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121-305 Environmental Hydrology B

Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both this subject and 121-360 Environmental Hydrology A or Faculty of Arts subjects 121-349 or 121-350.

Credit points: 16.7

Coordinator: Dr B Finlayson.

Prerequisite: 121-220 Water Resources or 121-212 Geomorphology or equivalent as approved by the course coordinator.

Contact: 2 hours lectures; field work totalling 40 hours

Timetable: First semester

Objectives:

Students completing this subject should:

• understand the principles of fluvial geomorphology;
• understand the hydraulic principles governing flow in open channels;
• understand the principles of physical hydrology;
• be aware of the importance of streams as habitats and the problems of catchment management.

Content:

Understanding the management, conservation and restoration of streams for their intrinsic environmental value. Stream hydrology and hydraulics; fluvial geomorphology; statistical hydrology; environmental flows and in-stream habitat.

Assessment:

Field work reports totalling 4,000 words (40%) and a 2 hour final examination (60%).

Prescribed texts:

• Gordon N D McMahon T A and Finlayson B L Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists, Wiley International, 1992

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