Playa lakes on the Southern High Plains in Texas: reevaluating infiltration

RE Zartman, PW Evans, RH Ramsey - Journal of Soil and Water …, 1994 - jswconline.org
The fate of water in playa lakes determines the long-term water management strategy for the
Southern High Plains of Texas. To determine the fate of water within playa wetlands, initial …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of infiltration flux in playa lakes in grassland and cropland basins, Southern High Plains of Texas. Texas Water Journal. 7 (1): 25-39

G Ganesan, K Rainwater, D Gitz, N Hall… - Texas Water …, 2016 - journals.tdl.org
Playas are the dominant wetland type on the Southern High Plains of Texas and capture
runoff during periods of heavy rainfall. Observing the hydrologic functions of playas is …

[PDF][PDF] Playas and wetlands database

KR Mulligan, LS Barbato, S Seshadri - Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 2014 - depts.ttu.edu
Playas are small, shallow intermittent lakes situated in topographic depressions (Cowardin
et al., 1979) and are characterized by an underlying hydric soil (Zartman and Fish, 1992) …

Vegetation and land use impact on water loss rate in playas of the Southern High Plains, USA

JS Tsai, LS Venne, ST McMurry, LM Smith - Wetlands, 2010 - Springer
Playa wetlands in the Southern High Plains provide services such as stormwater storage,
groundwater recharge, and biodiversity provisioning. However, watershed erosion has …

Past and future impacts of wetland regulations on playa ecology in the Southern Great Plains

DA Haukos, LM Smith - Wetlands, 2003 - Springer
Playa wetlands provide functions critical to the existence of life on the High Plains portion of
the Great Plains, including surface drainage, aquifer recharge, and wildlife habitat. These …

Outerbasin, annulus and playa basin infiltration studies

RE Zartman, RH Ramsey, PW Evans… - Texas Journal of …, 1996 - txjanr.agintexas.org
Infiltration within a playa lake basin and its surrounding outerbasin area determines playa
usage. One playa was the site of four infiltration experiments with infiltrometers ranging in …

Influences of land use and wetland characteristics on water loss rates and hydroperiods of playas in the Southern High Plains, USA

JS Tsai, LS Venne, ST McMurry, LM Smith - Wetlands, 2007 - Springer
More than 25,000 playa wetlands are embedded in the Southern High Plains (SHP), USA.
The SHP is one of the most intensively cultivated areas in the world and, as a result, the …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence, function, and conservation of playa wetlands: the key to biodiversity of the southern Great Plains

LA Johnson - 2011 - tdl-ir.tdl.org
Playas form the primary wetland system in the High Plains portion of the Southern Great
Plains (SGP) and provide valuable ecosystem services and functions including being key …

[PDF][PDF] 13.3. 7. Ecology of playa lakes

DA Haukos, LM Smith - Waterfowl management handbook, 1992 - digitalcommons.unl.edu
Fish and Wildlife Leaflet 13.3. 7.• 1992 1 area; 87% are smaller than 12 ha. Watershed size
averages 55.5 ha and ranges from 0.8 to 267 ha. Where it is high (central Texas panhandle) …

[PDF][PDF] Where land meets water: understanding wetlands of the Great Lakes

DA Wilcox - WATER QUALITY, 2002 - core.ac.uk
PRIOR TO 18so, an extensive coastal marsh and swamp complex existed in western Lake
Erie, Ohio. This was part of the vast Black Swamp complex that was 160 kilometres long and …