Abstract
The Minnesota River (Minnesota, USA) receives large non-point source pollutant loads. Complex interactions between agricultural, state agency, environmental groups, and issues of scale make watershed management difficult. Subdividing the basin's 12 major watersheds into agro-ecoregions based on soil type, geology, steepness, and climate enhances predictability of stream water quality parameters. An eight-step framework for agricultural watershed management is presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 323-330 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Water Science and Technology |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
Event | Proceedings of the 1998 IAWQ 3rd International Conference on Diffuse Pollution - Edinburgh, UK Duration: Aug 21 1998 → Sep 4 1998 |
Keywords
- Agro-ecoregions
- Ecoregions
- Minnesota River
- Scales
- Watershed management
- Watersheds