NRS 361: Fall 2009
Watershed Hydrology and
Management
Laboratory and Field Trip Schedule
Useful Websites
| Exam Review Material | 1st Exam on Tuesday, October 20 | Exam 1 Materials (doc) |
| 2nd Exam on Thursday, November 19 | Exam 2 Materials (doc) |
Course Outline
Topic |
Environ. Hydrology Readings |
Other
Readings & Materials |
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| 1A. | Watershed Dynamics - Overview | 125-129 |
ESA
Issue 3: Nonpoint Source Poll. (pdf - be sure to scroll down the page since top is blank!) |
| 1B. | Watershed Delineation & Stream Order | Watershed Delineation Exercise (pdf) Strahler Stream Order Exercise (pdf) |
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| 1C. | Loading Models | Nitrogen Dilution Model Handout (doc) |
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| 2A. | Precipitation: Air masses & meterology | 32-41; Appd. C |
Precipitation Chapter (pdf) |
| 2B. | Precipitation: Predicting return intervals |
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Assessing Hurricane Risks in Southern RI (doc) |
| 3. | Stream Flow & Stream Morphology | 161-174; 180-181; 194-198 |
Stream Channel Properties Handout (pdf) |
| 4. | Macroinvertebrates | 340-344 |
Macroinvertebrates & Bioassessment (slides-pdf) |
| 5A. | Surface Runoff: Factors affecting runoff | 119-140; 354-362 |
Peak Runoff Rate vs. Time of Concentration (pdf) Human alteration of hydrographs (doc) Wetland restoration as seen as crucial (doc) Calculation of Flood Hazard (pdf) |
| 5B. | Surface Runoff: Predicting volumes & rates | Runoff Volumes Intro (pdf) |
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| 5C. | Surface Runoff: Urban runoff | Computing Peak Runoff for small watersheds (doc) | |
| 5D. | Surface Runoff: Watershed Runoff Controls |
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| 6. | Ground Water |
321-332 |
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| 7. | Lake & Reservoir Management |
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Homework (to be posted as given in class)
Topic |
Homework |
| Unit Conversion | Hmwk 1 (doc) |
| Nitrogen Dilution Model | Hmwk 2 (doc) |
| Return Storm | Hmwk 3 (doc) Data for hmwk3 (doc) |
| Runoff Volume | Hmwk 4 (doc) |
| Peak Runoff | Hmwk 5 (doc) |
