Lake Kemp, Wichita River, Texas (open access)

Lake Kemp, Wichita River, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Lake Kemp, Wichita river, Texas including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control
Date: 1962
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Review of Reports]: Vince and Little Vince Bayous, Texas (open access)

[Review of Reports]: Vince and Little Vince Bayous, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of the areas around the Houston Ship Channel and Buffalo Bayou including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1962
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Review of Reports]: Galveston Harbor and Channel, Texas (Galveston Channel 40-Foot Project) (open access)

[Review of Reports]: Galveston Harbor and Channel, Texas (Galveston Channel 40-Foot Project)

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the potential benefits or other impacts related to making changes to the Galveston Harbor channel around Pelican Island.
Date: 1971
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Arthur and Vicinity, Texas (open access)

Port Arthur and Vicinity, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Port Arthur and vicinity including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1962
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Review of Reports]: East Fork of the Trinity River (open access)

[Review of Reports]: East Fork of the Trinity River

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of east fork of the trinity river including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1962
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map Showing Geologic Structure Near Henrietta, Clay County, Texas

Map of a portion of Clay County noting land parcels and owners, major roads and railroad tracks, and bodies of water. Symbols are added designating where drilling has happened and what has been found, with contour marks added in red. Scale 1:48,000.
Date: 1915
Creator: Robinson, H. M. & Shaw, E. W. (Eugene Wesley), 1881-1935
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Petrolia Gas Field, Texas

Map of a portion of Clay County noting land parcels and owners, major roads and railroad tracks, and bodies of water. Contour marks and designations for current or dry wells are added in red. Scale 1:18,000.
Date: 1915
Creator: Shaw, E. W. (Eugene Wesley), 1881-1935 & Robinson, H. M
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report on Review Survey for Flood Control]: Alpine, Texas (open access)

[Report on Review Survey for Flood Control]: Alpine, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Alpine, Texas including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1973
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural salt pollution control study, Brazos River Basin, Texas: communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) transmitting a report (open access)

Natural salt pollution control study, Brazos River Basin, Texas: communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) transmitting a report

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of the Brazos river basin including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control, as well as studies of the natural salt pollution.
Date: 1977
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Louisiana and Texas (open access)

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Louisiana and Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of gulf intracoastal waterway in Louisiana and Texas including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control, as well as specific issues related to the area and proposed solutions.
Date: 1962
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Reservoir, Guadalue, San Antonio and Nueces River and tributaries, Texas (open access)

Edwards Underground Reservoir, Guadalue, San Antonio and Nueces River and tributaries, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Texas including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: September 25, 1972
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River and tributaries, Texas, Fort Worth area, part II (open access)

Trinity River and tributaries, Texas, Fort Worth area, part II

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Trinity River and tributaries, Texas, Fort Worth area including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1962
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report on Survey]: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas (open access)

[Report on Survey]: El Paso, El Paso County, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of El Paso County including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1965
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interim Review of Reports]: Wallisville Reservoir Trinity River, Texas (open access)

[Interim Review of Reports]: Wallisville Reservoir Trinity River, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of the mouth of the Trinity River and Anahuac Channel including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control, as well as proposals to adjust the Wallisville Reservoir and to create a nearby national wildlife refuge.
Date: January 9, 1962
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Survey Report]: Sanders, Big Pine and Collier Creeks, Texas (open access)

[Survey Report]: Sanders, Big Pine and Collier Creeks, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Sanders, Big Pine and Collier Creeks, Texas including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1963
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Survey Report]: Trinity River and Tributaries, Texas, Volume 2 (open access)

[Survey Report]: Trinity River and Tributaries, Texas, Volume 2

Second volume of a report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Trinity River and tributaries, containing three appendixes that document more specific information about the proposed projects.
Date: 1965
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Fort Worth District.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interim Report]: Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, Texas (open access)

[Interim Report]: Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Buffalo Bayou and tributaries including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1979
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interim Survey Report]: Highland Bayou, Texas (open access)

[Interim Survey Report]: Highland Bayou, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Highland Bayou, in the vicinity of Texas City, including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control, as well as proposed plans of improvement.
Date: 1965
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Survey Report]: Trinity River and Tributaries, Texas, Volume 4 (open access)

[Survey Report]: Trinity River and Tributaries, Texas, Volume 4

Fourth volume of a report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Trinity River and tributaries, containing an appendix that documents cost estimates and design information related to the recommended projects to improve municipal water supplies and prevent flooding.
Date: 1965
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Fort Worth District.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Diagrams of Materials Penetrated in Wells

Diagram of soil compositions at three gas wells in north Texas -- labeled Southern Methodist University, Magnolia Refining Co. (Corsicana, Tex.), and Focke well No. 2 -- with illustrated textures noting the layers of soil and stone types.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interim Review of Reports]: Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, White Oak Bayou, Texas (open access)

[Interim Review of Reports]: Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, White Oak Bayou, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of White Oak Bayou, Texas including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1965
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chocolate Bayou, Texas (open access)

Chocolate Bayou, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Chocolate bayou, Texas including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: 1965
Creator: United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway -- Channel to Palacios, Texas (open access)

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway -- Channel to Palacios, Texas

The report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Intra costal waterway travel to Palacios including the likelihood of floods and benefits of flood control.
Date: September 13, 1944
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report on Hurricane Protection]: Texas City and Vicinity, Texas (La Marque-Hitchcock Extension) (open access)

[Report on Hurricane Protection]: Texas City and Vicinity, Texas (La Marque-Hitchcock Extension)

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers describing the geography of Texas City and vicinity, Texas including the likelihood of floods due to hurricanes and benefits of flood control, with recommendations.
Date: 1967
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History