DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DmECTOR 

WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 340-H 

STREAM-GAGING STATIO~S 

AND 

PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES 

1885-1913 

PART VIII. WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 

DRAINAGE BASINS 

CoMPILED BY B. D. WOOD 

Part of Water-Supply Paper 840 

WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1915 
CONTENTS. 

Page. 

Introduction...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III 

How Government reports may be obtained or consulted...................... III 

Stream-flow reports......................................................... ·IV 

Principal streams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 

Gaging stations............................................................ 95 

Reports on water resources of the western Gulf States.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 

Publications of United States Geological Survey.......................... 98 

Water-supply papers.............................................. 98 

Annual reports..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 

Bulletins........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 

Geologic folios.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 

Miscellaneous reports.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 

Geological Survey hydrologic reports of general interest.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX 

Water-supply papers.................................................. IX 

Annual reports ........ : .......... _ ............................. _ ..... _ XVI 

Professional papers .............................................. , . . . . xvn 

Bulletins........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvn 

Index by areas and subjects ........... _ ........ _.......................... XIX 

Index of streams........................................................... xxi 

II 
STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS 

RELATING TO. WATER RESOURCES, 1885-1913. 

Compiled by B. D. Woon. 

INTRODUCTION. 

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume of 

flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting that flow, but 

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers, underground waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been published in the ser,ies of water-supply papers, but some have 

appeared in the bulletins, professional papers, and annual reports. 

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries 

coincide with natural drainage features as indicated below: 

Part I. North Atlantic basins. 

II. South Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins. 

III. Ohio River basin. 

IV. St. Lawrence River basin. 

V. Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay basins. 

VI. Missouri River basin. 

VII. Lower Mississippi River basin. 

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins. 

IX. Colorado River basin,. 

X. Great Basin. 

XI. Pacific basins in California. 

XII. North Pacific basins. 

HOW GOVERNMENT REPORTS MAY BE OBTAINED OR CONSULTED. 

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated below. 

1. Copies may be obtained free of charge by applying to the Director of the Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. Tlie edition printed · 

for free distribution is, however, small and is soon exhausted. 

2. Copies may be purchased -at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 

who will on application furnish lists giving prices. 

m 
IV STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. _ 

3. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the 

principal cities in the United States. 

4. Complete sets are available for consultation in-the local offices 

of the water-resources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows: 

Albany, N.Y., Room 18, Federal Building. 

Atlanta, Qa., Post Office Building. 

St. Paul, Minn., Old Capitol Building. 

Madison, Wis., Capitol Building. 

Helena, Mont., Montana National Bank Building. 

Denver, Colo., 302 Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 615 Idaho Building. 

Phoenix, Ariz., 417 Fleming Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 416 Couch Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., Federal Building. 

San Francisco, Cal., 505 Customhouse. 

Los Angeles, Cal., Federal Building. 

Santa Fe, N. 1\'Iex., Capitol Building. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, Kapiolani Building. 

A list of the Geological Survey's publications will be sent on application to the Director o~ the United States Geological Survey, 

Washington, D. C. · 

STREAM-FLOW REPORTS. 

Stream-flow records have been obtained at more than 1,550 points 

in the United States, and the data obtained have been published in 

the reports tabulated below: 

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States GeoZogicaZ Survey. 

[A= Annual Report; B=Bulletin; WS=Water-Supply Paper.] 

Report. Character of data. 

lOth A, pt. 2...... . . . . . . De.'ICI'iptive information only .•...•.•.......•...............•.•• 11th A, pt. 2............ Monthly discharge and descriptive information ...............•. 

12th A, pt. 2 .•••......••...•• do ••••..•.•...••.•.•..•..............................•....•. 

13th A, pt. 3............ Mean discharge in second-feet ••••...........•................... 

14th A, pt. 2............ Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871 to 1893) ..•.......... 

B 131. ••.•••... : ... ,.... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings ......... . 16th A, pt. 2.. .•. . . . . . . . Descriptive information only •.....•.•..•••.•.••••••...•........ B 140................... Des_criptions_, measurements, gageheightsJ.ratings, and monthly dJSCliarge \alsO many data covering earner years). WS 11.................. Gage heights (also gage heights for earlier years) ...•••.......... 18th A, pt. 4... .. . . . . . . . .Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge (also similar data for some earlier years). WS, 15.................. Descriptions1 measurements, and gage heights, eastern United 

States, easwrn Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

ws 16 .•.. ~ ..•.......... 

19th A, pt. 4 ••........•. 

WS27., •..•..•......... 

WS28 ...••.•. : ........ . 

20th A, pt. 4 •.•.......... WS35to39 ••..•....... 

~sJtifotsi:::::::::::: 22d A, pt. 4 •••..•.•...• 

junction with Kansas. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, western MississipJ.>fRiver below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western lTmted States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge (also some long-time records). · Measurements, ratin!;S, and j:B!!e heigb_ts, eastern United 

States, eastern MissiSsippi River, and Missouri River. 

Measurements1 ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas River and western United States. · Monthly. discharge (also for mariy earlier years) ....••.•......... 

R~~f;i~~~S:~~~~t~: -~~~-~~~~~~: ~~~ _r_~t~~:::::::: ~: 

R~~J;i~f:c~e;~~~t_s:.~~~~-~~~~~~~·-~~-·-~t-i~-~:::::::::: 

Year. 

1884 to Sept., 1890. 

1884 to June 30, 

1891. 

1884 to Dec. 31, 

1892. 

1888 to Dec. 31, 

1893. 

1893 and 1894. 

1895. 

1896. 

1895 and 1896. 

1897. 

1897. 

1897. 

1898. 

1898. 

1898. 

1899; 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 
STREAM-FLOW REPORTS. v 

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey-Continued. 

[A=Annual Report; B~Bulletin; WS=Water-Supply Paper.] 

Report. Character of data. Year. 

WS 65, 66 ............ :. DescrlJtions, measurements,"gage heights, and ratings.......... 1901. 

~ii~-ifroi::::::::::: -~~}~~~e~~~!~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: tn:: 

WS 124 to 135 ••............. do ••............................•........................... 1904. 

WS 165 to 178 .•..........•.. do •..•.. :................................................... 1905. 

WS201 to214 ••............. do .•............•........ ~" .......... ~---···················· 1906. 

WS 241 to 252 .••........••.. do ....................................................•..... 1907-8. 

WS 261 to 272 •..•.........•• do ••.................... , ...........•...............•...••.. 1909 •. WS 281 to 292 ••.•........... do ••..... ~ •............................ • ...•....••........... 1910. 

ws 301 to 312 ••.•..........• do ••..........................•...........•........•..•..... 1911. 

WS 321 to 332a •••.........•• do •••............................................•.......•... 1912. 

WS 351 to 362a •............. do.......................................................... 1913. 

· a In preparation. 

NoTE.-No data regarding stream flow are given in the 15th and 17th annual reports. 

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years, and miscellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119. 

· The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1913. The data for any particular station will in general be found 

in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. For example, data for Machias River at Whitneyville, Me., 

1903 to 1913, are published in Water-Supply Papers 97, 124, 165, 

201, 241, 261, 281, 30f, 321, and 351, which contain records for the 

New England streams from 1903 to Hi13. Results of miscellaneous 

measurements are published by drainage basins. 
Number of water-BUpply papers containing rcBUlts of stream mcaBUrcmmts, 1899-1913. 

1899<> 1900b 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 - 1906 1907-8 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 

---.-. --------------

North Atlantic coast ••.....• 35 47, •48 65,75 82 97 { 11124, •125 ci165, •166 d201, •202 } 241 261 281 301 321 351 /126 1167 1203 

South Atlantic coast and 

eastern Gulf of Mexico ••••. 1135,36 48 65,75 1182,83 1197,98 

Ohio River basin •••••••.••• 36 48, ll49 65,75 83 98 

St. Lawrence River and 

Great Lakee ••••••.•.•.•.• 36 49 65,75 182,83 97 

Hudson Bay and Upper M:fs.. 

sissippi River ••....•••.•.• 36 49 165,66,75 /83,85 198,99, ll: 100 

Missouri River •••....•.••••• 136,37 49,m50 66,75 84 99 

Lower Mississippi River ••••• 37 50 165,66,75 183,84 198,99 

Weetern Gulf of Mexico ••••• 37 50 66,75 84 99 

Colorado River •••••••.••••• 037,38 50 66,75 85 100 

Great Basin ••.••...••.••••.. 38, g39 51 66,75 85 100 

Californill •••.•..•.•.•....••• 38, •39 51 66,75 85 100 

North Paclflc coast. •.•.•..•• 38 51 66,75 85 100 

a Rating tebles and index to Water-Supply Papers 35-,'19 contained in Water-Supply Paper39. b Rating teblee and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and date on precipitetion, wells, and irrigation in California lind Uteh contained in Water-SUpply Paper 52. · •Wlssahickon and Schuylkill rivers to Jamee River. 

ci New Englend rivers only. • Hudson River to Delaware River, inclusive. 

f Susquehanna River to Yadkin R1'ver, inclusive. 11 Jamee River only. 

II Scioto River. t Lake Ontario and tn1mtaries to St. Lawrence River proper. I Tributaries of Mississippi ft-om east. k Hudson Bay only. 

1126,127 /167,168 /203;204 242 262 282 302 322 352 

128 169 205 243 263 283 303 323 353 

129 170 206 244 264 284 3o4 324 354 

1128,130 171 207 245 265 285 305 325 355 

130, .. 131 172 208 246 266 286 306 326 356 -

1128,131 1169,173 1205,209 247 267 287 307 327 357 

132 174 210 246 268 288 308 .328 358 

133 1751 P177 211 249 269 289 309 329 359 

133,•134 176, r177 212, •213 250,•251 270,• 271 290,•291 310 330 360 

134 177 213 251 271 291 311· 331 361 

135 1177,178 214 252 272 292 312 uaa2 u362 

I Gallatin River. m Loup and Platte rivers near Columbus, Nebr., and an tributeriee below junction with Platte. 

" Platte and Kansas rivers. _ o Green and Gunnison rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison. 

p Below junction with Gila. g Mohave River o_nly. r Great Basin in California, excepting Truckee and Carson-drainage basins. 

•Kings and Kern rivers only. t Rogue, Umpqua, and Siletz rivers. - u In three parts: A, Pacific basins in Washinltton and upper Columbia River; B, 

Snake River basin; 0, Lower Columbia River and"Pacific ·basins in Oregon. 
STREAM -·FLOW REPORTS. VII 

In these papers and in the following lists the stations are arranged 

in downstream order. The main stem o£ any river is determined 

by measuring or estimating its drainage area-that is, the headwater 

stream having the largest drainage area is considered the continuation o£ the main stream, and local changes in name and lake surface 

are disregarded. All stations £rom the source to the mouth o£ the 

main stem o£ the river are presented first, and the tributaries in 

regular order £rom source to mouth follow, the streams in each 

tributary basin being listed before those o£ the next basin below. 

The exceptions to this rule occur in the records £or Mississippi 

River, which are given in £our parts, as indicated on page m, and in 

the records £or large lakes, where it is simpler to take up the streams 

in regular order around the rim o£ the lake than to cross back and 

forth over the lake surface. 

PART VIII. WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE 

BASINS. 

PRINCIPAL STREAMS. 

The western Gulf of Mexico drainage basins include all streams 

draining into the Gulf of Mexico west of the mouth of the Mississippi and into the Rio Grande. The largest streams flowing into the 

Gulf of Mexico above the mouth of the Rio Grande · are Sabine, 

Trinity, and Brazos rivers, Colorado River of Texas, and Guadalupe 

River. The principal tributaries of the Rio Grande are Chama 

River, Rio Puerco, and Pecos River in the United States and Rio 

Salado and Rio San Juan in Mexico. The streams drain wholly or 

in part the States of Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, and 

nor:thern States of Mexico. 

In addition to the list of gaging stations and annotated list of publications relating specifically to the section, these pages contain a 

similar list of reports that are of general interest in many sections 

and cover a wide range of hydrolo.gic subjects, and also brief references to reports published by State and other organizations. (See 

p. 104.) 

GAGING STATIONS. 

NoTE.-Dash after a date indicates that station was being maintained June 30, 1913; 

period after a date indicates discontinuance. 

SABINE RIVER BASIN, 

Sabine River near Longview, Tex., 1904-1906. 

Sabine River at Logansport, La., 1903-1906. 

Neches River at Evadale, Tex., 1904-1906. 

TRINITY RIVER BASIN. 

Trinity River at Dallas, Tex., 189S.:..99; 1903-1906. 

Trinity River at Riverside, Tex., 1903-1906. 

BRAZOS RIVER BASIN. 

Brazos River at Waco, Tex., 1898-1911. 

Brazos River near Lewis (Hearne), Tex., 1898-99. 

Brazos River at Richmond, Tex., 1903-1906. 

COLORADO RIVER (OF TEXAS) BASIN, 

Colorado River at Austin, Tex., 1895--1911. 

Colorado River at Columbus, Tex., 1903-1911. 

San Saba River near San Saba, '.rex., 1905--

(l7921i'-11i--~ 95 
96 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN, 

Guadalupe River near New Braunfels, Tex., 1898-99. 

Guadalupe River near Cuero, Tex., 1903-1906. 

RIO GRANDE BASIN. 

Rio Grande at Thirtymile Bridge near Creede, Colo., 1909-

Rio Grande near Creede (Wason), Colo., 1907-

Rio Grande near Del Norte, Colo. (except 1907), 1889-

Rio Grande near Alamosa, Colo., 1894-5 ; 1903; 1912-

Rio Grande near Lobatos ( Cenicero), Colo., 1899~ 

Rio Grande near Embudo, N. Mex., 1889-1903; 1912-

Rio Grande near Buckman, N. Mex. (Rio Grande near Ildefonso), 1895-1905; 

1909-

Rio Grande near San Marcial, N. Mex., 1895-

Rio Grande near El Paso, Tex., 1889-1893; 1895-

Rio Grande near Fort Hancock, Tex., 1900-1903. 

Rio Grande above Presidio, Tex., 1900-

Rio Grande below Presidio, Tex., 1900-

Rio Grande near Langtry, Tex., 1900-

Rio Grande near Devils River, '!'ex., 1900-

Rio Grande at Eagle Pass, Tex., 1900-

Rio Grande near Laredo, Tex., 1900-

Rio Grande near Roma, Tex., 1900-

Rio Grande near Brownsville, Tex., 1900-

Clear Creek near Creede, Colo., 1910. 

South Fork of Rio Grande at South Fork, Colo., 1910-

San Luis Creek at Villa Grove, Colo., 1911-12. 

San Luis Creek near Villa Grove, Colo., 1910-

Kerber Creek near Villa Grove, Colo., 1911-12. 

Saguache River near Saguache, Colo., 1910--

Rio Alamosa near Monte Vista, Colo., 1911-12. 

Rio Alamosa near La Jara, Colo., 1909-1912. 

Conejos River near Mogote, Colo., 1899-1900; 1905-

Culebra River at San Luis, Colo., 1910-11. 

Rio San Antonio near Ortiz, N. Mex., 1911. 

Costilla Creek near mouth, N. Mex., 1912. 

Rio Colorado above Questa, N. Mex., 1910-11. 

Rio Colorado near Questa, N. Mex., 1912-

Rio Colorado below Questa, N. Mex., 1910-

Rio Hondo near Arroyo Hondo, N. Mex., 1910-

Rio Pueblo de Taos near Taos, N. Mex., 1910--

Rio Taos at Los Cordovas, N. Mex., 1910--

Rio Lucero near Taos, N. Mex., 1910-

Rio Fernando de Taos near Taos, N. Mex., 1910--

Chama River at Chama, N. Mex., 1912-

Chama River at Parkview, N. Mex., 1912-

Chama River near Abiquiu, N. Mex., 1895-1897. 

Chama River near Chamita, N. Mex., 191Z..: 

Brazos Rive~; at Brazos, N. Mex., 1912-1913. 

Horn River near Canjilon, N. Mex., 1911-

Rio Vallecitos at Vallecitos, N. Mex., 1911-

Snnta Fe Creek at Monument Rock, near Santa Fe, N. Mex .. 1910-11. 

Santa Fe Creek above reservoir, near Santa Fe, N. Mex., 1910; 1913-
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE BASINS. 

Rio Grande tributaries-Continued.· 

Santa Fe Creek at Santa Fe, N. Mex., 1907-1911. 

Santa Fe Water & Light Co.'s ditch near Santa Fe, N. Mex., 1910. 

Arroyo Hondo hear Santa Fe, N. Mex., 1913-

Rio· Puerco at Rio Puerco7 N. Mex., 1910-

Rio Puerco near La Joya, N. Mex., 1910-

97 

Bluewater Creek (head of San Jose River) near Bluewater, N. Mex., 

1912-

Bluewater Creek at Grants, N. Mex,, 1912-

San Jose River near Suwanee, N.Mex., 1910-

Pecos River near Cowles, N; Mex., 1910-

Pecos River near Anton Chico, N. Mex., 1910-

Pecos River at Santa Rosa, N. Mex., 1903-1906; 1910-

Pecos River near Guadalupe, N. Mex., 1912- · 

Pecos River near Fort Su.mner, N. Mex., 1904-1910; 1912-13. 

Pecos River near Roswell, N. Mex., 1903-1906. 

Pecos River near Dayton, N. Mex., 1905-

Pecos River near Lakewood, N. Mex., 1906-1911. 

Pecos River at Avalon, N. Mex., 1906-7. 

Pecos River at Carlsbad, N. Mex., 190a-:.1908._ 

Pecos River near: Pecos, Tex., 1898-1907. 

Margueretta flume near Pecos, Tex., 1898; 1900-1908. 

West Valley ditch near Pecos, Tex., 1904. 

Pecos River near Moorhead, Tex., 1898; 1900-

Gallinas River near Las Vegas, N. Mex., 1903-

South Fork of Gallinas River near El Porvenir, N. Mex., 1911-

Tayior Moore ditch near Roswell, N. Mex~, 1905. 

Hondo River at Hondo Reservoir, N.Mex., 1903-1906. 

Hondo reservoir inlet near Roswell, N. Mex., 1906-1908. 

Hondo reservoir scour gate near Hondo Reservoir, N. · Mex., 1906. 

Hondo River at Roswell, N. Mex., 1903-1906. 

Rio Ruidoso near Ruidoso, N. Mex., 1911. 

Rio RuidosO near Glencoe, N. Mex., 1910-11. 

Penasco River at Elk, N. Mex., 1910-11. 

Penasco River at Cleve's ranch, near Elk, N. Mex., ·1911. 

Penasco River near Dayton, N. Mex., 1905-1908. 

Lake McMillan at Lakewood, N. Mex., 1906-7. 

Delaware River near Malaga, N. Mex., 1912-13. 

Devils Rt\ier at Devils River, Tex., 1900-1914. 

Rio Salado near Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mex,, 1900-

Rio San Juan at La Quemada, Tamaulipas; Mex., 1900-1902. 

Rio San Juan near Santa R~salia ranch, Tamauilpas, Mex., 1902-

INTEBIOR BASINS IN NEW MEXICO. 

Mimbres River basin: 

Mimbres .River near Faywood, N. M:ex., 1908--

Lampbright Draw near Santa Rita, N. Mex., 1912--

Whitewater Draw near Hurley, N. Mex., 1913-

Caineron Creek at Fort Bayard, N. Mex., 1907-1911; 1912-

Stevens Creek near Fort Bayard, N. Mex., 1907-1911; 1912-

Rio Tularosa basin : 

Rio Tularosa at Mescalero, N. Mex., 1910-11. 

Rio Tularosa near Bent, N.Mex., 1911-12. 

Rio Tularosa near Tularosa, N. Mex., 1912-
98 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS,. ETC., 1885-1913, 

Rio La Luz basin : 

Rio La Luz. near La Luz, N. Mex., 1911-12. 

Rio La Luz at La Luz, N: Mex., 1910-1913. 

Rio Fresnal near Mountain Park, N. Mex., 1911-12. 

REPORTS ON WATER RESOURCES OF THE WESTERN GULF STATES. 

PUBLICATIONS OF UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 

WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS. 

Water-supply papers are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock 

lasts. An asterisk (*) Indicates that this stock has been exhausted: Many of the 

papers marked in this way may, however, be purchased (at price noted) from the 

SUPERINTENDENT OF DocfJMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. Omission of the price Indicates 

that the report is not obtainable from Government sources. Water-supply papers are 

of octavo size. 

*10. Irrigation in Mesilla Valley, N. Mex., by F •. C. Barker. 1898. 51 pp., 

11 pls. 

Describes primitive methods of irrigation and agriculture employed ·in an 

area lying along both sides of _the Rio Grande, extending from Fort Seldon, 

N. Mex., on the north, to w.lthin 3 miles of El Paso on the· south. Chiefly 

of historic interest. 

*13. Irrigation systems in Texas, by W. F. Huston. 1898. 68 pp., 10 pls. 

Discus~es dlmate, rainfall, irrigation works and projects ln Texas; considers use of both surface and underground waters. 

40. The Austin dam, by T. U. Taylor. 1900. 51 pp., 16 pls. 15c. 

Describes preliminary projects; construction, economic aspects, and failure 

of the dam across Colorado River. 

57. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part I (AlabamaMontana), by N. H. Darton. 1902. 60 pp. (See No. 149.) 5c. 

61. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part II (NebraskaWyoming), by N.H. Darton. 1902. 67 pp. 5c. 

Nos. 57 and 61 contain Information as to depth, diameter, yield, and head 

of water in borings more than 400 feet deep ; under head " Remarks " gives 

information concerning temperature, quality of water, purposes of boring, etc. 

The lists are arranged by States, and .the States are arranged alphabetically, 

A second revised edition was published in 1905 as Water-Supply Paper 149 

(p. v.). 5c. 

71. Irrigation systems of Texas, by T. U. Taylor, 1902. 137 pp., 9 pls. 10c. 

Discusses principal irrigation systems in geographic order and gives statistics as to the location, cost, and benefits of the devices for .obtaining water ; 

describes rice irrigation systems, and appends a brief statement of Ia ws 

governing irrigation in the State. 

74. Water resources of the State of Colorado, by A. L. Fellows. 1902. 151 pp., 

14 pls. 25c. 

Discusses, under South Platte, Arkansas, Rio Grande, San Juan, Grand, 

and Green River irrigation divisions, drainage and irrigation and gives records 

of stream flow. 

93. Proceedings of first conference of engineers of Reclamation Service, with 

accompanying papers, compiled by F. H. Newell, chief engineer. 

1904. 361 pp, 25c. [Inquiries conc.erning this report should be addressed· to the Reclamation Service.] 

Contains "Investigations in Pecos Valley," by W. M. Reed. 

101. Underground waters of southern Louisiana, by G. D. Harris, with discussions of their uses for water supplies and for rice irrigation, by M. L. 

Fuller. 1904. 98 pp., 11 pls. 20c. 

Discusses the topography and stratigraphic geology of the area and the 

origin of the well waters, gives statistics of artesian wells, describes methods 

of well drilling and pum,ping and treats brielly of rice cultivation, 
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE BASINS. 99 

105. The w.11ter :powers of Texas, by T. U. Taylor. · 1904. 116 pp., 17 pis. 15c. 

Gives a resume of the available data regarding water powers and briefly 

describes the principal streams. 

114. Underground waters of eastern United States; M. L. Fuller, geologist in 

charge. 1905. 285 pp., 18 pls. 25c. 

Contains brief report on Louisiana and southern Arkansas ; discusses the 

geologic formation as related to water supply; treats partfcularly of the 

mineral waters, and gives a list of the principal publications. 

140. Field measurements of the rate of movement of underground waters, by 

C. S. Slichter. 1905. 122 pp., 15 pls. 15c. 

Contains a chapter giving results of tests of typical pumping plants in the 

Rio Grande valley in Texas and New Mexico. 

141. Observations on the ground waters of the Rio Grande valley, by C. S. 

Slichter. 1905. 83 pp., 5 pls. 5c. 

Describes investigation of the underflow in the valley of the Rio Grande 

in Texas and New Mexico, gives details of tests of pumping plants near El 

Paso, Tex., in Mesilla Valley, N. Mex., and near Berino, N. Mex., and analyses 

of well waters and data concerning wells at and near El Paso. 

147. Destructive floods in tl.te United States in 1904, by E. C .. Murphy and 

others. 206 pp., 18 pis. 15c. Contains: 

Pecos River basin flood, New Mexico, from report of Frank S. Dobson. 

Failures of Lake Avalon dam near Carlsbad, N. Mex., by E. C. Murphy. 

Rio Grande floods, New Mexico, by E. C. Murphy. 

158. Preliminary report on the geology and underground waters of the Roswell 

artesian area, New Mexico, by C. A. Fisher. 1906. 22 pp., 9 pls. 15c. 

Discusses topography and geology of a belt lying along Pecos River from 

Roswell to Lake McMillan ; discusses area and extent of artesian basins, 

source, amount, pressure, quality (with analyses), and waste of artesian 

waters, and irrigation ; lists typical wells and ,gives well records. 

*162. Destructive floods in the United States in 1905, with a discussion of flood 

discharge and frequency and an index of flood literature, by E. C. 

Murphy and others. 1906. 105 pp., 4 pls. 15c. 

Gives. accounts of floods on Pecos and Hondo Rivers and the Rio Grande 

and estimates of flood frequency and discharge for Rio Grande at San 

Marcial, N. Mex., and Colorado River (Texas) at Austin; contains also index 

to literature on floods on American streams. 

*188. Water resources in the Rio Grande valley, New Mexico, and their de· 

velopment, by W. T. Lee. 1907. 59 pp., 10 pls. 20c. 

Describes the physical features of the valley, rock formation and structure, the Engle, San Acaci, San Felipe, and Espanola reservoir sites, surface 

and underground waters by districts, the origin, course, and quantity of the 

underflow, the chemical character of the water in the Mesilla and other districts, and the utilization of the underflow by wells and se!lpage ditches. 

*190. Underground waters of the Coastal Plain of Texas, by Thomas U. Taylor. 

15c. I 

'Describes topography, drainage, and geology, and discusses the underground 

waters by counties; gives many well records and analyses. 

236. The quality of surface waters in the United States: Part I, Analyses of 

waters east of the one hundredth meridian, by R. B. Dole. 1909. 

123 pp. 10c. 

Describes collection of samples, method of examination, preparation of 

solutions, accuracy of estimates, and expression of analytical results; gives 

results of analyses of waters of Brazos and Colorado (of Texas) Rivers and 

the Rio Grande. 
100 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885~1913. 

240. Geology and water resources of the San Luis Valley, Colorado, by C. E. 

Siebenthal. 1910. 128 pp., 13 pis. 25c. 

Describes the topography, drainage, climate, geologic features, flowing 

and nonflowing wells, springs, the grouping of wells, and variations in 

flow and temperature, and the quality (with analyses) and uses of the 

water; discusses briefly well-drilling methods and costs, and approximate 

measurements of flows. 

260. Preliminary report on the ground waters of Estancia Valley, New Mexico, 

by 0. E. Meinzer. 1910. 33 pp. 5c. (See Water-Supply Paper 275.) 

Discusses briefly the geographic relation and industrial development, 

geology, and soils ; discusses the source, disposal, recovery and quality, and 

utilization of the ground waters, cost of pumping, windmills, value of crops, 

and the alkali problem. 

274. Some stream waters of the Western United States, with chapters on sediment carried by the Rio Grande and the industrial application of 

water analyses, by Herman Stabler. 1911. 188 pp. 15c. 

Describes collection of samples, plan of analytical work, and methods of 

analyses ; discusses soap-consuming power of waters, water softening, boiler 

waters, and water for irrigation ; gives results of analyses of waters of the 

Rio Grande and of Pecos, Gallinas, and Hondo rivers. 

275. Geology and water resources of Estancia Valley, New Mexico, with notes 

on ground-water conditions in adjacent parts of central New Mexico, 

by 0. E. Meinzer. 1911. 89 pp., 14 pls. 20c. 

Describes physiographic features and geologic formations, soils and climate; 

discusses the source and disposal of the water supply, the head of the water 

supply, artesian conditions, yield of wells and quantity of water available, 

the quality of the water (dissolved solids, chlorine, sulphates, carbonates, and 

bicarbonates), the storage of storm water, the present and future use of 

ground water for irrigation, proper types of wells, windmills, cost of pumping, value of crops, and th9 alkali problem ; tables give depth to water and 

field assays. Contains also brief reports on physiography, geology, soil, 

ground water, and irrigation in Encino and Pinos Wells basins. 

*317. Geology and underground waters of the Wichita region, north-centrai 

Texas, by C. H. Gordon. 1913. 88 pp., 2 pls. 10c. 

Describes the physiography, climate, surface, and deep waters of an area 

in Montague, Clay, Wichita, Wilbarger, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Baylor, 

Archer, Jack, Young, Throckmorton, and Haskell counties; gives details by 

counties. 

ANNUAL REPORTS, 

Each of the papers contained in the annual reports was also issued in separate form. 

Annual reports are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock lasts. 

An asterisk ( •) indicates that this stock has been exhausted. Many of the papers so 

marked, however, may be purchased from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. 

*Tenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1888-89, J. W. · 

Powell, Director. 1890. 2 parts. *Pt. II, Irrigation, viii, 123 pp. 35c. 

Makes a preliminary report on the organization and prosecution of ·the 

survey of the arid lands for purposes of irrigation ; includes an account of 

the methods of topographic and hydraulic work, the segregation work on 

reservoir sites and irrigable lands, field and office methods, and brief descriptions of the topography of some of the river basins. 

Eleventh Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1889-90, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II, Irrigation, pp. xiv, 395, 

30 pls. and maps. $1.25. Contains: 

*Hydrography, pp. 1-110. Discusses scope of work, methods of stream 

measurement, rainfall and evaporation, and· describes the more important 

streams. 
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE BASINS. 101 

Eleventh Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey-Continued. 

*Engineering, pp. 1ll-200. Defines the scope of the work and gives an 

account of the surveys in the Sun River basin- and in the Arkansas, Rio 

Grande, California, Lahontan, Utah, and Snake River divisions. 

*The arid lands, pp. 201-289. Includes statement of the Director to the 

House Committee on Irrigation, extracts from the constitutions of States re· 

lating to irrigation, an'd a report on artesian irrigation on the Great Plains, 

including a discussion of the general considerations affecting artesian water 

supply, the economic limit to the utilization of artesian water for irrigation, 

irrigation by artesian wells in various countries, and the geologic conditions 

and statistics of artesian wells on the Great Plains. 

*Topography, pp. 291-343. Comprises reports of the topographic surveys 

in California, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico, and a 

report on reservoir sites. 

*Irrigation literature, pp. 345-388. Gives a list of books and pamphlets 

on irrigation and allied subjects, mainly contaiJied in the library of the 

United States Geological Survey. 

Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1890--91, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II, Irrigation, xviii, 576 pp., 

93 pls. $2. Contains: 

*Report upon the location and survey of reservoir sites during the fiscal 

year ending June 30, 1891, by A. H. Thompson, pp. 1-212, Pis. LIV-J.VII. 

Describes reservoir sites in Rio Arriba, Taos, Santa Fe; Bernalillo, Mora. 

San Miguel, Valencia, Socorro, and Sierra counties, New Mexico, and on tributaries of the Rio Grande; for each reservoir site gives the location, height of 

dam, areas 'inclosed by contour, approximate contents of reservoir, position 

of irrigable lands, and areas of segregated lands. 

*Hydrography of the arid regions, by F. H. Newell, pp. 213-361, Pis. 

LVIII-CVI. Discusses the available water supply of the arid regions, the 

duty of water, flood waters, relation of rainfall to river flow; classifies the 

drainage basins ; and describes the rivers of the Missouri, Arkansas, Rio 

Grande, Colorado, Sacramento, and San Joaquin basins, and the principal 

streams of the Great Basin in Nevada and Utah and the Snake River 

drainage. 

Thirteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 

J. W. Powell, Director. 1892. (Pts. II and III, 1893.) 

Pt. III, Irrigation, pp. xi, 486, 77 pis. $1.85. Contains: 

1891-92, 

3 parts. 

-*Engineering results of irrigation survey, by H. N. Wilson, -pp. 351-437, 

Pis. CXLVII-CLXXXII. Discusses surveys, flood-water storage, dam site, 

estimated cost of El Paso reservoir, Texas. 

*Sixteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1894-95, 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1896. (Pts. II, Ill, and IV, 1895.) 

4 parts. *Pt. II, Papers of an economic character, pp. xix, 598, 

43 pis. $1.25. Contains: 

*The public lands and their water supply, by F. H. Newell, pp. 457-533, 

Pis. XXXV-XXXIX. Describes general character of the public lands, the 

lands disposed of (railroad, grant, and swamp lands, and private miscellaneous entries), lands reserved (Indian, forest, and military reservations), 

the vacant lands, and the rate of disposal of vacant lands_; discusses the 

streams, wells, and reservoirs as sources of water supply ; gives details for 

each State. 

Eighteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1896--97, 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1897. (Pts. II and III, 1898.) 5 

parts in 6 vols. * Pt. II, papers chiefly of a theoretic nature, p. v, 

653, 105 pis. $1.65. Contains : 

*Geology of portions of the_ Edwards Plateau and Rio Grande Plain adjacent to Austin and San Antonio, Texas, with especial reference to the 

occurrence of artesian and other underground waters, by R. T Hill and T. w: 

Vaughan; pp. 193, 322, Pis. XXI-LXIV. Discusses the general principles 

of artesian waters, the capacity of the various rock sheets for water, the 

nonflowing wells, the gravity springs, and artesian wells of the Edwards 
102 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913.-

Eighteenth .Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey-Continued. 

Plateau and Rio Grande Plain ; the probable identity of source of artesian 

and fissure spring waters, and the availability and limitations of underground waters ; treats of the chemical quality of the artesia-n well waters, 

and gives analyses of waters from the various beds and of spring waters 

from Austin and vicinity. 

Twenty-first .Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1899-1900, 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1900. (Parts III, IV, VI, VI continued, and VII, 1901.) 7 parts in 8 vols., and separate case for 

maps with Pt. V. *Pt. IV, Hydrography, pp. 768, 156 pis. $2.35. 

Contains: 

*The High Plains and their utilization, by W. D. Johnson, pp. 601-741, 

Pis. CXIII-CLVI. Describes the area lying in an irregular belt lying about 

midway across the long eastward slope of the Great Plains and including 

parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska (North and South Platte, Platte, 

Republican, and Smoky Hill River basins), Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, 

Oklahoma, and Texas (Arkansas River basin), and Colorado, New Mexico, 

and Texas (Rio Grande basin); discusses the origin and structure of the High 

Plains, the precipitation, temperature, and other factors of climate, experiments with irrigation, and the use of mountain streams, local storm-water 

storage, and artesian waters. Concluded in the Twenty-second Annual 

Report. 

Twenty-second .Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1900-

1901, Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1901. (Pi;s. III and IV, 1902.) 

4 parts. Pt. IV, Hydrography, pp, 631-669, Pis. LI-LXV. $2.20. 

Contains: 

Conclusion of The High Plains and their utilization. 

BULLETINS, 

An asterisk (*) indicates that the Geological Survey's stock of the paper is exhausted. 

Many of the papers so marked may be purchased from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DocuMENTs, WASHINGTON, D. C. Bulletins are of octavo size. 

264. Records of deep-well drilling for 1904, by M. L. Fuller, E. F. Lines, and 

A. C. Veatch. 1905. 106 pp. 10c. 

Discusses the importance of accurate well records to the drUier, to owners 

of oil, gas, and water wells, and· to geologists; describes the general methods 

of work; gives tabulated records of wells in Colorado, Louisiana, New 

Mexico, and Texas, and detailed recorcl of well near Houston, Harris 

County, Tex. This well was selected because it affords definite stratigraphic 

information. 

*298. Record of deep-well drilling for 1905, by M. L. Fuller and Samuel Sanford. 1906: 299 pp. 25c. 

Gives an aecount of progress in the collection of well records and samples; 

contains tabulated records of wells in Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and 

Texas; and detailed records of wells in Eddy and Torrance counties, New 

Mexico; and Bexar, Cameron, Coleman, Dallas, Dimmlt, Duval, Fayette, 

Fort Bend, Guadalupe, Hardin, Harris, Hays, Jasper, Johnson, Kendall, 

Lampasas, Liberty, Medina, Navarro, Nueces, Parker, Williamson, and 

Zavalla counties, Tex. The wells of which detailed sections are given were 

selected because they afford valuable stratigraphic Information. 

GEOLOGIC FOLIOS. 

Under the plan adopted for the preparation of a geologic map of the United 

States the entire area is divided ·into small quadrangles, bounded by certain 

meridians and parallels, and these quadrangles, which number several thousand, 

are separately surveyed and mapped.' The unit of survey is also the unit of 

1 Index maps showing areas in the western Gulf of Mexi_co basins covered by topographic maps and by geologic folios will be mailed on receipt of request addressed to the 

Director, U. S. Geological Survey, W~~tshington, D. C. 
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE BASINS. 103 

publication, and the maps and description of each quadrangle are issued in 

the form of a folio. When all the folios are completed they will constitute a 

Geologic Atlas of the United States. 

A folio is designated by the name of the principal town or of a prominent 

natural feature within the quadrangle. Each folio includes maps showing the 

topography, geology, underground structure, and mineral deposits of the area 

mapped_ and several pages of descriptive text. The text explains the maps and 

describes the topographic _and geologic features. of the country and its mineral 

products. The topographic map shows roads, railroads, waterways, and, by 

contour lines, the shapes of the hills and valleys and the height above sea 

level of all'points in the quadrangle. The areal-geology map shows the distribution of the various rocks at the surface. The structural-geology map shows 

the relations of the rocks to one another underground. The economic-geology 

map indicates the location of mineral deposits that are commercially valuable. 

The artesian-water map shows the depth to underground-water horizons. Economic-geology and artesian-water maps are inCluded in folios if the conditions 

in the areas mapped warrant_ their publication. The folios are of special interest to students of geography and geology and are valuable as guides in the 

development and utilization of. mineral resources. 

The folios numbered from 1 to 163, inclusive, are published in only one form 

(18 by 22 inches), called the library edition. Some of the folios that bear 

numbers higher than 163 are published also in an octavo edition (6 by 9 inches). 

Owing to a fire in · the Geological Survey building May 18, 1913, the stock of 

geological folios was more or less damaged by fire and water, but .80 or 90 per 

cent of the folios are usable. They will be sold at the uniform price of 5 cents 

each, with no reduction for wholesale orders. This rate applies to folios in 

stock from 1 to 184, inclusive, also to the library edition of folio 186. The 

library edition of folios 185, 187; and higher numbers sells for 25 cents a copy, 

except that some folios which contain an unusually 'large amount of matter 

sell for 50 cents a copy. The octavo edition of folio 185 and l!igher numbers 

sells for 50 cents a copy. If 34 folios selling at 25 cents each (or their equivalent in higher-priced folios) are ordered at one time a·discount of 40 per cent 

is allowed; $5.10 -is the minimum amount accepted at this rate. 

All the folios contain descriptions of the drainage of the quadrangles. The 

folios in the- following list contain also brief discussions of the underground 

waters in connection with the economic resources of the areas and more or less 

information concerning the utilization ·of the water resources. 

An asterisk(*) indicates that the stock of the folio is exhausted. 

42. Nueces, Texas. 

Describes- geography and geology, and relations of geologic formations 

to unllerground waters. 

64. Uvalde, Texas. 

Describes the topography and geology or" the area, the streams, springs and 

wells, and discusses the possibility of obtaining artesian tlows. 

76. Austin, Texas. 

Describes the topography and geology of the area, the drainage, and discusses the possibility of obtaining artesian water. 

120. Silverton, Colorado. 

Describes an. area in the San· Juan Mountains including a portion of the 

Continental Divide,- and sending streams through Animas River -to the 

San Juan, thl;'ough Uncompahgre to the Gunnison and the Colorado, and 

- through small, creeks to the Rio Grande; includes in the discussion of the 

economic geolo'gy a 'brief study of the ground waters. 
104 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

171. Engineer Mountain,• Colorado. 

Describes the topography and geology of the Engineer Mountain quad· 

rangle; in southwestern Colorado about 60 miles east of the Utah boundary, 

and ·34 miles north of New Mexico; discusses the drainage, part of which 

·passes to the Rio Grande and part to the Gulf of California through Colorado River ; under " Economic Geology " gives a brief paragraph on the 

water resources. 

183. Llano-Burnet,' Texas. 

Describes the relief of the Llano and Burnet quadrangles, the drainage 

through Colorado River (of Texas and tributaries), and tributaries .of 

Brazos River and the geology ; under " Mineral Resources " discusses rainfall, 

streams, springs, wells, tanks, and cisterns. 

MISCELLANEOuS REPORTS. 

Other Federal bureaus, State and other organizations, have from 

time to time published reports relating to the water resources of 

various sections of the country. Notable among those pertaining to 

the western Gulf of Mexico drainage basins are the reports of the 

State geological surveys of Louisiana and Texas, the reports of the 

State engineers of Colorado and New Mexico, and the annual reports 

of the United States Reclamation Service. The following deserve 

special mention : 

Report of commission appointed to revise the laws of the State of Colorado 

regulating the appropriation, distribution, and use of water, 1890. 

Preliminary examination of reservoir sites in Wyoming and Colorado; letter 

from the Secretary of War transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, 

together with a report of Captain Chittenden: 55th Cong., 2d sess., House 

Doc. 141. -

Report on the underground waters of Louisiana, by G. D. Harris, A. C. Veatch 

and others, made under the direction of the State experiment station: Louisiana Geol. Survey Bull. 1, 1905. 

Preliminary report on the soils and waters of the upper Rio Grande and 

Pecos Valleys in Texas, by ii. H. Harrington: Texas Geol. Survey Bull. 2, 1890. 

Water supply of southwestern Texas, compiled by H. M. Madison. 1912. 

Artesian water on the Llano Estacado, by G. G. Shumard: Texas Geol. Survey 

Bull. 1, 1892. · · 

Preliminary reports on the artesian wells of the Gulf coastal slope, by J. A. 

Singley, and on the organic remains from the deep well at Galveston, by Gilbert 

D. Harris: Texas Geol. Survey, Fourth Ann. Rept., 1892. 

• Issued in two editions (seep. 103). Specify edition desired. 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGIC REPORTS OF GENERAL 

INTEREST. 

The following list comprises reports not readily classifiable by drainage basins and covering a wide range ?f hydrologic investigaiions: 

WATER-SUPPLY ~APERS. 

*1. Pumping water for irrigation, by H. M. Wilson. 1896. 57 pp., 9 pls. 

Describes pumps and motive powers, windmills, water wheels,' and various 

kinds of engines; also storage reservoirs to retain pumped water until 

needed for irrigation. 

*3. Sewage irrigation, lly G. W. Rafter. 1897. 100 pp., 4 pls. (See WaterSiipply Paper 22.) 

Discusses methods of sewage disposal by intermittent filtration and by 

Irrigation ; describes utilization of sewage In Germany, England, and France, 

and sewsge purification in the United States. 

*8. Windmills for irrigation, by· E. C. Murphy. 1897. 49 pp., 8 pis. 

Gives results of experimental t-ests of windmills during the summer of 

1896 in the vicinity of Garden, Kansas; describes instruments and methods 

and draws conclusions. 

*14. New tests of certain pumps and water lifts used in irrigation, by 0. P. 

Hood, 1898. 91 pp., 1 pl. 

Discusses efficiency of pumps and water lifts of various types. 

*20. Experiments with windmills, by T. 0. Perry. 1899. 97 pp., 12 pls. 

Includes tables and descriptions · of wind wheels, makes comparisons of 

wheels of several types, and discusses results. 

*22. Sewage irrigation, Part II, by G. W. Rafter. 1899. 100 pp., 7 pls. 

Gives. resume of Water-Supply Paper No. 3 ; discusses pollution of certain 

streams, experiments on purification ·of factory wastes in Massachusetts, value 

of commercial fertilizers, and describes American sewage-disposal plants by 

States; contains bibliography of publications relating· to sewage, utilization 

and disposal. 

32. Water resources of Puerto Rico, by H. M. Wilson. 1899. 48 pp., 17 pls. 

15c. 

Describes briefly topography, climate, rivers, irrigation methods, soils, 

forestation, water power, al'.d transportation· facilities. · 

*41. The windmill; its efficiency and economic use, Part I, by E. C. Murphy. 

1901. 72 pp., 14 pls.· 15c. 

*42. The windmill; its efficiency and economic use, Part II, by E. C. Murphy. 

1901. 75 pp., _ 2 pls. 10c. 

Nos. 41 and 42 give details of results of experimental tests with windmills 

of various types. 

*43. Conveyance of. water in irrigation canals, flumes, and pipes, by Samuel 

Fortier. 1901. 86 pp., 15 pls. 

44. Profiles of rivers in the United States, by Henry Gannett. 1901. ·· 100 pp., 

11 pls. 15c. 

Gives eleva-tions and distance along rivers of the United States, also brief 

description of many ~f the streams. Arrangement geographic. Many river 

proftles are scattered thro11-gh other reports on surface waters In various 

parts ·of the United· States: · · 

IX 
X STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

*56. Methods of stream measurement. 1901. 51 pp., 12 pls. 

Describes the methods used by the Survey in 1901-2. (See also Nos. 64, 

94, and 95.) 

57. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part I (AlabamaMontana), by N.H. Darton. 1902. 60 pp. (See No. 149.) 5c. 

61. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part II (NebraskaWyoming), by N. H. Darton. 1902. 67 pp. 5c. 

Nos. 57 and 61 contain information as to depth, diameter, yield, and head 

of water in borings more than 400 feet deep; under head "Remarks" gives 

information concerning temperature, quality of water, purposes of boring, 

etc. The lists are arranged by States, and the States are arranged alphabetically. A second revised edition was published in 1905 as Water-Supply 

Paper 149 (q. v.). 5c. 

64. Accuracy of stream measurements, by E. C. Murphy. 1902. 99 pp., 4 pls. 

(See No. 95.) lOc. 

Describes methods of measuring velocity of water and of measuring and 

computing stream flow and compares results obtained with the different 

instruments and methods; describes also expe)?iments and results at the 

Cornell University hydraulic laboratory. A second, enlarged edition published as Water-Supply Paper 95. 

*67. The motions of underground waters, by C. S. Slichter. 1902. 106 pp., 

8 pls. 

Discusses origin, depth, and amount of underground waters; permeability 

of rocks and porosity of soils; causes, ·rates, and laws of motions of underground water ; surface and deep zones of flow, and recovery of waters by 

open wells and artesian and deep wells ; treats of the shape and _position of 

of the water table; gives simple methods of measuring yield of flowing well ; 

describes artesian wells at Savannah, Ga. 

72. Sewage pollution in the metropolitan area near New York City and its 

effect on inland water resources, by M. 0. Leighton. 1902. 75 pp., 

8 pls. lOc. 

Defines " normal " and " polluted" waters and discusses the damage resulting from pollution. 

77. The water resources of Molokai, Hawaiian Islands, by Waldemar Lindgren. 1903. 62 pp., 4 pls. lOc. 

Describes briefly the topography, geology, coral reefs, climate, soils, 

vegetation, forests, fauna of the island, the springs, running streams and 

wells, and discusses the utilization of the surface and underground waters. 

*80. The relation of rainfall to run-off, by G. W. Rafter. 1903. 104 pp. 

Treats of measurements of rainfall and laws and measurements of stream 

flow ; gives rainfall run-off, and evaporation formulas ; discusses effect of 

-forests on rainfall and run-off. 

87. Irrigation in India (second edition), by H. M. Wilson. 1903. 238 pp., 

27 pls. 25c. 

First edition was published in Part II of the Twelfth Annual Report. 

93. Proceedings of first conference of engineers of Reclamation Service, with 

accompanying papers, compiled by F. H. Newell, chief engineer. 

1904. 361 pp. 25c. 

Contains, in addition to an account of the organization of the hydrographic 

[water-resources] branch of the United States Geological Survey and the 

reports of the conferences, the following papers of more or less general 

interest: 

Limits of an irrigation project, by D. W. Ross. 

Relation of Federal and State laws to irrigation, by Morris Bien. 

Electrical transmission of power for pumping, by H. A. Storrs. 

Correct design and stability of high masonry· dams, by Geo. Y. Wisner. 

Irrigation surveys and the use of the planetable, by J. B. Lippincott. 

The use of alkaline waters for irrigation, by Thomas A. Means. 
HYDROLOGIC REPORTS. XI 

*94. Hydrographi~ manual of the United States Geological Survey, prepared 

by E. C. Murphy, J. C. Hoyt, and G. B. Hollister. 1904. 76 pp., 3 pls. 

Gives instruction for field and ollice work relating to measurements of 

stream :flow by current meters. (See also No. 95.) 

91). Accuracy of stream· measurements (second, enlarged edition), by E. C. 

Murphy. 1904. 169 pp., 6 pis. 

Describes methods of measuring and computing stream :flow and compares 

results derived from different instruments and methods. (See also No. 94.) 

103. A review of the laws forbidding pollution of inland waters in the United 

States, bY. E. B. Goodell. 1904. 120 pp. (See No. 152.) 10c. 

Explains the legal principles under which antipollution statutes become 

operative, quotes court decisions to show authqrity for various deductions, 

and classifies according· to scope the statutes enacted in the different States. 

110. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1904; M. L. 

Fuller, geologist-in charge. 1905. 211 pp., 5 pls. 10c. 

Contains the following reports of general interest. The scope of each 

paper is indicated by its title. 

Description of under:flow meter used in measuring the velocity and. direction of underground water, by Charles S. Slicht«ir. 

The California or " stovepipe " method of well construction, by Charles 

S. Slich ter. 

Approximate methods of measuring the yield of :flowing wells, by Charles 

S. Slichter. 

Corrections necessary in accurate determinations of :flow from vertical 

well casings, from notes furnished by A. N. Talbot. 

Experiment relating to problems of well contaminat!Qn at Quitman, Ga., 

by S. W. McCallie. 

Notes on the hydrology of Cuba, by M. L. Fuller. 

113. The disposal of strawboard and oil-well wastes, by R. L. Sackett and 

Isaiah Bowman. 1905. 52 pp., 4 pls. 5c. 

The first paper discusses the pollution ·of streams by sewage and by trade 

wastes, describes the manufacture of strawboard and gives results of various 

experiments in disposing of th~J waste: The second paper describes brie:fly 

the topography, drainage, and geology of the region about Marion, Ind., the 

contamination of rock wells and of streams· by waste oil and brine. 

114. Underground waters of eastern United States; M. L. Fuller, geologist 

in charge. 1905. 285 pp., 18 pls. 25c. 

Contains· report on " Occurrence of underground waters," by M: L. Fuller, • 

discussing sources, amount, and temperature of waters, permeability and 

storage capacity of rocks, water-bearing formations, recovery of water by 

springs, wells and pumps, essential conditions Of artesian fiows, and general 

conditions affecting underground waters in eastern United States. 

115. River surveys and profiles made during 1903, by W. C. Hall and J. C. 

Hoyt. 1905. 115 pp., 4 pls. 10c. 

Contains . results of surveys made· to determine location of undeveloped 

power sites. 

119. Index to the hydrographic progress reports of the United States. Geological Survey, 1888 to 1903, by J. C. Hoyt and B. D. Wood. 1905. 

253 pp. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

120. Bibliographic review and. index of papers relating to underground waters 

published by the United States Geological Survey, 1879-1904, by 

1\'I. L. Fuller. 1905. 128 pp. 10c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

*122. Relation of the law to underground waters, by D. W. Johnson. 1905. 

55 pp. 5c. 

Defines and classifies underground waters, gives common~law rules relating 

to their use, and citeij State legislative> acts affecting them, 
XII STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

140. Field measurements of the rate of movement of underground waters, by 

C. S. Slichter. 1905. 122 pp., 15 pls. 15c.-

Discusses the capacity of sand to transmit water, describes measurements 

of undertlow in Rio Hondo, San Gabriel, and Mohave River valleys, Cal., 

and on Long Island, N. Y.; gives results of tests of wells and pumping 

plants, and describes stovepipe method of well construction. 

143. Experiments on steel-concrete pipes on a working scale, by J. H. Quinton. 

1905. 61 pp., 4 pls. 

Scope indicat_ed by title. 

144. The normal distribution of chlorine in the natural waters of New York 

and New England, by D. D. Jackson. 1905. 31 pp., 5 pis. 10c. 

Discusses COIIIIUOn salt in coast and inland waters, salt as an index to 

pollution of streams and wells, the solutions and methods used in chlorine 

determinations, and the use of the normal chlorine map ; gives charts and 

tables for chlorine in the New England States and New York. 

145. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1905; M. L. 

Fuller, geologist in charge. 1905. 220 pp., 6 pls. 10c. 

Contains brief reports of general interest as follows :. 

Drainage of ponds into drilled ·wells, by Robert E. Horton. Discusses 

efficiency, cost, and capacity of drainage wells, and gives statistics of such 

wells In southern Michigan. · 

Construction of so-called fountain and geyser springs, by Myron L. Fuller. 

A convenient gage for determining low artesian heads, by ¥yron L. Fuller. 

146. Proceedings of second conference of engineers of the Reclamation Service. 

with accompanying papers, compiled by F. H. Newell, chtef engineer. 

1905. 267 pp. 15c. 

Contains brief account of the 'organization· of the hydrographic [waterresources] branch and the Reclamation Service, reports of conferences and 

committees, circulars of instruction, and :lmany brief reports on subjects 

closely related to reclamation.-- and a.- bibliography of technical papers by 

members of the service. Of the papers read, at the conference those listed 

below (scope indicated by title) are of more ~r less general interest: 

Proposed State code of water laws, by Morris Bien. · 

Power engineering- applied in irrigation problems, by 0. H. Ensign. 

Estimates on tunneling in irrigation projects, by A. L. Fellows. 

Collection of stream-gaging data, by N. C. Grover. 

Diamond-drlll methods, by G. A. Hammond. 

Mean-velocity and area curves, by F. W. Hanna. 

Importance of general hydrographic data concerning basins of streams 

gaged, by R. E. Horton. 

Effect of equatlc vegetation on stream tlow, by R. E. Horton. 

Sanitary regulations governing construction camps, by M. 0. Leighton. 

Necessity of draining- irrigated land, by Thos. H. Means. · 

Alkali soils, by Thos. H. Means. 

Cost of stream-gaging work, by E. C. Murphy, 

Equipment of a cable gaging station, by E. C. Murphy. 

Silting of reservoirs, by W. M. Reed. 

Farm-unit classification, by D. W. Ross. 

Cost of power for pumping lrrigatfng water, by H. A. Storrs. 

Records of tlow at current-meter gaging stations during the frozen season, 

by F. H. Tillinghast. 

147. Destructive floods in United States in 1904, by E. C. Murphy. 15c. 

Contains a brief account of "A method -of computing cross-section area of 

waterways," including formulas for maximum discharge and areas of cross 

section. -

149. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, second editi.on with 

additions, by N. H. Darton. 1905. 175 pp. 10c. 

Gives by States (and within the States by counties), location, depth, diameter, yield, heigbt of water, and other available information, concPrning wells 

400 feet or more in depth ; includes all wells listed in Water-Supply Papers 

57 to 61; mentions also principal publications relating to d_eep borings. 
HYDROLOGIC REPORTS. xm 

150. Weir experiments, coefficients, and formulas, by R. E. Horton. 1906. 189 

pp., 38 pls. (See Water-Supply Paper 200.) 15c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

151. Field assay of water, by M. 0. Leighton. 1905. 77 pp., 4 pls. 10c. 

Discusses methods, instruments, and reagebts used in determining turbidity, 

color, iron, chlorides, and hardness in connection with the studies of the 

quality of water in various parts of the United States. 

152. A review of thelaws forbidding pollution of inland waters in the United 

States (second edition), by E. B. Goodell. 1905. 149 pp. 10c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

155. Fluctuations of the water level in wells, with special reference to Long 

Island, N. Y., by A. C. Veatch. 1906. 83 pp., 9 pls. 25c. 

Includes general discussion of fluctuation due to rainfall and evaporation, 

barometric changes, temperature changes in rivers, changes in lake level, 

tidal changes, effects of settlement, irrigation, dams, underground water developments, and to indeterminate causes. 

*160. Underground water papers, 1906; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge. 1906. 

104 pp., 1 pl. 

Gives account of work in 1905; lists of publications relating to underground waters, and contains the following brief reports of general interest: 

Significance of the term " artesian," by Myron L. Fuller. 

Representation of wells and springs on maps, by Myron L.· Fuller. 

Total amount of free water in the earth's crust, by Myron L. Fuller. 

Use of fluorescein in the study of underground waters, by R. B. Dole. 

Problems of water contamination, by Isaiah Bowman. 

Instances of improvement of water in wells, by Myron ·L. Fuller. 

*162. Destructive floods in the United States in 1905, with a discussion of flood 

discharge and frequency and an index to flood literature, by E. C. 

Murphy and others. 1906. 105 pp., 4 pls. 15c. 

163. Bibliographic review and index of underground-water literature published 

in the United States in 1905: by M. L. Fuller, F. G. Clapp, and B. L. 

Johnson. 1906. 130 pp. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

*179. Prevention of stream pollution by distillery refuse, based on investigations 

at Lynchburg, Ohio,. by Herman Stabler. 1906. 34 pp., 1 pl. 10c. 

Describes grain distillation, treatment of slop, sources, character, and 

effects of effluents on streams; discusses filtration, precipitation, fermentation, and evaporation methods of disposal of wastes without pollution. 

180. Turbine water-wheel tests and power tables, by R. E. Horton. 1906. 134 

pp., 2 pis. 20c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

*185. Investigations on the purification of Boston sewage, by 0-E. A. Winslow 

and E. B. Phelps. 1906. 163 pp. 25c. 

Discusses composition, disposal, purification, and treatment of sewages 

and recent tendencies in sewage-disposal practice in England, Germany, and 

the United States; describes character of crude sewage at Boston, removal 

of suspended matter, treatment in septic tanks, and purification in intermittent sand filtration and coarse material; gives bibliography. 

*186. Stream pollution by acid-iron wastes, a report based on investigations 

made at Shelby, Ohio, by Herman Stabler. 1906. 36 pp., 1 pl. 10c. 

Gives history of pollution by acid-iron wastes at Shelby, Ohio, and resulting 

litigation ; discusses· effect of acid-iron liquors on sewage purification 

processes, recovery of copperas from acid-iron wastes, and other processes 

for removal of pickling liquor. · 

*187. Determination of stream flow during the frozen season, by H. K. Barrows 

and R .. E. Horton. 1907. 93 pp., 1 pl. 15c. 

Scope indica ted by title. 
XIV FTREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

*189. The prevention of stream pollution by strawboard waste, by E. B. 

Phelps. 1906. 29 pp., 2 pis. 5c. 

Describes manufacture of strawboard, present and proposed methods of 

disposal of waste liquors, laboratory investigations of precipitation and 

sedimentation, and field studies of amounts and character of water used, 

raw material and finished product, and mechanical filttation. 

*194. Pollution of Illinois and Mississippi rivers by Chicago sewage (a digest 

of the testimony taken in the case of The State of Missouri v. '.rhe 

State of Illinois and the Sanitary District of Chicago), by M. 0. 

Leighton.. 1907. 369 pp., 2 pis. 40c. 

Scope indicated by amplification of title. 

*196. Water supply of Nome region, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 1906, by J. c. 

Hoyt and F. F. Henshaw. 1907. 52 pp., 6 pis. 15c. 

Gives results of measurements of fiow of Alaskan streams, discusses available water supply for ditch and pipe lines and power development; presents 

notes for investors. 

*200. Weir experiments, coefficients, and formulas, revision of paper No. 150, 

by R. E. Horton. 1907. 195 pp., 38 pis. 35c. 

Scope indica ted by title. 

*218. Water-supply investigations in Alaska, 1906-7 (Nome and Kougarok 

regions, Seward Peninsula ; Fairbanks district, Yukon-Tanana 

region), by F. F. Henshaw and c. C. Covert. 1908. 156 pp., 

12 pls. 25c. 

Describes the drainage basins, gives results of observations at the gaging 

stations; and discusses the water supply of the ditches and pipe lines, and 

possibilities of development; gives also meteorological records. 

*226. The pollution of streams by sulphite-pulp waste, a study of possible 

remedies, by E. B. Phelps. 1908. 37 pp., 1 pl. 10c. 

Describes manufacture of sulphite pulp, the waste liquors, and the experimental work' leading to suggestions as to methods of preventing stream 

pollution. 

228. Water-supply investigations of the Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska, 1907 

and 1908 (Fairbanks, Circle, and Rampart . districts), by C. C. 

Covert and c. E. Ellsworth. 1909. 108 pp., 7 pis. 20c. 

Describes the drainage basins; gives results of observations at gaging 

stations; discusses the water supplies of the ditches and pipe lines and 

possibilities of hydraulic development. 

*229. The disinfection of sewage and sewage filter eflluents, with a chapter on 

the putrescibility and stability of sewage eflluents, by E. B. Phelps. 

1909. 91 pp., 1 pl. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

234. Papers on the conservation of water resources. 1909. 96 pp., 2 pis. 15c. 

Contains the following papers, whose scope is indicated by their titles: 

Distribution of rainfall, by Henry Gannett ; Floods, by 111£. 0. Leighton ; 

Developed watilr powers, compiled under the direction of W. M. Steuart, with 

discussion by M. 0. Leighton; Undeveloped water powers, by M. 0. Leighton; 

Irrigation, by F. H. Newell; Underground waters, by W. C. Mendenhall; 

Denuilation, by R. B. Dole and Herman Stabler; Control of catchment areas, 

by H. N. Parker. 

*235. The purification of some textile and other factory wastes, by Herman 

Stabler and G. H. Pratt. 1909. 76 pp. 10c. 

Discusses waste waters from wool-scouring, bleaching, and dyeing cotton 

yarn, bleaching cotton piece goods, and manufacture of oleomargarine, 

fertilizer' and glue, 
HYDROLOGIC REPORTS. XV 

236. The quality of surface waters in the United States: Part I, Analyses 

of waters east of the one-hundredth meridian, by R. B. Dole. 1909. 

123 pp. 10c. · 

Describes collection of samples, method of examination, preparation of 

solutions, accuracy of estimates, and expression of analytical results. 

238. Th.e public utility of water powers and their governmental regulation, 

by Rene Tavernier and M. 0. Leighton. 1910. 161 pp. 15c. 

Discusses hydraulic power and- irrigation, French, Italian, and Swiss 

legislation relative to the development of water powers, and laws proposedin the French Parliament; reviews work of bureau of hydraulics and agricultural imp_rovement of the -French department of agriculture, and gives 

resume of Federal and State water-power legislation in the United States. 

255. Underground waters for farm· use, by M. L. Fuller. 1910. 58 pp., 

17 pis. 15c. 

Discusses rocks as sources of water supply and the relative safety of supplies from different materials; springs, and their protection ; open or dug 

and deep .wells,-their location, yield, relat~ve cost, protection, and safety ; 

advantages and disadvantages of cisterns and combination wells and cisterns. 

*257. Well-drilling methods, by Isaiah Bowman. 1911. 139 pp., 4 pls. 15c. 

Discusses amount, distribution, and disposal of. rainfall, water-bearing 

rocks, amount of undergr01md water, artesian conditions, and oil and gas 

bearing formations ; gives history of well drilling In Asia, Europe, and the 

United States; describes in detail the various methods and the machinery 

used; discusses loss of tools and geologic difficulties ; contamination of well 

waters and methods of prevention ; tests of capacity and measurement of 

depth ; and costs of sinking wells. 

258. Underground water papers, 1910, ·by M. L. Fuller, F. G. Clapp, G. C. 

Matson, Samuel Sanford, and H. C". Wolff. 1911. 125 pp., 2 pls. 15c. 

Contains the following papers {scope indicated by titles) of general 

interest: 

Drainage by wells, ·by M. L. Fuller. 

Freezing of wells and related phenomena, by M. L. Fuller. 

Pollution of underground waters in limestone, by G. C. Matson. 

Protection of shallow wells in sandy deposits, by M. L.· Fulllll". 

Magnetic wells, by M. L. Fuller. 

*259. The underground waters of southwestern Ohio, by M. L. Fuller and F. G. 

Clapp, with a discussion of the chemical character ·of the waters, 

by R. B. Dole. 1912. 228 pp., 9 pls. 35c. 

Describes the topography, climate, and geology of the region,· the waterbearing formations, the source, mode of occurrence, and head of the waters, 

and municipal supplies ; gives details by counties ; discusses in supplement, 

. under chemical character, method of analysis a~d expression of results, 

mineral constituents, effect of the constituents on waters for domestic, 

industrial, or medicinal uses, methods of purification, chemical composition ; 

many analyses_ and field assays. The matter in the supplement was also 

published In Water~Supply Paper 254 (The undergrou~ui waters of northcentral Indiana). 

274. Some stream waters of the western United States, with chapters on sediment carried by the Rio Grande and the industrial application of 

water analyses, by Herman Stabler. 1911. 188 pp. 15c. 

Describes collection of samples, plan of analytical work, and methods of 

analyses ; discusses soap-consuming power of waters, water softening, boiler 

waters, and water for irrigation; gives results of analyses of waters of the 

Rio Grande and of Pecos, Gallinas, and Hondo rivers. 

*280. Gaging stations maintained by the United States Geological Survey, 188S1910, and Survey publications relating to water' resources; compiled 

by B. D. Wood. 1912. 102 pp. 10c. 
XVI STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

314. Surface water supply of Seward Peninsula, Alaska, by F. F. Henshaw 

and G. L. Parker, with a sketch of the geography and geology by 

P. S. Smith, and a description of methods of placer mining by A. H. 

Brooks. 1913. 317 pp., 17 pls. 45c. 

Contains results of work at gagiJ)g stations. 

*315. The purification of public water supplies, by G. A. Johnson. 1913. 84 

pp., 8 pls. 10c. 

Discusses ground, lake, and river waters as public supplies, development of 

waterworks systems in the United States, water consumption, and typhoid 

fever; describes methods of filtration and sterilization of water, and municipal 

water softening. 

*318. Water resources of Hawaii, 1909-1911, by W. F. Martin and C. H. 

Pierce. 1913. 552 pp., 15 pls. 50c. 

Describes the general features of the islands and gives results of measurements of streams and of observations of rainfall and evaporation; contains a 

gazetteer. 

334. The Ohio Valley flood of March-April, 1913 (including comparisons with 

some earlier floods) by A. H. Horton and H. J. Jackson. 1913. 96 

pp., 32 pls. 20c. 

Although relating specifically to floods in the Ohio Valley, this report discusses also the causes of floods and the prevention of damage by floods. 

336. Water resources of Hawaii, 1912, by C. H. Pierce and G. K. Larrison. 

392 pp. 

Contains results of stream measurements on the islands in 1912. 

337. The effects of ice on stream flow, by William Glenn Hoyt. 1913. 76 pp., 

7 plfl. 15c. 

Discusses methods of measuring the winter flow of streams. 

ANNUAL REPORTS. 

*Fifth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1883-84, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1885. xxxvi, 469 pp., 58 pis. $2.25. Contains: 

The requisite and qualifying conditions of artesian wells, by T. C. Chamberlain, pp. 125 to 173, Pl. XXI. Scope indicated by title. 

Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1890-91, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II, Irrigation, xviii, 576 pp., 

93 pls. $2. Contains : 

*Irrigation in India, by H. M. Wilson, pp. 368-561, Pis. CVII to CXLVI. 

(See Water-Supply Paper 87.) · 

Thirteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1891-92, , 

J. W. Powell, Director. 1892. (Pts. II and III, 1893.) 3 parts. 

Pt. III, Irrigation, pp. xi, 486, 77 plates. $1.85. Contains: 

*American irrigation engineering, by H. M. Wilson, pp. 101-349, Pis. CXI 

to CXLV. Discusses the economical aspects of irrigation, alkaline drainage, 

silt and sedimentation ; gives brief history of legislation ; describes perennial 

canals in Idaho-California, Wyoming, ·and Arizona; discusses water storage at 

reservoirs of the California and other projects, subsurface sources of supply 

pumping and subirrigation. 

Fourteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1892-93, 

J. W. Powell, Director. 1893. (Pt. II, 1894.) 2 parts. *Pt. II, 

Accompanying papers, pp. xx, 597, 73 pls. $2.10. Contains: 

*Potable waters of the eastern United States, by W J McGee, pp. 1 to 47. 

Discusses cistern water, stream waters, and ground waters, including mineral 

spvings and artesian wells. 
HYDROLOGIC REPORTS. XVII 

Fourteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey-Continued. 

*Natural mineral waters of the United States, by A. C. Peale, pp. 49-88, 

Pis. III and IV. Discusses the origin and flow of mineral springs, the E;ource 

of mineralization, thermal springs, the chemical composition and analysis 

of spring waters, geographic distribution, and the utilization of mineral 

waters ; gives a list of American mineral spring resorts; contains also some 

;malyses. 

Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1897-98, 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1898. (Parts II, III, and V, 1899.) 

6 parts in 7 vols. and separate case for maps with Pt. V. *Pt. II, 

papers chiefly of a theoretical nature, pp. v. 958, 172 plates. $2.65. 

Contains: 

*Principles and conditions of the movements of ground water, by F. H. 

King, pp. 59-294, Pis. VI to XVII. Discusses the amount of water stored in 

sandstone, in soil, and in other rocks, the depth to which ground water penetrates; gravitational, thermal, and capillary movements of ground waters, 

and the configuration of the ground-water surface; gives the results of experimental investigations on the flow of air and water through a rigid, porous 

media, and through· sands, sandstones, and silts; discusses results obtained 

by other investigators, and summarizes results of observations; discusses 

also rate of flow of water through sand and rock, the growth of rivers, rate 

of filtration through soil, interference of well!!, etc. 

*Theoretical investigation of the motion of ground waters, by C. S. Slichter, 

pp. 295-384, Pis. XVII. Scope indicated by title. 

Twentieth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1898-99, 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1899. (Parts II, I~I, IV, V, and VII, 

1900.) 7 parts in 8 vols. and separate case for maps with Pt. V. 

*Pt. IV, Hydrography, vii, 660 pp., 75 plates. $1.40. Contains: 

*Hydrography of Nicaragua, by A. P. Davis, pp. 563-637, Pis. LXIV to 

LXXV. Describes the topographic features of the boundary, the lake basin, 

and Rio San Juan; gives a brief resume of the boundary dispute; discusses 

rainfall, temperature, and relative humidity, evaporation, resources, and productions, the ship, railway, and canal projects ; gives the history of the investigations by the Canal Commission, and results of measurements on the 

Rio Grande, on streams tributary to Lake Nicaragua, and on Rio San Juan 

and its tributaries. 

Twenty-second Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1900-

1901, Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1901. (Parts III and IV, 1902.) 

4 parts. Pt. IV, Hydrography, 690 pp., 65 pis. $2.20. Contains: 

*Hydrography of ·the American Isthmus, by A. P. Davis, pp. 507-630, Pis. 

XXXVII to L. Describes the physiography, temperature, rainfall, and winds 

of Central America; discusses the hydrography of the Nicaragua Canal route 

and the Panama Canal route; gives estimated monthly discharges of many 

of the streams, rainfall, and evaporation tables at various points. 

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS. 

*72. Denudation and erosion in the southern Appalachian region and the Monongahela basin, by L. C. Glenn. 1911. 137 pp., 21 pis. 35c. 

Describes the topography, geology, drainage, forests, climate and population, 

and transportation facilities of the region, the relation of agriculture, lumbering, mining, and power development to erosion and denudation, and the nature, 

effects, and remedies of erosion; gives details of conditions in Holston, Nolichucky, French Broad; Little Tennessee; and Hiwassee river basins, along 

Tennessee River proper, and in the basins of the Coosa-Alabama system, Chattahoochee, Savannah, Saluda, Broad, Catawba, Yadkin, New, and Monongahela 

rivers. 

BULLETINS. 

*32. Lists and analyses of the mineral springs of the United States (a preliminary study), by A. C. Peale. 1886. 235 pp. 

Defines mineral waters, lists the springs by States, and gives tables of 

analyses so far as available. 
XVIII STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913, 

*264. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904, by M. L. Fuller, E. F. Lines, and 

A. C. Veatch. 1905. 106 pp. 10c. 

*298. Record of deep-wen drilling for 1905, by M. L. Fuller and Samuel Sanford. · 1906. 299 pp. 25c. 

Bulletins 264 and 298 discuss the importance of accurate well records to 

the driller, to owners of oil, gas, and water wells, and to the geologist; describes the general methods of work; gives tabulated records of wells by 

States, and detailed records selected. as affording valuable stratigraphic in· 

formation. 

*319. Summary of the controlling conditions of artesian flows, by Myron L. 

Fuller, 1908. lOc. 

Describes underground reservoirs, the sources of underground waters, the 

confining agents, the primary and modifying factors of artesian circulation, 

the essential and modifying factors of artesian flow, and typical artesian 

systems. 

*479. The geochemical interpretation of water analyses, by Chase Palmer. 1911. 

31 pp. 5c. 

Discusses the expression of chemical analyses, the chemical character of 

water and the properties of natural waters ; gives a classification of waters 

based on property values and reacting values, imd discusses the character of 

the waters of certain rivers as interpreted directly from the results of 

analyses ; discusses also the relation of water properties to geologic formations, silica in river water, and the character of the water of the Mississippi 

and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River as indicated by chemical 

analyses. 
INDEX BY AREAS AND SUBJECTS. 

[A=Annual Reports; M=Monograph; B=Bulletin; P=Professional Paper; W=WaterSupply Paper; G F=Geologic folio.] 

Alaska: Surface waters--------------------------------- W 196, 218, 228, 314 

Artesian waters: Essential conditions----------~---- A 5; B 319; W 44, 67,114 _ 

Bibliographies 1------------------------------------------ W119,120,163,280 

Chemical analyses :2 Methods and interpretation:.. ___ W 151, 236, 259, 274; B 479 

Colorado: Quality of waters----~------------------------------------ W 240 

Surface waters _____________________________ W 74,147,162, G F 171 

Underground waters ------------------------------------- A 16, ii; 

21, iv; 22, iv; B 264,298; W 57,149,240; G F 120,171 

Conservation _____________________ :_ ________ ~----~-------------------- W 234 

Cuba: Surface, underground, and quality of waters ____ _: ______________ W 110 

Denudation _________________________________________ .:: __________________ P 72 

Engineering methods------------------------------------------------- W 1, 

3,8,20,41,42,43,56,64,94,95,110,143,150,180,187,200,257,337 Floods ___________________________________________________ W40,147,162,334 

Hawaiian Islands: Surface waters ____________ :_ _______________ W 77,318,336 

India: Irrigation------------------------------------------------ A 12; W 87 

Ice measurements _______________________________________________ W 187, 337 

Irrigation, generaL _______ A 10, ii; 11, ii; 12, ii; 13, iii; 16,.ii; W 20, 22, 41, 42, 87 

Legal aspects: Surface waters-----------------------~------- W 103, 152, 238 

Underground waters _______ ~----~--------------------- W 122 

Louisiana: Quality of waters ______ .:. _________________________________ W 101 

Underground----------------------- W 57,101,114, 149; B 264, 298 

Mineral springs: Analyses _____________________________________ A 14, ii; B 32 

Origin, distribution, etc ____________________________ A 14, ii 

Lists _________________________________________ B 32; W 114 

Motions of ground waters ___________________ A 19, ii; B 319; W H7, 110,140, 155 

New Mexico: Quality of waters---------------------------------- W 260, 275 

surface waters------------------------- w 10, 147, 162, 188, 275 

Underground waters _________________________________ A 21, iv; 

22, iv; W 61, 149, 158, 188, 260, 275 

Nicaragua: Surface waters ___________________________________ A 20, iv; 22, iv 

Panama: Surface waters ____________________________________________ A 22, iv 

Pollution: By industrial wastes ______________________ W 179,186,189, 226,235 

By sewage _____________________________________________ W 72, 194 

Laws forbidding ______________________________________ W 103, 152 

Indices of ______________________________ ------------- W144,160 

Profiles of rivers _________________________________________________ W 44, 115 

Puerto Rico: Surface waters and irrigation ____________________________ W 32 

River profiles ____________________________________________________ W 44, 115 

1 Many of the reports contain brief subject bibliographies. See abstracts. 2 Many analyses of river, spring, and well waters are scattered through publications, as 

noted in abstracts. 

XIX 
XX INDEX BY AREAS AND SUBJECTS. 

Sanitation; quality of waters; pollution; sewage irrigation _____________ W 3, 

22, 72, 103, 110, 113, 114, 144, 145, 152, 160, 179, 

185,186,189,194,226,229,235,236,255,258,315 

Sewage disposal and purification _________________ W 3, 22, 72, 113, 185, 194, 229 

Texas: Quality of waters -----------------------------A 18, ii; W 190, 236, 274 

Surface waters ______________ W 13, 40, 71, 93, 105, 162, 190, 274; G F 183 

Underground waters --------------------------- A 18, ii; 21, iv; 22, iv; 

W 61, 71, 140, 141, 149, 190, 317; G F 42, 64, 76, 183 

Underground waters: Legal aspects----------------------------------- W 122 

Methods of utilization __________________ W 114, 255, 257 

Pollution~------------------------- W 110,145, 160, 258 

Windmill papers ________________________________________ .,; ___ W 1, 8, 20, 41, 42. 
INDEX OF STREAMS. 

Alamosa, Rio, Colo ___________ _ 

Arroyo Hondo, N. Mex ________ _ 

Bluewater Creek, N. Mex _____ _ 

Brazos River, Tex ____________ _ 

Brazos River, N. Mex~---------

Cameron Creek, N. Mex ______ _ 

Chama River, N. Mex _________ _ 

Clear Creek, Colo ____________ .'-

Colorado, Rio, N. Mex ________ _ 

Colorado River, Tex __________ _ 

Conejos River, Colo ___________ _ 

Costilla Creek, N. Mex ________ _ 

Culebra River, Colo ___________ _ 

Delaware River, N. Mex ______ _ 

Devils River, Tex _____________ _ 

Fernando de Taos, Rio, N. Mex_ 

Fresnal, Rio, N. Mex _________ _ 

Gallinas River, N. Mex _______ _ 

Gallinas River, South Fork, N. Mex _______________________ _ 

Grande, Rio, Colo., N. Mex., Tex_ ... 

Guadalupe River, Tex ________ _ 

Hondo, Arroyo, N. Mex _______ _ 

Hondo reservoir inlet, N. Mex __ 

Hondo, Rio, N. Mex--~--------

Hondo River, N. Mex _________ _ 

Horn River, N. Mex __________ _ 

Kerber Creek, Colo ___________ _ 

Lake McMillan, N. Mex ________ _ 

La Luz, Rio, N. Mex __________ _ 

L:unpbright Draw, N. Mex_ ___ _ 

Lucero, Rio, N. Mex __________ _ 

Margueretta flume, Tex _______ _ 

McMillan, J.~ake, N. Mex ___ ~---

Mimbres River, N. Mex _______ _ 

Neches River, Tex ____________ _ 

Pecos River, N. Mex., Tex ___ ;-_ 

Penasco River, N. Mex ________ _ 

Pueblo de Taos, Rio, N. Mex __ _ 

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Rio Pueblo de Taos, N. Mex ___ _ 

Rio Puerco, N. Mex ___________ _ 

Rio Ruidosa, N. Mex _________ _ 

Rio Salado, Mex _____________ _ 

Rio San Antonio, N. Mex _____ _ 

Rio San Juan, Mex __________ _:: 

Rio Taos, N. Mex _____________ _ 

Rio Tularosa, N. Mex __________ · 

Rio Vallecitos, N. Mex ________ _ 

Ruidosa, Rio, N. Mex _________ _ 

Sabine River, Tex., La _______ _ 

Saguache River, Colo _________ _ 

Salado, Rio, Mex _____________ _ 

San Antonio, Rio, N. Mex _____ _ 

San Jose River, N. Mex _______ _ 

San Juan, Rio, Mex __________ _ 

San Luis Creek, Colo _________ _ 

San Saba River, Tex __________ _ 

Santa Fe Creek, N. Mex ______ _ 

Santa Fe Water & Light Co.'s 

ditch, N. Mex _________ c. ____ _ 

South Fork of Gallinas River, 

N. Mex ____________________ _ 

South Fork of Rio Grande, Colo _ 

Stevens Creek, N. Mex ________ _ 

Taos, Rio, N. Mex ____________ _ 

Taylor-Moore ditch, N. Mex ___ _ 

Trinity River, Tex ___________ _ 

Tularosa, Rio, N. Mex ________ _ 

Vallecitos, Rio, N. Mex _______ _ 

West Valley ditch, Tex _______ _ 

Whitewater Draw, N. Mex ____ _ 

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