College Credit: 2 semester hours

Who should attend:  Field staff involved in stream habitat assessment and restoration.

Length: 5 days, 36 hours

Topics: 

• Geomorphology and the role of the river including discharge and flood frequency, meander geometry/channel dimension and pattern, riffle/pool relations, bankfull discharge, and valley morphology;
• Extrapolation and prediction of hydrologic characteristics including hydraulic geometry relations, basin character/discharge relations, and channel morphology as predictors;
• Sedimentation including role of sediment-aggradation/degradation processes, bedload/suspended load relations, sediment rating curves, stream flow relations to sediment size and load, and analysis and prediction;
• Stream classification including purpose of classification, delineation criteria, influences, interpretations of stream types, and applications such as Manning's roughness and riparian management guidelines;
• Watershed management implications including cumulative effects procedures (HYSED, WRENS, etc.), stream threshold concepts and procedures, and streamside management guidelines.