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DATA CENTER
INFORMATION CENTER
ABOUT THE TEXAS WSC
USGS IN YOUR STATE
USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.
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Water Resources of Texas
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Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Web site for the water resources of Texas. Here you'll find information on Texas lakes, rivers, and streams. The USGS operates the most extensive satellite network of stream-gaging stations in the State, many of which form the backbone of flood-warning systems.
The USGS provides current ("real-time") stream stage and streamflow, water quality, and ground-water levels for more than 650 sites in Texas.
Quick Link to Real-Time Data
View site list: SW | GW | QW
Current Projects in Texas
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USGS Texas News
Hurricane Information
Daisetta, Tex., Sinkhole
Cooperating Agency Reports
Karst Proceedings
CoreCasts
USGS Texas Job Listings - 8/26/2008
A number of new employment opportunities with the Texas Water Science Center are currently available.
View all job listings
Scheduled Seminar Series
Please join us for these technical talks/WebEx sessions scheduled in the coming months.
October 9,2008 -
"Factors Controlling the Quality of Ground Water - New contributions from the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program"
Presented by: Jack Barbash
Map and directions to the Texas Water Science Center
View all seminars
Featured Publication
Application of Surface Geophysical Methods, With Emphasis on Magnetic Resonance
Soundings, to Characterize the Hydrostratigraphy of the Brazos River Alluvium Aquifer, College Station,Texas, July 2006--
A Pilot Study
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board, used surface geophysical methods at
the Texas A&M University Brazos River Hydrologic Field Research Site near College Station, Texas, in a pilot study, to
characterize the hydrostratigraphic properties of the Brazos River alluvium aquifer and determine the effectiveness of
the methods to aid in generating an improved groundwater availability model. Three non-invasive surface geophysical
methods were used to characterize the electrical stratigraphy and hydraulic properties and to interpret the
hydrostratigraphy of the Brazos River alluvium aquifer.
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Spotlight on Texas Projects
The Texas Water Science Center conducts hydrologic projects that address a wide variety of water-resources issues, including water supply, ground-water contamination, nutrient loading in streams, effects of land use on water quality, and basic hydrologic data collection.
All Texas Projects
Featured Project:
USGS Study of Nutrient Conditions in the Edwards Plateau 2005-2006
During the summers of 2005 and 2006 the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, evaluated nutrient concentrations and biological communities in small streams in portions of the Edwards Plateau of Central Texas. Land-cover analysis was used to select 15 small streams that represented a gradient of conditions with the potential to affect nutrient concentrations across the study area. Data collected included information on water chemistry, nutrients, algae, benthic invertebrates, and fish.
This report presents the results of that data collection effort and (1) describes the range of nutrient and biological conditions in selected small streams in the eastern part of the plateau; (2) identifies and examines relations between nutrient concentrations and biological-response variables; (3) examines the effects of stream flow on relations between nutrients and biological conditions.
- Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5195
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