Browsing by Author "Yetter, Kara"

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    Le Sueur River Basin Sediment Characterization - chemical and physical properties of sediments collected 2015-2018
    (2019-02-14) Baker, Anna; Finlay, Jacques; Gran, Karen; Rorer, Michelle; Belo, Tessa; Atkins, Walter; Muramoto-Mathieu, Megumi; Yetter, Kara; Katherine, Kemmitt; abaker@usgs.gov; Baker, Anna
    These data were collected in support of the development of a watershed budget for sediment-derived phosphorus for the Le Sueur River Basin. This table presents the results of analyses of sediment total phosphorus and extractable dissolved phosphorus (soluble reactive phosphorus, SRP, or dissolved orthophosphate, DOP) and other chemical and physical parameters with potential influence over the phosphorus content of these sediments. This data set consists of 97 samples collected from erosional source areas including agricultural fields and ditches, near channel features such as bluffs, streambanks, and ravines, and from sinks such as channel beds and fluvial suspended sediment.
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    Managing Storm Water: Emerald Pond Project Report
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2017) Barth, Brendan; Dempsey, Griffin; Erhart, Emily; Muramoto-Mathieu, Megumi; Yetter, Kara
    This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. With more high-intensity storms and above average precipitation amounts predicted for the region in the coming decades, storm water management will become a more significant issue in developing communities like Ramsey. Storm water management can be a particular challenge in neighborhoods that are already established and where there is little room to develop retention ponds or reroute storm water infrastructure. This project focused on Identifying appropriate best management practices (BMPs) to accommodate storm water runoff in an established neighborhood in Ramsey. Students in Dr. John Gulliver’s Urban Hydrology and Water Quality class sampled water in the neighborhood's Emerald Pond, investigated best practices for treating organic matter-rich storm water runoff, and made recommendations for Emerald Pond. The students’ final report and presentation are available.