READING SHEET

Leopold’s Water, Rivers and Creeks

Concentrate on Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6

1. What is the formula for calculating the discharge of a river and how do you collect the data to determine a discharge rate?

2. What is a rating curve?

3. What is stream order?

4. What is bankfull discharge and how frequently does it occur on average?

5. What size flows probably shape most river channels? Why?