Main Title |
Geospatial Assessment of Ecological Functions and Flood-Related Risks on Floodplains Along Major Rivers in the Puget Sound Basin, Washington. |
Author |
Konrad, C. P.
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CORP Author |
Geological Survey, Reston, VA.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.; Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Olympia. |
Year Published |
2015 |
Report Number |
USGS-SIR-2015-5033 |
Stock Number |
PB2015-103451 |
Additional Subjects |
Floods ;
Ecosystems ;
Rivers ;
Washington (State) ;
Floodplains ;
Risk assessment ;
Sediments ;
Water quality ;
Nutrients ;
Aquatic habitats ;
Puget Sound Basin (Washington)
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB2015-103451 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
38p |
Abstract |
Ecological functions and flood-related risks were assessed for floodplains along the 17 major rivers flowing into Puget Sound Basin, Washington. The assessment addresses five ecological functions, five components of flood-related risks at two spatial resolutionsâ€â€fine and coarse. The fine-resolution assessment compiled spatial attributes of floodplains from existing, publicly available sources and integrated the attributes into 10-meter rasters for each function, hazard, or exposure. The raster values generally represent different types of floodplains with regard to each function, hazard, or exposure rather than the degree of function, hazard, or exposure. The coarse-resolution assessment tabulates attributes from the fine-resolution assessment for larger floodplain units, which are floodplains associated with 0.1 to 21-kilometer long segments of major rivers. The coarse-resolution assessment also derives indices that can be used to compare function or risk among different floodplain units and to develop normative (based on observed distributions) standards. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Scientific investigations rept. |
PUB Date Free Form |
2015 |
Category Codes |
55C | Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather Forecasting; 57H | Ecology; 48G | Hydrology & Limnology; 48B | Natural Resource Management; 68D | Water Pollution & Control |
Document Type |
NT |
Medium |
PC | AC |
Cataloging Source |
DIUSGS; EPAG |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |