Archaeological Reconnaissance in the Upper Brazos River Basin

Author(s): S. Alan Skinner

Year: 1973

Summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying the feasibility of controlling the natural salt pollution of the Brazos River and its tributaries. A plan to establish control of the major sources of salt pollution in the Upper Brazos River has been formulated. The plan calls for the construction of three total impoundment dams and interconnecting pipelines. Construction of the impoundments will prevent salt pollution from spreading throughout the entire length of the Brazos River and would allow for a more complete development and utilization of the Brazos River basin.

The study area is located in the Upper Brazos River Basin in the watersheds of the Salt and Double Mountain Forks of the Brazos River. This area includes Kent County and most of Stonewall County, and portions of King, Dickens, Garza and Crosby Counties. Three impoundment structures are being considered. They are located on Croton Creek (Site 10), Salt Croton Creek (Site 14) and North Croton Creek (Site 19). A concrete pipeline would connect the lakes to insure that they serve as total impoundment structures.

Cite this Record

Archaeological Reconnaissance in the Upper Brazos River Basin. S. Alan Skinner. 1973 ( tDAR id: 447046) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447046

Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Late Archaic

Material
Chipped Stone • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone

Site Name
X41KG1 • X41KG2 • X41KG3 • X41KG4 • X41KG5 • X41KG6 • X41KG7 • X41KG8 • X41KG9 • X41KT1 • X41KT2 • X41KT3 • X41KT4 • X41KT5 • X41KT6 • X41KT7 • X41SN1 • X41SN10 • X41SN11 • X41SN12 • X41SN13 • X41SN14 • X41SN2 • X41SN3 • X41SN4 • X41SN5 • X41SN6 • X41SN7 • X41SN8 • X41SN9 Show More

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Environment Research • Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Collections Management

Geographic Keywords
Brazos River • Crosby (County) • Croton Creek • Dickens (County) • Garza (County) • Kent (County) • King (County) • Stonewall County (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -100.617; min lat: 33.23 ; max long: -100.23; max lat: 33.505 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District

Prepared By(s): Archaeology Research Program, Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University

Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District

Record Identifiers

Contract(s): DACW 63-73-C-0157

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