Our Capabilities
We have specialist capabilities for water data collection & dissemination, flood & drought response, water-quality science, and geophysics
We have specialist capabilities for water data collection & dissemination, flood & drought response, water-quality science, and geophysics
Monitor developing conditions
The National Water Dashboard displays streamflow and flooding conditions in context with current weather and hazard conditions.
The National Water Dashboard displays streamflow and flooding conditions in context with current weather and hazard conditions.
Impacts from oil and natural-gas production
Review of land-use, water-quality, and sediment-quality changes associated with oil and natural-gas production in the Eagle Ford.
Review of land-use, water-quality, and sediment-quality changes associated with oil and natural-gas production in the Eagle Ford.
Crest-stage data for ungaged west Texas streams
Annual and approximately quarterly peak streamflow data collected from small- to medium-sized watersheds in central and western Texas.
Annual and approximately quarterly peak streamflow data collected from small- to medium-sized watersheds in central and western Texas.
Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
Water information is fundamental to national and local economic well-being, protection of life and property, and effective management of water resources. USGS works with partners in Oklahoma and Texas to monitor, assess, conduct targeted research, and deliver information on a wide range of water resources including streamflow, groundwater, water quality, and water use and availability.
Water Dashboard
Water Dashboard
Oklahoma and Texas real-time stream, lake, reservoir, precipitation, water quality and groundwater stations in context with current weather and hazard conditions
Geophysical Logs
Geophysical Logs
Web based tool for storage and retrieval of borehole-geophysical logs and related data files. USGS scientists can upload geophysical logs to the GeoLog Locator database to be explored through this website.
News
OTWSC Webinar, January 23 - Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Monitoring Project
OTWSC Webinar, January 23 - Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone Monitoring Project
OTWSC Webinar, Wednesday, March 6th - Flood Decision Support Toolbox (FDST)
OTWSC Webinar, Wednesday, March 6th - Flood Decision Support Toolbox (FDST)
USGS Selects Trinity-San Jacinto River Basin to Study Impacts of Climate Change, Sea Level Variability
USGS Selects Trinity-San Jacinto River Basin to Study Impacts of Climate Change, Sea Level Variability
Publications
RIce-Net: Integrating ground-based cameras and machine learning for automated river ice detection
River ice plays a critical role in controlling streamflow in cold regions. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) qualifies affected water-level measurements and inferred streamflow by ice conditions at a date later than the day of the actual measurements. This study introduces a novel computer vision-based framework, River Ice-Network (RIce-Net), that uses the USGS nationwide network of...
Spatial and seasonal water-quality patterns and temporal water-quality trends in Lake Conroe on the West Fork San Jacinto River near Conroe, Texas, 1974–2021
The impoundment of Lake Conroe in 1973 created an important water resource for greater Houston, Texas. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the San Jacinto River Authority, analyzed water-quality data collected from 1974 to 2021 at upreservoir, mid-reservoir, and downreservoir sites in Lake Conroe. Water-column and seasonal variability of selected water-quality constituents...
Hydrogeologic investigation, framework, and conceptual flow model of the Antlers aquifer, southeastern Oklahoma, 1980–2022
The 1973 Oklahoma Groundwater Law (Oklahoma Statute §82–1020.5) requires that the Oklahoma Water Resources Board conduct hydrologic investigations of the State’s groundwater basins to support a determination of the maximum annual yield for each groundwater basin. Every 20 years, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board is required to update the hydrologic investigation on which the maximum...
Science
Preliminary Research Sheds Light on Proper Analysis and Sample Handling for the Tire-Derived Contaminants 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone
Tire and road wear particles have been shown to cause acute effects to sensitive aquatic animals and degrade their habitats. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists developed methods to accurately identify aquatic compounds, such as 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone, that can cause acute mortality events in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch).
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Kansas Water Science Center, New Jersey Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Washington Water Science Center, Western Fisheries Research Center
Socio-Hydrology
The Socio-Hydrology Team conducts interdisciplinary studies spanning socioeconomic, hydrologic and climate science. Applying qualitative and quantitative approaches, we help stakeholders identify and assess a suite of water and climate risks. Our methodology provides a means for resource managers, practitioners, and communities to analyze and evaluate risks, vulnerability, and resiliency to...
Microplastics in Tributaries to Galveston Bay
Galveston Bay is the habitat of many organisms including many species of oysters, fish, and birds. USGS scientists from the Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center are conducting a study, in cooperation with the Galveston Bay Estuary Program, to assess the occurrence and abundance of microplastics (plastic particles smaller than 5 mm in diameter) in Galveston Bay and its tributaries.