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    Fundamentals of

    Watershed Hydrology
    Indiana Master Watershed Steward
    March 12, 2019
    Key Concepts

     Watershed
     Water Cycle
     Hydrologic Units
     Groundwater
     Stream Order
    Why is Watershed Hydrology Important?
    Hydrologic Units

     Region
     Sub-Region
     Basin
     Sub-Basin
     Watershed
     Sub-Watershed
    Hydrologic Units
    Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs)

    Sub-Basins Watersheds Subwatersheds


    8-Digit HUC 10-HUC 12-HUC

    Decreasing Drainage Area


    We All Live in a Watershed

    What's my home watershed?


    Hydrologic Cycle
    Local Precipitation

    Where can I find climate data?


    Influence of Topography
    Stream Order

    Source: https://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass-addons/grass7/raster/r.stream.order/r.stream.order.html
    Influence of Soils
    Soil Permeability
    Influence of Land Cover on Streams
    The pre-settlement Landscape

    Photo credit: kislam.iweb.bsu.edu

    Photo Credit: Chicago Wilderness

    Photo Credit: Joe Rocchio Photography


    What functions/ benefits to
    wetlands provide?
    Wetland Benefits

     Groundwater recharge
     Floodwater storage
     Erosion control
     Water quality
     Fish & wildlife habitat
     Recreation & aesthetics
     Education & research
    Wetlands
    Riparian Buffers
    Stream Table Time Lapse
    Floodplains, friend or foe?
    Floodplain Benefits

     Flood and erosion control


     Groundwater recharge
     Water quality maintenance
     Fish & wildlife habitat
     Recreational opportunities
    Stream Stability
    Relationship Between Land Cover &
    Hydrologic Cycle
    The Urban Landscape
    Influence of Land Cover on Stream
    Flow
    Flow Duration Curves

    Hart Ditch, Munster Galena River, Heston

    Purdue Web-Based Load Duration Tool


    Physical Response to Land Cover
    Change
    Stable Stream Unstable Stream
    Why Do Rivers Curve?
    Channel Adjustment

     Channel deepens, bed reaches


    restrictive layer
     Begins moving side to side
     Banks erode and channel
    becomes wider
     Stable channel forms
    Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment

     Estimates changes in recharge,


    runoff, and nonpoint source
    pollution from past or proposed
    development.
     Estimates average annual runoff
    for land use and soil combinations
    based on long-term climate data
    for area.
     https://engineering.purdue.edu/~
    lthia/
    Questions?
    JOE EXL

    SENIOR WATER RESOURCE PLANNER

    NORTHWEST INDIANA REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION

    219-763-6060 X137 OR JEXL@NIRPC.ORG

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