Department of Earth Science | Northeastern Illinois University

Principles of Hydrogeology
Earth Science 337
Spring 2002

Daily Objectives #6                                                                                         Dr. Sanders
(January 24, 2002)

By the end of today’s class, you should be able to do the following:

* Construct a hydrograph for a runoff event.

* List and describe the characteristics of drainage basins and runoff events that control hydrograph shape, noting the effect of each characteristic on the shape of the hydrograph.

* Sketch a rating curve and explain the relationship it describes.

Updated January 23, 2002.