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Water quality of potential reference lakes in the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountain ecoregions, Arkansas
This report describes a study to identify reference lakes in two lake classifications common to parts of two level III ecoregions in western Arkansas—the Arkansas Valley and Ouachita Mountains. Fifty-two lakes were considered. A screening process that relied on land-use data was followed by reconnaissance water-quality sampling, and two...
Justus, B.G.; Meredith, Bradley J.
Simulation of natural flows in major river basins in Alabama
The Office of Water Resources (OWR) in the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is charged with the assessment of the State’s water resources. This study developed a watershed model for the major river basins that are within Alabama or that cross Alabama’s borders, which serves as a planning tool for water-resource...
Hunt, Alexandria M.; García, Ana María
Water resources of De Soto Parish, Louisiana
Information concerning the availability, use, and quality of water in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, is critical for proper water-supply management. The purpose of this fact sheet is to present information that can be used by water managers, parish residents, and others for stewardship of this vital resource. Information on the availability, past and...
Prakken, Lawrence B.; White, Vincent E. Factors affecting public-supply well vulnerability in two karst aquifers
Karst aquifers occur in a range of climatic and geologic settings. Nonetheless, they are commonly characterized by their vulnerability to water-quality impairment. Two karst aquifers, the Edwards aquifer in south-central Texas and the Upper Floridan aquifer in western Florida, were investigated to assess factors that control the movement of...
Musgrove, MaryLynn; Katz, Brian G.; Fahlquist, Lynne S.; Crandall, Christy A.; Lindgren, Richard J.
Water levels and water quality in the Sparta-Memphis aquifer (middle Claiborne aquifer) in Arkansas, spring-summer 2011
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and the Arkansas Geological Survey, has monitored water levels in the Sparta Sand of Claiborne Group and Memphis Sand of Claiborne Group (herein referred to as “the Sparta Sand” and “the Memphis Sand,” respectively) since the 1920s. Groundwater withdrawals...
Schrader, T.P.
Water resources of Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Information concerning the availability, use, and quality of water in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, is critical for proper water-supply management. The purpose of this fact sheet is to present information that can be used by water managers, parish residents, and others for stewardship of this vital resource. Information on the availability, past and...
Prakken, Lawrence B.; White, Vincent E.; Lovelace, John K.
Water resources of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Information concerning the availability, use, and quality of water in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, is critical for proper water-supply management. The purpose of this fact sheet is to present information that can be used by water managers, parish residents, and others for stewardship of this vital resource. Information on the availability, past...
Prakken, Lawrence B.; Lovelace, John K.; White, Vincent E.
Concentrations of selected constituents in surface-water and streambed-sediment samples collected from streams in and near an area of oil and natural-gas development, south-central Texas, 2011-13
During 2011–13, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the San Antonio River Authority and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, analyzed surface-water and streambed-sediment samples collected from 10 sites in the San Antonio River Basin to provide data for a broad range of constituents that might be associated with hydraulic...
Opsahl, Stephen P.; Crow, Cassi L.
Characterization of the structure, clean-sand percentage, dissolved-solids concentrations, and estimated quantity of groundwater in the Upper Cretaceous Nacatoch Sand and Tokio Formation, Arkansas
The West Gulf Coastal Plain, Mississippi embayment, and underlying Cretaceous aquifers are rich in water resources; however, large parts of the aquifers are largely unusable because of large concentrations of dissolved solids. Cretaceous aquifers are known to have large concentrations of salinity in some parts of Arkansas. The Nacatoch Sand and...
Gillip, Jonathan A.
Sediment characteristics in the San Antonio River Basin downstream from San Antonio, Texas, and at a site on the Guadalupe River downstream from the San Antonio River Basin, 1966-2013
San Antonio and surrounding municipalities in Bexar County, Texas, are in a rapidly urbanizing region in the San Antonio River Basin. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the San Antonio River Authority and the Texas Water Development Board, compiled historical sediment data collected between 1996 and 2004 and collected suspended-...
Crow, Cassi L.; Banta, J. Ryan; Opsahl, Stephen P.
Water resources of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Information concerning the availability, use, and quality of water in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, is critical for proper water-supply management. The purpose of this fact sheet is to present information that can be used by water managers, parish residents, and others for management of this vital resource. Information on the availability, past and...
Prakken, Lawrence B.; White, Vincent E.; Lovelace, John K.
Simulated effects of existing and proposed surface-water impoundments and gas-well pads on streamflow and suspended sediment in the Cypress Creek watershed, Arkansas
Cypress Creek is located in central Arkansas and is the main tributary to Brewer Lake, which serves as the primary water supply for Conway, Arkansas, and the surrounding areas. A model of the Cypress Creek watershed was developed and calibrated in cooperation with Southwestern Energy Company using detailed precipitation, streamflow, and discrete...
Hart, Rheannon M.Climate, Water Quality, Toxic Blooms of Golden Alga in Texas
This webinar, Climate, Water Quality, Toxic Blooms of Golden Alga in Texas, was presented by Reynaldo Patino from the USGS Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Collecting suspended-sediment sample, Cibolo Ck., Tex.
Collection of a suspended-sediment sample by hydrologic technicians at U.S. Geological Survey station 08185000 Cibolo Creek at Selma, Texas, on May 25, 2013. The technician in the foreground is using a smart phone to check peak discharge at the site during the flood by accessing http://m.waterdata.usgs.gov (
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Two of the main spring discharge points of Comal springs, Texas
Two of the main spring discharge points of Comal springs.
A new website now provides important information about streamflow in the Comal and San Marcos Rivers and springflow at Comal and San Marcos Springs.
Drought conditions at Canton Lake, Oklahoma.
Drought conditions at Canton Lake, Oklahoma.
Drought conditions at Lone Chimney Lake, Oklahoma.
Drought conditions at Lake Lone Chimney, Pawnee County, Oklahoma.
North Fork Red River below Lake Altus, HWY 44
North Fork Red River below Lake Altus, HWY 44.
Wading discharge measurement by USGS midsection method
Wading discharge measurement made using the U.S. Geological Survey midsection method at site 1 (Colorado River downstream from Yancey Creek near Tow, Texas, December 3, 2012) (photograph by Christopher Braun, U.S. Geological Survey). USGS SIR 2015–5098
Travertine deposits, Post Oak Falls near Tow, Texas
Travertine deposits near site 4 (Post Oak Falls near Tow, Texas, October 31, 2012) (photograph by Jennifer Wilson, U.S. Geological Survey).
SIR 2015–5098
Faulting in limestone outcrop, Greenwood Creek
Faulting in limestone outcrop downstream from where Greenwood Creek flows into the Colorado River, October 31, 2012 (photograph by Jennifer Wilson, U.S. Geological Survey).
SIR 2015–5098
A quick computer search of the nearly 2 million official place names in the United States shows that Texas is still the state with the most geographic features named "Turkey." From "Turkey Creek" to "Turkeyroost Mountain," Texas has 175 features named after the holiday bird, an addition of one since the last check in 1982. Arizona is second with 134 turkey names.
31ST AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE Nov. 5-9, 1995
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Region 6: Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf
Texas Water Science Center
Phone: (512) 927-3500
Fax: (512) 927-3590
Oklahoma Water Science Center
Phone: 405-810-4400
Fax: 405-843-7712
South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center
Woodward Field Office
Phone: 580-256-5031
Tulsa Field Office
Phone: 918-254-6651
Lubbock Field Office
Phone: (806) 742-3129
Fax: (806) 742-0100
Gulf Coast Branch (Houston) Office
Phone: (936) 271-5300
Fax: (936) 271-5399
Wichita Falls Field Office
Phone: (940) 397-4453
North Texas Branch (Fort Worth) Office
Phone: (817) 263-9545
Fax: (682) 316-5022
El Paso Field Office
Phone: (915) 534-6308
Fax: (915) 534-6299
San Angelo Field Office
Phone: (325) 944-4600
Fax: (325) 942-0495
Corpus Christi Field Office
Phone: (361) 825-2073
Fax: (361) 825-2025
South Texas Branch (San Antonio) Office
Phone: (210) 691-9200
Fax: (210) 691-9270