Download - Nutrient Center watersheds
Nutrient Center watersheds• Began with WE38
and Mahantango Creek watersheds• First runs have
been done in Manokin also
• Mahantango, 419km2 drains to Susquehanna
• WE38, 7.2km2 headwater watershed of Mahantango
• Agriculture lands in valley bottoms and lower slopes
Mahantango Creek and WE38
WE38 weir
WE38 weather
SWAT BootCampMarch 24, 2014
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Climate
SedimentDissolved reactive phosphorusOrthophosphateTotal phosphorusTotal nitrogenOrganic nitrogen
Crop managementCrop yieldTillageFertilizerPesticide
Precipitation (mm)Maximum temperature (0C)Minimum temperature (0C)Solar radiation (MJ/m2)Relative humidity (%)Wind speed (m s-1)
Land Use
Water QualityRunoff at outletUpstream runoffSubsurface flow Annual water balance
Hydrology
SSURGO, STATSGO, field surveys
SoilsDEMs from LiDAR, USGS DEMs, field surveys
Elevation
Land Use Slope classesSoils
Hydrologic Response Unit (HRU) generation
Modeling with SWAT: A brief tutorial for members of Pennsylvania State University`s Center for Sustainable Nutrient Solutions
HRU – VSA
Field 1Field 2
Field 3
Field 4
Field 5
WE38 - detailed
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Landuse Step-up into Mahantango
Using generalized cropping patterns from WE38 to enhance cropland database for Mahantango Creek
Outputs that helped us to give Team ?? what they need.
Sediment (t/ha)
Surface flow (mm)
TP (kg/ha)
Next steps – Spring CreekSpring Creek
Likely to focus on Slab Cabin Run and/or Cedar Run
Next steps – Conewago CreekConewago Creek
Riparian Conservation IndexPRODUCTIONOBJECTIVES
Practice tables - pages 2-4
HABITAT/ECOLOGYRiparian (wildlife, birds, pollinators/beneficials), Aquatic
HYDRAULIC FUNCTION
BANK STABILIZATION
SEDIMENTATION
NUTRIENT MITIGATIONNitrogen, Phosphorus
ENERGY/ORGANIC/OTHERCarbon sequestration, Biofuel
LAND USE PRIORITYRow Crop, Pasture/Forage,Forest, Organic Production
PEST CONTROLWeeds, Vertebrate, InsectPathogen
WATER SOURCEGrazing, Irrigation
SHADERemovalPresence
ACCESS/TRAVELLivestock, Vehicles, Staging
DRAINAGE
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
CONSERVATIONOBJECTIVES
Practice tables – pages 5-8
UpslopeCondition
Nutrients/Sediment
Runoff
Stream, Wetland, Riparian Health