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Lake Superior Watershed Ditch and Culvert Design Workshop- March 6-7, 2013

Proceedings 

Wednesday March 6th Day 1 Start- 9:00

Welcome, John Jereczek MNDNR                                                                        

Overview and Introduction Watersheds, Streams, and Discharge

Unique Aspects of How North Shore Streams Flow and                         
Respond to Storms
, Molly Wick, UMD

How Stormwater Runoff Affects Stream Fish and Their Food                                 Dr. Valerie Brady, UMD NRRI            

            Rationale for Alternative Crossing Design Approach,                       
 Marty Rye, PE USFS
                                                                                                                                 
Permitting, Cliff Bentley, Hydrologist MNDNR        
                       
Tools and Examples

Climatic data – Mike Stewart, NWS

 Rainfall Atlas 14, Nancy Johnson Dent, PE BARR Eng.

Hydrology Design Tools, Tom Hollenhorst, Ecologist EPA

            Methods for Assessment and Design of Road-Stream Crossings
No Slope Tailwater Control for Low Gradient Streams
                Stream Simulation for High Gradient Streams       Inventory and Assessment
Culvert Design Overview
Methods                
Hydrology
Alignment and Profile
Bed and Banks                
Structure
Sediment Mobility and Stability
Canyon Creek Example
Great Lakes Road Stream Crossing
Inventory Instructions

Stream Crossing Data Sheet

Dale Higgins. Hydrologist USFS,
Mark Fedora, Hydrologist USFS
                       

Adjourn                                                                                                 

Thursday March 7th Day2 Start 8:00 am

Practical Planning and Application 

Introduction- Cliff Bentley, Hydrologist MNDNR

Understanding Sediment Flow, Water Flow & Land Use Change                
  The Risky Business of R.I. and MESBOAC

Workshop culvert design exercise, HY8 application

Using field data and check flows

 Sandy Verry, USFS Hydrologist, ret. Emeritus                                    

Adjourn

“This Project was funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management, In cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.”


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Additional Reference Materials

"Stream Simulation: An Ecological Approach to Providing Passage for Aquatic Organisms at Road-Stream Crossings"

"Geomorphic Characteristics and Classification of
Duluth-Area Streams, Minnesota"


"Marengo River Wattershed Test Case"

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