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Regional SPARROW Model Assessments of Streams and Rivers

Missouri River Basin (More Regional Models)

Nutrient Sources and Transport in the Missouri River Basin, With Emphasis on the Effects of Irrigation and Reservoirs

by Juliane B. Brown, Lori A. Sprague, and Jean A. Dupree
Article and supplemental material | USGS Fact Sheet

Online Decision Support System -- Informing Nutrient Management Decisions

The regional nitrogen and phosphours SPARROW models have been incorporated into an interactive, online decision support system so water managers, researchers, and the general public can access SPARROW models and map predictions of long-term average water quality conditions, track transport to downstream receiving waters, and evaluate management source-reduction scenarios.

Related Links

• Nutrient and Sediment Trends
• SPARROW Model Input Data: Point Sources, Stream Loads, Digital Hydrologic Network
• SPARROW model Fact Sheet
• SPARROW model Applications

For additional information on the study:

Juliane Brown, jbbrown@usgs.gov
Lori Sprague, lsprague@usgs.gov

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