WATER RESOURCES HYDROLOGY Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Geography 434

Fall 2013 Class Times:

Monday 12:00-13:50 and Wednesday 12:00 - 12:50

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Instructor:

Jonathan Remo Office: Faner 4531 E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: M 14:00 – 15:00, W 13:00 - 14:00 or by appointment. (Please ask for appointments in advance)

Corse Description and Goals: Water Resources Hydrology is designed to be the capstone physical water class in the Department of Geography. The class covers all aspects of the water cycle with special emphasis on fluvial (stream) processes. At the end of this class it is expect the student to have gained experience with the quantification hydrologic parameters and a detailed understanding of the major hydrologic processes. Course Website: online.siu.edu Required Text:

Environmental Hydrology, Second Edition; Selected readings also will be assigned and posted on SIU Online

Grading:

Online Quizzes . . . . . . Labs …………………… Homework . . . Mid-term Exam . . . . Term Project . . . . . Final Exam . . . . .

Exams:

Mid-term: October 4, 2013 Final: Friday December 13, 2013 10:10 to 12:10 pm FANR 2533

15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 20%

Grading Scale: 100% - 90% A 89% - 80% B 79% - 70% C 69% - 60% D ≤59% F

Online Quizzes: Students are expected to complete assigned readings by the dates listed in this syllabus and to take concise, well organized notes. The intent of these quizzes it to help the students focus on the material which will be tested on the midterm and final exams. Quizzes will be posted on Desire to Learn online.siu.edu on Fridays around 12:00 pm and are due by 12:00 pm Monday. Absolutely no make-up quizzes will be given. Note that at 15%, quizzes are a major portion of each student’s final grade. Labs: On Mondays we will generally have a lab exercise. Some of these labs will be in the class room, some in the SEAL Lab (Department Computer Lab) or outside at some preannounced location. The location of lab will be announced during the preceding lecture on Wednesday in 1|Page

class and on Desire to Learn. It is the student’s responsibility to show up at the appropriate location on time. Students are also required to come to lab prepared. This means students need to bring/provide their own calculators, pencils, note books, and graph paper. The purpose of these labs is to enforce the lecture material and provide the student with experience measuring or quantifying common hydrologic parameters. If a student misses the Monday lab time they are required to make the lab up on their own time without supplemental instruction from the instructor. No makeup labs will be held. Home Work: A couple of homework problems will be assigned each week. The goal of the home work is to provide the students with experience in making hydrologic calculations and predictions. The homework will always be due at the start of the Wednesday lecture. Term Project: This assignment is intended to be a capstone of your semester study of hydrology. You will perform a hydrologic study and write a short technical report. The lab assessment and Chapter 14 of the text book will provide you direction in the types of studies which you can undertake and help you prepare your report. Guidelines Total paper should be NO longer than 10 pages of text. Your report and must include the following:  Title  Table of Contents  Executive Summary  Introduction o Background and justification o Purpose and scope of work o Description of study area o Previous Studies (if applicable)  Methods or Procedures  Results  Discussion of Results  Summary or Conclusions  Future Work (if applicable)  References  Appendices Due Dates: Wednesday, October 2st Two page proposal including project topic, problem statement, summary of methods, and at least three references related to the methodology you intend to employ (your text book will NOT count as a reference). Monday, November 18th 2|Page

Draft report containing completed introduction, methods, and result section. Wednesday, December 4th Turn in your final report.

Attendance Policy: A. Attendance is required, as it is essential for optimal learning experiences in this class. Material and information will be presented in class that is not found in your text. B. The only excused absences are documented illness, a death in your immediate family, an official religious holiday, or a documented emergency or natural disaster. Absences beyond these will adversely affect your final grade. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to obtain material that was covered. C. Tardiness will adversely affect your final grade. Arriving late to class disturbs the class in process.

Late Work Policy: All assignments are due at the beginning of class. Assignments turned in after the beginning of class and before the next class period will be docked a half letter grade. Assignments turned in within one week will be docked a full letter grade. Assignment turned in after one week will receive a maximum grade of a D. Assignments will include calculations and use of computer programs. Solutions submitted should be neat and must outline a clear solution methodology. Output from computer programs should have appropriate labels and scales. Professional presentation is required for full credit.

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TERM-PROJECT GRADING CRITERIA Research and Preparation

Yes No

The report is submitted on time and the purpose of the analysis is clearly explained, methods are appropriate, results are clearly presented, and reference are provided.

5

4.5

3.5

2

0

Project proposal is submitted on time, follows instructions.

5

4.5

3.5

2

0

Methods are appropriate for project and procedure is clearly articulated

10

9

7

4

0

Total = ______ of 20 Quality of the Report Organization Project Summary

Excellent Poor 5 4.5 3.5 2 0

Introduction Methods Results

5 5 5

4.5 4.5 4.5

3.5 3.5 3.5

2 2 2

0 0 0

Conclusions

5

4.5

3.5

2

0

Depth of Comprehension Project Summary Introduction Methods Conclusions

5 5 5 5

4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5

3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5

2 2 2 2

0 0 0 0

Analysis Calculations are performed correctly Figures and tables are clear, fully labeled, and visually appealing

20 10

18 9

15 7

8 4

0 0

Figures and tables are relevant and useful to the proposal

10

9

7

4

0

References are complete, adequate, and all relevant information given

5

4.5

3.5

2

0

Total = ______ of 90 Overall

Yes No

The hydrologic analysis was appropriate for answering the stated problem.

20

18

15

8

0

Thoroughly reviewed and the limitation of the hydrologic analysis are discussed

20

18

15

8

0

The results were clearly presented and explained to the client

20

18

15

8

0

Total = ______ of 60 Total Score = ______ of 170

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Course Schedule Due Week 1

Hydrologic cycle, water resources and society 8/19 Lab 1: Hydrology and Topographic Map Primer 8/21 Lecture - Hydrologic Cycle

Week 2

Precipitation 8/26 Lab 2: Excel and Hydrologic Data 8/28 Precipitation Lecture

Week 3

Online Quiz 4 and Lab 4 HW - problems 4.4, 4.6, & 4.9

Runoff and subsurface drainage 9/30 Lecture and Review for Midterm 10/2 Midterm

Week 8

Online Quiz 3 and Lab 3 Ch 5 - Ward & Trimble HW - problems 3.6, 3.11, & 3.12

Runoff and subsurface drainage 9/23 Lab 5: Curve Number Lab 9/25 Runoff Lecture

Week 7

Online Quiz 2 Ch 4 in Ward & Trimble

Evapotranspiration 9/16 Lab 4: GIS Basics Lab 9/18 Lecture Evapotranspiration

Week 6

Ch 3 in Ward & Trimble Lab 2; HW - problems 2.11, 2.13, & 2.14

Infiltration and soil water process 9/9 Lab 3: Field Methods Lab 9/11 Guest Lecture

Week 5

Online Quiz 1 and Lab 1 Ch 2 in Ward & Trimble HW - problems 1.7 & 1.8

Precipitation 2 9/3 No Class - Labor Day 9/5 Precipitation Lecture

Week 4

Ch. 1 in Ward & Trimble

Online Quiz 5; Lab 5 HW – problems 5.3, 5.4, 5.8, & 5-11 & Project Proposal

Streams I 10/7 Fall break 10/9 Introduction

Ch 6 - Ward & Trimble

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Week 9

Streams II 10/14 Lab 6: Flume Lab 10/16 Measurements

Online Quiz 6

Week 10 Stream Classification 10/21 Lab7: Stream Lab 10/23 Stream Classification Lecture

Online Quiz 7 and Lab 6 HW - Problems 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.7

Week 11 Stream Flow 10/28 Lab 8: Stream Delineation Lab 10/30 Stream Flow Lecture

Online Quiz 8 and Lab 7

Week 12 Flooding 11/4 Lab 9: Stream Flow Lab 11/6 Flood Lecture

Online Quiz 9 and Lab 8 Ch 7 - Ward & Trimble HW - Problems 7.5, 7.6, 7.8

Week 13 Sediment Transport 11/11 Lab 10: Flood Frequency Lab 11/13 Sediment Transport

Online Quiz 10 and Lab 9

Week 14 Soil conservation and sediment budgets 11/18 Sediment Budgets 11/21 No Class Thanksgiving Break

Online Quiz 11 Ch 9 - Ward & Trimble

Week 15 Groundwater and Hydrogeology 11/25 Sediment Budget Lab 11/27 Ground Water Hydrology

Online Quiz 12 HW - Problems 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, and 9.7

Week 16 Hydroecology 12/2 Hydroecology

Online Quiz 13 & Lab10

12/4 Review for final

Final Report and HWProblems 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3

Final Exam 12/13 10:10 to 12:10 pm

FANR 2533 Study!!!

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