PDF-How to Read a Topographic Map and Delineate a Watershed

This fact sheet is an excerpt from Appendix E of the Method for the Comparative Evaluation of Nontidal Wetlands in New Hampshire 1991 Alan Ammann PhD and Amanda Lindley Stone This document and me. and . Compasses. Navigation Tools. Maps. Road maps. GPS (Global positioning system). Altimeter (altitude). Sextant (astronomy) . Watch. Topographic Maps. Compass. Topographic Maps. What's the difference between a topographic map and a regular map?. Katie Halvorson. Earth and Physical Science Department. Western Oregon University. Monmouth, Oregon. Outline. Introduction. River Morphology. Fluvial Processes. Watersheds. What are they?. River Restoration. Goals. Define and describe topographic maps.. Define and describe an elevation profile.. Use a topographic map to create an elevation profile.. Describe how NASA probes create topographic maps that are used to create elevation profiles.. Topographic notes. Topographic Map-includes contour lines drawn to represent changes in elevation.. Topographic maps take 3 dimensional ups and downs of the terrain and show them on 2 dimensional surface.. Aim: To be able to interpret a topographic Map.. What is a Topographic Map?. A topographic map. shows surface features,. or topography, of the . Earth. . Topography can be natural or human-made. PRESENTATION . OVERVIEW:. Context. Current Progress. To do. Boggy Creek Watershed: 38.9% Impervious. . Shoal. Creek Watershed: 53.3% Impervious. . Downtown. , Austin. . Bull Creek Watershed. 2030 Population: . = area of land that drains precipitation to a body of water. 2. Depends on . topography. - Divided by ridges (hills) .  drainage divides. Video. Video 2. 3. Drainage Divide. One watershed on one side of hill. Group 5A Acuity : (n) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) Ex: the acuity of one’s hearing Delineate : (v) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 4700 West 77 th Street Minneapolis, MN 55435-4803Phone: (952) 832-2600 Fax: ( 952 832-2601 Nine Mile Creek Watershed Chlori US Topo Federal Highway Administration Planning Glossary - http//wwwfhwadotgov/planning/glossary/glossarylistingcfmLock Chamber/SpillwayRock XWaterfallWellEarthen DamNonearthen DamLeveeRapidsHYDROGR TOPIC-MAPS. GEOGRAPHY. CLASS-VI. WHAT ARE MAPS?. A map can be defined as a two dimensional representation of the whole or part of the earth drawn to scale on a flat surface.. A collection of maps is called an atlas. Yonathan Admassu, PhD. James Madison . University. Who are?. Geotechnical Engineers. Designing earth structures consistent with data. Direct projects. BS in civil engineering. Engineering Geologists. a ridge. a valley. g. oing uphill. closer . contours. = steeper slope. contours farther apart = shallower slope. Imagine that the red line represents a geologic contact of some sort. Given that it doesn’t parallel contours we know it isn’t horizontal, and given that it doesn’t cut straight across contours we know it isn’t vertical. Can we tell something about its orientation? . Visualizing 3D Surfaces. Carol J. Ormand. , . SERC, Carleton College. Eric Riggs, Texas A&M University. Overview. What do we mean when we talk about “reading” contour maps?. Example: the Topographic Map Assessment.