Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing for River System Management: Balancing Energy and Ecology

Author: Doran J. Geise
Organization: 3Di, LLC

201 South College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80524
USA

Phone: (970) 472-9000
Fax: (970) 472-9001
dgeise@3dillc.com

Successful management of a river system influenced by a dam requires resource managers have access to spatial information in order to assess impacts of different management scenarios. This management tool is being created for the Flathead River located in northwestern Montana. 3Di and Miller Ecological Consultants are compiling a spatial database that includes detailing historical changes in the location of the river channel, current land use/land cover adjacent to the channel, mapping channel morphometry, and three-dimensional visualization of the river channel. These layers will then be used to create a habitat suitability matrix and model for identified fish species.