Tag: Navasota River
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Shifting Navasota River examined in TWRI-led research
Article originally written by Cameron Castilaw Rivers change as time goes on, natural erosion, severe weather events and human intervention can all contribute to a changing landscape. The Navasota River is no exception to this. Flowing 125 miles from Mount Calm in East Texas, it eventually joins the Brazos River and is dammed in six…
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Research roundup: new water research from around Texas
Peer-reviewed publications by TWRI scientists Distribution of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Rapidly Urbanizing Arroyo Colorado Watershed, Texas: Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and Texas A&M University scientists collaborated on this first study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water samples collected in the Arroyo Colorado watershed. PFAS levels were measured in water…
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Navasota River watershed protection implementation activities, planning focus of July 11 meeting
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are hosting a meeting July 11 in College Station for anyone interested in water quality in the Navasota River and its watershed downstream of Lake Limestone. The meeting, free and open to the public, will be held from…
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Public invited to Navasota River watershed meeting on draft plan
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) are hosting two public meetings Dec. 8 for anyone interested in improving and protecting water quality in the Navasota River and its watershed downstream of Lake Limestone. Meeting times and locations are: Landowners, homeowners, business…
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Navasota River watershed stakeholders invited to public planning meetings
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board are hosting two public meetings in July for anyone interested in improving and protecting water quality in the Navasota River and its watershed downstream of Lake Limestone. Meeting dates, times and locations are: Landowners, homeowners, business owners, concerned citizens…
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Photo essay: Navasota River water quality monitoring
One morning in March, Conservation Matters joined up with members of the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) water team to get a behind the scenes look at the water quality monitoring process. Check out this photo essay to see what it takes to survey and measure water quality in the Navasota River. Rising in the Hill County roughly 10 miles northeast…
