2. The Study of Rivers Pierre Julien Spring 2001

3. Objective n Review of Stan Schumm’s top five earth-shattering contributions to the field of fluvial geomorphology.

4. #1 Drainage Basin Evolution Rainfall-erosion facility

5.  Bottom up approach to channel evolution  Also known as Stan’s nursery Drainage Basin Evolution

6. #2 Planform Geometry n Stan’s Experiments on River Meandering

7.  Stan’s Experiments on River Braiding

8. #3 Nickpoints and Headcuts Nickpoint Headcut Gold pan?

9. Stan has been looking for gold for quite a long time

10. #4 Placer Mining n Stan studied placers and his books reveal where gold could be found in alluvial deposits. n His secret: “Placers can be found at any location within a valley from the top of the divide to the bedrock base of the valley fill” Schumm, The Fluvial System, p. 221.

11. #5 Threshold Concept Threshold

12. “Pair of Dime” of Schumm’s Threshold Concept Stan’s Gold Quest Time Stan’s retirement Expected threshold Post-CSU reality Schumm’s “pair of ducks”

13. Stan’s Retirement Objectives n Stay on the fast track. n Keep looking for gold. n Enjoy life.

14. Stay on the fast track

15. Ferrari’s race-winning secret

16. Schummi is # 1