Ecological Archives A017-040-A2

Joshua J. Latterell and Robert J. Naiman. 2007. Sources and dynamics of large logs in a temperate floodplain river. Ecological Applications 17:1127–1141.

Appendix B. Physical characteristics of study reaches used in quantifying log burial and large log dynamics in the Queets River, Washington, USA. Reaches are identified by the location (RK; river kilometer) of the upstream end relative to marked river miles on 1:24,000 topographic maps.
Statistic Units
Study reach
   
RK 26
RK 35
RK 42
RK 55
Channel m
218
171
225
170
  SE
±14
±10
±14
±19
Gross active width† m
548
617
513
360
  SE
±25
±17
±25
±12
Gradient %
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.4
Drainage area square km
565
433
328
207

LITERATURE CITED

Gurnell, A., G. E. Petts, N. Harris, J. V. Ward, K. Tockner, P. J. Edwards, and J. Kollman. 2000. Large wood retention in river channels: The case of the Fiume Tagliamento, Italy. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 25:255–275.


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