| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: |
419. Kirk Bryan Field Trip: Fluvial-Hydraulic Processes in the Colorado Front Range
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| Primary Leader: John Pitlick |
| Leader(s): Ellen Wohl |
| Field Trip Description: On this one-day field trip, attendees will discuss the flood hydrology and geomorphology of Front Range river systems. The main destination for the field trip is the canyon of the Poudre River, west of Fort Collins, Colorado. The trip will involve a 1-hour drive from Denver to Ft. Collins, then up the Poudre River canyon a short distance to the field site. Most of the day will be spent at one or two sites; the group will return to Denver by 6 p.m. Topics to be covered during the field trip will include (1) frequency of major flooding on Front Range rivers; (2) the role of episodic erosion in landscape evolution; (3) fluvial response to fire; and (4) sediment transport and morphodynamics of high-gradient river systems. |
| Field Trip will span: 1 day |
| Sponsor(s): Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division |