Generation of Watershed Basins for Prominent Sinking Streams in the Michigan Upper-Peninsula

University

Shawnee State University

Major

Geology

Student Type

Undergraduate Student

Presentation Types

Oral Presentation

Keywords:

Geology, Karst, Hydrology, Michigan

Abstract

The Hiawatha National Forest in the Michigan Upper-Peninsula is a karst-rich landscape that has many sinkholes, sinking streams, and springs. Pleistocene glaciations flattened the region, initiating a deranged drainage pattern that drives the dissolution of Silurian carbonates. The focus of this project is to generate watershed basins for prominent sinking streams in the region. Three watershed basins were generated in ArcGIS: Petey’s sink, Pontchartrain Shores sink, and a sink on FS 3114. The understanding of hydrologic behavior on the Michigan Upper-Peninsula is important as it assists us in better understanding how groundwater interacts with surface water in a karstic landscape.

Human Subjects

no

Faculty Mentor Name

Erik Larson

Faculty Mentor Title

Assistant Professor of Geology

Faculty Mentor Academic Department

Natural Sciences

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Generation of Watershed Basins for Prominent Sinking Streams in the Michigan Upper-Peninsula

The Hiawatha National Forest in the Michigan Upper-Peninsula is a karst-rich landscape that has many sinkholes, sinking streams, and springs. Pleistocene glaciations flattened the region, initiating a deranged drainage pattern that drives the dissolution of Silurian carbonates. The focus of this project is to generate watershed basins for prominent sinking streams in the region. Three watershed basins were generated in ArcGIS: Petey’s sink, Pontchartrain Shores sink, and a sink on FS 3114. The understanding of hydrologic behavior on the Michigan Upper-Peninsula is important as it assists us in better understanding how groundwater interacts with surface water in a karstic landscape.