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Fluvial Geomorphology Group

800 450 Stroud Water Research Center

The Fluvial Geomorphology Group studies the movement of water, sediment, organic matter, nutrients and other molecules through watersheds to better understand watershed hydrology, geomorphology, and biogeochemistry. We also investigate how watershed land use and river channel restoration practices influence hydrologically mediated processes such as surface-groundwater interaction, sediment transport, and channel evolution.

Fluvial Geomorphology Staff

Melinda Daniels, Ph.D.

Melinda Daniels, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist
Kristen McCarthy

Kristen McCarthy

Staff Scientist
David Montgomery

David Montgomery

Research Watershed Manager

Fluvial Geomorphology News

Three crayfish in a dish of water.
Crayfish May Help Restore Dirty Streams, Study Finds
Stroud Water Research Center study finds crayfish may benefit insects, reduce sediment settling in impaired streams.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.
Resilience of aquatic net-spinning caddisfly silk structures to common global stressors
Albertson, L.K., and M.D. Daniels. 2016. Freshwater Biology 61(5):670–679.
A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.
Effects of invasive crayfish on fine sediment accumulation, gravel movement, and macroinvertebrate communities
Albertson, L.K., and M.D. Daniels. 2016. Freshwater Science 35(2):644–653.
Emily Scott working with fish while doing an electrofishing study.
Intern Connects Culture and Environment
Emily Scott’s background is unique. Our interns are often students of environmental science, she majored in anthropology and religious studies.
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Bison and cattle grazing management, bare ground coverage, and links to suspended sediment concentrations in grassland streams
Grudzinski, B.P., M.D. Daniels, K. Anibas, and D. Spencer. 2016. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 52(1):16–30.
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Baseflow physical characteristics differ at multiple spatial scales in stream networks across diverse biomes
Rüegg, J., W.K. Dodds, M.D. Daniels, et al. 2015. Landscape Ecology  31(1):119–136.