Selected basin characteristics and water-quality data of the Minnesota River basin

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.A. Winterstein ◽  
G.A. Payne ◽  
R.A. Miller ◽  
J.R. Stark
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Water Quality Data ◽  
Minnesota River Basin ◽  
Minnesota River

Compilation of water-quality data for Pueblo Reservoir and the upper Arkansas River Basin, Colorado, 1985-87

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Edelmann ◽  
Julie Altamore Scaplo ◽  
Don Anthony Colalancia ◽  
Brian B. Elson
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Arkansas River ◽  
Water Quality Data

Development of Dialog System Model for Eutrophication Control between Discharging River Basin and Receiving Water Body – Case Study of Lake Sagami (Japan)

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 1821-1824
Author(s):  
M. Suzuki ◽  
K. Chihara ◽  
M. Okada ◽  
H. Kawashima ◽  
S. Hoshino
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Expert System ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Body ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Pollution Load ◽  
Water Quality Data ◽  
Receiving Water

A computer program based on expert system software was developed and proposed as a prototype model for water management to control eutrophication problems in receiving water bodies (Suzuki etal., 1988). The system has several expert functions: 1. data input and estimation of pollution load generated and discharged in the river watershed; 2. estimation of pollution load run-off entering rivers; 3. estimation of water quality of receiving water bodies, such as lakes; and 4. assisting man-machine dialog operation. The program can be used with MS-DOS BASIC and assembler in a 16 bit personal computer. Five spread sheets are utilized in calculation and summation of the pollutant load, using multi-windows. Partial differential equations for an ecological model for simulation of self-purification in shallow rivers and simulation of seasonal variations of water quality in a lake were converted to computer programs and included in the expert system. The simulated results of water quality are shown on the monitor graphically. In this study, the expert system thus developed was used to estimate the present state of one typical polluted river basin. The river was the Katsura, which flows into Lake Sagami, a lake dammed for water supply. Data which had been actually measured were compared with the simulated water quality data, and good agreement was found. This type of expert system is expected to be useful for water management of a closed water body.

Water quality monitoring: the basis for watershed management in the Oldman River Basin, Canada

2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.W. Koning ◽  
K.A. Saffran ◽  
J.L. Little ◽  
L. Fent
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Point Source ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Watershed Management ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Water Quality Data ◽  
Oldman River Basin ◽  
Oldman River

The Oldman River flows 440 km from its headwaters in south-western Alberta, through mountains, foothills and plains into the South Saskatchewan River. Peak flows occur in May and June. Three major reservoirs, together with more than a dozen other structures, supply water to nine irrigation districts and other water users in the Oldman basin. Human activity in the basin includes forestry, recreation, oil and gas development, and agriculture, including a large number of confined livestock feeding operations. Based on the perception of basin residents that water quality was declining and of human health concern, the Oldman River Basin Water Quality Initiative was formed in 1997 to address the concerns. There was limited factual information, and at the time there was a desire for finger pointing. Results (1998–2002) show that mainstem water quality remains good whereas tributary water quality is more of a challenge. Key variables of concern are nutrients, bacteria and pesticides. Point source discharges are better understood and better regulated, whereas non-point source runoff requires more attention. Recent data on Cryptosporidium and Giardia species are providing benefit for focusing watershed management activities. The water quality data collected is providing a foundation to implement community-supported urban and rural better management practices to improve water quality.

Relations between Retired Agricultural Land, Water Quality, and Aquatic-Community Health, Minnesota River Basin

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 1459-1472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria G. Christensen ◽  
Kathy E. Lee ◽  
James M. McLees ◽  
Scott L. Niemela
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Community Health ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Aquatic Community ◽  
Minnesota River Basin ◽  
Minnesota River ◽  
Land Water
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