Springs of Texas, Том 1Texas A&M University Press, 2002 - 566 стор. This text explores the natural history of Texas and more than 2900 springs in 183 Texas counties. It also includes an in-depth discussion of the general characteristics of springs - their physical and prehistoric settings, their historical significance, and their associated flora and fauna. |
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HOCKLEY COUNTY | 229 |
HOOD COUNTY | 231 |
HOPKINS COUNTY | 232 |
HOWARD COUNTY | 235 |
HUDSPETH COUNTY | 238 |
HUNT COUNTY | 244 |
HUTCHINSON COUNTY | 245 |
JACK COUNTY | 249 |
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PREHISTORIC SETTING OF SPRINGS | 23 |
PREHISTORIC USES OF WATER | 24 |
FLORA AND FAUNA OF TEXAS SPRINGS | 27 |
VANISHING SPECIES | 28 |
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SPRINGS | 31 |
SPRING DEVELOPMENT | 32 |
THE DECLINE OF TEXAS SPRINGS | 35 |
EFFECTS OF THE WATERTABLE DECLINE | 37 |
EXAMPLES | 38 |
TEXAS WATER LAW AS RELATED TO SPRINGS | 41 |
THE POPULATION EXPLOSION | 43 |
DESTRUCTION OF THE EARTH | 44 |
THE POPULATION BOMB | 45 |
DISCUSSION OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES | 47 |
ARANSAS COUNTY | 49 |
ARCHER COUNTY | 50 |
ARMSTRONG COUNTY | 52 |
AUSTIN COUNTY | 55 |
BAILEY COUNTY | 57 |
BASTROP COUNTY | 59 |
BAYLOR COUNTY | 61 |
BEE COUNTY | 63 |
BELL COUNTY | 65 |
BEXAR COUNTY | 69 |
BLANCO COUNTY | 76 |
BORDEN COUNTY | 79 |
BOWIE COUNTY | 81 |
BRAZORIA COUNTY | 83 |
BREWSTER COUNTY | 84 |
The Marathon Area | 88 |
Western and Northern Brewster Count | 92 |
BRISCOE COUNTY | 95 |
BROOKS COUNTY | 98 |
BURNET COUNTY | 100 |
CALDWELL COUNTY | 102 |
CALHOUN COUNTY | 104 |
CAMERON COUNTY | 105 |
CAMP COUNTY | 106 |
CARSON COUNTY | 107 |
CASS COUNTY | 109 |
CASTRO COUNTY | 111 |
CHAMBERS COUNTY | 112 |
CHEROKEE COUNTY | 113 |
CHILDRESS COUNTY | 116 |
CLAY COUNTY | 118 |
COCHRAN COUNTY | 121 |
COLLIN COUNTY | 122 |
COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY | 124 |
COLORADO COUNTY | 126 |
COMAL COUNTY | 129 |
COOKE COUNTY | 133 |
COTTLE COUNTY | 135 |
CRANE COUNTY | 137 |
CROCKETT COUNTY | 139 |
CROSBY COUNTY | 142 |
CULBERSON COUNTY | 144 |
Guadalupe Mountains | 145 |
Rustler Hills | 148 |
Apache Van Horn and Diablo Mountains | 149 |
DALLAM COUNTY | 150 |
DALLAS COUNTY | 152 |
DAWSON COUNTY | 155 |
DEAF SMITH COUNTY | 156 |
DELTA COUNTY | 158 |
DENTON COUNTY | 159 |
DICKENS COUNTY | 161 |
DIMMIT COUNTY | 165 |
DONLEY COUNTY | 167 |
DUVAL COUNTY | 170 |
ECTOR COUNTY | 172 |
EDWARDS COUNTY | 173 |
EL PASO COUNTY | 178 |
FANNIN COUNTY | 179 |
FAYETTE COUNTY | 181 |
FLOYD COUNTY | 183 |
FOARD COUNTY | 184 |
FORT BEND COUNTY | 186 |
FRANKLIN COUNTY | 188 |
GAINES COUNTY | 189 |
GALVESTON COUNTY | 191 |
GARZA COUNTY | 193 |
GRAY COUNTY | 195 |
GRAYSON COUNTY | 198 |
GREGG COUNTY | 201 |
HALE COUNTY | 202 |
HALL COUNTY | 204 |
HANSFORD COUNTY | 206 |
HARDEMAN COUNTY | 208 |
HARDIN COUNTY | 209 |
HARRIS COUNTY | 211 |
HARRISON COUNTY | 214 |
HARTLEY COUNTY | 217 |
HASKELL COUNTY | 218 |
HAYS COUNTY | 220 |
HEMPHILL COUNTY | 225 |
HIDALGO COUNTY | 228 |
JACKSON COUNTY | 252 |
JASPER COUNTY | 254 |
JEFF DAVIS COUNTY | 256 |
JEFFERSON COUNTY | 263 |
JIM HOGG COUNTY | 264 |
JIM WELLS COUNTY | 265 |
KAUFMAN COUNTY | 267 |
KENEDY COUNTY | 268 |
KENT COUNTY | 269 |
KING COUNTY | 271 |
KINNEY COUNTY | 274 |
KLEBERG COUNTY | 277 |
KNOX COUNTY | 279 |
LAMAR COUNTY | 282 |
LAMB COUNTY | 283 |
LAMPASAS COUNTY | 286 |
LA SALLE COUNTY | 288 |
LEE COUNTY | 290 |
LIBERTY COUNTY | 292 |
LIPSCOMB COUNTY | 293 |
LIVE OAK COUNTY | 295 |
LOVING COUNTY | 297 |
LUBBOCK COUNTY | 298 |
LYNN COUNTY | 300 |
MARION COUNTY | 301 |
MARTIN COUNTY | 302 |
MATAGORDA COUNTY | 305 |
MAVERICK COUNTY | 306 |
MCMULLEN COUNTY | 307 |
MIDLAND COUNTY | 309 |
MILAM COUNTY | 311 |
MONTAGUE COUNTY | 313 |
MONTGOMERY COUNTY | 315 |
MOORECOUNTY | 317 |
MORRIS COUNTY | 335 |
MOTLEY COUNTY | 336 |
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY | 339 |
NEWTON COUNTY | 342 |
NUECES COUNTY | 344 |
OCHILTREE COUNTY | 345 |
OLDHAM COUNTY | 346 |
ORANGE COUNTY | 350 |
PANOLA COUNTY | 351 |
PARKER COUNTY | 352 |
PARMER COUNTY | 355 |
PECOS COUNTY | 356 |
POLK COUNTY | 363 |
POTTER COUNTY | 365 |
PRESIDIO COUNTY | 368 |
RAINS COUNTY | 376 |
RANDALL COUNTY | 377 |
RED RIVER COUNTY | 380 |
REEVES COUNTY | 382 |
REFUGIO COUNTY | 386 |
ROCKWALL COUNTY | 390 |
SABINE COUNTY | 394 |
SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY | 395 |
SAN JACINTO COUNTY | 398 |
SAN PATRICIO COUNTY | 400 |
SCURRY COUNTY | 401 |
SHELBY COUNTY | 403 |
SHERMAN COUNTY | 404 |
SMITH COUNTY | 405 |
STARR COUNTY | 409 |
STONEWALL COUNTY | 411 |
SUTTON COUNTY | 414 |
SWISHER COUNTY | 416 |
TARRANT COUNTY | 418 |
TERRELL COUNTY | 422 |
TERRY COUNTY | 426 |
TITUS COUNTY | 428 |
TRAVIS COUNTY | 430 |
TYLER COUNTY | 436 |
UPSHUR COUNTY | 439 |
UPTON COUNTY | 442 |
UVALDE COUNTY | 444 |
VAL VERDE COUNTY | 449 |
VAN ZANDT COUNTY | 456 |
VICTORIA COUNTY | 459 |
WALLER COUNTY | 461 |
WARD COUNTY | 462 |
WEBB COUNTY | 463 |
WHARTON COUNTY | 466 |
WHEELER COUNTY | 467 |
WICHITA COUNTY | 469 |
WILBARGER COUNTY | 471 |
WILLACY COUNTY | 472 |
WILLIAMSON COUNTY | 473 |
WINKLER COUNTY | 476 |
WISE COUNTY | 477 |
WOOD COUNTY | 479 |
YOAKUM COUNTY | 482 |
YOUNG COUNTY | 483 |
ZAPATA COUNTY | 487 |
ZAVALA COUNTY | 488 |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS | 491 |
SELECTED REFERENCES | 495 |
SELECTED CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF SPRING WATERS | 501 |
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Загальні терміни та фрази
According alkaline aquifer artifacts bicarbonate type bluff Brazos River calcium calcium bicarbonate caliche camp Canyon Carrizo cattails Comanche cottonwoods County county's springs discharge east eight kilometers fish five kilometers formerly four kilometers fresh water groundwater grove gypsum hackberry Highway historical marker Indian irrigation kilom kilometers south kilometers southeast kilometers west lake latitude limestone liters per second live oaks located longitude mesquite meters nearby northeast northwest numerous Ogallala Ogallala sand Paleo-Indians Permian pond pools prehistoric probably projectile points pumping Quaternary ranch recharge River rock salt cedar sand and gravel sandstone seepage seven kilometers six kilometers slightly saline small springs sodium southwest spring flow spring waters spring-fed Springs 12 Springs 9 springs and seeps springs issue stopped stream sulfate surface surface runoff swimming terrace sand Texas three kilometers trees Triassic trickled upstream village water cress Water Hole water table willows writer's field studies
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Сторінка xvii - Their council-fire has long since gone out on the shore, and their war-cry is fast dying to the untrodden west. Slowly and sadly they climb the distant mountains, and read their doom in the setting sun. They are shrinking before the mighty tide which is pressing them away; they must soon hear the roar of the last wave, which -will settle over them forever.
Сторінка 20 - In combination with calcium and magnesium cause carbonate hardness. Sulfate in water containing calcium forms hard scale in steam boilers. In large amounts, sulfate in combination with other ions gives bitter taste to water. Some calcium sulfate is considered beneficial in the brewing process.
Сторінка xvii - They are shrinking before the mighty tide which is pressing them away; they must soon hear the roar of the last wave, which will settle over them forever. Ages hence, the inquisitive white man, as he stands by some growing city, will ponder on the structure of their disturbed remains, and wonder to what manner of person they belonged. They will live only in the songs and chronicles of their exterminators. Let these be faithful to their rude virtues as men, and pay due tribute to their unhappy fate...
Сторінка viii - endangered species" means any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range...
Сторінка 20 - Waters of high nitrate content have been reported to be the cause of methemoglobinemia (an often fatal disease in infants) and therefore should not be used in infant feeding.
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