GEOGRAPHY 522: Geoenvironmental Hydrology Dr. Christopher Woltemade Spring 2018 Revised

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1 GEOGRAPHY 522: Geoenvironmental Hydrology Dr. Christopher Woltemade Spring 2018 Revised OFFICE: 108 Shearer Hall TELEPHONE: OFFICE HOURS: Tues/Thurs 1:00 2:00 Wed 9:00 12:00 (or by appointment) GOALS: The goal of this course is to develop an understanding of watershed processes, including precipitation, generation of runoff, infiltration, streamflow, soil erosion, sediment transport and deposition, and fluvial geomorphology. Environmental change and human impact are emphasized through consideration of agriculture, urban development, soil and water management practices, and river restoration. Collection and analysis of relevant data is fundamental to this goal. PREREQUISITE: There are no prerequisite courses to enroll in Geoenvironmental Hydrology, but students are expected to have strong skills in mathematics, including work with Excel spreadsheets, and basic fluency in ArcGIS. TEXT: Bedient, P. B., W. C. Huber, and B. E. Vieux Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis. Fifth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN: Outside readings as assigned--see course outline. You will be asked to lead the discussion of some of the journal articles. WEB PAGE: webspace.ship.edu/cjwolt/geohydro ATTENDANCE: Attendance and participation in class are required. If you miss class, you are responsible for learning missed material and/or assignments. Students with more than one (unexcused) absence may fail the course, regardless of their performance. Disturbance of class will not be tolerated. This is a tobacco-free classroom. EXAMS: If classes are cancelled on an exam day due to the weather, the exam will be given during the first class meeting when classes resume. Students are expected to take exams at the scheduled time. Only very unusual circumstances (e.g. family emergency, serious illness) are acceptable reasons for missing an exam. You MUST notify me prior to the exam date if you will miss an exam, IN ANY EVENT. Failure to notify me prior to a missed exam will result in a zero for that exam grade. Make up exams may differ from the original.

2 FIELD TRIP: A required field trip will be scheduled. CLASS PARTICIPATION: You are expected to come to each class prepared to participate in the lecture and discussion. Students who consistently provide thoughtful comments will earn points for class participation. Students who are usually well prepared and participate in classroom discussion on a limited basis will earn points for class participation. Students who rarely participate in discussion and/or are not present and prepared for discussion will earn 0-25 points for class participation. GRADING: Grades will be based on 400 possible points as described below. Note that all assignments are due at 6:30 PM on the due date. No credit will be awarded for work handed in after that deadline. Points Item 100 Mid-term exam 100 Final exam 150 Take-home exercises 50 Class participation Grades will be based on a minimum of 90% (A), 80% (B), 70% (C), <70% (F). Plus/minus grades may be given to scores ± 3% from these values. Key dates for GEO 522: Geoenvironmental Hydrology Date assigned Date due Points Topic Jan 24 Jan Unit conversions Jan 31 Feb 8 15 Watershed precipitation Feb 14 Feb Evapotranspiration Feb 21 Feb Water budget Feb 28 Mar 7 20 TR-55 Mar Mid-term exam Mar 21 Mar ArcMap hydrology tools Apr 4 May 2 50 HEC-HMS watershed modeling May Final exam NOTE: I am willing to make reasonable accommodations for students with limitations due to disability, including learning disability. Please see me during the first week of class to discuss any special needs you have. Also, any expected religious holiday absences must be provided to me in writing by Jan. 31.

3 COURSE OUTLINE JAN 24 Topics: Course introduction, hydrologic cycle, discharge, drainage basins Reading: Sec. 1.1, , 2.1 JAN 31 Topics: Precipitation Reading: Sec , 11.1, 11.2 (p ), [skim ] Wright, DB, JA Smith, G Villarini, and ML Baeck, Long- Term High-Resolution Radar Rainfall Fields for Urban Hydrology. JAWRA 50(3): FEB 7 Classes cancelled FEB 14 Topics: Interception, infiltration, soil moisture, evapotranspiration Reading: Sec Kim, Y, LE Band, and C Song, The Influence of Forest Regrowth on the Stream Discharge in the North Carolina Piedmont Watersheds. JAWRA 50(1): Sanford, WE and DL Selnick, Estimation of Evapotranspiration across the Conterminous United States Using a Regression with Climate and Land-Cover Data. JAWRA 49(1): FEB 21 Topics: Groundwater, water balance Reading: Sec , [skim 8.4], , 8.11 Cowell, MC and MA Urban The Changing Geography of the U.S. Water Budget: Twentieth-Century Patterns and Twenty- First-Century Projections. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 100(4): Myers, T Loss Rates from Lake Powell and Their Impact on Management of the Colorado River. JAWRA 49(5): FEB 28 Topics: Runoff processes, storm hydrographs, rational method, TR-55 Reading: Sec , 2.9, 9.2, p (SCS CN method) Asarian, JE and JD Walker Long-Term Trends in Streamflow and Precipitation in Northwest California and Southwest Oregon, JAWRA 52(1): MAR 7 MAR 14 MID-TERM EXAM SPRING BREAK

4 MAR 21 Classes cancelled MAR 28 Topics: Floods: probability analysis, unit hydrograph, flood routing Reading: Sec , , 3.4, 4.1, 4.2 (p ) Garen, DC and DS Moore Curve number hydrology in water quality modeling: Uses, abuses, and future directions. JAWRA 41(2): Epps, TH, et al Curve Number Derivation for Watersheds Draining Two Headwater Streams in Lower Coastal Plain South Carolina, USA. JAWRA 49(6): APR 4 Topics: HEC-HMS watershed modeling Reading: Sec Sparkman, SA, et al Modeling watershed-scale impacts of stromwater management with traditional versus low impact development design. JAWRA 53(5): APR 11 Topics: Urban Hydrology Reading: , Aulenbach, BT, et al Effects of impervious area and BMP implementation and design on storm runoff and water quality in eight small watersheds. JAWRA 53(2): Cockerill, K, et al Hot, salty water: A confluence of issues managing stormwater runoff for urban streams. JAWRA 53(3): APR 18 Topics: Soil erosion, fluvial geomorphology - stream landforms and processes Reading: Schilling, KE, et al Impacts of Land-Cover Change on Suspended Sediment Transport in Two Agricultural Watersheds. JAWRA 47(4): Peters, RJ, et al Changes in streambed composition in salmonid spawning habitat of the Elwha River during dam removal. JAWRA 53(4): APR 25 Topics: Fluvial geomorphology and concepts of stream design Reading: Sec. 7.1, [skim , 7.14] Rosgen, DL A classification of natural rivers. Catena 22: Simon, A, et al Critical evaluation of how the Rosgen classification and associated Natural channel design methods fail to integrate and quantify fluvial processes and channel response. JAWRA 43(5):

5 MAY 2 Topics: Water quality, wetlands, habitat, and riparian zones Reading: Jones, AS, et al Designing and implementing a network for sensing water quality and hydrology across mountain to urban transitions. JAWRA 53(5): Groom, JD, et al Evaluating links between forest harvest and stream temperature threshold exceedances: the value of spatial and temporal data. JAWRA 53(4): MAY 9 FINAL EXAM (6:30 PM)