Apply Suitability Factor

The modeled flow to floodplain area relationships within the package are for total innundated area. This function applys a suitability factor to the total area in order to estimate total suitable floodplain area available at a given flow.

apply_suitability(fp_hab_sq_meters, suitable_factor = 0.27)

Arguments

fp_hab_sq_meters

Total floodplain area in square meters

suitable_factor

Habitat suitability factor, default value of .27 from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services San Joaquin River Restoration Program 2012 report.

Value

Total suitable floodplain area in square meters

Details

Do not apply a suitability factory to the following floodplain areas:

  • Antelope Creek

  • Battle Creek

  • Bear Creek

  • Cow Creek

  • Deer Creek

  • Mill Creek

  • Paynes Creek

  • The Sacramento Reaches

  • Sutter Bypass

  • Yolo Bypass

  • North Delta

  • South Delta

Modeling for these watersheds is already in suitable area.