Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt, University of Saskatchewan

Research

floodplain flooding hydraulic modelling ice cover breakup ice cover thickness ice cover type ice jam flood hazard ice jam flood risk

Latest papers

Enhancing community resilience to ice-jam floods through individuals' mitigation efforts.
Scientific reports · 2025 · senior author
Assessing the possible influence of human activities on sediment transport in the Saskatchewan River and its delta.
Journal of environmental management · 2024
A generic approach to evaluate costs and effectiveness of agricultural Beneficial Management Practices to improve water quality management.
Journal of environmental management · 2021 · senior author

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Ice-jam flood forecasting
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$153,600
Reinforcing river and lake ice covers to maintain their load-bearing capacity in a warming climate
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$24,750
Ice-jam flood forecasting and ice-jam flood risk assessment
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$155,000

All 9 grants and awards

17 publications.

01

Enhancing community resilience to ice-jam floods through individuals' mitigation efforts.

Ghoreishi M, Bellows B, Lindenschmidt KE

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-98714-5 PMID: 40316649

02

Assessing the possible influence of human activities on sediment transport in the Saskatchewan River and its delta.

Li L, Sabokruhie P, Lindenschmidt KE, Gutwin C

Journal of environmental management2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122240 PMID: 39182381

03

A generic approach to evaluate costs and effectiveness of agricultural Beneficial Management Practices to improve water quality management.

Zammali MK, Hassanzadeh E, Shupena-Soulodre E, Lindenschmidt KE

Journal of environmental management2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112336 PMID: 33740750

04

Incorporating social dimensions in hydrological and water quality modeling to evaluate the effectiveness of agricultural beneficial management practices in a Prairie River Basin.

Bradford L, Thapa A, Duffy A, Hassanzadeh E, Strickert G, Noble B, Lindenschmidt KE

Environmental science and pollution research international2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06325-1 PMID: 31605361

05

Impacts of Varying Dam Outflow Elevations on Water Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, and Nutrient Distributions in a Large Prairie Reservoir.

Carr MK, Sadeghian A, Lindenschmidt KE, Rinke K, Morales-Marin L

Environmental engineering science2020

DOI: 10.1089/ees.2019.0146 PMID: 32051677

06

CE-QUAL-W2 model of dam outflow elevation impact on temperature, dissolved oxygen and nutrients in a reservoir.

Lindenschmidt KE, Carr MK, Sadeghian A, Morales-Marin L

Scientific data2019First author

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-019-0316-y PMID: 31819063

07

Vanadium and thallium exhibit biodilution in a northern river food web.

Jardine TD, Doig LE, Jones PD, Bharadwaj L, Carr M, Tendler B, Lindenschmidt KE

Chemosphere2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.282 PMID: 31176901

08

A framework for engaging stakeholders in water quality modeling and management: Application to the Qu'Appelle River Basin, Canada.

Hassanzadeh E, Strickert G, Morales-Marin L, Noble B, Baulch H, Shupena-Soulodre E, Lindenschmidt KE

Journal of environmental management2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.016 PMID: 30602236

09

Water quality modeling of a prairie river-lake system.

Hosseini N, Akomeah E, Davis JM, Baulch H, Lindenschmidt KE

Environmental science and pollution research international2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3055-2 PMID: 30191525

10

Trends in the Timing and Magnitude of Ice-Jam Floods in Canada.

Rokaya P, Budhathoki S, Lindenschmidt KE

Scientific reports2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24057-z PMID: 29643438

Ice-jam flood forecasting

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lindenschmidt, Karl-Erich

Keywords: ice jam flood hazard; ice jam flood risk; ice cover thickness; ice cover type; ice cover breakup; hydraulic modelling; floodplain flooding

$153,600

Reinforcing river and lake ice covers to maintain their load-bearing capacity in a warming climate

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Lindenschmidt, KarlErich

$24,750

Ice-jam flood forecasting and ice-jam flood risk assessment

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lindenschmidt, Karl-Erich

$155,000

Incorporating dynamic ice jam modelling into flood risk assessment and mapping

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Lindenschmidt, KarlErich

$24,942

New sensor and data network designs to monitor and forecast surface water quality in rivers

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Lindenschmidt, KarlErich

$24,996

River ice modelling to assess the South Saskatchewan River's susceptibility to ice cover breakup and risk of ice jam flooding from hydro-peaking discharge from the Gardiner Dam

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Lindenschmidt, KarlErich

$24,802

Understanding lake metabolism and algal blooms: New tools for the management of potable water sources

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Baulch, Helen

$618,614

Delta dialogue network

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Steelman, Toddi

Keywords: knowledge co-production; sustainability science; interdisciplinary; transdisciplinary

$199,882

Developing a geospatial model to characterize the ice regime and fish habitat of rivers impacted by hydroelectric generating power stations

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Lindenschmidt, KarlErich

$24,954

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

School of Environment and Sustainability
Global Institute for Water Security
School of Public Health
Environmental Management
Civil, Geological, and Mining Engineering
Computer Science
Biology
Other

Co-authors at University of Saskatchewan, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Lalita Bharadwaj

School of Public Health

4 shared papers, latest 2019

Bram Noble

Environmental Management

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Lori Bradford

School of Environment and Sustainability

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Elmira Hassanzadeh

Civil, Geological, and Mining Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Helen Baulch

School of Environment and Sustainability

2 shared papers, latest 2019

Carl Gutwin

Computer Science

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: floodplain flooding Dear Professor Lindenschmidt, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Enhancing community resilience to ice-jam floods through individuals' mitigation efforts." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Ice-jam flood forecasting" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Enhancing community resilience to ice-jam floods through individuals' mitigation efforts.

Assessing the possible influence of human activities on sediment transport in the Saskatchewan River and its delta.

A generic approach to evaluate costs and effectiveness of agricultural Beneficial Management Practices to improve water quality management.

Incorporating social dimensions in hydrological and water quality modeling to evaluate the effectiveness of agricultural beneficial management practices in a Prairie River Basin.

Impacts of Varying Dam Outflow Elevations on Water Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, and Nutrient Distributions in a Large Prairie Reservoir.

CE-QUAL-W2 model of dam outflow elevation impact on temperature, dissolved oxygen and nutrients in a reservoir.

Vanadium and thallium exhibit biodilution in a northern river food web.

A framework for engaging stakeholders in water quality modeling and management: Application to the Qu'Appelle River Basin, Canada.

Water quality modeling of a prairie river-lake system.

Trends in the Timing and Magnitude of Ice-Jam Floods in Canada.

Ice-jam flood forecasting

Reinforcing river and lake ice covers to maintain their load-bearing capacity in a warming climate

Ice-jam flood forecasting and ice-jam flood risk assessment

Incorporating dynamic ice jam modelling into flood risk assessment and mapping

New sensor and data network designs to monitor and forecast surface water quality in rivers

River ice modelling to assess the South Saskatchewan River's susceptibility to ice cover breakup and risk of ice jam flooding from hydro-peaking discharge from the Gardiner Dam

Understanding lake metabolism and algal blooms: New tools for the management of potable water sources

Delta dialogue network

Developing a geospatial model to characterize the ice regime and fish habitat of rivers impacted by hydroelectric generating power stations

Frequent collaborators

Lalita Bharadwaj

Graham Strickert

Bram Noble

Lori Bradford

Elmira Hassanzadeh

Helen Baulch

Jeff Hudson

Carl Gutwin