Day

Time

Topic

Reading

Week 1: Arkansas Watershed & Water Resources
Hydrology & Stream Ecology

Mon.

AM

Class Introduction

Hydrologic Cycle Model (STELLA Model; Barnes PC Lab)

Flood Frequency (Excel Calculations; Barnes PC Lab)

HW1: Stream Hydrographs (Excel exercise; Data SS; Homework)

PM

Homestake & CS Water Delivery Videos (lunch)

Activity 1: Fountain Creek GIS Introduction (Palmer 20)

Field Trip Equipment List

Tues.

AM

Arkansas River Field Trip

(Depart 8 AM)

Karr Paper

PM

Arkansas River Field Trip
Chalk Creek Stream Survey

Wed.

AM

Arkansas River Field Trip
Chalk Creek Stream Survey

Vannote Paper

PM

Thurs.

AM

Arkansas River Field Trip

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (9 AM)

PM

Arkansas River Field Trip

Pueblo Reservoir (SDS/Ftn Creek; 2 PM)

Southern Water Delivery System

Fri.

AM

Depart to PP Hiway (8 AM)
Longitudinal Sampling Project

PM

Longitudinal Sampling Project

Sample Prep: Anions by IC, Cations by IC, BOD, E. coli

Hydrology Project I (weekend: in groups)

Chalk Creek Survey Data

Project Description

Chalk Creek Gage Data

Week 2: Urban Impact Assessment: Chemistry, Ecology and Lab Analysis

Mon.

AM

Hydrology Project Due (9 AM)

Introduction to Longitudinal Analysis Project

Introduction to Final Project

Stream Population & Community Ecology (MK)

Stream Ecology Links

Paper: ?

PM

Lab Analysis: Alkalinity (5), TDS/TSS (4), E. coli (4)

Tues.

AM

Physical Properties of Water
Chemical Equilibrium Review

Dissolved Oxygen

Henry's Law

Paper: WWT

HW #2

PM

Lab Analysis: Alkalinity (5) , TDS/TSS (4), Metals by ICP (prep) (4)

Long Data Set 1

Snow Pit A Data

Wed.

AM

Eutrophication & Hypoxia (MK)

Quiz #1

Paper: Mitsch Gulf of Mexico (PROWL)

HW #3

PM

Lab Analysis: BOD (9), Metals by ICP (2),

Data Entry (2)

Thurs.

AM

Nitrogen & Phosphorous Cycles (MK)

Aerobic & Anaerobic Respiration

Redox Chemistry (HD)

Papers:

Nature:

Stream denitrification

(PROWL)

PM

Fountain Creek Bike Tour (north - campus)

Fri.

AM

What is Acid Rain?

Acids, pH & Acid-Base Reactions

Strong Acid Calculations

Quiz #2

Aquatic Chem I

Aquatic Chem II

Jacob Ch.13 (PROWL)

Acid Rain Intro (Science)

PM

Fountain Creek Bicycle Tour (campus - south)

Final Project Proposals (guidelines)

Week 3: Urban Impact Assessment: Part II

Mon.

AM

Final Project Proposals (due 9 AM)

pH of normal rain

Weak Acid Chemistry

Aquatic Chem III

PM

Final Project Proposal Presentations

Tues.

AM

Final Project Sample Collection

PM

Final Project Sample Collection

Wed.

AM

Soil Chemistry (MK)

Acid-Base Distribution Functions

Quiz #4

PM

Final Project Lab Analysis

Thurs.

AM

PM

Fri.

AM

Ecology, Flow & Restoration

Quiz #6 (Alkalinity, Photosnthesis & Respiration)

Papers:

Poff: Natural Flow

Rhone R. Restoration

(PROWL)

PM

Longitudinal Project Due (5 PM)

Week 4: Final Projects

Mon.

AM

PM

Tues.

AM

PM

Final Projects: Reports

Wed.

AM