Sudbury River Steam Flow Analysis

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Sudbury River Steam Flow Analysis

1)  During 2000, what was the highest daily precipitation? What day did that occur?

2)  During 2000, what was the highest daily stream flow? What day did that occur?

3)  Why are the stream flow data graphed as a line?

4)  Why are the precipitation data graphed as columns?

5)  What trends do you see during the year of data? How do the stream flow data change when precipitation events occur?

6)  Are there certain times of the year when there is more weather activity? When?

7)  Does the amount of the stream flow depend on the size or frequency of the precipitation events? Why or why not?
Bridge from food composition

1)  Go to USGS web site to download full year of stream flow data

2)  Use text import wizard to get stream flow into xls format

3)  Use text import wizard to get ppt data into xls
insert column into stream flow data

4)  Copy/paste ppt data into stream flow file

5)  Use chart wizard to make 2-axes column/line graph
* need to add column-line on 2 axes to computers part 4 step 2

6)  Print graph?

7)  Analyze graph – question sheet hand out