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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: Comprehensive Watershed Assessment and Management | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sustainability | |
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| Watershed Assessment and Management | |
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| Comprehensive Watershed Management Concepts | |
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| Political versus Natural Resource Management | |
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| Summary | |
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| Watershed Processes | |
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| Physiography | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Physiography and Physiographic Provinces | |
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| Geology | |
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| Soils | |
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| Topography | |
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| Summary | |
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| Climate, Precipitation, Hydrologic Cycle | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Climate Classification | |
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| Precipitation | |
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| Hydrologic Cycle, Water Balance, and Water Budget | |
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| Anthropogenic (Man-made) Changes to the Water Balance | |
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| Low Flow | |
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| Summary | |
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| Hydrogeology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Groundwater | |
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| Flow through Porous Media | |
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| Fluid Movement in Unsaturated Media | |
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| Fluid Movement in Saturated Media | |
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| Flow Through Secondary Openings in Dense Materials | |
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| Nitrogen Pollution | |
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| Summary | |
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| Hydrogeomorphology (Watershed and Stream Morphology) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Hydrogeomorphology | |
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| Watershed Classifications | |
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| Stream Classifications | |
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| Watershed Hydrology | |
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| Summary | |
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| Lakes, Reservoirs, Streams, and Wetlands | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Lentic Water (Ponds, Lakes, Reservoirs) | |
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| The Great Dam Debate | |
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| Lotic Water (Streams and Rivers) | |
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| Physical Properties of Receiving Waters | |
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| Wetlands | |
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| Summary | |
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| Ecology/Habitat | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Ecosystems | |
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| Biodiversity | |
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| Stressors | |
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| Bioindicators | |
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| Fisheries | |
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| Threatened and Endangered Species | |
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| Summary | |
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| Water Quality: Nonpoint Source Pollution | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Water Quality | |
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| Chemical Properties of Precipitation | |
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| Chemical Properties of Receiving Waters | |
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| Point versus Nonpoint Source Pollution | |
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| Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollutants | |
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| Buildup and Washoff in Urban Areas | |
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| Runoff Pollutant Sources | |
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| Summary | |
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| Watershed Assessment | |
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| Watershed Assessment: Data Collection | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Project Initiation | |
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| Establish the Watershed Assessment Team | |
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| Involve Citizenry | |
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| Select a Consultant | |
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| Implement Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) | |
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| Identify General Problems in the Watershed | |
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| Develop Goals and Objectives | |
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| Obtain Grant(s) | |
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| Hold Public Meetings and Conduct Surveys | |
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| Collect Data | |
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| Check Local Ordinances | |
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| Assimilate Data | |
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| Proceed with Analysis: Assessment and Modeling | |
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| Write the Plan Report | |
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| Summary | |
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| Geographic Information Systems | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Use of GIS for Watershed Assessment | |
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| Units, Scale, and Accuracy | |
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| Coordinate Systems, Datums, and Projections | |
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| GIS Data Types | |
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| Metadata | |
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| GIS Layers and Data Sources Useful for Watershed Assessment and Analysis | |
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| Summary | |
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| Precipitation and Stream Flow Data | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Precipitation Measurements | |
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| Stream Flow Measurements | |
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| Base Flow Separation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Watershed Hydrology and Modeling | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Drainage Area | |
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| Time-of-Concentration and Watershed Lag | |
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| Runoff | |
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| Routing | |
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| Modeling Process | |
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| Sensitivity Analysis | |
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| GIS | |
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| Model Calibration Process | |
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| Verification | |
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| Calibrated Model Runs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Stream and River Morphologic Assessment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Age Classifications | |
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| Stream Form (Pattern) | |
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| Stream Factors | |
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| Stream Classifications | |
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| Performin | |