This week in Virginia precipitation:

From the ARAFLO Blog

Virginia Precipitation and Stream Flow for the 7-day Period Ending October 4, 2016, Plus a National Overview of Flooding by araflo Below are images showing precipitation in Virginia and other areas of the southeastern United States, and stream flow in Virginia, over the seven-day period ending October 4, 2016 (information available as of October 5).  Also below is a national flooding overview map, as of October 5.  The Virginia Water Resources Research Center thanks the agencies mentioned below for providing precipitation and stream-flow information and images.  For the current month’s other weekly reports on stream flow and precipitation, please see the News Grouper posts available at this link: https://vawatercentralnewsgrouper.wordpress.com/?s=Virginia+Precipitation. For monthly reviews of precipitation, stream flow, and drought, please see the posts available at this link: http://vawatercentralnewsgrouper.wordpress.com/?s=Monthly+Water+Status. For more information on current and historical surface-water and groundwater conditions in Virginia, please see the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Virginia Science Center’s Web site,http://va.water.usgs.gov/. October 2016 Gaging Station of the Month: North Fork Shenandoah River at U.S. Route 55 near Strasburg (Shenandoah County), October 13, 2012. Precipitation The following two color-coded maps show southeastern U.S. precipitation amounts (top map) and the percent of normal precipitation compared to normal for this period of the

Potomac at Little Falls

Little Falls is at the border of Arlington, Fairfax, and the District of Columbia.

Blog links

You'll notice on the left menu that nearly all blogs are now hyperlinked.  Please enjoy exploring what others are studying and how they're sharing their findings.  Please know that I value diversity of practice and outcomes, and that I welcome your individualized approaches to exploration and documentation.

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Additional Relevant Job Openings

  ++ District Manager, Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District -- Application deadline: September 27, 2016 (noon) --http://www.tjswcd.org/docs/jobs/17_Dist_Mgr.pdf

  ++ Stream and Wetland Restoration Scientist, KCI Technologies – Nashville, TN -- http://careers.kci.com/jobdetail/16-P050-378_scientist_nashville_tennessee

  ++ Postgrad Research Training, Wetland and Stream Regulatory Program with U.S. EPA – Start Date: January 4, 2016 –Washington, DC -- https://www.orau.org/science-education/internships-scholarships-fellowships/description.aspx?JobId=20071

   ++ Several Openings: Wildlands Engineering – Charlotte, NC and Fairfax, VA -- http://www.wildlandseng.com/career-opportunities/

  ++ Director of Advocacy and Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper, Blue Water Baltimore – Baltimore, MD – www.bluewaterbaltimore.org

   ++ Extension Educator, Penn State Extension (Job #66460) -- University Park Campus -- https://psu.jobs/job/66460

  ++ Development Manager, Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) – Primarily in Washington DC -- http://www.potomacriverkeepernetwork.org/careers/

Water-relevant job openings

    ++ Project Manager, Environmental Quality Resources – Richmond, VA -- http://www.eqrllc.com/#!employment/c3zg

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   ++ Project Superintendent, Environmental Quality Resources – Richmond, VA -- http://www.eqrllc.com/#!employment/c3zg

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   ++ Weekend Manager, Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve Foundation, Inc. – Review Date: September 10, 2016 – Portsmouth, VA -- Part-time position. Send resume to attn: Helen Kuhns, 4510 Twin Pines Road, Portsmouth, VA  23703 or by email at helen@hofflercreek.org. No phone calls.

What is a watershed?

A first step in watershed exploration (like most any academic or professional pursuit) is to define what you are exploring and explaining.  A simple definition:        A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes to the same place.

John Wesley Powell, scientist geographer, described a watershed as:

    "that area of land, a bounded hydrologic system, within which all living things are inextricably linked by their common water course and where, as humans settled, simple logic demanded that they become part of a community."

Watersheds, sub-watersheds, and micro-watersheds:

Larger watersheds such as the Chesapeake Bay Watershed can encompass many hundreds of

Welcome and Introduction

Welcome to our Fall 2016 Virginia Tech Watershed Systems Stewardship Course.  Our syllabus is available at www.goo.gl/X9YB73 and on our VT Canvas page.

The short Video below describes the syllabus from my perspective, and emphasizes key points you that might be overlooked from simply reading through the document.


http://www.screencast.com/t/zA9jl88me

 Email or call if you have questions.