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This is a list of free and open-source software for geological data handling and interpretation. The list is split into broad categories, depending on the intended use of the software and its scope of functionality. Notice that 'free and open-source' requires that the source code is available and users are given a free software license.
The Oregon Water Resources Department (WRD) is the chief regulatory agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for management of all surface and ground water in the state, which by statute belongs to the public. The department’s primary activities include protection of existing water rights, facilitation of voluntary ...
3D view. HEC-RAS is simulation software used in computational fluid dynamics – specifically, to model the hydraulics of water flow through natural rivers and other channels.. The program was developed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in order to manage the rivers, harbors, and other public works under their jurisdiction; it has found wide acceptance by many others since its ...
The Willamette valley is home to 70% of Oregon's population, with the aquifer supplying water for agricultural, domestic, and industrial purposes. Reported in 2005, the total water use from the aquifer was 1.6 hm 3 (420 million gallons) per day, with 58% going to irrigation, 24% to public supply, and 18% to industrial use. [3]
The following year, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board replaced GWEB, [7] and expanded the five member board with six public members. [9] Passage of Measure 76 in Oregon's 2010 General Election continued lottery funding for parks, beaches, wildlife habitat, watershed protection beyond 2014 and modified the funding process. [10]
Oregon's Enterprise Information Services, the agency charged with the maintenance and security of the state's technology systems, are reviewing recommendations from the U.S. Environmental ...
Johnson Creek is a 25-mile (40 km) tributary of the Willamette River in the Portland metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Oregon.Part of the drainage basin of the Columbia River, its catchment consists of 54 square miles (140 km 2) of mostly urban land occupied by about 180,000 people as of 2012.
SWAT (soil and water assessment tool) is a river basin scale model developed to quantify the impact of land management practices in large, complex watersheds.SWAT is a public domain software enabled model actively supported by the USDA Agricultural Research Service at the Blackland Research & Extension Center in Temple, Texas, USA. [1]