NRS 361:
Watershed Hydrology and
Management
Laboratory and Field Trip Schedule
REVIEW PROBLEMS FOR EXAM (doc)
Course Outline
Topic |
Dingman 2002 Readings |
Dingman 1994 Readings |
Other
Readings & Materials |
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| 1A. | Watershed Dynamics - Overview | 10-12 | 14-17; 64-68 |
ESA
Issue 3: Nonpoint Source Poll. (web link) |
| 1B. | Loading, Retention, Concentration, Response | 472-473 | 472-473 | Brief
Unit Intro (doc) Properties & Conversions (doc) Conversions & Equivalents (pdf) Lab 2 Exercises (doc) |
| 1C. | Loading Models | Rules
to Determine Concentrations (doc) |
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| 1D. | Watershed Mapping | Watershed
Mapping (pdf) |
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| 2A. | Precipitation: Air masses & meterology | 94-102; 106 | 87-99 | D&L: Chapter 4 (pdf) |
| 2B. | Precipitation: characteristics & measurement | 130-137; figs 4-38, 4-41, 4-51 | 122-125; figs 4-36, 4-39, 4-48 | Chapter 2 (pdf) |
| 2C. | Precipitation: Predicting return intervals |
|
|
Predicting
the frequency of hydrologic events (doc) Data and Example: Kingston, RI (doc) Hurricane Risks in Southern RI (doc) When Scientific Predictions are so good they are bad (doc) |
| 3. | Macroinvertebrates | Macroinvertebrates
& Bioassessment (pdf) |
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| 4A. | Surface Runoff: Factors affecting runoff | 408-417; fig 9-41 | 409-416; Fig 9-10; Table 9-10 | D&L: Chapter 9 (pdf) |
| 4B. | Surface Runoff: Predicting volumes & rates | 445-449 | 389-393 | D&L:
Chapter 10 (pdf) |
| 4C. | Surface Runoff: Urban runoff | Computing
peak runoff for small watersheds (doc) Computing runoff volumes (doc) Human alteration of hydrographs (doc) TR 55 Rainfall distribution comments (doc) |
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| 4D. | Surface Runoff: Watershed Runoff Controls |
|
|
class handout on Low Impact Development |
| 5. | Stream Flow & Stream Morphology | 608-619 | 536-543 | gaging & measurement (lab handout) |
| 6. | Ground Water |
D&L:
Chapter 7 (pdf) |
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| 7. | Lake & Reservoir Management | Lake and Reservoir Management class handout: |
Homework
Topic |
Homework |
| 1B. Loading, Retention, Concentration, Response | |
| 1C. Loading Models | |
| 2C. Predicting Return Storms | |
| 4B. Runoff Volume | |
| 4B. Peak Runoff |
WHL News (more news)
Alison Milliman's M.S. Thesis on In-Stream Denitrification is available online.
Kelly Addy gave a presentation at the USDA-CSREES National Water Conference on Alison's work on In-Stream Denitrification.
Last modified on 02/20/2008 ; Maintained by Kelly Addy.
