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Follow the following steps for your team's exercise:
1. Determine direction of river flow.
You will be given a printed topography map of the Pickens area. There will be two rivers marked on the map.
- Choose one start and end point in the map along a river that is North-South. You will see one river that flows North-South.
- Record the direction that you think it will flow.
- Chose a second start and end point in a different river that is East-West. You will see one river that flows East-West.
- Record the direction you think it will flow.
2. Find your river on Google Earth
2. Find your river on Google Earth
- Start up Google Earth Pro (Start -> All Programs -> Google Earth Pro).
- Start up Google Earth Pro (Start -> All Programs -> Google Earth Pro).
- Type in location from table below in the ‘Search tool’ e.g. 34°50'23.20"N, 82°53'52.82"W
- Click the Search button. Google Earth will fly to the region below.
- Use the navigation tool on the right to zoom out until you see the region below.
- Find your two rivers. You will use the base image and printed maps to find the river.
- Move around Google Earth to see your two rivers and determine the directions water will flow.
- You can tilt in Google Earth to get the following view:
- Build the topography for River 1 which is Keowee River.
- Make the water flow in the SandBox.
- Make a record of the direction of the water from River 1 on your map.
- Build the topography for River 2 which is Little River.
- Make the water flow in the SandBox.
- Make a record of the direction of the water from River 2 on your map.
Those taking photos, record the photo number and what you photographed on the sheet provided by your instructor.
Those taking notes, you will need to record decisions made and use the sheet provided by your instructor.
3. Use the Sandbox to create a topography of the river site
3. Use the Sandbox to create a topography of the river site
- The aim is to build the closest match of the map.
- You need to decide on River 1 and 2 that you will use.
- Take one last photo of the map and one of the team in front of the SandBox. Note how many photos have been taken. Record this on the photo log sheet.
After Topography has been built
- You will print the photos that you have taken and name them based on the photo number from the photo log sheet.
Also, you will need to read through the note taking sheet and as a group record the flow directions for your two rivers.
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