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Going With the Flow: Stream Statistics

Valerie Harris (Mathematics)
vharris@cwc.edu
Carol Rardin (Mathematics)
crardin@cwc.edu
Suki Smaglik (Geology/Chemistry)
ssmaglik@cwc.edu
Central Wyoming College

River Volume Project
















Group Names











































Record your data here




Recalculate using feet

Position Depth Speed


Position Depth Speed


























































































Create a scaled drawing of the cross section of the river and label using the measurements you collected.























































































Find the discharge of the river.














































































































































Go online and find the USGS site. Make a frequency distribution for the discharge.







Remember to only use the data for the month when you collected data.







Don't forget to choose equal intervals. Provide an explanation as to why you chose these intervals.




































































































































































































Create a histogram by hand based on your frequency distribution. Using a different color, make a







vertical line showing where your data lies.