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Temporary streamgage installed by the USGS on the Brazos River near Brazoria, Texas. Rapidly deployable streamgages can be installed temporarily to provide emergency managers with additional information needed to help protect public safety.

USGS responsds to recent flooding near Houston, Texas on April 20, 2016. 

Cool, clear rivers of the Texas Hill Country attract visitors for many recreational opportunities. Here, a family enjoys paddleboarding at Schreiner Park during spring break in Kerrville, Texas.

USGS hydrologist Jason Ramage collects a groundwater-level measurement using a steel tape in Freeport, Texas. 

A new interactive web application illustrates how groundwater, sediment compaction and land-elevation change are related in the Houston-Galveston region in Texas. 

Location is about 11 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032

Location is about 3 miles downstream from U.S. Highway 84 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032

Location is about 5 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032

Location is about 9 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032

Location is about 8 miles downstream from Farm to Market Road 669 bridge over Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Justiceburg, Texas, in Garza County.
USGS SIR 2016–5032

Salt Fork Red River

View from bridge at USGS 08057000, Trinity River at Dallas

Picturesque rivers of the Texas Hill Country can turn into raging torrents in the part of Texas known as Flash Flood Alley when storms drop many inches of rain in the river watersheds. This image shows a damaged street sign and flood debris left behind by record flood waters of the Blanco River near Martindale, TX on Memorial weekend, 2015.

The picture shows Draper Lake in Oklahoma and it was selected to use as a main banner image for the page of The History of Oklahoma Water Science Center

Pecos River looking downstream toward the confluence of the Rio Grande taken from the High Bridge off of US 90 on the way to Comstock, Texas. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. April 14-16, 2015 field trip, Texas.

Pecos River looking downstream toward the confluence of the Rio Grande taken from the High Bridge off of US 90 on the way to Comstock, Texas. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. April 14-16, 2015 field trip, Texas.

Devils River - downstream view. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. April 14-16, 2015 field trip, Texas.

Devils River landscape view before sunset. This photo was taken from the balcony of Rick Rylander's porch just before sunrise. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. April 14-16, 2015 field trip, Texas.

Landscape view of the Devil's River before sunrise. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. April 14-16, 2015 field trip, Texas.

Devils River from the Rylander Ranch, near Comstock Texas. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. April 14-16, 2015 field trip, Texas.

Landscape View of the Devils River, near Comstock Texas. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. April 14-16, 2015 field trip, Texas.

Devils River - near Comstock Texas. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. April 14-16, 2015 field trip, Texas.