Browse our curated list of helpful links for students and researchers. Their combined freshwater saturated thickness averages about 600 feet in North Texas and about 1,900 feet in Central Texas. In Texas, a minor aquifer is defined as one that supplies large quantities of water in small areas or small quantities of water in large areas. Aquifer Code Name. Latitude (DD) Longitude (DD) County. Unconsolidated sand and gravel aquifers are characterized by intergranular porosity and all contain water primarily under unconfined, or water-table, conditions. 500--Sandstone and carbonate-rock aquifers. The information was collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and other agencies during the course of many years of study. Edwards Aquifer Map Viewer. It is part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. In general, groundwater is fresh but very hard in the outcrop of the aquifer. 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Groundwater movement in sandstone aquifers primarily is along bedding planes, but joints and fractures provide avenues for the vertical movement of water. Hydrogeologic unit boundaries (framework) and groundwater recharge data. Additional aquifer data through the USGS web app ; Metadata - The Edwards Aquifer maps were developed from official printed maps that contain regulatory boundaries based on geologic interpretations of the Edwards Aquifer zonesthat is, the recharge, transition, and contributing within the transition zones, as . In the south, the Trinity includes the Glen Rose and underlying Travis Peak formations. A lock () or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Delineations of the downdip boundaries of such aquifers as the Edwards (BFZ), Trinity, and Carrizo-Wilcox are based on chemical quality criteria. Aquifers are shown in the States of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana. Each PA was sampled across its lateral extent using an equal-area grid, typically with 60 wells. A major aquifer is generally defined as supplying large quantities of water in large areas of the state. Groundwater also supplies about 35 percent of the states municipal needs. Select the area, distance or location tool below. Refer to the metadata for a complete description of the files and how they were generated. The Hueco Bolson, located on the eastern side of the Franklin Mountains, consists of up to 9,000 feet of clay, silt, sand, and gravel and is an important source of drinking water for both El Paso and Juarez, Mexico. 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Last fall while exploring for oil and gas deposits in southwest Texas, a driller instead found a huge freshwater deep aquifer. AWUDS has a graphical user interface that facilitates data entry, revision, review, and approval. This is an important step in planning for water in Texas and Bastrop County for the next 50 years. Individual accumulations vary greatly in thickness, but most of the Seymour is less than 100 feet. Get your free copy of the 20202021 Texas Almanac eBook. Water levels in several counties in this region are very low due to over-pumping. In most places where these two rock types are interbedded, the carbonate rocks yield much more water than the sandstone. Beets will help keep Bexar County roads from freezing this week. The Wilcox Group and overlying Carrizo Sand form a hydrologically connected system of sand locally interbedded with clay, silt, lignite, and gravel. You may need to request the addition of Alluvial aquifers to the list of aquifers valid in your State. The principal aquifer in Uvalde County is the Edwards and associated limestones of Cretaceous age. The lower, more permeable part of the aquifer produces the greatest amount of groundwater. The desired future conditions provide the foundation for estimating the amount of groundwater available to the region. Water Tour | Aquifers Overview | Print Snapshot (PDF). An official website of the United States government. This list of national principal aquifer codes and names are fixed values assigned by the National Water Information System (NWIS). Irrigation, mainly in the northwestern portion of the region, accounted for about 79 percent of total aquifer use in 2008 and has resulted in significant water-level declines in Glasscock and Reagan counties. The aquifer consists of sand, gravel, clay, and silt and has a maximum thickness of 800 feet. (March 2005). The water-yielding properties of carbonate rocks vary widely; some yield almost no water and are considered to be confining units, whereas others are among the most productive aquifers known. The aquifer system is composed of the Catahoula, Oakville, Fleming, Goliad, Willis, Lissie, Bentley, Montgomery, and Beaumont formations. Consisting of up to 1,500 feet of alluvial fill, the aquifer occupies two hydrologically separate basins: the Pecos Trough in the west and the Monument Draw Trough in the east. Click any position on the map to reveal attributes for a specific location. Conservation districts are promoting more-efficient irrigation techniques, and market-based, voluntary transfers of unused agricultural water rights to municipal uses are more common. For Geophysical Well Log assistance contact. For Geophysical Well Log assistance contact. Revisions to the reference list since it was first used by NWIS: Northern Great Plains aquifer system was removed:this umbrella term includes four national aquifers but is not considered a national aquifer itself. 1700 North Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701TEL: 512-463-7847 / FAX: 512-475-2053, Asset Management Program for Small Systems, State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT), Guidance & References for Online Loan Application, State Water Implementation Fund for Texas, 6th Planning Cycle Information (2026 RWPs), 2021 Regional Water Plans & Previous Plans, Regional Water Planning Data Entry Application (RWP22) Training, District Information (O-Z and Other Districts), Extended Naturalize Flow and Reservoir Evaporation, Flood Planning Useful Links and Resources, Drought Response and Financial Assistance, Water Conservation Plan ~ Utility Profile, Historical Water Loss Audit and Conservation Annual Report Data, Industrial, Commercial & Institutional (ICI), Brackish Resources 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Groundwater Management Area 8, Trinity Aquifer model runs for Central Texas GCD, County water budget for the Trinity (Hill Country) Aquifer GAM, Predictive simulations for the Trinity Aquifer in Clearwater UWCD, Modeled available groundwater for the Trinity Aquifer in Groundwater Management Area 10, Aquifer Test and Related Well Information from Public Water Supply Wells in Groundwater Management Area 8, Management plan data for Hill Country UWCD, Ground Water Recharge Model: Calibration and Validation for Remotely-Sensed Dual Coefficient (RDC) GMA8 ET Estimation, Management plan information for Blanco-Pedernales GCD, Management plan data for Blanco-Pedernales GCD, Management plan data for Neches & Trinity Valleys GCD, Management plan data for Middle Trinity GCD, GAM task - Total Estimated Recoverable Storage, Total Estimated Recoverable Storage for aquifers in Groundwater Management Area 6, Total Estimated Recoverable Storage for aquifers in Groundwater Management Area 7, Total Estimated Recoverable Storage for aquifers in Groundwater Management Area 9, Total Estimated Recoverable Storage for aquifers in Groundwater Management Area 10, Total Estimated Recoverable Storage for aquifers in Groundwater Management Area 13, Management plan information for Real-Edwards Conservation and Reclamation District, Total Estimated Recoverable Storage for aquifers in Groundwater Management Area 8, Total Estimated Recoverable Storage for aquifers in Groundwater Management Area 11, Total Estimated Recoverable Storage for aquifers in Groundwater Management Area 12, Management plan data for Southern Trinity GCD, Management plan information for Trinity-Glen Rose GCD, Management plan data for Trinity Glen Rose GCD, Management Plan data for Southern Trinity GCD, Management plan data for Hays Trinity GCD, Management plan data for Upper Trinity GCD, Management plan data for Northern Trinity GCD, Predictive simulations for the Trinity Aquifer in Groundwater Management Area 9, Management plan data for Medina County GCD, Management Plan data for Uvalde County UWCD, Management plan information for Middle Trinity GCD, Management plan data for Comal Trinity GCD, Management plan information for Headwaters GCD, Management plan information for Bandera County RA&GD, Management plan information for Hill Country UWCD, Management plan information for Neches and Trinity Valleys GCD, Management plan information for Southern Trinity GCD, Management plan information for Glen Rose GCD, Management plan information for Southwestern Travis County GCD, Management plan information for Bandera County RA & GD, Management plan information for Comal Trinity GCD, Proportion of aquifer with groundwater conservation districts: 88 percent, Number of counties containing the aquifer: 61. However, the salinity has increased in many heavily pumped areas to the point where the water has become unsuitable for domestic and municipal use. The EAA has an active program to educate the public on water conservation and also operates several active groundwater recharge sites. Increased salinity may be associated with evaporative concentration of groundwater in saline playa lakes in the southern portion of the aquifer, up flow of more saline groundwater from the underlying Dockum Aquifer and other sources./p>. The map layer was developed as part of the effort to produce the maps published at 1:2,500,000 in the printed series Ground Water Atlas of the United States. Irrigation was the principal use in Medina and Uvalde counties. Aquifers are identified by a geohydrologic unit code-a three-digit number related to the age of the formation, followed by a 4 or 5 character abbreviation for the geologic unit or aquifer name. 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