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LAB 2: EXERCISE MAPS
100 pts
Name: _____Ben Welling______________
Section: __(005)__________________
Use the Prairie Grove, AR Quadrangle and the Loveland, CO,
topographic maps to answer the following questions [75 pts].
1.
What is the scale of the Prairie Grove map? (Look on the bottom) [3 pts]
(1/24,000).
2.
What year was the Prairie Grove last updated? [3 pts]
1982
3.
What is the distance from the minnow farm at Big Spring to Hogeye? (You can use the
scale on the map to estimate or a software like Google Maps to help you here) [3 pts]
2 miles
4.
What is the distance from the summit of Pinnacle to the Center Point Church? [3 pts]
2 kilometers
5.
What is contour interval of the Prairie Grove map? [3 pts]
20 feet
6.
What is the elevation of the top of Stevenson Mountain? (Summit elevations are usually
marked on the map) [3 pts]
1815 ft
7.
What direction does Blair Creek flow? (Remember, water will always seek the lowest
point) [3 pts]
North East
8.
What are the PLSS coordinates of the Water Tower in Prairie Grove? [3 pts]
T15N, R31W, S18, SW1/4, SE1/4
9.
What is located at T14N, R31W, Sec 16, NW ¼, SE ¼ ? [3 pts]
Big Spring Minnow Farm
10. What is the scale of the Loveland, CO map? [3 pts]
(1/62,500)
11. How far is it from Twin Mounds to Campion? [3 pts]
5 kilometers
12. What is the contour interval of the Loveland map? [3 pts]
20 feet
13. What direction does the Little Thompson River flow? (Hint: contour lines bend
upstream) [3 pts]
North East
14. What is the elevation of Newell Lake? (Tip: look at the contour lines: hash marks on the
inside indicate a depression) [3 pts]
460 feet
15. On the Loveland map, what is located at T5N, R69W, Sec 2, NW ¼ ? [3 pts]
Alford Lake
16. What year was the Loveland map made? [3 pts]
1908
17. Which of the two maps is more up to date? [3 pts]
Prairie Grove Map , 1982
18.
Which map has the larger scale (i.e., more detail)? [3 pts]
Prairie Grove Map, Scale of (1/24,000), Distance on bottom of map is 1 mile, 1 kilometer,
7000 feet
19. This question has 5 parts:
a)
What is elevation of Lake Prairie Grove in feet? [4 pts]
1203 feet
b)
What is the elevation of Blair Creek at the intersections of, Sec 11 & 14, T14N,
R32W? [4 pts]
1340 feet
c)
What is the difference in elevation between these 2 points (19a and 19b)? [4 pts]
137 feet
d)
What is the distance between the southern end of Lake Prairie Grove and the
point of intersection used above in miles? [4 pts]
1.25 miles
e)
What is the gradient of this river in feet per mile (use the distances and
elevations in questions 19a – d) (Remember, gradient is rise/run: be careful of
units)? [5 pts]
(109.6 ft/Mile)
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