SELECTED PUBLICATIONS OF THE USGS ILLINOIS WATER SCIENCE CENTER SURFACE-WATER MODELING TEAM

Watershed Modeling and Hydrologic Regionalization

Estimating Flood-Peak Discharge Magnitudes and Frequencies for Rural Streams in Illinois, 2004, Soong, D.T., Ishii, A.L., Sharpe, J.B., and Avery, C.F.,U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5103, 147 p.

Continuous Hydrologic Simulation and Flood-Frequency, Hydraulic, and Flood Hazard Analysis of the Blackberry Creek Watershed in Kane County, Ill., in press, Soong, T.W., Straub, T.D., and Murphy, E.M., U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report, 2005-5270

Examining Runoff Production Using Radar-Rainfall and Physiographic Databases (abstract), 2003, Kenney E., Ogden F.L., and Over T.M., Eos Trans., AGU 84(46)

Simulation of Streamflow, Lake, and Wetland Water-Surface Elevations in the Swamp and Pickerel Creek Watersheds in the Wolf River Watershed, Near the Proposed Crandon Mine, Wisconsin, 2003, Chruscicki, J.B., Melching, C.S., Bicknell, B.R., Roy, S.D., Manoyan, S., Stewart, J.S., and Duncker, J.J., Final Report, January 2003, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region V. 110 p.

Application of a continuous simulation hydrologic model (HSPF) in floodplain delineation: a case study Blackberry Creek watershed in Kane County, Ill. (Abstract), 2003, Straub, T.D., Soong, T.W., and DiStefano, C.E., Association of State Floodplain Managers 27th Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.

River Flow Mass Exponents with Fractal Channel Networks and Rainfall, 2001, Troutman B.M. and Over T.M., Advances in Water Resources, 14(21): 4230-4242.

Equations for estimating Clark Unit-hydrograph parameters for small rural watersheds in Illinois, 2000, Straub, T.D., Melching, C.S., and Kocher, K.E., U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4184, 30 p.

Regional Rainfall-Runoff Relations for Simulation of Streamflow for Watersheds in Du Page County, Illinois, 1998, Duncker, J.J., and Melching, C.S., U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4035, 80 p.

On Scaling Exponents of Spatial Peak Flows from Spatial Rainfall and River Network Geometry, 1996, Gupta V.K., Castro S.L., and Over T.M., Journal of Hydrology, 187(1/2), 81-104.

Regional Rainfall-Runoff Relations for Simulation of Streamflow for Watersheds in Lake County, Illinois, 1995, Duncker, J.J., Vail, T.J., and Melching, C.S., U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4023, 71 p.

Simulation of Rainfall-Runoff for Basins in the Rolla, Missouri Area, 1994, Holmes, Jr., R.R. and East, J.W., U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4019, 24 p.

A Review of Rainfall-Runoff Modeling for Stormwater Management, 1991, Knapp, H.V., Durgunoglu, A., and Ortel, T.W., Illinois State Water Survey Contract Report 516, 92 p.

Hydrologic Modeling of the Fox River Watershed, 1991, Knapp, H.V., Ortel, T.W., and Larson, R.S., Illinois State Water Survey Contract Report 518, 89 p.

Cache River Basin: Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Sediment Transport, Volume 1: Background, Data Collection, and Analysis, 1990, Demissie, M., Soong, T.W., Allgire, R., Keefer, L., and P.B. Makowski. Illinois State Water Survey Contract Report 486, 238 p.

Cache River Basin: Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Sediment Transport, Volume 2: Mathematical Modeling, 1990, Demissie, M., Soong, T.W., and R. Camacho. Illinois State Water Survey Contract Report 485: 101 p.

Hydraulic Investigation for the Construction of Artificial Islands in Peoria Lake, 1988, Demissie, M., Soong, T.W., and N.G. Bhowmik. Illinois State Water Survey Contract Report 447. ILENR/RE-WR-88/15: 72 p.

Investigation of techniques to estimate rainfall-loss parameters for Illinois, 1987, Weiss, L.S., and Ishii, A.L., U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4151, 60 p.

 

Floods and Flood Forecasting

NEXRAD and rainfall-gage precipitation inputs for near real-time flood simulation of Salt Creek in Du Page County, Illinois (abstract), 2003, Ishii, A.L., Ortel, T.W., Over, T.M., Murphy, E.A., in 2003 National Hydrologic Warning Council/Southwestern Association of ALERT Systems Abstracts, Dallas, p. 43.

An Analysis on Managed Flood Storage Options for Selected Levees along the Lower Illinois River for Enhancing Flood Protections, 1999, Akanbi, A., Lian, Y.Q., and Soong, T.W., Report No. 4: Flood Storage Reservoirs and Flooding on the Lower Illinois River. Illinois State Water Survey, Contract Report CR645:  86 p.

Near Real-Time Flood-Simulation System for Salt Creek in Du Page County, Illinois, 1999, Vonnahme, C.C., Ortel, T.W., Ishii, A.L., and Charlton, A.J., in Planning Ahead: Flood-Loss Reduction for the 21st Century, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Portland, Oregon, 6 p.

Modeling System for near real-time flood simulation for Salt Creek in Du Page County, Illinois, 1998, Ishii, A.L., Charlton, T.J., Ortel, T.W., Vonnahme, C.C., in proceedings of Subcommittee on Hydrology First Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Las Vegas, p. 8.51-8.58.

Operational modeling with dynamic-wave routing in Water Resources and the Urban Environment, 1998, Ishii, A.L., Charlton, T.J., Ortel, T.W., Vonnahme, C.C., American Society of Civil Engineers 25th annual conference on Water Resources Planning and Management, Chicago, p. 147-152.

Flood Tracking Chart for the Illinois River Basin, 1998, Avery, C.F., Holmes, Jr., R.R. and Sharpe, J.B., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-930, ## p.

Flood Induced Loading of Agricultural Chemicals to Public Water Supply Wells in Selected Reaches of the Illinois River, 1998, Ray, C., Soong, T.W., Borah, D.K., and Roadcap G.S., American Water Works Association. July: 90-100.

Floods in Northern Illinois, July 1996, 1997, Holmes, Jr., R.R. and Kupka, A.L., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-425, 29 p.

Impacts of the 1993 Flood on the Illinois and Mississippi River, 1996, Soong, T.W. Contract Report 594. Illinois State Water Survey, Department of Natural Resources. Champaign, IL, 61820. Report to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. 102 p.

Floods of September 26-October 4, 1986, and August 14-17, 1987 in Illinois, 1992, Balding, G.O., and Ishii, A.L.,  U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4149, 104 p.

Floods of June 13-14, 1981, and December 2-7, 1982, in Illinois, 1989, Ishii, A.L., U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4062, 109 p.

 

Hydraulics

Estimating Manning's Roughness Coefficients for Natural and Man-Made Streams in Illinois, Soong, D.T., Halfar, T.M., Wobig, L.A., http://il.water.usgs.gov/proj/nvalues/ last accessed January 2006.

Verification of a one-dimensional, unsteady flow model for the Fox River in Illinois, 1997, Ishii, A.L., and Turner, M.J., U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2477, 65 p.

Implementation and verification of a one-dimensional, unsteady-flow model for Spring Brook near Warrenville, Illinois, 1996, Turner, M.J., Pulokas, A.P., and Ishii, A.L., U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2455, 35 p.

Variation of Manning’s Roughness Coefficient with Channel Stage. 1996, Soong .T.W. and M.P. DePue, UIUC-WRC-96-221, Water Resources Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Distribution of Turbulent Velocity Fluctuations in a Natural Channel, 1995, Bhowmik, N.G., Xia, R., Mazumder, B.J., and Soong T.W., Journal of Hydraulic Research. Vol. 33, 1995, No. 5.

Return Flow in Rivers Due to Navigation Traffic, 1995, Bhowmik, N.G., Xia, R.J., Mazumder, B.S., and T.W. Soong.  Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 121, No. 12, Dec. 1993. ASCE: 914-918.

Effect of boundary condition selection on unsteady-flow model calibration, 1993, Ishii, A.L., and Wilder, J.E., in Proceedings of the XXV Congress of International Association for Hydraulic Research, Tokyo, pp. 193-200.

Turbulence in Rivers due to Navigation Traffic, 1993, Mazumder, B.S., Bhowmik, N.G., and Soong T.W.  Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 119, No. 5, May. 1993. ASCE: 581-597.

Effect of Stratton Dam Operation on Flood Control Along the Fox River and Fox Chain of Lakes, 1992, Knapp, H.V. and Ortel, T.W., Illinois State Water Survey Contract Report 533, 79 p.

Waves Generated by Recreational Traffic on the Upper Mississippi River System, 1992, Bhowmik, N.G., Soong, T.W., Reichelt, W.F., and N.M.L. Seddik. Illinois State Water Survey Research Report No. 117. Also was published by the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program as a Special Report, No. 92-S003. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Environmental Management Technical Center, Onalaska, Wisconsin. 68 p.

Secondary Circulation in Natural Rivers, 1986, Demissie, M., Soong, T.W., Fitzpatrick W., Bhowmik N., and Maxwell W.H.C.  University of Illinois Water Resources Research Report 200. UILU-WRC-86-200, Volumes 1 and 2.

 

Climate and Precipitation

Comparison of Potential Evapotranspiration Calculated by the LXPET (Lamoreaux Potential Evapotranspiration) Program and by the WDMUtil (Watershed Data Management Utility) Program, 2005, Murphy, E.M., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1020, 20 p.

Comparison of the Scaling Characteristics of Rainfall Derived from Space-based and Ground-based Radar Observations, 2004, Gebremichael M., Over T.M., and Krajewski W.F., Eos Trans, AGU,  85(17).

On the effect of air humidity on soil susceptibility to wind erosion: The case of air-dry soils, 2004, Ravi, S., D’Odorico P., Over T.M., and Zobeck T.M., Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L09501, DA:10.102912004GL019485

Effects of El Nino / Southern Oscillation on temperature, precipitation, snow water equivalent and resulting streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin, 2004, Lee S.W., Klein A.G., and Over T.M., Hydrological Processes, 18(6): 1053-1071.

Scaling of Surface Wind Speed, 2002, Over T.M. and D’Odorico P., in Lee, J.A. and Zobeck, T.M., Proceedings of ICAR5/GCTE-SEN Joint Conference, International Center for Arid and Semiarid Lands Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Publication 02-2, p. 50-53.

Stochastic Multivariate analysis of hydrometeorological variables for wind erosion models, 2002, D’Odorico P., Over T.M., and Yoo J.C., in Lee, J.A. and Zobeck, T.M., Proceedings of ICAR5/GCTE-SEN Joint Conference, International Center for Arid and Semiarid Lands Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Publication 02-2, p. 225-229.

Bias in runoff parameter estimation induced by rainfall data, 2002, Straub, T.D., Bednar, R.J., Proceedings of the Second Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

On the Assessment of ENSO-induced Patterns of Rainfall Erosivity in the Southwestern United States, 2001, D’Odorico P., Yoo J.C., and Over T.M., Journal of Climate, 14(21): 4230-4242.

Comparison of rainfall records collected by different rain-gage networks, 1998, Straub, T.D., and Parmar, P.S., Proceedings of the First Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. p. 7-25 - 7-32.

Rainfall in and near Du Page County, Illinois, October 1991-September 1995, 1998, Straub, T.D., Hornewer, N.J., Duncker, J.D., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-582, 72 p.

A Space-Time Theory of Mesoscale Rainfall Using Random Cascades, 1996, Over T.M. and Gupta V.K., Journal of Geophysical Research, 101(D21): 26,319-26,331.

Rainfall in and near Lake County, Illinois, December 1989-September 1993, 1994, Duncker, J.J., Vail, T.J., and Robinson, S.M., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-113, 228 p.

Statistical Analysis of Mesoscale Rainfall: Dependence of a Random Cascade Generator on the Large-Scale Forcing, 1994, Over T.M. and Gupta V.K., Journal of Applied Meteorology, 33(12): 1526-1542.

Rainfall in and near Du Page County, Illinois, February 1986-September 1991, 1992, Duncker, J.J., Vail, T.J., and Earle, J.D., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-485, 71 p.

 

Sediment and Geomorphology

Suspended-Sediment Yields and Stream-Channel Processes in Judy’s Branch Watershed in the St. Louis Metro East Region in Illinois, in press, Straub, T.D., Johnson, G.P., Roseboom, D.P., Sierra, C.R., U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigation Report 2006-5016.

Preliminary Results of a Dam-Removal Analysis on Brewster Creek near St. Charles, Illinois, 2002-2004, 2004, Kosky, K. M., Straub, T. D., Roseboom, D. P., and Johnson, G. P., Proceedings of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Self-Sustaining Solutions for Streams, Wetlands & Watersheds Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, http://asae.frymulti.com/ (last accessed in October 2005.

Geotechnical evaluation of bank stability on Judy's Branch near Glen Carbon, Illinois and the St. Louis Metro East Region, 2004, Sierra, C.S., and Straub, T.D., U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report, in review

Flow Field Over Bedforms in the Lower Missouri River, 2003, Holmes, Jr., R.R. in Seventh Annual Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, June 1-4, 2003 Atchison, Kansas, p. 27.

Managing for Extreme Flow Events: Data-Collection and Dissemination Efforts, 2001, Holmes, Jr., R.R. Abstract, in Governor’s Conference on Management of the Illinois River, October 2-4, 2001, Peoria, Illinois.

Workshop Report: The First Sino-U.S. Joint Workshop on Sediment Transport and Sediment Induced Disasters, 2000, Soong, T.W. March 15-17, 1999; Beijing, China. Journal of the International Water Resources Association, 25(1): 162-165.

Post Workshop Summary: The First Sino-US Joint Workshop on Sediment Transport and Sediment Induced Disasters, 2000, Soong, T.W. and Yen, B.C., March 15-17, 1999; Beijing, China. Illinois State Water Survey Informational/Educational Material 2000-01:67 p.

After the 1993 Flood: A Water and Surficial Sediment Quality Scenario on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi Rivers, 2000, Soong, T.W. and W.H. Ettinger. Journal of the American Water Resources Association: 36(1): 105-121.

Suspended-Sediment Budget, Flow Distribution, and Lake Circulation for the Fox Chain Of Lakes in Lake and Mchenry County, Illinois, 1997-99, 2000, Schrader, D.L. and Holmes, Jr., R.R., U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigation Report 00-4115, 23 p.

Fine Sediments of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and Their Associated Disaster Consequences. 1999, Soong, T.W., International Journal of the Sediment Research. Special Issue on Sediment Transport and Disaster. Proceedings of the Sino-US Workshop on Sediment Transport and Disasters, March 15-17, 1999, Beijing, China. 14(2): 171-178.

HEC-5Q Model Applied to a Lake System for Water Quality Evaluations, 1999, Borah, D.K., Knapp H.V., Raman R.K., Lin S.D., and Soong T.W.D., Water International, International Water Resources Association, 24(3): 240-247.

Physical Effects of Barge-Tows on the Upper Mississippi River system. Level 1 Analyses of Existing Data Collected by the Illinois State Water Survey, 1998, Bhowmik N.G., Soong T.W., Xia, R.J., and Bera M. Environmental Management Technical Center, U.S. Geological Survey.

Suspended-sediment budget for the Kankakee River Basin, 1993-95,
1997, Holmes, Jr., R.R., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-120, 8 p.

Bank Erosion Field Survey Report on the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway, 1997, Bhowmik, N.G., Soong, T.W., and Nakato T. Interim Report for the Upper Mississippi River - Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Paul, Rock Island, and St. Louis Districts. November 1997. ## p.

Development, Verification, and Application of a Simplified Method to Estimate Total-Streambed Scour at Bridge Sites in Illinois, 1996, Holmes, Jr., R.R., and Dunn, C.J., U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Inverstigations Report 95-4298, 44 p.

Hydraulic, Geotechnical, Geomorphic, and Biologic Data for the Cache River/Heron Pond Area in Southern Illinois, 1996, Holmes, Jr., R.R., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-467, 21 p.

Sediment and Hydraulic Data Collected During the Upper Mississippi River System Flood of 1993, 1996, Holmes, Jr., R.R. and Oberg, K.A., in Sixth Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1996, p 38-44.

A Simplified Method For Estimating Total Streambed Scour at Bridges in Illinois, 1995, Holmes, Jr., R.R. Ghere, D.G., and Dunn, C.J., in Proceedings of the First International Conference Water Resources Engineering, August 14-18, 1995, p. 1046-1050.

Relating Thin and Fat-Fractal Scaling of River-Network Models, 1994, Karlinger M.R., Over T.M. and Troutman B.M., Fractals, 2(4): 557-565.

Geomorphic Effects of the Flood of 1993 on the Floodplains of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, 1994, Jacobson, R.B. and Holmes, Jr., R.R. Abstract , in Conference on Sustaining the Ecological Integrity of Large Floodplain Rivers, Lacrosse, WI, July 12-15, 1994.

Sediment Discharges in the Upper Mississippi River Basin During the 1993 Flood,
1994, Holmes, Jr., R.R. Abstract in 1994 American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 23-27, 1994.

The Flood and Sediment Characteristics of the Lower Yellow River in China, 1994, Soong T.W., and Zhao Y. Water International. Vol.19, No.3, September:129-137.

Floodplain Sediments Deposited by the 1993 Floods in the Missouri and Upper Mississippi Rivers, 1994, Jacobson, R.B., Holmes, Jr., R.R. and Gomez, Basil, Abstract in 1994 American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 23-27, 1994.

Suspended-Sediment Concentration Trends on the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois, 1993, Holmes, Jr., R.R. Abstract in 25th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi River Consortium, Lacrosse, Wisconsin, April 22-23, 1993.

Sediment Data Collection Associated with the 1993 Flood on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, 1993, Holmes, Jr., R.R. Abstract in 1993 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 6-10, 1993.

Conceptual Models of Erosion and Sedimentation in Illinois, 1984, Bhowmik, N., Demissie, M., Soong, T.W., Klock, A., Black, N.R., Gross, D.L., Sipe, T.L., and Risser P.G., Illinois Scientific Surveys Joint Report 1, Vols. 1 and 2.

 

Measurement

Computation and Error Analysis of Discharge for the Lake Michigan Diversion Project in Illinois: 1997-99 Water Years, in press, Duncker J.J. and Over T.M., U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5018.

Velocity and Sediment Concentration Measurements over Bedforms in Sand-Bed Rivers, 2002, Holmes, Jr., R.R., and Garcia, M.H., in Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental Methods Conference, July 28-August 1, 2002, 9 p. (CD version)

Horizontal and Vertical Acoustic Measurements for the Computation of Discharge in the Chicago River System, 2002, Duncker, James J., in Proceedings of the ASCE 2002 Conference on Hydraulic measurements and Experimental Methods, Estes Park, CO, July 28-August 1, 2002.

Introduction to Field Methods for Hydrologic and Environmental Studies, 2001, Holmes, Jr., R.R., Terrio, P.J., Harris, M.A., and Mills, P.C., U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 01-50.

Effect of Temporal Resolution on the Accuracy of ADCP Measurements, 2000, Gonzalez-Castro, J.A., Oberg, K.A., and Duncker, J.J., in Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers 2000 Joint Conference on Water Resource Engineering and Water Resources Planning, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Necessity for a Real-Time Streamflow Data Network: The Multitude of Uses and a Look at the Cost Issue, 2000, Holmes, Jr., R.R. Abstract, in Illinois Water 2000, Urbana, Illinois.

Velocity and Scour Measurements In and Near The Miller City Levee Break, 1996, Oberg, K.A., Holmes, Jr., R.R. and Johnson, G.P., Abstract, in the Sixth Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, Volume 2, p. 75-78.


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