Geog 427/527:  Fluvial Geomorphology
Winter 1999, University of Oregon

Syllabus

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Instructor: Pat McDowell, office at 153 Condon Hall; office hours 11:30-12:30 Wednesday, 11:00-12:00 Thursday, other times by appointment. E-mail: pmcd@oregon. Phone: 346-4567

Graduate Teaching Fellow: Suzanne Fouty, office at 202 Condon; office hours: Tues. 3:30-4:30 in the SSIL lab (room 72 PLC); 8:30-9:30 am and 4:00-5:00 pm in 202 Condon; other times by appointment.
E-mail: scfouty@darkwing.

Textbook: Knighton, D., 1998, Fluvial Forms and Processes, A New Perspective, plus a reading packet, and some additional reserve readings. The textbook and reading packet are available at the UO Bookstore; the textbook is also on reserve at Knight Library.

Grading: Test 1 30%, test 2 30%, exercises 40%.

Each reading assignment should be completed before the related lecture. Reading assignments refer to page numbers in Knighton (1998), or by author’s name to an article in the reading packet. "tba" indicates an article to be announced later; these will probably be available on reserve on on-line.

Exercises:  Schedule for exercises will be announced soon!
1. Streamflow
2. Mechanics of flow
3. Sediment entrainment and transport
4. Channel patterns and longitudinal profiles
5. Channel unit and reach analysis

Reading Packet: 
(*** indicates that the book is on reserve in Science Library)
    Leopold, L.B., and Maddock, T. Jr., 1953. The hydraulic geometry of stream channels and some physiographic implications, p. 1-19. U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 252.
    Keller, E.A., and Swanson, F.J., 1979. Effects of large organic material on channel form and fluvial processes. Earth Surface Processes 4:361-380.
    ***Bisson, P. and Montgomery, D.R., 1996. Valley segments, stream reaches and channel units, p. 23-52 in Hauer, F.R., and Lamberti, G.A., eds., Methods in Stream Ecology. San Diego: Academic Press.
    Gregory, S.V., and others, 1991. An ecosystem perspective of riparian zones. Bioscience 41: 540-551
    Benda, L., Beechie, T.J., Wissmar, R.C., and Johnson, A., 1992. Morphology and evolution of salmonid habitats in a recently deglaciated river basin, Washington State, USA. Can. Journ. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 49: 1246-1256.
    ***Beschta, R. L., 1997, Restoration of riparian and aquatic systems for improved aquatic habitats in the Upper Columbia River Basin, pp. 475-491, in Stouder, D.J., Bisson, P.A., and Naiman, R.J., eds., Pacific Salmon and Their Ecosystems: Status and Future Options. New York: Chapman and Hall of International Thomas Publishing.

Books on reserve in the Science Library:  
    Calow, P., and Petts, G., eds, 1992-94. The Rivers Handbook, vol. 1 and 2. Sci Ref QH541.5.S7 R59. Note: located in the reference section, not on reserve.
    Gordon, N.D., McMahon, T.A., and Finlayson, B.L., 1992. Stream Hydrology, An Introduction for Ecologists. GB1205.G65 1992.
    Hauer, F.R., and Lamberti, G.A., eds., 1996. Methods in Stream Ecology. QH541.5.S7 M47 1996
    Meehan, W., 1991. Influences of Forest and Rangeland Management on Salmonid Fishes and Their Habitats. Sci SH167.S17 I53 1991.
    Rosgen, D., 1996. Applied River Morphology. GB 1203.2 .R677 1996.
    Stouder, D.J., Bisson, P.A., and Naiman, R.J., eds., Pacific Salmon and Their Ecosystems: Status and Future Options. Sci SH 348 .P33 1997.
    Thorne, C.R., et al., eds., Applied Fluvial Geomorphology for River Engineering and Management. 
Sci GB 562 .A66 1997. 

I have requested that the Knighton book be moved from Knight Library reserve to Science Library reserve. 

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