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Modeling and Field
Experimentation to Determine the Effects of Land Terracing and
Non-Federal Reservoirs on Water Supplies in hte Republican River
Basin above Hardy, Nebraska
Dr. Derrel Martin
Biological Systems Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. James
Koelliker
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Kansas State University
Abstract:
The proposed study plan and associated projects will provide an
evaluation of not only the amount of land served by terraces and
the number of non-federal reservoirs of concern, but will also
provide an assessment of the condition of these structures and
their impact on the water supply in the basin.
The research project will rely primarily on soil water balance
models to simulate the impact of land terraces and non-Federal
reservoirs on the streamflow in the Republican River Basin.
Field experiments will be used to verify processes in the
simulation models and to provide accurate parameters. The
project will also rely on historical climatic records and
surface water flows for simulation and verification. Other
data required for accurate modeling will be inventories of
current land use practices and georeferenced soil, stream and
reservoir data.
Funding
Agency:
Bureau of Reclamation
Assistance
Agreement #: 05FC601962
$140,400
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