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Minnesota River Basin <strong>Watershed</strong> <strong>Achievements</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2015<br />

Project involving multiple watersheds<br />

HSPF Minnesota River basin<br />

resegmentation 2010-2012<br />

This project resulted in the successful temporal extension<br />

of the simulation period through the year 2012, resegmentation<br />

and recalibration and validation of the<br />

Chippewa and Hawk Creek-Yellow Medicine HSPF<br />

models. These fully functioning calibrated and validated<br />

executable models simulate hydrology, sediment (sand,<br />

silt, and clay), temperature, phosphorus, nitrogen, DO,<br />

BOD, and algae at the 12-digit HUC subbasin scale (or<br />

finer) within the specifications formulated by AquaTerra<br />

Consultants for the EPA. Additionally, these models were<br />

reconnected to the Middle Minnesota River watershed<br />

HSPF model. The Chippewa River, Hawk Creek, Yellow<br />

Medicine River, Redwood River, Cottonwood River,<br />

Watonwan River, Le Sueur River, and Blue Earth<br />

River watersheds are all connected to the Middle<br />

Minnesota River watershed and subsequently<br />

the Lower Minnesota River watershed models.<br />

These connections recreate a basin-wide HSPF<br />

model for the Minnesota River Basin.<br />

Goals<br />

• Extend the simulation period of the Chippewa<br />

River, Yellow Medicine River and Hawk Creek<br />

watersheds through 2012.<br />

• Reconnect the models with the Middle<br />

Minnesota River HSPF model.<br />

• Reestablish a seamlessly executable linked<br />

Minnesota River Basin model.<br />

Results that count<br />

• The Yellow Medicine River, Chippewa River<br />

and Hawk Creek watershed models now run<br />

through the year 2012.<br />

• Outputs from the Yellow Medicine River,<br />

Chippewa River and Hawk Creek watershed<br />

models are now read as inputs by the Middle<br />

Minnesota HSPF models.<br />

• A Minnesota River Basin HSPF model has been<br />

reestablished. Ten HUC 8 models can be run in<br />

sequence to model the entire Minnesota River<br />

Basin.<br />

Financial information<br />

Funding type: Section 319<br />

Grant amount: $88,889<br />

In-kind: $0<br />

Matching funds: $40,000<br />

Contact information<br />

RESPEC/Jason Love, Vice President:<br />

Water & Natural Resources<br />

MPCA<br />

3824 Jet Drive<br />

Rapid City, SD 57709<br />

605-394-6400<br />

Jason.Love@respec.com<br />

MPCA Project Manager: Charles Regan<br />

Flow calibration gages within the Minnesota River <strong>Watershed</strong><br />

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us 80

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