Lakemorpho provides a number of functions to calculate a standard suite of
lake morphometry metrics. Most of the metrics are measurements of the
shape of the lake. Metrics that rely on depth have traditionally been
calculated with bathymetry data. In the absence of bathymetry data it is
possible to estimate maximum depth from surrounding topography. Lakemorpho
uses this approach to also estimate maximum depth, mean depth, and volume.
Details
This development version of this package is available at
https://github.com/USEPA/lakemorpho
References
Florida LAKEWATCH (2001). A Beginner's guide to water management
- Lake Morphometry (2nd ed.). Gainesville: Florida LAKEWATCH,
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Link
Hollister, J. W., W.B. Milstead (2010). Using GIS to Estimate
Lake Volume from Limited Data. Lake and Reservoir Management.
26(3)194-199.
Link
Hollister, J. W., W.B. Milstead, M.A. Urrutia (2011). Predicting
Maximum Lake Depth from Surrounding Topography. PLoS ONE 6(9).
link