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Arkansas Water Science Center - PROJECTS

Welcome to the USGS Web page that provides access to water resource project information for Arkansas. You will find links to current Arkansas Water Science Center project web pages and information about the project chiefs, cooperators, and project time frames. Projects are listed alphabetically by their short title.

Decision Support System for Sustainable and Adaptive Management of Beaver Lake

Short Title: Beaver Lake 3-D Modeling
Project Chiefs: Reed Green
Cooperator: Beaver Water District
Project Time Frame: 2000 - present

Beaver Lake Water Quantity and Quality

Short Title: Beaver Lake Water Quality
Project Chiefs: Dennis Evans and Joel Galloway
Cooperator: Beaver Water District
Project Time Frame: 2000 - present

Characterization of Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages at 35 Streams in Southwestern Louisiana and an Assessment of Their Relations to Water-Quality and Physical Habitat

Short Title: Biological Characterization of Louisiana Streams
Project Chief: Billy Justus
Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2009

Ground-Water Data Network

Short Title: Ground-Water Data Network
Project Chief: Tony Schrader
Cooperators: Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Arkansas Geological Survey, Cabot Water Works, Grand Prairie Water Users Association, Union County Conservation District
Project Time Frame: 1985 - present

Hydrologic Monitoring for the City of Hot Springs Early Flood Warning Information System

Short Title: Hot Springs Flood Warning System
Project Chief: Bob Blanchard
Cooperator: City of Hot Springs
Project Time Frame: 2008 - present

Preliminary Characterization of Thermal Waters East of Hot Springs National Park

Short Title: Hot Springs Thermal Study
Project Chief: Tim Kresse
Cooperators: Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2009

Lakes Maumelle and Winona

Short Title: Lakes Maumelle and Winona
Project Chief: Joel Galloway
Cooperator: Central Arkansas Water
Project Time Frame: 1989 - present

Digital Hydrogeologic Surface and Thickness of the Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study (MERAS)

Short Title: MERAS Framework
Project Chief: Rheannon Scheiderer
Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey Office of Ground-Water Resources Program
Project Time Frame: January 2006 - 2009

Mississippi Embayment Regional Aquifer Study (MERAS)

Short Title: MERAS Model
Project Chief: Brian Clark
Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey Office of Ground-Water Resources Program
Project Time Frame: January 2006 - 2009

Middle Fork Saline River

Short Title: Middle Fork Study
Project Chief: Dennis Evans
Cooperators: Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas Naural Resources Commission, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Project Time Frame: January 2003 - present

Lower Mississippi River National Rivers and Streams Assessment

Short Title: Mississippi River NRSA
Project Chief: Billy Justus
Cooperator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Project Time Frame: 2008 - 2009

Ground-Water Modeling Support

Short Title: North Ground-Water Model
Project Chief: John Czarnecki
Cooperator: Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
Project Time Frame: 2005 - present

A Method for Identifying Karst Features in the Ozarks and Their Correlation to Ground-Water Quality Impacts

Short Title: Ozark Karst Study
Project Chiefs: Tim Kresse (USGS-Water), Phil Hays (USGS-Water), Jeffery Spooner (USGS-Geography), Mark Hudson (USGS-Geology), Esther Stroh (USGS-Biology)
Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey
Project Time Frame: 2007 - 2009

Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

Short Title: Ozark Plateaus NAWQA
Project Chief: Jim Petersen
Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program
Project Time Frame: 1991 - present

Water Quality of Potential Reference Lakes in Two Level-Three Ecoregions of Arkansas

Short Title: Reference Lakes
Project Chief: Billy Justus
Cooperator: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Project Time Frame: 1991 - present

Sediment Data Program

Short Title: Sediment Data Program
Project Chief: Dennis Evans
Cooperator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District
Project Time Frame: 1997 - present

Analysis of Chloride Data in the Alluvial Aquifer of Southeastern Arkansas

Short Title: Southeastern Arkansas Chloride Study
Project Chief: Tim Kresse
Cooperator: Boeuf-Tensas Regional Irrigation Water Distribution District
Project Time Frame: July 2007 - September 2008

Sparta Aquifer Recovery Project

Short Title: Sparta Recovery Project
Project Chief: Tony Schrader
Cooperators: Union County Water Conservation Board
Project Time Frame: 2002 - present

Surface-Water Data Program

Short Title: Surface-Water Data Program
Project Chief: Jaysson Funkhouser
Cooperators: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Vicksburg District, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Arkansas Geological Survey, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Buffalo National River (U.S. National Park Service), Hot Springs National Park (U.S. National Park Service), City of Batesville, City of Fort Smith, City of Fayetteville, City of Newport, City of Hot Springs, City of Hardy, City of Little Rock, Rogers Water Utilities - City of Rogers, Central Arkansas Water, Beaver Water District, Entergy, Inc., Audubon Arkansas, Buffalo Outdoor Center, Arkansas Canoe Club
Project Time Frame: 1927 - present

Tri State Ground-Water Modeling

Short Title: Tri-State Ground-Water Model
Project Chief: John Czarnecki
Cooperators: Kansas Water Board
Project Time Frame: 2005 - present

Technical Assistance to the USDA - NRCS - National Water Management Center

Short Title: USDA-NRCS-NWMC Assistance
Project Chief: Aaron Pugh
Cooperator: USDA-NRCS-National Water Management Center
Project Time Frame: 1996 - present

Water-Quality Data Program

Short Title: Water-Quality Data Program
Project Chief: Dennis Evans
Cooperators: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Arkansas Geological Survey, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Central Arkansas Water, Hot Springs Village
Project Time Frame: 1962 - present

Water-Use Data Program

Short Title: Water-Use Data Program
Project Chief: Terry Holland
Cooperators: Arkansas Naural Resources Commission
Project Time Frame: 1985 - present

Web Accessible Water-Well Database

Short Title: Water-Well Database
Project Chief: Terry Holland
Cooperators: Arkansas Naural Resources Commission
Project Time Frame: 2005 - present

Well Log Archive Database

Short Title: Well Log Database
Project Chief: Terry Holland
Cooperators: Arkansas Naural Resources Commission
Project Time Frame: 2005 - present

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