.. -

Sand. 

Sand and pink and red shale (cuts

Shale 

Coarse sand and gravel (good) ....

Thickness 

(feet)

43

6

3

5

7

20

37

30

8

36

24

15

41

5

28

48

6

12

6

17

30

19

3

12

1

4

5

11

22

19

5

8

63

4

8

26

6

20

7

11

12

10

7

Depth

(feet)

764

770

773

778

785

805

842

872

880

916

940

955

996

1,001

1,029

1,077

1 083

1,095

1,101

1,118

1,148

1,167

1.170

1,183

1,187

1,203

1,225

1,244

1,249

1,257

1,320

1,324

1,332

1,358

1,364

1,384

1,391

1,402 

1,414

1,424

1,431

MANSFIELD

Population in 1940: 774.

Source of information: M. N. Farr, water superintendent, May 22, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: 2 wells.

Well 1. One block west and J4 block north of Memorial Hall; drilled by 

Mr. Rose, depth about 200 feet, diameter 10 to 8 inches; deep-well 

turbine pump and 10-horsep0wer electric motor; static water level reported 

60 feet below land surface; yield 100 gallons a minute.

Well 3. Behind Memorial Hall; drilled in 1945 by S. Stoner, depth 

200 feet, diameter 7 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 5-horsepower 

electric motor; static water level reported 43 feet below land surface; 

yield 75 gallons a minute.

Pumpage (estimated): 50,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Ground reservoir as Well 1, 4,500 gallons; ground reservoir at abandoned 

Well 2, 6,800 gallons; elevated tank, 50,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 291.

Treatment: None.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 103

Analysis 

[Collected May 22,1946. pH: Well 1,8.1; well 3,9.1. Analyzed by O. B. Cibulka]

Sfflca(SiOj) 

Iron(Fe)- 

Calcium (Oa). ------- .......... .... ___ ..... ...

Sodium (Na) .-- ___ _ _- ..-..-..... ..

Potassium (K) . ... . .........

Bicarbonate (HCO3). ______ . ______ .....

Sulfate (SO4> 

Chloride (Ol). .. .- .... .. . .... .. .

Fluoride (F)... . _ -------- ... ...... _ ......

Nitrate(NO8) . 

Welll

Parts per 

million

10 

.11 

11 

2.2 

200 

5.1 

324 

159 

31 

.4 

3.2 

582 

36

Equivalents 

per million

0.55 

.18 

8.70 

.13 

5.31 

3.31 

.87 

.02 

.05

Well 3

Parts per 

million

12 

1.1 

4.0 

.6 

267 

8.3 

466 

176 

25 

1.2 

.4 

730 

12

Equivalents 

per million

0.20 

.05 

11.62 

.21 

7.64 

3.66 

.71 

.06 

.01

TAYLOB COUNTY 

ABILENE

Population in 1940: 27, 292.

Source of information: L. A. Grimes, water superintendent, Apr. 18, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Three lakes.

Lake Abilene. 10 miles southwest of the city; built about 1920; capacity,

45,000 acre-feet. 

Lake Kirby. About 5 miles south of Abilene on east side of Highway 277;

constructed in 1928; capacity, 8,500 acre-feet.

Lake Fort Phantom Hill. About 15 miles northeast of Abilene on Elm 

Creek; constructed in 1941; capacity, 74,000 acre-feet.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

Lake Abilene Lakes Kirby and Fort Phantom Hill

1945

February

May. _ -.- . _ ....

July. 

August _ -. __ . . . -

October.. _________ . _____

1, 390, 000

396, 000

1, 250, 000

1, 383, 000

2, 470, 000

2, 410, 000

April.. 

July 

Novembor

1, 590, 000

2, 200, 000

3, 030, 000

3, 305, 000

4,580,000

5, 090, 000

4, 210, 000

5, 270, 000

4, 760, 000

1, 590, 000

1,606,000

1, 195, 000

1946

January, . . .

March

2, 480, 000 1, 210, 000

1, 200, 000

1, 970, 000
104 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Storage: Lake Abilene clear well, 675,000 gallons; Lake Fort Phantom Hill clear 

wells, 1,685,000 gallons; storage reservoir, 2,000,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 8,917.

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filters, prechlorination, and 

postchlorination.

Analysis of raw water

{Collected Apr. 18,1946. pH: Lake Abilene, 7.6; Lake Kirby, 8.0; Lake Fort Phantom Hill, 7.9. Analyzed

by J. H. RowleyJ

Parts 

per 

million

Equivalents per 

million

Parts 

per 

million

Equivalents per 

million

Lake Abilene

Silica (SiO2)~. 9.6

.25

51 

15 

9.3 

5.1 

210

2.546 

1. 2384 

.405 

.130 

3.444

Sulfate (SO*) ..............

Chloride (Cl). ................

Nitrate (NO3) . ._____._

Total hardness as CaCOs .....

21 

15 

.2 

0 

234 

189

0.437 

.423 

.011 

0

Lake Kirby

Silica (SiOj) - -- 5.5

.70

44 

12 

13 

2.9

202

2.196 

.987 

.554 

.125 

3.318

Sulfate (SOO. -... ......

Chloride (Cl)... ...... . ....

Fluoride (F) .... .. ......

Nitrate (NO3)- _

Total hardness as CaCO3 -.

11 

9.0

1.0 

.5 

209 

159

0.229 

.254 

.05* 

.008

Lake Fort Phantom Hill

Silica (SiOj)-~ 6.0

.50

46 

19 

52 

8.5 

222

2.30 

1.56 

2.24 

.22 

3.65

Sulfate (SO4) -

Chloride (Cl). - ........

Total hardness as CaCOj -.

52 

56 

.2 

.2 

360 

193

1.00 1.58- 

.01

,oa

BRADSHAW

Population in 1940: 300.

Source of information: C. M. Hunt, owner, Apr. 18, 1946.

Owner: C. M. Hunt.

Source of supply: Lake west of Bradshaw.

Pumpage: No record.

Storage: Elevated tank, 12,600 gallons.

Number of customers: 15.

Treatment: None.

Analysis of raw water

[Collected Apr. 18,1946. pH is 7.5. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiOj)~- -- -

Calcium (Ca)... _____ ...

Sodium (Na)_... .............

Bicarbonate (HCO3)- ____

Parts 

per 

million

6.3 

2.0

34

7.2

8.0

4.8

143

Equivalents per 

million

1.697

.592

.346

2.344

Sulfate, (SOi)_~. . 

Chloride (Cl) ........... _ ...

Fluoride (F^- - -

Nitrate (NO3)- ............

Parts 

per 

million

7.4 

7.0

.2

3.2

177

114

Equivalents per 

million

0.154

.011

.052
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 105

LAWN

Population in 1940: 306.

Source of information: Alex Edwards, water superintendent, Apr. 17, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake Stith, 1% miles southwest of city hall on road to Ovalo.

Pumpage: No record.

Storage: Standpipe, estimated 50,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 210.

Treatment: Chlorination.

Analysis of raw water

[Collected Apr. 17,1946. pH is 7.7. Analyzed by J. H. Eowtey]

Silica (SiOa) 

Parts 

per 

million

6.6

.25

49

14

23

9.1

185

Equivalents per 

million

2.446

1.151

1.009

.233

3.032

Sulfate (SO4)- . 

Chloride (Ol)........_........

Fluoride (F)... _ .. __ ......

Nitrate (NO3) .

Parts 

per 

million

45

Qn

.4

.2

281

180

Equivalents per 

million

0.937

.846

.021

.003

MERKEL

Population in 1940: 2,005.

Source of information: Mack Busby, water superintendent, Apr. 17, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Seven wells.

Well 1. In pump house about 3 blocks east of town along Highway 84; drilled 

in 1909; depth, about 100 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump 

and 5-horsepower electric motor; yield, 100 gallons a minute. 

Well 2. About 50 feet southeast of well 1; dug by J. B. Ferris; depth, 75 feet; 

diameter, 5 feet, lined with brick; connected with well 1 and pumped 

with same pump as used in well 1.

Well 3. About 0.2 mile east of well 1; drilled in 1925 by L. Sublett; depth, 

about 100 feet; diameter, 8 inches; jet pump and 3-horsepower electric 

motor; yield, 100 gallons a minute.

Well 4. About 20 feet south of well 3; dug in 1926 by W. E. Kimmery; 

depth, 70 feet, diameter, 10 feet, cement lined, connected by tunnel with 

well 3; pumped by pump in well 3.

Well 5. About 0.15 mile northeast of well 3; drilled in 1926 by L. 

Sublett, depth, 100 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 

5-horsepower electric motor; yield, 100 gallons a minute. 

Well 6. About 20 feet south of well 5; dug in 1945 by W. E. Kimmery; 

depth, 63 feet; diameter, 15 feet, lined with cement, connected to well 5 by 

tunnel; pumped with pump in well 5.

Well 7. Drilled in 1926 by L. Sublett; depth, 100 feet; diameter, 8 

inches; deep-well cylinder and pump jack and 3-horsepower electric 

motor; yield, 18 gallons'a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): 67,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 100,000 gallons; elevated tank, 50,000

gallons.

Number of customers: 300. 

Treatment: Chlorination.

835237 49 8
106 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

[Collected Apr. 17, 1946.

Analysis

pH: Wells 1 and 2, 7.2; wells 3 and 4, 7.5; wells 5, 6 and 7, 7.4. 

J. H. Rowley]

Ana yzed by

Parts 

per 

million

Equivalents per 

million

Parts 

per 

million

Equivalents per 

million

Composite sample, wells 1 and 2

Silica (SiO2) - - 

Bicarbonate (HCO3)- 

2t

.06

468

90

209

12

245

23.16

7.40

9.07

.31

4.02

Sulfate (SO4)-- ... ... 

Chloride (Cl)_ .............

Fluoride (F)...... ............

Nitrate (NO8).. ..............

1,410

161

.8

123

2,850

1,530

29.36

4.54

.04

1.98

Composite sample, wells 3 and 4

Silica (SiO2)~- 20

.16

120

43

77

7.5

328

5.99

3.54

3.34

.19

5.38

Sulfate (SO4). 

Chloride (Cl)... ..............

Nitrate (NOs) - .......

269

43

.6

52

832

476

5.60

1.21

no

84

Composite sample, wells 5 and 6

Silica (SiOz) ... ......... 19

.14

200

50

102

9.1

289

9.98

4.11

4.44

.23

4.74

Sulfate (SO4). 

Chloride (Cl)... ..............

Fluoride (F)... ...... ........

Nitrate (N OS).. _ . ......

577

58

.6

21

1,180

704

12.01

1.64

.03

3.34

Well 7

Silica (Si02). .... . .

M nmGsiu.ni (JVtff)

Bicarbonate (HCOs)-.- --

21

.40

263

64

119

16

287

13.13

5.26

5.18

.41

4.70

Sulfate (804) . 

Chloride (Cl)........ .........

Fluoride (F)_... .........

Nitrate (NOs)-. ____ .. __

749

89

1.0

7.0

1,530

920

2.51

.05

1 10

OVALO

Population in 1940: 500.

Source of information: M. A. Horton, Apr. 18, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well 1% miles east of Ovalo on Jim Ned Creek; dug by H. B. 

Coggins; depth, 24 feet; diameter, 3 feet, lined with cement blocks; deep-well 

cylinder and pump jack and 5-horsepower electric motor; static water level 

reported 18 feet below land surface.

Pumpage: No record.

Storage: Concrete reservoir, 12,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 40.

Treatment: None.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 107

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Apr. 18,1946. pH is 7.3. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO2)- . -

Iron (Fe)--- __ - __ ------

Bicarbonate (HCOs)---.--.-

Parts 

per 

million

22

3.1

110

84

315

12

526

Equivalents per 

million

5 49

6.91

13.71

.31

8.62

Sulfate (S04)_ --

Chloride (Cl) ... ... ... ..

Nitrate (NO3) . 

Parts 

per 

million

403

280

1.8

88

1,570

620

Equivalents per 

million

8.39

7 90

09

1.42

TUSCOLA

Population in 1940: 300.

Source of information: F. C. Rogers, owner, Apr. 18, 1946.

Owner: F. ,C. Rogers.

Source of supply: Two dug wells.

Well 1. One block east from Highway 83 behind cafe on Main Street; depth, 

28 feet; diameter, 6 feet; 2-inch centrifugal pump and 5-horsepower electric 

motor; static water level reported 20 feet below land surface; well pumps 

dry after several hours of pumping.

Well 2. In creek flat 0.2 mile south of War Highway 7 to Buffalo Gap; 

depth, 28 feet; diameter, 12 feet; centrifugal pump and 5-horsepower 

electric motor; static water level reported 16 feet below land surface; 

yield, 98 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): 10,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Two elevated tanks, 4,200 and 3,400 gallons. 

Number of customers: 100. 

Treatment: Chlorination and lime.

Analysis, well 2 

[Collected Apr. 18,1946. pH is 7.0. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Silica (SiO2)~- ----- --~

Bicarbonate (HCO3).-- 

Parts 

per 

million

.08

50

5.9

388

Equivalents per 

million

5.84

4.11

6.19

.15

6.36

Sulfate (SO4) __ -... __ ...

Chloride (Cl)___ ..............

Nitrate (NOs)-- - __ .-

Parts 

per 

million

142

180

1.0

114

968

498

Equivalents per 

million

2.96

5.08

.05

1.84

THBOCKMOBTON COUNTY 

THROCKMORTON

Population in 1940: 1,133.

Source of information: H. A. Bachman, water superintendent, Sept. 19, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake 1 mile southwest of town on South Elm Creek; capacity,

1,600 acre-feet.

Pumpage: Average, 100,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Three settling basins, 60,000 gallons each; elevated tank, 25,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 387. 

Treatment: Aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, and chlorination.
108 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis of raw water 

[Collected Sept. 19,1946. pH is 7.4. Analyzed by O. B. CibuUca]

Silica (SiOt). .................

Parts 

per 

million

10

.17

30

4.8

31

3.5

126

Equivalents per 

million

1.497

.395

1.352

2.065

Siilfate (SOt). ................

Chloride (Cl). ___ . _ ... ...

Nitrate (NO3). __ .. ... 

Parts 

million

26

25

.2

.8

197

95

Equivalents per 

million

0.541

.705

.010

A1O

TRAVIS COUNTY 

AUSTIN

Population in 1940: 87,930.

Source of information: Albert R. Davis, water superintendent, Nov. 4, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Colorado River. Average monthly temperature in degrees

Fahrenheit at raw-water intake: January, 54; February, 56; March, 61; Apr. 63;

May, 67; June, 71; July, 72; August, 76; September, 77; October 71; November,

67; December, 58.

Average pumpage in thousands of gallons a day

July.. ...............................................

1942

7,250

6,880

8.100

7,820

8,470

11,820

11, 470

8, 4*0

7,840

7,850

7,740

1943

8.470

8,850

9,270

10, 750

11,500

13,990

15, 110

18,020

10, 770

8,110

9,240

8,700

1944

9.490

9,250

9,440

12,100

10,560

14.750

19,380

18.660

12,240

11,120

10,940

8,850

1945

10, 270

9, 830

10, 070

9,310

11, 7f.Q

13,800

15, 370

16,950

13, 2f>0

10.600

10,950

9,920

1946

9,710>

9.84O

10, 670

10.980

11,140

16, 170

19.650-

19, 700-

12.350

11, 950-

Storage: Ground icservoir, 10,000,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 24,955.

Treatment: Prechlorination, coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filtration,, 

and softening.

Analysis of finished water 

[Collected May 14,1945. pH is 9.4. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

Iron (Fe).... ...... ... ____ .

Sodium (Na) .... _____ ...

Parts 

per 

million

9 0

.03

14

14

21

4 S

76

Equivalents per 

million

flOO

1.151

.899

.123

1.230

Sulfate (SCO.. _ . __ _

Chloride (Cl).................

Nitrate (NO3)-_ _ .. _ 

Parts 

per 

million

26

38

0

1.8

175

92

Equivalents per 

million

0.541

l.OTfr

0

.029-
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 109

MANOR

Population in 1940: 688.

Source of information: W. A. Boeneman, water superintendent, Mar. 20, 1940.

'Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well about 200 feet southwest of post office in Manor; drilled 

in 1936 by W. B. Hinton; depth, 3,001 feet; diameter, 8 to 4 inches; static 

water level Mar. 20, 1941, 80 feet above land surface; well flowed 110 gallons 

a minute in 1941, original flow 150 gallons a minute in 1936; temperature, 

110° F.

Pumpage (estimated): 21,000 gallons a day.

 Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons; elevated tank, 50,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 43.

Treatment: None.

Analysis 

[Collected Mar. 20,1940. Analyzed by J. W. Yett, Jr.]

Calcium (Oa). ..... _____

 Sodium and potassium (Na+K)..

Bicarbonate (HCOs). _______

Sulfate (SO4).~ ________ -

Parts 

per 

million

94

24

517

"7A.fi

Equivalents per 

million

4.60

1.97

22.48

6.00

15.53

Chloride (Cl).......... _______._ __

Nitrate (NCh) ..... ... .-

Parts 

per 

million

264

0 ,

3.2

1,828

335

Equivalents per 

million

7.45

0

.05

Driller's log

Chalk............................

Chalk and pyrites. ________

Hard white flint . _________

Chalk............................

Chalk, hard streaks,. _____

Thickness 

(feet)

6

11

7

525

53

66

36

17

38

50

40

99

63

Depth 

(feet)

6

17

24

55

580

633

699

735

752

840

880

902

965

Clay... .............. _ ........

Trinity sand.... . 

Thickness 

(feet)

20

25

55

477

38

62

65

143

200

210

403

22

216

Depth 

(feet)

985

1,010

1,165

1,642

1,680

1,742

1,807

1,950

2,150

2,360

2,763

2,785

3,001

PFLUGERVELUE

Population in 1940: 500.

Source of information: Otto Pfluger, water works operator, Mar. 21, 1941.

Owner: Pflugerville Gin Co.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. Drilled about 1910: depth, 650 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well

cylinder and gasoline engine; used as stand-by well since 1936. 

Well 2. Drilled in 1938; depth, 696 feet; diameter, 6% inches; deep-well

turbine pump and 7j4-horsepower electric motor; static water level, 125

feet below land surface Mar. 1941; yield, 60 gallons a minute; temperature,

75° F. 

Pumpage: Maximum, 22,000 gallons a day in summer, 3,600 gallons a day in

winter.

Storage: Elevated tank, 23,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 85. 

Treatment: None.
110 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis, well 2. 

[Collected Mar. 21, 1941. pH is 7.6. Analyzed by Texas State Board of Health]

Silica (SiOj).... ..............

Calcium (Ca) _ _.. . ____

(Na+K)_ ...................

Bicarbonate (HCOs). ____

Parts 

per 

million

17

.5

92

37

452

415

Equivalents per 

million

4.59

3.04

19.65

6.80

Sulfate (SO4) . ... .... ...

Chloride (CD... ..............

Nitrate (NO3)----------------

Parts 

per 

million

345

479

.8

.4

1,608

382

Equivalents per 

million

7.18

13.31

.04

.01

Driller's log, well 2.

White chalk. ....................

Thickness 

(feet)

4

46

10

26

14

25

7

181

32

32

5

Depth 

(feet)

4

en

86

90

122

qnq

367

372

Thickness 

(feet)

30

45

36

111

6

15

16

59

6

Depth

(feet)

402

447

483

594

600

615

631

690

696

WICHITA COUNTY

BURKBTJRNETT

Population in 1940: 2,814.

Source of information: P. A. Wiggins, city manager, June 6, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Fourteen wells about 3 miles southeast of town.

Wells 1 to 8. Three miles southeast of town on river flats; drilled by city in 

1936; depth, 40 to 50 feet; diameters, 12 inches; static water level reported 

8 feet below land surface; pumped by air; yield,.about 3 gallons a minute 

each.

Well 9. About one-half mile southeast of pump station and about %>% miles 

southeast of Burkburnett; drilled by city in 1942; depth, 48 feet; diameter, 

6 inches; centrifugal pump and ^-horsepower electric motor; static water 

level, 11.7 feet below land surface; yield, 35 gallons a minute. 

Well 10. 0.1 mile southeast of well 9; drilled by city in 1942; depth, 48 feet; 

diameter, 6 inches; centrifugal pump and j4-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 50 gallons a minute.

Well 11. 0.1 mile northeast of well 10; drilled by city in 1942; depth, 48 feet; 

diameter, 6 inches; centrifugal pump and ^-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 50 gallons a minute.

Well 12. 0.1 mile southeast of well 11; drilled by city in 1942; depth, 48 feet; 

diameter, 6 inches; centrifugal pump and ^-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 50 gallons a minute.

Well 13. 0.14 mile northwest of well 11; drilled by city in 1942; depth, 48 feet; 

diameter, 6 inches; centrifugal pump and ^-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 50 gallons a minute.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 111

Source of supply Continued

Well 14. 0.14 mile northwest of well 13; drilled by city in 1943; depth, 48 feet; 

diameter, 6 inches; centrifugal pump and ^-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 35 gallons a minute.

Pumpage (estimated): Average, 350,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Two steel ground reservoirs at pump station, 55,000 gallons each; 

concrete ground reservoir at pump station, 190,000 gallons; elevated tank

north of city hall, 55,000 gallons. 

Treatment: Chlorination.

[Collected June 6, 1946. pH: Well 2, 7.8; well 3, 8.0; well 12, 7.6. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2)-_ ................

Sodium (Na) . . ...... ....

Sulfate (SO4) -- _ ...........

Chloride (Cl)___ ..............

Fluoride (F)__ ...............

Nitrate (NO3)-.. ..........

Well 2

Parts per 

million

13 

.06 

77 

58 

69 

7.9 

438 

40 

72 

.6 

106 

679 

430

Equivalents per 

million

3.84 

4.77 

2.98 

.20 

7.19 

.83 

2.03 

.03 

1.71

Well 3

Parts per 

million

13 

.03 

58 

52 

70 

4.2 

436 

42 

63 

.8 

30 

572 

358

Equivalents per 

million

2.89 

4.28 

3.03 

.11 

7.14 

.87 

1.78 

.04 

.48

Well 12

Parts per 

million

13

.05 

59 

36 

46 

1.8 

369 

24 

35 

.8 

23 

420 

295

Equivalents per 

million

2.94 

2.96 

2.00 

.05 

6.05 

.50 

.99 

.04 

.37

ELECTRA

Population in 1940: 5,588.

Source of information: Howard Hutchins, water superintendent, June 6, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake on China Creek and 12 wells.

Well 1. Dug in 1937 by Works Projects Administration; depth, about 30

feet; diameter, 9 feet; centrifugal pump and J4-horsepower electric motor;

water level reported 20 feet below land surface; yield, 40 gallons a minute.

Well 2. Two-hundred feet east of well 1; dug in 1937 by Works Projects

Administration; depth, 30 feet; diameter, 9 feet; centrifugal pump and

2-horsepower electric motor; yield, 100 gallons a minute. 

Well 3. Two-hundred feet east of well 2; dug in 1937 by Works Projects 

Administration; depth, 30 feet; diameter, 9 feet; centrifugal pump and

3-horsepower electric motor; yield, 100 gallons a minute. 

Well 4. Two-hundred feet east of well 3; dug in 1937 by Works Projects

Administration; depth, 30 feet; diameter, 9 feet; centrifugal pump and

2-horsepower electric motor; yield, 100 gallons a minute. 

Well 5. Two-hundred feet east of well 4; dug in 1937 by Works Projects

Administration; depth, 30 feet; diameter, 9 feet; centrifugal pump and

2-horsepower electric motor; yield, 100 gallons a minute. 

Well 6. Two-hundred feet west of well 1; dug in 1940 by city; depth, 30 feet;

diameter, 8 feet; centrifugal pump and 2-horsepower electric motor;

yield, 50 gallons a minute; temperature, 82° F. 

Well 7. Two-hundred feet east of well 5; dug in 1937 by city; depth, 30 feet;

diameter, 8 feet; deep-well turbine pump and 2-horsepower electric motor;

yield, 60 gallons a minute.
112 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Source of supply Continued

Well 8. Two-hundred feet east of well 6; dug in 1937 by city; depth, 30 feet; 

diameter, 8 feet; centrifugal pump and 1-horsepower electric motor; yield, 

40 gallons a minute.

Well 10. Two-hundred feet east of well 8; dug in 1941 by city; depth, 30 

feet; diameter, 6 feet; centrifugal pump and 2-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 100 gallons a minute.

Well 11. Two hundred feet east of well 5; dug in 1941 by city; depth, 30 feet; 

diameter, 8 feet; centrifugal pump and 2-horsepower electric motor; yield, 

100 gallons a minute.

Well 12. Two-hundred feet east of well 11; dug in 1941 by city; depth, 30 

feet; diameter, 8 feet; centrifugal pump and 7^-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 100 gallons a minute; temperature, 75° F.

Well 13. Two-hundred feet north of well 12; dug in 1945 by city; depth 30 

feet; length, 100 feet; width, 15 feet; centrifugal pump and 15-horsepower 

electric motor; yield, 200 gallons a minute.

The city pumps on an average of 16 hours a day from the well field and 8 hours a 

day from the lake.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

February. __

April. ... ...

1945

260,000

300,000

250,000

1946

302,000

303,000

425,000

July.. 

1945

364,000

410,000

430,000

t\\A nnn

1946

414,000

1945

359,000

303,000

1946

Storage: Two settling basins, 192,000 gallons each; elevated tank, 250,000

gallons.

Number of customers: 1,500. 

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, and chlorination.

Analysis 

[Collected June 6,1946. pH: Composite sample, 7.8; well 13, 8.0. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Raw water

Parts per 

million

Equivalents 

per million

Finished water

Parts per 

million

Equivalents 

per million

Composite sample

Silica Si02)-. ____ 

Calcium (Ca) ______________________

Bicarbonate (HCOs) __________________

Sulfate (SO<) ....... _ . ___ ............ __ ..

Chloride (Cl) ..._. ..............................

Fhioride (F). ........... _ ........... _ ..........

Nitrate (NOs) 

8.2

.69

39

9.0

48

5.4

142

7.5

86

0

.2

294

134

1.947

.740

2.088

.138

2.328

.156

2.426

0

.003

7.4

.14

45

28

92

4.6

308

60

68

.8

24

484

227

2.25

2.30

3.98

.12

5.05

1.25

1.92

.04

.39
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 113

Analysis Continued

Well 13

Silica (Si02) 

Parts 

per 

million

14

90

Act

38

148

13

456

Equivalents per 

million

2 10

q 19

6 43

qq

7.48

Sulfate (SOO - - 

Chloride (CI) ... ... -

Parts 

per 

million

72

92

1.4

21

666

261

Equivalents per 

million

1.50

2.59

.07

.34

WICHTTA FALLS

Population in 1940: 55,100.

Source of information: H. A. Gates, water works manager, June 6, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake Wichita on Holiday Creek, 6 miles southwest of Wichita 

Falls, capacity 13,500 acre-feet; and canal from Lake Kemp, 12% miles northeast of Seymour.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

April-... ...... ...........

1945

4 480 000

4.290,000

4. 580, 000

5, 400, 000

6, 500, 000

7 ' 490 ' 000

1946

5, 900, 000

5, 960, 000

7 200 000

7, 420, 000

July. ... ... ... ... ... 

1945

8,110.000

9,200,000

8,500,000

6, 750, 000

6,240,000

5, 700, 000

1946

Storage: Raw-water storage at filter plant, 19,000,000 gallons; underground 

storage at filter plant, 3,000,000 gallons; elevated tank, 500,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 11,939.

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, prechlorination, and postchlorination.

Analysis of water from Lake Kemp

[Collected Sept. 10,1946. pH: Raw water, 7.4; finished water, 7.9. Analyzed by 0. B. Cibulka]

Silica SiOj) - - -~ -

Iron (Fe).___ . _____________ _ _

Calcium (Ca) _. ______ . _________ ..

Magnesium (Mg) . ___. __________________

Sodium (Na)^_ ______ . _______ . __ _ _

Potassium (K)._._ _____________ _ _

Bicarbonate (HCOs) ______________

Sulfate (800 _--__-- _ _ __

Chloride (Cl)__.____________.________________

Fluoride (F)..__ ______ _

Nitrate (NOs) __ _.-__.___ __ .__. _ Dissolved solids.. __ ______

Total hardness as CaCOs_ __.__-___-_ _______

Raw water

Parts per 

million

0 

.15 

283 

70 

854 

22 

80 

831 

1,390 

.6 

.2 

3,500 

1,010

Equivalents 

per million

14.37 

5.76 

37.15 

.56 

1.31 

17.30 

39.20 

.03 

.00

Finished water

Parts per 

million

0 

.07 

297 

69 

869 

22 

76 

844 

1,420 

.4 

.2 

3,560 

1,020

Equivalents 

per million

14.82 

5.67 

37. 7S 

.56 

1.1S 

17.58 

40.05 

.02 

0
114 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

WILBABGEB COUNTY 

VERNON

Population in 1940: 9,277.

Source of information: Bud Daniels, water superintendent, Apr. 11, 1941.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Eleven wells.

Well 1 (owner's No. 1-N). At Ackley and Bentley Streets; drilled in 1926 

by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 43 feet; diameter, 18 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 10-horsepower electric motor; static water level, 28.27 feet 

below pump base Apr. 11, 1941; yield, 125 gallons a minute; temperature, 

68° F.

Well 2 (owner's No. 2-N). At Heard and Bentley Streets; drilled in 1926 

by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 42 feet; diameter, 18 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 10-horsepower electric motor; static water level, 28.23 feet 

Apr. 11, 1941; yield, 175 gallons a minute.

Well 3 (owner's No. 3-N). At Dean and Bentley Streets; drilled in 1926 

by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 44 feet; diameter, 18 inches; deep-well turbine 

pump and 10-horsepower electric motor; static water level, 22.21 feet below pump base Apr. 11, 1941; yield, 200 gallons a minute. 

Well 4 (owner's No. 4-N). At Wonders and Bentley Streets; drilled in 1933 

by the Kansas Drilling Co.; depth, 44 feet; diameter, 18 inches, deepwell turbine pump and 7}4-horsepower electric motor; yield, 150 gallons 

a minute.

Well 5 (owner's No. 5-N). One block south and two blocks west of 

well 4; drilled in 1932 by the Kansas Drilling Co.; depth, 41 feet; diameter, 

18 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 10-horsepower electric motor; static 

water level, 28.8 feet below pump base Apr. 11, 1941; temperature, 68° F. 

Well 6 (owner's Smoker Field-West Well). Drilled in 1939 by H. E. 

Reed; depth, 41 feet; diameter, 18 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 

10-horsepower electric motor; yield, 300 gallons a minute. 

Well 7 (owner's Smoker Field-South Well). Drilled in 1940 by H. E. 

Reed; depth, 41 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 

10-horsepower electric motor; yield, 150 gallons a minute. 

Well 8 (owners Smoker Field-East Well). Drilled in 1940 by H. E. 

Reed; depth, 41 feet; diameter, 18 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 

5-horsepower electric motor; yield, 150 gallons a minute; well has been 

pumped at 300 gallons a minute with a drawdown of 31 feet. 

Well 9 (owner's No. 6-S). At corner of Wichita and Fannin Streets; 

drilled in 1931 by H. E. Reed; depth, 48 feet; diameter, 18 inches; deep-well 

turbine pump and 7^-horsepower electric motor; static water level, 25 feet 

below pump base; yield, 125 gallons a minute; temperature, 68° F. 

Well 10 (owner's No. 7-S). At south side of Emperice Street between 

Lamar and Deaf Smith Streets; drilled by H. E. Reed; depth, 48 feet; 

diameter, 18 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 10-horsepower electric 

motor; yield, 125 gallons a minute.

Well 11 (owner's No. 8-S). East side of Lamar Street between Paradise 

and Wichita Streets; drilled in 1931 by H. E. Reed; depth, 48 feet; diameter, 

18 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 10-horsepower electric motor; 

yield, 125 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): 1,000,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Ten concrete ground reservoirs, total capacity 258,000 gallons; elevated 

tank, 500,000 gallons. 

Treatment: Chlorination.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 115

Analysis 

[Collected Apr. 11,1941. pH: Well 2, 8.3. Analyzed by J. H. Rowleyl

Iron (Fe).-__. . ......... ...

Magnesium (Mg) _ __ . ._

Sodium and potassium 

(Na+K).... ................

Bicarbonate (HOOj) ... ....

Sulfate (804)- . 

Chloride (Cl). ................

Fluoride (F). ._ 

Nitrate (NO!).... . ...........

Total hardness as CaCOs.. ...

Well 2

Parts per 

million

20 

.02 

73 

49

78 

324 

93 

63 

1.1 

122 

659 

384

Equivalent per 

million

3.64 

4.03

3.39 

5.31 

1.94 

1.78 

.06 

1.97

Well 6

Parts per 

million

60 

41

78 

326 

59 

73

68 

561 

318

Equivalents per 

million

2.99 

3.37

3.37 

5.34 

1.23 

2.06

1.10

Well 10

Parts per 

million

75 

30

63 

294 

49 

53

100 

547 

310

Equivalents per 

million

3.74 

2.47

2.73 

4.82 

1.02 

1.49

1.69

Driller's log, well 1

Soil. - ....... ...

Thickness 

(feet)

4

Depth 

(feet)

4

19 balls- .- _-. 

Thickness 

(feet)

4

15

Depth 

(feet)

28

43

WEST VERNON

Population in 1940: 955.

Source of information: Mr. Garrison, manager, Oct. 18, 1943.

Owner: West Texas Utilities Co.

Source of supply: Three wells.

Well 1. Drilled in 1926 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 46 feet; diameter, 18 

inches; deep-well turbine pump and 7^-horsepower electric motor; yield, 

198 gallons a minute.

Well 2. Drilled in 1926 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 44 feet; diameter, 18 

inches; deep-well turbine pump and 7J4-horsepower electric motor; yield, 

184 gallons a minute.

Well 3. Drilled in 1926 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 41 feet; diameter, 8 

inches; using a stand-by well not equipped with pump.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

April . 

June . .--.

1942

40, 000

39,000

44,500

46, 700

62,600

1943

47 600

42 000

50,000

68, 500

July- . 

1942

79,200

84,500

53,100

37,600

37,900

36,000

1943

119, 000

165, 000

102, 700

Storage: Elevated tank, 50,000 gallons. 

Treatment: Chlorination.
116 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Analysis, well 1 

[Collected Oct. 18,1946. Analyzed by J. H. Rowley]

K). ......... ...............

Parts 

per 

million

70

50

QC

OPyir

Equivalents per 

million

O GA

4 11

4.15

5.15

Sulfate (S0t). ................

Chloride (Cl).._.. .... _.

Nitrate (NOs) - - _ -

Dissolved solids

Parts 

per 

million

79

69

134

685

388

Equivalents per 

million

1.64

1.95

2.16

Driller's log, well 1

Soil

Thickness 

(feet)

16

6

Depth 

(feet)

16

22 Clay . _ _

Thickness 

(feet)

23

1

Depth 

(feet)

45

46

WILUAMSON COUNTY

BARTLETT

Population in 1940: 1,668.

Source of information: R. B. Stockton, water superintendent, Feb. 5, 1941.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. At corner of Clark and Emma Streets; drilled; depth, 1,320 feet;

diameter, 10 to 6 inches; air lift and 10-horsepower electric motor; well

flows 35 gallons a minute when not pumped, original flow, 45 gallons a

minute; yield when pumped, 125 gallons a minute; used as stand-by well.

Well 2. Southeast corner of Main and Emma Streets; drilled in 1936 by the

Layne-Texas Co.; depth, 1,595 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine

pump and 15-horsepower electric motor; flow when pump is idle, 10 gallons

a minute; yield when pumped, 235 gallons a minute.

Pumpage: Average, 144,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Two concrete ground reservoirs, 77,000 gallons and 55,000 gallons;

elevated tank, 100,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 450. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis 

[Collected Feb. 5,1941. pH: Well 1, 8.5; well 2, 7.8. Analyzed by E. W. Lohr]

Silica (SiOs) ._ ..- 

Iron (Fe)-. .............. _ .................. _ ..

Sodium and potassium (Na+K)._ .................

Bicarbonate (HCOs) .............

Sulfate (S0i).... ...................................

Chloride (Cl). .....................................

Fluoridp(F). ....... ...............................

Nitrate (N03)~- - - - - 

Welll

Parts per 

million

13

.8 

17 

15 

632 

452 

542 

360 

7.2 

0 

1,806

104

Equivalents 

per million

0.85 

1.23 

27.48 

7.75 

11.28 

10.15 

.38 

0

Well 2

Parts per 

million

16 

.1 

10 

10

562 

490 

449 

30 

7.0 

0 

1,613

88

Equivalents 

per million

0.95 

.82 

24.44 

8.03 

9.35 

8.46 

.37 

0
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 117

Driller's log, well 2

Soil............... .............

Thickness 

(feet)

3

53

153

75

15

29

107

72

81

52

203

37

65

26

9

12

6

Depth 

(feet)

3

56

209

284

299

328

435

507

588

640

843

880

945

971

980

992

998

Lime

Lime rock.. ... .........

Rock..... _ .... .................

Lime rock. __ . __________

Rock with layers of shale .........

Rock. ___________ . .......

Thickness 

(feet)

5

380

10

31

31

24

10

17

18

67

36

46

19

36

38

62

IflQ

Depth 

(feet)

1,003

1 ftdl

1,082

1,113

1 1^7

1,147

1 164

1 1529

1 9iOf

1,285

1,331

1,350

1,386

1,424

1,486

1

CQE

FLORENCE

Population in 1940: 476.

Source of information: John Buchanan, water superintendent, Mar. 20, 1941.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well one block east of post office; drilled in 1928 by G. F.

Hunt; depth, 685 feet; diameter, 8 to 6 inches; double-action cylinder pump and

10-horsepower electric motor; yield, 50 gallons a minute. 

Pumpage (estimated): 20,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Concrete ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons; elevated tank, 50,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 114. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected May 2,1939. Analyzed by E. W. Lohr and D. F. Riddell]

+ K) ...... .................

Parts 

per 

million

34

17

164

366

Equivalents per 

million

1.70

1.40

7.14

6.00

Sulfate (SO4 ) . .

Chloride (Cl)...._. . .__....

Fluoride (F)-.................

Total hardness as CaCOa. ....

Parts 

per 

million

111

66

1.4

573

156

Equivalents per 

million

2.31

1.86

.07

GEORGETOWN

Population in 1940: 3,682.

Source of information: L. D. Logan, Jr., water superintendent, February 1941.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well four blocks west of post office; dug in 1912; depth, 100 

feet; diameter, 10 feet; two deep-well turbine pumps with 25- and 40-horsepower electric motors; yield of pumps, 500 and 750 gallons a minute, 

respectively.
118 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Average pumpage, in gallons a day

1939

363, 000

370, 000

371, 000

450,000

500,000

560, 000

1940

354, 000

361,000

372, 000

372, 000

418, 000

378,000

1941

July

August__ _ _ _ ..

1939

514, 000

569, 000

542 000

450, 000

344 000

1940

400 000

511,000

325 000

330 000 090 nnn

1941

Storage: Two concrete reservoirs, 120,000 and 200,000 gallons; standpipe,

240,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,000. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis 

[Collected FeD. 10,1941. pH is 7.2. Analyzed by J. W. Yett, Jr., and E. W. LohrJ

Sodium and potassium

(Na+K)-- . ............

Bicarbonate (HCOs)-- __ -

Parts 

per 

million

10

.05

124

23

12

360

Equivalents per 

million

6.19

1.89

.53

5.90

Sulfate (SOO- .............

Chloride (Cl)_.__.

Fluoride (F) ...............

Nitrate (NOs)...... .......

Dissolved solids. ... __ __ ..

Total hardness as CaCOs ...

Parts 

million

36

35

0

60

477

404

Equivalents per 

million

0.75

QO

0

97

GRANGER

Population in 1940: 1,723.

Source of information: A. F. Burkhart, water superintendent, Feb. 5, 1941.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well two blocks north and one block west of post office; drilled

about 1908; depth, 2,531 feet; diameter, 8 to 4 inches; well flowed 63 gallons

a minute Aug. 31, 1943; temperature, 106° F. 

Pumpage: Average, 288,000 gallons a day from natural flow. 

Storage: Two concrete ground reservoirs, 85,000 and 103,000 gallons; elevated

tank, 100,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 390. 

Treatment: None.

Analysis 

[Collected Feb. 5,1941. pH is 7.9. Analyzed by E. W. Lohr]

Silica (SiOj) ... 

Sodium and potassium

(Na+ K) ...................

Parts 

per 

million

17

.24

18

8.3

523

452

Equivalents per 

million

.90

.68

22.75

7.41

Sulfate (SO4)-. - -.. 

Chloride (Cl)...... ...........

Fluoride (F)........ ..........

Nitrate (NOs).- ..- .. 

Dissolved solids. . _ ...... ...

Total hardness as CaCO3 . __

Parts 

per 

million

359

330

2.7

0

1,481

79

Equivalents per 

million

7.47

9.31

.14

0
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 119

HTJTTO

Population in 1940: 597.

Source of information: Charles Henstrom, water plant operator, Mar. 21, 1941.

Owners: Mrs. C. E. Henstrom and Mrs. Benny Downing.

Source of supply: Well one-half mile southeast of post office; drilled in 1937 by 

George Hunt; depth, 790 feet; diameter, 8 inches; deep-well turbine pump and 

15-horsepower gasoline engine; water level, 65.8 feet below concrete curb 

July 10, 1940.

Pumpage (estimated): 10,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Elevated tank, 30,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 115.

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected Mar. 21,1941. Analyzed by D. F. Riddell and E. W. Lohr]

Calcium (Ca) -. ...........

(Na+K)_._. ...............

Sulfate (SO4) .

Parts 

per 

million

21

12

527

494

391

Equivalents per 

million

1.05

.99

22.92

8.10

8.14

Chloride (Cl)...... ..

Fluoride (F) ........... _ .

Nitrate (NOs) ~ - -

Parts 

per 

million

302

4.2

0

1,500

103

Equivalents per 

million

8.52

.22

0

JARRELL

Population in 1940: 350.

Source of information: F. J. Viktorin, owner, Mar. 20, 1941.

Owner: F. J. Viktorin.

Source of supply: Well four blocks north of post office; drilled in 1915 by Marion

Johnson; depth, 615 feet; diameter, 6 inches; deep-well cylinder and gasoline

engine.

Pumpage (estimated): 11,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Elevated tank, 12,000 gaUons. 

Number of customers: 60. 

Treatment: None.

[Collected Mar. 20,1941. Analyzed by D. F. Riddell and E. W. Lohr]

Calcium (Ca)..... .......... .

K). ........................

Bicarbonate (HC O3) _ _ _

Sulfate (804)-.- .--_ 

Parts 

per 

million

70

26

1°

342

16

Equivalents per 

million

3

QQ

9 14

.52

.33

Chloride (Cl)..-........ ......

Fluoride (F). .................

Nitrate (NOs)- --------

Parts 

per 

million

16

.6

8.8

330

301

Equivalents per 

million

0.45

.03

.14
120 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

Population in 1940: 1,240.

BOUND ROCK

Source of information: Jack Jordan, water superintendent, Mar. 20, 1941.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Well two and one-half blocks south-southeast of post office; 

drilled in 1935 by Miles Robertson; depth, 222 feet; diameter, 30 to \2% inches; 

deep-well turbine pump and 40-horsepower electric motor; static water level 

reported 20 feet below land surface; yield, 750 gallons a minute.

Pumpage (estimated): 40,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Elevated tank, 60,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 160.

Treatment: None.

Analysis

[Collected Mar. 20,1941. Analyzed by J. W. Yett, Jr.]

Iron (Fe).. ___________

Calcium (Ca).... ............

K). ........................

Bicarbonate (HO Oa) - - . 

Parts 

per 

million

0.02

109

23

6.7

374

Equivalents per 

million

5.44

1.89

.29

6.13

Sulfate (SCW - - 

Chloride (Cl)._._ _ ..... _ ..

Fluoride (F).. ................

Dissolved solids

Parts 

per 

million

40

15

.2

14

4/18

367

Equivalents per 

million

0.83

.42

.01

.23

Driller's log, well

Clay. . __ ....................

Thickness 

(feet)

20

Depth

(feet)

20

Thickness 

(feet)

202

Depth

(feet)

222

TAYIXm

Population in 1940: 7,875.

Source of information: C. T. Walker, water superintendent, Feb. 3, 1941.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Three wells.

Well 1. Northeast corner of Twelfth and Main Streets; drilled in 1913 by 

U. S. Oglesby; depth, 3,260 feet; diameter, 10 to 6% inches; well flow 520 

gallons a minute in 1941, original flow, 1,000 ga'lons a minute; deep-well 

turbine pump; yield, about 600 gallons a minute when pumped. 

Well 2. About 1,500 feet north of well 1 in small city park; drilled in 1934 by 

Lanning & Coffield; depth, 3,308 feet; diameter, \2% to 6% inches; well 

flowed naturally about 520 gallons a minute in 1941; original flow, 840 

gallons a minute; temperature, 115° F.

Well S. Drilled in 1946 by Layne-Texas Co.; depth, about 3,300 feet; diameter, 10 to 8 inches; well not put in service February 29, 1947. 

Pumpage: Average, 467,000 gallons a day. 

Storage: Two concrete ground reservoirs, 150,000 and 350,000 gallons: elevated

tank, 150,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 2,228. 

Treatments: None.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 121

[Collected Mar. 21,1941. pH: Well 1, 7.8; well 2, 7.9. Analyzed by E. W. Lohr]

Silica (SiOj) -_._--_ ._ ._ ._._.

Calcium (Oa)_ ___ ______

Bicarbonate CHOOs).......-- .- ._--. _

Sulfate(S04) 

Chloride (Cl). ............ .- ..____ __

Fluoride(F)... .-..._. _ ___ _

Nitrate (NOs) 

Welll

Parts per 

million

20 

.10 

17 

6.1 

462 

452 

421 

182 

2.7 

0 

1,333 

68

Equivalents 

per million

0.85 

.50 

20.09 

7.14 

8.76 

5.13 

.14 

0

Well 2

Parts per 

mOlion

21 

.27 

15 

5.2 

464 

462 

349 

225 

2.8 

0 

1,310 

59

Equivalents 

per million

0.75 

.43 

20.34 

7.57 

7.27 

6.35 

.15 

0

Drillers' logs

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Welll

Black soil. ----.---_-_--. _ ------

White day. ----..--.--.-----..-

8

32

460

200

100

260

30

90

160

81

40

700

800

1,060

1,090

1,180

1,315

1,475

1,556

811

70

30

45

65

142

40

50

15

60

77

10

286

2,370

2,440

2,470

2,515

2,580

2,722

2,762

2,812

2,827

2,887

2,964

2,974

3,260

Well 2

Chalky lime--------.... .-.__--_.

Chalk ..-

10

188

32

290

380

60

50

50

10

198

230

520

900

960

1,010

1,060

176

314

60

10

830

250

15

593

1,236

1,550

1,610

1,620

2,450

2,700

2,715

3,308

THRAIJj

Population in 1940: 436.

Source of information: A. W. Fuchs, operator, Mar. 21, 1941.

Owner: Thrall Cooperative Gin Co.

Source of supply: Well one block southeast of depot; dug; depth, 37 feet; diameter, 48 inches; injector pump and 2-horsepower electric motor; water level, 

22.82 below land surface Feb. 4, 1941.

Pumpage (estimated): 9,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Elevated wooden tank, 5,000 gallons.

Number of customers: 60.

Treatment: None.

835237 i9 9
122 CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

[Collected Mar. 21,1941. Analyzed by D. F. Riddell and E. W. Lohr]

K). - - -- 

Sulfate (SOO ----- 

Parts 

per 

million

180

7

29

390

42

Equivalents per 

million

8.98

.58

1.28

6.39

.87

Chloride <C1) . .............

Nitrate (NO3) 

Parts 

per 

million

84

0

75

609

480

Equivalents per 

million

2.37

0

1.21

WISE COUNTY

BRIDGEPORT

Population in 1940: 1,735.

Source of information: L. P. Hardy, water superintendent, Sept. 21, 1946. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Reservoir on the west fork of the Trinity River. 

Pumpage: Average, 50,000 gallons a day.

Storage: Clear well, 55,000 gallons; elevated tank, 125,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 400.

Treatment: Aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand fixation, and 

chlorination.

Analysis of finished water 

[Collected Sept. 21,1946. pH is 6.8. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO2) -----------

Sodium (Na) ..............

Parts 

per 

million

6.7

.11

63

11

46

5.0

174

Equivalents per 

million

3.14

.90

1.99

.13

2.85

Sulfate (SO4)- ............

Chloride (Cl) ..............

Nitrate (NOj).... ... ......

Parts 

million

98

45

0

0

375

202

Equivalents per 

million

2.04

1.27

0

0

DECATLJR

Population in 1940: 2,578.

Source of information: B. F. Owens, water superintendent, Oct. 21, 1941.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Two wells.

Well 1. Three blocks north and one block east of city hall; drilled in 1937 

by Q. D. Lewis; depth, 520 feet; diameter, 18% to 10 inches; deep-well 

turbine pump and electric motor; static water level, 375 feet below land 

surface February 1937; yield, 175 gallons a minute.

Well 2. Six blocks north and four blocks east of city hall; drilled in 1937 by 

Q. D. Lewis; depth, 520 feet; diameter, 18% to 10 inches; deep-well turbine pump and electric motor; yield, 175 gallons a minute.

Average pumpdge, in gallons a day, 1940

April. ...........

136,000

145,000

169, 000

168,000

July---....- -..

171,000

154,000

185,000

159,000

196,000 910 fiftft

187, 000

198,000

Storage: Ground storage at well 1, 120,000 gallons; standpipe, 60,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 605. 

Treatment: None.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 123

Analysis, well 2 

[Collected Oct. 21, 1947. pH is 8.0. Analyzed by J. W. Yett, Jr.]

Silica (SiOs) - 

Calcium (Ca) _______

Sodium and potassium

(Na -HE). .._..

Bicarbonate (HCOs) _

Parts per 

million

16

.04

13

fi Q

272

Equivalents per 

million

0.65

.57

3 97

4.46

Sulfate (SO*).... 

Chloride (Cl). _ ... .... 

Fluoride OF). -- - Nitrate (NO.) . -

Parts per 

million

21

6.0

.1

.4

290

61

Equivalents per 

million

0.44

.17

.01

.01

Drillers' log, well 1

Lime, shale, and rock ______

lue shale _______ . ____

Sand (water) ______ .. .......

Sand (water) ___________

Thickness 

(feet)

5

15

60

15

11

6

18

48

27

15

20

Depth 

(feet)

5

20

70

OS

Qft

102

120

168

195

nqn

Thickness 

(feet)

70

28

12

6

89

20

10

12

8

30

5

Depth 

(feet)

300

328

340

346

435

455

465

477 -485

515

520

YOUNG COUNTY 

ORAJOAJVC

Population in 1940: 5,178.

Source of information: J. F. Niell, chief operator, Sept. 20, 1946. 

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake on Flint Creek, !)<£ miles north of pumping station; 

capacity, 6,600 acre-feet.

Average pumpage, in gallons a day, 1946

January. _ 

February. 

March....

480,000

445,000

524,000

April. 

May.. 

June..

565,000

639,000

945,000

July... ... - 1,555,000 

August.-__-.-_ 1,345,000

Storage: Two clear wells at pumping station, 142,000 gallons; 2 reservoirs on

hill, 100,000 and 300,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,850. 

Treatment: Aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand nitration, prechlorination and postchlorination.
124 CENTBAL AND NORTH-CENTBAL TEXAS

Analysis 

[Collected Sept. 20,1946. pH: Raw water, 7.8; finished water, 9.0. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiO!) 

Calcium (Ca)--- _ ------- ____ .. ----- ......

Sodium (Na) .. _ ........... __ ................

Bicarbonate (HCOi)~-. __ -. __ - _. ...

Sulfate (SO4). __ . .. ... _ ..... .....

Chloride (01)..-.. 

Fluoride (F).._._ _ ... _ - _ .._... ........

Nitrate (NO»)..._........ .......... ................

Haw water

Parts per 

million

16 

.24 

34 

3.2 

20 

42 

116 

12 

28 

0 

0 

187 

98

Equivalents 

per million

1.697 

.263 

.874 

.107 

1.901 

.250 

.790 

0 

0

Finished water

Parts per 

million

5.8 

.01 

18 

4.1 

18 

4.9 

50 

20 

32 

0. 

0. 

127 

62

Equivalents 

per million

0.898 

.337 

.778 

.125 

.820 

.416 

.902 

0 

0

NEWCASTLE

Population in 1940: 1,044.

Source of information: W. E. Jones, water superintendent, Sept. 20, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake 1 mile south, of city.

Pumpage (estimated): 100,000 gallons a day in summer, 50,000 gallons a day in

winter.

Storage: Ground reservoir, 50,000 gallons; elevated tank, 60,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 270. 

Treatment: Aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, rapid sand filtration, and

chlorination.

Analysis of finished water

[Collected Sept. 20,1946. pH is 10.5. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica (SiOi). - . - . 

Parts 

per 

million

9 =

HO

33

42

5.0

18

Equivalents per 

million

.033

1.837

.128

2.167

Sulfate (SOO... __ --------

Chloride (01).... 

Nitrate (NOs) - -

Parts 

per 

million

13

20

10

0

1.0

123

84

Equivalents per 

million

0.764

.416

.282

0

.016

OUSTEY

Population in 1940: 3,497.

Source of information: E. M. Corley, water superintendent, Sept. 20, 1946.

Ownership: Municipal.

Source of supply: Lake on Bear Creek 3 miles north, northwest of city hall;

capacity, 2,100 acre-feet.

Pumpage: 800,000 gallons a day in summer, 450,000 gallons a day in winter. 

Storage: Clear well at pumping static a, 100,000 gallons; concrete reservoir,

500,000 gallons; elevated tank, 103,000 gallons. 

Number of customers: 1,125. 

Treatment: Coagulation, sedimentation, prechlorination, and postchlorination.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 125

Analysis of finished water 

[Collected Sept. 20,1946. ph is 9.5. Analyzed by C. B. Cibulka]

Silica(SiOs)- ---. 

Iron (Fe) -_--__--____.-____

Sodium (Na)- _._ 

Bicarbonate (ECOs) ---------

Parts 

per 

million

4.5

.04

18

7.1

98

3.2

38

Equivalents per 

million

O Qn

.58

4.27

no

.93

Sulfate (SO4)- --------

Chloride (CD- ... ... ...

Fluoride (F) ... . ~ 

Nitrate (NOs)-- --------

Parts 

per 

million

7.4

168

.2

.2

357

74

Equivalents per 

million

0.15

4.74

.01

0
INDEX

Page 

Abilene.. ___ __ ___ _____ 103-104

Acknowledgments. ____________ 3

Albany ___ __________________ 96

Alvarado-.--- __ ____________ 67-68

Anson____----_---__-________ 73

Archer City _ _________________ 14

Arlington ___ --_-___________ 98-99

Austin... _ _________________ 108

Baird_ _______________________ 28-29

Ballinger ____ _______________ 94

Bangs _.____. ________ 25

Bartlett___ ___ ____________ 116-117

Belton. _ ___________________ 15-16

Benjamin___-____-_-_________ 76

Bertram ___ _________________ 26-27

Bibliography.. ___________ __ _ 13

_--__--_________-___ 19

___-_-__.___________ 25

Bowie __ __--_-_---_________ 86

Bradshaw-_ --___---__-_______ 104

Brady. ______________________ 80-81

Breckenridge _________________ 97-98

Bridgeport ___________________ 122

Brownwood __ _______________ 25-26

Bryson __ ___________________ 65-66

Burkburnett _ _____________ 110-111

__---_-_--._________ 33

-__-__-__.___________ 27

Byeis _____________________ 31-32

Caddo__ _ ----____-_________ 98

Chemical character of water ____ 8-12

Chillicothe__--_-__--_--______ 60

Cisco. _______________________ 48-49

Cleburne. -_---_-____________. 68-7 1

Clifton _ -__--_._____________ 20

Clyde _ _________ __ ________ 29-30

Coleman. ____________________ 33-34

Comanche _ _________________ 35-36

Copperas Cove _ _____________ 43

Cranfills Gap---___--___-_--_- 21

Cross Plains. _________________ 30

CroweU. _____________________ 55-56

Page

De Leon-_-_--_-_--_--_-.-___ 36-37 

Decatur__.______--__-_-____ 122-123

Denton____________________ 45-48

Desdemona_-_-_---_--------__ 49

Dublin..--.-. ______________ 53-54

Eastland. _______-__-.______ 50

Eden.__________-___.___. 37-38

Electra_____.________. 111-113

Evant-__--.___-_______ 43-44

Everman______________ 99-100

Extent of area.______________ 2; pi. 1

Fairy___-_---_---------__---_ 58

Florence.____________________ 117

Fort Worth___--_-_-_____- 100-101

Fredericksburg ______________ 57-58

GainesviUe------------------- 38-41

Gatesville_ _-_-_------_-_-____ 44

Georgetown. _______________ 117-118

Glen Rose.----------------.-- 97

Godley___-___-_----__------- 71

Goldthwaite------------------ 84-85

Gordon.___________________ 89-90

Goree___________-____---__- 77

Gorman_______________________ 50-51

Graford._______________ 90

Graham. - -__ _-_ __ 123-124

Granbury_--_------__-------_ 64-65

Grandview.------_--------_-- 72

Granger. _____________________ 118

Ground water in area._________ 4-7

Hamilton. ____-----_----_--__ 59

Hamlin___ __-_-_-_-_-----_ 73

Handley.------------------ 101-102

Hardness of water.____________ 11-12

Haakeil-. _- ___ 62 

Henrietta.----------__----- 32

Hico_____.___----_--_------ 59-60

Holland---------------.---.-- 16-17

Holliday-__ __ 14 

Hutton..-------_-----___ 119

Iredell._______________________ 21-22

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Jacksboro. 

Jarrell__- 

Joshua---. 

Junction.. 

Kerrviile-.

Killeen 

Knox City.

Lipan_. 

Llano. _. 

Lometa.

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--------------- 67

--------------- 119

___.___-__-____ 72

--------------- 76

_--.------_-_-. 74

--------------- 17

--------------- 77

--------------- 78

--------------- 65

---_.-_-_------ 80

--------------- 79

--------------- 109

Mansfield.----------------- 102-103

Marble FaUs --------------- 28

Melvin_____________________ 82

--____ __- 83

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Meridian___------------__ 22-23

Merkel__------_-------- 105-106

Miles---_-______-_-____----_- 94 95

Mineral constituents in solution- 9-11 

Mineral wells-----_---_------- 90-91

Mingus ___-___---_--____-_-__ 91

Morgan-_____________________ 23

Muenster___________________ 42

Mullin----.------------------ 85-86

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Newcastle- ________--__--__-._ 124

Nocona---------------------- 87-89

Oglesby---------------------- 45

Olney______-----_-__-___. 124-125

Ovalo ____________________ 106-107

Paint Rock------------------- 38

PetroKa---------------------- 32-33

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Pflugerville---------___ --_ 109-110

Putnam___ __-___-_-__-__-_--_ 31

Quality of water-_-----__--_- 12 

Quanah____________________ 61-62

Ranger____________________ 51-52

Richland Springs- ------- _ - - _ 95-96

Rising Star-------------.----. 52-53

Rochelle.-------------_____ 82-83

Rochester-_-__--_----_--_-_-_ 63

Rogers--___-_---_------------ 17-18

Round Rock_-_.___-________ 120

Rule ______________________ 63-64

Saint Jo__-___-.-___________ 89

San Saba___--___--.._____.. 96

Santa Anna__--------------- 34-35

Scope of report______________ 3

Seymour. ____________________ 15

Sipe Springs------------------ 37

Stamford ------------------ 74

Stephenville_ _________________ 54-55

Strawn-_------------------- 91-92

Surface water in area.-__--____ 8

Talpa_--------------------- 35

Taylor-_----------------- 120-121

Temple-----------__-____ 18-19

Thrall. ____________________ 121-122

Throckmorton ______________ 107-108

Tuscola..._---.---------_-.-- 107

Valley Mills.----------------- 24

Valley View.---- -- -- 42-43

Vernon_ _ ___-_-__--_-____- 114-115

Walnut Springs. -------------- 24

Weatherford---------------- 92-93

West Vernon---__---------- 115-116

WichitaFaUs._------------- 113

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