Better understanding the quality and quantity of Missouri’s water is the goal of an initiative launching this year as part of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Missouri Water Resources Plan.
The Missouri Hydrology Atlas is a new mapping effort to compile various technical information sources into one publication for the state’s river basins.
Produced by the Missouri Geological Survey’s Water Resources Center, the maps added to the atlas will be made available online to residents and planners.
“Each year, the Missouri Geological Survey produces updated surficial bedrock maps of the state. These hydrology maps will be similar, but instead focus on what we learn about surface water and groundwater resources within our drainage basins,” said Scott Kaden, chief of the Missouri Geological Survey’s Groundwater Section.
