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Session Proposal: Headwaters Come First: Advancements in the Science and Practice of Measurement, Protection, and Restoration of Headwater Catchments (AGU25)

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Headwaters Come First: Advancements in the Science and Practice of Measurement, Protection, and Restoration of Headwater Catchments

Session ID#: 251580

Session Description:
Headwater streams make up nearly 80% of the total channel lengths of river networks and exert a critical physical and ecological influence on downstream environments. Many headwater catchments lack legal protections and have experienced degradation due to historic and contemporary human alterations. The heterogeneity and distribution of headwater streams further complicates data availability and adaptive management. Successful headwater management thus requires interdisciplinary science to fill data gaps, integration of creative process-based solutions within existing constraints, and diverse partnerships to respond to changing conditions. This session will highlight advancements in the science and practice of measuring, protecting, and restoring headwater catchments. Abstracts could address, but are not limited to 1) emerging trends to measure, monitor, and understand headwater catchments, 2) interdisciplinary understanding of headwater response to climate extremes and other pressures, and 3) restoring headwaters for ecosystem and community resilience.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
  • SY - Science and Society
Index Terms:

1804 Catchment [HYDROLOGY]
1825 Geomorphology: fluvial [HYDROLOGY]
1856 River channels [HYDROLOGY]
1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener:  Sarah Ogle, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States
Conveners:  Emily Iskin, Boise State University, Human-Environment Systems, Boise, ID, United States, Anna Marshall, University of Tennessee, Geography and Sustainability, Knoxville, United States and Elissa Yeates, US Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Vicksburg, United States; University of Georgia, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, & Mechanical Engineering, Athens, United States
 
Headwater Streams: What We Do and Don't Know (Invited) (1864439)
Ellen Wohl, Katie Larkin and Shayla Triantafillou, Colorado State University, Geosciences, Fort Collins, United States
 
Evaluation of Baseflow Resilience Across the Delaware River Basin Headwaters (1864639)
Martin A Briggs1, David Rey2, Phillip Goodling3, Jennifer Fair4, Annie Tucker5, Brandon Fleming6, Daniel H Doctor7, Josh Benton8, Donald Bonville9, Sally Carullo10, Christopher Gazoorian11, Diana Phillips12 and Charlie Besteder12, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Observing Systems Division, Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch, Storrs, United States, (2)USGS Observing Systems Division, Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch, Golden, United States, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, College Park, United States, (4)US Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center, Turners Falls, United States, (5)Colorado School of Mines, Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Golden, CO, United States, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, New Cumberland, United States, (7)U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, United States, (8)US Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Reston, United States, (9)U.S. Geological Survey New York Water Science Center, Troy, United States, (10)US Geological Survey New Jersey Water Science Center, Lawrenceville, NJ, United States, (11)USGS New York Water Science Center, Troy, United States, (12)US Geological Survey New York Water Science Center, Troy, NY, United States
 
Evaluating the Longevity of Large Wood Restoration Services for Juvenile Coho Salmon Overwinter Habitat: A 2D Modeling Approach (1864875)
Madelyn M Maffia, Oregon State University, Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Corvallis, United States, Catalina Segura, Oregon State University, Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Corvallis, OR, United States, Chris Lorion, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, United States and Dana Warren, Oregon State University, Forest Ecosystems and Society, Corvallis, United States
 
Investigating Precipitation Phase Control on Flow Paths in Forest Headwaters (Invited) (1872617)
P. James Dennedy-Frank, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States, Matthias Sprenger, North Carolina State University Raleigh, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, Raleigh, United States; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Berkeley, United States and Andrew Wanstall, Northeastern University, Marine & Environmental Sciences, Boston, United States
 
Temporal Patterns of Biogeochemical Processes and Stable Isotope Dynamics in an Oligotrophic Headwater Lake (1874982)
Mahir Tajwar, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States and John C Ayers, Vanderbilt University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Nashville, United States
 
From Flashy to Functional: Evaluating Beaver Dam Analogs for Restoring Water and Sediment Retention in a Human-Impacted Headwater Stream (1878553)
Siobhan Fathel, Susquehanna University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Selinsgrove, PA, United States, Daniel E. Ressler, Susquehanna University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Selinsgrove, United States and Matthew J. Wilson, Susquehanna University, Freshwater Research Institute, Selinsgrove, United States
 
Accurate predictions of perennial streams in temperate, forested, headwaters: The challenge is real (1880781)
Kristin L Jaeger1, Jonathan Burnett2, Sherri Johnson3, Steven M Wondzell3, Jason Dunham4, Brian Staab5 and Michael Brown6, (1)USGS Washington Water Science Center, Tacoma, WA, United States, (2)U.S. Forest Service, Corvallis, United States, (3)U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis, United States, (4)USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Corvallis, OR, United States, (5)US Forest Service Portland, Portland, United States, (6)Aquatics Program - Water Resources/Soils, Portland, United States
 
Modeling How Rivers Respond to Changes in Macro-Roughness: Implications for Headwater Stream Restoration (1881261)
Charles Shobe, U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, United States and Dan Scott, Watershed Science and Engineering, Seattle, United States
 
Evidence of declining ecologically available water and low resilience in headwater systems across the western United States (1881914)
Nicholas Kolarik, Boise State University, Boise, ID, United States
 
Quantifying how subsurface properties modulate groundwater contributions to headwater streamflow using a model-data integration approach (1884302)
Victor Oladoja1, Lijing Wang1 and Sara R Warix2, (1)University of Connecticut, Department of Earth Sciences, Storrs, United States, (2)University of Utah, Geosciences, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
 
Modeling the Effects of Grazing-Driven Compaction on Soil Piping Discharge and Channel Head Development (1912869)
Owen Richardson and Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University, Geosciences, Fort Collins, United States
 
Benchmarking Conceptual Models for Headwater Streamflow Simulation Using the MARRMoT Toolbox and Hydrologic Signatures (1918677)
Franklin Kondum1, Ridwan Mohammed Nur1, Anju Thapa2, David Tyler Mahoney2, Christopher Barton3, Kenton L Sena4, Jay Christensen5, Heather E Golden5 and Charles R. Lane6, (1)University of Louisville, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisville, KY, United States, (2)University of Louisville, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisville, United States, (3)University of Kentucky, Forestry and Natural Resources, Lexington, United States, (4)University of Kentucky, Honors College, Lexington, KY, United States, (5)US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development, Cincinnati, United States, (6)US Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, United States
 
Forecasting Stage-0 restoration’s impact on late summer flows at Meadow Creek, OR. (1919055)
Yoel Gebrai1, Adam Price2 and Steven M Wondzell1, (1)U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis, United States, (2)U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, La Grande, United States
 
Watershed-scale residence time before and after stream restoration in a 6 km2 urban forest watershed (Reedy Creek, North Carolina Piedmont) from a five-year isotope record (1919677)
David S Vinson1, Destini N Petitt1, Sandra Clinton1, Tianyang Chen2 and Wenwu Tang2, (1)University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Earth, Environmental & Geographical Sciences, Charlotte, United States, (2)University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Center for Applied GIScience, Charlotte, United States
 
Beaver Dam Analogs in Headwater Streams: Effects on Stream–Aquifer Connectivity and Hydrologic Signal Propagation to the Mainstem in the Valley Floor (1927738)
Bisrat Ayalew Yifru1, Leland Scantlebury2, Shubham Tiwari3, Claire Kouba1, Laura Foglia4 and Thomas Harter4, (1)University of California Davis, Land, Air and Water Resources, Davis, CA, United States, (2)University of California Davis, Hydrologic Science Graduate Group, Davis, United States, (3)University of California Davis, Department of Land Air and Water Resources, Davis, CA, United States, (4)University of California Davis, Land, Air and Water Resources, Davis, United States
 
The Fate of Western Headwaters: Climate Controls on Base Flow in Headwater Systems (1929406)
Caelum Mroczek, Northern Arizona University, School of Earth and Sustainability, Flagstaff, United States and Abraham E Springer, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
 
Headwater Contributions to Downstream Discharge Vary Across Space and Time: Insights from A Process-Based Model (1949353)
Ridwan Mohammed Nur1, David Tyler Mahoney2, Jay Christensen3, Heather E Golden3, Charles R. Lane4, Grey Evenson3, Christopher Barton5, Kenton L Sena6, Franklin Kondum1 and Anju Thapa2, (1)University of Louisville, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisville, KY, United States, (2)University of Louisville, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisville, United States, (3)US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development, Cincinnati, United States, (4)US Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, United States, (5)University of Kentucky, Forestry and Natural Resources, Lexington, United States, (6)University of Kentucky, Honors College, Lexington, KY, United States
 
Synthesizing Drivers of Beaver Dam Sediment Storage Across Headwater Systems (1956681)
Julianne Scamardo, Utah State University, Watershed Sciences, Logan, UT, United States, Katherine B Lininger, University of Colorado at Boulder, Geography, Boulder, United States and James Rees, University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Geography, Santa Barbara, United States
 
Monitoring the Effects of Land Development on Stream Dynamics Across the Greater Dayton Area (1961629)
Lauren Claas, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, United States and (2)Christopher Sheehan,(2)Sarah McKnight, (2)Chia-Yu Wu
 
Linking Forest Management Practices to Summer Streamflows: Implications for Salmon Sustainability and Community Resilience in the Pacific Northwest (1969065)
Nicoleta C Cristea, University of Washington, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, United States, Susan E. Dickerson-Lange, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States and Margaret Taylor, Nooksack Indian Tribe Natural Resources Department, Deming, United States
 
Observation to Prediction: Toward a National Infrastructure for Headwater Science & Forecasting (1970104)
Adam S Ward, Oregon State University, Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States, John Steven Selker, Oregon State University, Biological and Ecological Engineering, Corvallis, United States, Gordon E. Grant, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, United States, Scott Tyler, University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, Reno, NV, United States, Jeffrey McDonnell, University of Saskatchewan, School of Environment and Sustainability, Global Institute for Water Security, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, David W. Hyndman, Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States, Marc FP Bierkens, Deltares, Delft, Netherlands, David J Gochis, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, William E Dietrich, University of California Berkeley, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Berkeley, United States, Jerad Bales, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc., Washington, DC, United States, Heather E Golden, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research & Development, Cincinnati, United States, Jay Christensen, US EPA, ORD, NERL, ESD, Las Vegas, NV, United States, Hilary K McMillan, San Diego State University, Department of Geography, San Diego, CA, United States, Margaret Zimmer, University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Madison, United States, Kristin L. Jaeger, U. S. Geological Survey, Tacoma, United States, Admin Husic, PhD, University of Kansas, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Lawrence, United States, Erin Cedar Seybold, University of Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, United States, C. Nathan Jones, University of Alabama, Biological Sciences, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States and Powell Center Working Group on Headwater Systems & Science
 
Hydrological Impacts of Forest Harvest on Streamflow and Valley Peatland Water Storage in the Canadian Rockies (1976553)
Emily Ireland, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada and Cherie Westbrook, Univ of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
 
A Spatiotemporal Deep Learning Approach for Daily Prediction of Ground–Surface Water Connectivity Signal and Key Spatiotemporal Feature Attribution (1999701)
Mohammad Reza Mazarei Behbahani, University of Connecticut, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Storrs, United States, David Rey, USGS Observing Systems Division, Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch, Golden, United States, Martin A Briggs, USGS Water Mission Area, Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch, Storrs, United States and Amvrossios C Bagtzoglou, University of Connecticut, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Storrs, CT, United States
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