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Assessing runoff sensitivity of North American Prairie Pothole Region basins to wetland drainage using a basin classification-based virtual modelling approach
Christopher Spence
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Zhihua He
Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Kevin R. Shook
Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
John W. Pomeroy
Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Colin J. Whitfield
School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Jared D. Wolfe
Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- The future Prairie Pothole Region: scenarios of change D. Selby et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2024-0278
- Assessing hydrological sensitivity to future climate change over the Canadian southern boreal forest Z. He & J. Pomeroy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129897
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- Modelling the regional sensitivity of snowmelt, soil moisture, and streamflow generation to climate over the Canadian Prairies using a basin classification approach Z. He et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3525-2023
- Advances in wetland hydrology: the Canadian contribution over 75 years J. Price et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/07011784.2023.2269137
- Integrated Hydroclimate Modeling of Non-Stationary Water Balance, Snow Dynamics, and Streamflow Regimes in the Devils Lake Basin Region M. Osman et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/meteorology4040027
- Wetlands set the pace of annual runoff in the northern Great Plains J. Rahmani et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03318-0
- From flood to drought: recommendations emerging from 7 years of transdisciplinary research and learning on future water availability, wetland function, and water practices in the Canadian Prairie L. Miranda et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2025-0305
- What Do We Know About Kettle Holes? A Perspective on Research Progress and Knowledge Gaps F. Vasić https://doi.org/10.66278/WGQW8638
- Physicochemical gradients in urban prairie wetlands support the need for water-chemistry-based stormwater wetland classification A. Allison et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-026-02038-9
- Hybrid AI-Hydrologic Flood Modeling in Prairie Agricultural Watersheds A. Hassanjabbar et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-026-01175-7
- An integrated assessment of impacts to ecosystem services associated with prairie pothole wetland drainage quantifying wide-ranging losses C. Whitfield et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2023-0207
- A practitioner-oriented regional hydrology data product for use in site-specific hydraulic applications K. Shook et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03962-1
- The cold regions hydrological modelling platform for hydrological diagnosis and prediction based on process understanding J. Pomeroy et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128711
- Wetland drainage produces substantial greenhouse gas emissions in the Canadian Prairie Pothole Region C. Whitfield et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2025-0124
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Short summary
We learnt how streamflow from small creeks could be altered by wetland removal in the Canadian Prairies, where this practice is pervasive. Every creek basin in the region was placed into one of seven groups. We selected one of these groups and used its traits to simulate streamflow. The model worked well enough so that we could trust the results even if we removed the wetlands. Wetland removal did not change low flow amounts very much, but it doubled high flow and tripled average flow.
We learnt how streamflow from small creeks could be altered by wetland removal in the Canadian...