Channel Hydrogeomorphic Units for Kalamazoo River Reference Reach upstream of Plainwell, Michigan, 2021

Publication Date

2023-04-25

Date Collected

2021-10-20

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.

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. These mapped HGUs may be used to characterize the spatial scale, organization, and frequency of geomorphic forms in the reference reach, and thereby may be useful as a guide for the design and review of channel restoration plans. Because HGUs are formed and reworked by a specific set of processes, their identification and classification provide a basis for interpreting the origin of landforms, potential processes affecting them (erosional or depositional), and their sensitivity to and expected type of change.

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• Upper Midwest Water Science Center

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