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Georges River Fieldwork

There is a range of fieldwork techniques that can be used in studying catchment functioning. Some of these fieldwork techniques which relate specifically to the river include:

- water quality
- measuring changes in channel shape
- velocity
- discharge
- material carried in the stream
- biodiversity survey.

Below are links to videos from Georges Riverkeeper explaining some relevant types of fieldwork.
Below are duplicate activities for four different locations. These are intended as a single site fieldwork activity that you could fit into a single or double period if your school is located within walking distance of one of the fieldwork sites: Orphan School Creek, Chipping Norton Lake, Salt Pan Creek or Woronora River.
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  • Home
  • Blog
  • 11 Geography
    • Earth's Natural Systems >
      • Key Terms
      • Processes, cycles and circulations >
        • Atmospheric systems
        • Hydrological systems >
          • Georges River Introduction
          • Georges River
          • Georges River Fieldwork
          • Water Management
          • Flow of Water Though Catchments
          • Catchments - Key Terms
          • Murray-Darling Catchment
          • Human impacts on hydrological processes
        • Geomorphic systems
        • Ecological systems
    • People, Patterns and Processes >
      • Population and resource consumption >
        • Demographic processes
        • Demographic processes - Mortality
        • Population pyramids
        • Challenges of changing population
    • Human-Environment Interactions >
      • A contemporary hazard >
        • Volcanic Eruptions
        • Floods 2022
        • COVID-19
        • Bushfire 2019-2020 >
          • Spatial distribution
          • Managing a contemporary hazard
  • 12 Geography (from 2025)
    • Global Sustainability >
      • Pillars of Sustainability
      • Evaluating Sustainability
      • Tourism - Nature and Spatial Patterns
      • Tourism - Influences >
        • Biophsical Influences
        • Ecological Influences
        • Economic Influences
        • Socio-Cultural Influences
        • Political Influences
        • Organisational Influences
        • Technological Influences
      • Tourism - Trends and Future Directions
      • Tourism - Sustainability >
        • Impacts of Tourism
        • Tourism in Venice
    • Urban and Rural Places >
      • One urban place - Ashbury (suburb) >
        • Ashbury - location and character
        • Ashbury - changes
        • Ashbury - responses to changes
    • Ecosystems and Global Biodiversity >
      • Coral Triangle
  • Geographical Tools
    • Tools Checklist
    • Maps >
      • Topo map basics
      • Area and Grid Reference
      • Sight Lines
      • Bearing
      • Gradient
      • Cross Section
      • Vertical Exaggeration
      • Sketch Maps
      • Synoptic Charts
      • Latitude and Longitude
    • Geographical Inquiry >
      • Soil characteristics
      • Vegetation Profile
      • Fieldsketch
      • Water Quality
      • Microclimate Fieldwork
    • Graphs and Statistics