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Initial Publication Date: October 17, 2007
Flood Frequency and Urbanization - Aberjona River Watershed, Massachusetts E. Scott Bair (Ohio State University) and Terry Lahm (Capital University)
Summary
Learning Goals
Context for Use
This activity was developed for an introductory level, mock-trial class centered around the Woburn, MA pollution trial. It is also appropriate for an introductory level structural geology or groundwater hydrology class.Teaching Notes and Tips
Teaching Materials
- Flood Frequency Introduction and Activity (Microsoft Word 1.6MB Jul11 06)
- Flood Frequency Data (Excel 63kB Jul6 06)
- Flood Frequency Questions (Microsoft Word 30kB Jul11 06)
Assessment
References and Resources
Joseph, J.A., 1995, A Hydro-Geochemical Assessment of Groundwater Flow and Arsenic Contamination in the Aberjona River Sub-basin, M.S. thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT.
Metheny, M. and E.S. Bair, 2001, The science behind "A Civil Action"; hydrogeology of the Aberjona River, wetland, and Woburn wells G and H, in Guidebook for geological field trips in New England. Geological Society of America, p. D1-D25.
Rutledge, A.T., 1998, Computer programs for describing the recession of ground-water discharge and for estimating mean ground-water recharge and discharge from streamflow data—update: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4148, 43p. http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri984148/