Inundation Mapping Science in Oklahoma and Texas
Flood-inundation maps created by the USGS Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center (OTWSC) allow users to view the possible extent and depth of flooding during a specific type of storm event. Flood inundation maps may be created using hydraulic models or by using data collected after a storm event (high-water marks). Visit the links below for more information on our data and science.
INUNDATION MAPPING SCIENCE CAPABILITIES
OTWSC has expertise in a wide variety of inundation mapping science applications, including, but not limited to:
- Modeling rivers and streams using hydraulic packages such as HEC-RAS
- Developing decision support systems
- Marking and surveying high-water marks
- Determining peak discharge from indirect measurements
- Analyzing flood-peak magnitudes and their statistical probabilities at selected locations
- Analyzing high-water mark locations and elevations using geographic information system (GIS) to produce flood-inundation maps
- Developing web-mapping applications for inundation extent and depth
Find out more about OTWSC flood-response science expertise in this printable information sheet.
CURRENT INUNDATION MAPPING SCIENCE
Bandera Flood Early Warning Tool
InFRM Flood Inundation Mapping
Post Hurricane Harvey Assessment
Projects related to inundation mapping science are listed below.
InFRM Flood Inundation Mapping
Post Hurricane Harvey Assessment
Bandera Flood Early Warning Tool
Data and tools related to inundation mapping science are listed below.
Data Used to Characterize Peak Streamflows and Flood Inundation Resulting from Hurricane Harvey
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the USGS and FEMA worked together to document the storm event in southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. This data release contains the flood inundation polygons, flood-depth rasters, mapped boundaries, and high-water mark (HWM) locations for the selected river basins, coastal basins, and coastal areas that flooded in Texas and Louisiana.
Publications related to inundation mapping science are listed below.
Characterization of peak streamflows and flood inundation of selected areas in southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana from the August and September 2017 flood resulting from Hurricane Harvey
Flood-inundation maps created by the USGS Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center (OTWSC) allow users to view the possible extent and depth of flooding during a specific type of storm event. Flood inundation maps may be created using hydraulic models or by using data collected after a storm event (high-water marks). Visit the links below for more information on our data and science.
INUNDATION MAPPING SCIENCE CAPABILITIES
OTWSC has expertise in a wide variety of inundation mapping science applications, including, but not limited to:
- Modeling rivers and streams using hydraulic packages such as HEC-RAS
- Developing decision support systems
- Marking and surveying high-water marks
- Determining peak discharge from indirect measurements
- Analyzing flood-peak magnitudes and their statistical probabilities at selected locations
- Analyzing high-water mark locations and elevations using geographic information system (GIS) to produce flood-inundation maps
- Developing web-mapping applications for inundation extent and depth
Find out more about OTWSC flood-response science expertise in this printable information sheet.
CURRENT INUNDATION MAPPING SCIENCE
Bandera Flood Early Warning Tool
InFRM Flood Inundation Mapping
Post Hurricane Harvey Assessment
Projects related to inundation mapping science are listed below.
InFRM Flood Inundation Mapping
Post Hurricane Harvey Assessment
Bandera Flood Early Warning Tool
Data and tools related to inundation mapping science are listed below.
Data Used to Characterize Peak Streamflows and Flood Inundation Resulting from Hurricane Harvey
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, the USGS and FEMA worked together to document the storm event in southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. This data release contains the flood inundation polygons, flood-depth rasters, mapped boundaries, and high-water mark (HWM) locations for the selected river basins, coastal basins, and coastal areas that flooded in Texas and Louisiana.
Publications related to inundation mapping science are listed below.