Hydraulic Model Files for Ice-Jam Volume Reconstruction on the Athabasca River

Basnet, Gautam provides HEC-RAS hydraulic model files, geometry and terrain-related files, and selected model output files for reconstructing historical ice-jam volumes. The dataset focuses on the Athabasca River near Fort McMurray, Canada. A summary document describes the contents and organization of the dataset.

Use Cases

• Calibrating hydraulic models based on provided HEC-RAS files.
• Reconstructing historical ice-jam flood volumes using the model outputs.
• Analyzing river geometry and terrain for ice-jam formation studies.
• Validating new ice-jam models against the provided benchmark data.

Strengths

• Includes specialized HEC-RAS hydraulic model files, which are industry-standard tools.
• Contains geometry and terrain-related files necessary for spatial analysis.
• Focuses on a specific, high-impact location: the Athabasca River near Fort McMurray.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Hydraulic modeling outputs from HEC-RAS software.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-30 04:10:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Athabasca River near Fort McMurray, Canada