William J. Elliot, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• William J. Elliot, Dennis C. Flanagan. 2024. Corrigendum to “Estimating WEPP cropland erodibility values from soil properties"
• William J. Elliot. 2024. Runoff and erosion following a prescribed fire on a sagebrush-steppe rangeland in Idaho, USA
• William J. Elliot, Sarah A. Lewis, Chelsea L. Cannard. 2023. Measuring and modeling impacts of gravel road design on sediment generation in the southeastern U.S.
• William J. Elliot, Dennis C. Flanagan. 2023. Estimating WEPP cropland erodibility values from soil properties
• Mary Miller, William S. Breffle, Michael Battaglia, David Banach, Pete R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot, Richard McClusky, Ina Sue S. Miller, Michael Billmire. 2022. Socio-economic impact of the Rapid Response Erosion Database (RRED)
• Osama Zuhair Al-Hamdan, Fred B. Pierson, Pete R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot, Christopher Jason Williams. 2022. New erodibility parameterization for applying WEPP on rangelands using ERMiT
• William J. Elliot, Hakjun Rhee. 2022. Impacts of forest biomass operations on forest hydrologic and soil erosion processes
• Mariana Dobre, Jonathan W. Long, Charles Maxwell, William J. Elliot, Roger Lew, Erin S. Brooks, Robert M. Scheller. 2022. Water quality and forest restoration in the Lake Tahoe basin: impacts of future management options
• Mariana Dobre, Anurag Srivastava, Roger Lew, Chinmay Deval, Erin S. Brooks, William J. Elliot, Pete R. Robichaud. 2022. WEPPcloud hydrologic and erosion simulation datasets from 28 watersheds in US Pacific Northwest and calibrating model parameters for undisturbed and disturbed forest management conditions
• Mariana Dobre, Anurag Srivastava, Roger Lew, Chinmay Deval, Erin S. Brooks, William J. Elliot, Pete R. Robichaud. 2022. WEPPcloud: An online watershed-scale hydrologic modeling tool. Part II. Model performance assessment and applications to forest management and wildfires
• Roger Lew, Mariana Dobre, Anurag Srivastava, Erin S. Brooks, William J. Elliot, Pete R. Robichaud, Dennis C. Flanagan. 2022. WEPPcloud: An online watershed-scale hydrologic modeling tool
• Rebecca N. Gustine, Erin J. Hanan, Pete R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot. 2021. From burned slopes to streams: How wildfire affects nitrogen cycling and retention in forests and fire-prone watersheds
• C. Deval, E.S. Brooks, J.A. Gravelle, T.E. Link, M. Dobre, William J. Elliot. 2021. Long-term response in nutrient load from commercial forest management operations in a mountainous watershed
• Jonay Neris, Cristina Santin, Roger Lew, Peter R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot, Sarah A. Lewis, Gary Sheridan, Ann‐Marie Rohlfs, Quinn Ollivier, Lorena Oliveira, Stefan H. Doerr. 2021. Designing tools to predict and mitigate impacts on water quality following the Australian 2019/2020 wildfires: Insights from Sydney's largest water supply catchment
• Longxi Cao, William J. Elliot, Jonathan W. Long. 2021. Spatial simulation of forest road effects on hydrology and soil erosion after a wildfire
• A. Srivastava, E. S. Brooks, M. Dobre, William J. Elliot, J. Q. Wu, D. C. Flanagan, J. A. Gravelle, T. E. Link. 2020. Modeling forest management effects on water and sediment yield from nested, paired watersheds in the interior Pacific Northwest, USA using WEPP
• Joao P. Nunes, Stefan H. Doerr, Gary Sheridan, Jonay Neris, Cristina Santin, Monica B. Emelko, Uldis Silins, Pete R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot, Jacob Keizer. 2018. Assessing water contamination risk from vegetation fires: Challenges, opportunities and a framework for progress
• A. Srivastava, J. Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, E. S. Brooks, D. C. Flanagan. 2017. Modeling streamflow in a snow-dominated forest watershed using the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model
• Sang-Kyun Han, Han-Sup Han, William J. Elliot, Ted Bilek. 2017. ThinTool: a spreadsheet model to evaluate fuel reduction thinning cost, net energy output, and nutrient impacts
• William J. Elliot, Mary Ellen Miller, Nic Enstice. 2016. Targeting forest management through fire and erosion modeling
• William J. Elliot. 2016. Development of online tools to support GIS watershed analyses
• X. Liu, J. Q. Wu, P. W. Conrad, S. Dun, C. S. Todd, R. L. McNearny, William J. Elliot, H. Rhee, P. Clark. 2016. Impact of surface coal mining on soil hydraulic properties
• Mary Ellen Miller, William J. Elliot. 2016. A rapid response database in support of post-fire hydrological modeling
• M. E. Miller, William J. Elliot, M. Billmire, Pete R. Robichaud, K. A. Endsley. 2016. Rapid-response tools and datasets for post-fire remediation: Linking remote sensing and process-based hydrological models
• Brian Cooke, William J. Elliot, Mary Ellen Miller, Mark A. Finney, Matthew P. Thompson. 2016. Protecting the source: Tools to evaluate fuel treatment cost vs. water quality protection
• Pete R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot, Sarah A. Lewis, Mary Ellen Miller. 2016. Validation of a probabilistic post-fire erosion model
• Erin S. Brooks, Mariana Dobre, William J. Elliot, Joan Q. Wu, Jan Boll. 2016. Watershed-scale evaluation of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model in the Lake Tahoe basin
• R. Sanchez-Murillo, E. S. Brooks, William J. Elliot, E. Gazel, J. Boll. 2015. Baseflow recession analysis in the inland Pacific Northwest of the United States
• Anurag Srivastava, William J. Elliot, Joan Wu. 2015. Use of fire spread and hydrology models to target forest management on a municipal watershed
• Anurag Srivastava, Joan Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, Erin S. Brooks. 2015. Enhancements to the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) for modeling large snow-dominated mountainous forest watersheds
• William J. Elliot, Erin Brooks, Drea Em Traeumer, Mariana Dobre. 2015. Extending WEPP technology to predict fine sediment and phosphorus delivery from forested hillslopes
• William J. Elliot, Mary Ellen Miller, Nic Enstice. 2015. Combining fire and erosion modeling to target forest management activities
• M. E. Miller, M. Billmire, William J. Elliot, K. A. Endsley, Pete R. Robichaud. 2015. Rapid response tools and datasets for post-fire modeling: Linking Earth Observations and process-based hydrological models to support post-fire remediation
• Linda R. Klein, William G. Hendrix, Virginia I. Lohr, Jolie B. Kaytes, Rodney D. Sayler, Mark E. Swanson, William J. Elliot, John P. Reganold. 2015. Linking ecology and aesthetics in sustainable agricultural landscapes: Lessons from the Palouse region of Washington, U.S.A
• Ricardo Sanchez-Murillo, Erin S. Brooks, William J. Elliot, Jan Boll. 2015. Isotope hydrology and baseflow geochemistry in natural and human-altered watersheds in the Inland Pacific Northwest, USA
• Mariana Dobre, Joan Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, Ina Sue S. Miller, Terrie B. Jain. 2014. Effects of topographic features on postfire exposed mineral soil in small watersheds
• William J. Elliot, P. J. Edwards, R. B. Foltz. 2014. Research related to roads in USDA experimental forests [Chapter 16]
• Sue Miller, Maureen Essen, Nathaniel Anderson, Woody Chung, William J. Elliot, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Han-Sup Han, John S. Hogland, Christopher R. Keyes. 2014. Burgeoning biomass: Creating efficient and sustainable forest biomass supply chains in the Rockies
• Sue Miller, William J. Elliot, Pete R. Robichaud, Randy Foltz, Dennis Flanagan, Erin Brooks. 2014. From watersheds to the web: Online tools for modeling forest soil erosion
• Li Wang, Joan Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, Fritz R. Feidler, Sergey Lapin. 2014. Linear diffusion-wave channel routing using a discrete Hayami convolution method
• William J. Elliot. 2013. Erosion processes and prediction with WEPP technology in forests in the Northwestern U.S.
• S. Dun, J. Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, J. R. Frankenberger, D. C. Flanagan, D. K. McCool. 2013. Applying online WEPP to assess forest watershed hydrology
• D. K. McCool, S. Dun, J. Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, E. S. Brooks. 2013. Seasonal change of WEPP erodibility parameters for two fallow plots on a palouse silt loam
• D. C. Flanagan, J. R. Frankenberger, T. A. Cochrane, C. S. Renschler, William J. Elliot. 2013. Geospatial application of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model
• A. Srivastava, M. Dobre, J. Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, E. A. Bruner, S. Dun, E. S. Brooks, Ina Sue S. Miller. 2013. Modifying WEPP to improve streamflow simulation in a Pacific Northwest watershed
• Mariana Dobre, William J. Elliot, Joan Q. Wu, Timothy E. Link, Brandon Glaza, Terrie B. Jain, Andrew T. Hudak. 2012. Relationship of field and LiDAR estimates of forest canopy cover with snow accumulation and melt
• Mary Ellen Miller, Lee H. MacDonald, Pete R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot. 2011. Predicting post-fire hillslope erosion in forest lands of the western United States
• Eder Paulo Moreira, William J. Elliot, Andrew T. Hudak. 2011. Effects of DTM resolution on slope steepness and soil loss prediction on hillslope profiles
• M. Dobre, A. Srivastava, E. Bruner, William J. Elliot, I. S. Miller, J. Q. Wu. 2011. Application of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model to simulate streamflow in a PNW forest watershed
• Pete R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot, Joseph Wagenbrenner. 2011. Probabilistic soil erosion modeling using the Erosion Risk Management Tool (ERMIT) after wildfires
• D. K. McCool, S. Dun, J. Q. Wu, William J. Elliot. 2011. Seasonal change of WEPP erodibility parameters on a fallow plot
• J. R. Frankenberger, S. Dun, D. C. Flanagan, J. Q. Wu, William J. Elliot. 2011. Development of a GIS interface for WEPP Model application to Great Lakes forested watersheds
• D. C. Flanagan, J. R. Frankenberger, T. A. Cochrane, C. S. Renschler, William J. Elliot. 2011. Geospatial application of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model
• Pete R. Robichaud, Randy B. Foltz, William J. Elliot. 2011. Erosion processes and prediction in NW U.S. forests
• S. Dun, J. Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, J. R. Frankenberger, D. C. Flanagan, D. K. McCool. 2011. Applying online WEPP to assess forest watershed hydrology
• Mariana Dobre, William J. Elliot, Joan Q. Wu, Timothy E. Link, Ina Sue S. Miller. 2011. Effects of forest cover and environmental variables on snow accumulation and melt
• J. Q. Wu, S. Dun, H. Rhee, X. Liu, William J. Elliot, T. Golnar, J. R. Frankenberger, D. C. Flanagan, P. W. Conrad, R. L. McNearny. 2011. Applying WEPP technologies to western alkaline surface coal mines
• Johnny M. Grace, William J. Elliot. 2011. Influence of forest roads and BMPs on soil erosion
• William J. Elliot, Natalie S. Wagenbrenner, Randy B. Foltz. 2011. Soil erosion model predictions using parent material/soil texture-based parameters compared to using site-specific parameters
• Timothy Bayley, William J. Elliot, Mark A. Nearing, D. Phillp Guertin, Thomas Johnson, David Goodrich, Dennis Flanagan. 2010. Modeling erosion under future climates with the WEPP model
• Joseph Wagenbrenner, Pete R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot. 2010. Rill erosion in natural and disturbed forests: 2. Modeling approaches
• D. C. Flanagan, William J. Elliot, J. R. Frankenberger, C. Huang. 2010. WEPP Model applications for evaluations of best management practices
• Li Wang, Joan Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, Shuhui Dun, Sergey Lapin, Fritz R. Fiedler, Dennis C. Flanagan. 2010. Implementation of channel-routing routines in the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model
• William J. Elliot, Erin Brooks, Tim Link, Ina Sue S. Miller. 2010. Incorporating groundwater flow into the WEPP model
• William J. Elliot. 2010. Effects of forest biomass use on watershed processes in the western United States
• William J. Elliot, Kevin Hyde, Lee MacDonald, Jim A. McKean. 2010. Tools for analysis
• William J. Elliot, Ina Sue S. Miller, Lisa Audin. 2010. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States
• William J. Elliot, Brandon D. Glaza. 2009. Impacts of forest management on runoff and erosion
• Pete R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot, F. B. Pierson, David E. Hall, C. A. Moffet. 2009. A probabilistic approach to modeling postfire erosion after the 2009 Australian bushfires
• R. B. Foltz, Natalie Copeland, William J. Elliot. 2009. Reopening abandoned forest roads in northern Idaho, USA: Quantification of runoff, sediment concentration, infiltration, and interrill erosion parameters
• William J. Elliot, Randy B. Foltz, Pete R. Robichaud. 2009. Recent findings related to measuring and modeling forest road erosion
• William J. Elliot, Wally Miller, Bruce Hartsough, Scott Stephens. 2009. Vegetation management in sensitive areas of the Lake Tahoe Basin: A workshop to evaluate risks and advance existing strategies and practices [Independent review panel report]
• Shuhui Dun, Joan Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, Pete R. Robichaud, Dennis C. Flanagan, James R. Frankenberger, Robert E. Brown, Arthur C. Xu. 2009. Adapting the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model for forest applications
• J. X. Zhang, J. Q. Wu, K. Chang, William J. Elliot, S. Dun. 2009. Effects of DEM source and resolution on WEPP hydrologic and erosion simulation: A case study of two forest watersheds in northern Idaho
• Randy B. Foltz, Hakjun Rhee, William J. Elliot. 2008. Modeling changes in rill erodibility and critical shear stress on native surface roads
• Fei Pan, Han-Sup Han, Leonard R. Johnson, William J. Elliot. 2008. Production and cost of harvesting, processing, and transporting small-diameter (< 5 inches) trees for energy
• Fei Pan, Han-Sup Han, Leonard R. Johnson, William J. Elliot. 2008. Net energy output from harvesting small-diameter trees using a mechanized system
• William J. Elliot, Pete R. Robichaud, Ina Sue S. Miller. 2007. Erosion rates from forests and rangelands following fuel management
• William J. Elliot, Kevin Hyde, Lee MacDonald, James McKean. 2007. Chapter 13: Tools for analysis
• Peter R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot, Fredrick B. Pierson, David E. Hall, Corey A. Moffet, Louise E. Ashmun. 2007. Erosion Risk Management Tool (ERMiT) user manual (version 2006.01.18)
• William J. Elliot, Ina Sue S. Miller, Brandon Glaza. 2007. Erosion Risks in Selected Watersheds for the 2005 School Fire Located Near Pomeroy, Washington on Predominately Ash-Cap Soils
• William J. Elliot, Ina Sue S. Miller, David E. Hall. 2007. WEPP FuME Analysis for a North Idaho Site
• William J. Elliot, Ina Sue S. Miller, Brandon Glaza. 2006. Using WEPP technology to predict erosion and runoff following wildfire
• W. J. Conroy, R. H. Hotchkiss, William J. Elliot. 2006. A coupled upland-erosion and instream hydrodynamic-sediment transport model for evaluating sediment transport in forested watersheds
• Peter R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot. 2006. Protection from erosion following wildfire
• William J. Elliot, Pete R. Robichaud. 2005. Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; environmental consequences fact sheet 08: Evaluating sedimentation risks associated with fuel management
• William J. Elliot, Joan Q. Wu. 2005. Predicting cumulative watershed effects of fuel management with improved WEPP technology
• William J. Elliot, David E. Hall. 2005. Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; environmental consequences fact sheet 12: Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Fuel Management (FuMe) tool
• USDA Forest Service, Bob Rummer, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Dennis M. May, Patrick D. Miles, John S. Vissage, Ronald E. McRoberts, Greg C. C. Liknes, Wayne D. Shepperd, Dennis Ferguson, William J. Elliot, Ina Sue S. Miller, Steve Reutebuch, Jamie Barbour, Jeremy S. Fried, Bryce Stokes, Ted Bilek, Kenneth E. Skog. 2005. A strategic assessment of forest biomass and fuel reduction treatments in Western States
• William J. Elliot, Ina Sue S. Miller. 2004. Measuring low rates of erosion from forest fuel reduction operations
• Sarah A. Lewis, Peter R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot, Bruce E. Frazier, Joan Q. Wu. 2004. Hyperspectral remote sensing of postfire soil properties
• Bob Rummer, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Dennis M. May, Patrick D. Miles, John S. Vissage, Ron McRoberts, Greg C. C. Liknes, Wayne D. Shepperd, Dennis Ferguson, William J. Elliot, Ina Sue S. Miller, Steve Reutebuch, Jamie Barbour, Jeremy S. Fried, Bryce Stokes, Edward Bilek, Ken Skog. 2003. A strategic assessment of forest biomass and fuel reduction treatments in western states
• William J. Elliot, Mark Ballerini, David E. Hall. 2003. Simplified methods for evaluating road prism stability
• William J. Elliot, Randy B. Foltz. 2003. The challenges in developing the WEPP cumulative effects model
• William J. Elliot, Peter R. Robichaud, C. D. Pannkuk. 2001. A probabilistic approach to modeling erosion for spatially-varied conditions
• William J. Elliot, Peter R. Robichaud. 2001. Comparing erosion risks from forest operations to wildfire
• Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Martin Jurgensen, William J. Elliot, Thomas Rice, John Nesser, Thomas Collins, Robert Meurisse. 2000. Soil quality standards and guidelines for forest sustainability in northwestern North America
• William J. Elliot, Randy B. Foltz, Charlie H. Luce. 1999. Modeling low-volume road erosion
• Laurie M. Tysdal, William J. Elliot, Charlie H. Luce, Thomas A. Black. 1999. Modeling erosion from insloping low-volume roads with WEPP watershed model
• William J. Elliot, David E. Hall, S. R. Graves. 1998. X-DRAIN and XDS: a simplified road erosion prediction method
• William J. Elliot, R. B. Foltz, Charlie H. Luce, T. E. Koler. 1996. Computer-aided risk analysis in road decommissioning
• William J. Elliot, R. B. Foltz, Charlie H. Luce. 1995. Validation of Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model for low-volume forest roads

Data and Tools

• Tool
  

  Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP)

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/dataandtools/water-erosion-prediction-project-wepp
• Tool
  

  ERMiT

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/dataandtools/ermit

• Program
  

  Water and Watersheds

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/programs/waterwatersheds
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station

Other Publications

• Report
  

  Lake Tahoe West Science Summary of Findings Report

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/understory/lake-tahoe-west-science-summary-findings-report
• Report
  

  Modeling the Effects of Reopening Abandoned Roads on Hydrology and Soil Loss in a Forest Watershed

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/understory/modeling-effects-reopening-abandoned-roads-hydrology-and-soil-loss-forest-watershed
• Report
  

  Erosion Analysis of the Road Network In the Lake Tahoe West Collaborative Restoration Project

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/understory/erosion-analysis-road-network-lake-tahoe-west-collaborative-restoration-project
• Report
  

  Estimates of Surface and Mass Erosion Following the 2016 Emerald Wildfire

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/understory/estimates-surface-and-mass-erosion-following-2016-emerald-wildfire

Multimedia

• Video

  Meet Dr. Bill Elliot, Research Engineer

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/products/multimedia/videos/meet-dr-bill-elliot-research-engineer

• Iowa State University, B.S., Agricultural Engineering, 1971
• University of Aberdeen, Scotland, M.S., Agricultural Engineering, 1980
• Iowa State University, Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, 1988