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Hydrology and Geomorphology

Southwest Hydrology: The Resource for Semi-Arid Hydrology. Southwest Hydrology, University of Arizona - SAHRA, PO Box 21015-B, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158. Southwest Hydrology, a trade magazine was created to inform and connect the water communities of the semi-arid and arid Southwest. Southwest Hydrology is written by and for consultants, regulators, researchers, water managers, lawyers, policymakers, and all the people in industry who work with water issues in semi-arid regions. Southwest Hydrology premiered in 2002, and is distributed free of charge six times per year. http://www.swhydro.arizona.edu/ Sand Gauge, 1984 by W. F. MCollough - Convenient chart for accurate and consistent determination of grain sizes. 2 x 3 plastic card has actual sand grains for sizing and roundness classification. Chart includes size classification from silt to very coarse, roundness chart, bed thickness classification, field checklist, geologic time scale, and two carbonate classification charts. ASC Scientific, 2075 Corte del Nogal, Suite T, Carlsbad, CA 92011 USA. Tel. (800) 2724327 (760) 431-2655; The RIVER Field Book is a standard 4.5 x 7 hard cover, water resistant field book. What makes this field book unique is the addition of a variety of specialty pages useful as forms for data recording, data analyses, and the measurement of channel cross-sections, longitudinal profiles, channel materials, and stream flow, all of the basic information one generally needs to measure to begin to understand a river. The book also contains 15 pages of graphs, charts, and data relationships useful when working in rivers. Examples include bankfull discharge as a function of drainage area for selected regions, a set of Rosgen stream classification diagrams, channel flow resistance data, and plotting paper for peak flow frequency, flow duration, and pebble count data. http://www.wildlandhydrology.com/html/RiverField.htm Computer program RIVERMorph is designed to streamline time consuming tasks performed by river restoration professionals. RIVERMorph aids in all aspects of river restoration including assessment, monitoring and natural channel design. The interface is linked to a database on your machine that can be shared with other users. Tools are provided for stream classification, survey data reduction and plotting, discharge gage analyses, Pfankuch channel stability analyses, bank erosion prediction, natural channel design, regime equations, regional curves and interfacing with engineering software such as HEC-2, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, TR-55 and more! RIVERMorph also features a GIS interface to facilitate measurement of planform features. http://www.rivermorph.com/index.asp Guide for Field Identification of Bankfull Stage in the Western United States, video, 1995. Technical presenters include: Luna B. Leopold - Emeritus Professor of Geology, University of California, Berkeley, William W. Emmett - Research Hydrologist (Retired), U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division; Hilton L. Silvey - Consulting Hydrologist, Western Hydrology; David L. Rosgen - Consulting Hydrologist, Wildland Hydrology Consultants. Copies of the video are available upon request from the Stream Systems Technology Center. USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2150 Centre Ave, Bldg. A, Suite 368, Fort Collins, CO 80526. (970) 295-5983 http://www.stream.fs.fed.us/publications/videos.html Stream Morphology Spread Sheets from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Soil and Water Resources http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/soilandwater/water/streammorphology/default/tabid/9188/Default.aspx The Physical Environment http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/fluvial_systems/channel_geometry_and_flow.html FishXing (software and Learning Systems for Fish Passage through Culverts) http://stream.fs.fed.us/fishxing/ The Continuity Equation http://www.fsl.orst.edu/geowater/FX3/help/8_Hydraulic_Reference/Continuity_Equation.htm

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Vegetation Monitoring
Monitoring the Vegetation Resources in Riparian Areas http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr047.pdf Monitoring Stream Channels and Riparian Vegetation - Multiple Indicators http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/id/publications/technical_bulletins/tb_07-1.Par.43771.File.dat/ MIM%20Version%205_Fieldbook%204_28_08.pdf

Glossaries
Water Resource Terms http://www.edwardsaquifer.net/glossary.html Oxbow Rivers and Streams, Inc. Glossary and Key terms http://www.oxbowriver.com/Web_Pages/Resource_Pages/Glossary.html Glossary of Geological and other Scientific terms used in Principles of Geology by Charles Lyell (Wikisource) http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Geological_and_other_Scientific_terms_used_in Principles_of_Geology EPA: Biocriteria http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/biocriteria/glossary.html ITS Tutorial School: Geography Dictionary http://www.tuition.com.hk/geography/p.htm FORREX: Forum for Research and Extension in Natural Resources Glossary of Hydrologic and Geomorphic Terms http://www.forrex.org/program/water/PDFs/Compendium/Compendium_Appendix01.pdf USGS: General Introduction and Hydrologic Definitions http://water.usgs.gov/wsc/glossary.html US Army Corps of Engineers: Glossary of Stream Restoration Terms http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/elpubs/pdf/sr01.pdf

Website for Calculations and Conversions

Metric conversions http://www.metric-conversions.org/ Conversions http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Cubic yards calculator http://www.nationalmulch.com/underco.htm Cubic feet calculator http://www.transchool.eustis.army.mil/TWVRMO/Cubic%20ft%20cal2.htm

Reading the Landscape

Geography of New Mexico http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/nm_geography.htm Geography of Arizona http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/az_geography.htm Geography of Utah http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/mapcom/az_mapscom.htm Geography of Colorado http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/co_geography.htm Soil Classification http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification

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 Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soil ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/Field_Book/FieldBookVer2.pdf ITC - A Compendium of On-Line Soil Survey Information http://www.itc.nl/~rossiter/research/rsrch_ss.html Web Soil Survey http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm Southwest Research and Outreach Center - Soil and Water Management at the University of Minnesota http://swroc.cfans.umn.edu/soilandwater/soilmgmt/hydrology.htm Hydrologic Soil Groups http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/runoff/documentation/hsg.html

Funding Sources
Natural Resource Conservation Service Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Programs/whip/ Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act 319(h), non-point source pollution http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/319hfunds.html Environmental Protection Agency Wetland Grants http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/grantguidelines/ Partners for Fish and Wildlife New Mexico: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/NewMexico/PFW_home.cfm Arizona: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/Arizona/Partners.htm Colorado: http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/pfw/colorado/ Utah: http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/pfw/ut/

Regulations
Federal Water Pollution Control Act. November 27, 2002 http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal14water/cwa.htm National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) General Information http://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/basics/nepa.html US Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Program Section 7 Consultation Handbook http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/esa/pdf/Sec%207%20Handbook.pdf http://www.fws.gov/endangered/consultations/s7hndbk/s7hndbk.htm US Army Corps of Engineers http://www.usace.army.mil/CECW/Pages/cecwo_reg.aspx

Workshops and Training Opportunities

Wildland Hydrology http://wildlandhydrology.com The Quivira Coalition http://www.quiviracoalition.org Albuquerque Wildlife Federation http://abq.nmwildlife.org/index.html Earth Works Institute http://earthworksinstitute.org/ Natural Channel Design, Inc. http://www.naturalchanneldesign.com/
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General Information and Readings on Riparian Topics

Watershed Assessment of River Stability & Sediment Supply (WARSSS) http://www.epa.gov/WARSSS/sedsource/successn.htm Environmental Protection Agency Wetlands http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/ The Virtual Luna Leopold Project http://eps.berkeley.edu/people/lunaleopold/ Comanche Creek Riparian Restoration Project www.comanchecreek.org USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station publications http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/publications/titles.shtml Rainwater Harvesting http://www.HarvestingRainwater.com

Mapping, Materials and Supplies

Google Earth http://earth.google.com/ ESRI GIS software, ArcView http://www.esri.com/software/arcview/ Earth Analytic, Inc. www.earthanalytic.com Natural Resource Conservation Service Maps, Imagery, Data, & Analysis http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/maps.html Ben Meadows www.benmeadows.com Rickly Hydrological Company http://www.rickly.com/ North American Survey Supply Company http://www.nasurvey.com/NASurvey.html Holmans Precision Surveying and Computing Solutions http://www.holmans.com/gsa/gsa-contract.htm

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