H31C:
Most Watersheds Are Not Pristine! Recognizing and Differentiating Natural From Human-Induced Hydrological, Geomorphological, and Biogeochemical Dynamics

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Session ID#: 6267

Session Description:
The ultimate goals of Hydrology, Geomorphology and Biogeochemistry are to provide tools to resolve water-related problems faced by Society. Most process studies have however been done in quasi-pristine, small watersheds due to the easier deployment of field instrumentation. The focus of the scientific community is now shifting to non-pristine landscapes, especially areas where surface drains, tile drains, storage ponds, farm dams, berms and other types of stormwater-control infrastructure modify overall watershed response in ways that are poorly understood. Understanding the increasing role of humans on watershed systems is also one of the goals of Panta Rhei, the 2013-2022 scientific decade of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. We therefore invite contributions that address the monitoring, modelling or management of the impacts of human infrastructure on watershed processes. We especially welcome contributions that suggest methods for partitioning the different sources of short-term and long-term change in watershed behaviour.
OSPA Liaison:  Merrin L Macrae, University of Waterloo, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Chairs:  Merrin L Macrae, University of Waterloo, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Genevieve Ali, University of Manitoba, Manitoba's Watershed Systems Research Program, Winnipeg, MB, Canada and David Allen Lobb, University of Manitoba, Department of Soil Science, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Primary Convener:  Merrin L Macrae, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Conveners:  Genevieve Ali, University of Manitoba, Center for Earth Observation Science, Winnipeg, MB, Canada and David Allen Lobb, University of Manitoba, Department of Soil Science, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Index Terms:

0496 Water quality [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1815 Erosion [HYDROLOGY]
1824 Geomorphology: general [HYDROLOGY]
1836 Hydrological cycles and budgets [HYDROLOGY]
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • ES - Earth Surface Processes

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

H31C-01
Assessment of the impact of land cover and beneficial management practices on water quality in complex watersheds – challenges and research opportunities ahead (Invited) (36037)
Alain N Rousseau, Professeur-chercheur titulaire, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Eau Terre Environnement INRS-ETE, Eau Terre Environnement, Quebec City, QC, Canada, Silvio Gumiere, Professor, Université Laval, Soils and Agri-Food Engineering, Québec, QC, Canada, Yang Ou, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Changchun, China and Maxime Fossey, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Eau Terre Environnement INRS-ETE, Quebec City, QC, Canada
H31C-02
The Influence of Surface Coal Mining on Hydrology and Solute Transport in the Elk Valley, British Columbia, Canada (35217)
Christopher C Wellen, McMaster University, School of Geography & Earth Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada and Sean Kevin Carey, McMaster University, School of Earth, Environment and Society, Hamilton, ON, Canada
H31C-03
Regulation of the Distribution of Anthropogenic Contaminants by Physical Limnological Processes in a Relatively Pristine Watershed: the Breach of the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Impoundment, British Columbia, Canada (36005)
Ellen L Petticrew1, Philip N. Owens1, Sam J. Albers1, Svein Vagle2, Jacob Duros1 and Kristin Rasmus1, (1)Univ Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada, (2)Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC, Canada
H31C-04
From The (Relatively) Pristine to the Polluted: The Breach Of The Mount Polley Mine Tailings Impoundment, Quesnel Watershed, British Columbia (Invited) (34674)
Philip N. Owens, Ellen L Petticrew and Sam J. Albers, Univ Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada
H31C-05
Understanding and Modelling Hydrological Impacts of Land Use and Land Management Change (Invited) (36430)
Howard S. Wheater, University of Saskatchewan, Centre for Hydrology and Global Institute for Water Security, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
H31C-06
Net Evaporation Resulting from the Creation of a Boreal Hydroelectric Reservoir (36498)
Ian B Strachan1, Alain Tremblay2, Simon Tardif2, Christian Turpin2 and Luc Pelletier1, (1)McGill University, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Montreal, QC, Canada, (2)Hydro-Québec, Environment Production, Montreal, QC, Canada
H31C-07
Estimating the Impact of Depressional Storage Drainage on the Hydrology of a Canadian Prairie Basin using Physically Based Modelling (36653)
John W Pomeroy1, Xing Fang2, Kevin Shook1 and Cherie Westbrook3, (1)University of Saskatchewan, Centre for Hydrology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, (2)University of Saskatchewan, Centre for Hydrology, Canmore, AB, Canada, (3)University of Saskatchewan, Department of Geography and Planning, Centre for Hydrology,, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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