Abstract

Hydrologic Modeling of the St. Louis River Watershed
Track: Modeling Techniques
Authors: E Jones, Jesse Pruette, Joe Johnson

The St. Louis River watershed located in Northern Minnesota is the second largest tributary to Lake Superior. During a three-year project, community college students and faculty worked with partnering NASA researchers on hydrologic modeling of the St. Louis River watershed. ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 along with the ArcSWAT extension were used for developing the inputs and performing model runs. Calibration and validation of the model provides a viable model to study other similar watersheds.