Module 3 Homework - Catchment Controls & Morphometrics

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Overall Presentation
Does your webpage look aesthetically pleasing, make sense and what you present is logically, helpfully and engagingly laid out?
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15 pts
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12 pts
Functional Layout
Everything is logical and correct, though could be more engaging.
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9 pts
Confusing or Poor Layout
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1 - Map of Logan River Watershed
Location Map and Watershed Map (or interactive map where location is clear from zooming out)
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5 pts
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Effective, cartographically pleasing and useful map(s).
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4 pts
Both Present
Both maps were present, but not cartographically as effective as possible.
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2.1 - Long Profile
A plot of longitudinal profile of Logan River is shown.
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2.2 -Base Level Control Today
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2.3 -Base Level Control 18,000 BP
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2.4 -Mainstem Length of Logan
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2.5 - Mainstem Concavity
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2.6 - Knickpoints
Label any knickpoints (if present) and pose a working hypothesis about the controls?
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3.1 Catchment Length
The catchment length (not the mainstem length).
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3.2 Catchment Area
What is its catchment area in square meters and in square kilometers?
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3.3 Catchment Perimeter Length
What is the the catchment perimeter length in meters and kilometers?
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3.4 Circularity Ratio
Calculate the circularity ratio.
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3.5 Elongation Ratio
Calculate the elongation ratio.
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3.6 Form Factor
Calculate the form factor of the Logan River Watershed
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3.7 Catchment relief
What is the the catchment relief in meters?
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3.8 Relief Ratio
What is the the catchment relief ratio?
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3.9 Drainage Density
What is the drainage density of the Logan River perennial drainage network?
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3.10 Drainage Pattern
What is the drainage pattern of the Logan River perennial drainage network?
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4.1 Stream Order
What is the stream order of the Logan River at its mouth?
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4.2 Stream Order Temple Fork
What is the stream order of Temple Fork at its mouth?
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4.3 Stream Order Beaver Creek
What is the stream order of Beaver Creek at its mouth?
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4.4 Hortonian laws of stream network composition
Does the Logan River appear to obey the Hortonian laws of stream network composition?
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All 3 laws correctly explained.
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2 of 3 correct
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Methods Described
Methods were adequately described to reproduce results.
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10 pts
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8 pts
Missing important elements
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5 pts
Described but...
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Total Points: 60 out of 60