Daily Objectives #9                                                                                                       Dr. Sanders
(October 25, 2001)

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

    *  Locate data on the USGS website that can be used to construct a rating curve or curves for your
        gaging station.  Download these data and construct the curve(s) using Excel or other spreadsheet.

    *  Describe and explain the shape of the rating curve for your gaging station.

    *  Describe construction and use of a hydrograph.

    *  Sketch typical hydrographs for various hypothetical hydrologic scenarios, explaining the effects of
        geology and soils, topography, vegetation, degree of urbanization, size of the basin, shape of the
        basin, saturation conditions, soil freezing, etc. on hydrograph shape.

    *  Construct hydrographs for recent runoff events at your gaging station, and describe and explain
        their similarities and differences.

    *  Compare hydrographs from your gaging station with those of other stations on the same river and
        for the same runoff event, and describe and explain the similarities and differences.