Red River Basin Surface Water Bibliography

House Document No. 378 (74th Congress, 1936): This document presents a general plan for the improvement of the Red River and its tributaries for the purposes of navigation, development of hydroelectric power, flood control, and irrigation. Based on the ensuing studies, water resource improvements on the Red River were determined to lack economic justification.

House Document No. 541 (75th Congress, 1938): The feasibility study reported in this document investigated the construction of a dam on the mainstem of the Red River near Denison, Texas. In addition to flood control, the reservoir would provide water for hydroelectric power generation, navigation, irrigation, and municipal and industrial water supplies. Based on this study, the Flood Control Act of 1938 authorized construction of Denison Dam for the purposes of flood control and hydroelectric power. Public Law (PL) 868, adopted October 17, 1940, added navigation and flow regulation of the Red River as project purposes.

House Document No. 602 (79th Congress, 1946): This document gives a broad scope of measures to control floods in the Red River Basin downstream of Denison Dam. The Flood Control Act of 1946 authorized construction of the flood control works proposed in the report: Boswell and Hugo Lakes on tributary streams in Oklahoma; Millwood Lake on the Little River in Arkansas; Texarkana and Ferrels Bridge Lakes on tributaries in Texas; Mooringsport Lake on Cypress Creek in Louisiana; and levee construction and channel stabilization along the Red River in Louisiana and Arkansas. Texarkana Lake was placed in operation in 1957; Ferrels Bridge (Lake O’ the Pines) in 1959; and Millwood in 1966. The levee and channel stabilization project was 93 percent complete at the end of fiscal year 1980. Planning and design of the Boswell Lake was never funded, and Mooringsport Lake was deauthorized with approval of House Document 304.

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, 1995,Louisiana Water Resources Plan: Public Works and Flood Control Directorate. Baton Rouge.

Red River Compact, Public Law 346, 11 August 1955: Public Law 346 authorized the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas to enter into a compact providing for an equitable distribution of the waters of the Red River and its tributaries. a compact was approved by the Red River Compact Commission on May 12, 1978, ratifies by the signatory states, and signed into law by President Carter in 1980. The compact describes the apportionment of water from the Red River. The storage in Lake Texoma and flow from the mainstem of the Red River into the lake is divided between Texas and Oklahoma.

US Army Corps of Engineers, 1995,Water Resources Development in Texas 1995: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, This publication provides current information about the water resources development program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Texas. This pamphlet describes projects that are completed; underway; and authorized, not underway.

US Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, 1995,Water Resources Development in Oklahoma 1995: Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, This publication provides current information about the water resources development program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Oklahoma. The programs and activities are presented in chapters devoted to the major river basins in Oklahoma - the Arkansas River Basin and the Red River Basin. This pamphlet describes projects that are completed; underway; and authorized, not underway.

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Baldys, S., P.W. Bush, and C.C. Kidwell, 1993,Effects of low -flow diversions from the South Wichita River, Lake Kemp, and the Wichita River, North Texas, October 1982-September 1995: USGS, In parts of the upper reaches of the Red River Basin in Texas, streamflow is characterized by levels of salinity that limit its usefulness for most purposes. Large dissolved solids and dissolved chloride concentrations are caused primarily by flow from natural salt springs in tributaries to the Red River. To reduce downstream salinity in the Wichita River, a dam in the South Wichita River downstream of an area of salt springs (designated salinity source area VIII) diverts low flows (which are the most saline) to a manmade brine lake for evaporation. Statistical tests on salinity data for the South Wichita River, Lake Kemp, and the Wichita River for the period October 1982-September 1992 were done to determine the effects on downstream salinity of low-flow diversions from the South Wichita River that began in May 1987. Salinity in the South Wichita River downstream of the low-flow diversion structure was (statistically) significantly less during the 65-month period of record after diversion than during the 55-month period of record before diversion. Wilcoxon rank-sum tests yielded strong evidence that discharge-weighted dissolved solids and discharge-weighted dissolved chloride concentrations, as well as discharge-weighted specific conductance, were significantly less after diversion. Whether salinity in Lake Kemp had a significant downward trend during the period of record August 1989-August 1992 could not be determined conclusively from observed salinity data. Mann-Kendall trend tests yielded weak evidence that volume-weighted dissolved solids and dissolved chloride concentrations in Lake Kemp tended to decrease with time. However, serial correlation in the time series of salinity data could have adversely affected the test results. The significant effects of low-flow diversions on salinity in the South Wichita River are not discernible in the Wichita River downstream from Lake Kemp. Although salinity was significantly less downstream from Lake Kemp after diversion, the decrease probably is mostly a result of dilution of Lake Kemp by large inflows of (assumed) low-salinity water that occurred in the spring of 1989 rather than an effect of diversion. Available from USGS, Branch of Information Services, Open File Reports Section, Box 25286, Denver, Colorado 80225-0286.

Dewald, T.G., and M.V. Olsen, 1994,: Office of Water, US Environmental Protection Agency, The EPA reach file: a national spatial data resource The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reach File (Version 3.0), known as RF3, is a national hydrologic database that interconnects and uniquely identifies the 3.2 million stream segments or reaches; that comprise the Country's surface water drainage system. RF3 is being developed by the EPA's Office of Water from US Geological Survey (USGS) 1:100,000 scale hydrography data. The RF3 production process assigns a unique reach code to each stream segment contained within the USGS hydrography and determines the upstream/downstream relationships of each reach, allowing them to be connected together to form a national hydrologic transport network. The reach codes provide a common nomenclature for Federal and State reporting of surface water conditions as required under the Clean Water Act. In addition, the hydrologic transport network defined within RF3 enables the modeling of waterborne pollution associated with both point and non-point sources. This paper presents the current status and plans for RF3 development. Text available electronically.

Dyer, J., 1994,Oklahoma 1994 305(b) report: Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, The report summarizes the condition of surface and ground water within the state. Report available from Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, 1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1212.

Gade, David, et. al., 1992,An Evaluation of the Effect of Decreases Chloride Concentration in the Red River Basin on Primary Production and Sport Abundance in Lake Texoma: Report to USCOE Tulsa District, Oklahoma.

Hindrichs, A.E., 1994,Louisiana 1994 305(b) report: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Water Resources, The report summarizes the condition of surface and ground water within the state. Report available from Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of water Resources, Water Quality Management Division, PO Box 82215, Baton Rouge, LA.

Keith, B, 1994,Arkansas 1994 305(b) report: Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology, The report summarizes the condition of surface and ground water within the state. Report available from Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology, PO Box 8913, Little Rock, AR 72219-8913.

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, 1996,State of Louisiana Water Quality Management Plan/Water Quality Inventory (305 (b) Report): Water Quality Management Division, Baton Rouge.

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, 1994,Water Quality Assessment Report (305 (b) Report): Water Quality Division. Oklahoma City.

Perciasepe, R., 1997,National watershed assessment project: Washington, DC, United States Environmental Protection Agency. Draft document that describes EPA’s National Watershed Assessment Project which will provide water quality assessment for each of the eight digit hydrologic cataloguing units. The purpose of the assessment is to; 1) characterize the condition of the watershed; 2) stimulate and empower citizens who will now have access to the aggregated information, 3) provide a baseline for dialogue among water managers; and 4) help measure progress toward goal of building healthy watersheds. An additional five data layers will be added to the assessment. They are aquatic biological integrity, habitat, groundwater, coastal condition, and air deposition - and also the downstream effects of stressors exported beyond watershed boundaries. Copy is available.

Red River Authority, 1991,Water Quality Evaluation Summary Report: Wichita Falls, Texas, October 1991.

Red River Authority, 1992,Biennial Assessment Report: Regional Assessment of Water Quality for the Red River Basin: Wichita Falls, Texas, October 1992.

Red River Authority, 1994,Biennial Assessment Report: Regional Assessment of Water Quality for the Red River Basin: Wichita Falls, Texas, October 1994.

Red River Authority of Texas, ____,Red River Basin Master Plan, Phase I Report, Phase II Report, and Phase III Report, 1961, 1966, and 1967: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas (and TRPC), 1970,Comprehensive Sewage Plan and Water Quality Study in Montague, Cooke, Grayson, and Fannin Counties: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1974,Water Quality Management Plan for the Red River Basin: Base Studies Report: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1977,Water Quality Management Plan: Red River Study Area: Volume I. Freese and Nichols, Inc., Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1978,Water Quality Management Plan: Red River Study Area: Volume II. Freese and Nichols, Inc., Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1981,Inventory of Existing Conditions, Interim Report: Lake Texoma Septic Tank Study: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1981,Water Quality Management Plan for the Red River Streambank Area: Summary Report: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1982,Identification and Impact Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Alternatives: Lake Texoma Septic Tank Study: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1983,Summary Report: Lake Texoma Septic Tank Study: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1986,Wastewater Treatment Facilities for the City of Blossom, Texas: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1986,Evaluation of the Utility Division: Reconnaissance Study: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas. 1990. City of Reno Wastewater Operations and Management Reconnaissance Study. Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1991,Red River Basin Chloride Control Project: Summary Report: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1991,Water Quality Evaluations: Red, Pease, and Wichita River Basins, 1983, 1987, and 1991: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1992,Regional Assessment of Water Quality, Red River Basin of Texas: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1993,Data Management Plan, September 1993-95: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1995,Preliminary FY 1996 Monitoring Plan for the Red River Basin. Wichita Falls, Texas, August 1995: Alan Plummer and Associates, Inc., Austin, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1995,Public Participation and Education Plan, September, 1994-95: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1995,Quality Assurance Project Plan. Wichita Falls, Texas, August 1995: Alan Plummer and Associates, Inc., Austin, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1995,Water Quality Screening of Texas and Oklahoma Data for the Red River Basin, August 1995: Wichita Falls, Texas, HDR Engineering, Inc., Austin, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, 1996,Regional Assessment of Water Quality, Red River Basin of Texas: Biennial Report. October 1996: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas and City of Wichita Falls, 1982,Wichita River Urban Runoff Program, Sampling Program Design Working Paper: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas and City of Wichita Falls, 1985,Wichita River Urban Runoff Program: Analysis of Sampling Data: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas and TDWR, 1981,Results of a Water Quality Reconnaissance Investigation of the China Creek Basin, Wichita and Wilbarger Counties: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Red River Authority of Texas, Utility Division, 1988,Comprehensive Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan: Wichita Falls, Texas.

Shlachter, B., 1997,Red River salt removal challenged: Fort Worth Star Telegram, B1 and B6, $265 million federal project to remove 65 percent of the naturally occurring salt in the Red River is challenged by environmental groups. The project will supply critically needed water supply for several communities along the Red River, but environmental groups claim the project will substantially alter the ecology of the river and possibly affect the striped bass population in Lake Texoma.

Stanford, J.A., Fitzpatrick, L.C., and Zimmerman, S. 1997,Water quality study, Lake Texoma, Texas and Oklahoma: December 1975 - November 1976: Institute of Applied Sciences, North Texas State University, Denton, 376 pp.

Stanford, J.A. and Zimmerman, S. 1978,Water quality study, Lake Texoma, Texas and Oklahoma: December 1976 - November 1977: Institute of Applied Sciences, North Texas State University, Denton. 195 pp.

Texas Natural Resource Commission, 1993,Guidance Document: FY 94-95 Program Guidance, Regional Assessments of Water Quality: Austin, Texas. September 1993.

Texas Natural Resource Commission, 1995,Guidance Document: FY 96-97 Program Guidance, Regional Assessments of Water Quality: Austin, Texas. March 1995.

Texas Register, 1991,Texas Surface Water Quality Standards: Chapter 307, pp. 3400-3518. June 29, 1991.

Twidwell, S., 1994,Texas 1994 305(b) report: Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, The report summarizes the condition of surface and ground water within the state. Report available from Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, PO Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ____,Water Quality Monitoring Data for All Gages Influential to Red and Canadian River Watersheds: Tulsa Division, Oklahoma.

U.S Army Corps of Engineers, 1973,Water Quality - Stations Index Maps: New Orleans District, Louisiana.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, 1976,Final Environmental Statement Arkansas-Red River Basin, Chloride Control, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas (Red River Basin), Design Memorandum No. 25: This report presents results of numerous authorized studies which began in 1957 to investigate the needs and values of chloride control in the Arkansas-Red River Basins. An economic reanalysis was directed by the Secretary of the Army in 1978 to reconfirm justification of the project.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, 1980,Supplemental Data to Arkansas-Red River Basin, Chloride Control, Red River Basin, Design Memorandum No. 25, General Design, Phase I - Plan Formulation: This report was prepared in response to the review comments of the Office of the Secretary of the Army (OSA) on Design Memorandum (DM) No. 25. OSA requested additional information to quantify benefits of the project and developed the guidelines to accomplish the economic reanalysis. The proposed control system for the salt source areas presented in this report and discussed in detail in DM 25 provided the best plan of development for the authorized Red River Chloride Control project. The study reaffirmed the DM 25 recommendations that the plans presented in the 1976 study be approved for construction.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, 1989,Effects of Net Pen Aquaculture on Lake Water Quality, Lake Texoma, Oklahoma and Texas, 1987-1989: 44 pp.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1992,National Water Quality Inventory - 1992 Report to Congress: USEPA Office of Water. Washington, D.C.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, 1993,Red River Chloride Control Project Limited Reevaluation Report: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District,1996, Red River Basin chloride control project: Tulsa District, Army Corps of Engineers, Document provides the purpose, location, and status of much of the Red River Basin chloride control project in Texas and Oklahoma. The summary provides a limited amount of water quality and quantity data. Can be down loaded and printed from the WWW.

Texas Water Development Board, 1996, Red River Basin chloride control project - summary report-1995. The Red River Basin Chloride Control Project has been subjected to virtually every type of technical, economical and environmental evaluation conceivable. In each instance, indisputable results have been concluded together with positive benefit-to-cost ratios and is currently at 1.3:1. That is, for each $1.00 invested, the project will yield $1.30 in benefits to the public. The Chloride Control Project has repeatedly demonstrated its effectiveness beyond design expectations with each phase of implementation.
The USCOE, however, continues to evaluate the effectiveness and possible environmental impacts to ascertain the most equitable ecological balance attainable. To that end, the USCOE is proposing to employ a comprehensive ecological and/or biological monitoring program to insure that the environment is suitable to support mankind's activities while maintaining a healthy environment and ecosystem. An application of common sense would permit one to conclude that reducing the chloride content of one of the nation's largest natural resources by 65% (45% in Lake Texoma) would enhance the ecosystems and promote a more stable ecological balance. The results would not only be beneficial for public uses, but the biological and aquatic communities as well. For example, one of Texas' largest striper bass hatcheries is located at Lake Diversion on the South Fork of the Wichita River. A decline in chlorides of approximately 30% was determined in 1994, the same year that the striper bass production at the hatchery was reported to be the highest in its history. Area VIII of the Chloride Control Project is located on the South Fork of the Wichita River and controls 165 of the 195 tons per day present at this site. Pursuant to the agreements entered into between the states and the federal government, the states have been controlling approximately 85% of the man-made pollution to the river system since 1980. The total cost to control man-made pollution is $123.45 million through 1994, with an average cost in excess of $6.9 million per year. Over 968 tons of chlorides are eliminated daily from entering the Red River watershed above Lake Texoma which were originating from oil field brine disposal operations. This reduction in chloride does not appear to have inhibited the aquatic life habitat or striper bass proliferation in Lake Texoma. The Red River Authority's position is based solely on facts determined through professional course of study as performed directly and/or indirectly by the USCOE to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and other related environmental laws. To date, no tangible evidence has been presented that would lead the Authority to believe the implementation of the Chloride Control Project, as currently planned, would place an excessive stress on the environment or its ecosystems which should preclude the benefits to be gained for the public in the course of normal growth and development activities. Therefore, as Local Sponsor of the Red River Basin Chloride Control Project, the Authority's position remains clear that the USCOE should proceed with implementation of the project as planned unless scientific evidence is developed that determines a detrimental impact would be imminent. Then, and only then, should the USCOE immediately develop an alternative course of action to prevent such a pernicious impact from occurring. Lengthy document with data available for down loading and printing.

U.S. Department of Interior (USDI), 1945,Report on the Recreational Resources of the Denison Dam and Reservoir Project, Texas and Oklahoma: USDI, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1995STORET water quality database system.

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USGS Stream Gaging Stations in Arkansas: U.S. Geological Survey, water resources data consisting of peak flow, historical streamflow daily values, current conditions, and map of surrounding region with an active list of Arkansas's twenty-seven gaging stations in the Red River Basin (Above Alexandria, Louisiana). Available electronically or in U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Reports.

USGS Stream Gaging Stations in Louisiana: U.S. Geological Survey, water resources data consisting of peak flow, historical streamflow daily values, current conditions, and map of surrounding region with an active list of Louisiana's one-hundred and sixty-one gaging stations in the Red River Basin (Above Alexandria, Louisiana). Available electronically or in U.S. Geological Survey Water- Data Reports.

USGS Current Streamflow Conditions in Louisiana View current stage hydrographs, download provisional data, retrieve historical daily values or peakflow data for lakes in the Red River Basin in Louisiana.

USGS Stream Gaging Stations in Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey, water resources data consisting of peak flow, historical streamflow daily values, current conditions, and map of surrounding region with an active list of Oklahoma's one-hundred and forty-eight gaging stations in the Red River Basin (Above Alexandria, Louisiana). Available electronically or in U.S. Geological Survey Water- Data Reports.

USGS Current Streamflow Conditions in Oklahoma View current stage hydrographs, download provisional data, retrieve historical daily values or peakflow data for lakes in the Red River Basin in Oklahoma.

USGS Stream Gaging Stations in Texas: U.S. Geological Survey, water resources data consisting of peak flow, historical streamflow daily values, current conditions, and map of surrounding region with an active list of Texas's twenty-three gaging stations in the Red River Basin (Above Alexandria, Louisiana). Available electronically or in U.S. Geological Survey Water- Data Reports.

USGS Current Reservoir Conditions in Texas Check daily values, satellite transmissions, mirror site, or the data archive for lakes/reservoirs in the Red River Basin in Texas.

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