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Geology of the Canyon Reservoir site on the Guadalupe River, Comal County, Texas

Open-File Report 55-47
Prepared in cooperation with the Texas Board of Water Engineers
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr5547

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Abstract

In response to a request by Colonel Harry O. Fisher, District Engineer of the Fort Worth District of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army (letter of Dec. 13, 1954), a reconnaissance investigation was made of the geology of the Canyon (F-1) reservoir site on the Guadalupe River in Comal County, Tex.


The purpose of the investigation was to study the geology in relation to possible leakage - particularly leakage of water that might then be lost from the drainage area of the Guadalupe River - and to add to the general knowledge of the ground-water hydrology of the San Antonio area. The dam (F-1) was originally designed for flood control and conservation only, with provision for the addition of a power unit if feasible. Since the completion of the investigation by the Corps of Engineers, the city of San Antonio has expressed an interest in the reservoir as a possible source of public water supply.


The Corps of Engineers has made a thorough engineering and geologic study of the dam site (Corps of Engineers, 1950), which has Congressional approval. The geology and water resources of Comal County have been studied by George (1952).


The rocks studied are those within the reservoir area and generally below the 1,000-foot contour as shown on the Smithson Valley quadrangle of the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Geology of the Canyon Reservoir site on the Guadalupe River, Comal County, Texas
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 55-47
DOI 10.3133/ofr5547
Year Published 1955
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Contributing office(s) Texas Water Science Center
Description 17 p.
Country United States
State Texas
County Comal County
Other Geospatial Guadalupe River
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