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GEOL 108 - Crises of a PlanetLab 8 - Rivers and Flooding
Oct. 23 - 26, 2012
Department of Earth Sciences
Department of Earth Sciences
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QUIZ 6 REVIEW
Describe the two ways in which fire can enhance the probability of mass wasting. What was the non-porous wood board an analog for in the sand experiment?
How do small amounts of water affect slope stability when compared to large amounts of water?
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Bonus: What two elements is steel usually made of?
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STREAM TYPES
Meandering Braided
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waimakariri01_gobeirne.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rio-cauto-cuba.JPG
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STREAM EVOLUTION
• Point bars • Cut banks• Creation of oxbow lakes
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STREAM EVOLUTION
• Stream paths move naturally over time• Sometimes at odds with modern settlements
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FLOODS
• Floods are a natural process• Floods add nutrients to soil
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FLOODS
• Leaking weakens reservoirs• Example: Taum Sauk Reservoir in Missouri
National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP), USDA
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FLOODS
• Taum Sauk Reservoir failed, more than a billion gallons emptied in 30 minutes
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Baldwin Hill Reservoir Failure, 1963
Sanders et al., 2010