Orthophotography Classification and Ground Surveys to Understand Sandbar Formation, Geometry, and Persistence in the Lower Platte River in Nebraska, 2006-2014
Sandbars are ubiquitous in wide, braided, sand-bed rivers throughout the world. In the Great Plains of the United States, recovery and expansion of emergent sandbar habitat (ESH) has been a priority in lowland rivers where the natural extent of sandbars has been degraded.  Despite the importance of ESH to river …