Report Title: Ground water in the alluvium of Beaver Creek Basin,
Oklahoma
Report Number: OFR 61-59
Author: D.L. Hart, Jr.
Abstract
Beaver Creek is an 857 square-mile area in south-central Oklahoma. The
tributaries head at an altitude as high as 1,400 feet and the mouth of
Beaver Creek is at an altitude of 804 feet. Alluvial material has been
deposited along all the major streams in the basin. The alluvium
contains a high percentage of clay and fine sand and ranges in
thickness from a few inches to 50 feet.
Replenishment of water in the alluvium is from precipitation, lateral
seepage and runoff from adjoining areas, and infiltration from the
streams during high flows.
The town of Ryan and Waurika have constructed municipal water-supply
wells topping the alluvium and residents of the town of Sugden have
private wells topping the alluvium. The other major use of ground water
is transpiration by trees, which are very dense where the alluvial
plain is wide.
In the northern part of the basin the alluvium is thin and only
domestic water supplies are available.
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