River Morphology and Applications

Target Audience:

Field staff involved in stream habitat assessment and restoration. This course is a prerequisite to the CSP3410 River Assessment and Monitoring - Level III course.

Summary and Objectives:

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 topics listed below.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Integrate fluvial geomorphology concepts with problem-solving techniques.
• Determine and map landforms, land types, and valley types.
• Pre-map stream types on aerial photos and topographic maps.
• Field validation of the bankfull stage at a USGS stream gaging station.
• Use field methods to properly measure morphological variables.
• Observe all of the major stream types, A-G, in the field.
• Discuss ecosystem management applications using stream types such as fish habitat structure structure
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  Learn more about structure evaluation, riparian riparian
  Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas.
  
  Learn more about riparian management/grazing methods, watershed management/cumulative effects assessment and analysis, hydraulic and sediment relations engineering design concepts.

Prerequisite:

CSP3210 Applied Fluvial Geomorphology

REGISTRATION OPEN TO FWS PERSONNEL ONLY. ALL OTHERS, INCLUDING DOI AGENCIES, MUST REGISTER THROUGH WILDLAND HYDROLOGY (PHONE: 970/568-0003).

Competency Addressed:

Aquatic Ecology - Intermediate, Fishery Biology - Intermediate, Hydraulic Engineering - Awareness, Hydrology - Basic, Surveying - Intermediate, Field Data Collection - Intermediate