Watershed Achievements Report

Cedar River Basin Watershed Achievements Report 2015
Project involving multiple watershed
Cedar River Watershed and Shell Rock
River Watershed HSPF Modeling
This project resulted in the construction, calibration,
and validation of watershed models using Hydrologic
Simulation Program Fortran (HSPF). The contractor
produced HSPF models that can readily be used to
provide information to support conventional parameter
TMDLs. The contractor has demonstrated that this model
generates predicted output timeseries for hydrology,
sediment, nutrients, and DO which are consistent with
available sets of observed data. The contractor provided
all modeling files, several memorandums, and a final
report documenting model calibration, validation and
supporting statistics.
Goals
• The construction of HSPF models for the Cedar River
and the Shell Rock-Winnebago River watersheds.
• The calibration and validation of these two models for
hydrology, sediment, nutrients and DO.
• The generation of model output to support permitting
efforts in the Shell Rock River.
Results that count
• The Cedar River (07080201) and Shell Rock River
(07080202) watershed models are fully functioning.
• These models have been successfully calibrated and
validated.
• Sources and sinks of DO have been examined for both
point and NPS in the Shell Rock River watershed.
Financial information
Funding type: Section 319
Grant amount: $25,000
Matching funds: 40,000
Contact information
RESPEC/Jason Love, Vice President:
Water & Natural Resources
13824 Jet Drive
Rapid City, SD 57709
605-394-6000
Jason.Love@respec.com
MPCA Project Manager: Charles Regan
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us 47