Channel incision characteristics in Clarksburg, MD
Dates
Publication Date
2024-02-02
Start Date
2016-09-11
End Date
2017-01-16
Citation
Metes, M.J., 2024, Channel incision characteristics in Clarksburg, MD: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94M3MJC.
Summary
This dataset describes field-measured qualitative stream channel characteristics indicative of incision and remotely-measured predictions of channel incision from lidar in three headwater streams in the Piedmont physiographic region of Maryland. The files within the field-measured channel incision folder include 1) a point file of original survey locations with a description of channel characteristics and 2) a stream network file with the field-surveyed degree of channel incision classified by stream reach. The file within the model-predicted channel incision folder includes stream networks for each watershed, and the incision prediction from lidar for the years 2002, 2008, 2013, and 2018.
Summary
This dataset describes field-measured qualitative stream channel characteristics indicative of incision and remotely-measured predictions of channel incision from lidar in three headwater streams in the Piedmont physiographic region of Maryland. The files within the field-measured channel incision folder include 1) a point file of original survey locations with a description of channel characteristics and 2) a stream network file with the field-surveyed degree of channel incision classified by stream reach. The file within the model-predicted channel incision folder includes stream networks for each watershed, and the incision prediction from lidar for the years 2002, 2008, 2013, and 2018.
These data were collected to assess stream channel conditions related to incision in three headwater streams in the Maryland Piedmont. The results from this survey were used to ground-truth a method developed to remotely measure stream channel incision and measure change over time.
