UVM_CIROH_Topographic_Signatures_v1

Topographic signatures are characterizations of reach-averaged hydraulic behavior that summarize the ease with which a river spills out into adjacent terrain. Using 1m DEM data for the state of Vermont and NHDPlus subcatchments, we generated topographic signatures for ~3,000 reaches within the Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont. These topographic signatures will be used in a machine-learning analysis to explore emergent properties of floodplain-channel connectivity that influence flood routing.