GPHY 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Pluvial Lake, Hyporheic Zone, Profundal Zone
18 Dec 2016
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Overland flow of water (aka river basin, drainage basin, catchment) moves in the same direction as overland flow (slower) Aspect of a watershed = direction of exposure of sloping lands. Week 2 textbook notes; chapter 3 surface water hydrology. Surface water hydrology study of moving water found in rivers, open channels and runoff. Watershed total land area that drains surface water to a common point/common body. Topographic maps info on slope, elevation, distance and physical features. Scale relationship between map size and actual dimensions. Contour lines follow a constant elevation above sea level. Orientation general direction of the main portion of a river as it moves down a: percolate seep down into the soil and become groundwater, overland flow runoff that"s moving toward a river or stream. Oxbow lakes crescent-shaped lakes forming where a meander was: braided rivers consist of intertwined channels separated by small, temporary. Ephemeral streams in dry climates; flow only after storm events.
