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Ouachita River Reach Dimension Exercise

Ouachita section

Exercise Objective

To apply Rosgen Level II dimension analysis and determine various FGM characteristics on the single threaded Ouachita River Reach.

Exercise Process

  1. Obtain a high resolution image of the picture shown on this page by right clicking on the image with your mouse to Save Target As on your computer.
  2. View the high resolution image 06_53_01a.jpg in ImageJ and determine cross sectional FGM properties. Recall that in determination of Bankfull height, one side of the channel may have a more clear indicator of the transition from active channel to Floodplain. In the field, several cross sections are visited to gather multiple estimates of Bankfull, to assist in discerning outliers and trends. Once you have identified the Bankfull point, your measurements can proceed.
  3. Measure the following. To make these measurements, you may need to refer to earlier instruction in FGM Module Section 3.
  4. Please save your measurements for future application in this exercise.
  5. Compute the following: To make these calculations, you may need to refer to earlier instruction in FGM Module Section 3.
    • Entrenchment Ratio.
    • Width to Depth Ratio.

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