72nd SWCS International Annual Conference July 30-August 2, 2017 Madison, WI

1. Application of the
Soil Vulnerability Index in the
South Fork Iowa River watershed
Mark Tomer and David James
National Laboratory for Agriculture and the
Environment
USDA-ARS
Ames Iowa

2. Adding the SVI to the ACPF
• Soil parameters required for SVI are already
included in the ACPF database.
• Possible to assign slope value using slope values
from LiDAR-derived DEM.
• Examples for map unit and field boundary mapping
of results.
• Feedback on which options to include in SVI tool as
part of ACPF are welcome.

10. Hydrograph separation – Stream outlet
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