Simulation of temporal changes in rainfall-runoff characteristics, Coon Creek basin, Wisconsin
Water Resources Bulletin
By: W. R. Krug
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Abstract
Stream flow for 67 years was simulated for Coon Creek at Coon Valley, Wisconsin, for three conditions in the drainage basin: (1) conditions in the 1930s; (2) conditions in the 1970s, excluding flood-detention reservoirs; and (3) conditions in the 1970s, including flood-detention reservoirs. These simulations showed that the changes in agricultural practices over 40 years (1940-80) reduced the 100-year flood by 53 percent (from 38,900 to 18,300 cubic feet per second). The flood-detention reservoirs reduced the 100-year flood by an additional 17 percent (to 15,100 cubic feet per second). The simulation was accomplished by calibrating a precipitation-runoff model to observed rainfall and runoff during two separate periods (1934-40 and 1978- 81). Comparisons of model simulations showed that differences between the model calibrations for the two periods were statistically significant at the 95 percent confidence level.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Simulation of temporal changes in rainfall-runoff characteristics, Coon Creek basin, Wisconsin |
| Series title | Water Resources Bulletin |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1996.tb03471.x |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Water Resources Association |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Water Resources Bulletin |
| First page | 745 |
| Last page | 752 |
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