Trends in base flow, total flow, and base-flow index of selected streams in and near Oklahoma through 2008

Esralew, Rachel A.; Lewis, Jason M.

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“…The window for storm hydrograph duration-the mean length of a runoff peak from a precipitation event-was estimated at 6 days. The mean BFI, or the proportion of streamflow that originates as base flow for 1980-2011, was calculated to be 0.63, which was similar to estimates in Esralew and Lewis (2010). The mean annual base flow for Reach I was calculated to be approximately 69,000 acre-ft (table 9).…”

Section: Reach I Base-flow Separationmentioning

confidence: 48%

Hydrogeological framework, numerical simulation of groundwater flow, and effects of projected water use and drought for the Beaver-North Canadian River alluvial aquifer, northwestern Oklahoma

Ryter¹,

Correll²

2016

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Section: Reach I Base-flow Separationmentioning

confidence: 48%

Hydrogeological framework, numerical simulation of groundwater flow, and effects of projected water use and drought for the Beaver-North Canadian River alluvial aquifer, northwestern Oklahoma

Ryter¹,

Correll²

2016

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“…Though annual precipitation in west central Oklahoma (climate division 4; National Climatic Data Center, 2015) significantly increased over the streamgage period of record, no trends in annual streamflow were apparent at the Carter streamgage (07301500). Annual peak streamflow and annual number of zero-flow days at this streamgage significantly decreased over the period of record while annual base flow and annual base-flow index significantly increased over the period of record (Esralew and Lewis, 2010). The causes of these trends in annual streamflow statistics are not clear.…”

Section: Streamflow Characteristics and Trendsmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…For the study period 1980-2013, about half of the annual surfacewater inflow to Lake Altus was supplied by base flow (as observed at the Carter streamgage [07301500] and computed by using the USGS Groundwater Toolbox [Barlow and others, 2015]), which is the component of streamflow supplied by the discharge of groundwater to streams (Barlow and Leake, 2012) (table 2). However, the total annual base flow and the base-flow index (the ratio of total annual base flow to total annual streamflow) generally have been increasing (while peak flows generally have been decreasing) since the 1960s at the Carter streamgage (07301500), just upstream from Lake Altus (Smith and Wahl, 2003;Esralew and Lewis, 2010). The reasons for these increasing trends in base flow and base-flow index are not clear but could include increases in the number of impoundments (stock ponds and floodwaterretarding structures) or changes in agricultural practices that reduce runoff and promote artificial recharge to the aquifer (Smith and Wahl, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to data collected at the Carter streamgage (07301500), the North Fork Red River upstream from Lake Altus has become increasingly dependent on base flow since the beginning of the period of record in the late 1930s (Smith and Wahl, 2003;Esralew and Lewis, 2010). Though annual precipitation in west central Oklahoma (climate division 4; National Climatic Data Center, 2015) significantly increased over the streamgage period of record, no trends in annual streamflow were apparent at the Carter streamgage (07301500).…”

Section: Streamflow Characteristics and Trendsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Hydrogeology and simulated groundwater flow and availability in the North Fork Red River aquifer, southwest Oklahoma, 1980–2013

Smith¹,

Ellis²,

Wagner³

et al. 2017

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For more information on the USGS-the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment-visit https://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS.For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit https://store.usgs.gov.Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner. AcknowledgmentsThe project documented in this report was conducted as part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Water Program in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB). The authors value the contributions of many OWRB and USGS staff that led to the successful completion of the project. The authors thank the OWRB for support on this project and OWRB Water Resources geologist Christopher Neel for help with defining study objectives and providing hydrogeologic data. OWRB geologist Jon Sanford compiled drawdown data from well completion reports.The authors also thank former USGS employees Noel Osborn, who provided initial project coordination and management, and Trevor Grout, who compiled, organized, and analyzed available hydrologic and spatial data. USGS employees Marty Phillips and Martin Schneider measured stream base flow, and Kevin Smith measured hydraulic conductivity and water-table altitudes in addition to siting and maintaining continuous water-level recorder wells. Shana Mashburn provided guidance on recharge estimation techniques and facilitated data entry to the National Water Information System database. The authors acknowledge and appreciate the professionalism, experience, and dedication of these helpful colleagues. Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).Altitude, as used in this report, refers to distance above the vertical datum. Supplemental Information AbstractOn September 8, 1981, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board established regulatory limits on the maximum annual yield of groundwater (343,042 acre-feet per year) and equalproportionate-share (EPS) pumping rate (1.0 acre-foot per acre per year) for the North Fork Red River aquifer. The maximum annual yield and EPS were based on a hydrologic investigation that used a numerical groundwater-flow model to evaluate the effects of potential groundwater withdrawals on groundwater availability in the North Fork Red River aquifer. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is statutorily required (every 20 years) to update the hydrologic investigation on which the maximum annual yield and EPS were based. Because 20 years have elapsed since the final order was issued, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, conducted an updated hydrologic investigation and evaluat...

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“…The ratio of the baseflow volume to the total streamflow volume for the period of analysis is the base-flow index. Although these procedures may not always yield the true base-flow volume of the stream, tests in Great Britain (Institute of Hydrology, 1980), Canada (Swan and Condie, 1983), and the United States (Wahl and Wahl, 1995) indicated that the results of this base-flow separation procedure were consistent and indicative of the true base-flow volume (Esralew and Lewis, 2010).…”

Section: Base-flow Separationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hydrogeology and simulation of groundwater flow and analysis of projected water use for the Canadian River alluvial aquifer, western and central Oklahoma

Ellis¹,

Mashburn²,

Graves³

et al. 2017

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For more information on the USGS-the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment-visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS.For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://store.usgs.gov.Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner. AcknowledgmentsThe Canadian River alluvial aquifer study was conducted as a part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Water Program in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB). The authors thank the board members of the OWRB for their support of this study and the OWRB technical studies section, who provided datasets and field assistance.The authors thank USGS employee Lynette Brooks for her help in conceptual flow model analysis and design. The authors thank Mike Fienen for support with parameter estimation (PEST) settings, singular value decomposition, and regularization. Additionally, the authors thank the Wisconsin and Nebraska Water Science Centers for use of their high-performance computing networks to perform the PEST calibration for the two groundwater-flow models. The authors also thank USGS employee Kevin Smith for his extensive field work and site data collection. Finally, the authors thank the many landowners who provided access to their land and groundwater wells, without whose assistance this study would not have been possible. DatumVertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).Altitude, as used in this report, refers to distance above the vertical datum. AbstractThis report describes a study of the hydrogeology and simulation of groundwater flow for the Canadian River alluvial aquifer in western and central Oklahoma conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The report (1) quantifies the groundwater resources of the Canadian River alluvial aquifer by developing a conceptual model, (2) summarizes the general water quality of the Canadian River alluvial aquifer groundwater by using data collected during August and September 2013, (3) evaluates the effects of estimated equal proportionate share (EPS) on aquifer storage and streamflow for time periods of 20, 40, and 50 years into the future by using numerical groundwater-flow models, and (4) evaluates the effects of present-day groundwater pumping over a 50-year period and sustained hypothetical drought conditions over a 10-year period on stream base flow and groundwater in storage by using numerical flow models. The Canadian River alluvial aquifer is a Qua...

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Trends in base flow, total flow, and base-flow index of selected streams in and near Oklahoma through 2008

Abstract: Maps showing: 85. Results of Kendall's tau trend analyses of the annual number of days when ix streamflow is (A) equal to zero cubic feet per second and (B) less than 1 cubic foot per second for selected streamflow-gaging stations in and near Oklahoma. .

Cited by 18 publications

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Hydrogeological framework, numerical simulation of groundwater flow, and effects of projected water use and drought for the Beaver-North Canadian River alluvial aquifer, northwestern Oklahoma

Hydrogeological framework, numerical simulation of groundwater flow, and effects of projected water use and drought for the Beaver-North Canadian River alluvial aquifer, northwestern Oklahoma

Hydrogeology and simulated groundwater flow and availability in the North Fork Red River aquifer, southwest Oklahoma, 1980–2013

Hydrogeology and simulation of groundwater flow and analysis of projected water use for the Canadian River alluvial aquifer, western and central Oklahoma

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