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Model Archive: Water Quality and Estimated Changes in the Plum Creek Watershed 2010-2020

Metadata Updated: July 6, 2024

This section of the data release supports an archive of the models used in the associated publication. The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay collected hydrologic and water-quality data to assess the effectiveness of agricultural conservation management practice (CMP) implementation at Mainstem Plum Creek and West Plum Creek in northeastern Wisconsin. Monitoring data from 2010–2020 at Mainstem Plum and 2013–2020 at West Plum were used to detect changes in hydrologic and water-quality responses during runoff events. Runoff events were defined by hydrographers and used to compute event loads and event flow-weighted mean concentrations of total phosphorus and total suspended solids – all of which are included in the associated data release. Additionally, changes in these parameters were assessed between two time periods (“initial” and “post-CMP implementation”) using the models included in this model archive. Because event discharges, loads, and concentrations are influenced by factors such as weather and the conditions preceding events, random-forest and regression models were developed to control for these factors and to elucidate water-quality changes more directly associated with CMP implementation. Residuals from random-forest models were used to detect changes between the two time periods via Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, and multiple linear regression models were used to determine percent change in responses via time-period dummy variable coefficients. Results indicate statistically insignificant changes in most responses during runoff events.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date May 31, 2023
Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2024

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