Molly J Milmo
Hydrologist with the Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
Molly Milmo is a Hydrologist with the Hydrodynamics InFRMatics section of the Integrated Hydrology + Data Science Branch of the Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center and has been with the USGS since 2008. Her primary expertise is in surface water data collection, surface water modeling (RAS, HMS, iRIC), and indirect measurements. She is the current project lead for the NGWOS component of the Trinity San-Jacinto Basin IWAAS project. Molly has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from The University of Central Oklahoma and a MSc in environmental science from Oklahoma State University.
Science and Products
The use of historical data and global climate models to assess historical and future surface water and groundwater availability in the Trinity River Basin in Texas The use of historical data and global climate models to assess historical and future surface water and groundwater availability in the Trinity River Basin in Texas
This paper describes the results of a study that was done by the USGS to assess recent (2017) water availability, forecast long-term trends in water availability, assess changes in water availability, and forecast future water availability in the Trinity River Basin in Texas. The Trinity River Basin surface water model and Trinity River alluvium aquifer (TRAA) groundwater model were...
Authors
Molly J. Milmo, Jeremy McDowell, Monica Veale Yesildirek, Glenn R. Harwell
Dam-breach analysis and flood-inundation mapping for selected dams in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and near Atoka, Oklahoma Dam-breach analysis and flood-inundation mapping for selected dams in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and near Atoka, Oklahoma
Dams provide beneficial functions such as flood control, recreation, and storage of water supplies, but they also entail risk; dam breaches and resultant floods can cause substantial property damage and loss of life. The State of Oklahoma requires each owner of a high-hazard dam, which the Federal Emergency Management Agency defines as dams for which failure or improper operation...
Authors
Molly J. Shivers, S. Jerrod Smith, Trevor S. Grout, Jason M. Lewis
Hydrologic drought of water year 2011 compared to four major drought periods of the 20th century in Oklahoma Hydrologic drought of water year 2011 compared to four major drought periods of the 20th century in Oklahoma
Water year 2011 (October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2011) was a year of hydrologic drought (based on streamflow) in Oklahoma and the second-driest year to date (based on precipitation) since 1925. Drought conditions worsened substantially in the summer, with the highest monthly average temperature record for all States being broken by Oklahoma in July (89.1 degrees Fahrenheit), June...
Authors
Molly J. Shivers, William J. Andrews
Analysis of environmental setting, surface-water and groundwater data, and data gaps for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jurisdictional Area, Oklahoma, through 2011 Analysis of environmental setting, surface-water and groundwater data, and data gaps for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jurisdictional Area, Oklahoma, through 2011
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jurisdictional Area, consisting of approximately 960 square miles in parts of three counties in central Oklahoma, has an abundance of water resources, being underlain by three principal aquifers (alluvial/terrace, Central Oklahoma, and Vamoosa-Ada), bordered by two major rivers (North Canadian and Canadian), and has several smaller drainages. The...
Authors
William J. Andrews, Christopher R. Harich, S. Jerrod Smith, Jason M. Lewis, Molly J. Shivers, Christian H. Seger, Carol Becker
Science and Products
The use of historical data and global climate models to assess historical and future surface water and groundwater availability in the Trinity River Basin in Texas The use of historical data and global climate models to assess historical and future surface water and groundwater availability in the Trinity River Basin in Texas
This paper describes the results of a study that was done by the USGS to assess recent (2017) water availability, forecast long-term trends in water availability, assess changes in water availability, and forecast future water availability in the Trinity River Basin in Texas. The Trinity River Basin surface water model and Trinity River alluvium aquifer (TRAA) groundwater model were...
Authors
Molly J. Milmo, Jeremy McDowell, Monica Veale Yesildirek, Glenn R. Harwell
Dam-breach analysis and flood-inundation mapping for selected dams in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and near Atoka, Oklahoma Dam-breach analysis and flood-inundation mapping for selected dams in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and near Atoka, Oklahoma
Dams provide beneficial functions such as flood control, recreation, and storage of water supplies, but they also entail risk; dam breaches and resultant floods can cause substantial property damage and loss of life. The State of Oklahoma requires each owner of a high-hazard dam, which the Federal Emergency Management Agency defines as dams for which failure or improper operation...
Authors
Molly J. Shivers, S. Jerrod Smith, Trevor S. Grout, Jason M. Lewis
Hydrologic drought of water year 2011 compared to four major drought periods of the 20th century in Oklahoma Hydrologic drought of water year 2011 compared to four major drought periods of the 20th century in Oklahoma
Water year 2011 (October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2011) was a year of hydrologic drought (based on streamflow) in Oklahoma and the second-driest year to date (based on precipitation) since 1925. Drought conditions worsened substantially in the summer, with the highest monthly average temperature record for all States being broken by Oklahoma in July (89.1 degrees Fahrenheit), June...
Authors
Molly J. Shivers, William J. Andrews
Analysis of environmental setting, surface-water and groundwater data, and data gaps for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jurisdictional Area, Oklahoma, through 2011 Analysis of environmental setting, surface-water and groundwater data, and data gaps for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jurisdictional Area, Oklahoma, through 2011
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Tribal Jurisdictional Area, consisting of approximately 960 square miles in parts of three counties in central Oklahoma, has an abundance of water resources, being underlain by three principal aquifers (alluvial/terrace, Central Oklahoma, and Vamoosa-Ada), bordered by two major rivers (North Canadian and Canadian), and has several smaller drainages. The...
Authors
William J. Andrews, Christopher R. Harich, S. Jerrod Smith, Jason M. Lewis, Molly J. Shivers, Christian H. Seger, Carol Becker