Storm Event Analysis: August 21, 2006 Amarillo, Texas Brad Eck brad.eck@mail.utexas.edu GIS in Water Resources December 5, 2006
Where is Amarillo? Coordinates: 35°11’ N, 101°50’ W Elevation: 3600 ft-msl Between river basins Image from: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/geo/pics/rivers.jpg
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Medi-Park Storm water collection Water quality sampling Road damage River Basin Boundary Points of interest
West Hills Park 17 year old drowning victim (http://www.amarillo.com/stories/082306/new_5405375.shtml)
Precipitation Depth -- August 21, 2006
Raster Processing West Hills Park Low accumulation threshold Area = 450 ac Average Slope = 2.78%
Hypothetical Hydrograph West Hills Park Catchment
Questions?