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69th SWCS International Annual Conference July 27-30, 2014 Lombard, IL

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Jeremiah Asher, GIS Project ManagerLaura Young, Research Assistant

Michigan State UniversityInstitute of Water Research

69th Soil Water Conservation Society International Annual ConferenceMaking Waves in ConservationJuly 29, Lombard, Illinois

Great Lakes Watershed Management System Walkthrough

Watershed Scale Conservation: How much is Enough?

Outline

• Underlying Models– HIT– L‐THIA

• Types of Analyses• Walkthrough Example

UNDERLYING MODELS

Background | Models

High Impact Targeting (HIT)HIT estimates sediment loading from agricultural lands to nearby streams

Long‐Term Hydrologic Impact Analysis (L‐THIA)L‐THIA estimates run‐off volumes and pollutant loads

HIT Model

HIT: Field Evaluations

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Results: 70% of the time HIT maps correctly characterized the landscape. 

Basic L-THIA Model Components

Hydrologic component estimates average annual direct runoff based on the Curve Number method with daily rainfall data

Water quality component estimates pollutant loadings using estimated direct runoff and coefficients associated with land uses

7Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access institution.

Nonpoint Source Pollution

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L‐THIA produces Average Annual Pollutant Results for sediment, nutrients, a series of metals, and bacterial indicators(e.g. lbs of Nitrogen per year)

Available L‐THIA NPS Outputs in GLWMS:

Total RunoffNitrogenPhosphorousTotal Suspended SolidsLeadCopperZinc

Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access institution.

SYSTEM WALKTHROUGH

www.iwr.msu.edu/glwms

View Baseline NPS

• Estimates baseline nonpoint source pollutant loadings

Calculate a Baseline Change

• Estimates the change in runoff and NPS pollutant loadings based on a land cover change or best management practice

Compare 2 Scenarios

• Specify two different land cover or practices (before and after)

• Allows you to set your own baseline• Useful for when detailed knowledge is available for a land area

http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/docs.htm?docid=9372 Photo courtesy of USDA ARS

Conventional TillageNo Till with Cover Crop

QUESTIONS?

www.iwr.msu.edu/glwms

Laura Youngyoungla9@msu.edu

517‐353‐8587

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