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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Trinity River Records

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Trinity River Records, 1899-1973, consists of photographs, negatives, hand-drawn plans, and reports regarding the Trinity River and it's tributaries. The collection covers surveys of the Trinity River, flood prevention plans, and news coverage of various U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects.

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Trinity River survey

East Fork at mouth 463.3 miles above mouth of the Trinity River, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Campsite 462.8 miles above mouth of the Trinity River on the right bank, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Texas Midland Railroad Bridge and Trinidad Ferry 462.8 miles above mouth of the Trinity River on the right bank, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Hutchin's Wagon Bridge 494.2 miles above mouth of the Trinity River, River is at 1/2 bank, on the right bank. Discharge is about 15,000 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 473.0 miles above mouth, River around four feet above low water, on right bank. Current is about 2 miles per hour and discharge is about 2,500 feet per section, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Mouth of Red Oak Creek 466.7 miles above mouth of the Trinity River, River is about four feet above low water, on the right bank. Current is about 3-1/2 miles per hour and discharge is about 2,000 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

370.9 miles above mouth of the Trinity River, River is about five feet above low water, on the left bank. Current is about 1 mile per hour and discharge is about 2,000 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 457.8 miles above mouth, River around three feet above low water, on right bank. Current is about 3/4 miles per hour and discharge is about 1,200 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 403.9 miles above mouth on left bank, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 396.8 miles above mouth on right bank, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

MacCommas Bluff old look site 499.5 miles above mouth of the Trinity River, River at 1/2 bank, on the left bank. Current is about 2-1/2 miles per hour and discharge is about 12,500 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Wilmer Bridge 299.4 miles above mouth of the Trinity River, River at 3/4 bank, on the right bank. Current is about 3-1/2 miles per hour and discharge is about 21,000 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Men on boat clearing snags and driftwood 507.3 miles above the mouth of the Trinity River on the right bank. River is less than 1/4 bank, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 299.4 miles above mouth, low water, on the left bank. Current is about 3/4 miles per hour and discharge is about 450 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Red Bank Suspension Bridge 457.8 miles above the mouth of the Trinity River on the right bank, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 406.5 miles above mouth, River around three feet above low water, on right bank. Discharge is about 1,200 feet per section, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 410.4 miles above mouth, River around three feet above low water. Current is about 2-1/2 miles per hour and discharge is about 460 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Old Buffalo Ferry on the Trinity River 426.6 miles above mouth. River is about one feet above low water. Current is about 1/2 miles per hour and discharge is about 1,200 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Porter's Bluff Shoal on the Trinity River 439.2 miles above mouth on right bank. River is about two feet above low water, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Driftwood on the Trinity River 440.6 miles above mouth on right bank, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 450.7 miles above mouth on right bank, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Men clearing small driftwood 453.0 miles from the mouth of the Trinity River on the left bank, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 490.6 miles above mouth, about 5 feet above low water, on left bank. Discharge is about 9,000 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 486.5 miles above mouth, River around five feet above low water, on right bank. Current is about 2 miles per hour and discharge is about 3,000 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

People with boats sitting at Old Telequah on the Trinity River 450.6 miles from the mouth, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Driftwood on the Trinity River 478.4 miles above mouth on right bank. River is about five feet above low water, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Driftwood on the Trinity River 473.5 miles above mouth on left bank. River is about four feet above low water, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Shoal and Drift on the Trinity River 486.7 miles above mouth on right bank. River is about five feet above low water, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 487.9 miles above mouth on right bank. River is at 3/4 bank and discharge is about 21,000 feet per section, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 300.8 miles above mouth on right bank, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

West Point Bluff and Shoal on the Trinity River 326.6 miles above the mouth, 2 feet above low water, on the left bank. Current over shoal is about 2-1/2 miles per hour and discharge is about 600 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 318.6 miles above mouth on left bank, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 283.6 miles above mouth on left bank, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Foot of Hurricane Shoals on the Trinity River 269.5 miles above mouth, extreme low water, on left bank. Current is about 2 miles per hour and discharge is about 300 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 284.5 miles above mouth, low water, on left bank. Current is about 1-1/2 mile per hour and discharge is about 400 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Old Magnolia and Magnolia Ferry on the Trinity River 306.1 miles above the mouth, 1/2 feet above low water, on the left bank. Current is about 1-1/3 mile per hour and discharge is about 500 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Outcroppings of coal on the right bank of the Trinity River 210.7 miles above the mouth, extreme low water. Current is about 1/2 mile per hour and discharge is about 200 feet per section, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

People on a boat on the Trinity River 219.7 miles from the mouth from the left bank, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

International and Great Northern Railroad Bridge near Riverside, extreme low water, 188.3 miles above mouth of Trinity River of the right bank, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Pine Bluff Shoal 346.3 miles above mouth of the Trinity River, three feet above low water, on right bank. Current is about 2-1/2 mile per hour and discharge is about 700 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Snagboat Trinity near Liberty, Texas on the Trinity River. River stage is low, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Pedlar's Falls with fine quality limestone 212.5 miles above mouth of the Trinity River, River very low, on left bank. Discharge is about 250 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

People on boat on the Trinity River, 1976.
Trinity River survey

People at campsite about 269 miles above Trinity River mouth, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 238.3 miles above mouth, extreme low water, on right bank. Current is about 1/2 mile per hour and discharge is about 300 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

People on boat on the Trinity River, 1976.
Trinity River survey

People on boat on the Trinity River, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 360.5 miles above mouth about four feet above low water. Current is about 1/2 mile per hour and discharge is about 700 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 370.8 miles above mouth on left bank, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 332.8 miles above mouth, 3 feet above low water, on right bank. Current is about two miles per hour and discharge is about 600 feet per section, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 256.8 miles above mouth, extreme low water, on left bank. Current is about 1/2 mile per hour and discharge is about 300 feet per section, upstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 339.5 miles above mouth, 3 feet above low water, on left bank. Current is about two miles per hour and discharge is about 600 feet per section, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Wilson Shoals, extreme low water, 222.5 miles above mouth of the Trinity River on the left bank. Current is about 1/2 mile per hour and discharge is about 250 feet per section, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Campsite about 327.6 above the mouth of the Trinity River, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Steamboat at Inman's Bluff 191.7 miles above mouth of the Trinity River from the left bank, downstream, 1976.
Trinity River survey

Trinity River 193.8 miles above mouth, low water. The current is about 2/5 mile per hour and discharge is about 200 feet per section, 1976.
Trinity River survey

International and Great Northern Railroad Bridge near Riverside, extreme low water, 188.3 miles above mouth of Trinity River of the right bank, downstream, 1976.
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Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Bridge on the Trinity River mile 506.4 marker, upstream, November 30, 1934.
Trinity River survey

Whites Shoal, low water, 203.8 miles above mouth of Trinity River on the left bank, upstream, 1976.
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Oat field on the Blue Bird Farm on Wilmar Road on the Trinity River, November 18, 1934.
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Blue Bird Farms on Wilman Road on the Trinity River, November 18, 1934.
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Hutchins Highway Bridge on the Trinity River mile 492.1 marker, downstream, November 18, 1934.
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Highway Number 75 Bridge on the Trinity River mile 503.8 marker, upstream, November 18, 1934.
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Highway Number 75 Bridge on the Trinity River mile 504 marker, upstream, November 17, 1934.
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Highway Number 75 Bridge on the Trinity River mile 504 marker, upstream, November 17, 1934.
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Old lock and Dam Number 7 completely filled with sediment on the Trinity River mile 461.1 marker, November 17, 1934.
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Ennis-Kaufman Highway Bridge on the Trinity River mile 459.9 marker, upstream, November 17, 1934.
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Railroad bridge on the Trinity River mile 461.1 marker, upstream, November 17, 1934.
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Red Bank Bridge Highway 34 on the Trinity River mile 456.8 marker, upstream, November 17, 1934.
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Gifford Hill Gravel Spur on the Trinity River mile 518.1 marker, downstream, November 16, 1934.
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Perch Hill Road Bridge on the Trinity River mile 520.5 marker, upstream, November 16, 1934.
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Grand Prairie Bridge on the Trinity River mile 524.3 marker, downstream, November 16, 1934.
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Arlington-Dallas County Line Bridge on the Trinity River mile 528.7 marker, November 16, 1934.
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Farrell Gravel Railway Spur on the Trinity River mile 530.9 marker, downstream, November 16, 1934.
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Fort Worth Gravel Railroad spur on the Trinity River mile 540 marker, downstream, November 16, 1934.
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Arlington Grapevine Bridge on the Trinity River mile 536.5 marker, downstream, November 16, 1934.
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Bedford Road Bridge on the Trinity River mile 540.9 marker, upstream, November 16, 1934.
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Randalls Mill Bridge on the Trinity River mile 544.8 marker, upstream, November 16, 1934.
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Handley Bridge on the Trinity River mile 549.8 marker, upstream, November 16, 1934.
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Riverside Albright Bridge on the Trinity River mile 555.2 marker, downstream, November 16, 1934.
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Frey Avenue, Fort Worth bridge, on the Trinity River, downstream, November 15, 1934.
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Frey Avenue, Fort Worth bridge, on the Trinity River mile 559.1 marker, upstream, November 16, 1934.
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Railroad bridge at head of reservoir site on the Trinity River clear fork, November 15, 1934.
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Dall reservoir site upstream from right bank of clear fork of the Trinity River, November 15, 1934.
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Dall reservoir site upstream from right bank of clear fork of the Trinity River, November 15, 1934.
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Rall Dam site looking west from right bank on the clear fork of the Trinity River, November 15, 1934.
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Rall Dam site looking east from windmill on the clear fork of the Trinity River, November 15, 1934.
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Rall Dam site looking west from windmill on the clear fork of the Trinity River, November 15, 1934.
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Farm near Fort Worth by the Trinity River, November 4, 1934.
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Farm near Fort Worth by the Trinity River, November 4, 1934.
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Tonning producing area with Fort Worth in the distance on the Trinity River, November 4, 1934.
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Tonning producing area with Fort Worth in the distance on the Trinity River, November 4, 1934.
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Tonning producing area with Fort Worth in the distance on the Trinity River, November 4, 1934.
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Tonning producing area with Fort Worth in the distance on the Trinity River, November 4, 1934.
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Eagleford Highway Bridge on the Trinity River mile 516.4 marker, upstream, November 3, 1934.
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Eagleford Highway Bridge on the Trinity River mile 516.4 marker, downstream, November 3, 1934.
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Weir on the Elm Fork to hold water level for Dallas City intake on the Trinity River, November 3, 1934.
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Weir on the Elm Fork to hold water level for Dallas City intake on the Trinity River, November 3, 1934.
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Clear Fork dam site near the "Goodland" Limestone Bluff on the right bank of the Trinity River, November 2, 1934.
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Clear Fork dam site looking east from left side valley on the Trinity River, November 2, 1934.