Review of conditions in Snake River basin over the 2016-17 Water Year.
How patterns in snowmelt and streamflow are related, anecdotal “Rules of Thumb” and statistical tools for measuring the amount of snow, when it melts and how quickly it melts in different parts of Idaho.
Vision, mission, objectives of USDA Midwest Climate Hub; drought vulnerabilities in the region; communications and information flow.
Discussion of the Dakota Aquifer, drought-vulnerable river systems, how water is allocated, shirt-term planning for water utilities, emphasis on local planning for drought.
Description of flood control and water conservation in northern Illinois; drought response activities; management committees.
Shallow groundwater assessments by USGS in Iowa.
History, participants, process, links for Iowa Water Summary Update.
Impacts of drought; temperature and precipitation records; flash drought information; crop yield records; outlooks for drought, temperature, precipitation.
Geologic and hydrologic data collection, analyses, model development, model calibration for an Osceola County, Iowa aquifer.
History of recorded droughts in Minnesota, including 1910, 1920s-30s 1987-89 (last time there was exceptional drought D4 in MN) 2012; the state drought plan; recent conditions and the outlook for the winter of 2016-17.