Results of streamflow gain-loss studies in Texas, with emphasis on gains from and losses to major and minor aquifers, Texas, 2000
Open-File Report
2002-68
In cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board
By: Raymond M. Slade Jr., J. Taylor Bentley, and Dana Michaud
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Abstract
Data for all 366 known streamflow gain-loss studies conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in Texas were aggregated. A water-budget equation that includes discharges for main channels, tributaries, return flows, and withdrawals was used to document the channel gain or loss for each of 2,872 subreaches for the studies. The channel gain or loss represents discharge from or recharge to aquifers crossed by the streams. Where applicable, the major or minor aquifer outcrop traversed by each subreach was identified, as was the length and location for each subreach. These data will be used to estimate recharge or discharge for major and minor aquifers in Texas, as needed by the Ground-Water Availability Modeling Program being conducted by the Texas Water Development Board. The data also can be used, along with current flow rates for streamflow-gaging stations, to estimate streamflow at sites remote from gaging stations, including sites where streamflow availability is needed for permitted withdrawals.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Results of streamflow gain-loss studies in Texas, with emphasis on gains from and losses to major and minor aquifers, Texas, 2000 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2002-68 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr0268 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Texas Water Science Center |
| Description | HTML Document; Report: iii, 131 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
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