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Bear Creek surface water simulation modeling demonstration.
(University of Minnesota, Water Resources Research Center. Special report 13., 1987-06) Anderson, Kevin L.
This report summarizes a test of the interface between existing computer models and water-resource data in Minnesota's current geographic information system.
Fields to streams: managing water in rural landscapes Part 1: Water shaping the landscape
(University of Minnesota Extension, 2015) Lewandowski, Ann; Everett, Leslie; Lenhart, Chris; Terry, Karen; Origer, Mark; Moore, Richard
Fields to Streams details connections between land use, runoff, and water quality in rural landscapes. The two-part book highlights practices to improve and protect rural streams and shows how land management can affect the rate of runoff that shapes them. The publication was prepared for landowners, land managers, and the conservation professionals who work with them to help them talk about and address local watershed issues. It draws on research from Minnesota and Iowa, providing concise explanations and graphics to highlight concepts and practices. Part One, "Water Shaping the Landscape," explains the role of Minnesota's geology, changing rainfall, and land management practices in altering the amount and timing of runoff reaching and shaping streams and rivers. Part Two, "Managing Sediment and Water," describes practices for managing crops, drainage systems, surface runoff, wetlands, impoundments, and stream corridors to reduce peak flows and lessen the amount of streambank, bluff, and ravine erosion.
Fields to streams: managing water in rural landscapes Part 2: Managing sediment and water
(University of Minnesota Extension, 2015) Lewandowski, Ann; Everett, Leslie; Lenhart, Chris; Terry, Karen; Origer, Mark; Moore, Richard
Fields to Streams details connections between land use, runoff, and water quality in rural landscapes. The two-part book highlights practices to improve and protect rural streams and shows how land management can affect the rate of runoff that shapes them. The publication was prepared for landowners, land managers, and the conservation professionals who work with them to help them talk about and address local watershed issues. It draws on research from Minnesota and Iowa, providing concise explanations and graphics to highlight concepts and practices. Part One, "Water Shaping the Landscape," explains the role of Minnesota's geology, changing rainfall, and land management practices in altering the amount and timing of runoff reaching and shaping streams and rivers. Part Two, "Managing Sediment and Water," describes practices for managing crops, drainage systems, surface runoff, wetlands, impoundments, and stream corridors to reduce peak flows and lessen the amount of streambank, bluff, and ravine erosion.
Minnesota drought.
(University of Minnesota, Water Resources Research Center, 1987-05) Swerman, Rodney R.; Baker, Donald G.; Skaggs, Richard H.
Drought is an ordinary and expected part of the climate of any location. However, there are a few measures of drought and often it is difficult to recognize when a drought has begun and when it has ended. In the United States, the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI)is the most commonly employed measure of drought. Examination of the averages and variability of the PDSI is needed to draw conclusions about the temporal and geographic patterns of drought over Minnesota is to be drawn.
Minnesota water and sewer rates revisited.
(University of Minnesota, Water Resources Research Center., 1988-10) Easter, K. William; Mold, M.L.; Waelti, John J.
Modeling soil water variability
(University of Minnesota, Water Resources Research Center, 1987-06) Bakovic, Ivo L. Lopez; Nieber, John L.
This report demonstrates the process of simulating the temporal and spatial variability of soil water.
Relationship between climate and the mean annual flow of the Mississippi River at St. Paul
(University of Minnesota Water Resources Research Center, 1987-06) Skaggs, Richard H.; Brown, Dwight A.
This study demonstrates the use of the simulation of water balance for large areas. It examines the statistical relationship between the mean annual flow of the Mississippi River at St. Paul and the water balance surpluses (water not used in evapotranspiration and soil moisture storage) for the six climatological divisions of Minnesota that contribute to the drainage of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers in Minnesota.
Twin Cities surface water simulation modeling demonstration
(University of Minnesota, Water Resources Research Center, 1987-06) Anderson, Kevin L.; Corbett, John D.; Dunning, Nicholas P.; Gresmehl, Carol A.; Greene, Richard P.; Gersmehl, Philip J.; Brown, Dwight A.
This report looks at how a water-resources geographic information system (GIS) and computer program can simulate runoff from storm events.
Water supply issues in the metropolitan Twin Cities area: Planning for future droughts and population growth, summary of a workshop, October 25, 1988.
(University of Minnesota, Water Resources Research Center, 1988) Brezonik, P.L. (editor)
The severe drought of 1988 focused attention on water supply concerns in the metropolitan Twin Cities area....Six panels addressed these issues at the workshop in the following order: 1. Surface and groundwater resources of the region ; 2. Climate trends and regional precipitation patterns ; 3. Water use patterns in the metro area ; 4. Water uses and user interests in the Mississippi Headwaters region ; 5. Legal issues concerning water transfers and regulation of Headwaters reservoirs and 6. Alternative water supply possibilities for the metro area.