Modeling Surface Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport Processes in the Upper North Bosque River Watershed, Texas
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 20, Issue 12
Abstract
A sediment transport module added to the Hydrologic Engineering Center’s Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC–HMS) Version 4.0 computes surface erosion, reach routing, and reservoir trap efficiency. The HEC–HMS sediment transport module was applied to the Upper North Bosque River Watershed (UNBRW) in central Texas, a well-instrumented watershed with good parameterization and calibration data, to test model robustness. The UNBRW is 98% rural including rangeland, forage, and dairy waste application fields. Simulation results were compared to observed average daily total suspended solid (TSS) data at five gauge locations. The HEC–HMS results matched observed TSS across the UNBRW ( error at all gauges) during model calibration and maintained modest residuals ( to 12% error) during the validation period. The HEC–HMS also performed well compared to published results through two other commonly used models.
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Acknowledgments
Ann McFarland of the Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research, Tarleton State University, is thanked for data support. The development of STM in HEC–HMS 4.0 was funded by the System Wide Water Resources Program (SWWRP) and Flood and Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Research and Development (RD) program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Received: Nov 12, 2014
Accepted: Feb 11, 2015
Published online: May 8, 2015
Discussion open until: Oct 8, 2015
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