| Week of | Topic | Reading |
| 11 January | Introduction and history of hydrology, properties of water |
|
| 18 |
Hydrological principles |
ch. 1, 13 |
| 25 |
Hydrological principles, introduction to GIS application |
|
| 1 February |
Atmosphere and ocean currents & climate change |
Broecker and Denton |
| 8 |
Climate change and hydrology / precipitation (100 pt. test on Thursday, 11 February) | ch. 2 |
| 15 |
Precipitation |
|
| 22 |
Evapotranspiration |
ch. 4 |
| 1 March |
ET and snow hydrology |
|
| 8 |
Hydraulic head and groundwater |
ch. 11.1 to 11.3 |
| 15 |
Spring Break - No class |
|
| 22 |
Darcys Law and flow nets | |
| 29 |
Groundwater cont. / soil water and infiltration (100 pt. test on Thursday, 1 April) | ch. 3 |
| 5 April |
Small watersheds and runoff, surface water gauging | ch. 5 |
| 12 |
Ungauged watersheds, curve number method | ch. 5 con't, 6 |
| 19 |
Channels, rivers, and reservoirs | ch. 7, 8 |
| 26 |
Fluvial geomorphology & erosion and sediment transport | ch. 9 |
| 3 May |
Water quality, TMDLs | |
| 11 May |
Final test, Tuesday, 11 May at 10:15 AM |
Reading: chapters refer to the text titled Environmental Hydrology, 2nd Edition by Ward and Trimble. Additional readings will be assigned at various times during the semester. Copies of these readings will be placed on reserve in the Geology Library or updates of this web page will have links to the text and questions.
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