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Google Earth file from Dr. Guertin's streamflow exercise for two PA rivers


Exploring USGS Peak Streamflow Data in the Classroom - SERC exercise from Using Data in the Classroom


Using USGS streamflow data to design class projects that combine independent and collaborative research - Individual students analyze on-line USGS streamflow data; each student's results form the basis of a collaborative investigation of larger-scale issues by the entire class.


Rivers: Short In-class Activity - Images of the James River at Belle Island, Virginia, including one at flood stage, a plot of peak streamflow since 1935, and an image of potholes in the Petersburg Granite at the same location. These images can be used to have the students make observations, estimates, and interpretations.


Interested in having students look at watersheds with streamflow data?  Visit Explore your watershed in Google Earth.  Scroll down to Download outlines of watersheds of the United States.  Click on USGS Elevation Derivatives for National Application (EDNA) Watershed Atlas, then in the new window click on the USA map to download a KML file with the watershed data.