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iv CHAPTER 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION 5 Introduction 5 Thesis Organization 7 Literature Review 7 Objectives 16 References 16 CHAPTER 2. RELATIVE EFFECTS OF WATERSHED COMPOSITION AND CONFIGURATION: USING SPATIALLY EXPLICIT DATA TO MODEL LAKE WATER QUALITY IN AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS 27 Abstract 27 Introduction 28 Materials and Methods 31 Study Area 31 Water quality data 32 Geospatial data acquisition 33 Verification and manipulation of geospatial data 34 Whole landscape and class metrics 34 Geospatial Analysis 35 Statistical Analyses 37 Results and Discussion 38 Water Quality 38 Land use patterns in the studied watersheds 38 Whole watershed composition and configuration 39 Conclusions 44 References 45 CHAPTER 3. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 74 APPENDIX A. LIST OF LAKES 76 APPENDIX B. STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR DERIVING RUNOFF COEFFICIENTS FOR LAND COVER, SLOPE AND SOIL HYDROLOGIC GROUP EFFECT USING ARCGIS 82 APPENDIX C. ILLUSTRATION 92 APPENDIX D. WATERSHED DELINEATION EXAMPLE 97 APPENDIX F. THE RATIONAL METHOD FORMULA 100 APPENDIX G. DISTRIBUTION OF STUDY LAKES ACCORDING TO IOWA LAND FORM REGIONS 101 APPENDIX H. DEPENDENT VARIABLES 102

Plumbing agricultural landscapes for water quality improvement: coexistence of intensive agriculture and good water quality