David Soong
For more than 18 years with the USGS David Soong has conducted applied research in river hydraulics, sediment routing, and rainfall-runoff analyses. He applies modeling and analytical techniques in assessing flow quantity and prediction uncertainty, river spill and oil-particle-aggregate transport, and restoration issues. He works in the USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center, Urbana, IL.
Awarded Projects:
- Technical Review for DuPage River HSPF Watershed Model in Will County, Illinois. Funded by US Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District.
- Evaluation Rainfall-Runoff Parameters in HSPF for Watersheds in Lake Michigan Diversion Accounting System. Funded by US Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District.
- Flood-inundation Maps for a 1.6-mile reach of Salt Creek, Wood Dale, Illinois. Funded by Du Page County, Department of Environmental Concerns.
- Effects of Detention Basin and Release Rates on Flood Characteristics for Blackberry Creek in Kane County. Funded by Kane County, Department of Environmental Management.
- Flood-Hazard Analysis with Rainfall-Runoff Modeling for the Blackberry Creek Watershed, Kane County, Illinois. Funded by Kane County Department of Environmental Management.
- Updated and Unified StreamStats Peak Discharges for Streams of Illinois. Funded by Illinois Center for Transportation.
- Analysis and Adjustment of Flood-Peak Magnitudes Recorded at USGS Streamflow gages in Northeastern Illinois. Funded by Army Corps of Engineers – Chicago District.
- Techniques for Estimating Flood Magnitudes and Frequencies for Rural Streams of Illinois. Funded by Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Office of Water Resources, Illinois Department of Transportation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and USGS.
- Development and Evaluation of StreamStats for Rural Illinois Streams. Funded by Illinois Center for Transportation.
- Development of an Oil-Particle Aggregate Transport Model. Funded provided through USGS Midewest Region.
- Manning's roughness coefficients for Illinois Streams. Funded by Office of Water Resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and USGS..
Professional Experience
2000-Present USGS, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Urbana, Illinois
Education and Certifications
PhD Water Resources Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 1986
MS Water Resources Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 1980
BS in Hydraulic Engineering, Feng-Chia College, Taiwan, 1975
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Flood-inundation maps for a nine-mile reach of the Des Plaines River from Riverwoods to Mettawa, Illinois
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 9-mile reach of the Des Plaines River from Riverwoods to Mettawa, Illinois, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission and the Villages of Lincolnshire and Riverwoods. The inundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at http://water.us
Authors
Elizabeth A. Murphy, David T. Soong, Jennifer B. Sharpe
Ohio River backwater flood-inundation maps for the Saline and Wabash Rivers in southern Illinois
Digital flood-inundation maps for the Saline and Wabash Rivers referenced to elevations on the Ohio River in southern Illinois were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The inundation maps, accessible through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at http://water.usgs.gov/osw/flood_inundation/, depict estimates of the areal extent of flooding corresponding to selected water le
Authors
Elizabeth A. Murphy, Jennifer B. Sharpe, David T. Soong
Manning's roughness coefficient for Illinois streams
Manning's roughness coefficients for 43 natural and constructed streams in Illinois are reported and displayed on a U.S. Geological Survey Web site. At a majority of the sites, discharge and stage were measured, and corresponding Manning's coefficients—the n-values—were determined at more than one river discharge. The n-values discussed in this report are computed from data representing the stream
Authors
David T. Soong, Crystal D. Prater, Teresa M. Halfar, Loren A. Wobig
Using observed postconstruction peak discharges to evaluate a hydrologic and hydraulic design model, Boneyard Creek, Champaign and Urbana, Illinois
Boneyard Creek—which drains an urbanized watershed in the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, including part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus—has historically been prone to flooding. Using the Stormwater Management Model (SWMM), a hydrologic and hydraulic model of Boneyard Creek was developed for the design of the projects making up the first phase of a long-te
Authors
Thomas M. Over, David T. Soong, Robert R. Holmes
Compilation of watershed models for tributaries to the Great Lakes, United States, as of 2010, and identification of watersheds for future modeling for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
As part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) during 2009–10, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) compiled a list of existing watershed models that had been created for tributaries within the United States that drain to the Great Lakes. Established Federal programs that are overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Authors
William F. Coon, Elizabeth A. Murphy, David T. Soong, Jennifer B. Sharpe
Implementation and Evaluation of the Streamflow Statistics (StreamStats) Web Application for Computing Basin Characteristics and Flood Peaks in Illinois
Illinois StreamStats (ILSS) is a Web-based application for computing selected basin characteristics and flood-peak quantiles based on the most recently (2010) published (Soong and others, 2004) regional flood-frequency equations at any rural stream location in Illinois. Limited streamflow statistics including general statistics, flow durations, and base flows also are available for U.S. Geological
Authors
Audrey L. Ishii, David T. Soong, Jennifer B. Sharpe
Effect of detention basin release rates on flood flows - Application of a model to the Blackberry Creek Watershed in Kane County, Illinois
The effects of stormwater detention basins with specified release rates are examined on the watershed scale with a Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF) continuous-simulation model. Modeling procedures for specifying release rates from detention basins with orifice and weir discharge configurations are discussed in this report. To facilitate future detention modeling as a tool for water
Authors
David T. Soong, Elizabeth A. Murphy, Timothy D. Straub
Hydrologic, Hydraulic, and Flood Analyses of the Blackberry Creek Watershed, Kendall County, Illinois
Results of the hydrologic model, flood-frequency, hydraulic model, and flood-hazard analysis of the Blackberry Creek watershed in Kendall County, Illinois, indicate that the 100-year and 500-year flood plains cover approximately 3,699 and 3,762 acres of land, respectively. On the basis of land-cover data for 2003, most of the land in the flood plains was cropland and residential land. Although man
Authors
Elizabeth A. Murphy, Timothy D. Straub, David T. Soong, Christopher S. Hamblen
Digital floodplain mapping and an analysis of errors involved
Mapping floodplain boundaries using geographical information system (GIS) and digital elevation models (DEMs) was completed in a recent study. However convenient this method may appear at first, the resulting maps potentially can have unaccounted errors. Mapping the floodplain using GIS is faster than mapping manually, and digital mapping is expected to be more common in the future. When mapping i
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C.S. Hamblen, D.T. Soong, X. Cai
Continuous hydrologic simulation and flood-frequency, hydraulic, and flood-hazard analysis of the Blackberry Creek watershed, Kane County, Illinois
Results of hydrologic model, flood-frequency, hydraulic model, and flood-hazard analysis of the Blackberry Creek watershed in Kane County, Illinois, indicate that the 100-year and 500-year flood plains range from approximately 25 acres in the tributary F watershed (a headwater subbasin at the northeastern corner of the watershed) to almost 1,800 acres in Blackberry Creek main stem. Based on 1996 l
Authors
David T. Soong, Timothy D. Straub, Elizabeth A. Murphy
Estimating flood-peak discharge magnitudes and frequencies for rural streams in Illinois
Flood-peak discharge magnitudes and frequencies at streamflow-gaging sites were developed with the annual
maximum series (AMS) and the partial duration series (PDS) in this study. Regional equations for both flood series
were developed for estimating flood-peak discharge magnitudes at specified recurrence intervals of rural Illinois
streams. The regional equations are techniques for estimating
Authors
David T. Soong, Audrey L. Ishii, Jennifer B. Sharpe, Charles F. Avery
Methods for determining manning's coefficients for Illinois streams
Determination of Manning's coefficient, n, for natural streams remains a challenge in practices. One source for determining the n-values that has received practitioners' attention is presenting the n-values determined from field data (measured discharge and water-surface slope) in combination of photographs and site descriptions (ancillary information). Further improvements in the visual approach
Authors
D.T. Soong, T.M. Halfar, M.A. Jupin, L.A. Wobig
Non-USGS Publications**
Soong, T.W. 2000 Workshop The First Sino-U.S. Joint Workshop on Sediment Transport and Sediment Induced Disasters, March 15-17, 1999; Beijing, China Journal of the International Water Resources Association, 25(1):162-165
Soong, T.W. and W.H. Ettinger 2000 After the 1993 Flood: A Water and Surficial Sediment Quality Scenario on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi Rivers. Journal of the American Water Resources Association: 36(1): 105-121
Soong, T.W. 1999 Fine Sediments of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and Their Associated Disaster Consequences International Journal of the Sediment Research, Special Issue on Sediment Transport and Disaster, Proceedings of the Sino-US Workshop on Sediment Transport and Disasters, 15-17 March 1999, Beijing, China 14(2):171-178
Borah, D.K., H.V. Knapp, R.K. Raman, S.D. Lin, and T.W.D. Soong 1999 HEC-5Q Model Applied to a Lake System for Water Quality Evaluations Water International, International Water Resources Association, 24(3):240-247
Ray, C., Soong, T.W., Borah, D.K., and G.S. Roadcap 1998 Flood Induced Loading of Agricultural Chemicals to Public Water Supply Wells in Selected Reaches of the Illinois River American Water Work Association July:90-100
Bhowmik, N.G., Xia, R., Mazumder, B.J., and T.W. Soong 1995 Distribution of Turbulent Velocity Fluctuations in a Natural Channel Journal of Hydraulic Research. Vol. 33, 1995, No.5
Bhowmik, N.G., Xia, R.J., Mazumder, B.S., and T.W. Soong 1995. Return Flow in Rivers Due to Navigation Traffic. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 121, No. 12, Dec, 1993. ASCE:914-918
Soong, T.W. and Y. Zhao. 1994. The Flood and Sediment Characteristics of the Lower Yellow River in China Water International Vol.19, No.3, September:129-137
Mazumder, B.S., Bhowmik, N.G., and T.W. Soong. 1993. Turbulence in Rivers due to Navigation Traffic. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 119, No. 5, May, 1993. ASCE:581-597
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Flood-inundation maps for a nine-mile reach of the Des Plaines River from Riverwoods to Mettawa, Illinois
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 9-mile reach of the Des Plaines River from Riverwoods to Mettawa, Illinois, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission and the Villages of Lincolnshire and Riverwoods. The inundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at http://water.usAuthorsElizabeth A. Murphy, David T. Soong, Jennifer B. SharpeOhio River backwater flood-inundation maps for the Saline and Wabash Rivers in southern Illinois
Digital flood-inundation maps for the Saline and Wabash Rivers referenced to elevations on the Ohio River in southern Illinois were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The inundation maps, accessible through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at http://water.usgs.gov/osw/flood_inundation/, depict estimates of the areal extent of flooding corresponding to selected water leAuthorsElizabeth A. Murphy, Jennifer B. Sharpe, David T. SoongManning's roughness coefficient for Illinois streams
Manning's roughness coefficients for 43 natural and constructed streams in Illinois are reported and displayed on a U.S. Geological Survey Web site. At a majority of the sites, discharge and stage were measured, and corresponding Manning's coefficients—the n-values—were determined at more than one river discharge. The n-values discussed in this report are computed from data representing the streamAuthorsDavid T. Soong, Crystal D. Prater, Teresa M. Halfar, Loren A. WobigUsing observed postconstruction peak discharges to evaluate a hydrologic and hydraulic design model, Boneyard Creek, Champaign and Urbana, Illinois
Boneyard Creek—which drains an urbanized watershed in the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, including part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus—has historically been prone to flooding. Using the Stormwater Management Model (SWMM), a hydrologic and hydraulic model of Boneyard Creek was developed for the design of the projects making up the first phase of a long-teAuthorsThomas M. Over, David T. Soong, Robert R. HolmesCompilation of watershed models for tributaries to the Great Lakes, United States, as of 2010, and identification of watersheds for future modeling for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
As part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) during 2009–10, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) compiled a list of existing watershed models that had been created for tributaries within the United States that drain to the Great Lakes. Established Federal programs that are overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)AuthorsWilliam F. Coon, Elizabeth A. Murphy, David T. Soong, Jennifer B. SharpeImplementation and Evaluation of the Streamflow Statistics (StreamStats) Web Application for Computing Basin Characteristics and Flood Peaks in Illinois
Illinois StreamStats (ILSS) is a Web-based application for computing selected basin characteristics and flood-peak quantiles based on the most recently (2010) published (Soong and others, 2004) regional flood-frequency equations at any rural stream location in Illinois. Limited streamflow statistics including general statistics, flow durations, and base flows also are available for U.S. GeologicalAuthorsAudrey L. Ishii, David T. Soong, Jennifer B. SharpeEffect of detention basin release rates on flood flows - Application of a model to the Blackberry Creek Watershed in Kane County, Illinois
The effects of stormwater detention basins with specified release rates are examined on the watershed scale with a Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF) continuous-simulation model. Modeling procedures for specifying release rates from detention basins with orifice and weir discharge configurations are discussed in this report. To facilitate future detention modeling as a tool for waterAuthorsDavid T. Soong, Elizabeth A. Murphy, Timothy D. StraubHydrologic, Hydraulic, and Flood Analyses of the Blackberry Creek Watershed, Kendall County, Illinois
Results of the hydrologic model, flood-frequency, hydraulic model, and flood-hazard analysis of the Blackberry Creek watershed in Kendall County, Illinois, indicate that the 100-year and 500-year flood plains cover approximately 3,699 and 3,762 acres of land, respectively. On the basis of land-cover data for 2003, most of the land in the flood plains was cropland and residential land. Although manAuthorsElizabeth A. Murphy, Timothy D. Straub, David T. Soong, Christopher S. HamblenDigital floodplain mapping and an analysis of errors involved
Mapping floodplain boundaries using geographical information system (GIS) and digital elevation models (DEMs) was completed in a recent study. However convenient this method may appear at first, the resulting maps potentially can have unaccounted errors. Mapping the floodplain using GIS is faster than mapping manually, and digital mapping is expected to be more common in the future. When mapping iAuthorsC.S. Hamblen, D.T. Soong, X. CaiContinuous hydrologic simulation and flood-frequency, hydraulic, and flood-hazard analysis of the Blackberry Creek watershed, Kane County, Illinois
Results of hydrologic model, flood-frequency, hydraulic model, and flood-hazard analysis of the Blackberry Creek watershed in Kane County, Illinois, indicate that the 100-year and 500-year flood plains range from approximately 25 acres in the tributary F watershed (a headwater subbasin at the northeastern corner of the watershed) to almost 1,800 acres in Blackberry Creek main stem. Based on 1996 lAuthorsDavid T. Soong, Timothy D. Straub, Elizabeth A. MurphyEstimating flood-peak discharge magnitudes and frequencies for rural streams in Illinois
Flood-peak discharge magnitudes and frequencies at streamflow-gaging sites were developed with the annual maximum series (AMS) and the partial duration series (PDS) in this study. Regional equations for both flood series were developed for estimating flood-peak discharge magnitudes at specified recurrence intervals of rural Illinois streams. The regional equations are techniques for estimatingAuthorsDavid T. Soong, Audrey L. Ishii, Jennifer B. Sharpe, Charles F. AveryMethods for determining manning's coefficients for Illinois streams
Determination of Manning's coefficient, n, for natural streams remains a challenge in practices. One source for determining the n-values that has received practitioners' attention is presenting the n-values determined from field data (measured discharge and water-surface slope) in combination of photographs and site descriptions (ancillary information). Further improvements in the visual approachAuthorsD.T. Soong, T.M. Halfar, M.A. Jupin, L.A. WobigNon-USGS Publications**
Soong, T.W. 2000 Workshop The First Sino-U.S. Joint Workshop on Sediment Transport and Sediment Induced Disasters, March 15-17, 1999; Beijing, China Journal of the International Water Resources Association, 25(1):162-165Soong, T.W. and W.H. Ettinger 2000 After the 1993 Flood: A Water and Surficial Sediment Quality Scenario on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi Rivers. Journal of the American Water Resources Association: 36(1): 105-121Soong, T.W. 1999 Fine Sediments of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and Their Associated Disaster Consequences International Journal of the Sediment Research, Special Issue on Sediment Transport and Disaster, Proceedings of the Sino-US Workshop on Sediment Transport and Disasters, 15-17 March 1999, Beijing, China 14(2):171-178Borah, D.K., H.V. Knapp, R.K. Raman, S.D. Lin, and T.W.D. Soong 1999 HEC-5Q Model Applied to a Lake System for Water Quality Evaluations Water International, International Water Resources Association, 24(3):240-247Ray, C., Soong, T.W., Borah, D.K., and G.S. Roadcap 1998 Flood Induced Loading of Agricultural Chemicals to Public Water Supply Wells in Selected Reaches of the Illinois River American Water Work Association July:90-100Bhowmik, N.G., Xia, R., Mazumder, B.J., and T.W. Soong 1995 Distribution of Turbulent Velocity Fluctuations in a Natural Channel Journal of Hydraulic Research. Vol. 33, 1995, No.5Bhowmik, N.G., Xia, R.J., Mazumder, B.S., and T.W. Soong 1995. Return Flow in Rivers Due to Navigation Traffic. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 121, No. 12, Dec, 1993. ASCE:914-918Soong, T.W. and Y. Zhao. 1994. The Flood and Sediment Characteristics of the Lower Yellow River in China Water International Vol.19, No.3, September:129-137Mazumder, B.S., Bhowmik, N.G., and T.W. Soong. 1993. Turbulence in Rivers due to Navigation Traffic. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 119, No. 5, May, 1993. ASCE:581-597**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.