Texas water atlas / Lawrence E. Estaville and Richard A. Earl ; preface by Andrew Sansom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Estaville, Lawrence E. (Lawrence Ernest)

Contributor:

Earl, Richard A. (Richard Allen)

Series:

River books (Series)

River books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hydrology--Texas.

Hydrology.

Hydrology--Texas--Maps.

Hydrology--Texas--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rainfall, hurricanes, rivers, reservoirs, springs, lakes, aquifers, wetlands, floodplains, water parks, irrigation, wellsthe list of water-related topics in Texas is long and critical to the state s economic and political future. Texas Water Atlas provides the first comprehensive reference for water-related topics in Texas. Geographers Lawrence E. Estaville and Richard A. Earl have compiled a host of data to visually convey vital information on Texas climate, surface and groundwater, water uses and hazards, water quantity and quality, recreation, future supply projections, and the environmental management of its water resources. In addition to more than 150 color maps, the book includes brief introductions to each chapter and a Texas water timeline that traces the state s water events since European settlement. An excellent resource for teachers, students, and policy makers, the atlas promises also to be an invaluable tool for conservation professionals and the general public."

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Climate""; ""Annual Precipitation""; ""El Paso and Lubbock""; ""San Antonio and Austin""; ""Dallas and Houston""; ""Priestly Taylor Method""; ""Penman Method""; ""Average Annual Rate, 1950-79""; ""Surface Water and Groundwater""; ""Estimated Mean Annual""; ""Water Hazards""; ""Overview of Study Areas""; ""Focus on Study Areas""; ""Downtown Areas""; ""Most Damaging Storms, 1950-2000""; ""Most Severely Affected Counties""; ""National Weather Service Climatic Divisions""; ""Affected by Drought, 2004""

""Houston-Galveston Area, 1906-2000""""Water Quantity and Quality""; ""Wells per County""; ""Irrigation, Manufacturing, Municipal""; ""Mining, Livestock, Steam and Electric Production""; ""Senate Bill 1 (1997)""; ""Water Projects, Pollution, and Protection""; ""Leaking Underground Tanks, 2001, and Industrial Hazardous Waste, 1997""; ""Mining Operations and Nuclear or Radioactive""; ""Animal Waste and Groundwater Contamination""; ""Number of People Served, 1996""; ""Other Attributes, 1996""; ""Fish, Mammals, and Birds""; ""Other Animals and Plants""; ""Water Recreation""; ""Water Prospects""

""Water Management Regions""""Water User Groups in River Basins""; ""Projected for River Basins""; ""Projected for Selected Cities""; ""Irrigation""; ""Livestock""; ""Manufacturing""; ""Mining""; ""Municipal""; ""Steam and Electric""; ""Texas Water Timeline""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60344-445-9

OCLC:

698589253