Dataset for: "Trajectories of River-Floodplain Adjustments Following Compounding Wildfire-Flood Disturbances "


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Owners: Ryan MorrisonAleah Hahn
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Abstract

Wide, low-gradient segments within river networks (i.e., beads) play a critical role in absorbing and morphologically adapting to disturbances, including wildfires and debris flows. However, the magnitude and rate of morphological adjustment and subsequent hydraulic conditions provided by beads compared to pre-disturbance conditions are not well understood. This study analyzed trajectories of river morphology, flood attenuation, and fish habitat following the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire and July 2022 debris flow and flood at Little Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA. Using repeat aerial imagery, ground-based surveys, and hydrodynamic modeling, we assessed morphological changes in a 600-m-long bead of Little Beaver Creek. We used remotely sensed imagery for pre- and post-disturbance geomorphic metrics in rates of floodplain destruction and formation, changes in channel width, and channel migration. Metrics of floodplain destruction and formation and channel migration greatly increased in magnitude after the first post-fire runoff season but returned to the historical range of these metrics three years after the fire. The 2022 flood deposited sediment, infilled side channels, reduced pool area, and increased the area of bars and islands. The assessed functions of the system did not show clear improvement or impairment despite more rapid changes in system geometry, geomorphic unit abundance, and geomorphic unit location. The ability of the site to attenuate peak flows changed minimally and inconsistently over the studied floods. Various lotic habitat conditions changed—namely a reduction in floodplain access and deepening of certain pools—but the overall flow-type diversity of the system was not largely impacted. The resilience of the active channel of Little Beaver Creek to the fire and flood disturbances while retaining key services demonstrates the importance of river beads for enhancing river-floodplain resilience to large disturbance events and highlights river beads as key areas for preservation and restoration.

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Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Little Beaver Creek - Lower Bead
North Latitude
40.6266°
East Longitude
-105.5305°
South Latitude
40.6184°
West Longitude
-105.5422°

Temporal

Start Date: 11/17/2020
End Date: 07/21/2023
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Credits

Funding Agencies

This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
U.S. National Science Foundation 2142761
U.S. National Science Foundation 1916780
U.S. National Science Foundation 2115169

How to Cite

Hahn, A., N. Christensen, D. White, E. Wohl, R. Morrison (2024). Dataset for: "Trajectories of River-Floodplain Adjustments Following Compounding Wildfire-Flood Disturbances ", HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/6a0a63daaa4e4540b9fdef00975c55a7

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