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<br />which was presented by Charlie M. Moore of the Soil Conservation
<br />Service, Fort Worth, at the same t,SCE meeting.
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<br />b. Dallas-Fort Worth Studl
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<br />A conference, cu,Hod to discuss some of the aspects of water
<br />needs and conservation in the State, orimarily in the areas of Dallas
<br />and Fort Worth, was convened at Temple, Texas, February 28, 1956. It
<br />was attended by representatives of the principal Federal and Texas State
<br />agencies interested in water control and of Dallas and Fort Worth, Due
<br />to concern for their water supply, the two cities asked for evaluation
<br />of the effects of retardation structures and cons"rvation measures on
<br />the streams supplying their reservoirs. Four watersheds were selected
<br />for study.
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<br />(1) North Creek, draining into Bridgeport Lake, is one of those
<br />selected. Rain gages will be installed and a stream gaging station
<br />located near the mouth.
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<br />(2) Dry Elm Creek, tributary to Elm Fork above Lake Dallas on
<br />which seven flood-prevention struetures are now in oporation, three
<br />under construction, and one planned, was another selection, Rnn gages
<br />will be installed and at least one reservoir ga"inl~ station placed so
<br />that water entering, leaving, and lost from th8 rcs-'rvoir can be mea:sured.
<br />A stream gaging station will be locat"d aL the mouth of Dry Elm Creek in
<br />an effort to evallcate changes and effccts uf 13l'\d and water managem,;nt,
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<br />(3) Little Elm Creek, RllothGr of thE: U. S. G,olo~:Lcal Survey's
<br />selections, would show the como,~rison b~tw,""n tl'r,,, V,d ~nd untreated
<br />watersheds or lb0fore" e,nd l<1ft,~r" treatment,
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<br />(It) Willow Creek above Benbrook Res2rvc'ir, a tributary of the Clear
<br />Fork, will give some indic3tion on the recharge of Trini~y sands ~nd
<br />also '?;lve some comparison between treated and untr]i1t8d watprshed3. The
<br />same studins Hill bo conduct'ld as on Dry Elm Creek.
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<br />The program will be spon30red by the State Board of Wuter
<br />Engineers and financed by Dallas and Fort Worth matching funds with the
<br />U. S. Geolo~ical Survey. Technical assistance probably will be pro-
<br />vided by the Soil Conservation Serviee and the Corps of Engine2rs, The
<br />program outlined is estimnted to cost $89,000 and may be much more, A
<br />study continuing at least ten y:ar3 is nnticipated,
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<br />c. Tri_ni ty Riv'31' Basin Brief Study
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<br />At a mCJeting in Fort Worth on February 13 and 14, 1956, repre-
<br />sentatives of tIp Soil Conservation S crvicc, the Agricultural Research
<br />Service, the \-r<:!ather Bureau and th0 U. S. G"ological Survey flgr:,cd upon
<br />a short-t.erm study in tne Trinity Riv2r Watershed atovG Fort Worth of
<br />the effect of small res0rvoirs on wat"r yic10s, Th~ study is to require
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