Challenge #1: Paterson, NJ - Port Dickinson, NY
In this part of the
journey, your group will be crossing two rivers, Ramapo River at Mahwah,
NJ and Wanaque River at Wanaque, NJ. As Survival Masters in training, safety
is very important to you. Your group needs to decide how to cross each
river in a safe way. Knowing the stream flow and flood stage will help
you to decide. All questions need to be answered in your journal.
Daily Required Data
(Remember to graph this data.)
Distance
in ______ miles and _______ kilometers.
Direction is
______ (Ex. N, NE, S, SE…..)
My starting point is ________. My end point is ________.
My estimated travel time allotment is hrs.______ and minutes _____.
Weather Click
here or here to find
the necessary information.
Temperature ____F and ____C (Conversion formula: C=(F-32)/1.8) (F=1.8C+32))
Conditions (cloudy/sunny/rain) ________________
Precipitation is ________ inches and ________ centimeters
Ultraviolet Index
is _____ and there are ____ minutes to skin damage. Click
here to find real time UV data.
Latitude &
Longitude
is _______North & ______West. Click
here to find this information for specific places.
Click
here to access real-time stream flow and flood stage data.
Answer the following
questions about the stream flow graph
and enter your responses in your journal and compare them with those of
your classmates:
1. What information
is represented by the x-axis?
2. What information
is represented by the y-axis?
3. What do the triangles
represent?
4. What does the solid
line represent?
Now that you have some
information about the graph, answer the following questions:
5. Is today's stream
flow greater than or less than the average stream flow over the past years?
6. Why do you think
the stream flow is (above/below) average?
7. How might this
information help you to decide whether or not this river is safe to cross?
Check the Current Conditions:
8. How many feet is
the current stage?
Check the
Flood
Threshold:
9. How many feet of water
will cause a flood?
10. Is your river
flooded? How do you know?
Based on the following
information, answer the following questions: There are various sized rocks,
sticks, branches, cans, and other debris along the side of the stream.
11. How might this
information help you to decide whether or not this river is safe to cross?
12. How might you
test how deep the water is in front of you?
13. How would you
test how much power the stream has? (Ex. How big a rock can the stream
move now?)
14. Whether or not
the river is flooded, it must be crossed. Given the conditions, which mode
of transportation will you use to cross the river? Walking, swimming, rafting
or other? Explain why?
15. Which of these
two rivers seemed safer to cross? Why?
