Land-Surface Subsidence in the Area of Burnett, Scott, and Crystal Bays Near Baytown, Texas
Description:
Abstract: Subsidence in the Baytown area is becoming critical because much of the area is subject to inundation by high tides. Withdrawals of water from industrial wells and declines in artesian pressures began about 1918. As much as 280 feet (85.3 meters) of artesian-head decline has occurred in the Evangeline aquifer, and as much as 320 feet (97.5 meters) of decline has occurred in the Alta Lorna Sand. Subsidence of the land surface began about 1920, and as much as 8.2 feet (2.5 meters) of su…
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Date:
September 1974
Creator:
Gabrysch, R. K. & Bonnet, C. W.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department