In cooperation with the Harris-Galveston Coastal
Subsidence District, City of Houston,
Fort Bend Subsidence District, and Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District
Water-Level Altitudes 2005 and Water-Level Changes
in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper Aquifers and Compaction 1973–2004
in the Chicot and Evangeline Aquifers, Houston-Galveston Region, Texas
By Mark C. Kasmarek and Natalie A. Houston
U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 2005–1128
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Contents
Introduction
Geohydrology
Water-Level Measurements
Measured Compaction
References
Plates
Plates as a complete set of zipped 11"
X 17" pdf files (17.3 MB)
Plates as a complete set of zipped 8.5" X 11"
pdf files (18.1 MB)
| 1–12. Maps showing: |
1. |
Approximate
water-level altitudes in the Chicot aquifer, Houston-Galveston region, Texas,
January–March 2005
or pdf version 17" X 22" (1.37 MB) |
2. |
Water-level changes in
the Chicot aquifer, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 2004–05
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.29 MB)
|
3. |
Approximate water-level
changes in the Chicot aquifer, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 2000–2005
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.74 MB)
|
4. |
Approximate water-level
changes in the Chicot aquifer, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 1990–2005
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.68 MB)
|
5. |
Approximate water-level
changes in the Chicot aquifer, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 1977–2005
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.30 MB)
|
6. |
Approximate water-level
altitudes in the Evangeline aquifer, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, January–March
2005
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.22 MB)
|
7. |
Water-level changes in
the Evangeline aquifer, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 2004–05
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.81 MB)
|
8. |
Approximate water-level
changes in the Evangeline aquifer, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 2000–2005
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.65 MB)
|
9. |
Approximate water-level
changes in the Evangeline aquifer, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 1990–2005
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.24 MB)
|
10. |
Approximate water-level
changes in the Evangeline aquifer, Houston-Galveston region, Texas, 1977–2005
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.23 MB)
|
11. |
Approximate water-level
altitudes in the Jasper aquifer, greater Houston area, Texas, January–March
2005
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.23 MB)
|
12. |
Water-level changes in
the Jasper aquifer, greater Houston area, Texas, 2004–05
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.20 MB)
|
| 13. |
Water-level changes in
the Jasper aquifer, greater Houston area, Texas, 2000–2005
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.22 MB) |
| 14. |
Location of borehole extensometer
sites, Houston-Galveston region, Texas
or pdf version
17" X 22"
(1.18 MB) |
15. Graphs
showing measured compaction of subsurface material, 1973–2004, at
borehole extensometer sites shown in figure 14
or pdf version
22" X 17"
(190 KB)
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VERTICAL DATUM
Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29).
