Thank you to the authors for putting together a thorough response to the reviewers. I have only two additional comments:

(1) I believe that some description of the hydrologic model that serves as the basis for this work, and is published in earlier work, would be a useful addition to this paper (as requested by Reviewer #2). This can be a general description which does not need to be more than 1-2 paragraphs, and can be placed in the supplemental information (although it might fit better in the main body of the paper). I believe this will be helpful to readers, who can then access the earlier papers if they would like more detail.

(2) a more detailed description of the geology and hydrology in the study region would be a useful addition, and also provide more credibility in terms of the application of the proposed methods to the circumstances involved. Some mention of the both the hydrogeological details and the human modifications (e.g., tile drains) would help readers understand why the proposed methods are suitable in this case, as well as providing some indication as to how generalizable these methods might be to other regions.

If the authors are able to incorporate these comments, as well as all of those they have addressed based on the reviewers' comments, into a revised manuscript, I believe it will be suitable for publication.

The revised manuscript will be reviewed by only the Editor.

Thank you to the authors for a detailed and thoughtful response to Reviewer comments.