Water quality monitoring during an eclipse

April 30, 2024

TWRI

Tag(s): water quality monitoring, water team

Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw

TWRI Research Associate Amanda Tague at Deer Creek during the total eclipse. (Photo by Cameron Castilaw, TWRI)

Texas experienced a total solar eclipse for the first time in decades on April 8.

A few members of the Texas Water Resources Institute water team got a unique view of the event while conducting regular water quality monitoring at Deer Creek and Pond Creek.

Follow along for a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to experience an eclipse from the banks of a central Texas creek!

A flight of swallows were active and noisy until the eclipse started, then disappeared and fell silent.

Tague checking to see how much closer totality appeared to be.

While a little cloudy at times, the day was warm and sunny. The team viewed the eclipse from our last site of the day, Deer Creek. (All photos by Cameron Castilaw, TWRI.)