Assessing flow and sediment dynamics of Lower Brazos and San Bernard Basins

Project Description

The project includes concerted field campaigns and modeling experiments that will fill major regional data gaps and attain a clearer, holistic understanding of flow connectivity and sediment dynamics along the Brazos River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) west of the Brazos River Flood Gate (BRFG), the San Bernard River, Caney Creek, and along the Gulf of Mexico. The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and TAMU-Galveston will 1) collect sediment core and bathymetric data from the Brazos River mouth to Cedar Cut; 2) configure of coupled hydrologic-hydrodynamic and sediment transport models for the region; 3) assess freshwater inflows along San Bernard River during floods; and 4) perform scenario analysis for flooding, sediment, and San Bernard River mouth stability.