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Geosciences and Natural Resources Management
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Geology 410 - Fluvial Geomorphology
Lecture Time: Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:15 Location: 247 Stillwell Building
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View of the Kephardt Prong of the Occonoluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
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Course Description: |
This class will focus on the natural factors that influence the shape and processes operating in river channels, how these vary in time and space, and the human effort to control these changes. We will start by examining classic theories about how drainage patterns initiate and organize. We will study the dynamic changes in river geometry in cross-section and plan form. We will study sediment transport in river channels, as well as the sedimentology and stratigraphy of bars and floodplains. All of these issues will be addressed with an eye on environmental problems, and the ways in which humans attempt to solve them. We will take several in-class field trips to rivers close to campus, as well as three Saturday trips to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in order to practice some hands-on methods used by modern stream professionals. Course Syllabus (pdf)
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Fluvial Forms and Processes by David Knighton |
Quick Web Links: United States Geological Survey Water Resources - Daily Flow Data
Purdue University -Know Your Watershed
United States Environmental Protection Agency - Surf Your Watershed
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The Trapezoidal Channel Problem
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| Final Exam |
Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 12:00 noon in Stillwell 242
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