GEOL 108 - Crises of a PlanetLab 8 - Rivers and Flooding

Oct. 23 - 26, 2012

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SURVEY RESULTS

20%48%

30%

2%

How clearly did your TA answer questions?

Extremely clearlyVery clearlyModerately clearlySlightly clearly

9%

50%

39%

2%

How difficult are the weekly quizzes?

Extremely dif -ficultDifficultJust RightEasy

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61%16%

23%

I've used Ben's website

YesNoWebsite?

Music suggestions

Don't change

Rap, hip hop

K pop/J pop

Similar style, dif -ferent artist

Country

Jazz

Motown

Other

“Other” included Ziggy Marley, Gangnam Style, Spice girlsss, ROCK and roll (get it?), House, Queen, Dubstep.. not, and Metal.

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SURVEY RESULTS

Most popular animals were lion and tiger. Unusual answers included Mick Jagger and a liger.

Spirit Animalsmammals (wild)

mammals (domestic)

birds

Water creatures (non-mammal)

Water creatures (mammal)

Don't know

I hate animals

Hot Rod quote

Pokemon

Favorite Pokémon (by type)

waterfireelectricnormalflyingpsychicgroundbugice

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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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LAB 8 - RIVERS AND FLOODING

Plitvička

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STREAM GENESISTime 1

Time 2Time 3

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STREAM TYPESMeandering 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

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FLOODS

• Levee and earthen dam failure

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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

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Baldwin Hill Reservoir Failure, 1963

Sanders et al., 2010