2006 Geomorphology Symposium Field Trip

Tentative Schedule

Friday, October 20, 2006

5 Hours

 

Friday Field Trip:  A field trip is being organized by Will Graf to take a 'River Walk' along the Congaree River in Columbia on Friday, tentatively from 12:30 to 5:30 pm.  As a 'fall-line' city between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, Columbia has a history of early cotton processing and textile manufacturing based on water power.  The Piedmont in the Congaree watershed above Columbia endured some of the most intense soil erosion and gullying in the nation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  This fascinating history is recorded both in the cultural and geomorphic landscapes along the river.  The field trip will be open at a modest fee to all conference participants who pre-register for the River walk.  It will leave from the conference site on the USC campus via vans which will shuttle participants to the river.  Watch this location for details and photographs of the field trip.

 

River City: An Environmental History of the Congaree River in Columbia, South Carolina

 

Subject

Authors

Introduction to the Congaree River at Columbia

Will Graf and Tara Plewa

Regional Hydrology of the Congaree River

Joe Dickerson

Historical Water Distribution Lauren Gregory

Historical Flood Hazards on the Congaree

Kevin Borden, Matt Schmidtlien, David Glenn

Flooding and the Gervais Street Bridge

Kevin Borden, Matt Schmidtlien, David Glenn

Context of the River:  Geology of Central South Carolina

David Shelley

Context of the River: Geologic History of Central South Carolina

David Shelley

Riparian Forest of the Congaree River

Kimberly Meitzen

Wildlife and Biological Resources of the Congaree River

Todd Patterson

Landscape Change on the Congaree at Columbia, 1825-2005

Ben Chow

Land Use and Land Cover Change along the Congaree River

Eli Peneva, Jinyoung Rhee, and Bandana Kar

Wetlands Associated with the Congaree River

Shama Parveen

History of the Columbia Canal and Diversion Dam

Ke Liao

Textile Mills and the Congaree River

Mike Finewood

The Amenity River: Recreation on the Congaree

Courtney Russell

Composition and Environment:  Rock Quarries of the Congaree River

Stephanie Dodds

Steamboats to Railroads: Early Transportation along the Congaree

Sarah Schwartz and Billy Terry

The Three Rivers Greenway and the National Context of Urban River Development

Kirsten Lackstrom and Laura Stroup

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