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1 Chapter 13 and 14 Notes: Surface Water and Groundwater One way flow of energy from the Sun Water of the Earth = 100% 3% Freshwater > 2% Frozen (polar / glaciers) 97% of the world's water salt 1% available freshwater .97% groundwater .03% surface water Removal and movement of sediment Porosity Water storage Precipitation 2 paths to follow Surface Runoff Groundwater Coffee filter Collendar Competance: the size of particle a stream can move / carry (controlled by Velocity) Capacity: the total amount of sediment that a stream can move / carry (controlled by Volume / Discharge)

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Chapter 13 and 14 Notes:  Surface Water and Groundwater

One way flow of energy from the Sun

Water of the Earth = 100% 3% Freshwater ­­­> 2% Frozen (polar / glaciers)97% of the world's water salt 1% available freshwater

.97% groundwater .03% surface water

Removal and movementof sediment

PorosityWater storage

Precipitation2 paths to follow

Surface RunoffGroundwater

Coffee filterCollendar

Competance:  the size of particle a stream can move / carry (controlled by Velocity)Capacity:  the total amount of sediment that a stream can move / carry (controlled by Volume / 

Discharge)

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Streamlets

First OrderSecond OrderThird OrderFourth Order

Mountain Creek= StreamLetort = Stream

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Perry County

Creates sediment

Mud  / ClayMuddy Water

Sand Pebbles

Transport

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Diagram A

Gradient= feet / mile

Distributaires=streams in a delta that distribute sedimentat the mouth of a river

Desert = drainage does not make it to the seaBasin and Range ­ Interior drainage

Diagram B

 

GravelPebblesRock

SandSiltClay

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Alluvial Fan

Delta

Undercut Bank

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A B CCutbank

Pointbar

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Chapter 14

Rejuvenation Stage = Diagramlast page of notes

Porosity = storagePermeability = water transfer

and rock

Shale

Water Table

Soaked likea wet sponge

Aquifer = underground source of water Aquiclude = stops the flow waterallows the passage of water

A B

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Basalt type rock (Igneous) = Diabase

South Mountain

Children's Lake

Diabase Won't dissolve

Limestone     Will dissolve

9,000,000 gallons/ day

Artesian = well that flows under its own pressure

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Diagram A Diagram B

Diagram C Diagram D Land uplifted

Youthful Stage Mature Stage

Old Age Rejuvenated Stage

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MississippiColumbiaRio GrandeSt LawerenceColorado

Mississippi