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Improved Bankfull Channel Geometry Prediction Using Two-Year Return-Period Discharge

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00567.x

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rivers; streams; geomorphology; restoration; bankfull; hydrologic region; regional curves; channel geometry

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  1. National Science Foundation via the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics [EAR-0120914]

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Bankfull discharge (Qbf) and bankfull channel geometry (i. e., width, Wbf; mean depth, Dbf; and cross-section area, Abf) are important design parameters in stream restoration, habitat creation, mined land reclamation, and related projects. The selection of values for these parameters is facilitated by regional curves (regression models in which Qbf, Wbf, Dbf, and Abf are predicted as a function of drainage area, Ada). This paper explores the potential for the two-year return-period discharge (Q2) to improve predictions of Wbf, Dbf, and Abf. Improved predictions are expected because Q2 estimates integrate the effects of basin drainage area, climate, and geology. For conducting this study, 29 datasets (each representing one hydrologic region) spanning 14 states in the United States were analyzed. We assessed the utility of using Q2 by comparing statistical measures of regression model performance (e. g., coefficient of determination and Akaike's information criterion). Compared to using Ada, Q2 is shown to be a clearly superior'' predictor of Wbf, Dbf, and Abf, respectively, for 21, 13, and 25% of the datasets. By contrast, Ada yielded a clearly superior model for predicting Wbf, Dbf, and Abf, respectively, for 0, 0, and 14% of the datasets. Our conclusion is that it alongside with developing conventional regional curves using Ada it is prudent to develop regional curves that use Q2 as an independent variable because in some cases the resulting model will be superior.

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