Estimating inundation patterns in detention wetlands: methodology and application to North‐Central Texas

Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop and apply a method for estimating hydroperiods in proposed detention wetlands. We applied the method to a riparian mitigation project in north‐central Texas, USA. The approach used in this study incorporates field measurements of hydrologic variables, historical observations, and digital elevation data – all processed in a geographic information system (GIS) linked to a dynamic water budget model.

Keywords:

• Wetlands
• GIS
• Dynamic model