Model for Calculating Agricultural Flood Loss
- Project summary:
- There have been many studies on economic losses on agricultural lands due to drought. However, there is little knowledge of economic losses due to flooding events. For this project, the TWDB contracted with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to create a model for calculating economic losses due to flooding events on agricultural lands. For their first task, AgriLife Extension performed an extensive literature review on existing methods. Using their findings, AgriLife Extension created a Microsoft Excel-based tool for estimating economic losses due to flooding events. This tool will help farmers and local planners better assess potential economic damages due to flooding on agricultural lands.
- Project deliverable(s):
- A Microsoft Excel-based tool for estimating economic losses of crops and/or livestock due to flooding events, a report describing the literature review and the tool's methodology, and a user guide for the tool.
- Contractor (and Principal Investigator, if appropriate):
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
- Contract amount:
- $90,448
- Project lead:
- Jenna Rao and Khushboo Agarwal
- Project timeline:
- September 2022 - June 2024
Seeking Stakeholder Feedback
Please send your comments by APRIL 26th, 2024 at 5p.m. CST
The research team has developed a prototype of this Excel-based tool and we are currently seeking feedback from stakeholders. If you are interested in testing the tool and providing feedback, click the following links to download the Excel file (that includes the User Guide with instructions for BCA calculations) and the TWDB BCA Calculator: