NRS 361:
Watershed Hydrology and
Management
FINAL EXAM - THURS DEC 18th, 11:30 AM - 2 PM
Laboratory and Field Trip Schedule
Exam Review Material - Final info posted 12/8/08
Course Outline
Topic |
P. Hydro. Readings |
Other
Readings & Materials |
|
| 1A. | Watershed Dynamics - Overview | P-H 1A (pdf) |
ESA
Issue 3: Nonpoint Source Poll. (web link) |
| 1B. | Loading, Retention, Concentration, Response | P-H 1B (pdf) |
Brief
Unit Intro (doc) Properties & Conversions (doc) Conversions & Equivalents (pdf) |
| 1C. | Loading Models | Rules
to Determine Concentrations (doc) |
|
| 2A. | Precipitation: Air masses & meterology | Hydrologic Cycle handout (pdf) | |
| 2B. | Precipitation: characteristics & measurement | P-H 2B (pdf) |
D&L Chapter
2 (pdf) updated 11/14/08 |
| 2C. | Precipitation: Predicting return intervals |
|
Predicting
the frequency of hydrologic events (doc) Data and Example: Kingston, RI (doc) Hurricane Risks in Southern RI (doc-updated 10/16/08) When Scientific Predictions are so good they are bad (doc) |
| 3. | Stream Flow & Stream Morphology | P-H 3 (pdf) |
gaging & measurement (lab handout) |
| 4. | Macroinvertebrates | Macroinvertebrates
& Bioassessment (pdf) |
|
| 5A. | Surface Runoff: Factors affecting runoff | P-H 5A (pdf) |
D&L: Chapter 9 (pdf) |
| 5B. | Surface Runoff: Predicting volumes & rates | P-H 5B (pdf) |
D&L:
Chapter 10 (pdf) |
| 5C. | Surface Runoff: Urban runoff | Computing Peak Runoff (pdf-posted 11/18/08) Design Storm Properties (pdf - posted 11/18/08) Computing runoff volumes (doc) Human alteration of hydrographs (doc) |
|
| 5D. | Surface Runoff: Watershed Runoff Controls |
|
LID materials posted 12/8/08: |
| 6. | Ground Water |
D&L:
Chapter 7 (pdf) |
|
| 7. | Lake & Reservoir Management | Lake and Reservoir Management class handout: |
Homework (to be posted as given in class)
Topic |
Homework |
| Unit Conversion | #1 (doc) |
| N dilution model | #2 (doc) |
| Return Storm Problem (posted 10/16/08) | #3 (doc) |
| Peak Runoff (posted 11/18/08) | #4 (doc) |
| Groundwater Flow (posted 12/4/08) | #5 (pdf) |
Exam 1 (doc)
Exam 2 (doc)
Final Review (doc) posted 12/8/08
