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Main Title Modeling Report for Wissahickon Creek, Pennsylvania Siltation TMDL Development.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia, PA. Region III.
Publisher Oct 2003
Year Published 2003
Stock Number PB2004-106352
Additional Subjects Water quality ; Basins ; Runoff ; Sediment loads ; Hydrology ; Mathematical models ; Watersheds ; Simulation ; Erosion ; Total maximum daily loads(TMDLs) ; Wissahickon Creek basin ; Silation
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NTIS  PB2004-106352 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation one CD-ROM contains 32 page document
Abstract
To develop siltation TMDLs for the impaired reaches in the Wissahickon Creek basin, a 'reference watershed approach' was utilized. Once the impaired and reference watersheds were matched, a watershed model was used to simulate the sediment loads attributed to runoff from various landuses in the watershed and streambank erosion. The modeling framework used in this study consisted of a modified application of the Generalized Watershed Loading Function (GWLF) watershed model, including a special module for simulation of streambank erosion. The TMDLs are presented in the 'Nutrient and Siltation TMDL Development for Wissahickon Creek, Pennsylvania' report (USEPA 2003) (referred to as 'TMDL Report' for the remainder of this document). This modeling report is intended to accompany the TMDL Report and provide a more detailed discussion on the model used for the siltation analysis, including parameter descriptions and references.