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    This document is a study on the landforms found in the upper, middle, and lower courses of the Morant/Negro Rivers in Saint Thomas, Jamaica. It describes the aim of identifying and classifying the landforms. The methodology section outlines that a field study was conducted in January 2015 where measurements of river velocity, width, depth, and sediment size were taken using various tools. Secondary data was also collected from textbooks and atlases. The introduction provides background on the Negro/Morant River system.

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    This document is a study on the landforms found in the upper, middle, and lower courses of the Morant/Negro Rivers in Saint Thomas, Jamaica. It describes the aim of identifying and classifying the landforms. The methodology section outlines that a field study was conducted in January 2015 where measurements of river velocity, width, depth, and sediment size were taken using various tools. Secondary data was also collected from textbooks and atlases. The introduction provides background on the Negro/Morant River system.

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    This document is a study on the landforms found in the upper, middle, and lower courses of the Morant/Negro Rivers in Saint Thomas, Jamaica. It describes the aim of identifying and classifying the landforms. The methodology section outlines that a field study was conducted in January 2015 where measurements of river velocity, width, depth, and sediment size were taken using various tools. Secondary data was also collected from textbooks and atlases. The introduction provides background on the Negro/Morant River system.

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    This document is a study on the landforms found in the upper, middle, and lower courses of the Morant/Negro Rivers in Saint Thomas, Jamaica. It describes the aim of identifying and classifying the landforms. The methodology section outlines that a field study was conducted in January 2015 where measurements of river velocity, width, depth, and sediment size were taken using various tools. Secondary data was also collected from textbooks and atlases. The introduction provides background on the Negro/Morant River system.

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    Title: What are the processes that led to the formation the landforms found in the

    upper, middle and lower courses of the Morant/Negro Rivers found in Saint
    Thomas, Jamaica?

    Name: Craig Burey Jr.


    Candidate Number: 100057___
    School Code: 100057
    Date; March 15, 2016

    Aim of Study:
    To identify and describe the landforms found in the upper, middle and lower courses of the afore
    stated river.
    To classify and describe the landforms found in the upper, middle and lower courses of the afore
    mentioned river.

    Methodology:

    On January 26, 2015 between 09:00 and 18:00 at the Morant/Negro River located in
    Saint Thomas, Jamaica a field study was conducted.
    On this field study a number of measurements were taken using the following methods.
    To find the velocity of the river a measuring tape was used to measure a distance of 10 meters in
    a straight section the river. The distance was marked using a pole at each end. A stopwatch was
    used to time how long it took a float to travel distance. This was repeated 6 times and the average
    was found. Then the velocity was found using the formula distance divided by time.
    A measuring tape was also used to measure the width of the channel in each course. The
    tape was stretched across the channel to get the width. The depth of the east and west banks and
    the middle of the channel was measured using a meter rule and a pole. The pole was placed in
    the water and the water mark was measured.
    In each course thirty sediments were randomly selected in a 10 meters radius was
    selected and the measurement of the longest side of each sediment was measured using either a
    ruler or the measuring tape. A brief description was given of each and they were classified using
    the Wenworth Table of Sediment Classification.
    The features of the river were observed/identified. A brief description was given of each.
    Some were measured. Photographs and sketch diagrams were taken.
    Secondary data was taken from textbooks and atlases.

    Wenworth Table of Sediment Classification


    Millimeters
    >256
    >64
    >4
    >2
    >1

    Wentworth
    Boulder
    Cobble
    Pebble
    Granule
    Sand

    Presentation of Data
    Introduction
    The Negro/Morant River is a dendritic river system located in St. Thomas, Jamaica. Its drainage
    basin has an area of 160 square kilometers (km2). The main river is the Negro river with stretches
    approximately 21.9 kilometers (km) and joins with the Morant River in Trinityville.

    Upper Course

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