Report 163 By: William M. Sandeen and John B. Wesselman, U.S. Geological Survey | February 1973

Note: the following oversized fold-out maps were scanned separately from the body of the report above. "missing pages" in the report are actually these fold out maps.

  • Report 163 - Ground-Water Resources of Brazoria County, Texas (pdf - 26.9 MB)
  • Figure 2: Geologic Map
  • Figure 3: Approximate Altitude of the Base of the Chicot Aquifer
  • Figure 4: Approximate Thickness of Sand in the Lower Unit of the Chicot Aquifer
  • Figure 5: Approximate Altitude of the Base of the Upper Unit of the Chicot Aquifer
  • Figure 6: Approximate Thickness of Sand in the Upper Unit of the Chicot Aquifer
  • Figure 8: Approximate Altitude of the Base of Fresh Water
  • Figure 9: Approximate Altitude of the Base of Slightly Saline Water
  • Figure 12: Approximate Altitudes of Water Levels in Wells Screened in the Lower Unit of the Chicot Aquifer, 1946
  • Figure 13: Approximate Altitudes of Water Levels in Wells Screened in the Lower Unit of the Chicot Aquifer, 1967
  • Figure 14: Approximate Altitude of the Earliest Recorded Water Levels in Wells Screened in the Upper Unit of the Chicot Aquifer in Five Local Areas
  • Figure 15: Approximate Altitudes of Water Levels in Wells Screened in the Upper Unit of the Chicot Aquifer, 1954-56
  • Figure 16: Approximate Altitudes of Water Levels in Wells Screened in the Upper Unit of the Chicot Aquifer, 1967
  • Figure 22: Subsidence of the Land Surface
  • Figure 25: Approximate Thickness of Sand Containing Fresh Water in the Evangeline Aquifer and Lower Unit of the Chicot Aquifer
  • Figure 26: Approximate Thickness of Sand Containing Slightly Saline Water in the Evangeline Aquifer and Lower Unit of the Chicot Aquifer
  • Figure 27: Locations of Wells, test Holes, Springs, and Oil and Gas Fields
  • Figure 28: Hydrologic Section A-A', Harris and Brazoria Counties
  • Figure 29: Hydrologic Section B-B', Matagorda, Brazoria, and Galveston Counties
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