Watershed hydrology. Chapter 7.

Elons S. Verry; Kenneth N. Brooks; Dale S. Nichols; Dawn R. Ferris; Stephen D. Sebestyen

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Watershed hydrology. Chapter 7.

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Authors:

Elons S. Verry, Kenneth N. Brooks, Dale S. Nichols, Dawn R. Ferris, Stephen D. Sebestyen

Year:

2011

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Kolka, Randall K.; Sebestyen, Stephen D.; Verry, Elon S.; Brooks,Kenneth N., eds. Peatland biogeochemistry and watershed hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press: 193-212.

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Abstract

Watershed hydrology is determined by the local climate, land use, and pathways of water flow. At the Marcell Experimental Forest (MEF), streamflow is dominated by spring runoff events driven by snowmelt and spring rains common to the strongly continental climate of northern Minnesota. Snowmelt and rainfall in early spring saturate both mineral and organic soils and feed water to streams and the regional groundwater aquifer. However, large rains in midsummer or late fall can cause significant stormflow as well as groundwater recharge persisting into January.

Citation

Verry, Elons S.; Brooks, Kenneth N.; Nichols, Dale S.; Ferris, Dawn R.; Sebestyen, Stephen D. 2011. Watershed hydrology. In: Kolka, Randall K.; Sebestyen, Stephen D.; Verry, Elon S.; Brooks,Kenneth N., eds. Peatland biogeochemistry and watershed hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press: 193-212.