The Water Resiliency Assessment Tool Portal is designed to provide a spatial outlook of drought conditions for the United States and Military Installations. It consists of a number of maps for insight into historical data to visually identify trends of water related resources. Through this tool Military Installations will be able to monitor drought conditions, average temperature and precipitation trends, as well as gain an understanding of mean annual runoff flowline estimates.
DROUGHT MONITOR:
The Drought Monitor is the home page of the WRAST Portal and is centered over the conterminous United States to give an overall view of affected drought areas in the United States. The Drought Monitor map identifies areas of drought and labels them by intensity. Abnormally dry being the least intense level and Exceptional Drought being the most intense. Drought is identified as a moisture deficit bad enough to have social, environmental, or economic impact. This Drought Monitor System provides a consistent big-picture view of drought conditions in the United States.
This document provides instruction on how to navigate through the portal as well as explain its attributes.
Instructions to Drought Monitor Map
Enhanced Unit Runoff method (EROM) mean annual flow estimates:
The Enhanced Unit Runoff method is a 30-year average (1970-2000) mean annual flow estimate of National Hydrography flowlines for streamflow runoff. What this provides is a visual perspective of where streamflow accumulation builds up and is greatest as it works it way through the terrain from a higher to lower elevations. This has potential to identify areas for future well sites and water quality studies as more data becomes available. The EROM map also provides a visual extent of the Rio Grande Aquifer that supplies WSMR and Fort Bliss groundwater. Another layer added to the EROM map is a waterbody layer that provides a visual on locations of surface water located within the study area such as the Rio Grande River or Elephant Butte Lake. Should be noted that not all stream flowlines or water bodies will consistently have a water source and that a portion are merely ephemeral (short-lived/seasonal).
This document provides instruction on how to navigate through the portal as well as explain its attributes.
Monthly Temperature Average
The Monthly Temperature Average Map (in degrees Fahrenheit) are averaged over a 30 year period (1970-2000) using a National Hydrography catchment dataset. It provides a visual for temperature values throughout the study area with noticeable trends.
This document provides instruction on how to navigate through the portal as well as explain its attributes.