Sponsor
Prepared for the Department of Ecology, Olympia, Washington. The project was jointly funded by the Seattle District Corps of Engineers and the State of Washington Department of Ecology.
Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
1-2002
Subjects
Spokane River (Idaho and Wash.) -- Water quality -- Models, Water-supply -- Models, Spokane River (Idaho and Wash.) -- Water quality -- Computer simulation, Hydrologic models, Hydrodynamics -- Mathematical models
Abstract
The Washington Department of Ecology is interested in a water quality model for the Upper Spokane River system for use in developing Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). The goals of this modeling effort are to:
• Gather data to construct a computer simulation model of the Spokane River system including Long Lake Reservoir and the pools behind Nine Mile dam, Upper Falls dam and Upriver dam. • Ensure that the model accurately represents the system hydrodynamics and water quality (flow, temperature, dissolved oxygen and nutrient dynamics)
This report evaluates the model calibration and discusses issues relative to that calibration effort. The calibration effort focused on model predictions of hydrodynamics (flow and water level), temperature, and eutrophication model parameters (such as nutrients, algae, dissolved oxygen, organic matter, coliform). The model calibration periods were from February 1, 1991 to October 31, 1991 and from January 1, 2000 to October 31, 2000.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12113
Citation Details
Berger, C., Annear, R. L., & Wells, S. A. (2002). Upper Spokane River Model: Model Calibration, 1991 and 2000. Technical Report EWR-01-02, Department of Civil Engineering, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.
Description
Technical Report EWR-01-02 produced by College of Engineering and Computer Science Department of Civil Engineering, Portland State University.