UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
w BULLETIN No. 193 
Contribution from the Office of Experiment Stations 
A. C. TRUE, Director 
Washington, D. C. 
PROFESSIONAL PAPER 
April 30, 1915 
THE DRAINAGE OF 
JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 
By 
H. A. KIPP, A. G. HALL, and S. W. FRESCOLN 
Drainage Engineers 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
General Description of County 
The Survey 
The Drainage Problem . . . 
Run-off 
Page 
1 
2 
7 
10 
Page 
Proposed Plan of Drainage 13 
Estimate of Cost 24 
Conclusion 32 
Appendix : Ditch sizes and earthwork . . 33 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1915 
