Groundwater Management Area 16Groundwater Flow Model
The Groundwater Management Area 16 model includes portions of the underlying Gulf Coast, Yegua-Jackson, Queen City, Sparta, and Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer systems. The model was developed in an effort to provide results useful to Groundwater Management Area 16, because the existing groundwater availability models for the central portion of the Gulf Coast Aquifer and the southern portion of the Gulf Coast Aquifer do not individually encompass the footprint for Groundwater Management Area 16, nor do they include the Yegua-Jackson, Queen City, Sparta, or Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer systems. The purpose of this model, therefore, was focused on use as a tool in developing desired future conditions.
Model Report
"Groundwater Management Area 16 Groundwater Flow Model." | DRAFT
Model Files
Please contact David Thorkildsen (512-936-0871) for a copy of model files. The model files are available in an electronic format with a small processing fee per CD/DVD.
Model Grid
Model grid cells are geographically assigned to counties, groundwater conservation districts, river basins, groundwater management areas, and regional water planning areas within the model study area using a centroid based approach. The model grid is available in ESRI® shapefile format and comma-delimited text file.
Other Resources
Please see the Gulf Coast Aquifer, the Gulf Coast Aquifer (central portion) GAM, and the Gulf Coast Aquifer (southern portion) GAM pages for other reports and publications.
For model runs see the GMA 16 page.