Project Number:
WR09R005
Other Project Number:
2009WI311O
Funding Year:
2009
Contract Period:
7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010
Funding Source:
UWS
Investigator(s):
PIs:- D. R. Joachim, UW-Madison, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Madeline Gotkowitz, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
- Kenneth W. Potter, UW-Madison, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Kenneth Rhoads Bradbury, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
- S. J. Vavrus, UW-Madison, Gaylord Nelson Institute of Environmental Study
- Steven Paul Loheide, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
Abstract:
Background/Need: Large precipitation events in southwest Wisconsin during 2007 and 2008 caused water table rise and flooding of about 4,400 acres several kilometers away from the flood plain of the Wisconsin River. The long-lasting flood caused $17 million in property and crop damage, and drew interest to impacts of climate change on ground water recharge and rapid water table rise.
Objectives: To evaluate potential effects of climate change on temporal and spatial patterns of groundwater recharge in a humid region. The likelihood of groundwater inundation of low-lying areas is also considered.