Effects of drought in the Rio Grande basin: Chapter D in Drought in the Southwest, 1942-56
Professional Paper
372-D
By: H. E. Thomas
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- Document: Report (8.12 MB pdf)
- Related Works:
- Chapter A: The meteorologic phenomenon of drought in the Southwest
- Chapter B: General effects of drought on water resources of the Southwest
- Chapter C: Effects of drought in central and south Texas
- Chapter E: Effects of drought in basins of interior drainage
- Chapter F: Effects of drought in the Colorado River basin
- Chapter G: Effects of drought along Pacific Coast in California
- Chapter H: General summary of effects of the drought in the Southwest
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Abstract
In headwater areas of the Rio Grande and its principal tributaries, variations in streamflow and in ground-water storage and discharge depend upon fluctuations in precipitation, with modifications by geologic factors and by the pattern of water development and use. In downstream areas the surfaceand ground-water resources are replenished not only by local precipitation but also by outflow from the headwaters areas; thus the effects of drought upon those water resources are complex and may be vague and indeterminate.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Effects of drought in the Rio Grande basin: Chapter D in Drought in the Southwest, 1942-56 |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 372 |
| Chapter | D |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp372D |
| Year Published | 1963 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Description | iii, 59 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Drought in the Southwest, 1942-56 (Professional Paper 372) |
| Country | Mexico, United States |
| State | Colorado, New Mexico, Texas |
| Other Geospatial | Rio Grande basin |