# Presentation: 864315

##  UPDATES ON MULTI-COOPERATIVE ECO-HYDROLOGICAL STUDY – TURKEY CREEK WATERSHED, Francis Marion National Forest, SC

- Devendra Amatya, USDA Forest Service,
- Center for Forested Wetlands Research

*4**th** Project Cooperators’ Meeting, Santee Experimental Forest, SC*
*September 06, 2006 *

## COLLABORATORS & COOPERATORS

- FS Southern Research Station (2004)
- National Council for Air & Stream Improvement, Inc. (2004)
- JJ&G Company/ Tetra-Tech, Inc. (2004)
- Francis Marion National Forest (2004)
- US Geological Survey (2004)
- College of Charleston (2004)
- SC Department of Transportation (2004)
- University of Krakow, Poland (2004)
- Florida A& M University (2005)
- SC Sea Grants Program (2006)
- BCD Council of Governments (2006)
- Clemson University (2006)

## CURRENT ISSUES OF INTEREST

- Eco-hydrologic processes of low gradient forest ecosystems
- Effects of land management: harvesting, thinning, fertilization, prescribed burning, Biomass removal
- Developmental/Urbanization Impacts
- Impacts of land use change and natural disturbances Water quantity and quality – Surface/Subsurface
- Wetland and Eco-Hydrologic Functions
- _Cumulative effects on a watershed/basin scale _

## TURKEY CREEK 

- Santee Experimental Forest
- 1938

- Cooper River

*National Forest*

*Private Lands*

**Turkey **
**Creek**

*Charleston*

***TURKEY CREEK ***
***WATERSHED***

## WEB-Based LONG-TERM DATA SHARING(US FS, CFWR, COFC) - 2004

- USFS and LTER
- CLYMDB-HYDRODB
- Long-term Hydrology Data from 23 Exp. Watersheds
**Santee Watersheds**
- 1989 – 2001
- Tetra-Tech, Inc. (Atlanta)
- JJ& G Engineering

## DATA SHARING(US FS, CFWR, Tetra-Tech/JJ&G) : $ 7,000 - 2004

- Electronic digitization
- Historic Flow Data
- 1964-76
- Current hydrologic studies
- Long-term data fromadjacent watersheds
- Charleston Harbor WQ model
- SC DHEC/BCDCOG

## TURKEY CREEK WATERSHED-SCALE STUDY

**TURKEY CREEK WATERSHED-SCALE STUDY**

- 5,000 ha ( 50 sq.km)
- College of Charleston
- Agric Univ of Krakow
- Stream flow monitoring and studying flow dynamicsusing historic data
- Collection of GIS data
*ASAE Meeting paper*
*A paper in Polish Academy**of Sciences (In review)*

*FS SRS, CCS Program ($17,500) – NCASI FS Grant ($20,000) - 2004*

## REVITALIZATION OF STREAM GAUGING(US FS, CFWR ($6,000), SC DOT, USGS ($4,000) & COFC) - 2004 

- Site access on SC DOT new Hwy 41N Bridge (08/04)
- Stream and Rain Gauge (12/04)
- Original Gauge/Logger (U/S)
- New Logger (D/S)
- Real Time Gauge #02172035
- Rating Curve (0-250 cfs) – 12 points
- Historic High 1250 cfs

## WETLAND HYDROLOGIC FUNCTIONS(SRS, CFWR ($2,000), FAMU) - 2005

- Joseph Amoah, PhD Candidate, FAMU
- Internet Connection
- FS SRS CRC Travel Support –2005-06
- Applying for 2006-07CRC fund

## BIOMASS REDUCTION STUDY (CFWR, JFSP,  NIFC) - 2005

**BIOMASS REDUCTION STUDY**** ***(CFWR, JFSP,  NIFC) - 2005*

- Comprehensive Fire Effects of Biomass Reduction on Stream Hydrology and Water Quality

- Control

- Treatment

## Trace Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Bottomland Hardwood Floodplains

- 	Characterize the trace greenhouse gas (CH4, N2O) fluxes from BLH forests;
- Provide a reference for norms that could be expected from restored BLH forests.
- Sample riparian zone from different sized streams (Fox Gulley branch, Turkey Creek, Nicholson Creek)

*(**USGS/BRD, CFWR, COFC) - 2005*

## Model  (Jordan, Jones & Golding, 2005)

**Subwatershed boundaries for CHS Harbor WQ **
**Model  ****(****Jordan, Jones & Golding, 2005****)**

**Santee experimental forested watersheds monitoring**
**stations used for CHS Harbor WQ model by**
**  ****(Jordan, Jones & Golding, 2005)**

**Charleston**

**Cooper River**

**SC DHEC and BCDCOG >>TMDL for DO**

**Turkey Creek**

## OTHER OBJECTIVES

- Flow, Soil Moisture, ET, and Carbon dynamics
- Water quality of the Turkey Creek watershed compared to managed coastal forests.
- Hydrologic effects of land use change/urbanization on stream flow and GW dynamics.
- Monitoring of Mercury and cycling studies
- Coliform Bacteria and its TMDL studies
- Hydrologic models (SWAT, DRAINWAT) for evaluating the effects of land use change and management including harvesting, thinning, prescribed burning, biomass treatments on hydrology and water quality.
- Flow dynamics of the watershed before the Hurricane and 15 years after the Hurricane.

## WEATHER & WATER QUALITY MONITORING

- Auto Weather Station (2005)
- Biweekly Grab Sampling*** ***(2005)
- ISCO Auto Sampler
- Linked with USGS Flow Gauging Datalogger (2006)
- WQ Sampling (0.03’)
- Nutrients and physical WQ
*Study funding ??*

*(**USGS, CFWR ($8,000)) – 2005-06*

*Weather Station*

## WATERSHED CHARACTERIZATION AND EVENT HYDROLOGY STUDY

- GIS Spatial data for Turkey Creek & Quinby Creek
- Turkey Creek Historic Data (1964-76)
- Storm Event Hydrographs
- Flow Monitoring of nearby Quinby Creek
*Dr Tim Callahan*

*(**SC SEA GRANT ($10,000), COFC and CFWR) - 2006*

## WATER TABLE DYNAMICS MONITORING

- Establishment of shallow GW wells – (4/6 wells)
- By Gradient, Soils & Vegetation (land use) type
- Assessing wet areas, S/SS Water and  WT and Outflow relationships, Models
*Study funding ??*

*(**FMNF ($5,000) and CFWR) - 2006*

## A PROPOSED COLIFORM TMDL STUDY

**A PROPOSED COLIFORM TMDL STUDY**

- Turkey Creek at Rd 251 and FM SC 402
- St. RS-02483, HUC 03050201040
- EPA 2004(d) list
- Impaired for Fecal Coliform
- Use: Recreational
- Berkeley County, FS CFWR, COFC, and Clemson University
*A TMDL Study Proposal ($92,000) submitted to SC Grant Commission on in April 2006*

## STREAM BIOLOGY STUDY – 2006 

- Main & Tributary Streams
- Wetlands
- Stream Geomorphology
- Biological Indicators
- Fish Habitat (Cray Fish)
- FMNF, COFC, CFWR
*Funding ??*

## NATO/CCMS PILOT STUDY (Int’l)Integrated Water Management (2005-07)

*Exchange and combine expertise in water system research considering different dimensions and interactions.*
*Contribute to the knowledge of IWM given the wide variety of conditions in various basins/watersheds *
- 5th Workshop (Nov-Dec 05), Turkey
- 6th Workshop (June 2006), Poland
- 17 Countries (9) – River/Watershed Plans
- USA – **Turkey Creek, SC**
- Physical characteristics, Hydrology, Land use, Socio-economics, Stakeholders, etc.
- NATO Science Series – 1st publication
- Final Report – 2nd  Science publication

***Science***

***Management***

***Policy***

***Societal Needs***

***Objective of IWM Pilot Study***

## MERCURY MONITORING & STUDY (2006)

- Plot scale exper. study
- UNC-Charlotte & UMD
- Watershed scale studies
- NIST/NOAA – HML
- Coordination with USGS*Potential Funding Agency:**NIST, NOAA, USGS, ????*

## STREAM TRIBUTARY MONITORING

- Main and tributary Streams
- PhD graduate student
*University of Krakow, Poland*
*January – March, 2007*

## MODEL DEVELOPMENT & APPLICATION

- SWAT, DRAINWAT, DRAINMOD-GIS
- All GIS data layers
- Catchment delineation
- Model parameterization
- Catchment monitoring
- Catchment management data
- Model Calibration/Validation
- Scenario Analyses
*CFWR, Clemson, COFC ??*
*Potential Funding Agency:**FS SRS, NCASI , FMNF ???*

## MODEL SIMULATION STUDY

- Engineer/Scientists, Poland
- Agric. University of Krakow& Warsaw Agric. University
*A Travel/Study Funding Proposal to OECD (Sep 06) - France*
*FS CFWR – Host Country*
*July-August, 2007 (6 Weeks)*
*Hydrologic Effects of Urbanization and Forest Road Drainage Structures*
*Intersite Comparison Study (Biberza River) with a Polish 2-D GIS Eco-Hydrology Simulation Model*

## MAJOR GOAL

- A basic framework for research on a coastal watershed
- A multi-cooperative research partnership with academia (COFC, Clemson, FAMU, USC), industries (NCASI, Tetra-Tech, JJ&G), Federal (USFS, USGS, NRCS, NIST, NOAA), State (DOT, Sea Grant, DHEC), County (Berkeley), and Int’l agencies (AUK, WAU, NATO/CCMS)
- To seek a large long-term funding like National Science Foundation (NSF) for addressing important science issues pertinent to the coastal watershed –
- NSF 2007 Call: CRITICAL ZONE (Dr. Tom Williams