1 How would you investigate the following hypothesis? Riffle and pool sequence can be identified in St John’s Beck, north of Thilmere, at Bridge End

How would you investigate the following hypothesis?

Riffle and pool sequence can be identified in St John’s Beck, north of Thilmere, at Bridge End

2 Calculate the wetted perimeter at each of the sample sites on St John’s beck

Calculate the wetted perimeter at each of the sample sites on St John’s beck

3 Present the data for gradient of the river at each of the sample sites. What does it show?

Present the data for gradient of the river at each of the sample sites. What does it show?

3 Choose an appropriate technique to present the data for bed load size at each of the sample sites

Choose an appropriate technique to present the data for bed load size at each of the sample sites

4 Use Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient to test the relationship between average bedload size & distance downstream

Use Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient to test the relationship between average bedload size & distance downstream

5 Use proportional symbols & a map to show changes in bedload size at the different sites

Use proportional symbols & a map to show changes in bedload size at the different sites

6 Calculate mean discharge at each of the sites

Calculate mean discharge at each of the sites

7 Select appropriate techniques to compare bankfull cross sections & wetted cross sections, both statistically & graphically.

Select appropriate techniques to compare bankfull cross sections & wetted cross sections, both statistically & graphically.

8 How does velocity change with gradient? How would you examine this question? Select the appropriate data & present it in a suitable style.

How does velocity change with gradient?

How would you examine this question? Select the appropriate data & present it in a suitable style.

9 Present the data that show bed roughness using both a graphical & cartographic representation

Present the data that show bed roughness using both a graphical & cartographic representation

10 Annotate this picture to accompany an investigation of channel shape. Select & present the appropriate data.

11 How & why does channel depth vary? What hypothesis could you test & how would you test the hypothesis? Include annotation on this photograph.

12 Produce a detailed risk assessment (include annotated photograph(s) or diagrams) for a river study on St John’s Beck.

Produce a detailed risk assessment (include annotated photograph(s) or diagrams) for a river study on St John’s Beck.

13 Is there a relationship between bed load size & bed load shape? Investigate!

Is there a relationship between bed load size & bed load shape? Investigate!

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15 Apply Manning’s equation to the study. What do the results give? Use this website to calculate Manning’s equation http://www.lmnoeng.com/manning.htm

Apply Manning’s equation to the study. What do the results give?

Use this website to calculate Manning’s equation

http://www.lmnoeng.com/manning.htm

16 Calculate mean velocity for each site & present the data in a SPATIAL form (i.e. NOT a graph!)

Calculate mean velocity for each site & present the data in a SPATIAL form (i.e. NOT a graph!)

17 Calculate & present the Hydraulic Radius for each sample site. What does it show?

Calculate & present the Hydraulic Radius for each sample site. What does it show?

18 Compare bankfull & wetted cross sections. How might you use this information?

19 Examine the relationship between discharge & bedload size

Examine the relationship between discharge & bedload size

20 Use chi-squared to examine the relationship between the shape & size of bedload

Use chi-squared to examine the relationship between the shape & size of bedload

21 What problems were experienced during data collection on St.John’s Beck. How could the data collection have been improved?

What problems were experienced during data collection on St.John’s Beck. How could the data collection have been improved?