Ups and Downs of Rising Waters
Data Story
Students will decide where the stations are located along the river and make inferences from different graphs using the dataset showing three weeks of river levels during wet weeks in Monterey County, California, in January 2023.
Welcome to this Tuva data story! This dataset tells a story about the rising water levels at three stations along the Salinas River in Monterey County, California. From Dec 24, 2022- Jan 15, 2023, a series of "atmospheric rivers" moved across the Pacific Ocean, bringing heavy downpours of rain and snow to the entire state of California. News stations warned the residents of Monterey County that those living on the peninsula could be living on an island in the coming days as the Salinas River water rose and threatened to block roadways. Your task is to use the data to decide where the stations are located along the river and make inferences from different graphs. Click Next to begin!
Topics and standards: Science, California, Earth Science, Weather, Watersheds, Flow of Energy and Matter, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8, Identify-Interpret Patterns, Earth Systems, Water Air & Ice