River Morphology and Applications

Short Course

November 10th - 14th , 2008
Fayetteville, Arkansas 

General Description: This course is designed to train individuals to delineate stream types using the stream classification method as published in "Applied River Morphology", Rosgen, 1996. A combination of lecture and field sessions will provide practical experience in the following subjects and activities:

• Integrating fluvial geomorphology concepts with problem solving techniques.
• Learning and mapping land forms, land types and valley types.
• Pre-mapping stream types on aerial photos and topographic maps.
• Field validation of the bankfull stage at a USGS stream gaging station.
• Field methods to properly measure morphological variables.
• Field visits to all of the major stream types, A-G.
• Ecosystem management applications using stream types such as:

a) fish habitat structure evaluation
b) riparian management/grazing methods
c) watershed management/cumulative effects assessment and analysis
d) hydraulic and sediment relations
e) engineering design concepts

This course covers levels I and II of the hierarchical stream inventory as published in Catena and "Applied River Morphology".

For additional information, visit the Wildland Hydrology website

Registration:  In order to attend this course, you must have previously attended "Applied Fluvial Geomorphology" or "Fluvial Geomorphology for Engineers" offered by Wildland Hydrology. Please contact Matt Van Eps at (501) 352-7294 or at wcrc@watershedconservation.org to add your name to the registration list. Then complete and return a registration form. The course tuition is $1600.