Land Use Change Impacts on Water Quality in Three Lake Winnipeg Watersheds

Yang, Qi; León, Luis F. De; Booty, William G.; Wong, Isaac; McCrimmon, Craig; Fong, Philip W. L.; Michiels, Patsy; Vanrobaeys, Jason; Benoy, Glenn

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“…The sub-basins within the La Salle watershed (Fig. 1a) were defined in a previous modelling exercise using the watershed delineation tool in SWAT (Yang et al, 2014) and the 90 m digital elevation model (DEM) derived from the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data. Soil datasets with scales ranging from 1 : 20 000 to and 2012 that included each parcel of land in the study area (Yang et al, 2014).…”

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“…1a) were defined in a previous modelling exercise using the watershed delineation tool in SWAT (Yang et al, 2014) and the 90 m digital elevation model (DEM) derived from the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data. Soil datasets with scales ranging from 1 : 20 000 to and 2012 that included each parcel of land in the study area (Yang et al, 2014). The Ag-Capture tool is a geospatial, agricultural land use inventory and mapping tool developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (OECD, 2013) that validates remote-sensed land use classification using field surveys.…”

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“…1a) (Yang et al, 2014). The study area was comprised of subbasins 2, 3, 5 and 33; they correspond to the gross drainage area for the gauging station at the outlet of the overall watershed (05OG008; Fig.…”

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“…The interaction between agricultural management and the hydrology of cold regions remains a topic of ongoing research (Rahman et al, 2014;King et al, 2015) given the need for improved understanding of processes such as prevalence of preferential flowpaths, enhanced hydrological connectivity promoted by drainage, and impact of different cropping systems on runoff generation. Hydrological models have been utilized at varying spatial scales to model the hydrology of agricultural areas of cold-climate countries such as Finland (Grizzetti et al, 2003;Knisel and Turtola, 2000), Russia (Schierhorn et al, 2014a, b), and Canada (Yang et al, 2014(Yang et al, , 2009). Overall, little research addressing specificities of agriculture in cold-region hydrology is available in the literature, although this activity is quite relevant in northern latitude regions such as the northern Great Plains (North America; Desaulniers and Gritzner, 2006;Wishart, 2004;Sharp, 1952;Li et al, 2010), northwestern Europe (Scandinavia; Parry et al, 1988), and northern Asia (Wang et al, 2002;Blanke et al, 2007).…”

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“…14.5 km 2 watershed area; Yang et al, 2009), or were assessed on too coarse (i.e. monthly) a time step for physically based modelling of snowmelt (Yang et al, 2014).…”

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Simulating cold-region hydrology in an intensively drained agricultural watershed in Manitoba, Canada, using the Cold Regions Hydrological Model

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Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Etrophication and flooding are perennial problems in agricultural watersheds of the northern Great Plains. A high proportion of annual runoff and nutrient transport occurs with snowmelt in this region. Extensive surface drainage modification, frozen soils, and frequent backwater or icedamming impacts on flow measurement represent unique challenges to accurately modelling watershed-scale hydrological processes. A physically based, non-calibrated model created using the Cold Regions Hydrological Modelling platform (CRHM) was parameterized to simulate hydrological processes within a low slope, clay soil, and intensively surface drained agricultural watershed. These characteristics are common to most tributaries of the Red River of the north. Analysis of the observed water level records for the study watershed (La Salle River) indicates that ice cover and backwater issues at time of peak flow may impact the accuracy of both modelled and measured streamflows, highlighting the value of evaluating a non-calibrated model in this environment. Simulations best matched the streamflow record in years when peak and annual discharges were equal to or above the medians of 6.7 m 3 s −1 and 1.25 ×10 7 m 3 , respectively, with an average Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) of 0.76. Simulation of low-flow years (below the medians) was more challenging (average NSE < 0), with simulated discharge overestimated by 90 % on average. This result indicates the need for improved understanding of hydrological response in the watershed under drier conditions. Simulation during dry years was improved when infiltration was allowed prior to soil thaw, indicating the potential importance of preferential flow. Representation of in-channel dynamics and travel time under the flooded or ice-jam conditions should also receive attention in further model development efforts. Despite the complexities of the study watershed, simulations of flow for average to high-flow years and other components of the water balance were robust (snow water equivalency (SWE) and soil moisture). A sensitivity analysis of the flow routing model suggests a need for improved understanding of watershed functions under both dry and flooded conditions due to dynamic routing conditions, but overall CRHM is appropriate for simulation of hydrological processes in agricultural watersheds of the Red River. Falsifications of snow sublimation, snow transport, and infiltration to frozen soil processes in the validated base model indicate that these processes were very influential in stream discharge generation.

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“…14.5 km 2 watershed area; Yang et al, 2009), or were assessed on too coarse (i.e. monthly) a time step for physically based modelling of snowmelt (Yang et al, 2014).…”

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Simulating cold-region hydrology in an intensively drained agricultural watershed in Manitoba, Canada, using the Cold Regions Hydrological Model

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Hydro‐Chemical Conditions of Shaping the Water Quality of Shallow Łęczna‐Włodawa Lakes (Eastern Poland)

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Toporowska

Dawidek

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Although water quality has been the main concern of ecologists over the last decades, a deterioration of both the quality and quantity of water has been observed worldwide. Understanding the dominant processes shaping eutrophication processes is crucial to sustainable water management in lake catchments. The aim of the study was to determine the importance of elements of lake‐catchment system structures in the processes of shaping lake water quality. The values of loads delivered to the lake basins from their catchments as well as nutrient output were calculated on the basis of stream discharge and nutrient concentration. A range of hydro‐chemical influences of each stream was presented by means of a range of a radius. A model of nutrient transport (prepared in GIS software) was used in the catchment of a lake without tributaries. Additionally, phytoplankton abundance and water quality indices were calculated. The results showed a clear pattern for the following lakes, Syczyńskie > Pniówno > Chuteckie > Tarnowskie, in terms of nutrient load as well as water quality. The hydro‐chemical influence of lake tributaries was determined by runoff processes, which reflected catchment geology, relief, and flushing time. The Q index showed a good ecological status for lakes Chuteckie and Tarnowskie, moderate for Lake Pniówno, and poor for Lake Syczyńskie.

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Long‐term weather, streamflow, and water chemistry datasets for hydrological modelling applications at the upper La Salle River watershed in Manitoba, Canada

Cordeiro

Vanrobaeys

Wilson

2019

Geoscience Data Journal

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Long‐term weather (1990–2013), streamflow (1990–2013; excluding 7 years with no or poor data), and water chemistry (2009–2013) datasets for hydrological modelling applications were developed using simple methods for the upper La Salle River watershed, in Canada, to address the lack of such datasets in the northern Red River Basin. Weather variables consist of temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, solar radiation, and precipitation disaggregated to an hourly time‐step. The only hydrometric variable included in the dataset is stream discharge in a daily time‐step. Water chemistry data consisted of total nitrogen (TN), total dissolved nitrogen (TDN), total phosphorus (TP), and total dissolved phosphorus (TDP). Samples were collected weekly during the open water season at the same site as the hydrometric gauging station from August 2009 to October 2012 with some gaps (i.e. Fall 2011, Spring 2012, September 2012). In 2013 the sampling frequency was increased to daily or sub‐daily during high stream discharge and weekly during low stream discharge. A data overview indicates values within ranges reported for the area. Mean annual, winter, and summer temperatures were 3.5, −10.7, and 17.2°C, respectively. Annual relative humidity averaged 73.1% but was higher and more homogenous in cold seasons. Wind speed was similar over the year with annual average of 4.3 m/s. Solar radiation followed the typical curve reported for western Canada, with peak daily average values around 250 W/m2 in July. Precipitation records were mostly comprised of dry hours with 75.3% of the events being equal or less than 2 mm/h. Stream discharge was typical of the Canadian Prairies; the average peak discharge over the entire period was larger in April (2.3 m3/s) due to large amounts of snowmelt runoff. Average concentrations of TN, TDN, TP, and TDP of 1.54, 1.35, 0.56, and 0.49 mg/L, respectively, were in agreement with values found in previous studies at the site. Open Practices This article has earned an Open Data badge for making publicly available the digitally‐shareable data necessary to reproduce the reported results. The data is available at https://doi.org/10.23684/odi-2017-00957. Learn more about the Open Practices badges from the Center for Open Science: https://osf.io/tvyxz/wiki.

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Land Use Change Impacts on Water Quality in Three Lake Winnipeg Watersheds

Cited by 17 publications

References 27 publications

Simulating cold-region hydrology in an intensively drained agricultural watershed in Manitoba, Canada, using the Cold Regions Hydrological Model

Simulating cold-region hydrology in an intensively drained agricultural watershed in Manitoba, Canada, using the Cold Regions Hydrological Model

Hydro‐Chemical Conditions of Shaping the Water Quality of Shallow Łęczna‐Włodawa Lakes (Eastern Poland)

Long‐term weather, streamflow, and water chemistry datasets for hydrological modelling applications at the upper La Salle River watershed in Manitoba, Canada

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