Siting Multiple Conservation Practices in a Tile-Drained Watershed Using LiDAR Topographic Data

Watersheds ..........................................................................................56 4.1.3 Targeting Conservation Practices to Manage Tile Drainage ..............56 4.1.4 Case Study: Watershed-Lime Creek ................................................ 57

4.2 Methods .......................................................................................................... 58 4.2.1 Acquisition of LiDAR Survey Data for Lime Creek .......................... 58 4.2.2 GIS Modeling to Locate Wetlands .....................................................60 4.2.3 GIS Modeling to Locate Two-Stage Ditches ...................................... 62 4.2.4 GIS Modeling to Locate Grassed Waterways and Riparian Filter

Strips ................................................................................................... 63 4.3 Results and Discussion ...................................................................................64