Activities with the Great Activities with the Great Lakes Online Watershed Lakes Online Watershed
InterfaceInterfaceInterfaceInterface
Bill Elliot, USDA Forest ServiceDennis Flanagan & Jim Frankenberger, Agric. Res Service
and Mariana Dobre, Univ. of ID
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Pedigree of the Great Lakes Great Lakes (GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface
WEPP Watershed
Open Source GIS
Web ServerWatershed GIS
(Map Serve)Server
Software
GL Interface
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Attributes of the Great Lakes Great Lakes (GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface
Accesses USGS online databases for– Seamless 30-m DEMSeamless 30 m DEM– Land Cover
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Attributes of the Great Lakes Great Lakes (GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface
Accesses USGS online databases for– Seamless 30-m DEM– Land Cover
Accesses NRCS online databases for– SSURGO soil database– PRISM 800-m monthly climate datay
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Attributes of the Great Lakes Great Lakes (GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface
Accesses USGS online databases for– Seamless 30-m DEM
L d C– Land Cover
Accesses NRCS online databases forSSURGO soil database– SSURGO soil database
– PRISM 800-m monthly climate data
Uses WEPP Uses WEPP– Climate Station database (2600 stations)
F t S il d t b– Forest Soils database
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Watershed in the Great Lakes Great Lakes (GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface
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Outputs from the Great Lakes Great Lakes (GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface
A l ff i dAverage annual runoff, erosion and sediment delivery– From 5-20 acre hillslope polygons– From channel segments within the streamFrom channel segments within the stream
networkFor watershed up to about 2 sq mi– For watershed up to about 2 sq mi.
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Average annual runoff, erosion and sediment deliveryand sediment delivery
WATERSHED SUMMARYWATERSHED SUMMARY
Hillslope IDs Landuse Soil Runoff
VolumeSoil Loss
Sediment Yield Area
Mapped Soil Loss
Sediment YieldLoss
WEPP (Majority) (Majority) (in) (ton/yr) (ton/yr) (Acre) (ton/Acre/yr) (ton/Acre/yr)
1 Grasslands/Herbaceous
Rubicon sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes 1.41 0 0 1 0 0
2 Evergreen Rubicon sand, 0 to 1 47 0 0 1 2 0 02 gForest 6 percent slopes 1.47 0 0 1.2 0 0
3 Evergreen Forest
Rubicon sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes 1.37 0 0 20 0 0
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4 Evergreen Forest
Rubicon sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes 1.36 0 0 11.9 0 0
Outputs from the Great Lakes Great Lakes (GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface
Average annual runoff, erosion and sediment deliveryy– From 5-20 acre hillslope polygons– From channel segments within stream networkFrom channel segments within stream network
Return period analysis for daily i it ti ff k fl dprecipitation runoff, peak flow and
sediment delivery
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Return Period AnalysesReturn Period Analyses
R t P i d f PEAK RUNOFF i E t b E t O t tReturn Period of PEAK RUNOFF in Event by Event Output
Recur. Interval Day Month Year Precipi Runoff Peak Sediment
Yielde a e d
years (in) (in) (ft3/s) (ton/ac)
2 21 4 11 0 185 0 413 77 2 0 001432 21 4 11 0.185 0.413 77.2 0.00143
5 16 4 7 0 0.779 137 0.0124
10 4 5 4 0 1.1 186 0.124
Note the peak flows are from snowmelt!
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Note the peak flows are from snowmelt!
Outputs from the Great Lakes Great Lakes (GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface
Average annual runoff, erosion and sediment g ,delivery– From 5-20 acre hillslope polygons– From channel segments within stream network
Return period analysis for daily precipitation runoff, peak flow and sediment delivery
Hillslope lengths and steepnesses for running online FSWEPP Erosion toolsrunning online FSWEPP Erosion tools
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Hill slope lengths and steepnessessteepnesses
WATERSHED SUMMARY HILLSLOPEHillslope IDs Area Length Slopes
WEPP (Acre) (ft) (top) (middle) (bottom)
1 0.9 39 0.0063 0.00632 1.3 59 0.0035 0.00523 20 423 0 012 0 0088 0 00233 20 423 0.012 0.0088 0.00234 11.8 250 0.0096 0.003 0.00115 10 646 0.0024 0.0032 0.0016 13.8 984 0.012 0.0084 0.0017 2.9 219 0.0047 0.0018 9 6 324 0 0091 0 0083 0 008
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8 9.6 324 0.0091 0.0083 0.008
Outputs from the Great Lakes Great Lakes (GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface(GL) Online Interface
Average annual runoff, erosion and sediment deliveryg y– From 5-20 acre hillslope polygons– From channel segments within stream network
R t i d l i f d il i it ti Return period analysis for daily precipitation runoff, peak flow and sediment deliveryHill l l th d t f Hill slope lengths and steepnesses for running online FSWEPP Erosion tools
Subwatershed properties for running curve number peak flow toolsp
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Subwatershed PropertiesSubwatershed Properties
A ( ) 254Area (acre): 254
Longest Flowpath (ft): 7028.35
Longest Flowpath Slope (ft/ft): 0.01
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Offspring of the GL InterfaceOffspring of the GL Interface
GL Interface
Burned Area EmergencyEmergency
Rehab
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BAER Interface with Burn Severity Map (Duck Lake FireDuck Lake Fire)Severity Map (Duck Lake FireDuck Lake Fire)
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Hillslope Erosion After FireHillslope Erosion After Fire
WATERSHED SUMMARY (watershed method, off-site assesment)
Hillslope IDs Landuse Runoff Volume Soil Loss Sediment Yield Area Mapped
Soil LossSediment Yield
(Majority) (m^3/year) (tonne/year) (tonne/year) (ha) (tonne/ha/year)
(tonne/ha/year)
1 Unburned 2471.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 0 02 Unburned 411.5 0 0 0.4 0 03 High_Burn_Severity 24450 2.8 2.8 7.9 0.4 0.44 Unburned 23795 2 1 1 1 1 7 2 0 2 0 24 Unburned 23795.2 1.1 1.1 7.2 0.2 0.25 Mod_Burn_Severity 14259.8 1 1 4.1 0.2 0.2
English Units are coming
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Post Fire Return Period AnalysesPost Fire Return Period Analyses
Return Period of PEAK RUNOFF in Event by Event Output Recurr Day Month Year Precip Runoff Peak SedInterval Day Month Year Precip Runoff Peak Yieldyears (mm) (m3) (m3/s) (kg)2 5 9 16 56.6 48000 9.45 180005 17 4 22 8 71300 13.5 569010 20 4 18 29.1 86100 16 11200
10-yr runoff up from 186 to 565 cfsFrom rain on snow, not snowmelt
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Offspring of the GL InterfaceOffspring of the GL Interface
GL Interface
FS Road Network
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Road Network InterfaceRoad Network Interface
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Results of Online Watershed Road RunRoad Run
Road Segments (simulated as independent hillslopes)Road Segments (simulated as independent hillslopes)
RoadID
SegmentID
SurfaceType
Length(ft)
Width(ft)
Road Area(A)
Average Slope(%)
Flows To Runoff(in)
Soil Loss(ton/year)
Sediment Yield(ton/yr)
6921 1 Road - Light Duty - Gravel 1414.0 16.4 0.53 7.7 Channel 0.2 0.0 0.0
6921 2 Road - Light Duty - Gravel 1919.3 16.4 0.72 5.9 Channel 0.2 0.0 0.0
5019 1 T il 2460 6 16 4 0 93 9 5 Hill l 4 1 71 8 71 85019 1 Trail 2460.6 16.4 0.93 9.5 Hillslope 4.1 71.8 71.8
7667 1 Road - Light Duty - Gravel 1804.5 16.4 0.68 4 Channel 0.2 0.0 0.0
7667 2 Road - Light Duty - Gravel 1663.4 16.4 0.63 7.3 Hillslope 0.2 0.0 0.0Duty Gravel
7449 1 Road - Light Duty - Gravel 78.7 16.4 0.03 8.1 Hillslope 0.3 0.0 0.0
4619 1 Trail 1138.5 16.4 0.43 18 Hillslope 5.9 50.0 50.05121 1 Trail 708.7 16.4 0.27 15.9 Hillslope 6 21.2 21.2
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6922 1 Road - Light Duty - Gravel 1194.2 16.4 0.45 8.4 Channel 0.3 0.0 0.0
Offspring of the GL InterfaceOffspring of the GL Interface
GL Interface
Reclaimed Mine GIS
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Reclaimed Mine Interface AttributesAttributes
Users import the reclaimed topographic surface DEM
Database for structures was reviewed and revisedrevised– Sediment basins
Silt Fences in channels– Silt Fences in channels– Straw Bales in channels
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Offspring of the GL InterfaceOffspring of the GL Interface
GL Interface
Tahoe Basin
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Attributes of Tahoe Basin Watershed ToolWatershed Tool
Inputs – 10-m DEM– Local soils map and SNOTEL
weather stations
Outputs–– Phosphorus loadPhosphorus loadPhosphorus loadPhosphorus load–– Fine sediment yieldFine sediment yield
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Offsprings of the GL InterfaceOffsprings of the GL Interface
GL Interface
FS Road NetworkReclaimed Tahoe Basin
BAER Interface
Mine GISInterface
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Server ActivitiesServer Activities Great Lakes Server moved to the University Great Lakes Server moved to the University
of Idaho where post doc funded by the Tahoe Project manages itTahoe Project manages it– BAER interface on Great Lakes Server
R d i t f i l ARS t Roads interface is only on ARS server at Purdue
Tahoe interface in on U of ID College of Ag server
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Activities in the Coming YearActivities in the Coming Year
Develop the phosphorus and fine sediment features in the Tahoe Interface
Improve the BAER InterfaceAdd English units and watershed properties– Add English units and watershed properties
Evaluate Road Interface and move to GL server at Univ of IDserver at Univ of ID– Add road layer for Great Lakes Basin
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SummarySummary
Great Lakes interface is starting to be used for erosion management, flood flow and g ,topographic support
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SummarySummary
G t L k i t f i t ti t b d f Great Lakes interface is starting to be used for erosion managment, flood flow and topographic supportsupport
New interfaces are under development building on the programming principlesbuilding on the programming principles developed for the GL interface
BAER d N t k S t– BAER and Network Support– Surface Mine Reclamation
Ph h d fi di t d li– Phosphorus and fine sediment modeling
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Q ti & C t ?Questions & Comments?http://cals-wepponlinegis.ag.uidaho.edu/gl
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http://cals wepponlinegis.ag.uidaho.edu/gl