Readings

The readings for Lesson 3 are substantial. Please allow sufficient time.

The PowerPoint file for Lecture 3.1 Groundwater is fairly brief, providing the basics and covering a few points not mentioned in text Chapter 5 (by West and Sinha), which is quite thorough. As you go through the slides and the readings, be thinking about how surface waters and groundwater are really parts of an overall hydrologic system. Lessons 2 and 3 combined will help position you for "conquering" Assignment 3.1.

Chapter 5 from the text covers the topics of groundwater well. The chemistry and contaminant portions that begin on p.173 provide a good summary of these phenomena, but the details are somewhat beyond the intent of this course. Be familiar with the concepts, but do not memorize the chemical equations - at least for this course.

The Winter et al. (1998) reading - a classic - does exactly what we are trying to do here, that is to think holistically about the interactions between hydrologic events on the surface and those below ground. In essence, this is the background behind any hydrologic cycle. At this point, you should be ready to work on your choice of a hydrologic cycle. A PPT template for Assignment 3.1 can be found in Lesson 3 on Canvas. Delete my examples for Spring Creek, and insert your own.