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Reservoirs Dwindle in South Texas

Drought in the Nueces River basin is reducing reservoir levels, leaving residents and industry in the Corpus Christi area facing water shortages.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published November 17, 2025
Data acquired October 8, 2021 - October 11, 2025

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Landsat 9 > OLI-2