This study is concerned with the effect that mean annual precipitation (P) has on the relationship between bankfull channel width (Wbf) and drainage area (Ada). Several other studies have been conducted in which relationships were developed for predicting Wbf as a function of Ada and P. In most cases, however, the relationships were developed for specific regions, e.g., physiographic regions. This study is unusual in that it evaluates the relationship between Wbf, Ada, and P over a broad area (i.e., across a range of geologic, terrestrial, and climatic environments). In one study, where a broad area was considered, the relationship between Wbf, Ada, and P was found to be linear. The dataset for this study was compiled from data in U.S. Geological Survey flood-flow-frequency reports, regional curve studies (i.e., studies in which Wbf vs. Ada relationships are developed) and other sources. A total of 435 sites that span across 12 states of the continental U.S. are represented in the dataset. Streams represented in the dataset are alluvial and have widths from 1 to 110 m, drainage areas from 0.50 to 22,000 km2, and mean annual precipitation depths ranging from 22 to 277 cm/yr. Data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Wadeable Streams Assessment study were employed in validating the results of this study. An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model was developed and it was determined that the intercept coefficient for the relationship between Wbf and Ada varies as follows: for P < 50 cm/yr the intercept coefficient (α) is constant; for 50 cm/yr ¡Ü P ¡Ü 100 cm/yr, α increases with P, and for P ¡Ý100 cm/yr, α is again constant. Across all values of P, the slope coefficient is constant (90% Confidence level). Changes in the relationship between Wbfand Ada are attributed to vegetation by noting that biome types changes from shrubland to forest as P increases from 50 to 100 cm/yr. These findings can be incorporated in regional curve studies and landscape evolution models (i.e., models which aim to integrate hydrology, land use history, geomorphology and climate change with models of vegetation succession).

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Drainage area is a measure of the number of acres feeding into a creek. Drainage area threshold is the amount of acreage required for the creek to be included on a map. Watersheds mapped according to higher drainage area thresholds will show creek systems that are shorter and concentrated at the bottom of the watershed. Watersheds mapped according to lower drainage area thresholds show creek systems that are longer and extend further up the watershed. Since all watersheds are subject to different land uses, soil types, geology, etc., they should be mapped according to different drainage area thresholds. Headwaters are where creeks begin. There is empirical evidence that properly functioning headwaters significantly reduce erosion, improve water quality, slow stormwater flows, and provide habitat. If municipalities use lower drainage area thresholds to define their creeks, they can include more headwaters in their creek setback requirements. This professional report identifies the Harris Branch watershed as being under relatively more pressure to develop and exhibiting more environmental risk than other watersheds in Austin, Texas’ Desired Development Zone. Creeks in the watershed are redrawn according to reduced drainage area thresholds using a simple ArcGIS analysis. The analysis reveals a critical mass where creek setbacks appear to be too extensive. If creeks with a drainage area of 5 acres are protected by development code, the setbacks created have excessive branching that could be too restrictive for development. A critical mass ratio should be considered when determining which drainage area threshold is most appropriate for a watershed. The critical mass ratio is equal to the number of branches allowed per a specified distance of creek centerline. The process of identifying this critical mass ratio can help growing cities find a balance between the need to encourage development in designated areas and the need to protect natural creek systems everywhere. I recommend that municipalities review the effects of reducing drainage area threshold for each watershed, and then identify the drainage area threshold that, when protected by setback requirements, allows for extended and connected greenways as well as an increase in density. / text

The monitoring fishes guild in the year 2009 was effected on territory, which manages drainage area upper Vltava, namely on it duvet-covers going to the head Lipno 1 on tributary river Vltava. Following was conducted by on in advance you - nap localities, having above all naturaly character plus - minimum share anthropogenic hits. To monitoring fishes guild choice flows was used postponement by the help of electric current. Hunt was organized in 100 m sections - progressed upstream flow in his entire latitude. Individual hunts sorts were to be generically determination by the help of specific portfolio was given their longitude bodies consequently were to be undamaged fish returned back to flow. On the grounds bring out was evaluation state fishes guild, near whose we're determine funds generic abundance, biodiversity, ekvitabilition, dominantion, size variability etc . Following proceeded on 8 localities (CHKO and NP Bohemia Forest). Most often recorded sorts were to be Salmo trutta m. fario, Phoxinus phoxinus, Gobio gobio, Thymallus thymallus plus snug plus endangered species Lampetra planeri, , Cottus gobio and Lota lota

Considerando a importância de se definir as condições críticas para a deflagração, desenvolvimento e estabilização das voçorocas e outras feições erosivas lineares, e tendo em conta as poucas abordagens nesse sentido realizadas no Brasil, o objetivo geral desta pesquisa é avaliar os limites críticos topográficos para o desenvolvimento das formas resultantes da erosão linear em Piratininga (SP). Os procedimentos metodológicos envolveram a identificação e caracterização das feições erosivas por meio de fotografias aéreas e in situ; a mensuração da declividade (S) em campo e com diversas resoluções de Modelo Digital de Terreno (MDT) e da Área de Contribuição (A) também a partir do MDT; e, a definição dos limites críticos topográficos na forma da seguinte Função Potência: S = a × . A linha do limite crítico foi ajustada no limite inferior dos dados, paralelamente à inclinação linha ortogonal de regressão de S e A. As feições erosivas foram categorizadas em 4 classes e 13 subclasses de acordo com seus aspectos morfométricos e indicadores dos processos atuantes. A mensuração de S e A por diferentes métodos resultou em algumas variações significativas nos dados gerados, sobretudo na comparação entre os valores obtidos em campo e pelo MDT. Foi obtido o seguinte limite crítico topográfico: S = 0,064 × ,, que tem coeficientes semelhantes a outras pesquisas que analisaram feições erosivas resultantes do escoamento subsuperficial. A distinção entre as feições erosivas onde ainda há indícios de recuo das cabeceiras e feições erosivas que já atingiram o equilíbrio, assim como a análise dos pontos de início dos processos erosivos em relação ao limite crítico, forneceu bases empíricas para a discussão da evolução das feições erosivas lineares em relação ao limite crítico topográfico e também para ao entendimento dos estados estável e instável dos voçorocamentos, permitindo a construção de um modelo teórico de previsão da estabilidade e instabilidade das feições erosivas baseado na relação entre a declividade e a área de contribuição em diferentes perfis de encosta. / Considering the importance of defining the critical conditions for the generation, development and stabilization of gullies and other erosional features, and taking into account the few approaches accordingly held in Brazil, the aim of this research is to evaluate the topographical critical limits for developing of gully erosion in Piratininga (SP). The methodological procedures involved: the identification and characterization of the gullies using aerial photographs and in situ; measurement of the slope (S) in the field and with various resolutions of Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and drainage area (A) also from DTM, and the definition of topographical thresholds in the form of following Power Function: S = a × . The topographical threshold line has been set at the lower limit of data, parallel to the slope of orthogonal regression line of S and A. The erosional features were categorized into 4 classes and 13 subclasses according to their morphometric aspects and indicators of active processes. The measurement of S and A by different methods resulted in some significant changes in the data generated, particularly when comparing the values obtained in the field and the DTM. We obtained the following topographic threshold: S = 0,064 × , which has coefficients similar to other studies that analyzed erosional features resulting from subsurface flow. The distinction between active and stabilized gullies, as well as analysis of the starting points of erosion in relation to threshold line, provide an empirical basis for the discussion of the evolution of gullies in relation to the topographic threshold line and also for the understanding of stable and active states of gullies, allowing the construction of a theoretical model for predicting the stability and instability of the gullies based on the relationship between slope and drainage area in different slope profiles.

Considerando a importância de se definir as condições críticas para a deflagração, desenvolvimento e estabilização das voçorocas e outras feições erosivas lineares, e tendo em conta as poucas abordagens nesse sentido realizadas no Brasil, o objetivo geral desta pesquisa é avaliar os limites críticos topográficos para o desenvolvimento das formas resultantes da erosão linear em Piratininga (SP). Os procedimentos metodológicos envolveram a identificação e caracterização das feições erosivas por meio de fotografias aéreas e in situ; a mensuração da declividade (S) em campo e com diversas resoluções de Modelo Digital de Terreno (MDT) e da Área de Contribuição (A) também a partir do MDT; e, a definição dos limites críticos topográficos na forma da seguinte Função Potência: S = a × . A linha do limite crítico foi ajustada no limite inferior dos dados, paralelamente à inclinação linha ortogonal de regressão de S e A. As feições erosivas foram categorizadas em 4 classes e 13 subclasses de acordo com seus aspectos morfométricos e indicadores dos processos atuantes. A mensuração de S e A por diferentes métodos resultou em algumas variações significativas nos dados gerados, sobretudo na comparação entre os valores obtidos em campo e pelo MDT. Foi obtido o seguinte limite crítico topográfico: S = 0,064 × ,, que tem coeficientes semelhantes a outras pesquisas que analisaram feições erosivas resultantes do escoamento subsuperficial. A distinção entre as feições erosivas onde ainda há indícios de recuo das cabeceiras e feições erosivas que já atingiram o equilíbrio, assim como a análise dos pontos de início dos processos erosivos em relação ao limite crítico, forneceu bases empíricas para a discussão da evolução das feições erosivas lineares em relação ao limite crítico topográfico e também para ao entendimento dos estados estável e instável dos voçorocamentos, permitindo a construção de um modelo teórico de previsão da estabilidade e instabilidade das feições erosivas baseado na relação entre a declividade e a área de contribuição em diferentes perfis de encosta. / Considering the importance of defining the critical conditions for the generation, development and stabilization of gullies and other erosional features, and taking into account the few approaches accordingly held in Brazil, the aim of this research is to evaluate the topographical critical limits for developing of gully erosion in Piratininga (SP). The methodological procedures involved: the identification and characterization of the gullies using aerial photographs and in situ; measurement of the slope (S) in the field and with various resolutions of Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and drainage area (A) also from DTM, and the definition of topographical thresholds in the form of following Power Function: S = a × . The topographical threshold line has been set at the lower limit of data, parallel to the slope of orthogonal regression line of S and A. The erosional features were categorized into 4 classes and 13 subclasses according to their morphometric aspects and indicators of active processes. The measurement of S and A by different methods resulted in some significant changes in the data generated, particularly when comparing the values obtained in the field and the DTM. We obtained the following topographic threshold: S = 0,064 × , which has coefficients similar to other studies that analyzed erosional features resulting from subsurface flow. The distinction between active and stabilized gullies, as well as analysis of the starting points of erosion in relation to threshold line, provide an empirical basis for the discussion of the evolution of gullies in relation to the topographic threshold line and also for the understanding of stable and active states of gullies, allowing the construction of a theoretical model for predicting the stability and instability of the gullies based on the relationship between slope and drainage area in different slope profiles.

Förändring av markanvändning i avrinningsområdet påverkar vattendrags karaktärer som vattenkvalitet och biodiversitet. Inom EU och Sverige utvecklas åtgärdsprogram för att förbättra ekologisk status av påverkade vattendrag. Det finns fortfarande osäkerheter när det kommer till effekten som jord- och skogsbruk har på bottenfauna. I studien användes data från ett nationellt miljöövervakningsprogram. Med dessa testades om proportionerna mellan jord- och skogsbruk påverkade på bottenfaunans diversitet och ekologisk status. 25 vattendrag i södra Sverige valdes med över 60% av någon av marktyperna inom avrinningsområdet inom tidserien 2007–2011. Statistiska analyserna gjordes i tre steg där det linjära sambandet mellan variabler testades. I första steget testades andelen jordbruksmark mot bottenfaunans diversitet och ekologisk status. I ett andra steg testades vattenkemi och vattenföring mot bottenfaunans diversitet och ekologisk status. I det sista steget testades andelen jordbruksmark mot vattenkemi och vattenföring. Resultaten visade att andelen jordbruksmark inte hade en effekt på bottenfaunans diversitet och ekologisk status, men hade en effekt på artsammansättningen. Specifikt, andelen jordbruksmark hade en effekt på vattendrags MISA-index, som indikerar vattnets surhetstillstånd. Ju mer jordbruksmark det fanns inom ett avrinningsområde desto mer surhetskänsliga arter hittades i vattendraget. Resultat visade därför att artsammansättningen skiljs mellan skogs- och jordbruksmark men inte antalet arter. För bättre utveckling av åtgärdsprogram behövs strandzons vegetationens betydelse undersökas mer. / Changes in catchment land-use affect stream morphology, water quality and biodiversity. In EU and Sweden measures are taken to improve the ecological status of streams. There are uncertainties about how land-use in terms of agriculture and forestry affect benthic invertebrates. In this study, data from national environmental monitoring programs was used. To test how the proportion of agricultural land-use in the catchment influence benthic invertebrate diversity and ecological status. In total 25 streams in southern Sweden with more than 60% of either land-use type in the catchment and data from 2007-2011 were selected. Statistical analyses were performed with simple linear regression in three steps. In a first step, the proportion of agriculture was tested against benthic invertebrate diversity and ecological status. In a second step, water chemistry and waterflow were tested against benthic invertebrate diversity and ecological status. In the final step, the proportion of agriculture was tested against water chemistry and waterflow. The results showed that the proportion of agricultural land-use did not influence benthic invertebrate diversity or ecological status. However, it influenced MISA, an index of stream acidification. The higher proportion of agricultural land-use there where in the catchment the more acid sensitive taxa where found. This can be explained by the fact that species composition alters between agriculture- and forestry land-use but not number of species or Simpson diversity-index. For better development of action programs, the importance of the riparian vegetation should be further investigated.

From the Proceedings of the 1974 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 19-20, 1974, Flagstaff, Arizona / Semiarid environments exhibit certain hydrologic characteristics which must be taken into consideration for the effective modeling of the behavior of catchments in these areas. Convective storms, which cause most of the runoff, occur in high intensity and short duration during the summer months and are highly localized so that only a small portion of the catchment actually contributes flow to the storm hydrograph. Also, streams in semiarid catchments are ephemeral with flow occurring only about 1 percent of the time. This study attempts to develop a simple synthetic catchment model that reflects these features of the semiarid environment and for which (1) the simplifying assumptions do not preclude the inclusion of the important components of the runoff process, and (2) parameters of the equations representing the component processes have physical interpretation and are obtainable from basin characteristics so that the model may be applicable to ungaged sites. A reductionist approach is then applied in which the entire catchment is subdivided into a finite number of meshes and the various components of the runoff phenomenon are delineated within each mesh as independent functions of the catchment. Simplified forms of the hydrodynamic equations of flow are used to route flow generated from each mesh to obtain a complete hydrograph at the outlet point.

From the Proceedings of the 1978 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 14-15, 1978, Flagstaff, Arizona / A network of rain gauges and two recorder -equipped flumes were installed near the head of Cottonwood Canyon on Mt. Hopkins in the Santa Rita Mountains pursuant to a water development study for the Smithsonian Institution's Mt. Hopkins Astrophysical Observatory. The watershed is generally characterized by steep slopes, a dense evergreen woodland cover predominated by several species of oaks, isolated bedrock exposures and talus chutes. The watershed for the lower flume site comprises about 145 acres (58.60 ha) with an elevation range from about 6775 to 8580 feet (2,065 to 2,615 m). Rainfall-runoff measurements were made during the summer and fall of 1977. A runoff efficiency of 0.56 percent was calculated for the lower-flume watershed. However, since physical evidence of surface flow was found only in side drainages receiving runoff from culverts located along the Mt. Hopkins access road, a second calculation was made, using only the total area of contributing road surface as the watershed area. This yielded a runoff efficiency of 27.0 percent. The latter value, adjusted for infiltration on the slopes below the culverts, agrees well with measured efficiencies for compacted-earth water harvesting catchments. Based on the above, recommendations were made for developing a water supply system using the access road, modified to increase its effectiveness, as a water harvesting system and having two surface reservoirs for storage. A computer model was used to test the capability of the system to meet the projected water needs of the observatory.

From the Proceedings of the 1978 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 14-15, 1978, Flagstaff, Arizona / Water yield studies and flood control surveys often necessitate estimating transmission losses from ungaged watersheds. There is an immediate need for an economical method that provides the required accuracy. Analysis of relations between stream order, drainage area, and volume of channel alluvium existing in the various orders is one means of estimating loss potential. Data needed for the stream order survey are taken from aerial photos. Stream order is analyzed using stereophoto maps. Stream lengths taken from the maps are combined with average channel width and depth data (determined by prior surveys) to estimate volumes of alluvium involved. The volume of channel alluvium in a drainage network is directly related to the stream order number of its channels. Thus, a volume of alluvium within a drainage network (with a known transmission loss potential) may be estimated by knowing the order of each length of channel and the drainage areas involved. In analyzing drainage areas of 56-mi² or less, 70 to 75 percent of the total drainage network length is contained within first and second order channels; yet, these constitute less than 10 percent of the total transmission loss potential of the areas. Analysis of stream order and drainage area versus volume of alluvium relations allows preliminary estimates of transmission loss potential to be made for ungaged areas.