Merck Moving Beyond Passwords: FIDO Paris Seminar.pptx
L5 Factors Affecting River Levels
1. Factors influencing river levels Key idea: The amount of water in a river fluctuates due to a number of reasons NT pg 108 - 110
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3. Starter activity…. A DRAINAGE BASIN DISCHARGE VELOCITY WATERSHED The boundary of a drainage basin The amount of water in a river channel at a given time The area of land from which precipitation flows into a stream. The speed of the river
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6. Rising limb Falling limb Peak discharge Peak rainfall storm flow normal (base) flow Hydrographs I = Lagtime Show the change in discharge caused by a period of rainfall
7. Storm hydrograph A graph which shows the relationship between precipitation and the level of a river
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10. 0 12 24 36 48 30 72 Hours from start of rain storm 3 2 1 Discharge (m 3 /s) Base flow Through flow Overland flow Rising limb Recession limb Basin lag time mm 4 3 2 Peak flow Flood Hydrograph
12. 0 12 24 36 48 30 72 Hours from start of rain storm 3 2 1 Discharge (m 3 /s) mm 4 3 2 Rainfall shown in mm, as a bar graph
13. 0 12 24 36 48 30 72 Hours from start of rain storm 3 2 1 Discharge (m 3 /s) mm 4 3 2 Discharge in m 3 /s, as a line graph
14. 0 12 24 36 48 30 72 Hours from start of rain storm 3 2 1 Discharge (m 3 /s) Rising limb mm 4 3 2 Rising limb The rising flood water in the river
15. 0 12 24 36 48 30 72 Hours from start of rain storm 3 2 1 Discharge (m 3 /s) Rising limb mm 4 3 2 Peak flow Peak flow Maximum discharge in the river
16. 0 12 24 36 48 30 72 Hours from start of rain storm 3 2 1 Discharge (m 3 /s) Rising limb Recession limb mm 4 3 2 Peak flow Recession limb Falling flood water in the river
17. 0 12 24 36 48 30 72 Hours from start of rain storm 3 2 1 Discharge (m 3 /s) Rising limb Recession limb Basin lag time mm 4 3 2 Peak flow Basin lag time Time difference between the peak of the rain storm and the peak flow of the river
18. 0 12 24 36 48 30 72 Hours from start of rain storm 3 2 1 Discharge (m 3 /s) Base flow Rising limb Recession limb Basin lag time mm 4 3 2 Peak flow Base flow Normal discharge of the river
19. 0 12 24 36 48 30 72 Hours from start of rain storm 3 2 1 Discharge (m 3 /s) Base flow Through flow Overland flow Rising limb Recession limb Basin lag time mm 4 3 2 Peak flow
20. Volume of water reaching the river from surface run off Overland flow = surface run off Through flow Volume of water reaching the river through horizontal movement of water through the soil and underlying rock layers