Figure 3. Elevation data collected in the Plainwell reference reach in phase 1 of the study

Figure 3. Elevation data collected in the Plainwell reference reach in phase 1 of the study: A. 3D point cloud from the terrestrial lidar, showing ground points in brown, vegetation in green, and water surface in blue. B. Single-beam bathymetry points in the river channel (light blue points) and aerial lidar data for the floodplain (yellow points). C. Seamless DEM covering the channel bed, banks, floodplain, and valley walls generated from the merged elevation datasets.