Katherine R Merriman

Katie Merriman has an interdisciplinary background within the water resources field. She has worked on a variety of water quality, hydrology, and hydraulics projects. She specializes in work that incorporates GIS analysis, database management and programming capabilities into water resources projects. She is especially interested in the intersection of agriculture and water quality.

Biography

Education

MS, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 2008
BS, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, 2005

Current Projects

Urban Flood Frequency Regionalization for Northeastern Illinois - arcPython scripting to determine watershed characteristics and calculate statistics
HSPF model of Kalamazoo Watershed in Michigan
GLRI Priority Watersheds - SWAT and APEX modeling of small scale watersheds in the Great Lakes basin (currently OH, MI, and WI) to determine impact of best management practices on water quality

Experience

US Geological Survey - IL Water Science Center, Urbana, IL, Oct 2013 - Current
US Geological Survey - AR Water Science Center, Little Rock, AR, Nov 2010 - Oct 2013
US Geological Survey - National Research Program, Boulder, CO, Oct 2008- Nov 2010
Science Applications International Corporation, Lakewood, CO, Feb 2009 - Nov 2010

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Publications

Komiskey, M.J.; Bruce, J.L.; Velkoverh, J.L., and Merriman-Hoehne, K.R., 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Edge-of-Field Monitoring: U.S. Geological Survey geonarrative, http://wim.usgs.gov/geonarrative/glri-eof/

Previous Outside Publications

Ale, S., L.C. Bowling, I. Chaubey, J.R. Frankenberger, K.R. Merriman, and P.R. Owens, 2009. Drainage water management impact on nitrate load from subsurface drainage systems in the Hoagland watershed in Indiana. ASABE Annual Meeting Paper No. 096895. St. Joseph, MI: ASABE.

Merriman, K.R., I. Chaubey, S. Ale, and L. Bowling. 2008. Quantification of nutrient dynamics in agricultural drainage ditches with BMPs Hoagland Ditch watershed in Indiana. Paper No. 083530, Annual Conference of the ASABE, Providence, RI.

Presentations

Merriman, K.R., 2017, Determining the Impact of Best Management Practices in the Great Lakes Priority Watersheds with Field‐Scale SWAT Models and Edge‐of‐Field Monitoring Data. SWCS 72nd International Annual Conference, July 30-August 2, 2017. Madison, Wisconsin.

Merriman, K.R., 2017, Using edge-of-field monitoring data and field scale SWAT models to assess the impact of best management practices in the Great Lakes Priority Watersheds. ASABE 2017 Annual international Meeting, July 16-19, 2017. Spokane, Washington. Abstract 1701345.

Merriman-Hoehne, K., Russell, A., Daggupati, P., Srinivasan, R., Holly, G., Baumgart, P., Fermanich, K. Komiskey, M., 2016, From Monitoring To Modeling: Assessing Best Management Practices At Subbasin And Field Scales Using The SWAT And APEX Models. NWQMC 10th National Monitoring Conference, May 2-6, 2016, Tampa, Fl.

Merriman, K.R., I. Chaubey, S. Ale and L.C. Bowling. 2008. Quantification of nutrient dynamics in agricultural drainage ditches with BMPs in Hoagland ditch watershed in northern Indiana. ASABE Annual Meeting Paper No. 083530. St. Joseph, MI: ASABE.

Merriman, K, M. Gitau, and I. Chaubey. 2006. A tool for estimating best management practice effectiveness in Arkansas. Abstract published in the proceedings of the Workshop “Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality: Strengthening the Science Base”. Kansas City, MO. October 11-13, 2006. 97 p.

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Publications

Filter Total Items: 6

Year Published: 2018

Calibration of a field-scale Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model with field placement of best management practices in Alger Creek, Michigan

Subwatersheds within the Great Lakes “Priority Watersheds” were targeted by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to determine the effectiveness of the various best management practices (BMPs) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service National Conservation Planning (NCP) Database. A Soil and Water...

Merriman-Hoehne, Katherine R.; Russell, Amy M.; Rachol, Cynthia M.; Daggupati, Prasad; Srinivasan, Raghavan; Hayhurst, Brett A.; Stuntebeck, Todd D.

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Merriman KR, Russell AM, Rachol CM, Daggupati P, Srinivasan R, Hayhurst BA, Stuntebeck TD. Calibration of a Field-Scale Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model with Field Placement of Best Management Practices in Alger Creek, Michigan. Sustainability. 2018; 10(3):851.

Year Published: 2015

Development of an Assessment Tool for Agricultural Best Management Practice Iimplementation in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Priority Watersheds—Alger Creek, Tributary to Saginaw River, Michigan

The Great Lakes face a number of serious challenges that cause damage to water quality, habitat, ecology, and coastal health. Excess nutrients from point and nonpoint sources have a history of causing harmful algal blooms (HABs); since the late 1990s, a resurgence of HABs have forced beach closures and resulted in water quality impairments across...

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Attribution: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Illinois Water Science Center, Illinois-Iowa Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, United States of America

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Merriman, K.R., 2015, Development of an assessment tool for agricultural best management practice Implementation in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative priority watersheds—Alger Creek, tributary to Saginaw River, Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2015–3067, 6 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/fs20153067.

Year Published: 2015

Development of an Assessment Tool for Agricultural Best Management Practice Implementation in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Priority Watersheds—Eagle Creek, Tributary to Maumee River, Ohio

Introduction The Great Lakes face a number of serious challenges that cause damage to water quality, habitat, ecology, and coastal health. Excess nutrients from point and nonpoint sources have a history of causing harmful algal blooms (HABs); since the late 1990s, a resurgence of HABs have forced beach closures and resulted in water quality...

Merriman, Katherine R.

Attribution: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Illinois Water Science Center, Illinois-Iowa Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, United States of America

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Merriman, K.R., 2015, Development of an assessment tool for agricultural best management practice implementation in the Great Lakes restoration initiative priority watersheds—Eagle Creek, tributary to Maumee River, Ohio: U.S. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2015–3066, 6 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/fs20153066.

Year Published: 2015

Development of an Assessment Tool for Agricultural Best Management Practice Implementation in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Priority Watersheds—Upper East River, Tributary to Green Bay, Wisconsin

Merriman, Katherine R.

Attribution: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Illinois Water Science Center, Illinois-Iowa Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources, United States of America

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Merriman, K.R., 2015, Development of an assessment tool for agricultural best management practice implementation in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative priority watersheds—Upper East River, tributary to Green Bay, Wisconsin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2015–3065, 6 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/fs20153065.

Year Published: 2014

Aquifers of Arkansas: protection, management, and hydrologic and geochemical characteristics of groundwater resources in Arkansas

Sixteen aquifers in Arkansas that currently serve or have served as sources of water supply are described with respect to existing groundwater protection and management programs, geology, hydrologic characteristics, water use, water levels, deductive analysis, projections of hydrologic conditions, and water quality. State and Federal protection...

Kresse, Timothy M.; Hays, Phillip D.; Merriman, Katherine R.; Gillip, Jonathan A.; Fugitt, D. Todd; Spellman, Jane L.; Nottmeier, Anna M.; Westerman, Drew A.; Blackstock, Joshua M.; Battreal, James L.

Attribution: Arkansas Water Science Center, Lower Mississippi Gulf Water Science Center, Water Resources

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Kresse, T.M., Hays, P.D., Merriman, K.R., Gillip, J.A., Fugitt, D.T., Spellman, J.L., Nottmeier, A.M., Westerman, D.A., Blackstock, J.M., and Battreal, J.L., 2014, Aquifers of Arkansas—Protection, management, and hydrologic and geochemical characteristics of groundwater resources in Arkansas: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014–5149, 334 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20145149. ISSN 2328-031X (print) ISSN 2328-0328 (online)

Year Published: 2013

Analysis and inundation mapping of the April-May 2011 flood at selected locations in northern and eastern Arkansas and southern Missouri

Precipitation that fell from April 19 through May 3, 2011, resulted in widespread flooding across northern and eastern Arkansas and southern Missouri. The first storm produced a total of approximately 16 inches of precipitation over an 8-day period, and the following storms produced as much as 12 inches of precipitation over a 2-day period....

Westerman, Drew A.; Merriman, Katherine R.; De Lanois, Jeanne L.; Berenbrock, Charles

Attribution: Arkansas Water Science Center, Lower Mississippi Gulf Water Science Center, Water Resources

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Analysis and inundation mapping of the April-May 2011 flood at selected locations in northern and eastern Arkansas and southern Missouri; 2013; SIR; 2013-5148; Westerman, Drew A.; Merriman, Katherine R.; De Lanois, Jeanne L.; Berenbrock, Charles

Pre-USGS Publications

A tool for estimating Best Management Practice effectiveness in Arkansas

Merriman, K., M. Gitau, and I. Chaubey. 2009. A tool for estimating Best Management Practice effectiveness in Arkansas. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 25(2): 199-213.