GLIN==> Knife River Watershed Hydrologic and Sediment Modeling Study Presentation

Contact: Travis Dahl, (313) 226-3398, Travis.A.Dahl at usace.army.mil

Knife River Watershed Hydrologic and Sediment Modeling Study
Presentation
Date: 		Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Time: 		9:00 - 11:00 am
Location: 	Minnesota PCA Conference Room
		525 S. Lake Ave, #400
		Duluth, MN 55802

Over the last two years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Detroit
District has conducted extensive numerical modeling of hydrology
and sediment transport processes in the Knife River watershed to
determine the roles of natural and human processes on water and
sediment yield to Lake Superior.  The results of these efforts
include a comprehensive report presenting the methods and
findings, as well as fully developed modeling tools that can be
used to facilitate future watershed management decisions and
understand how these would be expected to influence long term
trends in water and sediment yield.  The project was made possible
by funding under the Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program, which
is a joint initiative between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Great Lakes Region) and the Great Lakes states. 

The Corps of Engineers Detroit District will host a technical
workshop on October 18, 2011, to present these findings and
introduce modeling tools. The tools address land use, hydrologic,
and hydraulic processes that affect sediment delivery, transport,
and river stability useful to stakeholders.

The workshop will be held at the Minnesota Pollution Control
Offices, located at 525 S. Lake Ave, #400, Duluth, MN 55802, from
9:00 - 11:00 am. Resource Managers throughout the region are
encouraged to attend, ask questions, and provide feedback in an
effort to share these tools and ensure that the final product is
useful to local stakeholders. 

If you are unable to attend and would like additional information,
please contact: 

Travis Dahl, PE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Phone:  (313) 226-3398
Email:  Travis.A.Dahl at usace.army.mil

The objective of the Great Lakes Tributary Modeling Program is to
develop tools for watershed planning that are readily usable by
stakeholders who make decisions about soil conservation and
non-point pollution prevention measures, and by other stakeholders
who might support these activities. By supporting state and local
measures that will reduce the loading of sediments and pollutants
to tributaries, this work is helping to reduce the need for-and
costs of-navigation dredging, while promoting actions to delist
Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs). 

Feel free to forward this meeting notice to others who may be
interested. We look forward to seeing you on the 18th!


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Michael H.Schneider
Program Specialist
Great Lakes Commission
Eisenhower Corporate Park
2805 South Industrial Hwy.
Suite # 100
Ann Arbor, MI  48104-6791
Phone: 734-971-9135 ex. 129
Fax: 734-971-9150 
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