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South-Central Section - 46th Annual Meeting (8–9 March 2012)

Session No. 1
Thursday, 8 March 2012: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Espino A & B (Sul Ross University)

T2. The Rio Grande and Its Tributaries in the Big Bend Region: Hydrology, Water Quality, and Restoration Efforts

 

Jeffery Bennett and Joe Sirotnak, Advocates
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Start Time
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9:00 AM
WATER MANAGEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FLOWS IN THE BIG BEND REACH, RIO GRANDE/BRAVO
SANDOVAL SOLIS, Samuel, Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue - LAWR, PES 1110, Davis, CA 95616 and MCKINNEY, Daene C., Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1786, Austin, TX 78712-0273, samsandoval@ucdavis.edu, samsandoval@ucdavis.edu
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9:15 AM
INFLUENCE OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATER INTERACTIONS ON ALGAL COMMUNITIES IN THE RIO GRANDE
PORTER, Stephen D. and LONGLEY, Glenn, Edwards Aquifer Research & Data Center, Texas State University, 248 Freeman Aquatic Building, San Marcos, TX 78666, sp31@txstate.edu, sp31@txstate.edu
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9:30 AM
NEAR-CONTINUOUS SUSPENDED SEDIMENT MONITORING OF THE RIO GRANDE USING MULTI-FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTATION in BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, USA
DEAN, David J.1, TOPPING, David J.2, SCHMIDT, John C.2, SABOL, Thomas A.2 and GRIFFITHS, Ronald E.2, (1)Watershed Sciences, Utah State University, 5210 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-5210, (2)United States Geological Survey, Grand Canyon Research and Monitoring Center, 2255 N. Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, david.dean@usu.edu, david.dean@usu.edu
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9:45 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF A SEEPS AND SPRINGS MONITORING PROTOCOL FOR BACKCOUNTRY SPRINGS
JACKSON, Chris, Natural Resource Management, Sul Ross State University, 400 North Harrison, Alpine, TX 79830, URBANCZYK, Kevin M., Department of Biological, Geological and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State Univ, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832 and GALLO, Kirsten, National Park Service, Chihuahuan Desert Network, NMSU, 3655 Research Drive, Genesis Bldg. C, Las Cruces, NM 88003, cjackson2@sulross.edu, cjackson2@sulross.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
5
10:30 AM
HYDROLOGIC, GEOMORPHOLOGIC AND GIS ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERFACED SEDIMENT/DISCHARGE SAMPLING STATION AS A MEANS TO QUANTIFYING A SEDIMENT BUDGET FOR THE UPPER TERLINGUA CREEK WATERSHED
HERMOSILLO, Jesús F., Sul Ross State University, Biological, Geological and Physical Sciences, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832, URBANCZYK, Kevin M., Department of Earth and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State University, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832 and WARNOCK, Bonnie J., Department of Natural Resource Management, Sul Ross State University, Box C-16, Alpine, TX 79832, herj984@sulross.edu, herj984@sulross.edu
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10:45 AM
HYDROGEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK OF SPRINGS IN THE LOWER CANYONS OF THE RIO GRANDE, RIO GRANDE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER, TEXAS
BRAUCH, Billie, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, National Park Service, BBNP-ScRM, 1 Mesquite Road, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834, BENNETT, Jeffery, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, National Park Service, BBNP-ScRM, 266 Tecolote Drive, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834 and URBANCZYK, Kevin, Rio Grande Research Center, Sul Ross State University, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832, billie_brauch@nps.gov, billie_brauch@nps.gov
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11:00 AM
GEOMORPHOLOGY OF SAND BARS IN BOQUILLAS CANYON, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
URBANCZYK, Kevin M., Department of Biological, Geological and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State Univ, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832 and BENNETT, Jeffery, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, National Park Service, BBNP-ScRM, 266 Tecolote Drive, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834, kevinu@sulross.edu, kevinu@sulross.edu
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11:15 AM
A STUDY OF HYPORHEIC WATERS FROM BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK SANDBARS
WHEAT, Julian, Earth and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State University, 400 North Harrison, Box C-139 SRSU, Alpine, TX 79832, URBANCZYK, Kevin M., Department of Biological, Geological and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State Univ, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832 and BENNETT, Jeffery, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, National Park Service, BBNP-ScRM, 266 Tecolote Drive, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834, jwheat@sulross.edu, jwheat@sulross.edu
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11:30 AM
ESTIMATING GROUND WATER CONTRIBUTION FROM THE EDWARDS-TRINITY PLATEAU AQUIFER TO THE BIG BEND REACH OF THE RIO GRANDE, TEXAS
BENNETT, Jeffery, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, National Park Service, BBNP-ScRM, 266 Tecolote Drive, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834, BRAUCH, Billie, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, National Park Service, BBNP-ScRM, 1 Mesquite Road, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834 and URBANCZYK, Kevin M., Department of Biological, Geological and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State Univ, Box C-139, Alpine, TX 79832, jeffery_bennett@nps.gov, jeffery_bennett@nps.gov
 
11:45 AM
Concluding Remarks
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