Central Mississippi River Basin (CMRB) LTAR

1. Central Mississippi River Basin(CMRB) LTAR USDA-ARS Columbia Missouri Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO

2. Outline Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO • Setting and context • Infrastructure • Local expertise • ARS • Cooperators • Current research • Plans

5. Prairie Peninsula

6. Long Branch Creek Watershed Salt River Basin • Central Mississippi River Basin • LTAR (CMRB) • Represents low-permeability soils, prone to surface runoff. • Originally prairie dissected by wooded riparian river corridors. Now the prairie is intensely agricultural. • Primary crops are soybean, corn, sorghum, and wheat. • Low permeability means cropland is not drained. • Much of the stream network has been channelized to combat seasonal flooding. • Erosion, sedimentation, and streambank processes are important. Goodwater Creek Experimental Watershed

7. Claypan and Claypan-like Major Land Resource Areas 109 – Iowa and Missouri Heavy Till Plain 112 – Cherokee Prairies 113 – Central Claypan Area 114 – Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain Distribution of claypan and claypan-like soils in the Midwest. These are the major classifications and not the total area of all clay-pan like soils Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO

8. Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO

9. Missouri Prairie Foundation map of original prairie extent

10. Rivers in the region were extensively channelized between 1915 and sometime after 1950. 2010 The North Fork of the Salt River 1950

11. Infrastructure Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO • Initial phase, ~1970 • 4 nested design, • At 12, 28, 72 km2 (5:1 weirs), and 195 km2 (USGS) • Emphasis on precipitation, streamflow, sediment • MSEA/ASEQ projects, ~1990 • Finer scale • Replicated 0.34-ha plots (Parshall flumes) • Up to 35-ha fields (3:1 weirs) • Emphasis on water quality • Both surface and groundwater • Pesticides and nutrients • CEAP, ~2003 • 12 watersheds at larger scale, up to 1200 km2 • Emphasis on effects of conservation practices

12. Infrastructure – Weather Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO • Rain gage network of 9 in 72 km2 • Implementing telemetry • Automated weather station • Downloaded via telephone under PC control • Data visible on web daily • Univ. of Missouri Ag Weather Network • NOAA GHCN network

13. Infrastructure – Surface water Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO Continuing nested design at 72, 195, 466 km2 Parallel to 195 km2 scale Re-commission 12 km2 scale weir Retain 35-ha field weir Installed 18 Parshall flumes with berms, approaches, and samplers on 0.35-ha plots

14. Plot sample structures Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO

15. Upstream view of plot sampler Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO

16. Infrastructure – groundwater Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO Nests in 5 locations in 35-ha field Nests of 5 wells screened at depths to 20-30 m Much more information in earlier era

17. Infrastructure – Collateral U of Mo Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO Greenley Memorial Research Center South Farm Bradford Research and Extension Center Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center Jefferson Institute Midwest Claypan Research Farm (McCredie Farm) Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Area Tucker Prairie Natural Area

18. Expertise Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO • ARS Scientists • Hydrology, soil fertility, soil chemistry, microbiology, soil physics, sensor engineering, irrigation engineering • University of Missouri Departments • Soil and Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Engineering, Plant Sciences and Soils Extension, Agroforestry, Forestry, Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology, Water Quality Extension

19. Supporting Capabilities Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO Water quality laboratory sampling and analytical tools Conventional and GIS database, analysis, and programming capabilities Process-level modeling tools and support Full range of fabrication capabilities Sensor design, construction, and testing Electronic systems integration Field-scale farm equipment Rainfall simulation facilities

20. Plans Translating Missouri USDA-ARS Research and Technology into Practice A training session provided by USDA-ARS-CSWQRU, 10-11 October 2012, Columbia, MO • Discussions with MU Water Quality Extension about leveraging CMRB with an MU Water Center • SCAN weather station • Multi-location projects • Leveraging for competitive grants • Filling gaps in shared research strategy • Relying on cooperators