Hi @joewheaton
I want to calculate the estimated bankfull width for each of my thesis sites.
This confinement tool uses the Beechie(2013) method and the regression:
bf_width(m) = 0.177(DrainageArea^0.397)(Precip^0.453))
The tool then uses a "buffer width" % or value that it seems functions to scale it to the watershed of interest.
What I am wondering is if that "buffer width" value is analogous to the constant A in the hydraulic geometry relationship of width = A*Q^.5 and if there is a way to automate a bankfull width calculation while avoiding using PRISM data as an input. I would use the BRAT Q2 output as a discharge value. I'll dive in deeper to the Beechie paper and the code for this tool, but would appreciate any advice if you have done this before. Thanks!
Hi @joewheaton
I want to calculate the estimated bankfull width for each of my thesis sites.
This confinement tool uses the Beechie(2013) method and the regression:
bf_width(m) = 0.177(DrainageArea^0.397)(Precip^0.453))The tool then uses a "buffer width" % or value that it seems functions to scale it to the watershed of interest.
What I am wondering is if that "buffer width" value is analogous to the constant A in the hydraulic geometry relationship of width = A*Q^.5 and if there is a way to automate a bankfull width calculation while avoiding using PRISM data as an input. I would use the BRAT Q2 output as a discharge value. I'll dive in deeper to the Beechie paper and the code for this tool, but would appreciate any advice if you have done this before. Thanks!