Stream Science in Oklahoma and Texas - Overview Active
Rivers and streams play a vital role for communities and ecosystems across Oklahoma and Texas by providing water for drinking, recreation, and irrigation; recharging aquifers; aquatic life; and transporting sediment and nutrients. The USGS Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center (OTWSC) collects data and has science projects at several streams and their watersheds. Visit the links below for more information on our data and science.
STREAM SCIENCE CAPABILITIES
OTWSC has expertise in stream science applications, including, but not limited to:
- Monitoring
- Real-Time Stream Gages
- Crest Stage Gages
- Discharge Measurements
- Hydrologic studies
- Hydraulic Analysis
- Basin Characteristics
- Flow Duration Analysis
- Statistical analyses
- Availability & Use
- Assessment and tabulation of water budgets and water use
Find out more about OTWSC surface-water science expertise in this printable information sheet.
CURRENT STREAM SCIENCE
Bandera Flood Early Warning Tool
Coastal Inflow Sediment and Nutrient Monitoring
Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Monitoring Network
Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Surface-water and Groundwater Interaction
Estimating Potential Effects on Streamflow from Nearby Wells in the Lower San Antonio River Basin
Hydrologic Trends Analysis on selected Texas streams
InFRM Flood Inundation Mapping
National Water-Quality Assessment Project in Texas - Surface Water Activities
Nutrient and Sediment Variability in the Lower San Jacinto River
Pecos River Basin Salinity Assessment
Post Hurricane Harvey Assessment
Salado Creek Bacteria Source Tracking
San Antonio River Sediment and Water Quality Monitoring in an Oil and Gas Production Area
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Estimating Potential Effects on Streamflow from Nearby Wells in the Lower San Antonio River Basin
Pecos River Basin Salinity Assessment
Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Surface-water and Groundwater Interaction
Investigation of Preferential Groundwater Seepage in the Ellenburger – San Saba Aquifer Using Geoelectric Measurements
San Antonio River Sediment and Water Quality Monitoring in an Oil and Gas Production Area
Red River Focus Area Study
National Water-Quality Assessment Project in Texas - Surface Water Activities
Nutrient and Sediment Variability in the Lower San Jacinto River
Hydrologic Trends Analysis on selected Texas streams
InFRM Flood Inundation Mapping
Post Hurricane Harvey Assessment
Nutrient and Sediment Monitoring in Inflows to Texas Bays and Estuaries
- Overview
Rivers and streams play a vital role for communities and ecosystems across Oklahoma and Texas by providing water for drinking, recreation, and irrigation; recharging aquifers; aquatic life; and transporting sediment and nutrients. The USGS Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center (OTWSC) collects data and has science projects at several streams and their watersheds. Visit the links below for more information on our data and science.
STREAM SCIENCE CAPABILITIES
OTWSC has expertise in stream science applications, including, but not limited to:
- Monitoring
- Real-Time Stream Gages
- Crest Stage Gages
- Discharge Measurements
- Hydrologic studies
- Hydraulic Analysis
- Basin Characteristics
- Flow Duration Analysis
- Statistical analyses
- Availability & Use
- Assessment and tabulation of water budgets and water use
Find out more about OTWSC surface-water science expertise in this printable information sheet.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media DetailsCURRENT STREAM SCIENCE
Bandera Flood Early Warning Tool
Coastal Inflow Sediment and Nutrient Monitoring
Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Monitoring Network
Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Surface-water and Groundwater Interaction
Estimating Potential Effects on Streamflow from Nearby Wells in the Lower San Antonio River Basin
Hydrologic Trends Analysis on selected Texas streams
InFRM Flood Inundation Mapping
National Water-Quality Assessment Project in Texas - Surface Water Activities
Nutrient and Sediment Variability in the Lower San Jacinto River
Pecos River Basin Salinity Assessment
Post Hurricane Harvey Assessment
Salado Creek Bacteria Source Tracking
San Antonio River Sediment and Water Quality Monitoring in an Oil and Gas Production Area
- Monitoring
- Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Filter Total Items: 15Estimating Potential Effects on Streamflow from Nearby Wells in the Lower San Antonio River Basin
The USGS Texas Water Science Center (TXWSC) developed a groundwater-flow model to estimate the potential for streamflow depletion in the Lower San Antonio River based on changes in groundwater pumping in the watershed. Results from the project can be used by the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) to better understand aquifer interactions with the river and potential groundwater pumping effects on...Pecos River Basin Salinity Assessment
The USGS Texas Water Science Center assesssed salinity of the Pecos River Basin from Santa Rosa Lake, New Mexico to the confluence of Pecos River and Rio Grande, Texas. This assessment included an extensive literature review, compilation of previously published salinity related data, data gap analysis, additional data collection to fill data gaps, and identification of potential areas of elevated...Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Surface-water and Groundwater Interaction
The effects of urbanization across the recharge zone in Bexar County and potential impact on the water quality in the Edwards aquifer is a topic of specific concern for the City of San Antonio. The USGS Texas Water Science Center is simultaneously collecting water-quality data from surface-water runoff sites and paired shallow groundwater wells within the recharge zone of the Edwards aquifer to...Investigation of Preferential Groundwater Seepage in the Ellenburger – San Saba Aquifer Using Geoelectric Measurements
The USGS Texas Water Science Center (TXWSC) is completing a geophysical pilot study adjacent to Hamilton Creek in Burnet County, central Texas. The pilot study is intended to test whether electrical geophysical methods can provide information regarding the locations of dissolution cavities and preferential groundwater flow within in the Ellenburger San-Saba aquifer. Data from this study will give...San Antonio River Sediment and Water Quality Monitoring in an Oil and Gas Production Area
During 2011-2013, baseline concentrations of many different water and streambed-sediment constituents were determined at Phase I sites upstream from, within, and downstream from the area of active oil and natural-gas production within the San Antonio River Basin. With baseline conditions previously established, this study will provide current information that couples recent water and stream-bed...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.Hydrologic Trends Analysis on selected Texas streams
The USGS provides technical advice or assistance to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.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.Post Hurricane Harvey Assessment
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey related flooding, the USGS Texas Water Science Center and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) initiated a cooperative study to evaluate the magnitude of the flood, determine the probability of occurrence, and map the extent of the flood in Texas.Nutrient and Sediment Monitoring in Inflows to Texas Bays and Estuaries
The USGS Texas Water Science Center is evaluating the variability of nutrient and sediment concentrations and loads entering Texas bays and estuaries across a range of hydrologic conditions in Galveston Bay (inflow from the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers), Matagordo Bay (inflow from the Colorado River), San Antonio Bay (inflow from the Guadalupe River), and Nueces Bay (inflow from Nueces River).