Geology Of The Castolon Area Big Bend National Park Brewster County Texas PDF Download

Excerpt from Quality of Water From Test Wells in the Castolon Area, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas In response to a request of the National Park Service, a reconnaissance of the water resources of the Castolon area, Big Bend National Park, Tex. (fig. Was made by the u.s. Geological Survey during the period Nov. 26 Dec. 8, 1962. The purpose of the investigation was to determine the most promising source of water for a proposed campground and ranger station at Castolon (leggat, The Park Service estimated that the proposed campground would require gpd (gallons per day) initially, or about 7 gpm (gallons per minute), and possibly as much as gpd, or 14 gpm, when the campground is developed. As a result of the reconnaissance, the Geological Survey recommended that test well or wells be drilled in the alluvium of Blue Creek to determine the physical properties, extent, and thickness of the alluvium as well as the quality of the water at several depth intervals. The alluvial deposits in the drainage basin of Alamo Creek were also considered as a potential source of water for the campground should results of test drilling in the channel of Blue Creek indicate that the quantity of water of good quality in the alluvium is not sufficient to satisfy the needs of the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.