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The water released to the lower Nueces River from Lake Corpus Christi flows to a channel lake behind Calallen Dam, which is 35 river miles downstream from Lake Corpus Christi. Most of the water in the channel lake is pumped for municipal and industrial use in the Corpus Christi area. Previous studies in the area have shown that water is lost along much of this stretch of the river and that the water increases in mineralization, particularly in the channel lake. The purpose of this investigation, which began in January 1966 and was completed in March 1967, was to determine the cause of this water loss and increase in mineralization. Two new streamflow stations were installed along the study reach, 37 test holes were drilled in the alluvium of the Nueces River to determine the elevation of the water table and the quality of the ground water, and three investigations were made to determine gains and losses in river flow and the quality of the river water. The lower Nueces River valley is underlain by sedimentary deposits of Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Recent ages. The alluvium of the flood plain, into which the river is entrenched, consists of unconsolidated clay, silt, sand, and gravel. The width of the flood plain varies from about 1/2 mile to about 8 miles.
The water released to the lower Nueces River from Lake Corpus Christi flows to a channel lake behind Calallen Dam, which is 35 river miles downstream from Lake Corpus Christi. Most of the water in the channel lake is pumped for municipal and industrial use in the Corpus Christi area. Previous studies in the area have shown that water is lost along much of this stretch of the river and that the water increases in mineralization, particularly in the channel lake. The purpose of this investigation, which began in January 1966 and was completed in March 1967, was to determine the cause of this water loss and increase in mineralization. Two new streamflow stations were installed along the study reach, 37 test holes were drilled in the alluvium of the Nueces River to determine the elevation of the water table and the quality of the ground water, and three investigations were made to determine gains and losses in river flow and the quality of the river water. The lower Nueces River valley is underlain by sedimentary deposits of Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Recent ages. The alluvium of the flood plain, into which the river is entrenched, consists of unconsolidated clay, silt, sand, and gravel. The width of the flood plain varies from about 1/2 mile to about 8 miles.
Water-Delivery Study, Lower Nueces River Valley, Texas
S. Garza (author)
1968
72 pages
Report
No indication
English
Regional Wastewater Reuse in the Nueces Estuary
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