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The following web sites have been checked out and might be good for starting an investigation on the subject of water control in rivers and streams. Some of them are projects that have extensive resources and actual people you can email, write, or even call. |
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Description
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Methods, Protocols, and Lab Procedures
for Water Sampling and Testing
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GLOBE Instrument Specifications | Instructions in how to use specific tools for water study |
USGS water science for schools | Instructions in how to conduct water studies and water experiments. |
Land Cover/Biology Investigation at a Glance | Protocols on how to conduct many quantitative and qualitative tests on water |
GLOBE protocols for doing dissolved oxygen | methods for doing dissolved oxygen in water. |
Promoting Watershed Stewardship | Protocols for volunteers and lay people for doing many water tests |
PROTOCOLS FOR MEASURING BIODIVERSITY | Protocols for determining biodiversity in ponds and rivers |
EPA Monitoring Water Quality Manual | Procedures and protocols by the EPA for monitoring water quality |
EPA Biological Indicators of Watershed Health | Methods of determining the health of a watershed |
EPA Monitoring Water Quality lab procedures | Use of macroinvertebrates and other techniques to monitor water quality |
Streamkeepers Tools | Tools and how to use them to monitor rivers and streams |
STREAM MACROINVERTEBRATE PROTOCOL | The plan for monitoring streams in Oregon for Watersheds |
Sampling protocols for sampling streams | Laboratory and field practices for sampling streams for macroinvertebrates |
Rouge River Watershed Restoration Project | Lots of information about the Rouge river and sampling and testing |
EPA Urban Waters management design Protocols | Information and protocols on how to maintain sustainable urban watersheds |
National Center for Environment Research | Urban watershed management integration water quality and flood control |
US Department of Interior Watershed Council Data Management Assistance "Science in Your Watershed" | Method of data integration for watershed assessment. Lots of information and protocols |
Data, Maps, Background Information,
Flood Control, Rouge and Huron Rivers
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Water management and flood control | Information about flood control |
Great Lakes Information Network | Information and maps about the great lakes and watershed information |
Rouge River, Michigan with name and addresses for contacting people working in the field of water management | |
The Huron Watershed Initiative | Information about the Huron River and a project that is run through there |
The Huron River Watershed Council | Current information about the Huron River |
Storm Water Management: | A review of alternative storm water management for the southeast Michigan area including the Rouge River |
Overview of the Rouge River |
Including the history, topology, the watershed, statistics, surface geology/soils |
The Rouge River Project | Information about the whole Rouge River. Data and Experts |
The federal government Environmental Protection Agency' report on the Rouge River | Very detailed. Lots of data and Experts |
Friends of the Rouge | An organization that is dedicated to educating people about the Rouge River. Lots of experts to contact |
Watershed Progress: | Rouge River Watershed, Michigan by the EPA |
Global Warming's Effect on Weather in Michigan | Effects of global warming on the state of Michigan and the resulting problems with flooding. |
Seasonal flooding in Michigan | Report on flooding in Michigan |
Michigan Watershed Organizations |
listed with contact addresses, names, and web sites |
Resources for Asking Professional
and Scientists
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Ask an Earth Scientist | Don't over use these, but there are 1000s of questions and answers to search or ask a new one |
Ask a Mad Scientist | Don't over use and search first for your questions before you ask it. |
Ask a Federally Employed Scientist | You pay for it with your taxes so search first then ask |
Ask and Expert | They find the expert who can best answer your questions |
Ask a Canadian Scientist | They won't do your homework but you can ask a question |
Ask a Scientist | Contact a scientist directly |
The following sites are from the organization that made this web project possible.
Evaluating Information on the Web
Citations and Copyright relating to Web Documents
Quick Reference Guide for Finding Information
Key Words to use in search engines
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Rouge River
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Huron River
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Watershed
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flood control
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storm management
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wetland management
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urbanization
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(add your own and share them)
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