WETMAAP Skill 2
Crescent Lake: Element 5

Skill 2: Scale Determination
Element 5: Topographic Profile

Materials:

1:24,000 scale Mumper Topographic Map

Ruler

Graph Paper

Sheet of white paper

Magnifying glass

Pencil

Exercise:

1. Use Mumper 1:24,000 scale topographic map

2. Draw a line from the south boundary of the study site to the north boundary with the line passing through the middle of the N in NATIONAL and the s in Goose Lake.

3. Use graph paper.

4. Produce a topographic profile.

x axis = divide into one mile increments using scale from bottom of map

y axis = feet (Use a vertical exaggeration of 100 times)