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Young Streams vs. Old Streams

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Young Streams vs. Old Streams. Young Streams vs. Old Streams. How river systems change from young to mature!. MATURE Wide Channels Large floodplains Lateral erosion Gentle slopes Meanders, oxbows Fine sediment. YOUNG. Narrow channels Small floodplains Downcutting Steep slopes - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Young Streams vs. Old StreamsYoung Streams vs. Old Streams

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How river systems change from young to mature!YOUNG MATURE

Wide Channels Large

floodplains Lateral erosion Gentle slopes Meanders,

oxbows Fine sediment

Narrow channels

Small floodplains

Downcutting Steep slopes Rapids,

waterfalls Coarse sediment

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YOUNG StreamV – shaped valleysErodes away at bed

(more than sides)Waterfalls and

Rapids are common.Few Tributaries

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OLD RiversWell established tributariesDrains effectivelyCarries LARGE amounts of waterDoes not get deeper, (Erodes from Sides)

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FLOODSStream overflows channelCauses

Weather eventsDams break

(+) Provides “fertilizer” for floodplain(-) Most destructive of all geologic hazards

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Missouri & Mississippi Rivers (Satellite view near St. Louis)

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Same satellite view during flooding in 1993

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Cincinnati, OH

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Describe human decisions that increase the risk of flooding.Disturbing vegetation that uses water and

returns it to the atmosphere before flooding occurs.BuildingGrazing animalsFarming practices like clear-cutting landCutting down forests

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FLOOD CONTROL

Dams

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Fig. 13-12, p. 325

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Glen Canyon Dam, Page, AZ

(Lake Powell in background, Colorado River in foreground)

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Fig. 13-15, p. 327

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LAG TIMEThe time difference between when heavy precipitation occurs and when peak discharge occurs in the streams draining area.Urban

Lots of pavement, buildings, etc. Causes very quick movement of water into river

system “Flash Flood”

Rural Lots of farm land, less roads and buildings Slower movement of water, more absorbed by soil

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3 ways to prevent floodingLook over attached handout:DamsArtificial LeveesChannels

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Trace the path(s) that 99% of water travels through the Great Lakes watershed.

USE Michigan Waterways handout

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Great Lakes drainage basin

Most polluted areas, according to the Great Lakes Water Quality Board

“Hot spots” of toxic concentrations in water and sediments

Eutrophic areas

CANADA

WISCONSIN

MINNESOTA

IOWA

ILLINOISINDIANA OHIO

PENNSYLVANIA

NEW YORK

MICHIGAN

MICHIGAN

Nipigon Bay

Thunder Bay

Silver Bay

St. Louis R.

Jackfish Bay

St. Mary’s R.Spanish R.

Penetary Bay

Sturgeon Bay

SaginawBay

Saginaw R. System

St. Clair R.Detroit R.Rouge R.Raisin R.

Maumee R.

Black R.Rocky R.

Cuyahoga R.Ashtabula R.

Thames R.

Grand R. Niagara Falls

Niagara R.Buffalo R.

St. Lawrence R.

Fig. 19.7, p. 484

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Great Lakes Watershed