X
GO

Water School

About Us   >   Education   >   Water School

Water School

What is yield?

Yield refers to the amount of water produced by a water treatment process or the quantity of water that can be collected for a given use from surface or groundwater sources. The yield may vary depending on the proposed use, the development plan, location of the water source, and economic considerations.

Tags

water supply, planning

Related

Share

Search
Categories

The information provided on this site is intended as background on water within the Brazos River basin. There should be no expectation that this information is all encompassing, complete or in any way examines every aspect of this very complex natural resource.

If you have questions about a post or would like additional information, please contact us or call 888-922-6272.

Tags
conservation aerobic marsh oxygen water clarity hydrology electric companies beneficial use boating soil gas fertilizer riparian maps agriculture mgd employment legislation watershed habitat solids surface water fishing inundated granbury drilling mission water code monitor aquifer hydropower sewage appropriation emergency use riverine USGS jobs water quality river lawn well contaminants ground water potable filter cfs salinity municipal tributary chlorides gate lake levels flood meta tag treatment supply main stem dock dam chlorine medicine camping planning runoff hydrologic cycle map TCEQ E. coli flood pool organic pollutants possum kingdom climate effluent recreation costs direct re-use hunting industry permit golden algea speaker clarity lakes water supply streamflow water treatment rights septic system water water plants sludge xeriscape minerals dissolved solids channel acre-foot authority limestone lake depth drinking water evaporation groundwater reservoir mainstem farming taste environmental canoeing subwatershed sanitation rain golden algae storage fish kill gage mitigation subsidence district inland volume brackish wildlife pharmaceuticals stream indirect re-use bed and banks drought water cycle allens creek reservoir bay corps water rights precipitation wetland system water planning use PAM consumption industrial acre-feet estuary biosolids classification spillway salt agricultural E coli releases wastewater governance landscaping spring measure electricity hydrilla watercourse quality invasive plants environment reservoirs kayak contract basin septic algae calcium bottled water streamflow anaerobic flood control lake parasite insurance turbidity lake level impound canoe wetlands gulf sediment subsidence fork infection Board smell corps of engineers water use