Table 1. Watershed and focal floodplain characteristics for the Kwethluk River, Alaska and the Kol River, Kamchatka, Russian Federation.
Kwethluk | Kol | |
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Watershed area | 3,846 km2 | 1,502 km2 |
Total floodplain area | 2.49 × 108 m2 | 1.04 × 108 m2 |
Mean floodplain elevation | 212 m | 280 m |
Floodplains (#) | 10 | 8 |
Floodplain: watershed ratio | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Floodplain sinuosity | 1.68 | 1.20 |
Nodes (#) | 224 | 192 |
Nodes per length of floodplain | 0.86 | 1.81 |
Total aquatic habitat | 283 ha | 409 ha |
Main channel total area | 219 ha | 325 ha |
Off-channel habitat area | 64 ha | 84 ha |
Springbrook total area | 11 ha | 83 ha |
% off-channel springbrook area | 0.17 | 0.99 |
Beaver pond area | 51 ha | 0 |
% off-channel beaver pond area | 0.80 | 0 |