Impacts of Various Watertable Management Scenarios in Minnesota: Preliminary Simulation Study & Project Description

G. W. Feyereisen, G. R. Sands

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Abstract

Controlled drainage has been shown to be an effective technique for reducing nitrate-nitrogen losses from artificially drained agricultural fields, in several regions of the U.S. Previous research on watertable management in Minnesota is limited to one study performed in the 1920's, aimed at reducing frost damage in the crop rootzone. This paper describes the concept and progress of a new research project for investigating the feasibility of controlled drainage in southern Minnesota for reducing nitrate losses. Modeling and field experimentation are employed to examine the hydrologic, water quality and economic effects of this practice for the region. Results of a preliminary simulation, conducted to ultimately derive a watertable management scenario for field experiments, are used to illustrate the effects of climatic variability on the impacts of controlled drainage in southern Minnesota.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages2635-2643
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2000
Event2000 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Technical Papers: Engineering Solutions for a New Century - Milwaukee, WI., United States
Duration: Jul 9 2000Jul 12 2000

Other

Other2000 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Technical Papers: Engineering Solutions for a New Century
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMilwaukee, WI.
Period7/9/007/12/00

Keywords

  • Agricultural drainage
  • Controlled drainage
  • Minnesota
  • Subsurface drainage
  • Water quality
  • Watertable control

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