Modeling the Iowa portion of the Cedar River Watershed from the Headwater to Cedar Rapids Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)

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ID Task Begin End Status Detail
1 Collect and assemble disparate data and create a comprehensive database for modeling the effect of human land use changes, nutrient management, and landscape reconfiguration strategies in the Cedar River watershed 2007-04-16 00:00:00.00 2007-04-30 00:00:00.00  
    - Download land cover 2002 layer 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00
    - Download precipitation data 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00
    - Download stream layer 2004 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00
    - Download lake layer 2004 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00
    - Download NED 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00
    - Download HUC8 layer 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00
    - Download HUC12 layer 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00
    - Download USGS gage layer 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00
    - Download county bounday layer 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00
    - Download SSURGO layer 2007-04-20 00:00:00.00 2007-04-21 00:00:00.00
    - Download HUC10 layer 2007-04-21 00:00:00.00 2007-04-21 00:00:00.00
    - Download stream flow record 2007-04-23 00:00:00.00 2007-04-23 00:00:00.00
    - Download Ecoregion layer 2007-06-06 00:00:00.00 2007-06-06 00:00:00.00
    - Extract NO3-N record at USGS#5464500 from EarthInfo, Inc 2007-08-09 00:00:00.00 2007-08-16 00:00:00.00
    - Setup SWAT land cover layer 2007-04-21 00:00:00.00 2007-04-30 00:00:00.00
    - Setup SWAT precipitation & temperature data 2007-04-21 00:00:00.00 2007-04-23 00:00:00.00
    - Setup SWAT stream layer 2007-04-21 00:00:00.00 2007-04-23 00:00:00.00
    - Setup SWAT DEM layer 2007-04-21 00:00:00.00 2007-04-23 00:00:00.00
    - Setup SWAT SSURGO soil layer 2007-04-21 00:00:00.00 2007-04-30 00:00:00.00
    - Setup SWAT management file 2007-04-21 00:00:00.00 2007-08-08 00:00:00.00
2 Calibrate, validate and apply the SWAT model to the Cedar River watershed and estimate nutrient (particular nitrate and phosphorus) loading existingand alternative management conditions (Initial SWAT Model Output) 2007-05-01 00:00:00.00 2007-05-15 00:00:00.00  
    - Setup base line simulation 2007-04-30 00:00:00.00 2007-05-10 00:00:00.00
    - + SWAT watershed and sub watershed boundary 2007-05-01 00:00:00.00 2007-05-05 00:00:00.00
    - + SWAT stream guage 2007-05-01 00:00:00.00 2007-05-05 00:00:00.00
    - + SWAT rain gage and temperature gage 2007-05-01 00:00:00.00 2007-05-06 00:00:00.00
    - + SWAT climate station 2007-05-01 00:00:00.00 2007-05-06 00:00:00.00
    - + SWAT land use 2007-05-05 00:00:00.00 2007-05-05 00:00:00.00
    - + SWAT land use & soil distribution report 2007-05-05 00:00:00.00 2007-05-05 00:00:00.00
    - + SWAT SSURGO soil 2007-05-05 00:00:00.00 2007-05-09 00:00:00.00
    - + SWAT HRU report 2007-05-05 00:00:00.00 2007-05-09 00:00:00.00
    - + SWAT management schedule 2007-05-10 00:00:00.00 2007-05-10 00:00:00.00
    - + Setup best case scenario 2007-05-10 00:00:00.00 2007-05-11 00:00:00.00
    - + Setup worst case scenario 2007-05-10 00:00:00.00 2007-05-11 00:00:00.00
    - + SWAT simulation results 2007-05-10 00:00:00.00 2007-05-11 00:00:00.00
    - + Average Annual Rainfall 1990-2005 2007-05-15 00:00:00.00 2007-05-07 00:00:00.00
    - Calibrate stream flow at #5457700 2007-06-20 00:00:00.00 2007-07-23 00:00:00.00
    - Calibrate stream flow at #5458500 2007-06-20 00:00:00.00 2007-07-31 00:00:00.00
    - Calibrate stream flow at #5464000 2007-06-20 00:00:00.00 2007-08-02 00:00:00.00
    - Calibrate stream flow at #5464500 2007-05-24 00:00:00.00 2007-08-06 00:00:00.00
    - Validate stream flow at #5457700 2007-08-02 00:00:00.00 2007-08-02 00:00:00.00
    - Validate stream flow at #5458500 2007-08-02 00:00:00.00 2007-08-02 00:00:00.00
    - Validate stream flow at #5464000 2007-08-02 00:00:00.00 2007-08-02 00:00:00.00
    - Validate stream flow at #5464500 2007-08-06 00:00:00.00 2007-08-06 00:00:00.00
    - Calibrate nitrate at #5464500 2007-08-07 00:00:00.00 None  
    - Validate nitrate at #5464500 2007-08-07 00:00:00.00 None  
3 Apply the calibrated and validated SWAT model to examine different nutrient reduction scenarios and the relationships between agricultural management scenarios (e.g., nutrient management) and watershed/water quality in support of adaptive managemnet framework in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (Scenarios and other SWAT model runs defined by the Steering Team) 2007-05-16 00:00:00.00 2007-07-15 00:00:00.00  
4 Complete modeling 2007-07-16 00:00:00.00 2007-08-15 00:00:00.00  

Last update: 10/8/2007