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  3. Geomorphic Reference Reach Data for the Kalamazoo River Basin, Michigan Area of Concern
  4. Kalamazoo River Upstream of Plainwell, Michigan, 2021
  5. Valley Cross Sections of Kalamazoo River Reference Reach upstream of Plainwell, Michigan, 2021

Valley Cross Sections of Kalamazoo River Reference Reach upstream of Plainwell, Michigan, 2021

Dates

Publication Date
Date Collected
2021-10-20
Date Collected
2015-01-01

Citation

Vaughan, A.A., Fitzpatrick, F.A., and Strange, J.M., 2023, River Morphology Reference Reach Data for the Kalamazoo River Basin, Michigan Area of Concern: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P96JBHF4.

Summary

This dataset contains topographic cross sections spanning the river channel, floodplain and valley walls for an approximately 500 meter (m) reach of the Kalamazoo River upstream of Plainwell, Michigan (MI). The five cross sections are oriented perpendicular to the valley axis and spaced evenly along the 500m reach to represent variability in channel and floodplain geometry. Bankfull hydraulic geometry attributes and complexity metrics were calculated for each cross section, as were floodplain inundation dimensions for flow stages at multiples ranging from 0.9 to 2.0 of the bankfull depth. The cross section data were extracted from a digital elevation model (DEM) composed of topographic and bathymetric data, which is contained in this [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Angus A Vaughan
Originator :
Jayme M Strange, Faith A Fitzpatrick
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Plainwell_ValleyCrossSections_FGDC.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		37.58 KB application/fgdc+xml
Plainwell_ValleyCrossSections.xlsx 1.66 MB application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Plainwell_ValleyCrossSection_Locations.pdf 5.07 MB application/pdf
Plainwell_ValleyCrossSections_CSV.zip 23.11 KB application/zip
Plainwell_ValleyCrossSections_Polylines.zip 72.16 KB application/zip

Purpose

Bathymetric and topographic elevation data were collected to characterize the geometry and geomorphology of a reference reach that is representative of less-disturbed conditions in the Plainwell-Allegan stretch of the Kalamazoo River. The goal of the reference reach analysis is to inform river restoration designs and evaluations associated with dam removal projects by developing channel criteria that meet stakeholders' priorities for hydrologic connectivity, channel stability, and fish passage within the river/floodplain system. Cross-sections spanning the valley bottom allow for characterization of the topography of the channel and floodplain, computation of channel bankfull hydraulic geometry attributes, as well as floodplain hydrologic connectivity during a range of flood stages. Five cross-sections were generated along the reference reach to encompass variability in channel and valley geometry and geomorphic setting.

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