Additional Studies
Additional Studies
Biological and Invasive Studies
We collect data on health of fish and invertebrate populations and occurrence of invasive species in Oklahoma and Texas waters
We collect data on health of fish and invertebrate populations and occurrence of invasive species in Oklahoma and Texas waters
Coastal Science
Our coastal science studies include groundwater, surface water, and water quality
Our coastal science studies include groundwater, surface water, and water quality
Geophysical Science
We use surface and borehole geophysical techniques to gain insights into how groundwater systems work
We use surface and borehole geophysical techniques to gain insights into how groundwater systems work
Advanced Technologies and Modeling
Our scientists use a variety of modeling techniques to simulate and describe water conditions in Oklahoma and Texas
Our scientists use a variety of modeling techniques to simulate and describe water conditions in Oklahoma and Texas
Monitoring
Our monitoring studies collect data to support water management decisions across Oklahoma and Texas
Our monitoring studies collect data to support water management decisions across Oklahoma and Texas
USGS Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center hydrologists, technicians, engineers, geographers, geophysicists, geochemists, geologists, computer scientists, and mathematicians work on diverse projects built on a foundation of reliable long-term data and cutting edge sampling, modeling, and analytical techniques.
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RESTORE Act Activities in Texas
The USGS is collaborating with NOAA to develop tools to aid in an implementation strategy for integrated monitoring that will enable the RESTORE Council to meet its reporting requirements to Congress as well as to achieve the Councils goals, objectives, commitments and mission of science-based comprehensive Gulf ecosystem restoration.
Red River Focus Area Study
The USGS is undertaking a 3-year study of water use, availability, and change in the Red River basin in one of several national “Focus Area Studies” in the Department of Interior’s WaterSMART initiative . The Red River basin covers more than 93,000 square miles in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana with a population of about 4.3 million people. Water resources in the basin are...
National Water-Quality Assessment Project in Texas - Surface Water Activities
The USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Project was established by Congress in 1992 to answer the following question: What is the status of the Nation’s water quality and is it getting better or worse? Since 1992, NAWQA has been a primary source of nationally consistent data and information on the quality of the Nation’s streams and groundwater. Data and information obtained from...
Nutrient and Sediment Variability in the Lower San Jacinto River
The San Jacinto River is the second largest inflow into Galveston Bay. The USGS Texas Water Science Center collects water-quality samples in the lower reaches of the San Jacinto River over a range of hydrologic conditions to improve our understanding of the variability of nutrient and sediment concentrations in freshwater inflows from the San Jacinto River into Galveston Bay.
Menard County Surface-Water Monitoring
The USGS operates and maintains a continuous discharge monitoring station on the Menard Irrigation Canal near Menard, Texas to assist water managers in balancing multiple water uses.
Lewisville Dam Seepage Monitoring
The USGS Texas Water Science Center is monitoring water surface elevation in monitoring wells and seepage losses from Lake Lewisville dam.
InFRM Flood Inundation Mapping
The purpose of this flood inundation mapping effort will be to meet the needs of real-time emergency managers by bridging the gap between the NWS's river forecasts and FEMA's available hydraulic modeling and mapping.
Hydrologic Trends Analysis on selected Texas streams
The USGS provides technical advice or assistance to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Hydrogeologic Framework and Geochemistry of Gaines, Terry, and Yoakum Counties
In 2014, USGS, in cooperation with Llano Estacado Underground Water Conservation District , Sandy Land Underground Water District , and South Plains Underground Water Conservation District , began a multiphase project to develop a regional conceptual model of the hydrogeologic framework and geochemistry of the Ogallala, Edwards-Trinity, and Dockum aquifers. The Ogallala aquifer is the shallowest...
Hydrogeologic and Geochemical Investigation of the Trinity and Northern Segment Edwards Aquifers
The USGS Texas Water Science Center, in cooperation with the Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District and Bell County Adaptive Management Coalition, is evaluating the hydrogeology and water quality of the Northern segment of the Edwards and Trinity aquifers in Bell County to provide regional resource managers responsible for regulation of water use and drought management strategies with...
Geoelectric and Seismic Characterization of the Precambrian Granite Gravel Aquifer, Llano Uplift, Central Texas
The USGS Texas Water Science Center (TXWSC) is testing the suitability of seismic refraction tomography (SRT) and time-domain electromagnetic sounding (TDEM) geophysical methods for mapping the contact boundary between the Granite Gravel aquifer and the underlying crystalline Town Mountain Granite bedrock in southwestern Burnet County. The Granite Gravel aquifer is anticipated to show a contrast...
Geophysical Logging of Dockum Aquifer
To aid in the understanding of the Dockum aquifer, USGS will collect borehole geophysical logs at multiple Dockum wells. All geophysical logs will be reviewed to assess lithology and groundwater quality changes.