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Carters Creek Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Project: Routine, Reconnaissance and Stormwater Monitoring Report: Tasks 4 and 5
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2016-01)
The Carters Creek watershed is a tributary of the Navasota River and covers an area of about 56.9 square miles in Brazos County. Approximately 57% of this area is urbanized (Figure 1), primarily by the cities of Bryan and ...
Effect of Irrigation Application Devices on Boll Set, Cotton Yield and Fiber Quality
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2002)
Previous research concluded that water sprayed above the canopy on open flowers interrupted pollination causing
flower drop and subsequent reduction in boll set and lint yield. The effect of water delivered through three ...
Landsat Satellite Multi-Spectral Classification of Land Cover Change for GIS-Based Urbanization Analysis in Irrigation Districts: Evaluation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2011-04)
This report summarizes our evaluation of the potential of Landsat satellite multi-spectral land
cover imagery for GIS-based urbanization analysis in irrigation districts. Three image scenes of
ETM+ (2003) and TM (1993) ...
Irrigating Cotton with Salty Water and Subsurface Drip Irrigation
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2002)
An experiment with a Subsurface Drip Irrigation system was planned on a Texas farm with salty water to develop design and management recommendations for SDI systems. The objectives of this study were: 1) Compare 0.20 and ...
2014 International SWAT Conference Proceedings
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2014-12)
The following Conference Proceedings contains papers covering a variety of topics including but limited to large scale applications; climate change applications; model development; database and GIS application and development; ...
Upgrading Existing Databases Recommendations for Irrigation Districts
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2011-04)
With only a few exceptions, irrigation districts in the Texas border region have old, outdated database systems that need to be replaced. These old databases are costly to maintain, make accessing and analyzing data ...
Measured Water Losses of Lateral A in Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2011-04)
Seepage and loss rate tests were conducted in Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2 (HCID2) on four segments of Lateral A during September 2002 and January 2003. Table 1 summarizes the results of this study. Also given ...
Farm Turnout Flow Recommendations for New Outlets in Cameron County Irrigation District No. 2
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2011-04)
The Bureau of Reclamation requested
recommendations on flow rates and capacity
requirements of new farm turnouts in Cameron
County Irrigation District No. 2.
These outlets are being designed as part of a
rehabilitation ...
Measured Seepage Losses of Canal 6.0 La Feria Irrigation District – Cameron County No. 3
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2011-04)
This report summarizes the results of seepage loss rate tests conducted in La Feria Irrigation District Cameron County Irrigation District No. 3 (La Feria). These tests were conducted during April 9 - 11, 2003 on Canal 6.0.
Desalination of Produced Water Using Reverse Osmosis
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2002)
Many oil and gas wells, particularly those in mature fields, produce large amounts of brine along with the hydrocarbons. Disposing of the brine can be costly, due to its composition and large volume. For example, in the ...