GEOL 201 - Watershed Hydrology and Water Resources

Institution:

Randolph-Macon College

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Description:

This course introduces students to the basic physical and chemical aspects of the applied interdisciplinary science of hydrology. The scale of the watershed allows analysis of the details of hydrologic processes, study of water motion as a continuum through interconnected systems, and application of these concepts to water resource issues. The laboratory and course components are taught in an integrated lecture-field format which focuses on a local and current water "problem" (for example, a PhaseII site assessment to determine the yield and quality of water in the aquifer beneath the college). Projects may involve aquifer slug and pump tests, quantitative analyses, modeling, water sample tests, field mapping, sediment/ soil textural analyses, stream flow measurements, and water budget data collection and analysis. Prerequisites: GEOL 101, or permission of the instructor. Three hours of class and one three-hour laboratory session per week. Four hours. Mr. Fenster.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rmc.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 752-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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