Polygon shapefiles that represent flow inundation extents. These extents are derived from water surface elevations from the HEC-RAS 5.0.7 2D hydrodynamic model (Brunner, 2016), and associated with flow stages (1.0 – 11.63m) at 0.25m interval (N=44). These flow stages were output from simulations coincident with the scenario that contains patches that are derived from locations of downed trees expanded by 2.0 m. At these patches, roughness is 10% higher than the roughness that is only associated with land cover, informed by the Ecological Mapping Systems of Texas (Elliott et al. 2014, url: https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/programs/landscape-ecology/ems/) and calibrated to WSEs found in flood insurance studies (FEMA, 2014), which found an error of 20cm. Only inundation extents that are associated with a depth above 20cm and are connected to the main channel are preserved.
Brunner, G.W. (2016). HEC-RAS: River Analysis System, 2D Modeling User’s Manual Version 5.0. Rep., Hydrological Engineering Center – U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Davis, CA.
Elliott, L.F., Treuer-Kuehn, A., Blodgett, C.F., True. C.D., German, D. Diamond, D.D. (2014). Ecological System of Texas: 391 Mapped Types, edited by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Water Development Board, Austin, TX.
FEMA (2014). Flood Insurance Study: Refugio County, Texas and Incorporated Areas. Rep., 101 pp, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Denton, TX.
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